Cellular and Molecular Biology
Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) is an ideal vector for gene therapy, but it still has some challenges. Based on AAV, more efficient and more tissue-specific recombinant vectors are needed. In a…
Biomedical Engineering
The blind need a better way to get interpretable sensory data because current competing products and methods are too expensive or ineffective at compensating for the lack of sight. The essen…
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common and serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops due to the throat collapsing and closing the airway. It can happen from 5 to 30 times each hour e…
Drug overdose is currently the number one cause of death in the United States. Adolescence is a time of crucial development because structural and molecular changes occur within the brain. D…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coal accounts for 38% of global power production. Lignite is the lowest rank of coal, containing 25% to 35% carbon with low energy potential. Sulfur appears in coal in two forms; elemental f…
Texas Tech University Coal accounts for 38% of global power production. Sulfur appears in coal in two forms; elemental form and pyritic form. Pyrite is an iron sulfur compound (FeS2) which i…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been cited to have immunoregulatory effects in addition to their regenerative and multipotency capabilities, meaning they contribute to a regenerative…
Materials Science
Nanoparticles have immensely contributed in different areas such as environment, industry and medicine. Among the different nanoparticles, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles receive a gre…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to develop an alternative cooling system to replace the aging 5,900 acres of cooling canals at FPL’s Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant in South Florida. The…
Mathematics
Traffic models are fundamental to our ability to deal with traffic congestion in the modern world. Locating traffic congestion points are beneficial as the Government can find solutions to d…
Plant Sciences
This work reports the design, fabrication, and testing of a flexible digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printed coated microneedle patch, which is designed for transporting copper-based thera…
Roanoke Valley Governor’s School The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the impact of water type, movement, and sand on the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It was…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Machine learning is the study and design of algorithms that allow computer systems to perform tasks without explicit human instructions. Several of these algorithms are based on network-like…
Biomedical Engineering
Human blood plasma contains biomarkers associated with many diseases. Separation of plasma from blood cells is crucial for many disease diagnostics. The current centrifugation separation tec…
Engineering Mechanics
Parallel parking in congested city streets decreases traffic flow. Parking spaces take up more space. Cars cannot drive left / right directly - only forwards / backwards and have to steer le…
Mathematics
The classical method of stars-and-bars is used to count the number of ways to place identical items into distinct bins, but is not applicable when the bins are also identical. The aim of thi…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Although mental illnesses account for 30% of all medical disabilities, the mechanisms behind these disorders are still very poorly understood. A significant spectrum within neurodevelopmenta…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Auto guided vehicles (AGV’s) are widely used actually in industries for transporting of various production items. These generally use grounded cable or GPS technologies in navigation, what m…
Embedded Systems
The U.N. suggests sustainable food production systems are the key to tackling increasing world hunger. In Australia, a major food exporter, agricultural productivity growth has remained cons…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study aimed to examine the efficacy of A Hope for All System on reducing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in refugees with combat related traumas through a physiologically-driven…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Pollution of the environment with household waste leads to a violation of the ecological balance on the whole planet. One of the main problems at present is sorting garbage based on its mate…
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
In this day and age where data has become our most valuable asset, it is appropriate for us to apply our ever-evolving data analysis tools and artificial intelligence algorithms to reduce th…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Supercapacitors are a promising candidate for the electric vehicle system due to their inherent fast charging and high-current/temperature tolerance capabilities. However, commercial superca…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Allorecognition, the process of recognizing tissue of self or close kin through genetic similarity, plays an important role in organ and graft transplant success because it can trigger rejec…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Commercial lithium-ion battery (LIB) is currently the dominating power source for the portable electronic devices and electric vehicles. However, the further application of LIB has been hamp…
Embedded Systems
While we often take the Internet for granted, millions of citizens in the US - and billions worldwide - still do not have access to high-speed broadband internet. In order to try to remediat…
Embedded Systems
Over the next 30 years, the United Nations is expecting the world’s population to increase by 2 billion people, from the current 7.7 billion, to 9.7 billion by the year 2050. Consequently, m…
Scientific Caribbean Foundation (SCF) Cannabis addiction is described as a chronically relapsing disorder marked by compulsive drug seeking and intake, loss of control in limiting intake, an…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This work is the second phase of an alternate vehicular traffic direction system using solar energy. The projections identified during the first phase of the project were incorporated in the…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Electronic noses, or e-noses, are still a very new concept in modern research; and while few working prototypes exist, the implications of such devices are huge. Harnessing odor-tracking tec…