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The CaRE Course: CaREgiving While Black
Application The CaRE Course is a curriculum to develop caregiving mastery of people living with dementias (PLWD) while understanding, acknowledging, and addressing the influence of race, culture, and disparities on caregivers’ mental health, medical, spiritual, and safety needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Benefits Augments caregiver's...
Published: 12/1/2023       Contributor(s): Fayron Epps, Kenneth Hepburn, Carolyn Clevenger, Stephanie Bennett
Cost-Effective Catalysts for Industrial Chemical Applications
Application A cost-effective catalyst for industrial chemical applications as an alternative to expensive rhodium-dependent dirhodium catalysts. Key Benefits Alternative catalysts to dirhodium using a straightforward synthesis process. Preliminary data show the ability to self-assemble in a similar manner to dirhodium compounds. Significantly...
Published: 3/1/2024       Contributor(s): Huw Davies, Joshua Sailer, Jack Sharland, Bo Wei
Faith-based Home Activity Toolbox (HAT)
Application Set of interventional activity tools designed to incorporated faith-based principles to improve the quality of life of individuals living with or family members caring for persons with moderate to severe Alzheimer Disease or related dementias. Key Benefits Provides relief from anxiety. Reduced behavior disturbances. Improved quality...
Published: 11/27/2023       Contributor(s): Fayron Epps
Dementia-Friendly Online Worship Services
Application Religious (Christian) service videos available through a public online platform that are tailored to support the well-being of caregivers and family members of persons living with dementia (PLWD). Key Benefits Provides relief from anxiety. Reduced behavior disturbances. Improved quality of life for individuals living with dementia...
Published: 10/10/2023       Contributor(s): Fayron Epps
Engineered Biomaterials for Vascular Grafts
Application A biomaterial to create grafts for treating babies with congenital heart diseases. Key Benefits A biocompatible material that can be used to reroute blood within the body. Experimental data in animals show the material is biocompatible with no clots, thrombus, or adverse immune reactions. Potential to be used in other cardiovascular...
Published: 1/10/2024       Contributor(s): Saimuralidhar (Murali) Padala, Jahnavi Mudigonda
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prediction Model
­ Application A predictive model of central line-association bloodstream infection (CLABSI). Key Benefits Specifically designed to improved predictive analysis of patients who are at risk for CLABSI. Scored higher predictive values on average than similar predictive modeling without the hypotheses driven approach (Bidirectional LSTM with...
Published: 7/28/2023       Contributor(s): Azade Tabaie, Rishikesan (Rishi) Kamaleswaran, Evan Orenstein
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a Replacement Substrate for Live Cell Imaging and UV Microscopy
­ Application Visualize cells and tissues utilizing UV microscopy. Key Benefits Low cost. Quick diagnostic for blood cultures especially for cancer diagnosis or Sickle cell anemia. Ability to visualize live cells and tissues via UV microscopy. Label and fixative free. Market Summary Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a silicon-based organic...
Published: 3/1/2024       Contributor(s): Evelyn Kendall Williams, Wilbur Lam, Ashkan Ojaghi, Francisco Robles
SPIRIT Intervention Training Manual And SPIRIT Intervention Guide
Application Training manual and intervention guide designed for care providers of dementia patients to promote patients’ and their family caregivers’ decision-making regarding end-of-life care. Key Benefits Helps patients and their family caregivers prepare for end-of-life decision making. Provides training and intervention guide for...
Published: 7/28/2023       Contributor(s): Mi-Kyung Song
The Mindful Eating Coach
Application Mobile application to encourage healthy eating habits. Key Benefits Less effort than traditional calorie-counting apps. Focuses on how food makes the user feel rather than on specific foods to avoid or max calorie counts. Free app. Market Summary In the United States, nearly 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children and adolescents...
Published: 7/28/2023       Contributor(s): Linda Craighead, Erin Jones
Parent Training Curriculum to Manage Food Selectivity in Children with Autism
Application Parent-mediated intervention, titled the Autism Managing Eating Aversions and Limited variety (MEAL) Plan, to reduce mealtime disruptive behavior and expand dietary diversity in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Key Benefits Hands-on parent training based intervention. Reduces parental stress while developing a child’s...
Published: 7/28/2023       Contributor(s): William Sharp, Teresa (T.) Burrell, Rashelle Berry
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