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Summary VisionQuest Biomedical LLCVisionQuesthas developed a diabetic retinopathyDRscreening systemEyeStarenabled by automated screening softwareDR RACSthat was developed under the EYPhase II SBIR projectOur product provides immediate feedback to the physician on the state of diabetic eye disease without burdening an eye care specialist to review those cases without retinal diseaseDiabetes affects ...

The objective of this research project is to update a web application Overcoming Addictions OA and enable it to be efficiently used by treatment providers in addition to its current use by the general public OA is an abstinence focused cognitive behavioral intervention based on the four point program for SMART Recovery www smartrecovery org We have already demonstrated the effectiveness of ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The tick borne flavivirus TBFV group includes a number of important human pathogens that result in serious encephalitic or hemorrhagic diseases that are either Category B or C priority pathogens The TBFV are considered to be emerging or re emerging pathogens due to increases in the number of human cases the expansion of geographic distribution and emergen ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In the US there are annual incidences of heart attack out of which are first time heart attacks Risk factors for cardiovascular disease CVD are thought to be well defined but they do not identify all at risk individuals Therefore there is a need to detect other factors that provide more near term risk assessment for CVD The early manife ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The long term objective of this project is to engineer test validate and commercialize the i RxCamandquot a low priced portable and easy to use retinal camera Because of our Phase I technical accomplishments and demonstrated effectiveness we can achieve the overarching goal of this Phase II final verification and validation of the low priced non mydr ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This Phase II project is motivated by current issues associated with screening for retinopathy of prematurity ROP ROP is the leading cause of blindness in infants In recent years the number of infants at risk for ROP has been increasing In the United States the rate of prematurity has risen from of all births in to in for a total of ov ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The purpose of this Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer STTR project is to complete development and evaluate usability and effectiveness of the Wraparound Team Monitoring System Wrap TMS a web based electronic behavioral health information system EBHIS for the most widely implemented care coordination model in childrenandapos s behavioral healt ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Driving while intoxicated DWI is a major public health hazard In the U S there were deaths in caused by alcohol impaired drivers National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA a The New Mexico Dept of Transportation DoT reported the total DWI cost to New Mexico in alone was over one billion dollars NM DoT In New ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this Phase II competitive renewal project is to implement a clinical study to collect data to validate EyeStar(tm), a software system as the basis for comprehensive telescreening for all stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR). According to the CDC, approximately 80 million people in the U.S. have some form of eye disease, including 20 million dia ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed project is motivated by the fact that comprehensive, broad-scale screening for eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy (DR), including advanced stages, is economically prohibitive without the introduction of computer-assisted diagnosis of retinal images. According to the CDC approximately 80 ...