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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, ADJUSTABLE SINK/COUNTER SYSTEM IS OF INTEREST TO ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, AND DEVELOPERS AS A WAY OF MEETING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEEDS OF THEIR CLIENTS. THEY ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN COMPONENTS THAT LEAD TO VIRTUAL INDISTINGUISHABILITY BETWEEN HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE AND STANDARD APARTMENTS, SINCE PROPERTY OWNERS FREQUENTLY HAVE DIFFICULTY LEASING ...

SWINE DYSENTERY (SD) HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO COST SWINE PRODUCERS IN EXCESS OF $180 MILLION ANNUALLY, AND IS QUARANTINABLE IN MOST STATES. CONFIRMATION OF THE DISEASE IS BASED ON THE DETETION OF THE BACTERIA, SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE, FROM INFECTED PIGS. AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF SD CURRENTLY INCLUDES LABOR-INTENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING PROCEDURES WHICH DO NOT ALWAYS RESULT IN THE DETECTION AND/OR ISO ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project envisages new thermoset coating materials derived from lesquerella oil. The proposed research will result in the creation of markets for lesquerella oil and wil assist the USDA efforts to replace imported castor oil with domestically produced lesquerella oil. Bench-scale investigations of lesquerella oil modification will focus on addition ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project envisages new biodegradable, water-soluble films produced from blends of pectin and starch for commercial applications. The proposed research focuses on developing films by melt extrusion of plasticized blends of pectin and starch. The extruded films will be characterized in terms of blend morphology, mechanical properties, and barrier prop ...

MANY AGRICULTURAL CROPS REQUIRE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES AND/OR HERBICIDES. THE APPLICATOR'S JOB INCLUDES TWO TASKS. FIRST IS TO ACCURATELY PLACE A SPECIFIED UNIFORM SPRAY DENSITY ONTO THE CROP OR SOIL SURFACE. SECOND IS TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE DRIFT OF PARTICLES INTO SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS HOMES OR SCHOOLYARDS. CURRENTLY, APPLICATORS HAVE NO MEANS TO VERIFY UNIFORM COVERAGE OR DETERMINE THE EX ...

THE FEASIBILITY OF LOW COST REAL TIME SENSORS CAPABLE OF DETECTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY DRIFT (JORDEN, 1993) AND SOLID AIRBORNE PARTICLES (JORDEN 1992) HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED. WHILE THESE DEVICES ARE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THEIR PRESENT FORM, THEY CAN BECOME MORE ACCURATE AND VERSATILE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO SAMPLE LARGER VOLUMES OF AIR. THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ROTATING THE SENSORS THROUGH THE AIR AT A H ...

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In this project, we will develop cost-effective, environmentally benign architectural roof coatings derived from agricultural products. Each year more than 5 billion pounds of material are used for roof coatings leading to the emission of more than 2.5 billion pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Our preliminary studies have shown that cationic photopolymerizations of epoxidized soybean ...

VERTICAL SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOIL ABOVE A DEEP WATER TABLE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS GOVERNING FLOW AND TRANSPORT. THIS PARAMETER IS USED IN WATER BALANCE STUDIES OF CROP PRODUCTION, IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM DESIGN, RANGELANDAND FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, SOIL CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTS, AND REMEDIAL ACTION DESIGN. THE CURRENT METHODS EITHER REQUIRE ONE TO ...