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Project Summary Abstract Statement of the problemOnly three pharmacotherapeutic treatments for Alcohol Use DisorderAUDare FDA approved and none are widely usedandltof AUD patientsor show a strong effect to reduce riskyor dependence based drinking in the long termandltsee sustained decreased drinking outcomesUnfortunatelyapproximatelyof the population suffers from AUD and overof all medical morbidi ...

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 ...

The over arching goal of this Phase I SBIR proposal is to begin to optimize and implement standard reference diets for the ZebrafishDanio rerioan animal model of critical importance to the understanding of human health and development of vertebrate organismsA key problem in the industry is that standardized diets or feed management strategies have not been developed for Danio rerioThese diets are ...

Augmented reality (AR) offers the ability to enhance existing combat medic training by including perceptual cues and adaptive training elements to traditional simulation-based training using manikins. Unveil has developed a training system called the Macrocognitive AR Trainer (MART). MART is designed to foster the development of macrocognitive skills (e.g., sensemaking, assessment skills, mental m ...

Project Summary Abstract Point of carePOCtesting of clinical samples for the presence of illegal substances and their metabolites is important for monitoring substance use disordersemployment screeningand legal matters relating to drug abstinenceTypical immunoassay screening methods suffer from higher false testing rates and do not provide quantitative informationConfirmatory tests that are used f ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Modern DNA sequencing technologies have transformed our ability to interrogate human genomes in a single experimentthereby eliminating the inherent blind spots of gene panels and whole exome sequencingFurthermorerecent speed and economy improvements are driving the cost of whole genome sequencingWGSdown to that of WESthereforewe foresee a transition over the next two years to WGS a ...

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 ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Systemic administration of high dose ILhas been used since thes as an FDA approved immunotherapy for metastatic cancerDespite the fact that up toof patients treated with high dose ILachieve a durablelong term responsethis therapy is rarely used today due to significant life threatening complicationsSuch complications occur due to ILactivation of vascular endotheliumresulti ...

ABSTRACT Infection is a serious and potentially fatal complication of surgery to deliver cardiovascular implantable electronic devicesCIEDsi epacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsUntreated device related infection is associated with mortality rates as high asCurrentlyonly one antibiotic impregnated mesh has been FDA approved for placement in surgical incisions to reduce infections ...

ABSTRACTSteroid Receptor CoactivatorSRCis a key breast cancer oncogene that is frequently overexpressed or amplified in estrogen receptorERand human epidermal growth factor receptorHERpositive breast cancersElevated expression of SRCalso has been associated with resistance to tamoxifen therapy and with poor disease outcome in HERpositive breast cancersNumerous studies have shown that experimental ...