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Proposed, is a low cost fiber optic high dynamic range magnetic field gradient measurement system for noninvasive, real-time monitoring of bio-magnetic activities with high spatiotemporal resolution in unshielded environment. Each gradient measurement system would consist of 1 scalar magnetometer, 1 each of horizontal and vertical gradiometers, and additional scalar magnetometers for background ma ...

The objective is to design an analog (time-continuous) radiofrequency (RF) computation platform in the form of a software-defined RF integrated-circuit (IC) with supplementary digital logic for solving differential equation based simulations at speeds that are 1-2 orders of magnitude greater than available digital high-performance computation platforms. The maximum speed that the state-of-the-art ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Modern radiation therapy treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy are associated with complex dose distributions and sharp dose gradients Experimental dose validation using multidimensional high spatial resolution dosimeters is mandatory The product to be developed is a novel high resolution dosimetry system that combines reusabil ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The proposed research is the study of new paradigms in both the treatment of cancer and cancer drug development This platform technology will markedly expand the number of cancer specific surface receptors and antigens that can be targeted for drug delivery using peptide ligands The general principle of this new technology is that cancer cells respond to ioni ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma PDAC is a deadly form of cancer and patient survival depends upon the stage of diagnosis While overall survival at diagnosis is only about months of patients with stage I disease survive years The best currently available diagnostic test which is routinely performed in patients at high risk for PDAC is endoscop ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Recent FDA approvals of ipilimumab nivolumab and pembrolizumab which target checkpoint receptors cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen CTLA and programmed death PD have ushered in a new era of cancer immunotherapy in metastatic melanoma Despite unprecedented overall survival benefits with combination therapy the incidence of complete respo ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposed project will further develop a CFC off loading AFO designed to offload plantar pressures and optimize patient function through maximizing plantarflexor power production During Phase I we will determine the effects of varying design characteristics of CFC off loading AFOs We will refine and create new FEA models and algorithms that predict the ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Noise is the most common occupational and environmental hazard thus it is not surprising that noise induced hearing loss NIHL is the second most common form of sensorineural hearing deficit second only to age related hearing loss Although therapeutics that target the free radical pathway have shown promise for reducing NIHL there are no medications approv ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Occidiofungin is a cyclic nonribosomally synthesized antifungal peptide with submicromolar fungicidal activity against a broad spectrum of fungi Occidiofungin is produced by the Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia contaminans From our structural characterization studies occidiofungin was determined to have a unique chemical composition Our studies have als ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There is an urgent need for a platform technology that can monitor changes in metabolite and protein biomarkers below current detection limits because in many cases the disease has progressed to an advanced state by the time the abundance of the biomarker has become measurable Our molecular motor powered nanodevice linked immunosorbent assay MONA LISA is ...