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ABSTRACT The kidney transplant waitlist comprises 83% of the U.S. organ transplant waitlist. Yet, for every 5 patients who die or become too sick for transplantation, 3 kidneys are discarded. Organ preservation quality is linked to graft lifespan with kidneys having only 50% graft survival after 10 years. Extending preservation to a week, or longer, would enable nationwide (theoretically global) d ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The goal of this small business innovation research grant is to commercialize a cost-effective and contrast-free intraoperative ureter detection system, which integrates into a laparoscopic vessel sealing device to identify ureters in real-time and prevent iatrogenic injuries. 70% of iatrogenic ureteral injuries are detected postoperatively, up to 30 days after hospital di ...

Abstract Delirium, a major cause of falls, can occur in as many as 50% of cancer patients undergoing stem celltransplantation, resulting in up to 14 times greater chance of dying. Delirium risk can be mitigated and manyother outcomes of stem cell transplants can be improved through behavioral interventions delivered at thebedside through conversation, imagery, and audio. However, traditional means ...

The project aims to create a framework for real-time wearable sensor analysis that can be used to monitor warfighter health and readiness. There are two parts to the work: Framework and Model. The framework will be built on a smartphone and provides the flexibility to add any number of Bluetooth Low Energy wearable sensors and/or internal smartphone sensors while maintaining low energy consumption ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Orlance has developed a lead universal influenza (UFlu) DNA vaccine to address the need for a vaccine that can protect from annual influenza and the emergence of new variants that could cause future pandemics. Our UFlu vaccine is a multi-dose vaccine designed to induce systemic and mucosal immune responses that can prevent transmission and minimize disease from currently circulatin ...

Abstract Uroflowmetry is the most common urodynamic test performed by urologists to assess the function of the lower urinary tract. This simple non-invasive study measures urinary flow rates and when summarized graphically offers insights into various types of lower urinary tract symptoms. Current systems call upon a patient to void into a commode with a funnel to direct the flow of urine into a v ...

Project Summary/Abstract Older adults are disproportionately affected by falls. Older adults who have memory loss (mild to moderate cognitive impairment) can forget to wear wireless alert pendants or wristbands that are used in case they fall in their home. Falls among adults 65 and older caused over 34,000 deaths in 2019, making it the leading cause of injury death for that group. Older adult fal ...

Non-warhead debris from a typical anti-ship or air-to-air missile can comprise as much as 70% of the total striking mass, which makes it a crucial component of any lethality or survivability assessment and increasingly important as stand-off missile programs are rising in demand.  Many current LVS modeling tools in use by the government do not address residual non-warhead missile debris at all, a ...

Workable Hierarchical Impersonation using Reinforcement Learning (WHIRL) will generate realistic synthetic data without artifacts at scale by utilizing hierarchical reinforcement learning and a hypervisor to allow for “off-box” execution of long-term goals, mid-term tasks, passed through a shim to a hypervisor that will execute them on the intended host. Team Cynnovative will use hierarchical ...

The Outerlink IRIS system is a commercially successful, real-time flight data processing system that includes a satellite-based data link. The system records voice, video, and aircraft flight data while at the same time Interrogating the data for informat