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Animal diseases caused by prions may be transmitted to humans and can now only be detected by examing brain tissue of slaughtered animals. The goal of this project is to develop a blood-based test for disease causing prions.

Forest Service and other first responder dispatchers need a tool to manage the migration from analog conventional to digital P25 transmissions and to link P25 control stations. In the long-term, conventional audio should be converted to the P25 format before it is routed across the network. In the short-term, some forests will need P25 audio converted to the analog format that they are using today ...

Understanding the dynamics of subsurface water movement is absolutely essential to managing water use and mitigating contamination of underground waters from surface sites or subsurface pumping. The goal of this project is to demonstrate a low-cost, highly accurate, quantitative autonomous monitor of groundwater flow dynamics.

Situation: The opportunity exists to help small, agricultural businesses in the U.S. dramatically increase their exports. This opportunity can be realized through the design, development and operation of an Agricultural Trade Network (ATN) that coordinates the activities and communication between all domestic and overseas stakeholders involved in the export/import process. Project Purpose: Design ...

Muscadine grape skins and seeds (former waste products) provide an excellent value-added nutraceutical-grade product to enhance a currently saturated market and industry with many beneficial anti-inflammatory phytochemicals. This project examines the potential of producing a nutraceutical-grade product from muscadine grape skins and seeds.

Fecal contamination of water is widespread in the United States, and of particular concern to the animal/poultry-agriculture community. Accurate, timely, and cost-effective methods of identifying fecal sources are critical to correcting water contamination problems. Current methods of Bacterial Source Tracking (BST) include a variety of both molecular and non-molecular techniques; however, the reg ...

A. Ozone is the most important air pollutant in terms of damage to crops. B. Real-time monitoring of the ozone level in the atmosphere will be useful for preventing crop losses. A. This project is aimed to develop a reliable, accurate, precise and real-time ozone sensor. B. The sensor will be able to detect low ppb (10 to 180 ppb) levels of ozone in the atmosphere.

Hibiscus are garden plants within the USA. However, their potential as a new source of edible flowers, seed, food colorants, and renewable fiber elevates them to the status of a new crop. There are 17 native Hibiscus species grown within USDA Zones 4-10, though they are wetland plants in the wild. These species include Hibiscus aculeatus, H. coccineus, H. grandiflorus, H. laevis, H. moscheutos and ...

The use of sub-therapeutic concentrations of anti-microbial agents in animal feed has contributed to theproductivity of the U.S. meat and dairy industries by preventing infectious diseases, by decreasing theamount of feed required and by increasing the rate of animal weight gain. However, failure to observerecommended practices of drug withdrawal can result in concentrations of antibiotic residue ...

The incidence of food borne outbreaks associated with Salmonella has risen steadily since the mid1970's. The monetary cost of salmonellosis has been estimated at $4 billion annually. The primarycause of salmonellosis has been linked to the consumption of eggs or egg products containingSalmonella enteritidis and 80% of all eggs consumed in the United States are transported to thepurchaser in the ...