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Manning Applied Technology proposes to develop a handheld infrared spectrometer, ideally suited to detection of airborne chemical agents at and below permissible exposure limits. This approach offers unmatched sensitivity and specificity for detection of all types of chemical vapors. The instrument is modular, rugged, compact and highly sensitive. Volume pricing will be less than $1000 each. ...

The cost-effective manufacturing of a novel algaecide against blue green algae in fresh-water aquaculture operations has great potential for controlling ¿off-flavor¿ problems in pond-raised catfish. The proposed natural-based algaecide has selective activity for blue-green algae as well as a more favorable environmental performance profile with little/no activity towards complimentary phytoplan ...

Vesicants have been used as chemical warfare agents since World War I and are still considered a major class of chemical threat agents both for the military and for homeland security. There are four different vesicating agents: impure sulfur mustard, distilled sulfur mustard, phosgene oxime, and lewisite. Among them, mustard is the most important militarily. The organs most commonly affected by ...

Open Tech proposes to develop a fully extensible collaborative tools framework that combines powerful features, and intuitive user interface, and the ability to easily implement new and imaginative object interaction techniques. The tools will allow users of both local and remote immersive VE systems to join together in a single shared VE that allows them to interact with each other and with objec ...

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INTACT (INTERNATIONAL ACTION, INC.), SUBMITS THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE SATELLITE DELIVERED WEATHER DATA SYSTEM OFFERING: SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE COMMUNICATION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATMU (E.G., 22 ATMUS TIMES $1200/MONTH TIMES NUMBER OF MONTHS USED PLUS 22 TIMES COST OF ATMU), COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING OPERATIONAL USAGE, INTERACTIVE RETRIEVAL OF FOS DATA PRODUCTS USING A QUERY AND R ...

GIVEN A SET OF IMAGES OF SEA SURFACE PARAMETERS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CLASSIFY LAND AND OCEAN AREAS. HIGH CHLOROPHYLLCONCENTRATIONS IN ESTUARIES CAN INDICATE PLANKTON BLOOM CONDITIONS. BY EXAMINING SUCH IMAGES, WETLAND, ESTUARY, AND COASTAL RESOURCES CAN BE MONITORED. HOWEVER, THE OPERATIONAL USE OF THIS INFORMATION IS HINDERED BY THE OBSCURING EFFECTS OF CLOUDS AND BY THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DATA TO B ...

THE MONITORING OF DIVER PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLE, SUCH AS HEART AND RESPIRATORY RATES, MUSCLE FATIGUE AND BODY CORE TEMPERATURE, IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE DIVERS OCCASIONALLY EXCEED SAFE PHYSIOLOGICAL LIMITS. DIVERS ARE CALLED ONTO PERFORM TASKS WHICH REQUIRE A HIGH LEVEL OF EXERTION, OFTEN UNDER UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, AN INDIVIDUAL CAN EXPERIENCE FATIG ...

INADEQUATE STARTER FEEDS SEVERELY HOLD BACK NEW AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISES SUCH AS PRESENT ATTEMPTS TO RAISE FISHES WHOSE LARVAE DEVELOP FROM SMALL EGGS AND HAVE VERY "DIFFICULT" FOOD REQUIREMENTS. INERT LARVAL FEEDS HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLYELIMINATED THE STRICT DEPENDENCY ON NATURAL FORAGE DURING THE CRITICAL POST-LARVAL STAGE AFTER YOLK ABSORPTION AND BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WITH ...