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Determining the Pebbling Number for Endpoint Root Vertices of Generalized Theta Graphs

Mathematics

Graph theory is the study of relationships between objects. Whether those objects are city blocks or web pages, graph theory can provide significant insight into optimization. A specific are…

Determining the Probability of Intensive Care Unit Admission Based on Patient Characteristics Using Machine Learning

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Infectious diseases have affected people for years. As the population and demand for resources grow, hospitals or clinics may reach their maximum capacity and must arbitrarily decide who des…

Determining Which Acne Medications Prevent the Growth of Staphyloccocus epidermis Most Successfully

Microbiology

Our project title is Determining which Acne Medications Prevent the Growth of Staphyloccocus Epidermis Most Successfully. It was created by Solunne Fedovskiy, Lily Reilly, and Avi Crosby. We…

Developing a Behavioral Phenotype Screening to Analyze Sex-Differential Risk in Autism

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…

Developing a Compact Wearable for Mental Stress Detection by Studying the Effect of Stress on Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Electrocardiogram (ECG) Signals

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…

Developing a Low-Cost Portable Electronic Nose for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer by Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the digestive system. It has the third highest incidence of cancer in the world. Thus, it is important to process detection and tr…

Developing a Machine Model to Predict Wildfire Risk and Identify Key Wildfire Drivers in California

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Wildfires have caused significant economic losses and human health damages in California. To minimize the losses and damages, it is imperative to understand the key drivers of wildfires and…

Developing a Model in situ Resource Utilization System for Oxygen Sustaining Life Support and Launch Cost Reduction for Mars

Plant Sciences Second Award

Martian agriculture may be the most cost-effective means to develop a sustainable human life support system on Mars by employing in-situ resource utilization to convert atmospheric CO2 into…

Developing a Monomolecular Model To Describe the Disease Progress Curve for Early Blight in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Potato (Solanum tuberosum), and Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum), Treated With Novel Microbial Formulations

Microbiology Second Award

Early blight, a fungal disease, leads to annual crop losses of up to 70-78% in tomato, potato, and bell pepper crops. Current treatment requires repeated application of chemical fungicides,…

Developing an Algorithm To Analyze Structural Characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease in Different Stages of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Validate White Matter Atrophy as an Early Predictor of Mild Cognitive Impairment (A Novel Second Year Study)

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the world, and has no method for prevention or effective treatment. A promising method of predicting it is through analyzing t…

Developing an Associative Network Model Method to Elicit Tip-of-the-Tongue Syndrome for Clinical Use in Memory Disorders

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…

Developing and Assessing Fucose-Based Water-Soluble Bioplastics

Environmental Engineering

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…

Developing and Assessing Fucose-Based Water-Soluble Bioplastics

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…

Developing a Novel Autonomous Swarm-Based Beach Cleaning Robot

Environmental Engineering Second Award

Beach pollution is an ever-growing global challenge that negatively impacts coastal ecosystems. Current solutions either involve having humans pick up pollutants (inefficient) or using beach…

Developing CLL-1 and MSLN Immunogens for Dual CAR-T Cell Therapy for AML

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Purpose: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis. Most patients with AML ultimately relapse and succumb to cancer progression after receiving standard treatme…

Developing Novel Plant Waste-Based Hydrogels for Skin Regeneration and Infection Detection in Diabetic Wounds

Materials Science

More than 70,000 diabetic patients have amputations annually due to wound care complications. Poor circulation and hyperglycemia-related nerve damage, which are complications of diabetes, pr…

Developing Potential Phosphoprotein Biomarkers for Kidney Cancer From Urinary Extracellular Vesicles

Biochemistry

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), lipid bilayer-surrounded spheres of cytosol, hold a crucial role in exchanging cellular information. They transport numerous proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids…

Developing Propellers with a Fringed Trailing-Edge Inspired by Owl Flight to Reduce Noise

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…

Development and Characterization of a Novel Laponite-Enhanced Tannic Acid-Based Hydrogel

Materials Science

Hydrogels have received significant attention over the past 30 years due to their potential applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery; however, they still have limitations: poor m…

Development and Construction of a Low-Cost Six-Axis Robot Arm

Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award

Is it possible to develop and build a six-axis robot arm as a high school student and just with knowledge acquired from the internet? This paper covers my research on a low-cost robot arm th…

Development and Experiments on a Kind of Small Dolphin Robot

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Inspired by the high mobility and flexibility of dolphins, this project sought to learn from and mimic the dolphin’s movements to create a bionic dolphin robot and to find out the impact of…

Development of a Bioactive, Biodegradable, and Variable-Density 3D Printer Filament for Patient-Specific Bone Reconstructive Implants

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

Current orthopedic implants are restricted in the level of patient specificity and biological interaction they can achieve. The demand for more effective and less intrusive reconstructive or…

Development of a Combinatory Filtration System for Pollution and Virus Abatement by Optimized Nanoparticle Deposition

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…

Development of a Home N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Assay for Early Detection of Congestive Heart Failure

Translational Medical Science Fourth Award

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…

Development of a Home N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Assay for Early Detection of Congestive Heart Failure

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…

Development of a Low-Cost Highly Efficient Filter for Heavy Metal and Organic Contaminant Removal

Environmental Engineering

The size and complexity of e-waste is increasing at a much faster rate than the efficiency of our strategies to contain it. Lake Chivero is heavily polluted with metal ions and is the main s…

Development of a Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect System To Study Magnetic Molecules

Materials Science

Molecular-based electronic devices show promising applications in future new generation technology. Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) demonstrates the interaction of light with magnetic mat…

Development of an All-Solid-State Self-Charging Supercapacitor Energized by a Safe, Biodegradable Gel Electrolyte

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Self-powered units, especially energy storage devices with self-charging ability, are considered sustainable power sources for future electronic devices. In this research, a novel supercapac…

Development of an Electronic Nose: Detecting VOC Levels

Biomedical Engineering

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have come to be considered as genetic biomarkers for different types of cancers. Certain VOCs are linked with multiple types, while others are linked with t…

Development of an Engineered Face Mask With Optimized Nanoparticle Layering for Filtration of Air Pollutants and Viral Pathogens

Environmental Engineering

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…