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A method for assessing disparate impact in internet markets

Reference #: 01605 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for A method for assessing disparate impact in internet markets Background: Companies increasingly use computer algorithms to make automatic business decisions (e.g., prices) and personalize these decisions for each consumer. Algorithms, however, may unknowingly...

Published: 8/30/2022 | Inventor(s): Rafael Becerril-Arreola

Keywords(s): Algorithm Auditing, Retail Auditing

Category(s): Software and Computing, Research Tools

Sleep Disturbance Chamber for Rodents

Reference #: 01562 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Sleep Disturbance Chamber for Rodents Background: As experimenters, if we are gentle handling, it is often difficult to accurately sleep deprive more than 2 animals at one time given that towards the latter end of the protocol, hours 5-6, animals are quite...

Published: 8/8/2022 | Inventor(s): Matthew Efird, C. Michael Gore, Ana Pocivavsek, Homayoun Valafar

Keywords(s): automated sleep deprivation, sleep deprivation chamber, sleep restriction chamber

Category(s): Research Tools

Building Teams for Request for Proposals

Reference #: 01530 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Building Teams for Request for Proposals Background: Today, there is limited automation to alert University researchers about available opportunities. As a result, faculties must manually go to websites of funding agencies and keep track of RFPs that they...

Published: 1/18/2022 | Inventor(s): Biplav Srivastava, Tarmo Koppel, Michael Huhns, Michael Matthews, Paul Ziehl, Danielle Mcelwain

Keywords(s): Optimal teams, RFP response, Skill matching, Team recommendation

Category(s): Research Tools, Software and Computing

Real-Time PCR loading platform

Reference #: 00675 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for a platform that allows researchers to consistently and accurately reproduce small amounts of reaction mixes for real-time PCR. Potential Applications: This platform is used in real-time polymerase chain reaction experimentation. Advantages and Benefits: Shows...

Published: 8/3/2021 | Inventor(s): Jay Potts

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research Tools

An Interactive Educational Aid

Reference #: 01505 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for An Interactive Educational Aid Background: Teaching methods, tools and resources are the key to comprehensive understanding. However, most of the teaching/learning mode is textbook based that primarily delivers bookish knowledge and lacks the core fundamental...

Published: 6/10/2021 | Inventor(s): Sujit Pujhari, Sanjeeta Paul

Keywords(s): DNA, educational device, genetic engineering, interactive tool, plasmid, recombinant DNA technology, RNA, science teaching aid

Category(s): Software and Computing, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Research Tools

Semi-Stochastic Boolean-Neural Hybrids for Solving Hard Problems

Reference #: 01457 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Semi-Stochastic Boolean-Neural Hybrids for Solving Hard Problems Background: Currently, there exist several emerging approaches for solving hard computational problems. Quantum computation offers algorithms that in principle allow finding solutions of some...

Published: 6/8/2021 | Inventor(s): Yuriy Pershyn

Keywords(s): computing networks, factorization, neural networks, NP-complete problems, traveling salesman problem

Category(s): Research Tools, Software and Computing

Sensing in Tires for Rolling Resistance

Reference #: 01383The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Sensing in Tires for Rolling Resistance.Background:According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, an estimated 5% to 15% of passenger car fuel consumption is used to overcome rolling resistance.Rolling resistance includes mechanical energy losses due to aerodynamic...

Published: 12/17/2019 | Inventor(s): Paul Ziehl

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Category(s): Energy, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability, Research Tools

Quantitative Acoustic Contrast Tomography for Studying Fungal Growth and Toxicity

Reference #: 01080 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for a minimally invasive technique that can provide accurate information of the mechanical and the morphological features of an entire landscape of an expanding fungal colony.Invention Description:The subject invention is can simultaneously study the structural,...

Published: 7/7/2014 | Inventor(s): Sourav Banerjee, Anindya Chanda

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Category(s): Biomedical and Life Sciences, Research Tools, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Detecting Heat Capacity Changes Due to Surface Inconsistencies using High Absorbance Spectral Regions in the mid-IR

Reference #: 00827The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for this novel method of visualizing surface inconsistencies.Potential Applications:Visualization of:• Seams between boards• Repairs to drywall• Variations in concrete• Repairs to vehicles• Cracks in foundationAdvantages and Benefits:This method provides a non-destructive,...

Published: 7/5/2012 | Inventor(s): Michael Myrick, Megan Baranowski, Heather Brooke, Stephen Morgan, Jessica Mccutcheon

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Category(s): Chemistry and Biochemistry, Research Tools

A High Throughput Assay For Discovering New Inhibitors of the GIRK1/4 Channel

Reference #: 00792 Invention Description: Discovery of new drugs that act on the cardiac IK,Ach has been hampered by the absence of a cell-based high throughput screening system that utilizes IK,Ach. The present invention provides a high throughput methodology for discovering new drugs that bind to and inhibit IK,Ach. In this invention, cells expressing...

Published: 7/5/2012 | Inventor(s): Kenneth Walsh

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Category(s): Biomedical and Life Sciences, Research Tools