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PROJECT SUMMARY In this Phase I Small Business Technology TransferSTTRprojecta team of researchers at Cincinnati Childrenandapos s Hospital Medical CenterCCHMCwill work with the engineering team at NeoViewIncto design and build novel body coil and incubator prototypes for aTesla Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNICUMRI systemThese components will play a central role in NeoViewandapos s neonatal MRI pro ...

Falls are a significant source of early morbidity and mortality in the aging populationyet the neurologicalsensoryand motor changes that lead to increased fall risk often escape early identification and interventionVital signs are commonly used in clinical settings to assess the cardiovascular systemblood pressureheart rateimmune systembody temperatureand the respiratory systemrespiratory rateto e ...

Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADinclude extracellular deposits of Apeptidesintraneuronal aggregates of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein and neuroinflammationMost proposed AD disease modifying therapies have focused on strategies that reduce brain Aamyloid or tau pathological accumulationHoweversuch approaches have been unsuccessful in late stage AD clinical trials and ma ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAcute compartment syndromeACSremains one of the most devastating and often overlooked traumatic musculoskeletal disorders in clinical practiceIn this conditionpressure increases in one of the body s spacelimited compartmentsdue most commonly to direct trauma or bone fractureresulting ultimately in an ischemic injury to all of the compartment s contentsincluding muscle and nerveOnce ...

AbstractA major shortfall in clinical care for diabetes is a rapid and accurate screen for progression to diseaseCurrent criteria involve HLA haplotypeand the presence of auto antibodiesAAGenome wide associated studiesGWASrevealed only immune associated genes including HLA as T D predictorsThe ability to differentiate from other diseases was very limitedPre typediabetesp T Dis now being identified ...

Project SummaryAbstractThis proposal presents Phase II of Mercury Biomedandapos s plan for commercializing the new and innovative WarmSmart technology to more effectively keep surgical patients normothermicWarmSmart embodies several breakthrough concepts in bioheat transfer to manage core temperatureWe are building a costcompetitive patient warming technology that will be superior to existing tech ...

ABSTRACTTAPS ESP Language accessibility and cultural awareness are essential elements of quality healthcareLimited English ProficiencyLEPindividuals are less likely to self identify a need for behavioral health serviceswhich results in longer duration of untreated disordersAccurate identificationdiagnosisand treatment are entirely dependent on a linguistically accurate screening and assessmentespe ...

Project SummaryDespite advances in the development of HIV drugs there remains a need for new therapiesToxicities associated with long term use of many of the approved HIV drugs coupled with the development of resistance drives the need for new and novel antiviralsMaturation inhibitorsMIsrepresent one such class of HIV therapiesHIV maturation inhibitors block virus replication by disrupting the con ...

The Point PartialA Ratcheting Prosthetic Partial FingerUsing Advanced Rapid Manufacturing Technology Project SummaryAbstract The goal of the proposed project is to develop a purely mechanicalratcheting prosthetic partial fingerthe Point Partialwhichhas an industry leading strength to weight ratiocan be operated unilaterallyone handedoffers anatomical rotation and flexion around the patient s proxi ...

Project Description Despite significant advances in the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseasecongenital cardiac anomalies remain a leading cause of death in the newborn periodMost severe forms of congenital heart disease require surgical interventionComplications arising from the use of currently available prosthetic materials in the form of vascular graftspatchesor replaceme ...