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Cloud Identification in Mars Daily Global Maps with Deep Learning

Cloud identification on Mars is an important tool for climatology studies, making it possible to analyze the distribution, patterns and variability of clouds both spatially and temporally. T…

Coding a Goniometer Robot To Replicate Human Eye Movements as Tool for Improved Disease Research

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

The eye makes movements when attempting to see a target: the most common movements are saccades and fixational movements are microsaccades and tremor. These three types of movements have cor…

Coding for STEM Education

Systems Software

Disparities in rural and urban education can be sourced from many different factors, whether it be funding, location, or faculty availability. However, even with these disadvantages, many fi…

Co-Ferrite Modified Hematite Films for All-Day Active Photo-Electrocatalyst Electrode in Water Splitting

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award

In the modern era of the technological revolution, most energy needs are fulfilled from burning fossil fuels. They are not only depleting very fast but have adverse impacts on our environmen…

Cognitive Profiling and Personalized Therapy Recommendation for Dementia Through a Language-Aware Multi-Model Artificially Intelligent System

Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award

Over 55 million people currently have dementia with an expected rise to 135 million cases by 2050. Despite having over 82% of primary care physicians in the frontlines of dementia care, only…

Col-IV: An Indicator of Vascular Formation and Pericyte Recruitment

Animal Sciences

Stroke, a leading cause of disability, causes brain tissue to become abruptly hypoxic. Acute hypoxia stimulates destabilization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and damages the cellular mic…

Collective Behavior and Coastal Health: How Individual Personality Influences Population Mortality in a Marsh Ecosystem Predator-Prey Interaction

Animal Sciences Fourth Award

Salt marsh ecosystems provide a multitude of critical ecosystem services and are dominated by the cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora. Littoraria irrorata, the marsh periwinkle, is an important…

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria With Leptospermum Honey-Incorporated Calcium Alginate Dressing

Biomedical Engineering

Over the past several decades, excessive antibiotic use has led to the rapid development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics in managing chronic wou…

Combating Disease in Under-Resourced Areas: Synthetic Degradation as a Method to Low-Quality Image Classification

Systems Software Third Award

All disorders, particularly progressive and degenerative ones, are more severe in under-resourced areas due to lower access to diagnostic resources. A delayed or inaccurate diagnosis can be…

Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Polyethylene, Cetyl Alcohol (Hexadecan-1-ol) and Shade Balls in Preventing Evaporation of Water and Its Effect on Water Quality

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Water is the most important natural resource. There are many ways to prevent water evaporation, including the recently used “Shade Balls.” These four inch polyethylene balls cover reservoirs…

Comparative Analysis on the Effect of the Dosage of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Germination Process in Legumes Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Pink and Red Bean Variety) and Cicer arietinum (Chickpea)

Plant Sciences

The soil is the most important resource in agriculture. However, every day it is found in poor conditions, or even available. The population growth and change in consumption patterns force u…

Comparative Research of Image Processing Algorithms for Segmentation of Natural Water Bodies in Satellite Images

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Abrupt climate changes around the world, coupled with the rapid growth of population, are leading to a critical shortage of water, thus creating a need for reliable, up-to-date, and efficien…

Comparing Neural Network Strategies to Label Tricuspid Valve on MRI Images

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Heart failure is the number one leading cause of death globally (17.9 million deaths annually). Earlier diagnosis is ideal for the implementation of treatment regimens for the patient. Diagn…

Comparing the Efficiency of Novel Point-Of-Care, Low-Cost Neural Networks in Identifying Specific Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy Across a Limited Retinal Dataset

Systems Software

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication, caused by a history of diabetes, that slowly deteriorates a person’s vision and severely impacts those in low-income areas due to a lack of available…

Comparing the Genomic and Functional Properties of Phage BangNhom and Other Phages To Test Medical Capabilities for Tuberculosis

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Tuberculosis (TB) is a type of mycobacterial infection that has a very high mortality rate if it is left untreated. Bacteriophages are a type of virus that infects and replicates only in bac…

Comparing the Leidenfrost Effect on Distilled Water and Ethanol

Physics and Astronomy

The Leidenfrost phenomenon is the term given to the phenomena observed when small quantities of a liquid are placed on an extremely hot surface. The purpose of this project is to investigate…

Comparing the Polymerization of Casein Protein Using Homogenized Bovine Milk Types

Biochemistry

Casein-based plastics could be a solution to the petroleum-based plastics that are plaguing the world. Using renewable and common monomers that are renewable and available around the world,…

Comparison of Ambient Air Pollutants in Varying Income Tracts Using a Constructed, Portable Device That Precisely Measures Ambient Air Concentrations (PAQMS)

Environmental Engineering

Almost the entire global population breathes unhealthy air (World Health Organization, 2022) and it disproportionately affects lower-income communities (World Health Organization, 2022). Som…

Comparison of Commercial and Natural Disinfectants and Their Effect on Microorganisms

Microbiology

The current epidemiological situation has overwhelmed us with information about the prevention of Covid-19 and, within this, also about the necessary hygiene habits, e.g. in connection with…

Comparison of Skin Moisturizers and Antibiotic Ointments in the Ability To Inhibit Bacteria

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The objective was to compare antibiotic ointments and skin moisturizers’ ability to inhibit bacteria. The hypothesis was antibiotic ointments will inhibit bacterial growth more than skin moi…

Comparison of Struvite and Chlorella vulgaris Solution to Phosphorus Water

Agriculture fertilizer runoff contains high phosphorus concentrations, which directly correlates with eutrophication and, ultimately, has an adverse effect on ecosystems and organisms. Often…

Comparison of Struvite and Chlorella vulgaris Solution to Phosphorus Water Pollution

Chemistry

Agricultural fertilizer runoff contains high phosphorus concentrations, which directly correlates with eutrophication and, ultimately, has an adverse effect on ecosystems and organisms. Ofte…

Complex Combination of Diabetes and Covid-19: Role of Glycolytic Inhibitors in the Treatment

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to identify the role of glycolytic inhibitors as repurposed drugs for the cure of Covid-19 through virtual screening and test their efficacy against the inhibi…

Computational Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants' Binding With Vertebrate ACE2

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

This study explored the effect of changes in the spike protein across SARS-CoV-2 variants (wild-type, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Omicron) on the initial binding interactions with American mink…

Computational Analysis of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiome and Development of a Non-Toxic Quorum Quenching Cocktail Therapy To Inhibit Multispecies Biofilm Proliferation

Microbiology First Award

Bacterial biofilms account for 80% of all chronic microbial infections. ESKAPE pathogens form dense, multispecies biofilms that are resistant to most antibiotics. In this project, a combinat…

Computational Analysis of the Rhizosphere Metagenome and a Wet Lab Approach To Derive an Optimal Strategy for Heavy Metal Remediation in situ

Plant Sciences Fourth Award

The Environmental Protection Agency reports nearly half a million contaminated sites throughout the U.S. Rhizoremediation is a promising solution to this global public health concern, as cur…

Computational and Experimental Design of a Novel Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor: Silanediols for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

Biochemistry Fourth Award

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is currently the sixth leading cause of death. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved six AD drugs, all of which are associated with severe side ef…

Computational Assessment of Macrocyclic Host-Guest Ion-Dipole Interactions With Negative Pores

Chemistry Third Award

Macrocycles are increasingly studied in supramolecular host-guest chemistry due, in part, to their molecular recognition and binding capabilities. Herein, a computational study which employe…

Computational Design, Docking, and Analysis of Novel Aryl Sulfone Compounds as Potential NNRTIs

Biochemistry Second Award

HIV affects millions of people globally. Due to the high mutation rate of HIV, it is important that novel drugs are constantly found to combat new strains. NNRTIs are allosteric inhibitors t…

Computational Method of Analyzing Genetic and Epigenetic Information for Predicting Mutations in Colorectal and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cancers

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

This study investigates the carcinogenesis of cancer drivers by leveraging epigenetics, genomics, known biomarkers, and phenotypic information creating an algorithm identifying tumor suppres…