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The experimental validation of the DoDs weapon systems is at the cornerstone of national security considerations. The structural requirements for the targets utilized impose a severe cost and lead time burden due to the limitations imposed by the traditional manufacturing processes currently used. Novel manufacturing methods for metal alloys have been established in the past years, but they have y ...

This project will develop a statistical-relational framework and enabling technologies for context-aware object classification and selection. The proposed framework is capable of reasoning about the scene as a whole while incorporating the entire corpus of available information including features and classification labels from heterogeneous sensors and properties of other objects in the scene. The ...

PoliomyelitisPoliois a highly infectious disease that primarily affects young childrenCurrentlythe live attenuated oral poliomyelitis vaccineOPVis the vaccine used to prevent polio outbreaks and stop transmission of wild poliovirusesHoweversometimes OPV has the ability to revert to a form that can cause paralysis or poliomyelitiswhich will inevitably lead to new polio outbreaksIn most developed co ...

There has been a recent rise in the rate of fungal infections following corneal transplant surgeries over the last six yearsand most cases have been tied to donor to recipient transmissionWhile preliminary studies have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of adding antifungal agents to the corneal storage media to minimize the risk of infectionthe shelf life of these antifungal agents is significa ...

New therapies, designed to enhance anti-tumor immunity are based on the blockade of the checkpoint components, either PD-1 on immune cells or PD-L1 on tumor cells. This strategy, while being spectacularly successful in some patients for some cancers, fails for many other patients. The expression of PD-L1 is highly dynamic and its prevalence within tumors can vary significantly over time. The curre ...

Immunotherapies have been emerging in the past decades as powerful approaches for cancer treatment. However, the immune system is complex, and therapy efficacy is substantially affected by the tumor microenvironment. For this reason, it is currently difficult to visualize tumor response and predict therapeutic efficacy. In this Contract, Imago Systems, Inc., a company with substantial experience i ...

The goal of this fast track STTR proposal is to expand buprenorphine maintenance therapy for opioiddependent patientsOvermillion people in the US are addicted to opiatesProviding effective agonist therapymethadone or buprenorphinecoupled with behavioral counseling greatly improves outcomesreduces morbidityand reduces societal costsMethadone maintenance treatment has been limited due to complex sta ...

Fall detectionassessmentand prevention is a challenging issue across the care continuumDespite wide recognition as a considerable problemfall related injuries are still the most frequently reported adverse events in hospital inpatient settingswithof patients falling at least once during their stayAccording to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reportstoof falls result in injuryIn the U ...

Approximatelymillion Americans suffer from asthmawhich leads to aboutdeaths per yearand is responsible for estimated annual total direct and indirect costs of $billionDespite the existing treatments for asthmapredominantly combinations of inhaledagonists and corticosteroidsCSsthere remains a significant unmet medical need for new therapies which address two key issuesapproximatelyof patients are i ...

Project Summary Human babesiosis is a malaria like multisystem disease caused primarily by Babesia microtian emerging apicomplexan parasite that infects and develops within human erythrocytesThe parasite is transmitted to humans by the tick vector Ixodes scapularis and can also be introduced through blood transfusionInfection can cause flu like symptomsand severe infection can be fatalin particula ...