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Evolution of an Adaptable Prosthetic Foot Design for Normalization ofBiomechanics During Community Participation Summary AbstractThe vision of this project is to improve the functional physical mobility of people with lower extremity amputations especially on uneven groundside slopes or when foot placement varies from side to sidePeople with amputations will be enabled to confidently participate i ...

Compatibility Between Brain Computer Interface and High Efficiency Augmentative and Alternative Communication SystemsPhase II ABSTRACTBrain computer interfacesBCIenable text production for people who cannot movebut have only simple communication interfaces and are not widely usedAugmentative and alternative communicationAACsystems are widely used and give efficient and precise communicationbut req ...

Project Summary Abstract Every yearapproximatelysevere mistreatments happen in radiation therapyRadiation therapy lawsuits rank in the top third of all medical specialties with an average of $per claim settled or litigatedThe current method for detecting treatment errors is by a weekly patient chart checkwhere each treatment record is manually reviewed on a weekly basisThis labor intensive and ine ...

Falls are a significant source of early morbidity and mortality in the aging populationyet the neurologicalsensoryand motor changes that lead to increased fall risk often escape early identification and interventionVital signs are commonly used in clinical settings to assess the cardiovascular systemblood pressureheart rateimmune systembody temperatureand the respiratory systemrespiratory rateto e ...

Project SummaryAbstractThis proposal presents Phase II of Mercury Biomedandapos s plan for commercializing the new and innovative WarmSmart technology to more effectively keep surgical patients normothermicWarmSmart embodies several breakthrough concepts in bioheat transfer to manage core temperatureWe are building a costcompetitive patient warming technology that will be superior to existing tech ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Low level tumor associated somatic DNA mutations can have profound implications for development of metastasis prognosis choice of treatment follow up or early cancer detection Unless they are effectively detected these low level mutations can misinform patient management decisions or become missed opportunities for personalized medicine Widely used tech ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This is a resubmission of a Phase I Phase II Fast Track application for the clinical use of MultiStem in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS ARDS is defined as acute onset hypoxemia bilateral radiographic pulmonary infiltrates and lack of atrial pressure hypertension A novel and exiting possibility is the use of cells as part of the ther ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project aims to improve the accuracy of tests for early tooth decay dental caries specifically for interproximal surfaces where the posterior teeth abut one another In these regions there is no physical space to visually inspect or probe for caries Instead dentists rely on bitewing X rays BWs But dentists cannot tell whether lucencies observed ...