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Mechanical Ornithology: Revolutionizing Flight Maneuver Mechanisms Through Modelling Morphological Bird Structures and Airfoil Characteristics

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

For as long as humanity has been able to observe, the question of flight has always been. From the beginning, with ornithopters, to now full commercial airline use, despite the numerous adva…

Mechanochemical Conversion of the Persistent Organic Pollutant Trichloropropane to a Platform Chemical Utilizing the Grignard Reaction

Chemistry

Currently, the invention of cost-efficient technologies for the remediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is of growing interest and importance. As a proof of concept, we have deve…

Meet the New Neighbor: Can Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) Establish Territories in Areas of Higher Human and Road Density Than Expected?

Earth and Environmental Sciences

This project used mapping software (ArcGIS Pro and Online) to create wolf location maps. A Fond du Lac Resource Management Division wildlife biologist shared wolf location and road data with…

MergeFinder: A Deep Learning Model for Galaxy Merger Identification

Physics and Astronomy

Galaxy mergers play an integral role in galaxy formation and evolution, and with many large upcoming surveys, a reliable and efficient method of identifying mergers is crucial to their study…

Metabolic Disease Prevention in Obese and Hypertensive Pregnant Mothers and Offspring

Translational Medical Science

This experiment studies if a restricted diet improves the health of pregnant BPH/5 mice and their offspring. BPH/5 mice have high blood pressure during pregnancy, which mimics the symptoms o…

Metabolomics Unveils Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Kidney Failure: Exploring the Therapeutic Effect of Naringenin and Cymbopogon proximus Essential Oil Combination

Translational Medical Science

Acute kidney failure (AKF) is a worldwide growing clinical problem affecting over 13 million people and resulting in 1.7 million deaths annually. AKF symptoms are not noticeable in the early…

Methamphetamine's Influence on the Blood-Brain Barrier: Dissecting Changes in Microvascular Endothelial Cell Structure and Function

Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award

Methamphetamine is known for its addictive potential and rapid impact on the central nervous system's dopaminergic pathways. Recent studies suggest it exacerbates stroke outcomes by increasi…

Methamphetamine's Influence on the Blood-Brain Barrier: Dissecting Changes in Microvascular Endothelial Cell Structure and Function

Background: Methamphetamine, a potent psychoactive substance, is known for its significant addictive potential and rapid impact on dopaminergic pathways in the central nervous system. Recent…

Mevalonate Pathway Inhibitor GGTi Limits Pancreatic Cancer Cell Proliferation, while Enhancing Normal Endothelial Cell Function

An estimated 95,389 people are living with pancreatic cancer in the United States. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are major treatment modalities for pancreatic cancer, but both can cause…

MFN2, A Potential Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease

Translational Medical Science

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disease that affects memory and learning. Mitochondria are critical to neuronal function in the brain, and energy me…

Micro-algae Biomass via Chlorella vulgaris to Replace Crude Oils in Order to Overcome Gaseous and Aerosol Pollutants

Biochemistry

As the world heavily relies on crude oils such as diesel fuel to fulfill the needs of everyday life, aerosol and gaseous pollutants are being emitted. Algae biofuel can help control and miti…

Microfluidic 3D Co-culture of Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer and Stromal Cells to Study Endocrine Resistance

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women. Endocrine therapy (ET) has been shown to be an effective treatment against estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer (BC); howeve…

Microplastic Flotation: A Novel Method to Analyze and Remove Microplastics

Environmental Engineering

The ocean receives a large amount of pollution each year with plastics accounting for eighty percent. Plastics break down from sun, wind, and water exposure and cause microplastic pollution.…

Microplastics, Anything but a Small Problem: An Investigation Into How Different Sizes of Australia's Most Common Waterway Microplastic, Polyethylene, Affects Daphnia magna's Physiological Functions

Earth and Environmental Sciences

The CSIRO has provided the first-ever global estimate for microplastics on the seafloor, with results suggesting there are 14 million tonnes across our oceans (Natalie Kikken, 2020). Investi…

Micro RNA223-Biomarker Based Exponential Rolling Circle Amplification CRISPR -Cas12a System for Disease Detection and COPD Diagnostics

Biomedical Engineering

This project implements a novel detection system based on Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA) and Cas12a for miRNA biomarkers, and provides an efficient and cost-effective approach for the di…

microRNAs in Action: Regulation of Feeding Behavior

Glutamate is a major neurotransmitter involved in signaling in the brain including between the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and nucleus accumbens. Caloric intake is regulated…

Microwave Absorption Using Nanoparticles

Materials Science

Using nanoparticles to enhance microwave absorption has shown great potential across various fields. By manipulating the composition, shape, and size of nanoparticles, researchers have achie…

MiniMesh: Real-Time 5,000-Node Anatomical Human Body Mesh Reconstruction for Portable Devices

Biomedical Engineering Second Award

Human Mesh Recovery is the challenge of predicting thousands of three-dimensional points on the human body surface, supporting critical applications in medicine, augmented reality, animation…

Minimizing Fuel-Oxidizer Mixture Inhomogeneities in Rotating Detonation Engines

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is widely considered one of the most promising and interesting areas of propulsion research due to its high energy output and thermal efficiency. The cur…

Minimizing In-Vitro Fertilization Failures by Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate the Health of Human Embryos

The quality of the transferred embryo is the crucial factor that impacts the success of the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycle. Embryologists and other related experts in the field…

Minimizing the Impact of a Constant Force Using Metals

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Purpose: I want to find the best metal or combination of metals/materials that will minimize the most amount of force. This data can help determine what is the best siding to use when siding…

Mitigation of Pressure Injuries Utilizing an Inertial Wearable, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning

Embedded Systems Fourth Award

Pressure ulcers, or pressure injuries (PIs), are localized areas of the skin and/or underlying tissue decay that typically occur over bony prominences due to prolonged pressure or friction.…

M.L.C.E Larvicide: Garcinia mangostana Pericarp and Citrus aurantifolia Leaves Combined Extracts as a Novel Natural Larvicide for Aedes aegypti Larvae

Chemistry Fourth Award

The rise of vector-borne diseases, particularly dengue fever has highlighted the need to enhance mosquito control. Aedes aegypti is the mosquito species responsible for the rapid transmissio…

MMRTD: Multi-Sensory Mixed Reality Therapy for Dementia

Translational Medical Science First Award

Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops Dementia. By 2050, over 139 million people worldwide will be living with Dementia. Early interventions are crucial in preventing and treating D…

mmWave Beamforming Using Multimodal Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning in Autonomous Vehicular Communications

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) have become a transformative technology that can change our daily lives. One of the many applications is to significantly reduce the more than 40,000…

Mobile Waves and Water Fleas: A Daphnia Study

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The purpose of my project is to explore the effects of radiation on daphnia, and the radiation emitted under different apps and settings. What if the part of the reason people got tumors was…

Modeling and Simulating the Effects of Parabolic Ring Cavity Geometry on Atom Interferometer and Quantum Accelerometers

Physics and Astronomy

Quantum accelerometers, valued for their high sensitivity and potential use in space technology, measure acceleration with matter-light interferometry, outperforming conventional models. To…

Modeling California Heat Wave Exposure and Links to Dementia-like Neurodegeneration in Elderly

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The California heat waves of 2022 were the most severe on record and will likely increase in the coming years. The increasing heat wave intensities, a common worldwide phenomenon in coastal…

Modeling Lattice Fins as Flight Control Surfaces for a Precision Guided Landing of Reusable Rockets Continuation Study

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

The proliferation of reusable rockets has driven expenses down and launch frequencies up completely reshaping the space exploration industry. A critical component of this sustainable technol…

Modeling Lattice Fins as Flight Control Surfaces for a Precision Guided Landing of Reusable Rockets Continuation Study

The proliferation of reusable rockets has driven expenses down and launch frequencies up completely reshaping the space exploration industry. A critical component of this sustainable technol…