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JSHS · 2022
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incredibly aggressive brain cancer, accounting for nearly half the number of malignant brain tumors each year. With one of the lowest five-year survival rates of all…
JSHS · 2022
School Improving human lifespans have always been an important goal for biomedical research. Many “longevity interventions”, such as dietary restrictions and medications, have been shown to…
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Residual muscle weakness can be a common objective finding following a concussion, or mild Traumatic Brain Injury (m TBI). Evaluation of this functioning may help determine when an athlete i…
JSHS · 2022
Each year, millions of tons of municipal solid waste are sent to landfills and a lack of drinkable water plagues populations globally. In order to address these increasing issues, this proje…
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Performing well on the balance beam holds great difficulty due to its small width and challenging skills that gymnasts complete. Even small shifts and changes in body positions can result in…
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The importance of studying glacial melting to understand the impact of climate change is amplified by number of glaciers in the world and complicated by the feasibility of monitoring them in…
JSHS · 2022
Millions of websites depend on Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 security software for protection from high-scale digital attacks like credential stuffing and data mining. However, as reCAPTCHA v2, whic…
JSHS · 2022
The purpose of this experiment was to build, code, and test a non-invasive ventilator that could be monitored and controlled from a remote location via a mobile device. During this pandemic,…
JSHS · 2022
There is a growing need for sustainable forms of renewable energy sources that are efficient and cost-beneficial. Finding such energy sources is one of the critical challenges of the 21st ce…
JSHS · 2022
University of California Dendritic spines are small, membranous protrusions from a neuron’s dendrite which are the hub for receiving signal inputs from axons at areas called synapses. The sy…
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Globally, food demand is increasing; at the same time, about 10-20% crop is damaged/wasted during production/harvest due to pathogens. This could be reduced with early detection of crop dise…
JSHS · 2022
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in psychological stress in the population including children between 12-18 years of age. The COVID-19 vaccine was approved for that age group on May 10, 2021.…
JSHS · 2022
Cloud identification on Mars is an important tool for climatology studies, making it possible to analyze the distribution, patterns and variability of clouds both spatially and temporally. T…
JSHS · 2022
Agriculture fertilizer runoff contains high phosphorus concentrations, which directly correlates with eutrophication and, ultimately, has an adverse effect on ecosystems and organisms. Often…
JSHS · 2022
Around 34 million Americans have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), while 88 million American adults have prediabetes. Different from the traditional invasive needle method, my proposed salivatory gluco…
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COPD is the #3 global killer largely because of misdiagnosis rates in frontline medicine. The current gold- standard frontline diagnostic test is a questionnaire with a misdiagnosis rate of…
JSHS · 2022
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 system presente…
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) female patients have a higher risk of being diagnosed and have worse survival for breast cancer compared to non-diabetic females. Although the relationship between thes…
JSHS · 2022
Antibiotic resistance renders antimicrobial drugs - which had hitherto rescued innumerable lives from fatal bacterial infections - futile. It is imperative to prevent further evolution of mu…
JSHS · 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated plastic pollution with the rise in PPE and single-use plastic consumption amplifying our plastic dependence and adding more plastic to our oversaturated…
JSHS · 2022
In eukaryotes, RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) interact with RNA to control post-transcriptional processes, including alternative splicing, polyadenylation, stabilization, localization, and tran…
JSHS · 2022
This paper presents the mechanical design and control of a three degree of freedom (DoF) ball joint module suitable for use in COVID swabbing robots and surgical robots. A prototype iteratio…
JSHS · 2022
Autism Spectrum Disorder is the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder with four times the prevalence in males than females. Yet, there has been little focus on the differences in the m…
JSHS · 2022
Human beings undergo stress, which is a necessary evil in everyday life. The physical stressors are temporary and can be controlled. Emotional stressors like family and work pressures are di…
JSHS · 2022
Tip-of-the-Tongue (To T) syndrome has been studied in metacognitive and clinical research for the purpose of understanding its implications on conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, aphasia…
JSHS · 2022
Since their invention decades ago, single-use plastics have shaped the way people live. However, in recent years, light has been shed on the dangers they pose to marine ecosystems due to rel…
JSHS · 2022
Of the many origins of noise, aerodynamic fans and propellers are significant contributors, such as the ones used in ventilation, aircraft, and electrical generation. Fans and propellers pro…
JSHS · 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have become a critical part of the personal protective equipment for front-line workers and the public, resulting in an acute shortage of effective a…
JSHS · 2022
Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects millions of patients and is associated with a high mortality rate. Early detection and treatment can improve outcomes and avoid hospitalization, but it…
JSHS · 2022
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has evolved into a global pandemic. Veklury, the sole FDA-approved drug, appears to…