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The Effect of a High School Cell Phone Ban on Cyberbullying

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Thousands of high schools across the country are grappling with the issue of cell phone usage and its effect on students’ mental health, and many have implemented bans on cell phone use for…

The Effect of a-ketoglutarate on a Tau-Based Model of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) enzyme – involved in the Krebs cycle – has been shown to have significantly decreased activity that is thus far unexplained in Alzheimer's d…

The Effect of Chlorhexidine on the Fluorescence of Dugesia tigrina in a Planarian Toxicity Fluorescent Assay

Eye irritation tests are conducted to determine the toxicity of chemicals in eye products that may be potentially harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. However, many ocular irrita…

The Effect of Cisplatin on Gene Expression in Breast Cancer

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Cisplatin is a platinum based chemotherapy that has been used for over 40 years in cancer treatment. The purpose of this experiment is to examine how cisplatin treatment in breast cancer aff…

The Effect of Culturally Tailoring a Literature -Based Intervention on the Mood and Engagement of Assisted Living Residents with Dementia

With 29,000 people aged 65 years or older living with Alzheimer’s disease in Hawai‘i, finding non-invasive, culturally tailored (CT) interventions to improve quality of life is crucial. This…

The Effect of Different Airfoils on Wind Turbine Energy Production

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose of this experiment was to determine which airfoil would have the greatest effect in wind energy production. There were four different airfoils tested: NACA0018, NACA23012, SG6043…

The Effect of Different Concentrations of Bacillus subtilis on Spirulina platensis Growth in an Environment with Glyphosate

Red tides are a significant issue along the coasts of several countries around the world. These red tides consist of algae that grow at an expedited rate, resulting in many issues for the su…

The Effect of Different Levels of Edible Mushroom (Pleurotus florida) in Poultry Feed (Starter, Grower, and Finisher Rations) as an Alternative Ingredient of Soya Bean on the Production Performance of Broilers

Animal Sciences

The consideration in local poultry industry must be given to obtaining the high-value of food sources from appropriate raw materials at economical prices and maintaining the health level of…

The Effect of Exogenous Aromatic Alcohols on Growth and Flocculation of Commercial Beer Brewing Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Beer Wort

Microbiology

Flocculation occurs during fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cells aggregate into dense masses that sink, separating cells from alcohol products easier, due to the binding betwee…

The Effect of Expired-Milk-Derived Biochar Amendments on Enhancing Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Growth

Plant Sciences

Expired milk products pose significant challenges for the dairy industry, with millions of tons of waste generated annually worldwide that must be disposed. Current disposal methods, such as…

The Effect of Hearing Loss on Anxiety and Insomnia

Behavioral and Social Sciences

This research investigated the relationship between insomnia, anxiety, and hearing loss, with a focus on determining whether hearing loss exacerbates anxiety and insomnia in individuals. Mot…

The Effect of Light Filtering Technology on Enhancing Color Perception for Individuals With Color Blindness

Biomedical Engineering

Color blindness (color vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women, and worldwide, there are estimated to be about 300 million people with CVD, almos…

The Effect of Liposomes on Drug Delivery of Ascorbic Acid

Biochemistry

Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, has been identified as a potential cancer therapeutic due to its abundance, specificity to cancer cells, and low toxicity. In high doses, it has the capacity to…

The Effect of Natural Phenolic Compounds on Reducing Oxidative Stress

Purpose: Oxidative stress is caused by redox dysregulation between free radicals and antioxidants, damaging cellular components. This phenomenon has been implicated in the pathophysiology of…

The Effect of Oat Mass on Physarum Polycephalum Path Efficiency

Microbiology

Physarum polycephalum is an acellular, multinucleate organism that reacts to environmental stimuli (pressure, light, chemical stimuli, etc.). Physarum polycephalum's morphological changes in…

The Effect of Obtaining Catechin From the Invasive Species Centaurea stoebe on Natural Grass Growth

Plant Sciences

Catechin is a chemical by-product of the invasive species spotted knapweed. When secreted by the plant's roots, catechin causes surrounding plants to die. We figured that we could turn this…

The Effect of Potential Anti-Inflammatory Sex Hormones to Model the Gender and Age Discrepancy in Alzheimer’s Disease Using C. elegans as a Model Organism for a Preventative Mechanism

Biochemistry

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gender discrepancy in Alzheimer's disease (AD), in which females are two-thirds more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than men. This was…

The Effect of Somatic Mutations in Glioblastoma Multiforme on Patient Survival

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the deadliest forms of brain tumors. Many genes are associated with its formation, progression, and survival, but no consensus has been reached on which som…

The Effect of Sugar Substitutes on Amyloid-BETA Plaque Aggregation: A Novel Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Amyloid-beta is a protein that can misfold into pathological fibril aggregations and lead to the formation of plaques in the brain—one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While the…

The Effect of Tempo Speed Vibrations of Daphnia magna

Animal Sciences

The experiment aims to explore the impact of tempo speed vibrations on the heart rate of Daphnia magna. The purpose of this experiment is to understand how external stimuli, such as rhythmic…

The Effect of the Duration of Pacifier Usage on Speech Development

Effective communication is crucial for navigating life, and speech -sound development plays a pivotal role in establishing communication skills. Communication disorders, affecting 5-10% of a…

The Effect of UPP1, A Novel Metabolic Suppressor vs. Oncolytic Viruses on Pancreatic Cancers

Translational Medical Science

Pancreatic Cancer has the lowest survival rates of all cancers due to much diagnosis occurring in the later stages. Methods such as chemotherapy and drug treatments are effective but can lea…

The Effect of Vernonia anthelmintica Extract on ɑ-synuclein Overexpression and Lipid Content in C. elegans Strain NL5901 for Parkinson’s Disease and Diabetes Application

Despite Parkinson’s disease and diabetes being leading causes of death worldwide, there are still issues finding affordable treatments (Associated Press, 2022). The purpose of this experimen…

The Effect of Wing Posture on Gust Rejection During Emulated Gliding Flight in Starlings

Animal Sciences

Wing morphing is the act of moving or deforming a wing in any way. When wings morph they react to gust rejections differently. The purpose of this project is to identify the difference in gu…

The Effects of a Compression Vest on Salivary Cortisol Fluctuation in Canines During Nail Trimming Procedures

Behavioral and Social Sciences

There is limited knowledge regarding the effect of deep pressure therapy on stress reduction in canines during veterinary procedures. This study recruited 20 canines of various breed, age, a…

The Effects of Amphimallon solstitiale Larva on Gene Expression Level in vitro Atopic Dermatitis Model

Translational Medical Science

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease which occurs due to many genetic and environmental factors.AD is a disease that can seriously affect the comfort of patients. The barrier pro…

The Effects of Caffeine on Glycine max (Soybean) Proteogenomics

Plant Sciences

Glycine max holds significant global agricultural and economic values. Although caffeine is used as a soil fertilizer, it could inflict adverse effects on the seed, hindering the plant’s ove…

The Effects of Deuterium Oxide on the Regeneration Rates of Planarians and on the Growth Rates of Watercress Plants

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Deuterium is a rare, stable hydrogen isotope that can affect organisms in various ways, such as their cellular metabolism, cell structure, and rates of cell division. To understand the exten…

The Effects of Different Diets on Neurological Function; Implications for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Objectives The objective of my experiment was to test the effect different diets (high sugar or keto) have on neurodegenerative diseases by measuring basal slowing rate in C. elegans which h…

The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Planaria Tissue Regeneration

Animal Sciences

Cellular regeneration is a primary process necessary for the reconstruction of impaired tissue following an injury. In contrast to acute wounds, chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged…