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Applied Radar Inc. proposes the development of active MMIC-based circulators in order to achieve high isolation between transmit and receive paths for simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) phased-array radar system architectures. This technology will enable increased persistence in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and allow multiple simultaneous radar modes including ...

75336S A broad category of experiments in astro-particle and high energy physics requires the construction of ultra-high-purity and ultra-low-radioactive-background, cubic-meter-scale vessels to be used as containers for ionization and scintillation media. Double-beta decay experiments, solar neutrino experiments, and dark matter searches would all benefit from this technology. Plastics are amo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): EpiVax discovers and develops epitqpe-driven vaccines by screening microbial genomes for protective epitopes. In this application, we describe a genome-based approach for the development of a therapeutic vaccine against Helicobacter pylori disease. First, the H. pylori genome will be scanned for immunodominant Th epitopes by computer-driven (EpiMatrix) analysi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pathological gambling (PG) is a serious public health problem affecting at least 1% of the adult population in the U.S. By extension, it impacts families, business; and communities. Publicly funded-mental health services for pathological gamblers (PGs) exist in some states, but not in others. As the dependence of state governments on gambling revenues increases ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Male-to-female intimate partner violence accounts for 26% of violence-related injuries in women presenting in hospital emergency departments and 30% of all female homicides. Early to mid-adolescence provides an excellen t window of opportunity for the prevention of intimate partner violence. Patterns of relating in intimate relationships are still relatively ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We seek to achieve major advances in the standardization of chronic pain assessments and in the technology used to collect, process and display results. We propose to use: (1) item response theory (IRT) to calibrate widely-used visual analogue (VAS) and categorical rating scale items on a common pain metric, and (2) computerized adaptive testing (CAT) software ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The project introduces a new approach to standardizing disease-specific assessments of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) to achieve the advantages of both generic questionnaires, which can be compared across which have greater sensitivity and specificity. The approach builds on: (1) an item bank representing the most frequently measured domains of disease ...

Trait improvement of turfgrass through genetic engineering is important to the turfgrass industry and the environment. However, the possibility of transgene escape to wild and non-transformed species raises commercial and ecological concerns. The purpose of this project is to determine the usefulness of genetically engineered male sterility in turfgrass for producing stable, environmentally safe t ...

Applied Radar proposes to investigate a new method of incorporating microwave antenna and feed components directly into airframe structural members. This method is based on the 3-D weaving of a resin transfer molded (RTM) fiber reinforcement preform that meets both RF and structural requirements. The result will be lighter weight, higher performance radar and communications antenna arrays for both ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The overall goal is to develop a marketable novel predictive marker based on inter-alpha inhibitor proteins (laIp) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can be utilized in the management of CNS cancer. Cost effective care, successful palliation of symptoms and new therapeutic insights for patients with primary and metastatic CNS cancer as well as with the involve ...