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Refining Trichomonas vaginalis treatment in women and men.
Abstract Trichomonas vaginalis is estimated to be the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection (STI). It causes considerable and costly perinatal/reproductive morbid...
REU Site: Multifunctional Materials
This three-year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Multifunctional Materials hosted by Texas A&M University (TAMU) offers research experiences on various a...
Haemotoxic and cytotoxic snake venom metalloproteinases - production, enzymatic specificity, snakebite treatment, and biomedical use
Snake venoms are composed of a cocktail of many different (~20-100) toxins that cause very diverse effects. The snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are a family of toxins partic...
Delivering genetic medicines to photoreceptors with lipid nanoparticles
Project Summary Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases that lead to loss of vision and often progress to blindness. As a group, IRDs are...
Investigating Fall Mitigation Strategies when Walking with an Exoskeleton for Users with Lower-Limb Paralysis
Paralysis as a result of a spinal cord injury can severely impact activities of daily living, limit independence, and negatively impact overall health of Veterans. Powered exoskel...
CAREER: Secure Miniaturized Bio-Electronic Sensors for Real-Time In-Body Monitoring
Real-time in-body monitoring can provide essential health information for achieving early diagnosis and intervention of complex disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease. Effec...
High-Entropy Alloy Nanocrystals with Controlled Compositions and Surface Structures
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY This grant supports research efforts to create a knowledge base for the rational and deterministic synthesis of high-entropy alloy (HEA, a complex solid co...
ICF: Lead Optimisation of a Series of Antimalarial Plasmepsin IX/X Beta-hydroxyethylamine Based Inhibitors
Although there have been positive advances in the treatment of malaria, it remains a serious threat to global health, with 619,000 fatalities occurring worldwide (>90% in Africa...
Partial Support of the Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee
Non-Technical Abstract: This project offers a partial, three-year funding to bolster the Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee (CMMRC) of the National Academies of Sc...
STREAM 2: The SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings
The SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings supports Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's (NPTCBC) strategy to adopt the innovative design concept of 'buildings as power stations' devel...
Evaluating antimicrobial stewardship strategies and capacity building through participatory action research and a network approach in Vietnam
In Vietnam, surveillance data showed alarmingly high and increasing drug-resistant proportions of important pathogens in hospitals. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has been an impo...
Finding, sharing and losing words: understanding the mental lexicon
Words produced spontaneously in response to cues can reveal important differences in the way individuals process language. Judicious analysis of such "word association" d...
Nature Recovery and Regional Development
The United Kingdom (UK) has set ambitious targets to reverse biodiversity decline and ensure that 30% of land and sea is protected for wildlife by 2030, simultaneously contributing...
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track K: Towards Resilient, Equitable, Safe and Sustainable Water for Islands (RESSI-H2O)
Island water resources are vulnerable to myriad threats, including freshwater depletion, surface and groundwater contamination, and saltwater intrusion. One unique challenge for is...
BoCP Design: US-China-Sao Paulo: Functional Biodiversity in Streams on a Changing Planet in Tropical, Subtropical, and Temperate Climates
Humans have globally altered the fundamental processes maintaining biodiversity by converting natural land cover for human uses. Freshwater ecosystems have been disproportionally i...
Acute senescence: a novel host defence counteracting typhoidal Salmonella
Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella Typhi resulting in 14 million cases, 140,000 deaths and 8 million daily-adjusted life years lost to ill health per annum...
Care on the move: active travel and the everyday mobilities of children with non-visible disabilities
As transport systems are currently being redesigned to include forms of active travel (i.e. walking, cycling), the need for transport to be more accessible has been addressed in a...
Evaluating the delivery of whole exome sequencing for patients with muscle diseases in Latin America. Learning from collaborative experiences-Lat SEQ+
This project is trying to find out about the experiences of patients and healthcare professionals in 15 Latin American countries who are part of a study (Latin SEQ) that is offerin...
Contagious by Nature: Understanding Optimisation of Social Networks in Wild Populations
In any society, the invisible web of diverse forms of social interactions that link individuals together can be conceptualised as their 'social network'. This network provides the...
SeptPROTECT: Rapid effector discovery to protect wheat from Septoria tritici blotch disease
Plants are under continual attack from pathogens in their environment. This is a huge problem in agriculture, where plant health and productivity are crucial for ensuring the food...