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Total fair value awards.

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Gross proceeds from registered sale equity securities.

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Underwriting discounts and offering expenses from sale of equity.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Per share or per unit amount of equity securities issued.

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended
	Apr. 10, 2019	Mar. 15, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 27, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	700,000	7,300,000
Gross proceeds from registered sale of equity securities	$ 0.8	$ 8.0
Shares issued price per share	$ 1.10	$ 1.10
Underwriting discounts and offering expenses from sale of equity		$ 0.7
Percentage of common stock outstanding	0.80%	890.00%
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$ 0.1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				593,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized				$ 0.7
Unrecognized compensation weighted average period				two years
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. John Fan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants expire date			Dec. 31, 2020
Total fair value awards			$ 1.7
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. John Fan [Member] \| Price Equal to or Greater Than $5.25 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			640,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. John Fan [Member] \| Price Equal to or Greater Than $6.00 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			150,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. John Fan [Member] \| Price Equal to or Greater Than $7.00 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			150,000