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JSHS · 2023
While there are numerous metrics currently available for measuring beta diversity, none of these are 108 particularly optimized for work within the human microbiome. I set out to create a ne…
JSHS · 2023
Developments in microscopy imaging have allowed for in depth study of biological systems at a level never previously reached. One such method is RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)…
JSHS · 2023
As the second leading cause of death, cancer has negatively impacted the lives of millions across the globe both directly and indirectly. In this study, we aim to stunt the rapid proliferati…
JSHS · 2023
The recent influx of innovation in the nanotechnology industry has drastically increased the concentration of airborne nanoparticles in the air, with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) making up a…
JSHS · 2023
This project was designed to determine if there is a difference in the relationship between attendance and grade point average (GPA) from middle school to high school. T o test this, the per…
JSHS · 2023
Antioxidants can be used to help prevent neurodegeneration and reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a C.elegans model. 1/11 people ar…
JSHS · 2023
The leading cause of visual impairment is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an irreversible eye disorder that causes permanent blindness and has a 40% increased mortality risk. AMD is…
JSHS · 2023
Endoscopy-related infections are becoming increasingly prevalent and harder to prevent in the era of increasing multidrug-resistant bacteria. Bacteria are developing resistance to bactericid…
JSHS · 2023
Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) is invasive to Missouri’s ecosystems. It has minimal natural predators, crowds out native wildlife, and provides little nutrition to organisms that eat it…
JSHS · 2023
Tcell exhaustion is a hypofunctional fate observed in cancer that causes loss of full mitochondrial function. Preventing Tcell exhaustion could sustain the immune system’s anti-tumor respons…
JSHS · 2023
An estimated 280 million people have Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a disorder that affects females and males differently. Within the field of MDD research using Drosophila melanogaster, f…
JSHS · 2023
The purpose of this experiment was to see how the thickness of ZnO2 solar cells affected the efficiency of the cells. I chose this topic because I find solar cells fascinating, and I hope to…
JSHS · 2023
False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions in the American legal system. Jury instructions have been identified as an effective judicial safeguard in an effort to prevent…
JSHS · 2023
Pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli can cause potentially fatal diseases like hemorrhagic colitis. Phytoremediation is the process in which plants remove contaminants like E. coli from th…
JSHS · 2023
I designed this study to determine if there was a connection between gender and areas of academic interest for high school and college students. For a long time, there have been gender dispa…
JSHS · 2023
In the field of psychology, locus of control is a commonly used term to define the degree to which individuals perceive an outcome as being influenced by external, uncontrollable factors, or…
JSHS · 2023
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a range of conditions characterized by elevated intrahepatic lipid stores in people who drink little or no alcohol. NAFLD is currently being inve…
JSHS · 2023
Melanoma occurs from melanocytes, which produces the pigment cells. Piperine with the application as an ingredient in black pepper, is used in traditional medicine, justified by studies on i…
JSHS · 2023
Penetrating and concussive traumatic brain injuries (TBI) remain major health concerns and are associated with a variety of clinical implications such as memory loss and cognitive deteriorat…
JSHS · 2023
Film, a key medium for early childhood development, utilizes musical and technical aspects to convey emotions to a young audience. While past studies have established the importance of music…
JSHS · 2023
In the aftermath of large-scale radiation release, spatial distributions and quantities of released radionuclides must be established as a crucial aspect of response management in order to i…
JSHS · 2023
Personalized medicine has the potential to revolutionize patient care using targeted therapeutics. Within the field of personalized medicine, simulation of tissue-scale biological systems ha…
JSHS · 2023
Accurate vehicle counts on roadways are important for traffic departments and transportation agencies for transit planning, road maintenance, lane expansion, traffic alerts, and traffic ligh…
JSHS · 2023
With the development of new AI technologies, such as OpenAI’s chatGPT, our lives have become influenced by the factors of AI benefits. In this qualitative study, the researcher explored the…
JSHS · 2023
Versiti, Milwaukee, WI Natural Killer (NK) cells -both circulating (cNK) and liver resident (lr-NK) - are a major component of innate host defense against HCC. NK cell dysfunction is associa…
JSHS · 2023
Turmeric has been applied to a bleeding wound because of its antibacterial property and fast healing quality. But applying dry turmeric is significantly messier and troublesome to carry in a…
JSHS · 2023
Listening to music has been found to have large impacts on the brain, especially for those with ADHD. Music can even decrease the amount of slow, or low frequency, wave activity in the brain…
JSHS · 2023
The intensity, duration, and frequency of wildfires has consistently increased across the US over the past few decades, which has had long-term implications for human health, infrastructure,…
JSHS · 2023
Coldwater Creek, MO was radiologically contaminated in the late 1960s posing significant 238-Uranium decay risk to locals. After the Love Canal disaster, the Environmental Protection Agency…
JSHS · 2023
In 2018, NASA initiated the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to search for planets outside of our solar system. TESS has been gathering large sets of star light data, but the qua…