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Healthy design features in a workplace can enable healthy eating and physical activitywhich are key behaviors in the prevention of obesity and other chronic diseasesAs of yetthere is no comprehensive webbased tool for designers and employers in different types of workplacesparticularly small business settingsto learn about and implement behavioral design strategies in the workplaceThe goal of this ...

Endophthalmitis is a severe condition caused by inflammation of the ocular cavity and is a significant complication of corneal transplant proceduresoften being caused by microbial contamination of the donor tissueThe introduction of antibiotics into corneal tissue storage solutions in thes drastically lowered the incidence of bacterial endophthalmitis has drastically decreasedhoweverfungal endopht ...

ABSTRACT Early detection of mentalemotionaland behavioral disorders is vital to prevent ongoing impairment and provide effective treatment servicesPediatricians report the need for standardizedeasily deployedaccessibleand automatically scored mobile screening measures for completion by parents in waiting rooms prior to commencing office visits in pediatric primary care settingsConsistent use of de ...

Project Summary The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for ChildrenDISChas served as a gold standard assessment for diagnosing DSM disorders in children and has been cited in overpeer reviewed publicationsInthe DSM IV TR was updated to DSMWhile a gold standard instrumentthe DISCis also cumbersomeit is apage document with overtext pieces and a complex branching patternAn electronic versionthe cDISC was ...

The skin is the first line of defense against chemical warfare agents including nerve agents and toxic industrial chemicals, providing a possible barrier or delay to systemic distribution. Some chemicals also can act directly on the skin including the vesicants sulfur mustard and lewisite. Early and rapid skin decontamination is extremely important following exposure to CWAs and TICs because it de ...

Organophosphorus chemical warfare nerve agents (OP-CWA) are attractive to terrorist groups and rogue states as an inexpensive and accessible technology for chemical warfare. OP-CWA and organophosphate pesticides cause severe neurological symptoms and death by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE); the resulting excess acetylcholine accumulates and overstimulates the human or animal bo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objectives of the Phase II research are to develop a simple and cost-effective method for large-scale production of anti-microbial N95 respirator masks. The work proposed will accomplish the necessary steps to scale our production of a Light Activated Anti Microbial (LAAM) fabric coating to manufacturing. Significance: Influenza and other enveloped viruses ...

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AN "INHALATION SCREENING DOSE COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WITHEMBEDDED MINIATURE THIN-WALL GEIGER-MUELLER RADIATION DETECTORS EVALUATES THE THYROID GLAND FOR NANOCURIE ACTIVITYINVENTORY. THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE "COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WILL BE CAPABLE OF DETECTING WITHIN 15 SECONDS AND WITH 2 SIGMA CONFIDENCE AN ACTIVITY INVENTORY OF 0.7 NANOCURIES OF I-131 DOSE EQ ...