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Leveraging Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision in a Novel Approach to Rapid Banana Disease Detection

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

During the 1950s, the Gros Michel species of bananas were nearly wiped out by the incurable Fusarium Wilt, also known as Panama Disease. Originating from Southeast Asia, Panama disease is a…

Levitating Magnetic Insoles: A Novel Approach to Alleviating Plantar Fasciitis Through the Reduction and Redistribution of Plantar Pressures

Biomedical Engineering

According to American Podiatric Medical Association, four out of five Americans experience foot pain. Inflammation, mostly common caused by daily overuse, leads to the majority of foot pain.…

Lignin Assisted Water Electrolysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Lignin Valorization

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award

Hydrogen is a promising green fuel that is being rapidly adapted for use as a secondary energy carrier- particularly due to its high calorific value of 142.3 MJ/kg, more than three times hig…

Lipid Bilayer Bending Due to Membrane-Protein Interactions: A Computational Investigation

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Every single cell in an organism has a membrane that, in addition to being a compartmental barrier, plays a role in maintaining cell shape and function. For example, sickle cell anemia is a…

Little Health Guard in the Kitchen: Preliminary Application of Perilla Extract in Kitchen Supplies

Microbiology Fourth Award

The development of kitchen supplies containing natural antibacterial agents conforms to the concept of green and healthy life. Inspired by the fact that the perilla leaf salad is not easy to…

Little Mermaid: Improving Social Communication Level for Mildly Autistic Children Using Video Call-Based Mobile Application Game

Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award

Mildly autistic children lack effective social communication skills, making it crucial to utilize modern technology to elevate their social communication and help them blend in with their co…

Lost in Time

Systems Software

Gaming has become a huge part of teenagers’ time consumption, and in many cases, it has started to affect their lives. In addition, learning is considered to be an obstacle, boring process f…

Low-Cost Ecological Filter for Water Treatment, Made on the Basis of Activated Carbon From the Biomass of the Black Jurema (Mimosa hostilis)

Environmental Engineering

Bearing in mind the scarcity of water in the Northeast region of Brazil and throughout the whole country, scientific initiatives are needed in order to seek ways to provide clean water to th…

Low-Cost Real-Time Silent Communicator for Complete Quadriplegia (Paralyzed) Patients

Systems Software Third Award

There are millions of fully paralyzed patients around the world and their life is difficult, as they are fully dependent on others for even their basic needs. They struggle to communicate wi…

Low-Cost Replicable Open-Source Mangrove Monitoring System

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Although mangroves occupy less than 1% of the global coastal area, they are one of the strongest natural ecosystems to fight climate change as they sequester up to 22.8 tons of carbon annual…

Low-Cost Solar Powered Water Quality Monitoring Device With 24/7 Uploading to Public Access Website

Embedded Systems

I designed and programmed a surface water quality monitoring device that continuously samples for three key water health parameters and sends the monitoring data in real time to an open acce…

Lower pH Levels Negatively Affect Tripneustes gratilla Fertilization and Development

As human carbon dioxide emissions dissolve in the ocean, the pH of the ocean drops in the natural phenomenon known as ocean acidification (Brewer 2013). In 2100, the oceanʻs pH is predicted…

Low-Field MRI Super-Resolution With Densely Engineered U-Net++ Network: Improving Resolution and Contrast of Portable MRI With Nested U-Net Architecture, Enabling Low-Cost Bedside Neurological Imaging on a Global Scale

Biomedical Engineering Second Award

Low-field (LF) MRI scanners have the power to revolutionize medical imaging by providing a portable and cheaper alternative to high-field MRI scanners. However, such scanners are usually sig…

L-Tromino Tilings for Portions of Square Lattice

Mathematics

Domino tiling problem for (m, n)-grid was solved by Kasteleyn, Temperley and Fisher in 1961. L-tromino is a 2x2 rectangle without one cell. We consider the L-tromino tilings problem for (m,n…

Lure Comparison for Capturing Male Culex Mosquitoes

Animal Sciences

Avian malaria, which is mainly transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, threatens to wipe out native forest birds in Hawai’i. To prevent this, researchers want to release male mosquitoes that are la…

LURING: Periodic Precipitations for the Controlled Release of Drugs

Chemistry

Drug Delivery Systems, DDS are systems that allow the controlled release of a given active ingredient with the aim of improving the effectiveness of drug treatment and reducing the toxicity…

Machine Learning Augmented Histopathological Diagnosis of an Aggressive Variant of Liver Cancer

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

Purpose: Liver cancer (Hepatocellular carcinoma) is one of the most common and fatal cancers. Subtypes associated with poor outcomes need proper characterisation. “Macrotrabecular-massive He…

Machine-Learning-Based Identification of Cognitive Engagement States In EEG Data Driven By Visual Stimulation

Monitoring cognitive engagement and comprehension may prevent accidents and save lives, especially with drivers of autonomous vehicles, air traffic controllers, and in other attention-critic…

Machine Learning-Guided Design of Novel Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vectors for Human Gene Therapy

Gene therapy has immense potential for treating conditions such as cancer, hemophilia, kidney disease, and inherited blindness by correcting defective genes directly. Adeno-associated viruse…

Machine Learning Identification of Potential PARP-1 Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide, but disease-modifying treatments are still lacking. Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) consume nicotina…

MagFlow: A Revolutionary Magnetic Coupling System for More Than Just Generating Flow

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award

MagFlow is a revolutionary magnetic coupling system that eliminates the need for mechanical or electrical connections to flow pumps within an aquarium or enclosed space. Traditional fully su…

Magnetic and Microwave-Absorbing Properties of Scandium-Doped Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2-xO4 Nano-Spinel for High-Frequency Applications

Materials Science

Spinel ferrites are commonly used in various industrial and technological devices, such as microwave instruments, power antennas, spintronics, signal processing, and energy storage. However,…

Make Smart Devices More Accessible: Engineering of a Novel Low-Cost, Multi-Direction Distance Sensor and Its Application in Obstacle Avoidance of UAV

Embedded Systems Third Award

Distance sensors are used in many smart devices such as UAVs, sweeping robots, etc. However, the common distance sensors usually have the disadvantages of high cost, large power consumption,…

Making Natural Gas From Compost

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose of this experiment was to test what compost variable worked best to produce natural gas. If the amount of methane is dependent on the type of compost, then there will be a measur…

Managing Rainbow Trout Disease and Antibiotic Resistance by Raising Naturally Resistant Strains

Microbiology

Following our research last fall discovering significant resistance to common antibiotics in Boise's waterways, we focused on Aquafarming this year, as it is a major contributor to the incre…

MAPing Out the Road for Preserving Donor Liver Viability from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Unlocking the Secrets of the MAP Kinase Pathway in a Rat Model

Biochemistry

Background: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a significant challenge in organ transplantation, as restoring blood flow to an organ post-transplantation can cause further damage and threa…

Mapping Soil Organic Carbon for Regenerative Agriculture and Reducing Atmospheric Carbon Using Multispectral Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Conventional agricultural practices have caused the world’s soils to release 133 billion tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere and are one of the major contributors to global greenhouse gas emi…

Marigold Petals and Tomato Fruit as Feed Additives to Improve Health Attributes of Quail Eggs

Animal Sciences

Carotenoids are pigments that are important for eye, skin, and immune health. Eggs can be an important source of carotenoids in human diets, but yolk carotenoid content depends solely on car…

Mastering Menstruation: Counteracting Period Poverty

Environmental Engineering

Period-proof underwear is a safe and more sustainable alternative to traditional menstrual products; however, prices range from $20-$40 apiece. In this continuation project, different absorb…

Mealworms and Polystyrene Foam: If Mealworms Are Fed Only Polystyrene Foam, Does Their Frass Contain Styrene and Benzene?

Environmental Engineering

Mealworms are capable of eating and digesting polystyrene foam. The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that styrene and benzene would not be found in the frass of mealworms t…