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The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) THAAD system is capable of detecting and intercepting ballistic missile threats. Hypergolic fuels are used in these missiles for inducing spontaneous ignition. These fuels are toxic, and require monitoring of leakage. InnoSense LLC (ISL) has developed a prototype sensor following Lockheed Martin (LM) specifications. ISL sensors are designed to serve as a dr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Disorders of iron metabolism are among the most common human diseases. During the last decade, rapid progress has been made in understanding the molecular basis of iron homeostasis and its disorders. The peptide hormonehepcidin has emerged as the master regulator of iron metabolism. Dysregulation of hepcidin is the principal or contributing factor in most syste ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Disorders of iron metabolism are among the most common human diseases During the last decade rapid progress has been made in understanding the molecular basis of iron homeostasis and its disorders The peptide hormone hepcidin has emerged as the master regulator of iron metabolism Dysregulation of hepcidin is the principal or contributing factor in most syst ...

Hardware- and software-in-the-loop models offer an efficient and scalable approach for analysis of heterogeneous communication networks. A virtual laboratory that integrates a physical test-bed with a much larger simulated network, can incorporate realistic physical effects while simultaneously scaling the analysis to much larger networks than are realizable with a purely physical testbed. The e ...

The aerospace industry commonly uses cad-plated components in aircraft structures, engines, propellers and landing gear systems in both high and low strength steels. Components manufactured from these alloys require sacrificial protective coatings due to their corrosive environments. Cadmium has traditionally been the coating of choice for threaded components and fasteners due to its many desirabl ...

The goal of this project is to demonstrate a highly flexible space based CubeSat communications payload interoperating with are variety of ground systems.The primary objective is to demonstrate the versatility of space based software defined radio (SDR) technology with ground based software defined radio technology.The Vulcan Wireless has proposed a versatile CubeSat communications payload that ca ...

The U.S. Navy increases longevity of military platforms by upgrading key subsystems and components. Download of flight data has always been time consuming operation requiring participation of ground crew. POC offers a new download solution to efficiently transfer large amounts of flight data wirelessly with a seamless interface to the current flight data analysis software. At present, this data ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Rapid and accurate identification of highly infectious and pathogenic disease is extremely important for the early forecast of outbreak risk and the effective deployment of medical and administrative countermeasures Unfortunately current diagnostics for use at the point of care POC are largely immunological assays that often lack adequate sensitivity speci ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Arenaviruses comprise a diverse family Several species are associated with severe arenaviral hemorrhagic fever AVHF in humans that exhibit case fatality rates as high as Human infection with arenaviruses typically occurs through contact with materials contaminated with the excretions of an infected rodent although direct human to human transmission may ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantImprovements in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics have positively impacted outcomes for oncology patients within select clinical nichesHoweversignificant therapeutic uncertainty awaits the majority of today s oncology patients who present in the clinic with cancer that will relapse after exhibiting an initial response or whose cancer is already refractory to stand ...