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PROJECT SUMMARY The for profit small business concernTricorder Array Technologies LLCwill developin partnership with the University of Alabama at BirminghamSIDECAReSensing and Integrating Data for Environmental Conditions in Animal ResearchThis device will automate collection of relevant data that will enhance consistency in animal models used to study human health treatment researchOur innovative ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal involves the development and validation of a novel approach to improve and accelerate the discovery of biopharmaceuticals (i.e. vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic proteins). Biopharmaceuticals are used to treat a variety of infectious and chronic diseases. The proposed research is intended to establish a new paradigm for rapidly ...

ABSTRACT Premature infants are frequently at risk of infectionjaundice and hypoglycemiaconditions monitored by analysis of blood for c reactive proteinCRPbilirubin and glucose respectivelyTypicallymL of blood is drawn each time an infant is tested with multiple blood draws happening over the course of daysGiven that total blood volume of in premature infants ismLup toof blood volume may be lost du ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a major health problem leading to cirrhosis and death. There is currently no pharmacological treatment for HF, and liver transplantation is unable to meet the needs of all patients afflicted with HF. We have shown that chronic liver injury involves the activation of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and TLR9. We further demonstrated that the ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThree of top five causes of death in humans globally are lung relatedchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDlower respiratory infections and lung cancers collectively account for over eight million deaths annuallyCurrentlyin preclinical settingstatic cell cultures and animal models are the most widely used systems for mechanistic and translational studiesHowevercritical limitation ...

The Point DigitA Ratcheting Prosthetic Finger UsingAdvanced Rapid Manufacturing Technology Project SummaryAbstract The goal of the proposed project is to develop and commercialize a purely mechanicalratcheting prosthetic fingerthe Point Digitwhichhas an industry leading strength to weight ratiocan be operated unilaterallyone handedoffers anatomical rotation and flexion around the patient s metacar ...

Project SummaryAbstract Lymphatic filariasisLFcaused by the parasitic filarial worm Wuchereria bancroftiis a disfiguring and debilitating neglected tropical disease that affectsmillion people incountriesThrough the World Health Organization sWHOGlobal Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic FilariasisGPELFbillion drug regimens have been distributed via mass drug administrationMDAtomillion people ...

Abstract COMBiNATi will work with Stanford University to bring the world s first integrated ID AST UTI diagnostic platform to the market by combining COMBiNATi sone clickcost effective dPCR platform with Stanford s pathogen identificationIDHRMA algorithm for broad detectiondeep characterization and absolute quantification of UTI pathogensBy the end of the Phaseprojectwe will deliver the prototype ...

Project Summary While studies support the efficacy of comprehensiveschool wide interventions in reducing bullyingthese types of programs can require significant time and financial resources for implementationresulting in barriers to providing school based bullying preventionespecially in low income and rural communitiesAdditionallyalthough training bystanders to act asdefenderson behalf of targets ...

Myocardial infarctionsMIor heart attacksischemic strokesISand peripheral artery diseasePADtogether considered cardiovascular diseaseCVDare all commonly caused by the same underlying pathologyatherosclerosisMIs and ISs are the leading causes of death and disability worldwideAtherosclerosis is a progressive pathology that develops asymptomatically over the course of many years as inflammatory plaque ...