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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Fast Track SBIR Phase I and Phase II Exposure to centrally acting military nerve agents and organophosphorus OP pesticides are known to cause death and neurological damage Coupland Karalliedee Buckley Improved countermeasures to intoxication from these compounds are needed In numerous studies Albuquerque conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine U ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant College student athletes are at increased risk of heavy alcohol use smokeless tobacco use and the use of performance enhancing substances as compared to non athlete college students Despite recent research underscoring the need for athlete tailored interventions there are no evidence based options for the prevention of substance use among college student at ...

We propose a metamaterial-enhanced microbolometer with strong absorption over a narrow band that is dynamically tunable over the 8-10 micron band. A single-layer photonic metamaterial consisting of a thin metal film perforated with a 2-D array of dielectric apertures will be deposited on an amorphous-Silicon layer acting as an absorber and bolometer. The metamaterial, in conjunction with planar di ...

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AN "INHALATION SCREENING DOSE COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WITHEMBEDDED MINIATURE THIN-WALL GEIGER-MUELLER RADIATION DETECTORS EVALUATES THE THYROID GLAND FOR NANOCURIE ACTIVITYINVENTORY. THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE "COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WILL BE CAPABLE OF DETECTING WITHIN 15 SECONDS AND WITH 2 SIGMA CONFIDENCE AN ACTIVITY INVENTORY OF 0.7 NANOCURIES OF I-131 DOSE EQ ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme Disease (LD) can affect the skin, heart, joints or nervous system leading to an array of symptoms that overlap with those of other illnesses. LD is the most common vector-borne infectious disease in the United States and remains a significant public health concern. Early diagnosis and treatment is key to improving disease ou ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Staphylococcus aureus is the second leading cause of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. In 2003, nearly 300,000 patients in US hospitals acquired an S. aureus infection, which accounted for nearly three million days of hospitalization, 9.5 billion in excess costs, and at least 12,000 inpatient deaths. Additionally, approximately 50% of the US population ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There are high unmet medical needs in the limited biologic therapeutics for 1.0% of adults with rheumatoid arthritis [RA] associated with staggering 39.2 billion annual US health care and societal costs. These are dueto inadequate efficacy; patient's inconvenience, prohibitive costs, poor adherence and treatment discontinuations; manufacturing risks and s ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Approximately two million burn injury cases require medical attention on a yearly basis in the United States alone, with 20,000 of these cases requiring admission to specialized burn centers. One of the foremost causesof morbidity and mortality in the burn patient is infection. Indeed, for those patients with burn size greater than 40% of total body surface are ...