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The current effort has been on-going, specifically to address the needs as described in N122-132, Advanced Ballistic Shielding for Crew Served Weapons Stations. The objective of the topic is to develop a series of reconfigurable and non-reconfigurable advanced ballistic shields for crew served weapons stations.

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The culture and shipment of islets are an integral part of islet transplant research. Flasks, petri dishes, and bags are the devices used to perform that role. However, these devices have inherent design characteristics that make them poorly suited to the unique needs of islet culture and islet shipping. This results in the use of far too many devices to maint ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this SBIR Fast Track research is to test the technical and scientific feasibility and educational efficacy of a suite of 5 serious computer games for improving oral health literacy. In English a nd Spanish, the games are designed to improve the oral health quality of life of young Americans at risk for severe tooth decay. Low levels of ...

Long-duration wide-area surveillance missions increasingly are space-based. MEO orbits offer space-based radar systems more time on station, but require very large array apertures on the order of 100m in diameter. Achieving larger apertures with smaller, lighter launch packages and stable on-orbit pointing is a challenge that E-Textiles promises to meet. Textile processes can be used to achieve a ...

Traumatic head and neck injuries account for 16-33% of all war-related injuries and are a leading cause of mortality upon evacuation to a definitive care setting. Therapeutic advances are urgently needed for these soldiers. This application is focused on treating one of the most important determinants of outcome from severe head injury, the degree and duration of elevated intracranial pressure (I ...

The overall goal of our Phase II project is to demonstrate innovative, scalable high-performance machining (HPM) processes the Navy needs for thin-web, large-pocket aircraft components. The anticipated benefits of the program are the ability to apply physics-based modeling to predict and manage residual stresses leading to improved fatigue life, weight and distortion, and reduce labor costs and cy ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram negative bacterium that is the causative agent of melioidosis The bacterium causes significant morbidity and mortality in tropical regions and endemic areas are expanding Melioidosis is difficult to trea and diagnose due to the fact that B pseudomallei is resistant to common antibiotics and symptoms are non specific Morta ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Hospital acquired microbial infections are the fourth largest killer in America taking lives and adding $ B to hospital costs The emergence of drug resistant microbes has further amplified public health concern Fungi are prolific producers of anti microbial secondary metabolites SM and since the turn of the century have provided of bioactive m ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD is a highly and increasingly prevalent disorder characterized by incomplete reversible airflow limitations It is presently the third leading cause of death in the US with over million peopl suffering from the disease Pulmonary function tests are used to identify global lung function impairment however determi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Despite remarkable advances in cancer detection and treatment the disease continues to be a leading cause of mortality in the US accounting for of all deaths in Cancer of the breast and prostate are by far the most common forms diagnosed in US women and men respectively and together are expected to represent more than prostate ...