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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over the past decade, an investigation of how family members talk through cancer on the telephone has resulted in the recent publication of a lengthy volume entitled A Natural History of Family Cancer: Interactional Resources for Managing Illness (NH). Based on the conversations analyzed for this volume, and related research on the psychosocial impacts and con ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. This transition can precipitate major changes in health behaviors, like physical activity. Once a woman has a child she is much less likely to participate in regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity compared to women without children. Thus, new mothers are at risk for future weight gain and ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Asthma is a very common lung condition in children, and incidence is increasing in the US particularly in urban and minority populations. The standard of care for asthmatics is inhaled steroid, although clinical response is variable. The mechanism of efficacy of steroids in asthma is thought to be via anti-inflammatory pathways, although other anti-inflammatory ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This multiphase STTR project will result in a standard method to evaluate the release of airborne particles from commercial products that contain engineered nanomaterials during their use or disposal. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an important class of engineered nanomaterials that are incorporated into diverse products such as sporting goods, clothes, electronic ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common serious congenital anomalies and the leading cause of death due to birth defects. Clinical practice relying on physical examination of the newborn before discharge from the nursery often misses newborns with critical CHD (CCHD), which can lead to death or long-term morbidities. Using pulse oximetry (PO) can im ...