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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount
Stock-based compensation expense included the following components:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024202320242023
Stock options$81,695 $242,180 $242,602 $1,047,324 
Performance share units75,227 229,639 286,318 289,044 
Total stock-based compensation$156,922 $471,819 $528,920 $1,336,368 
Schedule of Weighted Average of Stock Options Granted The weighted average assumptions used for the stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
Exercise price$1.03 $0.80 
Expected life4 years6 years
Expected volatility69 %95 %
Dividend yield%%
Risk-free interest rate3.55 %3.59 %
Schedule of Activity in Stock Option
Activity in stock options for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:
Number of
options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Weighted
average
contractual
term
(years)
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
Outstanding at January 1, 20244,452,447$1.57 $2,152,602 
Granted677,500$1.03 
Exercised/Released-
Canceled/ Forfeited(1,500)0.79 480 
Expired(55,000)8.00 
Outstanding at September 30, 20245,073,447$1.43 6.46$525,296 
Vested and exercisable at September 30, 20243,660,278$1.57 6.46$393,901 
Outstanding at January 1, 20233,919,228$1.97 $52,223 
Granted1,596,5670.80 75 
Exercised(1,500)0.79 345 
Canceled/ Forfeited(1,105,900)1.91 
Outstanding at September 30, 20234,408,395$1.56 7.56$561,402 
Vested and exercisable at September 30, 20233,183,408$1.74 7.12$328,031 
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Activity
Activity in performance share units for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:
Number of
performance
share units
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
Non- vested at January 1, 20241,250,000$0.78 
Exercised/Released(312,501)0.78 
Non- vested at September 30, 2024937,499$0.78 
Non- vested at January 1, 2023790,327$1.53 
Granted1,250,0000.78 
Forfeited/ unearned(790,327)1.53 
Non- vested at September 30, 20231,250,000$0.78