Behavioral and Social Sciences
A randomized controlled trial was run over the course of a 5 week period on 40 high school students to investigate the effects of simulation racing (SR) on attentional control. Prior researc…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Using Western tools for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) leads to inaccurate and inadequate diagnoses in the Indian setting due to huge diversity in socioeconomic and linguistic backgrounds. C…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the spread of many bad health habits, due to quarantines and lockdowns. People were forced to spend hours indoors, with little ability to engage in labor…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The main purpose of this research project was to determine whether machine learning algorithms creating art in three art genres, Ukiyo-e, Portrait and Landscape, are imaginative enough to fo…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Second Award
This paper presents a deep learning model to detect ‘fake news’ through tone and sentiment in text. The primary challenge facing researchers in the ‘fake news’ detection field is a deficit o…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hydrocephalus is a neurological condition characterized by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricles of the brain. This CSF accumulation results in the dilation of cerebra…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Depression is a severe, complex and multifactorial neuropsychiatric disorder. Recent research indicates that Musa paradisiaca peel is rich in dopamine and other substances, such as WRKY26. T…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dysphasia is a communication disorder that interferes with the development of language skills in children who do not have an intellectual disability. This problem must be dealt with quickly,…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
First Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that lacks objective diagnostics. The current gold standard, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), suffers from problems su…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project is to determine if gender affects how an individual reacts to frustration. To do this I constructed a test that used an electromagnetic grid attached to switches…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Virtual Reality, or VR, is the creation of a simulated 3-dimensional environment in which the user can be immersed. With many people transitioning to an online and at-home atmosphere, and de…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
People with Down syndrome face problems in speaking and words pronouncing. This problem makes them depressed and not interact with family, friends, and community. In addition, they have neur…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In a society that is become increasingly dependent on technology, the negative implications of this increasing dependence can often be overshadowed by the benefits technology provides us. "D…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
pedmed is a Mobile app that calculates the developmental age of the child and warns parents if there is a delay between the developmental age and the biological age of the child by asking ab…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many school districts were forced to shift to one of three different E-learning models: asynchronous, synchronous, or hybrid. The present study examined how the…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In amusement parks, almost everything has a line, from entering the park to exiting the park. To eliminate the tedious part of waiting in the line queue, theme park engineers and designers h…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Due to the global pandemic situation, several parameters have been affected within societies. One of those parameters is human resources, specifically, this research worked with students fro…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to transition from in-person teaching to remote teaching. While the effects of online learning on accrual of knowledge and long-term retention of concept…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Roughly 3% of all pregnant women consume selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine, to ameliorate symptoms of depression. SSRIs can be transmitted to the fetus thro…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Due to the global SARS COVID-19 pandemic, social restrictions have impacted human behaviors and states of mental well-being. While several studies observe the role message framing has, few e…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The measures of social distancing that were implemented in most countries due to Covid-19 have had a tremendous impact on people’s mental health. We searched for feasible solutions to suppor…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
The linear economy can be widely seen as an economic system around the world. This system is heading towards economic, social, and environmental collapse. However, another economic model has…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The alumni of an educational institution are a representative link of the interaction between the institution, the world of work, and the community of which it is part. This research aimed t…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over the past few years, as internet usage has skyrocketed, online review sites have grown in popularity as well. Recently, the idea of review sites has expanded into the medical sector, in…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Third Award
Performing arts organizations have been tremendously affected by this pandemic; many have shut down, with revenue loss for NYC dance organizations alone estimated at $24 million. As a dancer…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Third Award
Dementia cases are rapidly increasing with a projection of over 150 million people globally by the year 2050, a 300% increase from the current 50 million cases. Despite the prevalence of Dem…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study aimed to investigate the psychological difficulties and their affecting factors faced by high school students while learning online. In particular, the sudden outbreak of Covid-19…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I first put together the consent forms which informed the participants that all information would be kept anonymous and would be for research purpose only. Then, I constructed the survey whi…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Depression is a leading cause of death and disability with more than 264 million people of all ages suffering from the disorder worldwide. Understanding how brain function is altered in depr…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
During the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents have played a major role in the spread and mitigation of the virus. While adolescents have much lower mortality rates, they are equally prone to con…