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Coral transplantation is a primary management option for rehabilitation of degraded reefs. Stabilization (via adhesion, etc.) of transplants on existing reef or artificial substrates notably improves their survival rate. Improved underwater adhesives are needed for expedient and convenient stabilization of coral transplants with improved survival rate. A new hybrid organic-inorganic adhesive is pr ...

We propose an innovative yet straightforward approach to developing and delivering a readily deployable product to support combating IUU. We combine newly available low-cost hyperspectral sensors with state-of-the-art deep learning-based real-time data processing and deploy it on high-availability commodity cloud computing hardware - our solution is compatible with both existing systems as well as ...

Project Summary Abstract Acute lung injuryALIor Acute Respiratory Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeARDSare characterized by an increased permeability of the alveolar capillary barrier resulting in lung edema with protein rich fluidthus resulting in impairment of arterial oxygenationLung edemaendothelial and epithelial injury are accompanied by an influx of neutrophils into the interstitium and b ...

Abstract Chronic phantom limb painPLPhas been reported to inflict as many asof people with amputationsPLP is described as feeling like burningtwistingitchingor pressure in part of the missing limbThese painful sensations have a substantial negative impact on quality of lifepeople who suffer PLP have high rates of depressiondifficulty sleepingregular absences from workdissociation with family frien ...

An overarching factor in the development of any successfulartificial pancreassystem is the advancement of a highly accurate and long lived glucose sensorwithout the need for numerous recalibrationsFrequentlyimplantable glucose sensors demonstrate insufficient reliability with respect to performanceaccuracy and response timewhich is thought to be the result of poor biocompatibilityCentral to these ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The goal of this study is to develop an objective tool for the fast and easy assessment of strokeby developing a novel analytics platform that quickly identifies potential stroke from movement signatures captured with wearable sensorsThe tool uses unobtrusive wearable sensors and does not require medical training to operateand thus will be valuable for families and caregivers of ol ...

ABSTRACTOtitis media or middle ear infections is a prevalent disease associated with early childhoodThe primary surgical intervention for persistent and recurring otitis media is insertion of ear tubestympanostomymyringotomy tubesThere are aboutear tubes placed annually in the United StatesA recognized risk with ear tubes is secondary infection or post operative otorrheaThe rate of secondary infec ...

ABSTRACT Nitric oxideNOplays a critical role in a wide range of bodily functionsincluding vasodilationneurotransmissionwound healingsuppression of platelet activationand modulation of ciliary beat frequencyFurtherinhaled gas phase NO is now routinely used to treat neonatal pulmonary hypertensionIn infectionNO released by neutrophils and macrophages functions as a potent antimicrobial antiviral age ...

With this phase I submissionIsoPlexis proposes to deliver comprehensive profiling of the immune system as a measure of age dependent health in response to medical challenges or traumaThis assay will connect signaling events in the metabolome and proteome from thousands of single cells in parallel enabling the simultaneous tracking of metabolic activity and protein signaling within each immune cell ...

Project Summary Liquid biopsy is a potentially powerfulnon invasive approach for detectingclassifying and monitoring tumors by capturing cell free DNA molecules found circulating in blood and other bodily fluidsAny next generation sequencingNGSbased approach requires an efficient protocol for converting cell free DNA into a sequencing libraryNearly all currently available NGS library preparation m ...