Machine learning (ML) models are emerging as promising tools to aid non-invasive detection of medical anomalies (e.g. malignant tumors). However, privacy concerns and time-consuming labeling…
Microbiology (inferred)
Antibiotic resistance is a critical global health challenge, with the UN estimating that drug-resistant infection deaths will surpass cancer deaths by 2050. Bacteriophages offer a potential…
Studies have found that sugar and fat can reduce the activity of the HPA axis and this is why people overeat when under a lot of stress (Mills et al., 2020). The HPA axis is regulated by the…
The ability to engineer metamaterials with properties and functionalities not found in nature is a revolutionary concept with exciting technological applications. Mechanical metamaterials us…
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most lethal brain cancer due to its highly diffusive, irregular growth patterns, leaving recurrent tumor cell pockets that can remain undetected with med…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Severe CAD often necessitates the implantation of vascular grafts to redirect blood flow around blocked arte…
Southern California is a very biodiverse region when it comes to rockfishes of the genus Sebastes, with around 60 species present. Due to low genetic divergence in certain species groups, so…
Engineering (inferred)
Global warming is a significant environmental threat, and vehicles contribute to it greatly. This project not only aims to design a vehicle that does not contribute to global warming but als…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The rehabilitation of stroke patients with motor impairments has become a global focus, especially in advancing robotic devices for hand therapy. Current hand rehabilitation systems are insu…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
1 in 5 individuals develop cancer in their lifetime. Primarily due to treatment inefficiency, cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. Deciphering immune cell-cancer cell interactions…
This study investigates the effects on friction of adding ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to a lubricant used in wear testing of arthroplasty implant materials. A pin-on-disk tribomet…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
As global food demand continues to increase, food supply continues to be consistently damaged by crop disease. At least 20% of crops worldwide are lost in the harvest and post-harvest stages…
Protein sequences can only contain 20 different amino acids. However, these amino acids are encoded by 61 sense codons. Using synonymous codons, while not affecting the amino acid sequence a…
Kidney exchange programs are recent initiatives that allow patients who are waiting for a kidney transplant to find a willing but incompatible donor, to swap with another patient's donor. Ba…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
In 1995, Kobe, Japan grappled with a catastrophe as an intraplate fault triggered seismic activity measuring 6.9 on the Moment Magnitude Scale; the disaster claimed the lives of 6,434 indivi…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
This research investigates the integration of Copper(I) Oxide (Cu2O) and Titanium Nitride (TiN) nanoparticles to improve upon the efficiency and energy output of photovoltaic cells. Currentl…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Lung cancer is a life-threatening disease that affects hundreds of thousands of patients every year. While conventional medicine offers effective treatments for lung cancer, the use of targe…
Microbiology (inferred)
Pathogenic E. coli, particularly the globally prevalent sequence type 131 (ST131), poses a significant health threat, causing numerous infections annually. ST131 is an extended spectrum β-la…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly malignant and prevalent form of brain cancer that continues to be largely incurable despite advancements in treatment modalities. The 2-year surviva…
Engineering (inferred)
This experiment tested how the efficiency of an ion drive varies depending on the distance between the two electrodes. An ion drive is a propulsion engine that utilizes ionized gas and accel…
Microbiology (inferred)
Mangrove ecosystems around the world have a notably high species diversity, especially due to their vast microbial communities. Those diverse communities are most commonly found packed withi…
Farmers face numerous challenges in crop cultivation, particularly in monitoring and maintaining plant health. Plant anomalies such as pests, diseases, and weeds negatively impact plant heal…
K2P channels (two-pore domain potassium channels) play an important role in cellular function by facilitating the flow of potassium ions across cell membranes to maintain cellular electroche…
Cystic Fibrosis (CF), characterized by its profound impact on respiratory and digestive functions, arises due to genetic mutations in the CFTR gene on chromosome 7. Despite progress in medic…
Engineering (inferred)
In the modern day, transportation is everything. It's how we get to our daily destinations on time and quickly. Shock absorbers are being used on all vehicles on the road today. However, som…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Microgrids are small power grids that generate their own electricity and supply a local load. Renewable microgrids must find a way to distribute the variable energy generated throughout the…
Engineering (inferred)
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is widely considered one of the most promising and interesting areas of propulsion research due to its high levels of energy output and thermal efficienc…
Microbiology (inferred)
Background: Soil microbes are essential for nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, and maintaining plant health. However, rising temperatures pose a threat to soil biodiversity. Thi…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
The continued growth of antibiotic resistance and the slowing of antibiotic discovery poses a large challenge in modern medicine. Recent advances in Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies…
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Preventing the spread of misinformation on social media is not only about providing corrections for false claims, but also about ensuring that the correct information is presented in a clear…