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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 ...

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 ...

NARRATIVE This STTR Phase I proposal details the rationale and the research plan for the development of a novel liquid embolizing agent composed of the genetically engineered protein polymerSELPsilk elastinlike proteinKto embolize cerebral aneurysmsThe SELP embolic would reduce the risk of aneurysm rupture while minimizing the risk of recanalization after treatment and providing a platform for del ...

Project Summary Identifying disease causing genetic variants is a complex process that requires experts from multiple fields including bioinformatics IT systems administration and disease pathology to work closely together The size of sequencing data files also adds the requirement for large computational resources As a result performing genomic analyses is an ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will develop advanced tools for semiconductor metrology that are essential for high accuracy at finer resolution as progress continues to the finer lithography nodes. This progress is essential to satisfy the demand for greater performance in numerous consumer products as well as many other applications. The intellectual merit of this project ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Problem and Significance According to the CDC global statistics nearly of the world is infected with Tuberculosis TB In million f peopled infected lived in what is considered a high burden country Countries such as India Peru China sub Saharan Africa and others have significant regions endemic for TB particularly among the lower income ...

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 ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology (STTR) project is the development of new and transformative fungicidal strategies that are more effective, ecofriendly, less toxic, but still produced and available at reasonable and competitive cost. More than 80% of crop and turf diseases are due to fungal infections. Direct application of chemical fungicides continues to ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I project is to develop an inexpensive point of use device that integrates onsite sensing and water purification. Water borne diseases are a major source of concern worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, gastrointestinal infections kill around 2.2 million people globally each year. The ...

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 ...