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First Line Furniture designs and builds prototypes of bullet resistant tables that convert to protective shields in active shooter scenarios.  In the event of a lockdown, the horizontal table tops transitions to a vertical shield by pulling a custom designed handle on the underside of the table.  The horizontal table top measures 60 inches long and 30 inches wide.  When the converted to a v ...

THIS ORGANIZATION WILL REFINE, BUILD, AND COMMERCIALIZE A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE CHAMBER WHICH, WHEN OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM), WILL ALLOW THE USER SIMULTANEOUSLY TO IMAGE AND PERFORM X-RAY ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS ON LIVING ORGANISMS. THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF A DIFFERENTIALLY PUMPED CHAMBER HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITH A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (T ...

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A SINGLE-USE, NONREVERSIBLE SYRINGE THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDED SAFETY TO PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY HANDLE CONTAMINATED NEEDLES FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO DISEASE AND TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE THROUGH SHARED OR REUSED SYRINGES. THE PRODUCT WILL BE DEVELOPED INCONJUNCTION WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE HEALTH-CARE AND DRUG-ABUSE COMMUNITIES TO BEST ADDRESS THE PROBLE ...

FEASIBILITY AND FUNDAMENTAL OPERATION OF AN INNOVATIVE NONBOILING MINIMUM ENERGY HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DEVICE WILLBE INVESTIGATED. AN ETHANOL/WATER BINARY SYSTEM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. THE HEAT ANDMASS TRANSFER DEVICE USES AN INERT CARRIER GAS OPERATING AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TO EVAPORATE ETHANOL AND WATER AND THEN TO CONDENSE WATER AND ETHANOL IN A MANNER SO AS TO RE ...

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF AN NSC ADVISORY SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL USE A SET OF COOPERATING EXPERT SYSTEMS. IT WILL EMBED THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEST NSC TECHNICIANS WHICH WILL THAN BECOME THE STANDARD FOR OTHERS. AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH WILL BE USED SO THAT THE SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO GROW OVER TIME (I.E. CAN START SMALL AND KEEP ADDING). AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE ...

This pilot study is aimed at judging the efficacy of the lead compound with a clinically relevant allergenThe relevant allergen chosen for this study is the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergenDer pLoToxTM Natural Der pfrom Indoor Biotechnologies with a low endotoxin contentEUgWe are selecting this allergen because our team has extensive prior experience with this allergen in mo ...

Natural testosterone and numerous synthetic analogs are known to stimulate biosynthesis ofproteins and are used as therapeutic agents. Most of them are DEA controlled substances. Improper usemay cause health risks. Steroid abuse is a widespread problem. There is a practical need to screen forabused steroids. Testosterone glucuronide and epitestosterone glucuronide may be used in the area ofdrug sc ...

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THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS TO INCORPORATE DEUTERIUM INTO SEVERAL OF THE NEWER GENERATION COMPOSITE HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHETIC POLYMERS. IN RECENT YEARS A NUMBER OF HETEROCYCLIC AROMATIC POLYMERS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BASED ON VARIOUS BENZOTHIAZOLE, BENZIMIDAZOLE, AND OXOBENZIMIDAZOISOQUINOLINE MONOMERS. THESE MATERIALS SHOW PROMISE AS COMPOSITE MATRIX RESINS FOR NUMEROUS HI ...