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Over the past two decades, there has been a drastic advance in the sensing technologies and data acquisition systems. These technologies have been deployed in carbon sequestration to continuously monitor CO2 migration and location during and after injection. A complex network of surface and underground sensors is often installed generating large volume of intricate datasets. These datasets require ...

There is a current operational need to support combat medics in austere environments. Special forces often conduct operations that involve prolonged mission times or far-forward deployments. Casualties accrued during a mission are therefore afforded limited vitals monitoring and treatment options until evacuation. In response, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has launched a software platfo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Density-Functional Theory (DFT) is highly desirable for modeling biomolecules due to its accuracy. While DFT calculations of the energy are now common for large molecules, the use of DFT geometry optimizers is still confined to relatively small molecules containing no more than thirty atoms. The key limitation is that the number of steps required to reach the o ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): While density-functional calculations of the energy are now feasible for biomolecules, the use of density-functional geometry optimizers is still confined to relatively small molecules containing no more than thirty atoms. The key limitation of conventional density-functional geometry optimizers is that the cost of the geometry optimization scales at least qua ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Cartilage injuries progressively degenerate if left untreated, leading to the onset of osteoarthritis. Clinical management of partial-thickness cartilage lesions via arthroscopic debridement (removal) and lavage (flushing joint with fluid) relieve pain but fail to repair or protect the tissue against further degeneration. Intraarticular stem cell injections have gained widespread a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal will establish the feasibility of an innovative Synthetic Fascia(tm) for improved repair of abdominal wall hernias. The manufacture of Synthetic Fascia(tm) from engineered structural proteins will lead to greater control over degradation and purity than processed biologic tissues and is less expensive. The objective of this proposal is to modify S ...

ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING FABRICS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONNEL WITH RESPECT TO EXPOSURE TO DIRECT FLAME AND YET HAS THE FEEL OF A SOFT TEXTILE IS COMPOSED OF OXIDIZED POLYACRYLONITRILE FIBER (OPF). HOWEVER OPF FABRICS HAVE LACKED SUFFICIENT ABRASION RESISTANCE FOR USE IN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. THE NAVY CLOTHING AND TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTER (Z. KUPFERMAN AND M. ROY) HAS DEMONSTRATED THE OPF FABRI ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Rexis plans to develop a broad acting antitoxin to Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin Serotypes A, B and E (possibly C, D, F and G) offering high stability, bio-distribution and extended protection due to long circul

This proposal has three main efforts:1. Extension of the ATM Forum ABR protocol to allocate bandwidth according to quality of service (QoS) and priority level of the individual connection. This project will utilize the informational bits provided by the fields to support QoS and priority level acknowledgment.2. Design of an ATM application that utilizes the ABR service via an application programme ...