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Sanaria has designed a cryovial for cryopreserving eukaryotic cells that can be used for distribution of cryopreserved eukaryotic cell-based vaccines and is suitable for direct vaccine administration to patients. The cryovials can be stored in liquid nitrogen vapor phase (LNVP) and are currently undergoing testing for suitability as the FDA-registered container for Sanarias Plasmodium falciparum ( ...

Accurate intravascular volume assessment improves the detection of hemorrhage and hypovolemia and facilitates decision-making relative to resuscitation, surgery and selection of higher level of medical care. Non-invasive assessment techniques are particularly important in the field. Current approaches and devices do not have broad utility and availability. The phonocardiogram, acquired and inte ...

We propose the development of a computational foundation for the understanding, prediction, and shaping of online social phenomena by bringing together, for the first time, multimodal content understanding, social network structure understanding and social network event understanding, together with the ability to predict multi-stage events. In other words, we will track the nature of the content b ...

In recent militaryengagements, thoracicinjuries occurred in nearly10% of wounded US personnel and are a primary orcontributingfactor in up to 75% of all civilian trauma-related deaths. Hemothorax, an accumulation of blood in the pleural space, is a common, lifethreatening result ofchest trauma.Whilethemajority of traumatic hemothoraces aremanaged by tubethoracostomy alone, in many cases ameasurabl ...

To meet the Marine Corps' need for data in transit encryption algorithms for hand-held devices and man-pack radios, Grier Forensics proposes developing Violet. Violet is a new encryption algorithm, compatible with hand-held devices and man-pack radios, that protects the integrity and confidentiality of all data while fully supporting all forms of network transmission, including multicast. Violet w ...

The Marine Corps seeks to employ advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for its CAC2S program to reduce information overload, improve situational awareness (SA) and collaboration, and aid in Commander decision-making. Leverege will use its unrivaled subject matter expertise in CAC2S and its deep experience with cutting-edge machine learning techniques to research and test the optimal a ...

Electromagnetic Railguns (EMRG) require high-voltage supplies to power pulse-forming-networks (PFN) through charging/discharging of High Voltage (HV) capacitors. Existing high-output-voltage power converters have inadequate power densities for shipboard applications. Additionally, most commercial high-output-voltage converters dont accept input voltages in the range of projected Navy power systems ...

The United States Navy (and Armed forces in general) currently uses radios such as AN/PRC-150 and AN/PRC-117G to provide beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications capabilities to the ships and other vehicles. These radios use high frequency communications and satellite communications to provide beyond line of sight communications. These essential links supplement line of sight communication radio ...

This work will validate a new method to quickly and safely cool the brain and body in a combat setting to help those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cooling the brain reduces edema (swelling), which has been shown to improve survival rates and brain function. Current techniques that try to provide early cooling for TBI are impractical in the combat setting, have potential safety risks or they a ...

Thousands of DoD personnel drive US Government vehicles each day. Their driving behavior has direct impact on fuel costs, maintenance costs and most importantly, human safety. Reducing costs and avoiding mishaps depends, therefore, upon the governments ability to effectively train drivers, monitor their driving behavior, and identify drivers in need of remedial training. Currently, the Marine Corp ...