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Use of chromates as corrosion inhibi.tors in coatings, adhesives and sealants is a well established technology. However, toxicity and waste disposal problems have led to the urgent need for development of an environmentally benign substitute for chromium compounds in coatings and sealants, which is the subject of this SBIR. This pa'per discusses the state-of-the-art technical approaches to the sol ...

TWO SPECIES OF EDIBLE MUSHROOMS WILL BE GROWN OUTDOORS ON A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE PRODUCTS WHICH COME FROM MAJOR LOCAL CROPS: RICE, SUGAR CANE AND COTTON. ABANDONED FARM EQUIPMENT WILL BE CONVERTED AND USED AS PASTEURIZATION EQUIPMENT FOR STERILIZATION OF THE SUBSTRATE. LOW COST METHODS OF SPAWN INOCULATION WILL BE DEVELOPED AND TESTED. MANUALS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING SIMPLIF ...

The long-term goal of this project is to develop a commercially available vaginal suppositorycontaining a H2O2-producing strain of Lactobacillus for use in colonization of the vagina. Vaginallactobacilli are the primary microbial defense against infection. Lactobacillus predominant vaginal florais associated with decreased frequencies of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections. Women withH2O2-producing ...

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The current development of an electric power generation system for the More Electric Aircraft (MEA) is based on a low-risk extension of existing three-phase, switched reluctance machine (SRM) technology. This research program proposes to study an alternate two-phase SRM and its associated power-conditioning converter. By the nature of the proposed machine, it has 50% of its stator coils active at ...

IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT TRACE METALS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE NOT DETECTED AS PRESENT IN SOIL SAMPLES CAN BE CONCENTRATED AT DETECTABLE LEVELS. THIS PROJECT WILL TAILOR CURRENT ELECTROKINETIC TECHNOLOGY TO DESIGN AN INNOVATIVE SOIL SAMPLING AND MONITORING METHOD INVOLVING AN IN-SITU SORBING OF TRACE CONTAMINANTS FROM THE SOIL BY CONCENTRATING THEM INTO A SOLID MATRIX UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN APPLIED ...

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PRESENT DAY FIRE DETECTORS NORMALLY EMPLOY A SINGLE SENSOR, SUCH AS AN OPTICAL DENSITY OR IONIZATION DETECTOR, THAT HAS WELL KNOWN LIMITATIONS. ALARM DECISIONS ARE THUS BASED ON A SINGLE MEASUREMENT THAT IS OFTEN INACCURATE, AND INSENSITIVE. WE PROPOSE TO USE AN ARRAY OF VERY SMALL AND INEXPENSIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES THAT ARE HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL EFFECTS AND CHEMICAL VAPOR PRO ...

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