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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the absence of specific intervention and with extended breast-feeding mother-to- child-transmission of HIV reaches a rate of ~35 % and infection of ~700,000 babies worldwide. Passive immunotherapy with a small numberof broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) in SHIV challenged macaques bodes well for the ability of infusion of neutralizing MAb to p ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Excessive alcohol use is associated with a range of serious and costly health social and economic consequences at the individual and societal level This program of research serves as a venue by which to produce and test an innovative science based and cost effective means to intervene in a private convenient and individualized way with employed adults wh ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Our overall goal is to develop a novel computing solution for automatic and accurate registration spatial alignment of dimensional D medical images of any modality and any anatomy rigid or deformable in minute or less Such capability currently does not exist Existing image registration solutions have limited accuracy and or limited applicability p ...

SSC proposes a low power tri-axial acoustic sensor that leverages our existing acoustic chambered design to provide a directional sensor that has high sensitivity, rugged construction with low power consumption. Our approach extends prototypes developed under DoD sponsorship, including DARPA, Army, Navy and Special Forces efforts. Our innovative chambered design provides a large physical apertur ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This application represents a competing renewal request for a Phase II STTR project in which we constructed an ultra fast gradient system for magnetic resonance imaging Operation of the novel system is based upon the principle that the nervous system is relatively insensitive to very short exposures to changing magnetic fields As a result we are showing in ...

NIST and G2 have been on the forefront of security automation with the development of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). However, the barrier to entry for SCAP content creation is the requirement to have in depth knowledge of the underlying specifications. This project aims to allow security experts to create SCAP content without the need to be an expert in the specification. By leve ...

Member of the Family LLC's proposal is designed to study and analyze the effects of contact lens usage, eye surgery and various types of pupil dilation as they relate to the accuracy and performance of iris recognition systems. Additionally we propose to determine whether or not appropriate measures exist or can be created to mitigate the effects of these factors in iris recognition. While others ...

Detection of bioaerosols is a cornerstone in the protection of our nation from bioterrorist and pandemic events. Rapid bioaerosol detection systems have advanced dramatically in recent years, but the lack of integratable automated sample preparation for these systems remains a major deficiency. Three significant issues are (a) a lack of an interface between large environmental samples and sample p ...

Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI) proposes to develop a portable high-resolution imaging system based on frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) millimeter-wave (MMW) radar. The system will be operating at a stand-off distance (5-10meter) to detect concealed objects such as bulk quantities of currencies secreted on person or in luggage which are moving at walking speed. The key advantages of th ...

Teleoperation is the most commonly used method for controlling Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) into areas that are too dangerous or constrained for humans or canines to explore. These SUGVs provide cameras and sensors that provide situational awareness to the operators. However, as the number of SUGVs increases, so do the constraints and operational requirements that they impose on the mis ...