{"id":197245,"date":"2024-05-09T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=197245"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:46:20","slug":"arl-at-uh-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/09\/arl-at-uh-community\/","title":{"rendered":"ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> provides support for Hawai\u02bbi during emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Damage from the August 8 wildfire stretches across Lāhainā.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Applied Research Laboratory<\/a> at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> (ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr>) is known for its research in renewable energy, coastal defense for sea-level rise, cybersecurity and more but it has also been active in supporting the community, especially in times of crisis.<\/p>\n

Maui wildfires<\/h2>\n
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A team of researchers worked on a system to treat multiple COVID-19 patients using a single ventilator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> worked with the Maui tech community to distribute Starlink terminals to Lahaina as part of the wildfire recovery effort. Approximately 500 Starlink terminals were distributed over two days, reestablishing communications for emergency personnel and those affected by the wildfires. The team also developed an app to organize information about missing community members and coordinated financial and supply donations for the Lahaina community, acting as “boots on the ground” to support recovery on Maui.<\/p>\n

“Our work is community-driven. We help meet the needs of many of the emerging problems Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> communities are facing,” said Margo Edwards, director of ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr>. “ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> is at the forefront of technological innovation for disaster response, which will be crucial for Hawaiʻi<\/span> as climate change continues to impact our state.”<\/p>\n

COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic<\/h2>\n

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ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> partnered with the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group to create a forecast tool that allowed epidemiologists to visualize the future state of the COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic. The tool helped Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s medical professionals prepare for hospital capacity and overflow.<\/p>\n

“Several online tools exist that incorporate the SEIR [model for infectious disease dynamics] model, however, what we did was take those tools and customize it for Hawaiʻi<\/span> to support Hawaiʻi\u2014applying<\/span> the lessons from around the world and also factoring in Hawaiʻi\u2019s<\/span> unique circumstances,” said Baseem Missaghi, an application developer at ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> who helped work on the forecasting tool. “It also allowed us to develop a strong relationship with other groups in Hawaiʻi<\/span> that had a shared passion for helping the community.”<\/p>\n

With the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa College of Engineering, ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> assisted Hawaiʻi<\/span> physicians to develop a technique for ventilating up to four patients using a single ventilator with a “multi-split ventilator system.” ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> also partnered with the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa School of Nursing to develop and deploy an app to count how masks were being worn in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> has the ability to quickly build services, tools and apps,” said Missaghi. “Our work with the Department of Education on a check-in app and the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa School of Nursing on the facemask tracking app allowed ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> to help and serve the Hawaiʻi<\/span> community.”<\/p>\n

ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> is the fifth U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Center, bringing in a total of $139 million since it was established in 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> is addressing problems facing Hawaiʻi<\/span> and the world such as the devastating Maui wildfires and the COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[573,1411,749,1045,1363,1597,1600,672,9],"class_list":["post-197245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-applied-research-laboratory","tag-covid-19","tag-cybersecurity","tag-epidemiology","tag-manoa-research","tag-maui-wildfires","tag-public-impact-research","tag-renewable-energy","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197245"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197250,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197245\/revisions\/197250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}