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Continuous Particle Separation
Published Monday, April 12, 1999Separation of biological particles - specifically separation of Polyhedral Inclusion Bodies (PIBs) - from tissue and debris associated with production of virus using insect hosts, is a very difficult procedure. Typically separation is not accomplished. Instead the host insect is processed in its entirety leading to a very impure and diluted final...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: 02-88-029
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Scanning Single Electron Transistor Microscope for Imaging Room Temperature Objects
Published Monday, April 5, 1999The occurrence of wiring defects in computer chips and multi-chip modules is a serious manufacturing problem. Most types of circuit faults can only be localized to more-or less definite regions on a chip simply because they produce failures in a region of the circuit. However, if the circuit defect could be precisely located, then the likely cause...
Categories: Microelectronics, Imaging devices
Keyword(s): single electron transistor microscope, imaging compter chips
Docket: PS-98-093
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LifeLines for Visualizing History Records
Published Monday, April 5, 1999Records of personal histories are needed in a variety of applications. Members of the medical and legal professions examine a record to garner information that will allow them to make an informed decision regarding their patient or case. Decision making critically depends on gleaning the complete story, spotting trends, noting critical incidents...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-99-012
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Cavity-less Vertical Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
Published Monday, April 5, 1999Optical communication has emerged as one of the most powerful driving forces in present digital systems. The increasing demand for wider bandwidth and the quest for speedier transmission have led to extensive deployment of optical fiber networks for data and voice communication and the concept of parallel optical architecture. As a result,...
Categories: Microelectronics
Keyword(s): Optical amplifier, CLVA arrays,
Docket: PS-98-050
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Method for Altering the Metabolism of a Plant
Published Monday, April 5, 1999Scientists at the Salisbury University of Maryland ‘s Eastern Shore and at the University of Missouri have demonstrated increased yield of specific plant products by isolating symbionts from plants exposed to non-traditional growing conditions and introducing the isolated symbionts in numbers to plants growing under normal conditions. Interesting...
Categories: Agricultural
Keyword(s): growth optimization, natural products
Docket: LS-96-063
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Electric Walk-Through Fly Trap for the control of Face, Stable, and Horn Flies
Published Wednesday, March 24, 1999Horn, stable and face flies pose a complex and expensive pest problem for cattle ranchers. Economic losses due to fly infestations results from reduction in weight gain by the cattle, depression in levels of milk production, pest control expenses including labor and lawsuits filed by the surrounding community. In the United States these losses...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: UM-93-024
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Novel IBDV
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999A new virus not neutralized or bound by monoclonal antibodies which are group neutralizing to all IBDV vaccines of current art, and capable of inducing infectious bursal disease in poultry is identified, in essentially pure form. A test kit, and assay for the presence of the virus is disclosed, together with the vaccine incorporating the virus...
Keyword(s): virus, bursal, vaccine
Docket: UM-92-045
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QUIS™ - The Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999The Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction (QUIS™) was developed in the Human/Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland as a tool for assessing users’ subjective satisfaction with specific aspects of the human/computer interface. The QUIS™ team successfully addressed the reliability and validity problems found in...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia
Keyword(s): Software evaluation, Human-Computer Interface (HCI)
Docket: IS-98-008
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Axial Piston Compressor
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999The most common type of compressor used in refrigerators is the reciprocating compressor due primarily to its ease of production. However, the rotational shaft motion of such compressors result in mechanical loss, noise and vibration; reciprocating compressors also require a large number of parts and significant radial size. The above...
Categories: Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): refrigeration, Compressor, energy conversion, 525
Docket: PS-97-089
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Modified Process for Isolation and Purification of Lutein from Marigold Flowers
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that consumption of substantial amounts of fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of cancer. The anti cancer activity is believed to be caused by the carotenoids in the food which act as antioxidants. Most earlier studies were conducted with b carotene as an antioxidant. Recent evidence suggests that...
Categories: Natural Compounds
Keyword(s): Additives (1FOO110), Bioproduction of Natural Products (1BIO390)
Docket: LS-97-069