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Computational Affinity between Anthraquinone Derivatives and DNA

Chemistry

Targeting DNA is a viable solution to treating cancer. Although many DNA intercalators are effective, they have deleterious effects on DNA structure and negative side effects for the patient…

Computational Analysis of Music Evolution and Melodic Expectancy

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Melody has always been the quintessential focus of musicological analysis, and its different intervallic structures are related to the listener’s psychological expectancy according to the Im…

Computational Eye-Tracking Biomarker for Improved Neuropsychological Evaluation via Deep Learning

Neil Milburn Plano West Senior High School Neuropsychological evaluation proves exceedingly valuable in applications that require a complex understanding of human behavioral interactions and…

Computationally Combatting Fake News Using Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

With the exponential growth of data on the internet, it has become nearly impossible to identify whether a given piece of information is legitimate or not. This has led to an immense rise in…

Computer Simulation of Chladni's Figure and Research of Its Characteristics

Physics and Astronomy

A chladni's figure is a symmetrical nodal line pattern formed by applying vibration to a uniform solid thin plate to form a two-dimensional standing wave by a specific frequency. It is widel…

Conflict Prevention in Middle School and High School Group of Students as a Tool of Bullying Prevention (Using Example of Netishyn Secondary Schools )

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Kids today spend a lot of time exactly at school. School is one of the most important places of the personality’s socialization. To produce the right strategy of behavior in different confli…

Connections in Chromesthesia: Analyzing Note Vibrations and Colors Perceived from Sound

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Synesthesia is a condition in which a stimulation of one sense causes a response in another sense. This study focused on chromesthesia, a form of synesthesia where affected people visualize…

Conserving Water Through the Filtration and Recyclation of Greywater in a Domestic System

Environmental Engineering

This project aims to produce and test a prototype aid in water conservation within a domestic, consumer context. A specialized recirculating faucet system was built using direct filtration t…

Consideration of Non-Constant Viscosity in the Analysis of the Navier-Stokes Equations

Mathematics

In this paper, we study the question of asymptotic degrees of freedom in a viscous flow. Particularly, we create a bound on the dimension N of the determining node set xi of a fluid with tim…

Constructing a Novel Multi-rotor Compatible Water Sampling Apparatus, Associated Water Quality Analysis System and Specialized Hexacopter

Environmental Engineering

Water sampling is crucial for water quality management and analysis. However, conventional methods of sampling water can be expensive, dangerous, and inefficient. Areas such as pit mines, fl…

Constructing Asphalt Solar Collectors into Waipahu Roads

Engineering Mechanics

Global temperatures are rising at the same rate the society should continue to search for renewable sources of energy to power our cities. Solar collectors are able to transform heat energy…

Construction of a CRISPR-I Library to Characterize Gene Function in a Minimal Cell

A minimal bacterial cell, JCVI-syn3.0, derived from Mycoplasma mycoides has been constructed at the J. Craig Venter Institute. It operates with only 473 genes, of which 149 have unknown func…

Continuous Manufacture of Homogeneous and Graded Rods by Low-Temperature Extrusion

Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)

Freeze casting, the directional solidification of solutions and slurries, is a straightforward technique for the manufacture of porous materials. However, it has reached its limitations for…

Control of a Pneumatic Actuator Using Pulse Width Modulation

Engineering Mechanics

Pneumatic actuators are compact, fast, powerful, simple, and inexpensive. They are very good for linear on/off applications but have major limitations with their speed and positional control…

Converting a 3D Printer to a 3D Bioprinter for Modeling of a Lumbar Vertebral Body

Biomedical Engineering

A 3D bioprinter is a 3D printer capable of printing human cells and tissues. Bioprinting tissues and organs using a patient’s own cells could eliminate the organ shortage and the risk of rej…

Co-occurrence of Adolescent Depression and Substance Use Disorder and Access to Services in Pennsylvania

Introduction: Recently, there has been an upwards trend among adolescents with depression. Adolescents suffering from Major Depressive Episodes (MDE) tend to use substances at higher rates c…

Coral Grief: Machine Learning on Crowd-sourced Data to Highlight an Ecological Crisis

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Triggered largely by the warming and pollution of oceans, corals are experiencing bleaching and a variety of diseases caused by the spread of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Identification of…

Correlation between Protein Type and Fatality Rates in Zaire Ebolavirus

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The student researcher tested for correlation between protein type and fatality rate in Zaire ebolavirus, hypothesizing that there is a significant difference in the fatality rates due to pr…

Countering Aerodynamic Flow Separation: Tangentially Blowing across Wing Surfaces by Nozzle-Jet Activations to Delay Flow Separation and Improve Airflow Laminarity

Engineering Mechanics

Steady airflow is essential for sound aerodynamic flight and stability. Separations in airflow around the wing destabilize the flow continuum and result in turbulent flow. Countering turbule…

Counting Showy Lady’s Slipper Orchids with Machine Learning

Showy lady’s slipper orchids (Cypripedium reginae) are a critically endangered species in New Hampshire and much of the northeastern United States. They live in temperate regions and are hig…

Counting the Number of K-Derangements with Applications to Web Crawler Problem

Mathematics

A k-derangement is a special kind of permutation of n objects, such that no subset of size k from the n objects is invariant. A 1-derangement is a permutation that has no fixed points. Count…

Cow Manure and Kitchen Scraps: Year Two, Comparison of Cow and Pig Manure for Methane Production

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Biodigesters are used in a multitude of places as a producer of sustainable energy for buildings and appliances. They use anaerobic digestion to produce methane gas and fuel ammenities. In m…

Creating a Carbon Fiber Composite with Improved Elastic Properties

Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)

A critical factor to a car’s speed and efficiency is its weight. A lighter car is faster, more agile, and requires less energy. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are attractive because of the…

Creating an Economical Interferometer Through CAD Engineering

The considerable cost of optical hardware is a limiting factor for pursuing optical research and development. For schools, even relatively basic demonstration experiments may require a consi…

Creating an Electromagnetic Suit to Simulate Gravity and Electromagnetism Effects on Dugesia tigrina

Engineering Mechanics

Can an electromagnetic glove section with an electromagnetic field inhibitor material be created after testing the effects of electromagnetism on planaria? Since astronauts experience bodily…

Creating Cellulose as a Potential Xenographic Substitutes for Skin Grafting

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Our project investigates one method of decellularization, and it’s effectiveness on spinach leaves. We aim to strip spinach leaves of their DNA, and leave only the extracellular matrix (EMC)…

Creating Crosslinking Compounds to Cure Cancer

Chemistry

Currently, there are some ways cancer is clinically treated but most methods have adverse effects. A way that cancer is commonly treated is by using chemotherapeutic drugs. Chemotherapy work…

Creation of Marketable Cost Efficient Transparent Solar Cells with Design and Testing via Virtual Computer Simulations and Engineered Model Prototypes for the Product's Development through the Fabrication of Nanotechnology

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Earth’s average surface temperature has increased by 1.62? since the late 19th century. Natural gas was the source of about 32% of U.S. electricity generation in 2017 with coal following at…

CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Pathogenesis Disruption to Sustainably Combat Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

Microbiology

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging health problem that threatens global health and prosperity. According to the World Health Organization, with limited therapeutic options, AMR cu…

Croc around the Block: Can Crocodilian Adaptations Reduce the Wind Loads on High-Rise Buildings?

Engineering Mechanics

The past few decades have seen an exponential increase in demand for high-rise buildings. However, the constant motion of tall buildings makes them more susceptible to wind loads - reducing…