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Comparing Circular RNA Levels in the Brains of Old and Young Mice by Analyzing RNA Sequencing Data

The regulation and function of non-coding RNA is an important issue. Circular RNA (circRNA) is a prevalent type of non-coding RNA that forms a loop with itself. In Drosophila melanogaster, t…

Comparing Gene Expression in the Hippocampal Formation of Animals Subjected to Chronic Stress vs. Controls

Translational Medical Science

Chronic stress involves a response to emotional pressure experienced for a long period of time and is a source of depressive disorders. Studies have suggested that chronic stress impacts cog…

Comparison of Heat to Work Conversion in First Order and Second Order Magnets

The purpose of my research project is to compare a first order ferromagnet and a second order ferromagnet to determine which one is the most efficient in terms of work output. Both a first o…

Comparison of the Smoothness of an Outer Function and Its Modulus

We study the smooth properties of the analytic functions on the unit circle. Namely, we consider the classical problem of comparing the smoothness of an analytic function and the smoothness…

Compounding Effects of Hyperlipidemia and Hyperglycemia in the Exacerbation and Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among adults and although surgical procedures exist, they’re only viable in the disease’s earliest stages, which are rarely detected usin…

Comprehensive RNA Profiling Identifies Novel Blackleg Resistance Genes in Canola

First Award

The hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, the causative agent of blackleg disease, is the most devastating pathogen of canola (Brassica napus), causing $1.5 billion USD in w…

Computational and Experimental Design of MIP Nanoparticles: A Novel Theranostic Solution to Detect and Neutralize Endotoxins

Third Award

Endotoxins, or lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are harmful biomolecules found on the surface of gram-negative bacteria. They are characterized by Lipid A, a toxic component that interacts with LB…

Computing with Physarum polycephalum

This experiment was conducted to prove that slime mold is capable of decision-making, similar to a computer. The slime mold underwent various tests that could closely relate to the decision…

Concentrated Solar Thermal

Ten percent of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water. The purpose of this experiment was to find and build a non-electric, easily constructed heat source which…

Concrete + Acid Mine Drainage = A Sustainable Solution

The purpose of this project was to analyse what effect certain types of rock have on the pH of water that runs over them. The following were tested: Slightly acidic water was run over differ…

Conjecture of Maximum Number of Minimum-Area Triangles Determined by N Lattice Points in No-Three-in-Line Situation

The study of extremal problems in triangle areas, since A. Oppenheim in 1967, has been going on for almost five decades. In the project, a new general case in lattice grid is proposed: Given…

Conjugative Transfer of Cytotoxic Genes for Targeted Cell Elimination

Fourth Award

With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections without continual overuse of antibiotics. This experiment demo…

CONSERVAA

Fourth Award

CONSERVAA is a smart way to combine green technologies in order to provide a longer, healthier food preservation. The main concern is to give nourishment to both the planet and people, by lo…

Consolidated Use of Waste Plastic Bricks for Regional Infrastructure

The consolidated use of waste plastic bricks for regional infrastructure is mainly aimed at reducing the protruding problems of plastic pollution in individual regions and simultaneously cre…

Constituent Disintegration of CO2 And DMF Sonic Exfoliation of Graphite Oxide for Graphene Synthesis

Few layer Graphene flakes were synthesized from C(gr)[NOM] disintegrated from atmospheric CO2 in the Bosch Reaction. The C(gr) was oxidized utilizing a version of the Modified Hummers Method…

Constructing GroEL-Streptavidin Nanoclusters to Capture Protein Folding Transient States for Drug Discovery and Folding Platform Development

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Protein misfolding is the root cause of many human diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Type II Diabetes). Proteins with folding defects are difficult to…

Constructive Interference of Seismic Surface Waves Antipodal to Crater Impact Sites on Terrestrial Bodies

First Award

Asteroid impacts on planetoid bodies have been widely studied. A secondary effect that has been proposed due to these impacts is that the seismic waves should violently converge again at the…

Continuous Production of Biodiesel through Reactive Distillation using Eggshell Catalysts

This experiment was designed to revolutionize the manner in which biodiesel is manufactured by condensing what is currently a multi-step technique into a batch system through the process of…

Converting Tropical Feedstocks into Bio-Ethanol via Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biofuels are promising green energy sources often derived from biomass feedstocks. Employing tropical agricultural byproducts as feedstocks, including coconut shells, plantain peels, and coc…

Cosheaf Theoretical Constructions in Networks and Persistent Homology

Persistent homology has recently emerged as a powerful technique in topological data analysis for analyzing the emergence and disappearance of topological features throughout a filtered spac…

Could NASA Be Wrong? A Study of Model Rocketry Using the DIMU-method

Since the breakthrough of modern rocketry in the 1930s, rocket research has been a multibillion business. For an individual it has been difficult, or impossible, to compete with or question…

Cowpost Chemistry: The Effect of Ruminant Stomach Contents on the Buffering Abilities of Compost

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Soil buffering is the ability of soil to resist pH change, either towards the acidic or alkaline ends of the spectrum. The effects of certain factors on soil buffering are unknown: when a lo…

CRANIOMETRIX: Developing Innovative Cognitive Tests to Diagnose Alzheimer's Early, Year Four

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Studies have shown that, if started early enough, drugs and therapies can significantly slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are currently no easy ways to identify the…

Creating a Cleaner Atmosphere with Zeolite: Utilizing the Carbon-Sequestering Properties of Molecular Sieves to Selectively Eliminate Pollutants in Vehicle Exhaust

The largest contributor to global warming is the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, vehicle exhaust is responsible for over 30% o…

Creating a Multi-functional Algorithm for Audio Steganography

Audio steganography is the embedding of data into an audio file. Current research in audio steganography has only shown that audio and image files can be used as the embedded media. For this…

Creating an Affordable and Open Source Braille Printer

Only 10% of blind children in school are taught to read Braille; one of the major barriers is the comparative expense and scarcity of Braille materials. A small volume printer will cost anyw…

Creating & Analyzing Models of Parathyroid Hormone Bone Turnover Networks

The parathyroid hormone (PTH) maintains calcium homeostasis by influencing bone cell activity. Less bone formation than resorption results in osteoporosis. Naturally-simulated PTH prevents d…

Creating an Organic Pesticide to Save the North American Ash Trees

First Award

In the last 10 years, 25 million Ash trees in North America have been destroyed by emerald ash borer larvae; a number that continues to grow exponentially. The purpose of this project is to…

Creating a Spherical 3D Printer

The purpose of “Creating A Spherical 3D Printer” was to create an additive manufacturing device based on Spherical coordinates. Most current 3D printers are based on Cartesian coordinates. A…

Creation of Additional Signal Regions to Increase Signal Sensitivity in the Search for Vector-Like Quarks at the LHC

An analysis is presented on the effectiveness of four new signal regions in the search for vector-like quarks (VLQs) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). These new signal regions attempt to u…