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Reconstruction and Stabilization (R&S) operations are a trans-disciplinary challenge that must be met through the establishment of an enterprise-wide planning culture that dynamically assembles and maintains an R&S community of interest (COI) encompassing U.S. agencies, allies, international and non-governmental organizations. USJFCOM and the Department of State’s Office of the Coordinator for R ...

Advanced thermal/environmental barrier coating (T/EBC) systems are desired to protect Si-based ceramics in high temperature, water vapor containing environments. In this work, we will use novel coating synthesis techniques that enable the economical deposition of enhanced T/EBCs having higher temperature capability, improved durability and better erosion resistance than that of current state-of-th ...

The need for improved tools for developing, tasking and operating Moving Target Indication Radar sensor systems is becoming more critical as MTI is finding uses in counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and asymmetric warfare. The Moving Target Indication Interpretability Rating Scale Toolkit (MTIIRS Toolkit) will provide the needed tools to support USAF and other MTI sensor development, warfighter ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Small Business Technology Transfer project seeks to develop a plant bioreporter for arsenic, a carcinogen that is widely dispersed in the environment and is one of the two most common contaminants at Superfund sites. Currently, extensive sampling and laboratory analysis of soil and water is often required to detect and monitor arsenic over large areas affe ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Cancer Society announces annually the staggering number of women that are diagnosed with and die from invasive breast cancer in the United States. As with all cancers, treatment success rates are higher in early stages and treatment options vary with disease progression. Despite considerable focus on curing or ameliorating this disease, there are ...

ElectraWatch, together with the University of Virginia, proposes to develop a hand-held probe to measure the Degree of Sensitization (DoS) of 5XXX aluminum alloys on board Navy ships. Sensitization is caused by precipitation of Mg2Al3 at the grain boundaries. Because sensitized material can experience intergranular corrosion, exfoliation, and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in marine atmospheri ...

The objective of this project is the development of an assessment system that will be able to determine the likelihood of a warrior having suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The basis of the determination will be a computerized assessment of the functioning of the II, III, IV, VI, and VIII cranial nerves. This set of nerves provides the opportunity to obtain a sensitive and quantitativ ...

An immediate and definite need exists for a portable screening device to provide objective assessment of mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and assist in the discrimination between mTBI and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. This research addresses the development of a portable diagnostic device and a series of non-invasive tests that measure changes in motor and/or sensory cranial n ...

The Air Force has an immediate need for powering remote wireless sensor networks (WSN) on aircraft platforms. These WSN systems are needed for monitoring engine emissions/conditions, evaluating structural integrity, and supplying remote sensing capabilities in support of ongoing battlefield activities.   However, aircraft sensors are generally inaccessible and frequent battery replacement or sch ...

Military trauma can result in peripheral nerve injury, including nerve laceration, requiring surgical reattachment.  Surgical repair involves excising the damaged section of the nerve, leaving a gap that must be bridged to recover nerve function. Standard of care for segmental nerve injury is to fill the gap with a donor nerve graft.  This leads to increased treatment time and loss of donor sigh ...