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The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will enhance the understanding of predicting default risks for borrowers that lack traditional access to loans and credit. The project will result in a digital platform that efficiently underwrites borrowers for small dollar loans using an innovative technical approach. The project will allow ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) Phase II Project will improve clinical outcomes for the thousands of patients globally who undergo craniofacial repair surgery each year. Facial disfigurement, whether congenital or acquired, can have profound physical and psychosocial implications including altered body image, reduced quality of life, and poor societal integ ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project focuses on athlete safety and performance. Heat stroke, known as the silent killer, represents one of the top three causes of fatalities among high school and collegiate athletes. The goal of this project is to develop a wearable system for non-invasive, real-time hydration monitoring of athl ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to drive restoration and preservation of coastal wetlands by unlocking their ecosystem value. Many coastal communities are underserved and do not have resources to adapt to increasing risks from erosion, storms, and sea level rise. Enhanced coastal resilience and restoration promotes biodiversity, w ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to serve international markets in drug formulation and delivery by allowing the pharmaceutical industry to avoid the critical vulnerabilities that plague traditional cold chain systems. By offering a robust solution for thermal stabilization, the technology will have far-reaching effects on population health an ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is in developing a novel dental sealer technology for root canal treatments for endodontists and general dentists. The complex and inaccessible nature of the root canal system causes 65% of root canal fillings to fail. Expandable dental sealers used during root canal treatments provide an effe ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II project is the development of an electrocatalytic formic acid production process directly from carbon dioxide (CO2) and electricity. This process will mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while producing formic acid, currently used in agriculture for silage preservation, leather tanning, and the chemical industry. The econo ...

PROJECT SUMMARYProblem and opportunityDue to the customer demand for convenience and healthy choices the market for pre-cut producehas been growing significantly. However this value-added produce is prone to significant microbialrisks leading to an alarming number of recalls in recent years. Since post-harvest washing is criticalfor mitigating this problem several produce processors have encourage ...

Onda Vision Technologies Inc (OVT) in collaboration with the University of Florida (UF)proposes to address the problem of heat-related illness (HRI) in farmworkers. This proposalsupports the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) research interests in developingnew tools to enhance farm safety.This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project determines the feasibility of developing ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Title: SMoLDER: Situational awareness ModeLing and Decision support Engine for wildfire Response PD: Koplik Gary J. Institution: Geometric Data Analytics Inc. In 2020 58950 wildfires burned 10.1 million acres one of the highest acreage impacts in recorded history. Wildland firefighters particularly those in remote environments often rely on basic tools such as paper maps compasses ...