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Thegoal is to develop asoftwaretool that implementsa novelapproach applicableto fitgeneral pharmacologic, toxicology, or other biomedical data, that mayexhibita non-monotonic dose-responserelationship for which thecurrent parametricmodels fail. Thesoftwareexplores dose-responserelationships using both monotonicand non-monotonicmodels,and estimates theassociated doseresponsecurves,which can further ...

Project SummaryDeep venous thrombosisDVTand secondary pulmonary embolismPEaffectof the population and cause approximatelydeaths annually in the USImmobility and lack of muscular activity is the primary risk factor for DVTan effect attributed to reduced venous flowAutopsy studies have identified the venous valve sinus in the leg as the site of origin for DVTbut a molecular and cellular mechanism fo ...

Project SummaryOne of the most glaring yet easily addressable gaps in our current scientific workflow and publication system is improving the way that methods are reportedin particularthe lack of key methodological details necessary for interpreting and reproducing a studyMost authors continue to cite the name of the reagentlike an antibody using the vendorand the city where the vendor is locatedb ...

“Code blue” is the signal used in hospitals to call for an immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) following a cardiac or respiratory arrest. Reviewing the performance of the “code blue team” is a cornerstone for improving outcomes. The current standard of using handwritten records on a paper “code sheet” does not allow measurement of key quality indicators and is subject to huma ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Genomic instabilityinduced by DNA damageand partly mitigated by DNA repair and antioxidantsplays a critical role in the pathogenesis of many major human diseasessuch as neurodegenerationcancer and cardiovascular diseasetogether with agingThere is a critical need for automated assays that can perform these assessmentsand bring them into greater routine usewhich will help advance our ...

Abstract More thanAmericans died from drug overdose inand drug overdose is now the most common cause of death for people underyears old in the United StatesFurthermorethe number of overdose deaths is increasing with the rise of abuse of powerful synthetic opioidssuch as fentanylIn May ofNational Institutes of HealthNIHand National Institute on Drug AbuseNIDAdirectors DrsCollins and Volkow outlined ...

Kaposi SarcomaKSis the most common cancer in themillion worldwide AIDS populationKS tumors are caused by Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpes VirusKSHVEven though HAART therapy has resulted in a dramatic decline in KS in the USthis malignancy remains the most predominant tumor of AIDSParadoxicallyKS tumors arise in some AIDS patients following HAART treatmentdue to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory S ...

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Every year, 50,000 very low birth weight (VLBW, andlt;1,500 g) infants are born in the U.S. The use of surfactant dramatically decreases morbidity and mortality due to respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in VLBW infants. Current standards for surfactant administration require the infant to be intubated, so that surfactant can be delivered to the trachea and lungs. Intuba ...

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) affects an ever growing population. While this disease typically has been associated with juveniles, the disease in adult populations is rapidly increasing. The defining clinical component is insulin loss, which occurs because of sustained inflammation in the islets. At present there is no means to prevent or reverse insulin loss. A major inflammatory pathway in T1D that cont ...

Project SummaryAbstract Lymphatic filariasisLFcaused by the parasitic filarial worm Wuchereria bancroftiis a disfiguring and debilitating neglected tropical disease that affectsmillion people incountriesThrough the World Health Organization sWHOGlobal Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic FilariasisGPELFbillion drug regimens have been distributed via mass drug administrationMDAtomillion people ...