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A scene registration augmented reality proof-of-concept for medical education is proposed with the goal of making medical education, especially anatomical learning, intuitive, effective, accurate, and productive by leveraging the latest augmented reality technologies. To achieve the goal, following aspects will be investigated and developed: 1) recognize the fiducial markers on a mannequin or on a ...

Fabrico Technology and Professor Andrew Ellington of the University of Texas at Austin, proposes to develop an in-field detection platform based on a novel variation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). The proposed reaction works by utilizing a patent pending oligonucleotide strand displacing (OSD) probe which functions for LAMP in much the same way as a TaqMan probe functions for q ...

Biomimetic Slope Adaptive Foot-Ankle Prosthesis This project will develop an innovative mechanical/hydraulic foot-ankle system that will help lower extremity prosthesis wearers to walk or run in a wider range of environments with close to normal walking biomechanics. The proposed system will have a unique combination of features, all mechanically implemented without electronics or external powe ...

SpringActive Inc. collaborating with Arizona State University will design and build a spring-based, passive prosthetic ankle that stores energy in the stance phase and returns it at push-off to propel the user forward. The team will leverage experience in designing tuned spring ankles. A plantarflexion spring will allow the ankle to plantarflex smoothly and align to the ground after heel strike. ...

Physical, mental, and environmental stress, as well as diet and hydration have an impact on overall health, performance, and well-being of humans. These factors all affect the composition and metabolism of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The mix of microorganisms in the gut, and their metabolic transformation of food, can alter the overall health and physiology of the host. Me ...

This proposal aims to develop a wireless IMU (WIMU) activity recognition system for SpringActive`s powered ankle prosthesis, Odyssey. Robust activity detection via WIMU will revolutionize the state-of-the-art in powered, lower limb prosthetics by integrating (i) bio-inspired intelligence with (ii) biomimetic mechanics into a highly-maneuverable, smart, ankle-foot prosthesis system. Odyssey is the ...

The primary objective of this proposal is to design and demonstrate the SpectralMD DeepView imaging technology can allow surgeons to quickly and objectively assess the viability of tissue in a burn excision site prior to skin grafting. DeepView uses machine learning algorithms to analyze data acquired by multispectral imaging to generate quantitative prognostic images with a user-friendly output t ...

Traumatic injury accounts for 14.2% of all fatalities. Clinical management of trauma often requires massive plasma transfusions. However, in critical combat casualty care or in civilian emergency trauma care, plasma of compatible blood group may not be readily available. Transfusion with incompatible plasma may result in potentially fatal hemagglutination in the recipient. Typeless or universal pl ...

Operational Technologies Corp. (OpTech) proposes to screen its existing patented Salmonella enterica DNA aptamers (U.S. Application No. 13/136,820, issued) against a number of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars to determine the level of crossreactivity with the goal of detecting only non-typhoidal Salmonella. Aptamers have demonstrated the potential for greater affinity (assa ...

The concept of operations for future warfighters includes real-time physiological health and status monitoring during mission operations. A compression e-garment that is capable of collection, storage and secure transmission of health data is a key unmet technology requirement for such monitoring. Propel, working iteratively with the DHA as a customer and the project team, proposes to deliver a d ...