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The Robust Foveated Encoding (RFCode) Phase 1 effort will improve battlefield capabilities and situational awareness by generating a detailed design and performance analysis for applying three emerging technologies to an advanced video compression system for unreliable tactical networks. RFCode uses foveated (variable-resolution) video coding to reduce data volume while maintaining operational eff ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposed program is to develop a general purpose anastomotic device for large vessels and vascular grafts, based on a novel stapler design. The use of the device can provide an alternative procedure to the current manual suturing methods, with the potential of yielding anastomoses having better and more reproducible performance, and with r ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this proposed program is the commercialization of an advanced intraventricular cardiac assist system for cardiac unloading and recovery. This type of ventricular assist device (VAD) will provide the optimal support for recovery for acute heart failure patients, and may be useful for a select group of chronic heart failure patients suppo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Bladder cancer is a common and costly disease. More than 60,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. It is the fourth most common cancer among men and the 10th among women, with a prevalence of about 500,000 in the US. Our compact NMR device will provide a rapid, accurate differential diagnosis of bladder cancer by detecting the tumor ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this program is to develop of a clinical prototype, semi-solid drug formulation and auto-injector pen that deliver microliter volumes of a glucagon dose without reconstitution for hypoglycemic emergencies. To assess the feasibility of this objective, it is necessary to first demonstrate that glucagon can be formulated into an ultra- concentrate ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will study electrical brain-activity measures that may be able to indicate whether or not long-term memory is occurring, under light sedation. The goal is to develop a brain-monitor to be used in the operating room to ascertain if a patient's level of anesthesia has become too light, such that the patient can experience pain, and understand what is ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in persons aged 25-34, the 3rd leading cause of death among people in the age groups 10-14 and 15-24, and the 8th leading cause of male deaths. Faith leaders and clergy have been identified in national strategic public health documents as important front-line gatekeepers for suicide prevention. Preliminary research by t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): IV amiodarone is the first line therapy for life threatening ventricular as well as supraventricular arrhythmias. However, the Tween 80 and benzyl alcohol diluents limits the rate of administration severely, due to hypotension and myocardial contractile depression. These adverse toxicities contribute to the high mortality of cardiac arrest patients who have ma ...

Accurate Automation Corporation (AAC) proposes to develop a new method for ensuring that workflow processes are opaque to the enemy. That is, the enemy cannot produce effective counter operations by leveraging knowledge of how U.S. Army institutions work. Simultaneously, the U.S. Army’s internal processes will remain transparent and understandable to coordinating units with appropriate access. ...

Acellent proposes to develop a smart structural health monitoring (SHM) sensor network system that can withstand the aggressive operations environment. It will be capable of autonomously assessing, reliably in real time, the structural integrity of ground vehicle structures and components. A new SMART Layer?hybrid consisting of an improved piezoelectric sensor/actuator configuration (utilizing th ...