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Evaluating BMX-001 Efficacy: A SOD2 Mimetic Approach to Mitigate Myocardial Ischemia- Reperfusion Damage

Background: Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, a critical cardiac complication, is characterized by an excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during heart reoxygena…

Evaluating Meat Quality of Gallus gallus domesticus After Treating With a Commercial Food Additive

Animal Sciences

American Livestock producers must balance the concern for animal welfare while creating a high quality meat product for consumers. This project investigates if using stress reducers in produ…

Evaluating Native Hawaiian Plant Species' Contributions to Post-Fire Silt Sock Bioremediation in Lahaina

Environmental Engineering Third Award

The August 2023 Maui fires destroyed historic Lahaina town, causing toxic ash to become mobilized into the soil, groundwater, and ocean. This study evaluated the benefits of incorporating na…

Evaluating the Efficacy of Deep Learning Segmentation in Oncological Medical Imaging for Cancerous Region Identification

Translational Medical Science

Lung cancer diagnosis presents significant challenges, especially in the early stages when tumor biomarkers are difficult to detect. Manual diagnosis relies heavily on the experience of radi…

Evaluating the Efficiency of Different Machine Learning Models in Locating the /s/ Phoneme

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Natural Language Processing has led to the development of voice recognition technology, and taking speech analysis further can lead to the development of technology to aid in treatment of sp…

Evaluating the Impact of Temperature Increases and Ultraviolet Radiation on Naegleria fowleri Using the Model Organism Chaos carolinensis

Cellular and Molecular Biology

With a mortality rate of 98%, primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Many scientists believe with climate change and rising temp…

Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Flowers of Ranawara (Cassia auriculata L.)

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Cassia auriculata is a medicinal plant traditionally claimed to be a remedy against DM. Previous literature has revealed the antidiabetic potency of C. auriculata employing various animal mo…

Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of Artemisinin Derivatives by the Reaction with Fe(II) Ion in Micelles

Chemistry

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from a plant, is currently used as a superior antimalarial agent. Because of a recent discovery of artemisinin-resistant parasites, there is an…

Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids - Remarkable Effect of Hydroxy Groups in the B Ring and the Substituent in the C Ring -

Chemistry

Onion, ginger and tea, which are common foods, have antioxidant activity due to polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids. In this study, I employed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (hereinafte…

Evaluation of Cuscuta Interaction With Arabidopsis thaliana Expressing RUBY Reporter

Plant Sciences Fourth Award

Cuscuta, known as dodder, is a parasitic plant which draws all necessary resources from its host through the formation of haustoria, root-like organ structures. Its hosts include Arabidopsis…

Evaluation of Soil Health Through Long Term Chemical Applicants on Golf Course Fairways Watered With Poor Quality Water

Plant Sciences

Turfgrass is a perennial ground cover adapted to withstand persistent mowing and all traffic. Light, water, humidity, climate, soil conditions and season, are key factors in selecting a turf…

Evaluation of the Potential of Using Dunaliella salina Microalgae Biomass Associated With the Flavonoid Hesperidin Extracted From Citrus sinensis Orange Peels Waste as a Sustainable Alternative for Supplementation of Beef Cattle

Biochemistry

Cattle breeding and feeding requires large areas of pasture and is dependent on climate and designed soil. The use of supplementation is often necessary and in general the agroindustrial res…

Evolutionary Insights Into the Stemness Paradox of Human Germ Cells and Cancer Cells

Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award

Primates had evolved an advanced spermatogonia stem cell (SSC) system that correlates with reduced germline mutations and longer lifespans, yet the underlying mechanism remains poorly unders…

Evolving an Epidemic: Optimizing Sialic Acid Receptor Configurations to Increase the Binding Affinity of Avian Influenza H5N1 to Human Cell Glycoproteins

Biochemistry

Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been present since the early 20th century, with the first outbreak recorded in Scotland in 1959. Notable outbreaks occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000…

Examination of the Effects of Noise Pollution on Bird Foraging Behavior

Animal Sciences

Noise pollution is a very present and common health hazard in modern times with its effects on humans often overlooked. This folly causes other animals relying on sound as a necessary commun…

Examining the Benefits of Using a Swan Neck Rear Wing to Increase Stability and Fuel Efficiency in an Automotive Vehicle

Aerodynamic drag and downforce are key factors in automotive design. To decrease drag and increase downforce, novel solutions are created and fluid flow around the vehicles’ bodies is analyz…

Experimental Investigation of Phytodesalination and Growth Rate of Duckweed (Lemna minor) in Salt Water Hydroponics and Developing a Generalized Linear Model for Desalination

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Less than 1% of the Earth’s water, a nonrenewable resource is accessible as fresh water to us. Global warming, industrialization and exponential growing human population is exacerbating food…

Exploration of Bio-Textiles for a Sustainable Fashion Industry

Materials Science

The fast fashion industry devastates the environment and garment workers in the Global South. Each year, 92 million tonnes of textile waste is deposited in landfills, equivalent to dumping a…

Exploring Eutectic Alloys in Microgravity: Advancing Space-Based Manufacturing Through Controlled Freezing

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

The main objective of this experiment is to address the question of how eutectic alloys (Aluminum-Silicon, Sn, Pb, and Ag-Based) behave under microgravity-induced freezing conditions. The ex…

Exploring Hidden Sugar

Biochemistry

Whether a diabetic or dieting, it's convenient to know how much sugar is actually in a food. Yes, the amount of sucrose is on the nutrition label, but what about the hidden sugar glucose tha…

Exploring Lipoprotein De-fish-encies As A Result of Genetic Mutations

One in three people are affected by metabolic disorders including obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure, leading to increased risk of stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. The st…

Exploring Seasonal Habitat Use by Juvenile Fish Species in Algoa Bay, South Africa Using Remote Underwater Video Surveillance

Earth and Environmental Sciences

This research was undertaken to study the behaviour and the use of different habitats by juvenile fishes within the shallow areas of Algoa Bay. Although some researchers have studied the sha…

Exploring the Effects of Aquatic Phytoremediation on Excessive Nutrients Using Lemna minor

Environmental Engineering

The influx of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen have resulted in the conditions for aquatic life and ecosystems to start degrading, causing dissolved oxygen that was once abundantly ava…

Exploring the Effects of Wood Species on Water Filtration

Environmental Engineering

Clean drinking water is one of the most important requirements for survival and obtaining it can be a challenge if not impossible for many. One method of getting clean water is through filtr…

Exploring the Environmental Impact of Copper II Sulfate on Dugesia tigrina and Lemna minor

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Geological deposits, volcanic activity, and weathering, along with mining, agriculture, and manufacturing are some of the many ways copper gets into waterways. Copper is one of the most toxi…

Exploring the Impact of PFAS on Phaseolus vulgaris and Cucurbita pepo in Vegetable Gardens

Plant Sciences

How do PFAS chemicals impact chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis? PFAS chemicals, or polyfluorinated substances, are commonly found in things such as tents, cookware, and waterproof…

Exploring the Impact of TAS2R38 Gene Polymorphism on BMI and Body Fat Percentage Among Qatari Adolescents

Cellular and Molecular Biology

TAS2R38 gene encodes a bitter taste receptor protein that influences the perception of bitter compounds such as phenylthiocarbamide PTC. Specific polymorphisms within TAS2R38 have been linke…

Exploring the Use of Leaf Biomimicry and Electromagnetic Induction for Electricity Production

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

This project aims to maximize electricity production from wind energy, which is limited in cities due to space constraints. The prototype, with its green wall design, uses channelling winds…

Exploring Wave Properties of Light Through Simplified Double Slit Experiment

Physics and Astronomy

Young’s Double Slit experiment proves the wave-like property that light has through the interference pattern it shows when light passes through the two slits. The goal of this experiment was…

Extending PCPU: A New, Practical, and Production-Ready Processor Core Written From Scratch

Embedded Systems Third Award

PCPU is a processor that I created from scratch as my previous work. Besides the processor, I provided a complete toolchain (including C language compiler, assembler, emulator), together cre…