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Page 1. AFRL-HE-WP-TR-2002-0170 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY CAESAR: SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE ADULT POPULATION (AGES 18-65) OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Catherine ...
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Traumatic Brain Injury has been labeled the "silent epidemic" in our current wars. Both CBO and the RAND reports predict that the costs of these injuries will be both extensive and enduring. The projected costs are based not... more
Traumatic Brain Injury has been labeled the "silent epidemic" in our current wars. Both CBO and the RAND reports predict that the costs of these injuries will be both extensive and enduring. The projected costs are based not only upon the loss contribution of these warriors to our economy, but also the long-term medical and assistive care that will be needed to support these veterans for decades to come. Thus, the primary goal of the Assisted Living Pilot Project (ALPP) at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center - Johnstown (DVBIC-J) is to promote the ability of the injured warrior to move from assisted living to living independently and to be self-supporting by providing a continuum of care. To accomplish this goal the DVBIC-J ALPP is providing full set of traditional services (physical, occupational, speech, psychological/cognitive, social/familial, vocational, and spiritual), along with "cutting-edge" rehabilitative treatment technologies. These cutting-e...
Research Interests: Program Evaluation, Psychology, Neurorehabilitation, Quality of life, Medicine, and 15 moreActivities of Daily Living, Humans, Iraq War, Assisted living facilities, Clinical Sciences, Questionnaires, Rehabilitation Centers, Recreation Therapy, Pilot Projects, Environment, Neurosciences, Military Personnel, Cognition disorders, Brain injuries, and Neuropsychological Tests
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• Multiple Stakeholders: FAA, DoD, DHS, state, local, commercial, etc. • Current process: — Management by exception — Certificate of Authorization (COA) — Civil process, special airworthiness for experimental vehicles, precludes... more
• Multiple Stakeholders: FAA, DoD, DHS, state, local, commercial, etc. • Current process: — Management by exception — Certificate of Authorization (COA) — Civil process, special airworthiness for experimental vehicles, precludes for-profit operation • Shared goal: UAS operate no differently than other aircraft in NextGen operations; file-and-fly • No unified approach has been developed to bridge requirements, RD&D, and user needs
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Environmental enrichment (EE) increases cortical weight, neuronal density, dendritic branching, and angiogenesis, all of which may be critical for functional recovery following insult. Our study was designed to determine possible benefits... more
Environmental enrichment (EE) increases cortical weight, neuronal density, dendritic branching, and angiogenesis, all of which may be critical for functional recovery following insult. Our study was designed to determine possible benefits of pre-exposure to EE in preventing functional deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the prefrontal cortex. To examine the benefit of EE, adult male rats were placed in an enriched environment for 15 days. Enrichment was provided through social interaction, exercise, olfactory stimulation, and new objects/toys to explore. Following enrichment, experimental and age-matched controls were subjected to a moderate medial prefrontal cortex injury via controlled cortical impact (CCI). After 1 week recovery, animals were behaviorally tested to assess memory, anxiety, and sensory neglect. Lesion-induced deficits in spatial memory [Morris water maze (MWM)] were significantly attenuated in EE pre-exposed rats 18-21 days following injury. In addit...