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JSHS · 2020
Ms. Pamela Agbu, Doctoral Candidate More than 30 million Americans have diabetes. The most prevalent is type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is characterized by insulin resistance. Resveratrol, a…
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Pharmaceutical contamination of ground and surface water is a growing issue and wastewater has been identified as the main route of entry. Because they are bioactive, pharmaceuticals do not…
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Allyson Andrews The purpose of this project is to determine which of the three pesticides I created is the most effective in deterring pests while maintaining the functionality of commercial…
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Duke Lemur Center Lemurs exhibit unique behavioral characteristics, some of which are uncommon to other species in nature; however, the display of such attributes offers more insight into th…
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Jessica Murray Chromium-6 is a highly carcinogenic metal that is commonly used in industrial processes to make textile dyes, anti- corrosion products, paints, and steel. The accumulation of…
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Spring Valley High School Mosquito-transmitted diseases have led to a vast increase in attempts to find a sustainable method to reduce the vector’s population. The purpose of this experiment…
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Programmed cell death -1 (PD-1) is an inhibitory receptor expressed on a variety of immune cells that provides a checkpoint against autoimmunity. The binding of PD-1 to its ligand, PD-L1, in…
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Phenotype Screening Corp. It has been shown in the literature that certain species of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria can stimulate hormone production in food-bearing crops resulting in enhan…
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School Psychologist Many companies today promote speed-reading technology, the goal of which is to allow users to absorb more information in less time. However, before adopting such technolo…
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Mountain Vista Governor’s School The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether the replacement of asphalt granules on shingles with recycled glass cullet would decrease the amount…
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Dr. Jason A. Stewart Stephanie M. Ackerson This study was undertaken in order to determine the effect of the removal of STN1 on the ATR DNA damage repair pathway. STN1 is one of the structur…
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School of Dreams Academy The dog’s microbiome has emerged as the crucial moderator in the interactions between food and the body. Dogs have different strains of bacteria in their gut, which…
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Just like humans, plants also have hormones. One of these hormones, gibberellin, plays a key role in plant growth. Humans have found they are able to add or remove this hormone, gibberellic…
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Centenary College of Louisiana Over forty percent of the world population lack access to clean water, equating to roughly seven hundred million people. 80% of illnesses in developing countri…
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Aerial technologies such as micro aerial vehicles and drones have drawn more and more attention due to their ability to efficiently perform aerial feets typically impossible for humans. Some…
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University of Wisconsin-Madison William Heetderks, MD, PhD The World Health Organization estimates that 250,000 to 500,000 people suffer from spinal cord injury (SCI), and that patients with…
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Emergency rooms are overcrowded with patients who have lacerations, the most common injury after broken bones. Such cases require a simple treatment, sutures or staples; yet, a doctor must c…
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Accumulation of β-amyloid, a sticky peptide, has been associated with the induction of Alzheimer’s disease and Induced Body Myositis. The most common type of β-amyloid in Alzheimer’s is β-am…
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High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a moderately prevalent disease that effects both individuals travelling to high altitude and those who preside at high altitude. Currently, the availa…
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Boston University Pancreatic cancer is a devastating and incurable disease with a 5-year survival rate of just 10%. Due to genetic alterations known as mutations, certain cancer-inhibiting a…
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Tufts Medical Center Any dysfunction of the placenta can negatively impact maternal-fetal health and cause placental insufficiency, which can lead to issues such as stillbirth and congenital…
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Creighton University. Honeybees are an essential part of global food production and revenue. However, pollinators around the world are declining at a rate faster than ever recorded due to pe…
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Allison Hennings Liver cirrhosis is a complication of various liver diseases, which are leading causes of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Currently, the only treatment for late stage live…
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Western Connecticut State University Although scary, data collection is inevitable. Our society needs data to improve. But, unlike popular opinion, data collection does not necessarily entai…
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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading international cause of morbidity and mortality and its outcome is significantly…
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The goal of this project was to create a cane that uses an ultrasonic sensor to measure a distance, the code changes the distance to a tone, and the tone frequency is then sent out through a…
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Vertical Farming (VF) has emerged to feed Earth’s growing population. VF grows crops indoors without sunlight or soil. VF produce has less vitamin Cand is less nutritious than conventionally…
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Water contamination has been one of the world's leading issues for the past few decades, with the problem only growing worse through industrialization. Over 6 billion pounds of tea (Tea Fact…
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Cindy Raines The purpose of my project is to see how efficient waxworms are at eating plastic. My hypothesis is if 100 Waxworms are placed in one cage with polyethylene plastic and another 1…
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This research proposes X-Net, a novel deep learning architecture that enhances airport security through the detection of threats in X-ray luggage scans. Scanning of luggage is a critical par…