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Revolutionizing CVD Prevention and Management: A Comprehensive AI-Powered Solution

Systems Software

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cast a long shadow over humanity, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives globally each year. This silent epidemic encompasses a range of heart and blood vess…

Revolutionizing Diabetes Care: Optimizing Hydrogel Beads for Pancreatic Islet Viability

Biomedical Engineering

Over 8 million people worldwide have type 1 diabetes. Encapsulation of pancreatic islets is an experimental treatment that allows islets to avoid contact with immune cells, allowing for tran…

Revolutionizing Language Learning With Connexelerator: An AI-Powered Approach

Technology Enhances the Arts

Connexelerator is an innovative AI-powered language learning tool designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of language acquisition. Leveraging the combined benefits of advanced A…

Revolutionizing Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detection Through a Novel Vision Transformer Application

Translational Medical Science

Every year, more people in the U.S are diagnosed with skin cancer than all other cancers combined. Early detection of these cancers can tremendously increase the 5-year survival rate. Curren…

Revolutionizing Waste Management: A Machine Learning and Computer Vision-Enabled Robot Arm for Efficient Garbage Recycling

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

It is estimated that by 2050, an alarming 33 billion tons of plastic waste will be on the Earth, overshadowing the Empire State Building by 105,000 times. Since 1960, the recycling rate has…

RHIZOBIOTIC: An Innovative Fertiliser That Does Not Contribute to Water Eutrophication and Allows for the Control of Ethylene in Plants

Plant Sciences

Motivated by the Union Strategy for Biodiversity 2030, advocating for significant reductions in chemical pesticide and fertilizer use. By focusing on Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and combining them…

Rhythms and Blues: Examining Potential Health Hazards of Blue Light-induced Circadian Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster

Animal Sciences Fourth Award

Purpose: Disrupted circadian rhythms can have deleterious consequences for all organisms. The extent to which blue light from digital devices affects circadian biology and mental and physica…

Ribosplode! Macrolide-Mediated Ribosomal Polymorphisms

Microbiology

As the development of novel antibiotics slows and pathogenic bacteria develop mutations to counter antibiotics, understanding mutant genes contributing to resistance becomes critical. Among…

Rising Temperature, Falling Immunity: Plant Stomatal Defense Relies on Heat Sensitive Protease

Plant Sciences Fourth Award

Global warming poses a significant threat to plants by weakening their defense, exacerbating disease outbreaks and threatening global food security. However, limited attention is given to th…

Robee: A Novel Autonomous Pollinator

Environmental Engineering

The world is currently facing a significant ecological challenge - the rapid decline of bee populations. Bees, one of the most pivotal insects in our ecosystem, are responsible for pollinati…

Rock the Metals! Investigating Manganese as a Trigger of Malignancy and Metal Transporters as Targets in Cancer Treatment

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Metals and their transporters influence cell behavior in cancer, and previous research demonstrated that manganese promotes malignancy. Therefore, if metal transporters are essential in main…

Role of 5-HTP Mediated Serotonergic Activity in Operantly Conditioned Memory Consolidation for D. tigrina

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that begins with mild memory loss and accumulates to severe dementia. The scope of research for AD has become increasingly…

Rosmarinic Acid Attenuates Malignant Phenotypes in vivo via DNMT1 Gene Pathway: Implications for Cancer Therapeutics

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Despite increasing cancer incidence globally, few alternative treatments to chemotherapy and radiation exist. These standard therapies require specialized equipment, are costly, and have ser…

SAAR: Surgical Aid for Anatomical Reconstructions Using Projector-Based Augmented Reality and Computer Vision Systems

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

Accurate visualization of underlying anatomical structures is vital for precise surgical interventions, particularly in high-risk and minimally invasive procedures. Existing methods like flu…

S.A.F.E. - Shark Alert and Flagging Equipment: A Novel Approach to Shark Protection and Citizen-Oriented Threat Assessment

Embedded Systems

Countless lives have been lost over the decades to a single animal: the shark. With its large mouth and razor-sharp teeth, even a small shark can inflict severe damage on an unwary beachgoer…

Safety-Prioritized Robust Macroscopic 3D Traffic Flow Optimization Model

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Traffic congestion is increasing every year and causes nearly 100 billion in annual economic costs in the US and Europe each. It causes over 5 million crashes every year in the US with a fat…

Safety Wristband: Detecting Falls and Ensuring Safety in Emergencies

Biomedical Engineering

Falls significantly impact public health, particularly among the elderly and those with certain health conditions, leading to roughly 68,400 deaths and numerous emergency interventions each…

SAKSHI - Smartphone Augmented Cervical Selfie: An Innovative Tool for Low-Resource Settings for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer

Biomedical Engineering

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women due to cancer in the developing world. India contributes to 25% of these cancers. In low-resource settings, visual inspection with t…

Save 12 Billion Dollars: Embedding Artificial Intelligence in Banking To Prevent Credit Card Fraud

Systems Software

Credit card fraud is a major issue today. Approximately 12 billion dollars are attempted to be stolen every year, which impacts millions of people in the US alone. The research tried to iden…

Scan-Drop: Aerial Integrated Flood Search and Rescue (SAR) With Specialized Flood Victim Detection System to Assist Rescuers

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

This research proposes Scan-Drop as an aerial integrated response during the flood search and rescue missions. This integrated response provides emergency support through proactive observati…

Scents and Sensibility: Investigating the Influence of Visual Cues on Olfactory Perception of Humans and Building an AI-based Electronic Nose to Compare the Two

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

This study investigated the hypothesis that visual stimuli can significantly influence olfactory perception, potentially altering or enhancing the actual scent experience. By building an AI…

SCOMAE: Diagnosing Tuberculosis From Cough Acoustics Using Supervised COntrastive Masked AutoEncoders

Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award

Tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide, disproportionately affects lower-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). When diagnosed early, TB is very curable, but…

Seals of Ancient Chinese Paintings: Recognition and Association Analysis Based on Deep Neural Networks

Technology Enhances the Arts

Vermilion seals, as intricate symbols of identification in ancient Chinese paintings, offer a window into the lives of historical figures. To unveil these stories, this project leverages DNN…

Searching for "Magic Pill": A Novel Adenosine Modulator in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Stress-Related Disorders

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Schizophrenia and stress-related disorders impose significant health challenges on patients and societal resources. To address these pressing needs, a novel compound, the Novel Adenosine Mod…

Sea Sponge: Production of a Sponge Through the Use of Endocarp of Coconut (Cocos nucifera) and Shrimp Gel (Farfantepenaeus Paulensis and F. brasiliensis) for the Retention of Pollutants in the Water

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Oil exploration involves activities with a high polluting index that can harm the quality of water, soil, air, and, consequently, the quality of life of living beings. The world energy depen…

Secretion of the Francisella tularensis Protein FTL_1123 by Escherichia coli Containing the ?HlyBD Operon

Microbiology Second Award

Francisella tularensis, a gram-negative bacterium, is the causative agent of tularemia, a severe zoonotic disease which is highly lethal even with minimal exposure. Francisella is recognized…

Securing Global Food: Biopolymers, Cryptography, and Visual Transformers for Affordable Anti-Counterfeit Seed Protection

Systems Software

According to the World Bank, ~50% of the seeds sold in Africa are counterfeit. Exhibiting lower germination rates, fake seeds cost farmers up to two-thirds of their crops, and, exacerbated b…

Selection and Preclinical Testing of DNA Aptamers as Targeted Tau Therapies: A Novel Approach to Slow the Progression of Tauopathies

Translational Medical Science Third Award

Tauopathies are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the deposition of abnormal tau in the brain. There are over 20 tauopathies that collectively affect millions of people around the…

Selection of Specific Fluorescent Dyes for the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer using Volatile Organic Compounds

Translational Medical Science

Pancreatic cancer shows the highest mortality rate and, to date, no early detection devices are available. However, early detection could improve the survival rate. This study is conducted t…

Selenoprotein O Protects Against Oxidative Stress and Incorporates Various Nucleotides in AMPylation

Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award

Selenoprotein O (SelO) is a mitochondrial pseudokinase enzyme that AMPylates, or transfers an AMP molecule to, cellular proteins. However, SelO’s role as an AMPylator in oxidative stress res…