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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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Focused Ion Beam Fabrication of Fiber Probes for Use in Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999A new focused ion-beam (FIB) fabrication method has been developed to produce very clean, well-defined and highly reproducible sub-wavelength fiber probes with metallic apertures of a desired diameter for use in near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM). The ion beam milling process can eliminate the obstruction of apertures caused by...
Categories: Imaging devices
Keyword(s): ion-beam, fabrication method
Docket: PS-98-078
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Apparatus for Measuring Absolute Complex Conductivity and Surface Impedance of Metals and Superconductors
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999Knowledge of the skin depth and surface resistance is important for accurate measurements of material conductivity. Knowledge of surface impedance and dielectric properties of materials at microwave frequencies is of increasing importance as the clock rates of computers exceed 1 GHz, the density of magnetic recording media continue to increase,...
Categories: Microelectronics, Research Tools, Antibodies, & Reagents
Keyword(s): skin depth and surface resistance measurements,microwave frequency, thin film
Docket: PS-98-048
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An Encapsulated Electrode for EHD Application
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999The Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) technique is a new and promising technique which has proven potential for pumping in the absence of any moving mechanical parts. Also, the EHD effect has demonstrated significantly enhanced heat transfer. The combination of these two capabilities makes the use of the EHD a viable emerging technology for high-...
Categories: Microelectronics
Keyword(s): electrohydrodynamic, EHD, pumping, moving parts, heat transfer
Docket: PS-98-045
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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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Method for Re-metallizing Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Bond Pads
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999The present invention is a method for re-metallizing the bond pads of electronic chips which are metallized with aluminum or aluminum alloys such as Al/Si/Cu. Unlike most existing techniques, the invention does not sacrifice wire bondability. The invention is a sequence of electrochemical treatments which selectively covers the chip bond pads with...
Categories: Microelectronics
Keyword(s): Re-metallizing CMOS Semiconductors
Docket: PS-97-084
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Combined Power Control and Space-Time Diversity
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999The present invention is a joint power control and space-time diversity scheme for uplinks and downlinks in wireless networks with fading channels. It is ideal for use in base stations for cellular communication systems (both CDMA and TDMA) using smart antennas. The invention:1) increases capacity in wireless networks;2)...
Categories: Microelectronics
Keyword(s): Cellular Communication CDMA TDMA
Docket: PS-97-083
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Production of Novel Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Viruses from cDNAs
Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999Bovine Respiratory Disease virus plays a major etiological role in the bovine respiratory disease. BRSV causes severe respiratory tract disease in calves and feedlot cattle leading to high morbidity and mortality. This disease is the single most important cause of disease in cattle. The disease caused by BRSV causes serious economic losses to the...
Categories: Vaccines, Biologics
Keyword(s): Bovine (1AHV010), Veterinary Vaccines and Preventative Medicine (1AHV080), Vaccines (1VAC010)
Docket: LS-97-081