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The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is the development of drone-based technology to manage fires more safely, efficiently, and effectively. Wildfires cause hundreds of billions of dollars in annual damages in the United States. As the size and number of wildfires increases, prescribed fires have emerged as one of the most cost-effective tools to reduce catastrophic damage by re ...

Rural areas in the United States have under-developed solar power capabilities relative to urban areas due to challenges matching energy demand centers with underutilized land and consequent cost challenges related to smaller installations that lack economies of scale. This project addresses these problems by proposing solar installations that operate synergistically with livestock production oper ...

ABSTRACTThe threat of radiological and nuclear accidents or attacks demands for effective radiation medical countermeasuresMCMable to mitigate and treat the effects of exposure to ionizing radiationsHematopoietic acute radiation syndromeHRASand cutaneous radiation syndromeCRSpose severelife threatening risks to exposed individualsCurrently no effective radio mitigatorto be administered after radia ...

ABSTRACT Technological advancements in colonoscopic and polypectomy procedures have drastically reduced both the incidence and overall mortality due to colorectal cancerCRCHowevereven with the availability of multiple screening toolsonlyof CRC are diagnosed at early stagein part due to lack of compliance with follow up colonoscopy procedurelimited access to colonoscopyThese factors contribute to i ...

Mucormycosis is one of the deadliest of the invasive fungal infections. Mucormycosis occurs most often in patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy, patients who have received hematopoietic stem cell transplants or patients with diabetes mellitus. Improved diagnosis is the most frequently noted unmet need for management of the mucormycosis patient. Delays in treatment increa ...

1 PROJECT SUMMARY2 This application for a Phase II SBIR award extends the successful completion of Phase I and represents a 3 collaboration between Clinitech, LLC and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School to continue the4 development of a wearable biosensor for detecting alcohol in the interstitial fluid of humans. Excessive use of5 alcohol accounts for much of the public health burden related to ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT SignificanceCell therapy is expected to become an important method to treat chronic diseases such as diabetesrheumatoid arthritisretinal diseases like macular degeneration and certain types of cancersThe cell therapy market in general is projected to become a $billion industry byHuman pluripotent stem cellshPSCsare of particular importance since their utility as a source f ...

Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) and onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) are infections that are most often caused by dermatophytes of the fungal genera Trichophyton and Microsporum. These two infections affect approximately 14 million people in the U.S. each year. Dermatophyte infections of the hair and nails are treated with oral antifungals for up to 12 weeks. Due to potential adverse ef ...

Current communication between a Fighter Pilot’s Helmet and the Cockpit is through a sophisticated cable. The requirements for the Helmet Heads Up Display and Video/Audio feed require Giga bps throughput. In this Phase I effort, a millimeter wave wireless system will be designed that supports end to end Gigabit Ethernet through a wireless link with the potential for 3.4 Gbps throughput. The ...

Proposed herein are novel design methodologies to create sensors for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosive (CBRNE) detection aboard a Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS), as well as intelligent Bayesian-based plume analysis and source detection algorithms that offer capabilities for the Air Force above and beyond the state of the art. The assembled technical team of experts ...