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Integrated in silico and in vitro Experimental Strategies for the Application of Carbon Quantum Dots in Alzheimer's Research

Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award

Alzheimer’s is difficult to treat, particularly due to inability of prospective treatments to cross the impermeable blood-brain-barrier(BBB). Neurodegeneration is exacerbated by Aß-aggregate…

Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to be Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement

Research Institute Our bodies continuously face genetic and developmental stresses and use stress -responsive signaling pathways to promote proteome remodeling. However, these insults result…

Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be the Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement

Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award

Our bodies continually encounter genetic and developmental stresses, activating stress-responsive signaling pathways to promote proteostasis. However, when these stresses persist and signali…

Integrating Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Mental Health's Impact on Cancer Patients and Revolutionize Treatment Strategies for Technological and Medical Advancement

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Cancer is a major global health threat, ranking 3rd in causes of death with over 10 million fatalities in 2020. In Palestine, it poses a dire risk, claiming over 5,000 lives yearly with risi…

Integration of Cooling Compartments Into a Vest To Reduce Body Heat Caused by Global Warming

Materials Science

The purpose of this experiment is to integrate cooling compartments into a vest, using accessible, reusable, and safe materials, to reduce body heat caused by global warming. The following h…

Integration of Deep Learning Into Automatic Volumetric Cardiovascular Dissection and Reconstruction in Simulated 3D Space for Medical Practice

Systems Software Second Award

Accurate and efficient analysis of cardiac images is essential for diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease, a major cause of mortality globally, including Vietnam. However, this task…

Integration of Sequences

Mathematics

In my research project I want to generalise the well-known concept of Riemann integration of functions on sequences in order to obtain a new tool for the investigation of sequences. To do th…

Integrative Assessment of the Novel Radioprotective Efficacy of Cardamonin: A Comprehensive in vitro and in silico Analysis

Biochemistry Fourth Award

Current radiobiology research focusses to identify radioprotective agents that can protect normal tissues from radiation-induced injury due to accidental exposures. Recently, cardamonin has…

Integrative Assessment of the Novel Radioprotective Efficacy of Cardamonin: A Comprehensive In Vitro and In Silico Analysis

Arkansas for Medical Sciences Current radiobiology research mainly focusses to identify efficient radioprotective agents that can protect normal tissues from radiation-induced injury due to…

Intermountain Treating Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Through Inner Ear Permeable Retinoid

In the modern era, we are all exposed to increasingly harmful environmental and occupational noise. Despite the fact that there are currently 1.1 billion young people around the world who ar…

International Math Sign Language (IMSL): Standardizing a "Universal Language" for the Deaf Community

Technology Enhances the Arts Third Award

For the Deaf community, math is not a universal language. In over 300 existing sign languages worldwide, most math terms do not have corresponding signs, forcing deaf students to fingerspell…

Interstellar Life Quest: Gold-Water Simulation

Chemistry

Interstellar icy layers on dust grains are critical venues for astrochemical reactions, influencing the fates of celestial entities and even life itself. These layers, mostly composed of wat…

Intraoperative Brain Tumor Detection Using Raman Spectroscopy Data and Machine Learning

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

The aim of this research is to detect tumor tissue during brain surgery using data preprocessing and machine learning. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children…

Introducing Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Derived from Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Efficient Gas Separation

Chemistry

Current chemical separation procedures are highly energy-intensive. More specifically, the gas separation industry is facing challenges with extreme pressures and temperatures, from cryogeni…

Investigating an Ecofriendly and Economically Viable Alternative to Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak) and Quercus alba (White Oak) Woods in Construction, Through a Tensile Examination of a Composite Prototype Composed of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polycarbonate, and Agave sisalana

Materials Science

Materials have rapidly become scarce and costly to produce and acquire, which has been due to several factors, including disease, deforestation, worker strikes, and more. The purpose of this…

Investigating Biofilm-Related Biomarkers to Predict Therapy Response in Colorectal Cancer Tumors: Year 2

Translational Medical Science

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Often covered in biofilms, right sided tumors are deadly and often identified in advanced stages, highlighting t…

Investigating Concentrates of Uranium and Other Hazardous Metals/Metalloids in the Surrounding Environments of Uranium Contaminated Waters on the Navajo Nation

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

This Environmental Science project brings to light the real issues the Navajo People face from health concerns to pollution on their sacred lands in a unique and resourceful way. It investig…

Investigating Fear and Anxiety in Adolescence by Distributing the FSSC-R in a High School Setting

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood characterized by significant socio-emotional, physical, and physiological changes, along with physiological reactivity to em…

Investigating Neurotransmitter Precursor Amino Acid Stability and Acidity at Varying Human Body Temperatures

Biochemistry

This study explores how human body temperature fluctuations affect neurotransmitter precursor amino acids involved in dopamine and serotonin production, aiming to understand their behavior a…

Investigating the Apoptotic Induction Potential of Various Chemical Food Preservatives on Caenorhabditis elegans

Animal Sciences

Despite the ubiquity of food preservatives in modern-day cuisine, the holistic range of their effects has yet to be adequately explored. The purpose of this experiment is to examine whether…

Investigating the Effectiveness of Fungicides on Disinfecting Ceratocystis Lukuohia Fungi Spores From Ambrosia Beetle Frass

Plant Sciences

Over the course of the years, recent studies indicate a significant decline in Hawaii's native ohia lehua tree population. This is due to a fungal plant pathogen called ceratocystis lukuohia…

Investigating the Effects of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials on the Combustion Properties of Multicomponent Fuel Droplets

Materials Science

Modern diesel engines exhibit a maximum fuel efficiency of only 50%, primarily due to inefficient combustion processes resulting in unburned hydrocarbons and. This experiment aimed to minimi…

Investigating the Effects of Glyphosate on Biological Processes Using Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Glyphosate, the active ingredient used in many herbicides, has seen extensive use, surpassing over 1.6 billion kilograms since 1974. With this widespread use, humans have begun to experience…

Investigating the Effects of Hemarthrosis on the Structure and Function of ACL Repair

Biomedical Engineering Second Award

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which affects nearly 200,000 patients annually in the United States, can be accompanied by joint bleeding but the effects of whole blood components a…

Investigating the Effects of Levetiracetam on Seizures in Shaking-Sensitive Drosophila melanogaster

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Levetiracetam, otherwise known as Keppra, is an anti-seizure medication. It is used to prevent seizures in people who have epilepsy. Due to the fact that Keppra is a preventative medication,…

Investigating the Effects of Lutein on Retinal Cytoarchitecture in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Purpose: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a devastating neurodegenerative eye disease leading to total blindness, affects 200 million people worldwide. The project focused on identify…

Investigating the Effects of Mutations of Crucial Amino Acids on the Protein Expression and Folding of CDK2 Cancer Gene

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Each year, twenty million people are diagnosed with cancer. Its prevalence is increasing at a faster pace than any other disease. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 (CDK2) plays a key role in regulat…

Investigating the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Celiac Disease: Year 2

Translational Medical Science

This experiment aimed to continue the search for a cure for celiac disease using mesenchymal stem cells by inhibiting the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway to determine whether it was a contributing factor…

Investigating the Impact of Parasitic Worm-Induced Secretions on Anaphylaxis

Cellular and Molecular Biology

A sharp rise in food allergies during the last century has left millions with this chronic, often life-threatening condition. In fact, nearly all known autoimmune diseases are being diagnose…

Investigating the Potential Impact of Tea Consumption on the Longevity of Drosophila melanogaster

Animal Sciences

In many parts of the world, tea has been attributed as a beneficial supplement for improving health and the longevity of life. This project aims to investigate if tea infused food will influ…