Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since the Industrial Revolution,an increasing amount of CO2 has resulted in:the Global Warming,the ocean acidification that affects the metabolism of the microalgae.The objective of this wor…
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Centicubes have been a common manipulative in elementary and middle school classrooms to teach counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, ratios, and proportions. Since each cube has a leng…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are an emerging class of non-coding RNA that enable post-transcriptional regulation through repression and degradation of target mRNA. Dysregulation of miRNAs has been asso…
Animal Sciences
The gastrointestinal tract microbiome is vital for proper nutrition, balanced metabolism, and a healthy immune system and is foundational for understanding diseases and ailments related to m…
Physics and Astronomy
Within a circular particle accelerator, maintaining the stability of the beams in the machine is of utmost importance. To ensure this stability, the chromaticity of the beam, which describes…
Biochemistry
Biofilms are intricate and stratified bacterial communities anchored on various surfaces, such as medical devices, surgical equipment, teeth plaque, etc. Contemporary treatment methods - ant…
Physics and Astronomy
For many years, there has been research conducted by organizations such as NASA on the possibility of having a space capsule utilize rotors. However, what areas of research tend to lack is a…
Physics and Astronomy
Earth is subject to continuous irradiation by particles from space, known as cosmic rays. When cosmic rays interact with atmospheric molecules, some decay into muons that approach Earth’s su…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Marshes are known for their ability to filter pollutants, excess nutrients and disease-causing organisms from freshwater surface runoffs (Vernberg, 1993). This study evaluates whether simila…
Plant Sciences
The electromagnetic field is the medium of electromagnetic action that possesses energy and momentum and is present in all organisms. Although its mechanisms of interaction with biological s…
Plant Sciences
Farmers resort to using chemicals and conventional techniques globally to expedite crop growth to satisfy large populations. Currently, available chemical fertilizers are endangering farmers…
Animal Sciences
Disease-causing mosquitoes represent a public health problem as they are vectors of various arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, and zika, which can cause serious sequelae in those infe…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Missense variants have the potential to result in disease development attributable to protein variants. Current genetic tests evaluate the potential for disease development by querying vario…
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), a progressive chronic disease of the endocrine system, is among the most commonly diagnosed disorders today. Due to the limitations of current treatments, this work ex…
Exoplanet detection is a growing field. Improvements to detection methods are likely to be more wide - ranging as telescope acuity increases. Due to this, the effect of orbital motion on gra…
Environmental Engineering
Biological Charcoal, or Biochar, is one of the most promising tools recently found for effective carbon capture and sequestration. Biochar is capable of binding to CO2 through a process call…
Chemistry
First Award
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of highly fluorinated hydrocarbons, pose global contamination and pollution concerns due to both their toxicity and their potential to inc…
Biomedical Engineering
Pulse Transit Time (PTT) has been proven in many studies to correlate with blood pressure. When PTT goes down, blood pressure goes up, and vice versa. As a result, PTT can be used to monitor…
Translational Medical Science
Ocular melanoma is one of the rarer types of aggressive cancer. The only option for someone with this cancer is to undergo radiation or surgery. In both cases, there is a high likelihood of…
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's Disease is one of the leading causes of death of adults in the USA. The primary hallmarks of Alzheimer's are Amyloid-Beta plaques and Tau-Aggregation, known for causing inflammat…
Physics and Astronomy
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) move on unbound trajectories with extremely high velocities. HVSs are ejected in three-body interactions where binaries are disrupted by a massive black hole's (MB…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study explores the efficiency of microalgae for reduction of nitrogen pollution in wastewater, addressing global challenges in accessing safe drinking water. Chlorella vulgaris, Arthros…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder characterized by hormonal imbalance due to excessive levels of androgens and affects approximately 10% of women. Caenorhabditis eleg…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Ionic thrusters are used in the space industry, but not in general aviation. If ionic thrusters could be designed so they can produce enough lift, it could be a more green form of flying and…
Increasing research shows that COVID -19 has disproportionately impacted racial minorities and people with low socioeconomic status (SES). By using statistical methods and machine learning d…
This paper aims to identify the correlation between stock performance and social media traction during 2020. It analyzes data from three different investment-focused communities within the s…
Physics and Astronomy
With the constant advancement of science and technology, particularly in astronomy, more effective resources have been developed for understanding the Universe. In 2015, the first observatio…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Forecasting the intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs) is very important because it is directly associated with the potential damage from the storm. In order for forecasts to be accurate, ther…
Environmental Engineering
I was inspired to commence this experiment after reading an alarming statistic; due to hydrocarbon pollution, Australia declared 80,000 soil sites contaminated, Europe 3 million sites, and t…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can aid lifeguards as 82% of ocean-related deaths in California occur at unprotected beaches, and 90% of drownings occur at low- and mid-income cou…