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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed research will utilize qualitative (focus groups; in-depth interviews) and quantitative (field testing; calculation of sensitivity and specificity) methods to develop a culturally and linguistically accessible depression screener on CD-ROM in American Sign Language. Depression is the most common mental health condition managed in primary care. Depre ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the proposed project is to develop, implement, and evaluate the use of an Internet-based e-learning multimedia program that will allow foster care social workers, educators, and other youth workers to plan one-day real world simulations that would allow adolescent foster youths, ages 13-21, to learn and practice independent living skills. Researc ...

Kyma Technologies together with the subcontractor at Virginia Commonwealth University, aim to develop high-performance AlInN/GaN based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), operating in the X-band frequency region. We intent to employ a novel technical approach, which examines both large-scale semi-insulating GaN templates and high-quality semi-insulating native GaN substrates; benefits from o ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sepsis, a clinical syndrome associated with infection, is a major complication that can develop after surgery or trauma. It affects roughly 700,000 patients annually with an associated annual cost of 16.7 billion. Septic patients can develop multiple organ failure and face significant morbidity and mortality despite advances in intensive care and advanced supp ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Awareness of the enormous advantages of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in an item response theory framework (IRT) is growing rapidly in the behavioral research community. CAT has the capacity to significantly reduce respondent burden without losing measurement reliability. Although a small number of computerized adaptive tests (CATs) exist for behavioral m ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project aims to improve the quality of life, computer accessibility, and employment potential for spinal cord injured (SCI) and other individuals who cannot use a standard computer keyboard and mouse. Some assistive products, such as head trackers, are suitable for controlling the position of the mouse pointer. However, most such pointing products do not p ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Remarkable advances in signal processing techniques, materials sciences, battery technologies, and computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) processes have led to significant developments in assistive technologies. Coordinated research and commercialization have dramatically increased prosthetic function, utility, personalization, comfor ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): During Phase I, we propose to develop an Automated Multi-Language Emergency Triage Assister (AMLETA), an internet-based, software prototype to assist triage nurses rapidly identify underlying symptoms of patients presenting to an emergency department to better prioritize those patients when they are unable to speak English. AMLETA will be designed for use by pa ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. Pursuant to that mission, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) released t ...