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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant A Tool for Research on Emotion in Naturally Occurring Speech It is now widely accepted that defects or limitations in emotion processing underlie many disorders such as anxiety depression bipolar and eating disorders If bio behavioral markers of emotions could be found researchers would have the basis for investigating emotions in both normal mental functi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Clinical treatment of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit NICU is particularly challenging due to their small anatomies medical instability and immature physiological processes Treatment is often complicated by the lack of therapeutic devices and instrumentation designed specifically to accommodate this unique patient population For instance curr ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Platelet transfusions are the most effective treatments for patients with thrombocytopenia The growing demand for platelet transfusions is often limited by shortage in the platelets PTL supply due to dependency on volunteer donors short shelf life risk of infections and alloimmunization It is therefore critical to create an efficient donor independent ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Falls are a leading cause of injuries and deaths among older adults OAs and will be an increasing public health concern given projections of future increases in the number of OAs in the US Fall detection and or surveillance systems are needed to enhance an OAandapos s confidence and independence and to facilitate rapid post fall responses This project wil ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Intake of added sweeteners high fructose corn syrup and sucrose independently predicts the development of obesity metabolic syndrome and diabetes Despite recommendations by WHO and the AHA to reduce sugar intake to to percent of total energy intake the mean intake of added sugars remains percent of the diet and percent of the population ingest ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Portable Multimode Persufflation Perfusion System for Extended Hypothermic Kidney Preservation In over patients in the US started treatment for end stage renal disease ESRD These patients spend on average $ annually on treatment including dialysis In The U S the current waiting list for organ transplantation holds over patient ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Dysbiosis refers to a condition with microbial imbalances within the human microbiome Yogurts are the best examples of using fermenting gut bacteria to rebalance the gut dysbiosis Our results demonstrate for the first time that Staphylococcus epidermidis S epidermidis a commensal bacterium of the human skin functions as a probiotic microorganism that em ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant andquot Code blue andquot the term used in hospitals to call for an immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR signals dire emergencies where medical errors can occur and lives can be lost Reviewing CPR performance of the code blue team is a cornerstone for improving outcomes Thorough and accurate recording of code blue events enable detailed reviews to ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood but many children have poorly controlled symptoms causing morbidities hospitalizations and costs The first step toward good asthma control is accurate assessment of symptoms Recall of the frequency and severity of symptoms is the cornerstone of asthma assessment Unfortunately recall by parents or ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The overall goal of this project is to improve quality of care of patients with diabetes by identifying patients who may have particular difficulty reaching treatment targets and who could therefore potentially benefit from additional resources Investigators propose to achieve this goal by developing a technology to accurately identify patients at high risk f ...