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Power of Pykrete

Materials Science

Pykrete, an ice alloy consisting of 86% water and 14% fiber by volume, is a cheap way of making structural material that doesn’t impact the environment. The concept idea is the same as rebar…

Precise Stellar Ages: Calibrating Theoretical Isochrones Using Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Conditions

Physics and Astronomy

Isochrones are the most common tool used to calculate the age of stellar clusters, and they subsequently provide valuable insight into processes such as stellar evolution. Current isochrones…

Precision and Relative Accuracy of Striped Bass Age, Proportional Growth, and Origin Estimates from Both Scales and Sagittal Otoliths of Maine Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

Animal Sciences

Striped bass, of great recreational and commercial importance, are currently overfished and their population is in decline. Understanding the current state of Maine striped bass populations…

Precycling: Novel Strategies for Dealing with Household Plastic Recycling

Environmental Engineering

Although recycling is a common practice in many societies, the large volume of waste and the high cost of recycling these materials has led to global problems. Much of the waste is shipped t…

Predicting Epileptic Seizures Using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Machine Learning

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide, and the unpredictable nature of epileptic seizures makes life challenging for many patients. The objective of this study…

Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms to Mitigate Neurotoxin Exposure Using 20 Years of Shellfish and MODIS Satellite Data

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Marine biotoxins such as domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin produced by the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia spp., and paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), a neurotoxic byproduct of the saxitoxin-producing…

Predicting Protein-Ligand Binding Using Deep Learning with Spatial Transformations

School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh There is a pressing need for new technologies that can accelerate the drug discovery process, which is currently laborious, time-consuming and co…

Predicting Recurrence in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients through Analysis of the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

My research identifies novel ways to predict recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer patients. I used multiplexed ion beam imaging to analyze cell prevalence and protein expression in th…

Predicting the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease Using Graph Neural Networks and Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Approximately 44 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia. Alzheimer’s is particularly difficult to diagnose because the symptoms occur after the…

Prediction of Chronic Stress through a Computational Linguistic Machine Learning Model

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Chronic stress, a disorder marked by dangerously prolonged stress levels, is becoming increasingly widespread, and current diagnostic methods are inadequate to address the issue. The sole pu…

PrediGen: A Tool for Tracing the Genealogy of Medical Devices

Systems Software

In the United States, medical devices are regulated and subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) before they can be marketed. Novel medical devices have to undergo a pre…

Preparation of Lithium-ion Batteries Coupled with Lithium-iron-phosphate Cathodes

Materials Science

Lithium-ion batteries have been used as a power source in many applications such as mobile electronics and electric vehicles. However, the current Li-ion battery technology does not fully sa…

Preparation of Perovskite Films Using Large Organic Cations to Increase Stability to Degradation

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

From year to year, energy and electricity consumption of whole humanity increases and this leads to environmental problems because most sources of energy are exhaustible and non-renewable ex…

Primordial Soup: Testing the Catalytic Properties of Clays on the Production of Different Biomolecules

Chemistry

The purpose of this investigation was to find the catalytic abilities of clay, and to determine if clay could have served as a catalyst for the creation of biomolecules during the prebiotic-…

Privacy-Preserving Ubiquitous Activity Recognition with Wearable Sensors

Biomedical Engineering

This project develops a wearable wireless sensor system and artificial-intelligence-based algorithms to automatically recognize specific daily activities performed by a human subject. The sp…

Processing and Testing of the Invasive Species, Ipomoea aquatica, as a Low-Cost and Environmentally Sustainable Soil Amendment Agent

Earth and Environmental Sciences

There are four wildlife sanctuaries in Oahu and all are in desperate need of help. In our investigation, we gathered information about the problems with one of the sanctuaries, Pouhala Marsh…

Production and Fabrication of the Depth of Hypocenter Visualization Devices Using Geometric Principles

Earth and Environmental Sciences

As a first study, three-dimensional visualization device development and utilization were studied. The second study is the location investigation of the epicenter hypocenter applying the pri…

Production of Biomembranes and Pharmaceutical Formulations from Mangaba Latex (Hancornia speciosa) to Aid in the Healing of Leg Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Biomedical Engineering

The Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that brings varied complications, among which stands out the ulcerations. In this context, this research had the aim of producing biomembranes from…

Programming an Analysis of the Effects of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation Cycle on the Development of Hurricanes and Their Translation Speed

Earth and Environmental Sciences

This study investigates the relationship between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation Cycle (ENSO) and the number and strength of hurricanes in any recent year, as well as their translation (mov…

Projectile Points: Our Key to the Past

Behavioral and Social Sciences

In this project, a dichotomous key developed by archeologist David Hurst Thomas for the classification of projectile points from Monitor Valley, Nevada, was used to classify points from the…

Project SHELI

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

One of my best friends struggles with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenital which fuses your bones and stiffens your muscles. In her case disables her upper body functions and disables her to…

Properties of Interfering Hydraulic Jumps on an Incline

Physics and Astronomy

The purpose of this experiment was to explore the impact that the angle of elevation of a surface has on two interfering hydraulic jumps. The system used for this experiment was constructed…

Protecting the Reef Starts with the Right Protection

Earth and Environmental Sciences

The role of oxybenzone in our ocean is bleaching the coral reef. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effectiveness of using a native plant, Naupaka Kahakai, as an active ingr…

Psyllium Husk as a Plant-Based Stabilizer to Produce High Fiber Low Syneresis Yoghurt

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Stabilizers such as gelatin is usually added to yogurt to improve the texture of the yogurt by increasing its viscosity and preventing syneresis. However, gelatins used in yogurt are derived…

Public Perceptions of Wild Berry Crops and an Invasive Species Pest Threat in Rural Michigan

Michigan Technological University The Upper Peninsula of Michigan (UP) is a region heavily dependent upon agritourism. The population has a high percentage of Native Americans and Finnish Am…

Purifying Water with Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution for Efficient, Cost-Effective Filtration

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

More than 2 billion people on Earth lack clean drinking water (UNDP Human Development Report 2019). Right now, randomly packed structures are the way to filtrate. The philosophy behind these…

Putting Pectin in Its Place: The Effect of Extracted Pectin Placement on a Shallow-rooted Seed in a Sand Growth Medium in Relation to Soil Moisture Retention and Plant Growth

Plant Sciences

The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the effect of Extracted Pectin (XP) placement on a shallow-rooted seed in a Sand growth medium. Extracted pectin was placed in a Sand growth med…

Pythagorean Triples in the Pascal Triangle: A Computational and Algebraic Approach

Mathematics

Mathematicians have been known to use logic and intuition to prove mathematical concepts. In modern day mathematics, applications have widely expanded into modern technology. The need for mo…

Quake - Alert: Eyes for the Deaf, Ears for the Blind

Engineering Mechanics

People with special needs have necessities that require a more detailed planning in case of emergency. The special needs population must have an alert system that can save their lives in a n…

Quantifying Intersection Dynamics for the Purpose of Developing a Quicker, Less Variated and Safer Trip Algorithm

Mathematics

Determining the quickest network route from point A to point B is a common introductory Graph Theory or Combinatorics activity and algorithms such as Dijkstra’s algorithm are effective tools…