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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to address two important public health quality of life concerns - fall prevention and frailty in older adults by developing an accurate wearable sensor technology that more accurately characterizes physical activity, risk of falling and early indicators of frailty. In Phase I of this STTR project, we developed a unique platform (PAMSysTM: Physical Ac ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Xenotransplantation with pig organs offers the best near term hope for satisfying the limitation imposed by shortage of human organs. This research project is directed toward producing as a product a genetically modified pig that will be the best potential donor for xenotransplants to humans. Although hyperacute rejection of pig organs in primate recipients ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of premature deaths and cancer.1 Building on more than a decade of clinical and research experience in treating tobacco-dependence, we propose to address this problem with a new academic-small computer game business partnership that will develop a novel e-health tobacco cessation and relapse prevention produ ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This fast-track application requests support to develop and field test software for functional communication training for children with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Aimed principally at behavior therapists, special educators, and speech/language professionals, the software will support implementation of augmentative/alternative communication ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our companys' goal is to create and commercialize a modular, immediate fit, transtibial prosthesis system at a fraction of the cost of conventionally manufactured devices. Our product will be mass produced using the latest injection molding techniques with advanced materials that duplicate the strength of metal at a fraction of the cost. This system will ...