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Microbead Invasion

Microbeads were found in the Great Lakes and studies show how marine life, such as zooplankton, are mistaking them for food, and how the microbeads are potentially harming them. Organisms ca…

Microbial Contamination of Contact Lenses Care Solutions

Background: Millions of people worldwide nowadays wear contact lenses (CLs) to improve vision disorders. CLs preservative solutions can act as a vector for microorganisms to adhere to the oc…

Microbial Fuel Cell: A Novel Device for Wastewater Purification and Heavy Metal Recycle

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is recently considered as a promising technique for the remediation of contaminated water. In this study, we constructed a novel MFC device to realize efficient rem…

Microbial Fuel Cell: From Your Toilet to Your Outlet

For years, the United States has been dependent on fossil fuels as their energy source; but because of its negative effect on the ecosystem, the pursuit for renewable energy began. The proce…

Microcontroller Based Bionic Eye for the Blind

Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to create a cost-effective electronic bionic eye, which can help the blind maneuver around and complete daily activities and livelihood, witho…

Microfluidic Analysis of E. coli Thermotaxis

Second Award

Thermotaxis, the directional motion of an organism towards specific temperatures, has been observed in several species of bacteria. Quantitative studies of thermotaxis in bacteria however ha…

Milkaumentar, an Organic Supplement to Increase Milk Yield in Livestock Animals

Biochemistry

Milkaumentar, as the name suggests, is a revolutionary phenomenon that increases milk production in livestock animals by improving their digestion. In a country like Pakistan, where milk pro…

Mimicking Robotic "Smart" Prosthetic Arm

Fourth Award

The age of robotics is upon us as we blast through the 21st century, our technology continues to increase exponentially. Rapid advancements in 3D printing is revolutionizing the world of eng…

Mind FootPrint: Research on the Relationship between Brainwaves and Health Status; and the Development of a Centralized Brainwave Monitoring and Health Analyzing System

Elderly or people with chronic illnesses such as heart problems may suffer sudden onset of heart attack or stroke when alone in remote countryside or secluded places, making timely rescue di…

Minimizing the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Health

Coral reefs are a critical part of the ocean’s ecology, being home to 4,000 species of fish and 700 species of coral. Increasing levels of greenhouse gases, notably CO2 , cause acidification…

Misfolded alpha-synuclein: Assessment of Lactulose and Melibiose for Parkinson’s Disease

Fourth Award

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic central nervous system degenerative disease associated with resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons…

Mixing Up a Better Lab: Wavelength Choice Affects Accuracy and Consistency of the UV-Vis Spectroscopy Analysis

Chemistry

Objectives/Goals For this study, I moved to scientifically ascertain the source of the inconsistencies in the results of the students who performed the UV-Vis Spectroscopy Lab as as part of…

Mobile Device Activated Package Theft Preventing Lockbox

Applied Mechanics & Structures

Objectives/Goals Design an intelligent, mechanical lockbox that can prevent package theft and allow multiple package deliveries. Existing lockboxes can only accept one package before the own…

Modeling and Experimental Characterization of IgE Receptor Signaling to Develop Drugs for Allergies

Translational Medical Science

Allergies are an important health issue in our community. We want to develop a drug to lower the effects of allergies by characterizing the IgE receptor in a mast cell. The mast cell is an i…

Modeling Deep Learning Neural Net Based Image Recognition to Classify Melanoma Better than a Trained Professional

Microbiology (General)

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the latest artificial intelligence (deep learning neural net) image recognition algorithms had reached a level of sophisti…

Modeling Evolution by Natural Selection Utilizing the Drosophila melanogaster White Mutant

Biochemistry

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE), which defines genetic equilibrium in a population, is fundamental for studies in population genetics. Deviations from HWE, or changes in allele frequency in…

Modeling Functions in the Conversion of Solar Light to Electricity in the Evergreen Perennial, Musa acuminata, Using as a Base Source of Energy Its Adenosine Triphosphate

The search for clean, abundant, cost-effective compounds, have led to experiment with green vegetative material to produce electric energy. The hypothesis established that voltage data obtai…

Modeling Gene Transfer and Its Impact on Antibiotic Resistance

This project addresses the issue of increasing drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in the post-antibiotic era through mathematical and computational analyses. The analyses were focused on…

Modeling Stem Cell Growth in a Reclaimed Water Environment Using Girardia tigrina (Planaria Flatworm)

Zoology Fourth Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if the regeneration of planarian flatworms were affected by the use of reclaimed water rather than spring water. The regeneration abil…

Modeling the Structures of Disease-Causing ACVR1 Mutants Using Ab Initio Methods

Third Award

Mutations in the human ACVR1 receptor protein have been proven to cause the degenerative disease Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). To date, in vivo methods of small-molecule drug…

Modelling Coupled Metronomes: An Application of the Kuramoto Model

The curious behavior of coupled oscillators has intrigued physicists for centuries. The first to discuss this phenomenon was physicist Christian Huygens, who discovered an odd synchronizatio…

Modified and Adjustable Crutches

Disabled and old people usually suffer by not being able to move freely as they require as well as to attend to their daily routine work. Most of the crutches available in the market is fixe…

Modified Peroveskite Solar Cell

Egypt faces a lot of issues that gravely influence its economy, industry, agriculture and the environment in general. For us, the most significant one is the energy crises, using alternative…

Modifying Plastic by the Addition of Cellulose Acetate Derived from Cigarettes

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose of this project was to determine if cellulose acetate extracted from cigarette filters could enhance the properties of plastic and reduce the amount of plastic used for the produ…

Modulation of THP-1 Macrophage Cytokine Expression by Kava Metabolites

Translational Medical Science

Kava has been used by Pacific Islanders for years. The purpose of this project was to determine which of the Kava metabolites activate THP-1 macrophages to produce pro/anti-inflammatory cyto…

Molecular-Based Genotyping of Lactuca sativa for Accelerated Genotypic Selection

Second Award

The obligate self-pollination aspect in mature Lactuca sativa (lettuce) plants impedes the propagation of traits of commercial interest and makes crossbreeding difficult and tedious. The pur…

Molecular Dynamics of Adenosine Triphosphate Interacting with Phosphatidylcholine Lipid Bilayers

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) provides the chemical energy needed in most biological processes from metabolic reactions to cellular mechanics. ATP consists of an adenine ring, a ribose sugar,…

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the NF-kB Inducing Kinase in Disease Prevention: The Structure-Function Relationship of the NIK protein and Its Effect on Cancer

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award

Improper signaling of the nuclear factor-?B (NF-?B) pathway plays a critical role in many inflammatory disease states, including cancer, stroke, and viral infections. Although a majority of…

Molecules in the Focus of Next Generation Biology: Short and Long Non-Coding RNAs (ncRNAs)

The effects of non-coding RNAs on the regulation of gene expression are researched.In our project by using bioinformatics methods, we aimed to specify the importance of possible similarities…

Money Detector Glasses for Helping Blind People in Recognizing Nominal Value of Money

The rapid advancement of trading makes many fraud cases are encountered such as counterfeiting of paper money. Persons with visual impairment also undertake trading activities, either as a h…