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The demand for higher performance rocket motors at a reduced cost requires continuous improvements in understanding and controlling propellant combustion. Numerous examples are available where seemingly minor modifications and improvements to existing solid rocket systems have caused previously well performing motors to exhibit unexpected and at times near catastrophic behavior. It is far cheape ...

Space platforms are complex dynamical systems and there are many reasons to model them from ground telescope imagery as well as from space-based sensor platforms. One key motivation is to determine the operational state and configuration of the vehicle. Key questions such as did the solar panels fail to deploy, did the object begin to tumble unexpectedly may be addressed by a sufficiently detaile ...

Project Summary Atrophic dry age related macular degeneration AMD is the leading cause of severe loss of vision for those over age Dietary supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin are recommended by the NEI for those at risk of late AMD There has been a corresponding growth in demand for these two xanthophylls Lutein and zeaxanthin are currently sourced from marigolds grown mostl ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Improving STEM focused curriculum is a primary objective of the current U S administration and is crucial for ensuring that upcoming generations receive the training and skills necessary to compete in the existing global economy To that end there is an urgent need for additional effective teaching tools able to reach a generation that requires instant access to information and a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Myomics? technology to be developed in this Phase 1 project is based upon an in vitro skeletal muscle tissue force measurement technique for high throughput screening (HTS) of compounds to attenuate muscle weakness. The technology, termed Patterned Micro-Post-Arrays (P-fPA), is comprised of bioengineered skeletal muscle tissue attached to micro-mechanical senso ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy DMD is a fatal muscle disease affecting in every male births DMD results from mutations in the gene encoding the dystrophin a kDa scaffolding protein responsible for providing a mechanical link between the muscle fiber actin cytoskeleton and a transmembrane protein complex called the dystrophin associated glycoprotein ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The number of Lyme disease cases in the US has been recently estimated by the CDC at cases year This is major public health concern Currently available diagnostics rely on detection of the antibody response serology to Borrelia burgdorferi the causative agent of Lyme disease However serological tests are not accurate during the early stages of Ly ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Advanced approaches for genetic or epigenetic modification of embryonic stem ES cells including TALEN ZFN or CRISPR catalyzed genetic modifications or modulation of gene expression via small RNAs synthetic mRNAs or recombinant transcription factors have revolutionized our ability to modify the cells from which novel mouse lines are produced In contra ...

Advanced approaches for genetic or epigenetic modification of embryonic stemEScellsincluding TALENZFNor CRISPR catalyzed genetic modifications or modulation of gene expression via small RNAssynthetic mRNAsor recombinant transcription factorshave revolutionized our ability to modify the cells from which novel mouse lines are producedIn contrastprocedures for utilizing these cells within the context ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase II STTR application is a continuation of a previous Phase I award between the Wright group at Dartmouth College and Promiliad Biopharma. The goal of this application is to continue our efforts to develop novel chemical libraries with the diversity and complexity common to natural products as a marketable product to the pharmaceutical industry. Key to ...