Behavioral and Social Sciences
A studying habit, “It is the set of good practices or behaviors that a student constantly practices adding understanding to that field of knowledge allowing success in studies.” The way in w…
Plant Sciences
It is said that the triangle is one of architecture’s strongest shapes, but what about in nature? What shape found in plant xylems is the strongest? Each plant xylem has a unique shape. For…
Physics and Astronomy
The globular cluster (GC) specific frequency (S_N) is a fundamental property representing the relationship between the globular cluster systems and their host galaxies. It is defined as the…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Sewage testing has been successfully used for the detection of viruses causing human diseases, su…
Physics and Astronomy
Second Award
There is no general closed-form solution for the long-term dynamics of stars in systems where three or more stars are orbiting each other. When considering only the effects of Newtonian grav…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Vaping runs rampant among adolescents, the so-called" vaping epidemic is a pertinent issue for today's youth. Vaping delivers high levels of nicotine into the body of our children. This can…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Film, a key medium for early childhood development, utilizes musical and technical aspects to convey emotions to a young audience. While past studies have established the importance of music…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Mosquitoes are organisms whose lives are closely related to the lives of humans. Therefore, research related to the diseases that mosquitoes spread and their unique physiology is important t…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Second Award
In today’s world, electric cars have a more prominent role within society, they provide numerous benefits such as instantaneous torque, thereby eliminating the outdated exponential torque cu…
Environmental Engineering
Respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza predominantly spread through small micron-sized particles that have the ability to stay aloft in indoor air spaces for minutes to hours. O…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Third Award
According to the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, over 70,000 people across the globe suffer from CF, and the life expectancy of patients with CF drops to about the age of 44. CF is an autos…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Heavy metals from wastewater pose a severe threat to human and environmental health. Particularly, within the regional Tri-State Mining District (Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma), lead and zi…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
PAWE converts manually controlled wheelchairs into electrically powered wheelchairs. PAWE attaches onto most standard manual wheelchairs by sliding onto rods. The rods are attached to the wh…
Microbiology
Thraustochytrids are common marine protists that live throughout the ocean, but most notably in coral mucus. Because they produce high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as DHA, the…
Materials Science
The demand for Lithium-ion batteries is rapidly increasing due to urgent needs for effective renewable energy storage. Particularly, attention has shifted towards thick electrodes, as they o…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enterococci is a bacteria that is found in animal feces and is used by scientists as a measure of water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) associates high enterococci colony…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
The high power model rocketry field has become very paint-by-numbers. Enthusiasts are encouraged to buy a kit, put it together, buy a motor, launch it and recover it by parachute to earn a c…
Animal Sciences
Wild Turkeys have predominantly been found in southern Minnesota until recent observations in NE Minnesota. Turkeys rely on having less than one foot of snow on average all winter long (Rusc…
Physics and Astronomy
The question of the existence of extraterrestrial life has been a long-standing aspiration of humanity. Studying the physical, geological, and chemical conditions of exoplanets will advance…
Chemistry
The recent discovery of the natural product Pannokin D (a benzoxanthone-type diprenylated flavonoid with cytotoxic properties and the rare biochemical capability of overcoming tumor necrosis…
Chemistry
Geopolymer concretes are an innovative and sustainable alternative to traditional concrete, characterized by their use of lower amounts of energy and raw materials, whilst having durable che…
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this experiment was to identify if the L form of beta-hydroxybutyrate has unique anticancer effects compared to the D form, on the proliferation of cancer cells. It was hypoth…
Biochemistry
Silver Nanoparticles are important tools in the nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanomedicine fields. They are also used in many consumer products and food packaging. Studies are beginning t…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Each year now, Luxembourgish wildlife is threatened by toxic Cyanobacteria that poisons the water of the biggest lake, The Upper Sure Lake, causing the local tourism sector to be slowed due…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
Loading a trailer improperly may cause dangerous sway, resulting in accidents and possible death. I researched and tested how to most safely haul a trailer to reduce sway. I focused on two m…
Environmental Engineering
The provision of clean pollutant-free water is one of the great challenges facing humanity. Therefore, this study was conducted to prove the ability of date palm tree waste: leaf, stalk, and…
Biochemistry
Diseases caused by insects are a public health problem, especially in tropical regions. From this perspective, there is tucum mirim (Astrocaryum acaule Mart.), a typical fruit from the cerra…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
Cancer is one of the deadliest illnesses in the world, and to find a cure for cancer, information must be obtained on the human body’s response to tumors. The purpose of this study was to id…
Environmental Engineering
Clean and safe drinking water is essential for human life, but unfortunately, many people around the world don’t have access to it. The slow sand filter is one method many people in developi…
Microbiology
Turmeric has been applied to a bleeding wound because of its antibacterial property and fast healing quality. But applying dry turmeric is significantly messier and troublesome to carry in a…