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Physical, mental, and environmental stress, as well as diet and hydration have an impact on overall health, performance, and well-being of humans. These factors all affect the composition and metabolism of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The mix of microorganisms in the gut, and their metabolic transformation of food, can alter the overall health and physiology of the host. Me ...

The primary objective of this proposal is to design and demonstrate the SpectralMD DeepView imaging technology can allow surgeons to quickly and objectively assess the viability of tissue in a burn excision site prior to skin grafting. DeepView uses machine learning algorithms to analyze data acquired by multispectral imaging to generate quantitative prognostic images with a user-friendly output t ...

Surgical simulations aiming to support surgeon practices and medical education have attracted enormous research effort over the last two decades. However, the physical reality, especially on simulating aggregated tissue interaction, is still unsatisfactory. In this proposed work, an open source surgery simulation framework, SoFMIS, will be utilized and enhanced with tissue interaction models to a ...

The modern warfighter faces the constant threat of endemic infections, multi-drug resistant bacteria and Biological Warfare Agents. In order to provide accurate front-line treatment that will curtail the overuse of antibiotics, a rapid and robust molecula

Traumatic injury represents one of the most common reasons for mortality and accounts for 14.2% of all fatalities. Clinical management of trauma and emergency surgeries in combat casualties often require massive plasma transfusions. However, in critical c

Between Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn, the total number of U.S. Casualties (those Wounded in Action) has exceeded 52,000 as of January 30, 2015. These numbers point to the fact that active warfighters in the battlefield are almost constantly exposed to the threat of external penetrating wounds. The goal of combat wound care is to protect open wounds u ...