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WARRANT LIABILITY (Detail Textuals 2) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 07, 2013 Warrants | Nov. 07, 2012 Warrants | Jan. 25, 2012 Warrants | Aug. 12, 2011 Warrants | Oct. 31, 2011 Warrants | Jul. 31, 2011 Warrants | Jan. 31, 2011 Warrants | Nov. 30, 2010 Warrants | Apr. 25, 2013 Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement | Nov. 28, 2012 Warrants Initial Purchase Agreement | Jul. 19, 2013 Warrants Second Purchase Agreement | Sep. 30, 2013 Series A Warrants Second Purchase Agreement | Sep. 30, 2013 Series B Warrants Second Purchase Agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of the warrants | $ 15,018 | $ 13,238 | $ 56,875 |  | $ 1,363 |  |  |  | $ 7,326,553 | $ 1,181,324 | $ 1,280,532 | $ 2,643,449 | $ 2,643,449
Method used for determining allocated fair value of the Warrants | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model | Black Scholes Option Pricing Model |  |  |  |  |  |  | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model
Fair value of Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13.26 | $ 12.00 | $ 11.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Expected terms |  |  | 3 years |  | 3 years | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 4 years 6 months 15 days | 5 years | 5 years | 4 years 9 months 18 days | 4 years 9 months 18 days
Risk free interest rate | 0.35% | 0.36% | 0.81% |  | 0.41% |  | 2.69% |  | 0.71% | 0.64% | 1.31% | 1.39% | 1.39%
Expected volatility | 119.72% | 129.56% | 147.53% | 162.03% | 157.69% |  | 170.33% |  | 125.97% | 146.32% | 130.09% | 121.71% | 121.71%
Expected price at which holders exercise Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13.39 | $ 13.39 | $ 14.59 | $ 14.59 | $ 14.59

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