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A high-fidelity RF/Analog fiber-optic link based on a balanced photodetection using a dual-output modulator and a balanced photodetector pair offers significant improvement in RF gain, low noise figure (NF) and enhanced spur-free dynamic range (SFDR). It requires the use of path-length matched dual fibers to achieve proper noise cancellation. The objective for this SBIR is to develop a balanced fi ...

75602-Nitric acid production is currently the largest source of nitrous oxide emissions in the chemical industry. Reductions in these emissions are urgently required because nitrous oxide is both a strong greenhouse gas and an ozone layer depleter. Although measures exist to eliminate nitrous oxide emissions from adipic acid plants, they cannot be applied to eliminate nitrous oxide emissions fro ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Advanced Biofidelic Lower Extremity Kids prosthesis (ABLE Kids) project will advance the state-of-the-art of pediatric prosthesis systems by incorporating miniaturized mesofluIdic mechanisms pioneered by the Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL), advanced control algorithms developed by Clarkson University, and digital proportional control into prosthetic joints ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Each year, an estimated 1.7 million patients in the U.S. experience a hospital infection (CDC). Approximately 750,000 of these infections lead to severe sepsis, with over 200,000 patients dying [1]. As a result, 16 billion (40% of all intensive care unit expenditures) is spent each year managing patients with sepsis [1]. Sepsis is a potentially fatal conditi ...

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: Animal-borne electronic instruments (tags) are critical tools for monitoring the behavior and ecology of cetaceans, providing data needed for managing their populations and mitigating the threats they face. Although remote-deployment of tags onto cetaceans that cannot be captured has provided valuable data, attachment durations have been frustratingly short and variable. Our Ph ...

Animal-borne electronic instruments (tags) are critical tools for monitoring the behavior and ecology of cetaceans, providing data needed for managing their populations and mitigating the threats they face. Although remote-deployment of tags onto cetaceans that cannot be captured has provided valuable data, attachment durations have been frustratingly short and variable. Our Phase II goal is to de ...

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract verbatim): Identification and segmentation of the constituent parts of a human brain in three-dimensional (3-D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies is a starting point for much of the current research into human brain structure and function. Accurate segmentation and registration allows clinicians and researchers to track and ...

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract verbatim): Identification and segmentation of the constituent parts of a human brain in three-dimensional (3-D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies is a starting point for much of the current research into human brain structure and function. Accurate segmentation and registration allows clinicians and researchers to track and ...

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract verbatim): Identification and segmentation of the constituent parts of a human brain in three-dimensional (3-D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies is a starting point for much of the current research into human brain structure and function. Accurate segmentation and registration allows clinicians and researchers to track and ...

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract verbatim): Identification and segmentation of the constituent parts of a human brain in three-dimensional (3-D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies is a starting point for much of the current research into human brain structure and function. Accurate segmentation and registration allows clinicians and researchers to track and ...