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Green Transportation: Decreasing Power Consumption and Harnessing Wind Energy in Vehicles

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Turbulent streamlines behind moving vehicles increase Drag forces acting on them, thus increasing energy consumption, which causes significant losses to the ministries of transport and vehic…

Growth & Characterization of Layered Magnets

Materials Science

MnPS3 and GdPS have been researched due to the recent insight into 2D magnetism. The ZrSiS family (GdPS belongs to this family) can be used as topological materials through elemental substit…

Growth of Tidal Snail Cerithidea moerchii Depends on Submergence Rate and Height of Reed Stem in Brackish Mud Flats

Animal Sciences

The tidal snail Cerithidea moerchii living in brackish mud flat in our town (habitat A) was observed frequently climbed up on the reed stem above the water. Snails of this species were also…

Guiding Responses to Climate Change: Integrating Fourier Transformation and Residual Learning for Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting

Systems Software

Arctic sea ice plays integral roles in both polar and global environmental systems, notably ecosystems, communities, and economies. As sea ice diminishes due to climate change, it has become…

Gut-Skin Axis Theory: A Novel Approach to Alleviating Eczema Symptoms by Identifying Direct Relationships Between the Gut and Skin Bacteria

Microbiology

This experiment’s purpose was to analyze the direct relationship between the gut bacteria E. coli and L. acidophilus and the skin bacteria S. epidermidis. To begin, a preliminary trial was p…

Gyro-Ring: Dynamics and Steady Precession of Ring on a Vertical Smooth Rod

Physics and Astronomy Second Award

Interesting motion arises when a ring-like object (e.g., washer) is rotated on a vertical, smooth rod. Intuitively, the ring will simply slide down the rod once its weight overcomes friction…

HALO: A Novel Multimodal Approach for 3D Radiomic Diagnosis and Prognosis of Central Nervous System Tumors

Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award

Despite advances in radiomics, diagnosis and prognosis of central nervous system (CNS) cancers rely on manual and algorithmic approaches that are subject to inefficiencies and bias. With 5-y…

Haloperidol Inhibits Inflammasome Activation via LAMTOR1 and Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Translational Medical Science Second Award

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune joint disease that affects nearly 1% of people worldwide. RA disproportionately affects women, indigenous peoples, and those of lower socioeconomic…

Haptic Vision: An Assistive Device for the Visually Impaired

Embedded Systems

To visually impaired people, everyday, normal tasks, such as getting up and walking around become a daunting task. Visually impaired people also have a much higher chance of getting an injur…

HDformer: A Higher Dimensional Transformer With a Novel Time Square Attention Mechanism Utilizing Long Range Vascular Signals for Diabetes Detection, and an AI-Based PPG Wearable

Translational Medical Science Second Award

Diabetes mellitus is a global concern, and early detection can prevent serious complications. 50% of people live with undiagnosed diabetes, disproportionately afflicting low-income groups. N…

Heat Screen: A Novel Approach to Monitoring Heat Stress

Biomedical Engineering

Heat exhaustion is not just the leading cause of death in student-athletes it is quickly becoming the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. One of the keyways to help prevent h…

Heavy Metals Alter Plant Physiology and Development

Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award

Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have widely contributed to pollution in many forms. Due to multiple industrial, domestic, agricultural, medical and technological applicati…

HeLU-DTI: Drug Target Interaction Prediction via Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks and Large Language Models

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

Drug discovery, a complex and time-consuming process, heavily relies on determining affinities between drugs and targets. With the introduction of computational methods, researchers can now…

HemiStride: Design of a Low-Cost and Backdrivable Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Hemiplegic Patients

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

Hemiplegia is a type of paralysis where one side of the body experiences a loss of motor function. Hemiplegics may be confined to a wheelchair, which presents health issues such as low bone…

HepaEase: Development of an Instigating Risk Assessment Tool and xLFIA Validating Potential Urinary Biomarkers for Early Detection of NAFLD

Biochemistry Second Award

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a significant cause of chronic liver disease globally, affecting 25% of the population. The condition is characterized by an excessiv…

Hepatitis B patient-derived virus exhibits replication step-dependent resistance to Interferon in a chronic in-vitro infection model

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award

Chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects 300 million people worldwide, with no existing cure. The first-line treatment is interferon (IFN), an antiviral cytokine. However, clinical…

Hepatitis B Patient-Derived Virus Exhibits Replication Step-Dependent Resistance to Interferon in a Chronic in-vitro Infection Model

Chronic Hepatitis Bvirus (HBV) infection affects 300 million people worldwide, with no existing cure. The first- line treatment is interferon (IFN), an antiviral cytokine. However, clinical…

Hereditary Atomicity and ACCP in Monoids and Integral Domains

Mathematics

The relationship between atomicity and ACCP, two properties measuring the way elements factor in integral domains, is central to abstract factorization theory. It is known that all integral…

Here We Grow Agian

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award

Here We Grow Again Caleb Sunia Northcreek Christian Academy We all enjoy apples but some take so long to ripen and so many go to waste. This experiment will also help farmers by growing thei…

High-Capacity Underground Transmission: Polyolefin and Silicone-Grease, Reduced Resistivity, with A More Effective Heat Dissipation System

Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award

High-Capacity Underground Transmission Polyolefin and Silicone-Grease, Reduced Resistivity, with a More Effective heat dissipation system Alicia Marval Clovis North High School, Fresno CA, U…

Higher Serum Testosterone Level Was Associated With Lower Risk of Prediabetes in US Adults: Findings From Nationally Representative Data

Translational Medical Science

Low testosterone may be a novel risk factor for prediabetes. We assessed associations between prediabetes and total serum testosterone (TT), and whether the associations were modified by pop…

Highly Adaptable, Strong, and Flexible Biotic Robotic Arm: A Modular Gear Chain Mechanism for Single-Handed Task Mastery

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award

In this study, we aimed to develop a cost-effective, adaptable, and easily repairable prosthetic arm, addressing the limitations of current prosthetic devices in terms of expense, inflexibil…

Highly Electrically Conductive Biomass-Derived Carbon Fibers

Chemistry Second Award

I developed a novel process to create bamboo cellulose derived carbon fibers via Joule-heating, based on my hypothesis that Joule-heating repairs defects in carbonized bamboo fibers by provi…

Highly Sensitive MEMS Cantilever Gas Sensor Using Deposited Nanostructured Sb-doped ZnO Thin Film Deposited by PLD for Low Concentration Detection of Ammonia Gas

Embedded Systems

Ammonia is a toxic gas that irritates and burns at low concentrations and can be fatal at high concentrations. The aim of this work was to deposit a 7% Sb-doped ZnO thin-film on a Si micro e…

Home Remedies of the Apis mellifera Kind vs. Streptococcus

Microbiology

In order to determine whether Apis mellifera home remedies were effective in preventing and shortening the time of Streptococcus salivarus, I tested raw natural honey, hydrogen peroxide, and…

Hot and Cold: Analyzing CPU Cooling Methods

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

CPU cooling is vital for computers to function efficiently and for long periods of time. The purpose of this project was to measure the effectiveness of various CPU cooling methods, and, ult…

How Ants Climb Smooth, Vertical and Overhanging Walls

Physics and Astronomy Second Award

Ants can climb smooth walls such as glass even if the wall is vertical or overhanging. It is well known that geckos use van der Waals forces between the foot and the wall to adhere to walls.…

How Can PLA Degrade in an Aerobic Home Compost?

Environmental Engineering

The U.S., like much of the world, is in a plastic waste crisis and, because of the pandemic 2.4 billion single- use plastic face masks and face shields are being thrown away each day. In mor…

How do antenna configurations affect the gain and radiation pattern?

Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award

Problem: How do we set the distances and sizes of the reflector, radiator, and director elements in order to optimize the gain and radiation pattern of Yagi-Uda antenna? Procedures: I used a…

How Does Dissolved Oxygen Content in PPM as Measured by the Winkler Titration Method and Temperature Measured in Celsius Vary Throughout the Summer at Different Depths Measured in Meters in Lake Mendota?

Chemistry

Dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature were measured in Lake Mendota at depths of 1, 10, and 20 meters on a weekly basis between June 9th and July 21st during the summer of 2022. Sampling was…