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A environmental problem faced by the power generation industry involves controlling flue gas emissions from coal fired boilers. Specifically, the 1990 Clean Air Amendments mandate a 2,000,000 ton per year decrease in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Reburning is a mature fuel staging NOx control technology which has been successfully demonstrated at full scale by Energy and Environmental Research ...

COMMERCIAL CATFISH PRODUCTION IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BY INFECTIOUS DISEASES, A MAJOR CAUSE OF ECONOMIC LOSSES TO THE CATFISH PRODUCER. ONE OF THE MOST DETRIMENTAL OF THESE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IS ENTERIC SEPTICEMIA OF CATFISH (ESC) CAUSED BY EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI. IN 1987, APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION WORTH OF FISH IN MISSISSIPPI ALONE DIED FROM ESC. PROMPT TREATMENT OF INFECTED FISH INCREASES THE C ...

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL, COST-EFFECTIVE CARRIER VEHICLE FOR BOVINE INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR (IGF): THE BOVINE IGF CARRIER PROTEIN (BBP3).BBP3 WILL BIND IGF WITH HIGH AFFINITY, PROTECT IT FROM DEGRADATION, AND SLOWLY RELEASE IT IN AN ACTIVE FORM. THEREFORE, BBP3 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE BIOACTIVITY OF IGF, PARTICULARLY IN GROWTH PROMOTION, MILK PRODUCTION AND ...

The accurate determination of specific gravity and identification of defects in potatoes are of great interest to the industry since they affect both the processability and marketability. Preliminary research has indicated that magnetic resonance (MR) techniques are capable of rapidly and realiably determining both specific gravity and identifying internal defects in potatoes. Quantum Magnetics ...

SPOILAGE IN TRANSIT OF SOME FRESH FOODS, PARTICULARLY PRODUCE AND MEAT CAN BE REDUCED WHEN THEY ARE HELD UNDER CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE. MANY TECHNICAL PAPERS REPORT THAT ADJUSTING THE LEVELS OF OXYGEN, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GASES IS BENEFICIAL TO MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF FRESH FOODS ON LONG DISTANCE SHIPMENTS. SEVERAL COMMERCIAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SUPPLY THESE CONDITIONS IN TR ...

THE APPLICANT FIRM PROPOSES UNDER PHASE I TO PROVE FEASIBLE A PROPOSED UNIQUE AIRBORNE RETARDANT DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIMIT THE EFFECT OF AIRCRAFT AND ATMOSPHERIC DISTUBANCES (EG. AIRCRAFT FORWARD VELOCITY, TURBULENCE, CROSS-WINDS, HUMIDITY, ETC.) TO THE AERIAL DELIVERY OF RETARDANT. FURTHER PROPOSED IS TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY AND DELIVERY RATES TO BETTER MEET CURRENT MA ...

This project addresses a critical need: fast transfer of timely market information to and among sellers/marketers of high-value U.S. foods. The method to transfer this information is a Bulletin Board System (BBS). The heart of the BBS will be a collection of computer-accessed, constantly updated files of sought-after (but hard-to-get) market research/market intelligence information. The focus ...

Codling moth, Cydia pomonella, is a major exotic pest of walnuts, apples and pears in California. Current control practices, using the application of conventional pesticides, are costly, toxic and declining in effectivenss. Of additional concern in California is that many walnut orchards are planted along major river systems in former riparian zones where growers are or will be required to use e ...

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE IN VITROMASS PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR PRE-NUCLEAR SEED POTATOES. NOVEL IN VITRO TUBERIZATION ENVIRONMENTS FOR MASS PRODUCTIONWILL BE DESIGNED. OUR SYSTEM DESIGN MUST ADDRESS TWO PROCESSES; MICROPROPAGATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TUBER FORMATION SITES AND THE TUBERIZATION PROCESS ITSELF. CRITERIA FOR A SUCCESSFUL FINAL PRODUCT INCLUDE: UNIFORMITY ...

IN PHASE I WE SEEK TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING INNOVATIVE TWO-PARAMETER MICROWAVE TECHNIQUES AND SENSORS TOMEASURE THE BULK MOISTURE CONTENT OF REPRESENTATIVE AGRICULTURAL GRAINS: WHEAT, OATS, CORN, RICE, AND BEANS. TWO TYPES OF MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED: (A) A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH OPERATES AT A FEW GHZ, IN WHICH THE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE OF THE MICROWAVE ...