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Infectious Bronchitis (IB) is an economically important severe respiratory infectious disease ofpoultry caused by IB coronavirus (IBV). The USA animal state health report identifies IBV as acritical source of economic loss in the broiler and egg laying industry. There is significant room forimprovement in current vaccines available for IBV. Innovative technologies that can address thetremendous ge ...

Currently available weighting agents to increase oil density for stabilizing flavored beverageemulsions are limited and heavily regulated and banned in many countries.However there areno natural weighting agents in the marketplace today.Meanwhile the global demand for "cleanlabel" "natural " and "organic" ingedients continues to rapidly grow.The objective of thisproject is to make a natural weight ...

Project Summary Hagen Logistics LLCSBIR Title: Improving Food Safety and Security via Blockchain Technology to Track TankerWashes and Commodity History for Liquid Food Grade and Dairy IndustriesPrincipal Investigator: Jared Wallace BS General Manager Hagen LogisticsCollaborators:Tim Leonard Owner CST TransportationWoody Wallace MS Principal and Owner Centralus LLCEarthling Interactive Software Dev ...

Active ventilation is energy intensive demanding over twenty percent of a typical farm's electricalneeds. Ventilation practices vary depending on the size of the building the specific livestockanimals the layout of the building temperature humidity and more. Simple automated systems onlarger farms have shown significant energy savings. However installation and maintenance of newsystems is a signif ...

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This project will develop a prototype of GoManage, a self-management app for students with disabilities to choose a target goal, track progress towards that goal, and earn virtual tokens as they go. Participants will include students from Kindergarten to grade 8 who have extensive language support needs (for example, students with autism or an intellectual disability) and less extensive language s ...

The project will develop a prototype of a formative assessment dashboard for teachers to view, monitor, and gain insight from students' digital work in mathematics to inform instruction. In Phase I, the team will develop a prototype of the formative assessment tool to support teachers' pedagogical approaches, identify areas for personalized intervention, and plan math discussions that address stud ...

This project will develop transmedia kits including videos, games, creation tools, character cards, and comic books to engage and support Kindergarten to grade five students in learning strategies to understand abstract mathematical topics, such as such as on misconceptions related to place value and multi-digit operations. The kits will be a supplemental resource for elementary teachers looking t ...

This project will fully develop an early childhood holistic assessment platform that combines observation and direct (game-based) tools to assess the school readiness of individual children. This approach will reduce the assessment burden for teachers and provide usable data to improve instruction in real-time. The games are intended for low-stakes assessment – children interact with the adaptiv ...

The project team will develop Powerskills Game Lab, a game-based intervention for high school students to develop career readiness abilities in communication and adjacent intrapersonal and interpersonal domains. The intervention will include modules on different career readiness topics (clear and effective communication, personal and social awareness, work ethic and professionalism) and will addre ...