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IMPROVE RECONCILIATION EFFORTS THROUGH HEALING OF HISTORICAL WOUNDS AND FACILITATION OF OPEN AND INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE ON CONTEMPORARY SENSITIVE ISSUES IN COMMUNITIES, SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY FORUMS IN 30 DISTRICTS AS WELL AS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS

DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EMERGING VECTOR-BORNE ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS IN INDONESIA

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNER ENGAGEMENT: EXPANDING EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH GLOBALLY

ENABLING RAPID AND ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC THREATS IN INDONESIA

ENABLING GOVERNANCE IN KENYA¿S OIL SECTOR

DUHUZE ACTIVITY

YOUTH-LED CIVIC DIALOGUE AND ACTION IN GEORGIA

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNER ENGAGEMENT: EXPANDING EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH GLOBALLY

TUSAMEHEANE TUJENGE NCHI - PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE FOR PEACE IN KENYA PROGRAM.

PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACEFUL RURAL TRANSFORMATION

INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH-LED CIVIL DIALOGUE AND ACTION

DETECTING EMERGING VECTOR-BORNE ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS IN INDONESIA

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND WARNING OF IMPENDING UNDERGROUND MINE ROOF

CA WITH INTERNATIONAL ALERT

TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT HADIN KAI DO MIN ZAMAN LAFIA. STRENGTHENING YOUTHS RESILIENCE TO VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN BORNO STATE.

PILOT PROGRAM ENHANCING TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE CONFLICT AFFECTED AREA OF NAGORNO-KA

HEMPI - HELIUM IMPACT ON MICROPARTICLES (MPS) AND EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EVS) RELEASE AND CONTENT.

EASEALERT: TACTILE FIREFIGHTER ALERTING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO REDUCE NEGATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES AND SLEEP DISTURBANCES - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH (SCD) HAS BEEN THE LEADING CAUSE OF ON-DUTY DEATH (ODD) IN THE FIRE SERVICE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, ACCOUNTING FOR 51.6% OF ALL ODDS IN 2019. THE PRIMARY FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SCD AMONG FIREFIGHTERS ARE OVEREXERTION AND STRESS, AND SCD IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING FIRE SUPPRESSION AND ALARM RESPONSE. WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, FIREFIGHTERS ARE ALERTED/AWOKEN BY LOUD MECHANICAL BELLS. THIS HIGH NOISE LEVEL MAY INDUCE A STRESS RESPONSE TRIGGERING A CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT. IN FACT, “HIGH LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE FUEL CARDIAC RISK” BY STIMULATING THE AMYGDALA AND INFLAMING THE ARTERIES. WHILE OTHER COMPANIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MODERNIZE ALERTING SYSTEMS, THEY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF STRESSFUL ALARMS BECAUSE THEY FOCUS ON ALERTING “STATIONS” NOT INDIVIDUAL FIREFIGHTERS. A SIGNIFICANT NEED EXISTS TO DEVELOP A LESS STRESSFUL ALERTING SYSTEM FOR FIREFIGHTERS. THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS SBIR PHASE I R43 RESEARCH STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE FIRE FIGHTER ALERTING SYSTEM (FFAS) COMPRISED OF PROPRIETARY WEARABLES AND OPTIONAL BED SHAKERS CALLED BUNKALERTS. COLLECTIVELY “PERSONAL ALERTING DEVICES,” THE WEARABLES AND BUNKALERTS ENHANCE THE ALERTING PROCESS FOR FIREFIGHTERS BY REPLACING JARRING AUDIBLE ALARMS WITH TACTILE ALERTS DELIVERED TO THE FIREFIGHTER'S WRIST. THIS ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE TACHYCARDIC RESPONSES ASSOCIATED WITH LEGACY ALERTING SYSTEMS. MEETING THIS NEED HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE FIREFIGHTER ODDS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE 15.4 MILLION FIREFIGHTERS AROUND THE WORLD. THE FEASIBILITY OF EASEALERT'S FFAS IS REINFORCED BY PRELIMINARY DATA COLLECTED DURING FIELD TESTING WITH SIX (6) FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THREE (3) STATES WHERE EASEALERT'S PROTOTYPE FFAS (“GEN 1”) SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED OVER 10,000 ALERTS TO FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO AN EMERGENCY WITH NO CALLS MISSED. THE POTENTIAL FOR OUR FFAS TO REDUCE STRESS AND SCD RISK AMONG FIREFIGHTERS IS SUPPORTED BY PRELIMINARY DATA WHICH SHOWS THAT: 1) NOISE TRIGGERS A STARTLE RESPONSE AND 2) TACTILE ALERTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIVE VALENCE AND HIGH AROUSAL. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH TWO AIMS: AIM 1 – DEVELOP A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE FFAS AND AIM 2 - DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FFAS IN REDUCING CARDIAC REACTIVITY AND IMPROVING SLEEP. EASEALERT WILL LEVERAGE THE GEN 1 FFAS AS A FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING ITS GEN 2 FFAS OUTLINED IN AIM 1. AIM 2 WILL TEST TWO STUDY HYPOTHESES IN A WITHIN-SUBJECTS PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN: (H2.1) THAT EASEALERT WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE STRESS RESPONSE TO ALARMS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL AUDITORY ALERTING SYSTEMS, AND (H2.2) EASEALERT WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN SLEEP EFFICIENCY. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PHASE I, OUR GEN 2 FFAS AND PILOT TRIAL WILL DEMONSTRATE TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITY FOR PHASE II. PHASE II WILL CONDUCT A LARGE RANDOMIZED PARALLEL GROUPS CLINICAL TRIAL POWERED TO EXAMINE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THIS INNOVATIVE ALERTING SYSTEM ALONGSIDE LONGER-TERM OUTCOMES FOR IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL MARKERS SUCH AS CORTISOL (STRESS) AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (INFLAMMATION) IN ADDITION TO SLEEP OUTCOMES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING.

SONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR RAPID DETECTION OF VARROA MITES AND OTHER PATHOLOGIES WITHOUT OPENING THE BEEHIVE

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MISSING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROJECT

STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER)

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: COUNTERING THE CONFLICT POTENTIAL OF OIL PHASE III

STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN FRAGILE STATES

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RELIGION AND STABILITY: DEFINING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN TRENDS AND FACTORS UNDERPINNING RELIGIOUS RADICALISATION IN TAJIKISTAN TODAY

TAKING STOCK OF CVE PROGRAMMING

SUPPORTING SAFER COMMUNITIES WILL INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF LGBT AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN MYANMAR IN ORDER TO REDUCE IT.

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND WARNING OF IMPENDING UNDERGROUND MINE ROOF

SDP - STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION - GRANT TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO PROMOTE PIPELINE SAFETY. GRANT MAY INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP/COMMUNICATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS; TRAINING/EDUCATION; CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF DAMAGE PREVENTION LAWS; AND/OR ENHANCEMENT OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

AUTOMOMOUS REPORTING AND TRACKING OF PESTICIDE INCIDENTS IN HONEY BEE COLONIES

RURAL ACCESS TO EMERGENCY DEVICES DI OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL GRANT PROGRAM

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION (SDP) PROGRAM GRANTS 2015

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT (TAG) 2018

UNDER PRESSURE: COMMUNICATING UMED CHALLENGES AND SHOWCASE ONR RESEARCH PERFORMERS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

COMMUNITY FACILITIES - ECONOMIC IMPACT INITIATIVE GRANTS

EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE IN INDONESIA

STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER)