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Each year, over 48 million people fall sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die due to food related illnesses in the U.S. alone. Unfortunately, existing technologies for pathogen detection in food and water are too slow and inefficient taking days to conclude, and requiring either intense labor in a dedicated laboratory or expensive capital equipment. We propose to develop a sensitive, ...

In this proposal, Protein Sciences Corporation proposes to develop a bivalent, recombinant protein based adenovirus vaccine to protect against serotypes 4 and 7, based on our proprietary platform technology of baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) and insect cells. We propose the hexon protein as the target antigen as it is considered the primary target for neutralizing antibodies generated ...

A hybrid lithium ion battery / super capacitor energy storage device is developed that uses the high power capability of the super capacitor to satisfy pulsed power load requirements such that stress on the lithium ion batteries is reduced. This results in extended discharge time and higher efficiency utilization of the battery stack.

This proposal is for research into various configurations to reduce or eliminate the drag and resulting lateral loading that result from the shotgun connector and evaluate the potential overall weapon system improvement by simulating the trajectory of the improved system. Three configurations will be studied by computational fluid dynamics to estimate aerodynamic properties and utilized to simulat ...

This proposal describes a method to reduce the acoustic noise and torque ripple of a switched-reluctance machine by solving a multi-objective optimization problem. The physical limitations of the machine, namely voltage and temperature, are used as constraints, and these are related to the objectives of noise and torque variation. Electrical, mechanical, and thermal models are used to form an anal ...

Therapeutic ultrasound is a common modality for pain management and rehabilitation therapy which has been clinically utilized for 60 years. Specifically designed ultrasonic devices for accelerated healing and wound site debridement are generally hand-operated bulky systems. As such, they are used on a case-by-case basis with irregular therapeutic treatment regimens dependent on patient access and ...

Kinetic energy penetrators are currently relied upon as a way to defeat enemy armor. Historically these penetrators have been composed of unanium or tungsten based alloys due to their high densities. In addition to density, the deformation behavior of the alloy determines it's performance. A penetrator whose tip mushrooms or fractures on impact is less effective than a penetrator that retains it's ...

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A number of advanced fiber-reinforced organic matrix composites employed in a variety of Army systems are exposed to environmental weathering and/or in-service loading. This may induce chemical, physical, and mechanical changes in the composite material, and ultimately lead to component failure. This proposal will develop a fiber optic based Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectrometer for the ...

EASE (Electrically Adaptive Suspension Element) is comprised of three major sub-systems, these being the electromagnetic Coaxial linear (EMCL) actuator, the Adaptive Feedback Network, and the Thermal Management System. The EMCL actuator is designed for use as the active suspension element of a combat vehicle. The EMCL actuator is particularly suited to this adaptive architecture because the actuat ...