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This project addresses two problems of environmental and economic importance to New Mexico.The first problem is the value-added utilization of pecan shells, and agricultural waste from oneof New Mexico's most important crops. The second problem is the need to remove metal andorganic contaminants of environmental concern from wastewater produced by some of NewMexico's economically important indust ...

DEPRESSED HISPANIC FARMERS IN THE REDFORD VALLEY HAVE FORMEDA COOPERATIVE TO PRODUCE GOAT MILK TO FABRICATE SPECIALTY CHEESES IN A PRODUCER-OWNED FACILITY. DAIRY HUSBANDRY/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN A MODEL HERD AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER. A MARKETING PLAN IS IN PLACE TO TEST CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF DIFFERENT CHEESES AND TO SUPPLY OUTLETS WHEN FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION HASBEGU ...

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The proposed product to be developed will be an inexpensive system to monitor activities ofpersons who must, or who prefer to live alone, and to alert a responsible individual on a timelybasis of potential medical emergency situations which are indicated based on this activity or lackof activity. An expert system will monitor the activity levels as well as simple user inputs suchas codes for ever ...

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is a retrovirus that causes a chronic infection in horses. In theabsence of a vaccine, the control of this disease depends on the diagnosis and elimination of infectedhorses. Currently approved diagnostic procedures utilize agar gel diffusion (AGID), or enzyme-linkedimmunosorbant (ELISA) methodologies to detect antibodies against the virus in horse sera as e ...

The incidence of food borne outbreaks associated with Salmonella has risen steadily since the mid1970's. The monetary cost of salmonellosis has been estimated at $4 billion annually. The primarycause of salmonellosis has been linked to the consumption of eggs or egg products containingSalmonella enteritidis and 80% of all eggs consumed in the United States are transported to thepurchaser in the ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN RURAL AREAS DO NOT HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ASIDE FROM THE CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE THERE IS NO STRUCTURED WAY IN WHICH TO FIND OUT ABOUT FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF FEDERAL SOURCES. STATE AND PRIVATE SOURCES OF FUNDING ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY MEANINGFUL, ACCESSIBLE WAY. THE OBJECTIVE O ...

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This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project investigates the rapid detection ofstaphylococcal contaminated foods. Staphylococcal food poisoning continues to be a major publichealth concern being the second leading cause of bacterial food poisoning in the United States. Thebacteria secrete staphylococcal enterotoxins and as little as 0.1¿g of SEA can produce the clinicalfeature of st ...