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Do Seaweed Extracts Mitigate Cancerous Lesions in Planaria?

Zoology Third Award

Drawing a Picture in a Liquid! Novel Photochromic System Using Methylene Blue Reduction With Ascorbic Acid

Chemistry

I developed a novel photochromic system using methylene blue with ascorbic acid and investigated the optimal photochromic conditions. The photochromic solution is environmentally friendly an…

Drice: Drone-Based Real-Time Black Ice Detection System for Winter Driving Safety

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Black ice, a thin coating of ice on the road surface, is the leading cause of traffic accidents. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, black ice accounted for 3.6 times more ca…

Drug Delivery of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Relation to Diabetes Mellitus

Chemistry

Approximately 37.3 million Americans suffer from Type Two Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), a disorder in which the body fails to regulate sugar levels. In T2DM, insulin resistance reduces the avail…

Dual Sensory

Technology Enhances the Arts

Helen Keller was a remarkable woman who achieved success and fame despite losing her sight and hearing. The deafblind range is 0.2% to 2%, which represents 467 million of the global populati…

Dust-Repellent and Self-Cleaning Coatings for Solar Panels on Earth, the Moon and Mars (Year Two)

Physics and Astronomy

Solar energy is one of the most prominent sustainable sources of global energy while also powering space exploration. However, the efficiency of solar panels is undermined by the accumulatio…

DVL Inhibits the YAP1 Bypass Mechanism of KRAS Inactivation

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) is a transcriptional coactivator known for driving oncogenesis. YAP1 is able to revive the gene expression of transcription factor FOS following the downregul…

Dyes Adsorption Using Activated Carbon From Coffee Capsule Grounds

Chemistry

Brazil is a world leader in coffee production and is the second-largest consumer. As a result, over 1,000,000 t of coffee grounds accumulate in landfills yearly and decompose, releasing gree…

DynaCap: A Dynamic Wheel Cover System for Improving the Range and Performance While Reducing CO2 Emissions from Automobiles

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Climate change continues to worsen through greenhouse gasses as up to 40 billion tons of gasses will be in the atmosphere by the end of 2023. With a fourth of those emissions coming from gas…

DynaGrad: A Novel Gradient Descent With Adaptive Dual Learning Rates & Momenta for Improved Optimization and Accelerated Convergence in Deep Neural Networks

Systems Software Third Award

Machine Learning (ML) optimizers are widely used to optimize the weights and biases of deep neural networks. However, current methods can suffer from issues like slow convergence and getting…

Early Detection of Ankylosing Spondylitis Using Analysis of Breathing Patterns With Neural Networks

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Ankylosing Spondylitis a type of rheumatic autoimmune disorders where normal body cells attack musculoskeletal cells, making bones' weak joints unstable and prone to fractures. This can caus…

Early Detection of Triple Negative Breast Cancer using Multi -Functional Magneto -Fluorescent Carbon Dots

To combat rising mortality due to cancer, it is necessary to develop early diagnostic techniques for the rapid identification of cancer before metastasis. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC…

Easy AED: An Autonomous VTOL Emergency Equipment Delivery Drone System

Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award

Every year, six million people die from cardiac arrest in the world with 436,000 victims in the United States alone. This problem is made worse because, in many counties, more than 50% of pe…

E-cadherin Expression as a Predictor of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Early Onset Colorectal Cancer

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death. This is because during early stages, CRC is difficult to catch, which means that treatment can only be offered after the…

Eco-Engineered Floating Wetlands: A Promising Technique to Improve Water Quality

Environmental Engineering

The production of nitrogen fertilizers has made it possible to grow enough crops to keep up with the growing population. This excessive input of nitrogen fertilizers on crops is causing leac…

Ecofriendly Design and Fabrication of a Microalgae-Based Sponge to Efficiently Remove Oil From Water for Environmental Remediation

Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award

Oil spills continue to affect millions of families yearly. Significant research has gone into the development of both organic and inorganic solvents. However, the issue with these sorbents i…

Eco-Friendly Fabric: Use of Algae and Seagrass in Paper Production

Environmental Engineering

The purpose of this study was to evaluate algae and seagrass as potential alternatives to wood in paper production, considering its high cellulose content. This topic was chosen as an altern…

Eco-Friendly Generation of Methane and Oxygen From Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Water Through the Sabatier Process

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The Sabatier reaction is a method of producing methane from gaseous hydrogen and carbon dioxide through heating in the presence of a nickel catalyst. This reaction has many potential applica…

Ecological Benefits of a Magnetohydrodynamic Drive

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Many modern engines for watercraft, from personal boats to cargo ships, all rely on the same propulsion method: internal combustion engines driving a rotating propeller. This design has seve…

Ecological Extrusion: A Low-Cost Device to Use Plastic Waste for 3D Printing

Environmental Engineering

The average US household produces 500 pounds of plastic annually, and most of it is not recycled. Only 18% of plastic waste is recycled globally, and without viable business models for recyc…

EcoPrintTech

Environmental Engineering

We provide a cutting-edge technological solution that combines exceptional performance, accessibility for all users, and environmental responsibility. It's a 3D printer that prints using rec…

Effectiveness of Calculating the Redshift of Quasars Photometrically

Physics and Astronomy

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of photometric methods in predicting redshift values of Quasars. Photometric magnitudes from the SDSS SkyServer was gathered a…

Effectiveness of Glycine max on Microplastic Removal From Soil

Plant Sciences

The purpose was to determine the effectiveness of using Glycine max (soybean) to remove microplastics from soil. Due to the increase of microplastics in the environment, discovering methods…

Effectiveness of Insect Management Practices on the Spread of Potato Virus Y

This study investigates Potato Virus Y (PVY) in potato crops, a virus that significantly impacts yields for farmers nationwide. PVY is an infectious virus transmitted from plant to plant thr…

Effective Robotic Swarm Controller Applied to Autonomous Swarm Assembly of Modular Flexible Production Lines

Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award

The primary aim of this project is to design and implement a robotic swarm controller capable of path planning and task allocation, performing diverse assignments in a dynamic environment. A…

Effect of Adding Carrot and Raspberry Seed Oil on the UV Intensity of Sunscreen

With continuous developments in research indicating the potential health risks of chemical sunscreen filters, the novel approach of incorporating natural oils with UV light blocking properti…

Effect of Aggregate Size on Oyster Spat Recruitment

Animal Sciences

Oyster populations around the world are down nearly 90 percent. Much of this loss has happened in the last 40 years. In Florida Oysters Crassostrea virginica are a keystone species, and thei…

Effect of Alloferon on the Survival Rate and Flight Performance of Honey Bees

Animal Sciences Third Award

Honeybees serve as vital pollinators that contribute to global food security and biodiversity. However, their populations are declining due to various factors, necessitating novel approaches…

Effect of Burn Scars on Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Biodiversity contributes to ecosystem stability and provision of favorable living conditions. One approach to increase biodiversity involves implementing restoration activities, such as burn…

Effect of Calcitriol on Menstrual Effluent Derived Endometrial Stromal Cell Viability, Decidualization, and Proliferation

Translational Medical Science

Decidualization is a key process in the endometrium, facilitating embryo implantation through morphological changes of the endometrium. Dysregulation of this process is prevalent in individu…