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JSHS · 2023
Every year, 4 million people die from upper respiratory infections. Mask-wearing is crucial in preventing the spread of pathogen-containing droplets, which is the primary cause of these infe…
JSHS · 2023
Litter decomposition is a key ecological process that plays a vital role in the global carbon cycle. While the effect of soil microbes in decomposition has been well studied, the role of fun…
JSHS · 2023
As global life expectancy improves, the population of the elderly, persons that are aged 65 years and older, is steadily increasing as well. However, with aging populations a greater prevale…
JSHS · 2023
My project is about how the center of gravity affects the distance a projectile can travel. The data I collected can explain how to balance a projectile to achieve the maximum distance possi…
JSHS · 2023
DNA looping is a method of gene regulation that plays an important role in controlling transcription. Previous research has shown that DNA looping occurs as a method of gene regulation when…
JSHS · 2023
Each year, more than 100,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a brain tumor. An early and accurate diagnosis is crucial in getting patients the necessary treatment and increasi…
JSHS · 2023
Recent advances on the Internet of Things (IoT) platform and cloud computing-based application devices continue to revolutionize our lives, from telemedicine to automated home support, by tr…
JSHS · 2023
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if carbon dioxide (CO2) from combustion emissions could be effectively removed using post combustion water absorption. Combustions sources acr…
JSHS · 2023
In this paper, we propose an adaptable solution that encompasses the protection for the most common ransomware types. In each type of attack, several mechanisms that carried out a successful…
JSHS · 2023
The oceans absorb nearly a third of airborne CO2 emissions, while concurrently, 1.3 million gallons of crude oil are spilled into oceans every year. Both issues continue to detrimentally aff…
JSHS · 2023
The evolutionarily conserved DOT1 family of proteins is essential for development in higher mammals. However, overactive DOT1L acts as an oncoprotein, most notably in childhood leukemia. Alt…
JSHS · 2023
86% of civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans received inadequate or no legal help according to the Legal Services Corporation’s 2017 Justice Gap report. Artificial Intelligen…
JSHS · 2023
The opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus kills over 330,000 people every year and is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, most recently vancomycin. In this study, bacteria…
JSHS · 2023
Diabetes mellitus is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, affecting millions worldwide and likely more due to inefficient testing, and is growing worse every year. The main way to tre…
JSHS · 2023
Titan, a moon of Saturn, is the most Earth-like body in the solar system. Titan hosts lakes, dunes, craters, and an atmosphere, which means that Titan is an Earth-like environment. NASA sent…
JSHS · 2023
Atherosclerosis, the buildup of lipids as a plaque within the inner lining of the blood vessel wall, leading to reduced vessel flexibility, is the result of a cut in the layer of activated e…
JSHS · 2023
Anti-cancer peptides (ACPs), a class of small peptide molecules, have gained increasing attention in cancer research due to their ability to target and kill cancer cells selectively, sparing…
JSHS · 2023
This research project targets the recent issue of limited energy storage and consumption efficiency in electric vehicles (EVs), which hinders their wider adoption. T o tackle this challenge,…
JSHS · 2023
During many industrial fires, the chemicals released from the incineration of materials inside the building and ones commonly used by firefighters to extinguish the fire are often picked up…
JSHS · 2023
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 15 million people suffering from its debilitating effects each year. 87% of strokes are ischemic, where an artery narrows or becom…
JSHS · 2023
The study of the evolution and formation of binary star systems is an instrumental component to both interpreting gravitational wave observations and predicting the fate of binaries in the u…
JSHS · 2023
Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide. Of the BC subtypes, triple negative BC (ER-, PR-, HER2-) has the worst prognosis due to the lack of effective receptor-tar…
JSHS · 2023
Purpose: RNA structures are known to have implications in diseases and serve as a potential therapeutic target. One method for targeting RNA is using small molecules. RNA secondary structure…
JSHS · 2023
According to the IUCN Red List, 41% of amphibian species worldwide are threatened with extinction. Conservation efforts for amphibian populations are limited as traditional biomonitoring met…
JSHS · 2023
Superhard materials are crucial in a host of modern technology industries from construction to transportation, medicine, and energy. While diamond is currently the hardest known material, it…
JSHS · 2023
Heavy metal pollution in water sources has detrimental effects on aquatic life. Everything from the amount of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the water to the pH of the water can affect ho…
JSHS · 2023
Photometry is an area of astronomy that involves measuring the magnitude of stars and other celestial objects. Traditional photometry observations require thousands of dollars of equipment a…
JSHS · 2023
Acromegaly occurs when the pituitary gland produces too much somatropin, causing the liver to release excessive amounts of IGF-1, leading to the abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face.…
JSHS · 2023
This paper proposes a deep learning-based video compression algorithm that improves the efficiency of video transmission and storage. Every day, 1.5 billion hours of videos are watched acros…
JSHS · 2023
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that interact with various cellular components, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This essential interaction occurs through mitochondria-as…