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Project Summary/Abstract The proposed project focuses on creating a bariatric mannequin simulator to educate healthcare students on proper techniques specific and specialized to bariatric patient care. Significance: Obesity is one of the world’s most significant and growing health problems. More than 2 in 3 adults are overweight or have obesity and obese patients have a greater likelihood of req ...

Summary Claremont BioSolutions, LLC (CBIO) The ability to sequence and map long stretches of DNA and RNA using third generation sequencing technologies is set to transform the field of genomics and allow researchers and clinicians unparalleled insight into the complexities of our genome and diseases. However, the move to these platforms presents new hurdles in long DNA and RNA sample preparation. ...

ABSTRACT This study aims to further develop and test our voice-activated technology to deliver components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to breast cancer survivors (BCS). CBT-I is a structured, systematic program which delivers better and safer outcomes than prescription sleep medications. Non-pharmacologic approaches target physiologic, cognitive, behavioral, environmental, ...

Project Summary/AbstractThis Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase-II project proposes the deployment of an AI-powered image-processing tool, named PostureCheck™, to automatically detect when patients perform undesirable compensatory movements during robot-assisted upper-extremity (UE) rehabilitation exercises. The system is based on a standard video camera and the artificial intellige ...

Diamond has proven to be a superb material for cathodes.  Experiments have demonstrated the ability of diamond wafers to emit over 200 secondary electrons for each primary electron that enters the wafer.  These secondary electrons emerge from the diamond with very low energy and very low energy spread, thereby creating a high-quality electron beam (e-beam) with inherently low emittance.  Thus, ...

ABSTRACTAdequate oxygen inside cells is critical for healthy organ function, and the main goal of clinicians in transfusion medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care is to restore and maintain cellular oxygen levels in patients. However, at this time, there is no clinical device that directly measures cellular oxygen levels. While RBC transfusions can be life-saving, they have inherent risks ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to increase the all-around strength of three dimentional (3D)-printed polymer objects, which will make such objects more useful for structurally-stressed prototypes and manufactured products (including prototypes and products that are physically large).The prposed strength gains are expected from embedding cont ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Despite being one of the largest and fastest-growing demographics in the United States (US), Latinx persons experience striking health disparities, particularly in terms of hazardous drinking and co-occurring elevated anxiety. The co-occurrence of these risk factors contributes to worse physical/mental health outcomes among Latinx individuals. Few interventions to date hav ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Peptide therapeutics combine high potency and selectivity, and engender fewer side effects than traditional small molecules. This has fueled interest in peptides filling the gap between ‘biologics’ and small molecules, as peptide-based compounds have key desired properties that are distinct both of the other classes. A major challenge remains to extend the short half-life of na ...

This SBIR Phase II project will develop breakthrough polymeric membranes to purify water by reverse osmosis. It will address the recognized global need for clean drinking water driven by increasing population and urbanization that affect billions of people living in water-stressed lands. The impurities in water from different geographical locations and different types of water (e.g., seawater, ind ...