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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to develop a sonar system that can be used as a mobility aid by the visually impaired. The system will consist of an ultrasonic acoustic source using a waveform that is designed to optimize target discrimination and a pair of miniature microphones that are mounted near the ears to create natural interaural level and timing difference ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will demonstrate the feasibility of the use of non-contacting acoustic respiratory movement sensor (ARMS) for a device that will be used as a sensor for a module that can trigger any commercially availableneonatal ventilator to produce non-invasive synchronized ventilation. Synchronization of the ventilator improves gas exchange, decreases the leng ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Hazardous compounds in waters and soils are subject to a complex dynamic web of interactions among physical chemical and biological constituents in the natural environment Computational modeling has been proven indispensable to hazardous substances remediation particularly integrated modeling of pollutant hydrogeological fate and transport For the first t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The motile behavior of microorganisms is based on the sensory transduction pathways that provide important design principles for the intracellular signal relays in living cells. Motion Analysis Inc. (MA) has been a leader in building commercial motion analysis systems for many decades. Over the past decade, the company has incorporated important advances in cam ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cardiac valve replacement using prosthetic valves is indicated when progression of degenerative disease or bacterial infection of the native valve results in valvular dysfunction, thereby impacting on cardiac output. An estimated 50,000 prosthetic valves are implanted annually in the United States, with this number increasing due to an aging population and, to ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to develop a recombinant subunit vaccine against cutaneous leishmaniasis. This vaccine will incorporate two protein antigens, TSA/TryP and P-4. Both antigens are highly conserved among Leishmania species, arerecognized by T cells of human patients, and confer protection against a live challenge in murine model studies. We expect that immunization usi ...

ABSTRACT – Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) reduces the incidence of coronary aneurysms and risk of long-term cardiovascular complications. IVIG is recommended to be given within 10 days of illness; however only 4.7% receive the correct diagnosis at the first medical visit. Timely and accurately ...

Project Summary Right ventricle (RV) dysfunction is a common and complex form of pediatric heart disease. It is also a common contributor to morbidity and mortality for patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD). Due to the complex geometry of the RV and its relative adaptability to changing physiologic conditions, RV dysfunction is poorly understood and difficult to characterize precisely and ...

ABSTRACT Suicide is one of the top ten causes of death in the US and suicide rates have increased steadily over the last twenty years. Currently, the most effective treatment options are cognitive behavioral therapies for suicide prevention (CBT-SP), which have been shown to reduce both suicide attempt (SA) risk and suicide ideation (SI). However, access to these treatments is limited because ther ...