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“The Bionic Leaf”: Developing a Novel Bi-functional Nickel Oxide Catalyst to Use With the Bacterium Ralstonia eutropha for Artificial Photosynthetic Systems

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award

Annually, millions of lives are lost due to climate change-related factors, predominantly stemming from carbon dioxide emissions linked to fossil fuels. In this research, the development of…

The Categorization of Kidney Cancer Using Machine Learning Based on lncRNA Expression

While only 1% of the human genome codes for proteins, the other 99% is not junk. Non -coding RNAs are an important factor in cellular function, controlling the transcription of genes, degrad…

The Classification and the Hilbert Polynomials of the Coloring of Quandles With Size 6

Mathematics

Knot theory, counting a knot invariant for a knot L has been long studied. Using an algebraic structure called quandle, we calculate the knot invariant, in other words coloring of the knot.…

The Design of Spirooxindole-Pyrrolidinyl Scaffold as an Inhibitor of the MDM2 Protein

Biochemistry

MDM2 amplification occurs in approximately 40 to 60% of human sarcomas such as liposarcoma. MDM2 protein, an E3 ubiquitin-ligase, negatively regulates p53, a tumor suppressor inactivated in…

The Development and Evaluation of 3D Printed, Hygromorphic, Biodegradable and Self-Locomotive Soft Robots (Hygrobots), as a Powerful Tool for Environmental Monitoring and Protection

Materials Science

Currently, environmental monitoring is time-consuming, requires training, produces pollution and, due to human interference, distorted results. This is why autonomous, biodegradable, and sel…

The Development of a Low-cost Delivery Mechanism for Denatonium Benzoate on Coin Batteries as a Deterrent Against Ingestion by Children

Translational Medical Science

As STEM programs become increasingly popular, the use of coin batteries has also increased. These batteries are used to demonstrate the wonders of electricity to children. However, they come…

The Development of an Algorithm to Measure Aerosols in Clouds Using MODIS Satellite Data

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Absorbing aerosols represent significant uncertainties in environmental science and pose serious environmental issues worldwide, especially in urban and arid regions like the Middle East Nor…

The Development of an Innovative Demulsifier for the Separation of an Emulsion of Water-Soluble Cutting Oil

Environmental Engineering

Though water-soluble cutting oil is an essential material for metal-cutting processes, its release into the water system prompts significant contaminations. Since the emulsion of water and o…

The Digital Air Rifle Ballistic Measuring Device

Embedded Systems First Award

The 10m Air Rifle competition is an ISSF Summer Olympic sport where 1mm can make the difference between winning and losing. Over 57,000 cadets in Canada train with the 853C air rifle in the…

The Discovery of Promising Macrolide Antibiotic Molecules Through Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions With H NMR Verification

Chemistry

This research was a two-part experiment to discover new antibiotics. The first part was reacting erythromycin with morpholine and propyl amine to see if a reaction occurred. Erythromycin and…

The Effectiveness of Biochar as an Amendment on the Growth of Raphanus sativus on MGS-1 (Mars Global Simulant) and the Development of a Model for Regeneration of Water and Oxygen for Life Support Sustenance on Mars

Plant Sciences

Human survival and sustenance on Mars depend on sustainable agricultural practices and developing a life support system using in-situ resources. Martian regolith is sterile and devoid of org…

The Effectiveness of Mushrooms as a Biodegrading Agent for Common Waste

Environmental Engineering

Waste degradation is an urgent issue that humanity must try to mitigate. Pink oyster, turkey tail, and Pestalotiopsis mushrooms are three fascinating species that have shown remarkable poten…

The Effect of Absence of Select Languages on Amount of Divergence in Reconstruction of Proto-Romance

Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award

Diachronic linguistics is the scientific study of language and its change across time. Historically, the vast majority of research in the field has overfocused on languages with large speake…

The Effect of Agricultural Pesticides on the Early Growth and Development of Z. mays

Plant Sciences

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not agricultural pesticides have a negative impact on the root and coleoptile growth of Z. mays seeds. Five seeds were grown per reseala…

The Effect of a High School Cell Phone Ban on Cyberbullying

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Thousands of high schools across the country are grappling with the issue of cell phone usage and its effect on students’ mental health, and many have implemented bans on cell phone use for…

The Effect of a-ketoglutarate on a Tau-Based Model of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) enzyme – involved in the Krebs cycle – has been shown to have significantly decreased activity that is thus far unexplained in Alzheimer's d…

The Effect of Chlorhexidine on the Fluorescence of Dugesia tigrina in a Planarian Toxicity Fluorescent Assay

Eye irritation tests are conducted to determine the toxicity of chemicals in eye products that may be potentially harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. However, many ocular irrita…

The Effect of Cisplatin on Gene Expression in Breast Cancer

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Cisplatin is a platinum based chemotherapy that has been used for over 40 years in cancer treatment. The purpose of this experiment is to examine how cisplatin treatment in breast cancer aff…

The Effect of Culturally Tailoring a Literature -Based Intervention on the Mood and Engagement of Assisted Living Residents with Dementia

With 29,000 people aged 65 years or older living with Alzheimer’s disease in Hawai‘i, finding non-invasive, culturally tailored (CT) interventions to improve quality of life is crucial. This…

The Effect of Different Airfoils on Wind Turbine Energy Production

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose of this experiment was to determine which airfoil would have the greatest effect in wind energy production. There were four different airfoils tested: NACA0018, NACA23012, SG6043…

The Effect of Different Concentrations of Bacillus subtilis on Spirulina platensis Growth in an Environment with Glyphosate

Red tides are a significant issue along the coasts of several countries around the world. These red tides consist of algae that grow at an expedited rate, resulting in many issues for the su…

The Effect of Different Levels of Edible Mushroom (Pleurotus florida) in Poultry Feed (Starter, Grower, and Finisher Rations) as an Alternative Ingredient of Soya Bean on the Production Performance of Broilers

Animal Sciences

The consideration in local poultry industry must be given to obtaining the high-value of food sources from appropriate raw materials at economical prices and maintaining the health level of…

The Effect of Exogenous Aromatic Alcohols on Growth and Flocculation of Commercial Beer Brewing Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Beer Wort

Microbiology

Flocculation occurs during fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cells aggregate into dense masses that sink, separating cells from alcohol products easier, due to the binding betwee…

The Effect of Expired-Milk-Derived Biochar Amendments on Enhancing Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Growth

Plant Sciences

Expired milk products pose significant challenges for the dairy industry, with millions of tons of waste generated annually worldwide that must be disposed. Current disposal methods, such as…

The Effect of Hearing Loss on Anxiety and Insomnia

Behavioral and Social Sciences

This research investigated the relationship between insomnia, anxiety, and hearing loss, with a focus on determining whether hearing loss exacerbates anxiety and insomnia in individuals. Mot…

The Effect of Light Filtering Technology on Enhancing Color Perception for Individuals With Color Blindness

Biomedical Engineering

Color blindness (color vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women, and worldwide, there are estimated to be about 300 million people with CVD, almos…

The Effect of Liposomes on Drug Delivery of Ascorbic Acid

Biochemistry

Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, has been identified as a potential cancer therapeutic due to its abundance, specificity to cancer cells, and low toxicity. In high doses, it has the capacity to…

The Effect of Natural Phenolic Compounds on Reducing Oxidative Stress

Purpose: Oxidative stress is caused by redox dysregulation between free radicals and antioxidants, damaging cellular components. This phenomenon has been implicated in the pathophysiology of…

The Effect of Oat Mass on Physarum Polycephalum Path Efficiency

Microbiology

Physarum polycephalum is an acellular, multinucleate organism that reacts to environmental stimuli (pressure, light, chemical stimuli, etc.). Physarum polycephalum's morphological changes in…

The Effect of Obtaining Catechin From the Invasive Species Centaurea stoebe on Natural Grass Growth

Plant Sciences

Catechin is a chemical by-product of the invasive species spotted knapweed. When secreted by the plant's roots, catechin causes surrounding plants to die. We figured that we could turn this…