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For effective protection against radiated threats, it is important to understand not only the physics of the threats, but also to quantify the effects they have on mission-critical electrical systems. Radiated vulnerability and susceptibility testing requires delivery of high peak power and peak electric fields to distant targets. The most practical solution to simulate such environments on large ...

PROJECT SUMMARY State of the art techniques result inyear solid organ graft loss ofto overin cardiopulmonary organ transplantationEstablishment of donor specific immunological toleranceDSITa condition in which a recipient accepts a transplant without immunosuppressionwhile retaining the ability to fight infectionswould reduce graft loss and transplant related complicationsThe only identified metho ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantPain management is a significant unmet medical needAnandamide is an endocannabinoid mediator that plays important roles in the regulation of painPrevious work has shown that endocannabinoid receptors located outside the central nervous systemCNSexert a powerful regulatory control over pain initiationThe biological actions of anandamide are stopped by the enzymefatty ...

Because of its high sensitivitypolymerase chain reactionPCRis the gold standard for the diagnosis of many infectious diseasesbut generally only implemented in well equipped laboratoriesOne of the major roadblocks for expanding PCR to point of care markets is the lack of simplerobustsingle tube PCR designs which preserve its laboratory based high sensitivity and specificityIn this Fast Track STTR a ...

Project SummaryGlycosylation is one of the most prevalent and important post translational modifications of proteinsyet it is also one of the most difficult to studyNo single method nor analytical platform can give complete information about the glycosylation in a protein sampleand the analytical methods in current use include both ESI and MALDI single and tandem mass spectrometryat least four typ ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Assessment of loss of visual function outside the foveal area is an essential component of the management of numerous conditionsincluding glaucomaretinal and neurological disordersDespite the significant progress achieved with the development of standard automated perimetrySAPmany decades agoassessment of visual field loss with SAP still has significant drawbacksSAP testing is limi ...

Abstract For decadesthe treatment of cancer has relied on surgical resectionchemotherapy and or radiotherapyRecentlya number of immune based therapies have provided promising new approaches for cancer treatmentThe two most potent immunotherapies are monoclonal antibodymABbased bi specific proteinseg Bispecific T cell engagersBiTEand engineered Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cellsCAR TBoth act by indu ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathyCIPNis a debilitating condition that afflictsof cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and limits the dose and duration of treatmentSymptoms range from sensory loss to painful neuropathy and are accompanied by electrophysiological and structural indices of nerve damageThe American Society of Clinical Oncology currently makes no recommendat ...

ABSTRACT Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability and morbidity in our populationAs many asmillion Americans have osteoporosis andmillion more have osteopeniaHoweverbone mineral densityBMDassessment does not occur in many Americans when indicated and measure currently requires a separate referral and separate imaging scan to obtain BMDThe result is that onlyof Americans who are at risk of suffe ...

Project Summary Traumatic brain injuryTBIcauses detrimental behavioral dysfunctions and brain neurodegeneration butunfortunatelythere currently is no effective pharmaceutical TBI treatmentThe underlying PhaseSTTR grant is to develop a new class of TBI drugs that inhibit the protease cathepsin BGenetically deleting the cathepsin B gene in mice results in substantial behavioral and pathology improve ...