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Cluster of Genes of Sulfate Assimilation

Sulphate assimilation pathways are essential for synthesis of methionine, proteins and biosynthesis of sulfur containing antibiotics. There are many studies on sulfur metabolism in actinobac…

Cognitive and Brain Measures in Middle-Aged Autistic Spectrum Disorder Individuals: Where Are the Differences?

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Introduction: As the aging ASD cohort becomes larger, there continues to be a paucity of research to assess their needs. This study is the beginning of one of the first longitudinal cognitiv…

Cold vs. Allergy: Use of Nasal Cytology to Determine If High School Students Can Accurately Predict Their Own Diagnosis

Colds and nasal allergies are common. These two conditions share similar symptoms, and are difficult to differentiate. The distinction is important because treatments are different. Student…

Collaborative Maze Solving and Map Development via Gestural Communication Using Multiple Ground Robots

A single robot can explore an unknown area autonomously, but multiple robots can do it quickly and reliably. However, current implementations of multiple autonomous robots rely on wireless i…

Collagen Microfiber Scaffolding for Nerve Repair Applications

Current tissue engineering scaffolds for repair of damaged or diseased neural tissue has yet to allow for precise, guided re-innervation while incorporating functional extracellular matrix c…

Color-Mediated Thermoregulation and Latitudinal Distribution of North American Snakes

Biochemistry

Quantitative studies of correlation between snake coloration patterns and their latitudinal distribution is lacking despite the importance it poses for ectotherms coping with climate change.…

Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Using Tissue Adhesive Hydrogel with Cell-Membrane Coated Nanotherapeutics

Third Award

As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the body’s natural immune system. To combat these problems, a ther…

Combating Dust Storms with Wiper Mechanism

Purpose: Exploration of Mars requires rovers powered by solar energy. Frequently occurring dust storms on Mars pose a major threat to the operation of the solar panel. Based on scientists' r…

Combating Storm Surge Inundation in Underground Transit Systems

During Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, many areas throughout New York City experienced flooding due to storm surge. The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failed efforts to preserve the subway inf…

Combating Viral Outbreaks: Rapid and Selective Detection of Viruses Using Inexpensive Polymer Films

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award

Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Methods currently used to diagnose viral infection take too long and are lab-based and expensive. An urgent need exists for a tool to d…

Communication by Ultrasound Using Radio Modulation Techniques

Third Award

There are many methods to send electronic signals, including by wire, radio, light, infra-red light, and audible sound waves. However, little prior work has been done on communication via ul…

Comparative Analysis and Effects of Oscillatory and Steady Shear Stress on Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BMMSC)

Translational Medical Science

Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHV) have a strong potential to outperform existing heart valve replacements. As part of an ongoing research to determine the optimal conditions to generate…

Comparing Circular RNA Levels in the Brains of Old and Young Mice by Analyzing RNA Sequencing Data

The regulation and function of non-coding RNA is an important issue. Circular RNA (circRNA) is a prevalent type of non-coding RNA that forms a loop with itself. In Drosophila melanogaster, t…

Comparing Gene Expression in the Hippocampal Formation of Animals Subjected to Chronic Stress vs. Controls

Translational Medical Science

Chronic stress involves a response to emotional pressure experienced for a long period of time and is a source of depressive disorders. Studies have suggested that chronic stress impacts cog…

Comparison of Heat to Work Conversion in First Order and Second Order Magnets

The purpose of my research project is to compare a first order ferromagnet and a second order ferromagnet to determine which one is the most efficient in terms of work output. Both a first o…

Comparison of the Smoothness of an Outer Function and Its Modulus

We study the smooth properties of the analytic functions on the unit circle. Namely, we consider the classical problem of comparing the smoothness of an analytic function and the smoothness…

Compounding Effects of Hyperlipidemia and Hyperglycemia in the Exacerbation and Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among adults and although surgical procedures exist, they’re only viable in the disease’s earliest stages, which are rarely detected usin…

Comprehensive RNA Profiling Identifies Novel Blackleg Resistance Genes in Canola

First Award

The hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, the causative agent of blackleg disease, is the most devastating pathogen of canola (Brassica napus), causing $1.5 billion USD in w…

Computational and Experimental Design of MIP Nanoparticles: A Novel Theranostic Solution to Detect and Neutralize Endotoxins

Third Award

Endotoxins, or lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are harmful biomolecules found on the surface of gram-negative bacteria. They are characterized by Lipid A, a toxic component that interacts with LB…

Computing with Physarum polycephalum

This experiment was conducted to prove that slime mold is capable of decision-making, similar to a computer. The slime mold underwent various tests that could closely relate to the decision…

Concentrated Solar Thermal

Ten percent of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water. The purpose of this experiment was to find and build a non-electric, easily constructed heat source which…

Concrete + Acid Mine Drainage = A Sustainable Solution

The purpose of this project was to analyse what effect certain types of rock have on the pH of water that runs over them. The following were tested: Slightly acidic water was run over differ…

Conjecture of Maximum Number of Minimum-Area Triangles Determined by N Lattice Points in No-Three-in-Line Situation

The study of extremal problems in triangle areas, since A. Oppenheim in 1967, has been going on for almost five decades. In the project, a new general case in lattice grid is proposed: Given…

Conjugative Transfer of Cytotoxic Genes for Targeted Cell Elimination

Fourth Award

With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections without continual overuse of antibiotics. This experiment demo…

CONSERVAA

Fourth Award

CONSERVAA is a smart way to combine green technologies in order to provide a longer, healthier food preservation. The main concern is to give nourishment to both the planet and people, by lo…

Consolidated Use of Waste Plastic Bricks for Regional Infrastructure

The consolidated use of waste plastic bricks for regional infrastructure is mainly aimed at reducing the protruding problems of plastic pollution in individual regions and simultaneously cre…

Constituent Disintegration of CO2 And DMF Sonic Exfoliation of Graphite Oxide for Graphene Synthesis

Few layer Graphene flakes were synthesized from C(gr)[NOM] disintegrated from atmospheric CO2 in the Bosch Reaction. The C(gr) was oxidized utilizing a version of the Modified Hummers Method…

Constructing GroEL-Streptavidin Nanoclusters to Capture Protein Folding Transient States for Drug Discovery and Folding Platform Development

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Protein misfolding is the root cause of many human diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Type II Diabetes). Proteins with folding defects are difficult to…

Constructive Interference of Seismic Surface Waves Antipodal to Crater Impact Sites on Terrestrial Bodies

First Award

Asteroid impacts on planetoid bodies have been widely studied. A secondary effect that has been proposed due to these impacts is that the seismic waves should violently converge again at the…

Continuous Production of Biodiesel through Reactive Distillation using Eggshell Catalysts

This experiment was designed to revolutionize the manner in which biodiesel is manufactured by condensing what is currently a multi-step technique into a batch system through the process of…