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Triton Systems will develop a novel approach to field-based disease and biochemical diagnostics through innovative use of extremely low cost bioanalytical devices.The proposed platform will provide a low cost, portable, and reliable diagnostic test for on-site use in austere and resource-limited environments.The devices will be highly durable, rugged, and easy to use without user-induced variation ...

Adverse physiological events (PEs) have plagued warfighters piloting military aircraft, in particular PEs involving hypoxia and cockpit cabin decompression. Though there has been a large variety of research performed in trying to understand the problems and why theyre caused, there are inefficiencies due to the lack of standardized cross-laboratory protocols, procedures, and metrics. To address th ...

ABSTRACT The Zika virusZIKVis the cause of an explosive pandemic of infections across South and Central Americathe Caribbeanand the southeastern region of the United StatesZIKV is a flavivirusa family of small positive strand RNA viruses that includes Dengue virusDENVWest Nile virusWNVYellow fever virusYFVand hepatitis C virusHCVZIKV is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the Aedes genusFor the ...

Project Summary Abstract Universal Adherence is an emerging medical device company dedicated to improving adherence to ocular medications through innovative technical solutionsOur proposed Devers Drop DeviceDwill accurately track when a patient removes an eye drop bottle capcommunicate usage data wirelessly to a database that researchers can accessand send alerts to patients when a medication is d ...

One in ten of the persons ageare affected by Alzheimer s diseaseADcausing enormous social and economic burden to the United StatesTo date only five medications have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of the symptoms of ADbut none of them slows or stops the disease progressionWith the recent repeated failures of AD drugs on thesecretase inhibitorsthe need for an effective AD drug became eve ...

The goal of this Phase I STTR project is to constructoptimizeand test a clinically viable intravascular near infrared fluorescence intravascular ultrasoundNIRF IVUSimaging catheter for simultaneous molecular and structural diagnosis of coronary artery diseaseCADCAD is a worldwide leading cause of death and disabilityincluding acute myocardial infarctioncongestive heart failureand sudden cardiac de ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Drugs act by altering the activities of particular componentstargetswithin a cell or organismThusdrug discovery campaigns begin by identifying a targetfollowed by screening this target with compounds to identify leads that can be developed into a drugUnfortunatelyidentifying effective drug targets for a given diseaselet alone for individual patientse gin highly heterogeneous cancer ...

Drug discovery is challenging and expensiveespecially in the phase of lead optimization whichpredicts binding to a targetComputational approaches can add substantial valueComputingrelative binding free energiesRBFEbetween congeneric molecules using molecular dynamicsMDgreatly reduces the search space and considerably improves convergenceThe Silicon TherapeuticsSTXINSITE platform uses an RBFE proto ...

Project Abstract Approximatelyof all fractures occur in the small bones of the wristshands and feetamounting to more thanmillion annuallyConsidering functional losses associated with the locations of these injuriesproper reduction and fixation is critical to ensure optimal rehabilitation and recoveryComplex injuries that include irreducible fractures or segmental bone loss require operative fixati ...

Project Summary The overall goal of the proposed work is to develop a platform capable of delivering and monitoring adherenceproficiencyand safety of a home based simplified Tai Chi intervention for older adultsDuring Phase I of this Fast Track STTR project we will further develop a novel approach to assessing Tai Chi performance adherenceproficiencyand safety based on wearable sensor dataMetrics ...