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THE RESEARCH HEREIN PROPOSED IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUING PROBLEM OF ESTIMATING SOFTWARE COSTS OVER THE LIFE OF LARGE AND COMPLEX SOFTWARE PROJETS. THE RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS ALL FACTORS THAT AFFECT SOFTWARE COSTS FROM A FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINT AS OPPOSED TO THE TRADITIONAL LINES-OF-CODE (PROGRAM SIZE) APPROACH. THE FACTORS WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO A MODEL THAT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF IN ...

THIS PROJECT CONCERNS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE PRODUCTION OFHIGH ENERGY PRODUCT MAGNETS EMPLOYING RAPID SOLIDIFICATION METHODS. RIBBONS OF RARE EARTH-COBALT ALLOYS ARE RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED TO PRODUCE A MICRON-SIZED COLUMNAR MICROSTRUCTUREAND THE COERCIVE FORCE DURING MAGNETIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY DOMAIN NUCLEATION MECHANISM. THIS EFFORT PRODUCES HIGH- CURIE-POINT, HIGH-ENERGY-PRODUCT PERMANENT MAGN ...

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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will focus on the development of a therapeutic gel containing the full complement of naturally occurring growth factors secreted by the choroid plexus (CP) for use in the active wound care market, including problematic superficial skin wounds such as diabetic ulcers. High doses of single recombinant factors have shown limited value in ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop the next generation of lightweight materials by utilizing recycled thermoplastic composites to achieve energy efficiency and impact protection for transportation and residential and commercial building applications. Previous work showed that combining fiberglass and thermoplastic face sheets and syntactic foam produced co ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Surgeons perform tens of thousands of operations each year to resect suspicious lung nodules. Historically this necessitated an open surgical approach (thoracotomy) through a large chest wall incision. Over the last 10-15 years, minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches have become increasingly common in abdominal and thoracic surgery, with significant benef ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Chronic superficial wounds are difficult to treat and often never completely heal. Diabetic foot complications account for the majority of lower limb amputations in the world, and 25% of all diabetic hospital admissionsin the US. The standard of care for these wounds has been unchanged for decades, and remains reduced weight bearing, debridement, antibiotics, a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Abstract Stroke is the third leading pathological cause of death, behind heart and cancer (NCHS mortality data.). We are developing a new drug, CN 2097, that has demonstrated therapeutic potential for stroke. CN 2097 obstructs the propagation of the cell death signal whilst not interfering with normal neuronal transmission, thus reducing the incidence of si ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This SBIR Phase II project, A multi-user virtual Biology environment for discovery-oriented science education , is intended for consideration under the NIH Development of Discovery-Oriented Software and Tools for Science Education category through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) following a Phase I project with the same title. The Virtual Cel ...

Electronic Support (ES) systems are among the fundamental instruments used for threat detection onboard Navy surface, sub-surface, and air platforms. They are tasked to sense the RF environment, to sort out all emitters, measure key associated parameters, and contribute to a comprehensive situational awareness with respect to all activity occurring in the RF spectrum. As threat systems evolve, num ...