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An Improved Color Filter Array Design Using Metafilters

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award

Color image sensors typically rely on absorbing filters arranged in the Bayer pattern (red, 2×green, and blue). Dye-and pigment-based filter arrays have several disadvantages such as photo-…

An Improved Deep Neural Architecture Search Net-Based Wearable Object Classification System for the Visually Impaired

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Machine learning is a rapidly growing field, making incredible advances especially in the subfields of computer vision and image classification. These advances are in part what allow for inn…

An Innovative Electronic Memory Aid Optimizing Fragmented Time for Enhanced Word Memorization

Embedded Systems

In our daily learning life, there are many words that require memorization and recitation. How can we effectively use fragmented time to strengthen memory and improve learning efficiency? Th…

An Innovative Pipeline Integrating Mendelian Randomization for Personalized Disease Risk Assessment and Therapeutic Drug Identification

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Disease pathogenesis is closely associated with genetically influenced metabolites. The identification of individualized metabolite-disease associations is crucial in advancing personalized…

An Integrated Algae Mitigation System to Seek & Abate Harmful Algal Blooms (Year 5)

Environmental Engineering Second Award

Surges in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) due to fallouts of anthropogenic activities and climate change are recurrently impairing water quality. Biodiverse ecosystems like the Indian River Lago…

An Integrated Platform Leveraging Virtual Reality Fused With Artificial Intelligence, Grounded in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Methodology, and Reinforced With Supportive Measures, To Ensure the Success of the Rehabilitation Journey

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Roughly 296 million individuals suffer from substance addiction, while another broad spectrum contends with behavioral addiction. The addict encounters myriad challenges throughout the thera…

An Investigation of High Capacity Lithium-ion Battery Anodes

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Traditional Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) feature suboptimal graphite anodes with low cost efficiencies and poor energy densities compared to modern high-capacity anodes (HCAs). However, desp…

An Investigation of Jet-Assisted Surface-Mounted Actuators in Laminar and Turbulent Boundary Layers

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award

Flow control offers an appealing method to improve efficiency, stability, and performance of aerodynamic bodies. Jet Assisted Surface Mounted Actuators (JASMAs), a form of hybrid (active and…

An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative

Physics and Astronomy Third Award

My study examines three new brown dwarf spectral binary candidates, CWISE J072708.09-360729.2, CWISE J103604.84-514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62-732053.9, which were discovered by citizen scie…

An Investigation of the Combination of Y15 and Metformin for the Treatment of Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Translational Medical Science

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of Metformin, the effect of Y15, and the combinational effect of Y15 and Metformin for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian c…

Anisotropic Ion Transport Properties in Thin-Film Solid Polymer Electrolytes

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

With the advent of stretchable electronics, including implantable medical devices and portable electronics, there is a strong desire to develop thin, flexible batteries for these application…

An Observation of Granular Locomotion with Bipedal Systems

Survey robots have become ever prominent in exploring extreme environments; however, limitations arise as they come across unpredictable granular terrains. Current literature examines granul…

ANOMaLY: A Real-Time Globalized System for Effective Regional Mitigation of Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the largest contributors to the greenhouse effect (265x more greenhouse forcing than CO2) and is the largest contributor to ozone depletion in the 21st century.…

Another Way to Swim: A Lightweight Bionic Frog Robot Based on Pneumatic System

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Bionic soft robot is an important branch in the field of robotics, allowing robots to use effective mechanical structure to maneuver in complex conditions. Among them, water surface robots w…

A Novel Alignment-free Genome Sequence Comparison Using Fourier Power Spectrum: Define Distance Metrics Leveraging Singular Value Decomposition

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Sequence alignment tools have traditionally been used to study the evolution of genome sequences by aligning sequences of varying lengths. However, these tools are memory-intensive, time-con…

A Novel and Convenient Go-Games Win-Rate Estimation and Misplay Detection Model Based on Convolutional Neural Networks

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

The existing Go AI System assumes players operate at the highest level, presenting analyses often inaccessible to most enthusiasts. This study addresses this gap by proposing novel estimatio…

A Novel Application of a Lateral Flow Immunoassay To Develop a Non-Invasive and Rapid Whole Blood Diagnostic Method for Alzheimer's Disease

Biomedical Engineering

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurological illness defined by the death of brain nerve cells, frequently leads to dementia as well as impairments in judgment, memory, and communica…

A Novel Approach for Analyzing the Cipher Algorithms of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Developing a New Quantum Algorithm in the Era of Quantum Computing and Quantum Cybersecurity

Systems Software

The purpose of this study is to investigate the susceptibility of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm to quantum computing-based attacks. Quantum computers possess the potential…

A Novel Approach for Optimization of Genetic Algorithm Parameters Used in Solving NP-Complete Problems via the Generic Sudoku N x N Paradigm

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Genetic Algorithms mimic evolution of a species in nature, where each generation is made up of a population of chromosomes, which, through crossover and mutation, evolve increasingly fit off…

A Novel Approach for Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Across the Atlantic Basin

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Over the period from 2008 to 2022, the United States experienced 263 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin. The ability to accurately predict the track of tropical cyclones is essential fo…

A Novel Approach on Determining Oceanic Carbonate System Parameters Through Machine Learning and Remote Sensing

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Monitoring the global distribution and long-term series changes of the various oceanic carbonate parameters (e.g. pH, total alkalinity (TA), dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), fugacity of CO2…

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Pathogenicity of SLC25A13 Variants in Cancer

Biochemistry First Award

A hallmark of cancer is the rewiring of cellular metabolism to meet proliferative needs. Citrin protein (transcribed from the human SLC25A13 gene) is a mitochondrial carrier involved in the…

A Novel Approach to Detecting Academic Dishonesty Involving Artificial Intelligence

Systems Software

The rapid emergence of generative AI, particularly large-language-model-based conversational chatbots like ChatGPT, has spurred significant advancements. However, this progress has brought p…

A Novel Approach to the Application of Machine Learning in the Mitigation of Waste Pollution

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

This study aims to use machine learning to develop a more precise waste identification process than humans. We first observed the amount and type of contents in trash and recycling bins arou…

A Novel Approach to the Effect of Bisphenol A on the Neurodevelopment of Drosophila melanogaster Larvae

Behavioral and Social Sciences

This science fair project aims to explore the impact of early exposure to the environmental toxin Bisphenol A (BPA) on the neurobehavioral development of Drosophila melanogaster. Drawing par…

A Novel Breath Analysis Method for the Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Currently, 6.2 million adults suffer from heart failure (HF), with only 30 -40% surviving one -year post - hospitalization and a 30 -day readmission rate of 23%. The urgent need for an affor…

A Novel Computer Vision Approach to Radial Velocity Extraction for Exoplanet Detection

Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award

Studying the Radial Velocity (RV) of stars led to the first definitive detection of an exoplanet in 1995 and has since contributed to the discovery of several thousand exoplanets. Cross-corr…

A Novel, Cost-Effective, and Accessible 3D Printed Thrombectomy Device

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

An estimated 100,000 deaths are caused by blood clots in the United States annually, higher than those by breast cancer and motor crashes combined. One common treatment option involves physi…

A Novel Duckweed Cultivation Method to Maximize Its Nutritional Value for Future Sustainable Food Development

Plant Sciences Second Award

A child dies from hunger every 10 seconds due to the rising global crisis in food accessibility, security, and sustainability. Therefore, the need for a sustainable food source is becoming m…

A Novel Enhancement of Statins’ Solubility with Hydroxypropyl BETA-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex via Molecular Dynamics and in vitro Validation

Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award

The prediction and optimization of drug solubility in various formulations play a pivotal role in drug development. Statins (STN), a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug family, exhib…