Behavioral and Social Sciences
The public perception on meat labeling and their knowledge of USDA meat labels were reviewed through a survey. This project was designed to compare the difference between actual knowledge an…
Biomedical Engineering
Over 25 million Americans are affected by stroke or peripheral neuropathy, a disease that degrades motor and sensory nerve control. Affected individuals often find it very difficult to perfo…
Biomedical Engineering
A port-a-cath (port) is used to administer medications. A port includes an access target (port) and an artificial vein (catheter) that allows medical professionals to easily inject medicatio…
Chemistry
After investigating and selecting the different plastics considering that most plastics are frequently used, we begin to prepare the samples using the following recognition criteria to class…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
HVAC operation constitutes 45-55% of house energy, due to inefficient conventional thermostats. The project's goal is creating a cloud-based collaborative learning thermostat that optimizes…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The laws of thermodynamics and Stokes’ Law with Cunningham Slip Correction Factor are used to support an updated atmospheric climate change model to include the effect of wildfire smoke ash…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder which affects around 1 in every 10,000 people. This autosomal dominant genetic disorder is caused by an expansion of the polyg…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, form the basis of nicotine addiction. The ALPHA4BETA2ALPHA5 nAChR is the focus of this study. When an individual uses, either a cigarette or an…
Microbiology
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infectious disease characterized by flu-like symptoms that can progress rapidly to a fatal respiratory disease. HPS is caused by Sin Nombre Virus (S…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A decline in photosynthetic rates of zooxanthellae due to heightened ocean temperatures decreases the energy produced by the algae for the coral, leading to an expulsion of zooxanthellae fro…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients, with mortality rates as high as 50% in intensive care unit patients; therefore, early detection of this condition…
Plant Sciences
Using chemicals such as 2,4-D, scientists have been able to cause the formation of pseudonodules within non-nodulating plants. Since certain auxins were effective in producing pseudonodules,…
Embedded Systems
The white cane, due to its current design, is unable to offer the visually impaired a level of independence that is achievable with modern technology as it can only detect obstacles up to kn…
Animal Sciences
Mosquitoes are estimated to kill between 700,000 and one million people per year through disease transmission, which is why effective mosquito control methods are imperative. An often-overlo…
Translational Medical Science
The SMART System is designed to improve radiotherapy cancer treatment. This is performed through the use of two novel devices, forming an integrated system. The Specialised Magnetic Array fo…
Environmental Engineering
One of the most dangerous components of an oil spill is the emulsion that forms between the spilled oil and surrounding seawater, as this submerged emulsion can last for many years and is di…
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment was conducted to determine the stability of an aircraft wing with varied angles of winglets. Winglets give aircraft a performance improvement between five and seven percent b…
Mathematics
Moment of inertia is a quantity measuring of the resistance of a body to the angular acceleration. The quantity can be commonly calculated using integral calculus of which could be very comp…
Plant Sciences
Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to apply simulated herbicide drift of 2,4-BD and cobra on to soybeans to increase T/Ha yield.The herbicides in this research were applied to soybe…
Energy: Physical
The enormous demand for electricity and with a growing population we need to supply more electricity. Majority of our electricity is from a non-renewable energy source. This initiative allow…
Materials Science
Synthetic polymers are responsible for environmental damages. Bacterial cellulose is an alternative biopolymer highlighted for its unique physicochemical properties. Macadamia nut’s consumpt…
Physics and Astronomy
As technology increases in function and ability, threats against security and privacy also grow. The results of this project could better refine the ability of sending undecryptable messages…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Regarding feminine hygiene products, the “FDA recommends that tampons be free of harmful chemicals and any pesticide and herbicide residues,” (2018) with no specific regulations that compani…
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if using chicken feathers as fibers in fiber reinforced concrete could be a potential way to recycle them. My hypothesis was that the feathers…
Animal Sciences
Third Award
One-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. This equates to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes annually, most of which becomes landfill. This study examines one way consumers c…
Microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) is a common skin bacteria that can form biofilms on plastic devices. In a study by Zhang, Lemna minor was found to be a model plant system. Possib…
Microbiology
Sustainable chemistry, consists of chemistry directed towards the design of chemical products and processes where the reduction or elimination of products of harmful materials is implied for…
Environmental Engineering
Oil-based substances in pools combine with chlorine to create disinfectant byproducts that are respiratory irritants. These are difficult to filter because they only partially dissolve. The…
Microbiology
Currently the control of fungal diseases in horticultural produce is managed through the heavy use of fungicides, yet this presents numerous concerns regarding the environment and health in…
Animal Sciences
Natural fertilizers, such as chicken manure, are very important for good crop yield. Current research uses non laying type birds at a fixed time point in their lifespan to determine nitrogen…