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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Biological threat"”.
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Real Time Biological Threat Agent Detection with a Surface Plasmon Resonance Equipped Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
A system was developed to perform real-time biological threat agent (BTA) detection with a small autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Biological sensors just recently reached a level of miniaturization and sensitivity that made UAV integration a feasible task. A Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) …
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Detection of a Surrogate Biological Threat Agent (Bacillus globigii) with a Portable Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor
New methods and technology are needed to detect biological agents that threaten the health of humans and domestic animals. The bacterium Bacillus anthracis, causal agent of anthrax, has been used as a biological warfare agent. Here, we extend the work of Chinowksy et al. (2007) to the detection of …
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The analysis, design, and development of a digital contact tracing prototype application for the identification of passengers in the event of a biological threat scenario onboard an airplane
… limited to) airline passengers in the event of a biological threat or pandemic. The current paper-based method of contact tracing, using the passenger locator form, often results in incomplete passenger data and delays in the dissemination of this data. These limitations can lead to delayed …
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Selective microorganism concentration using a dielectrophoresis-based microfabricated device
… in medicine, environmental protection and biological threat safety because samples are often contaminated. This work presents a method of separating bacterial spores from typical air contaminants such as sand or soot by means of dielectrophoresis. Spores of B. subtilis as well as model …
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The dawn of idiocy: abnormality as the norm of human intelligence
… concerned with the welfare of society found a biological threat, which progressively led to sterilization, euthanasia, and genocide. This shift included the power to distribute individuals within a field as though it was real; revealing differences of ability; the realities of his abilities and …
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New forces yet undetermined : the challenge of biodefense
… protecting the United States from a catastrophic biological attack. The traditional approaches would not merely fail but would be counterproductive. Most of the relevant literature - in both the policy and academic worlds - urges the application of traditional strategies to combat the risk of …
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Border Narratives, Latino Health, and United States Media Representation: A Cultural Analysis
… undocumented crossers as a national and biological threat, and the border as a frontline dividing ""us"" from ""them."" Further analysis of the narratives surrounding immigration reform legislation of the 1990's illuminate some of the contradictions infusing border controversies, …
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Fear Learning and the Olfactory Bulb: Neural Correlates of Behavioral Fear Generalization
… environments and situations is paramount to biological success and often manifests in behavioral responses controlled by neural activity. For example, organisms must modify their behavior to defensive responses in the face of biological threat. Neural circuitry is involved in coordinating an …