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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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