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Project Summary Nerve injury can occur due to traumachronic compression or disease processes such as diabetes or tumors and have a tremendous socioeconomic impact from loss of work and healthcare costsThere is still a clinical need to improve recovery from nerve injuriesand a new nerve conduit drug delivery device that addresses this clinical need is the focus of the present proposalOur group has ...

ABSTRACT The goal of thisyear Fast Track STTR is to develop and evaluate a multi levelyouthparentschoolInternet based dating violenceDVprevention programMe andampYou TechMYTforthgrade middle school studentsByth gradeapproximatelyof students will have engaged in a dating relationshipOf thesealmost one third will have perpetrated physical DV and almost two thirds will have perpetrated emotional DVYo ...

Abstract Diabetic ulcers or pressure ulcers are common for patients with diabetesspinal cord injuriesetcWithout proper managementsuch wounds often lead to infections such as osteomyelitis or sepsisresulting in high mortality and morbidityIn addition to bacterial infectiondiabetic patients are also more susceptible to cutaneous fungal infectionsAdvanced wound dressings and advanced wound therapies ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal develops a novelartificial intelligenceAIenabledmobile treatment delivery method that fulfills the need for a robustsecuretechnology based peer support platform to support patients with opioid use disordersOUDsThe majority of individuals with OUDs in the United States do not receive any formal substance use treatmentand growing evidence suggests that many OUD patients ...

PhenylketonuriaPKUis a genetic disorder of metabolism characterized by a pathological elevation of phenylalaninePhein the body stemming from a dysfunctional phenylalanine hydroxylase enzymePAHThe resulting high concentrations of Phexcan result in severe intellectual disabilitybehavioral problemsand neurological deficitse gseizuresStrict control of dietary Phe is the primary treatment for PKU curre ...

ABSTRACTSubstance use disordersSUDsincluding opioid use disorderscontinue to be one of the most serious public health issues in the USleading to negative physical and mental health problemsfamily disruptionand premature deathAfrican Americans with drug use histories that are under criminal justice supervision are particularly vulnerable to experiencing the negative consequences associated with SUD ...

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of mortality in the U Sresulting in overdeaths every year and costing more than $billion in loss of productivitySmoking is also the leading cause of cancer and of deaths from cancerAlthough the prevalence of smoking has declined over the pastyearslarge disparities in tobacco use remain across a number of groupsLatino a smokers represent a major health dispari ...

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 ...

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 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 ...