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Vaccination has been the most effective means of controlling influenza infections of pigs. Howeverprotective antibody responses are largely strain-specific and are not effective against different influenzaviruses. Therefore the development of a vaccine candidate that elicits broad-spectrum protection againstdiverse influenza A viruses (IAV) i.e. a universal swine influenza vaccine is critically ne ...

Necrotic enteritis in both its clinical and subclinical forms is a major health welfare andperformance disease. Without technologies to control Clostridia perfringens (C. perf.) the causalagent of the disease producers are having a hard time to raise healthy birds and produce safe food.The challenge is now becoming acute with the withdrawal of antibiotics from livestock production.We propose to te ...

The proposed system remotely monitors chronically ill, technology-dependent, pediatric patients at their homes in rural areas in order to reduce hospitalizations. Technology-dependent children are more frequently affected by life-threatening illness than the general population and require specialized care to facilitate recovery and rehabilitation. Improved technology that aids in the care of these ...

This project will develop and test a solution that will provide grapevine canopy density measures using low-cost off-the-shelf LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and intelligent processing. It will be affordable, usable by vineyard workers with minimal training, and have high diagnostic value to the vineyard manager who is responsible for making canopy management decisions and for the qua ...

1. This project will focus on detecting live Salmonella organisms in industry-relevant large sample volumes faster, at lower cost, and with comparable accuracy to existing methods. Salmonella is the most common cause of foodborne illness. The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that Salmonella causes 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths per year. Many of these cases could be ...

PLANT PATHOGENS COST PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS AND USERS SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR IN YIELD AND QUALITY LOSSES AND CONTROL COSTS. ECONOMICAL AND EASY TO USE ASSAY KITS FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC VIRUSES AND MICROBES, WILL PERMIT LARGE REDUCTIONS IN CROP LOSSES THROUGH WISE PREVENTION (PARTICULARLY IN CERTIFICATION OF DISEASE-TESTED CULTIVARS) AND CONTROL PLANNING. ...

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THIS PROJECT WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SITE PREPARATION FOR REFORESTATION. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE A MACHINE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING CHEMICALS AND MECHANICALLY PREPARING A PLANTING SPOT. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE AND SYSTEMATIC TOOL TO INCREASE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SITE PREPARATION AND REFORESTATION WITH LEAST BIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE SITE. ...