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Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual)

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Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Note 2 - Liquidity (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 03, 2017
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock			$ 50,300	$ 200
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Private Placement [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	$ 3,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.001
Increase in Additional Working Capital	$ 3,000,000
PPCO [Member] \| Platinum Loan Agreement [Member]
Convertible Debt, Total						$ 1,900,000
CRG Loan Agreement, Texas Case [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value, Amount not Taken into Consideration		$ 4,100,000	$ 4,100,000

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