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Magnetic Stove

We aim to make a heating cooker that consumes less electric and natural gas with a simple magnet system for using at home. The mainframe of our project is established on a tray by putting 16…

Making the Mind Matter: Stress Mindset Effects on Sleep Quality, Stress Response, Emotion and Cognition in the Developing Adolescent Brain and the Role of the Prefrontal-Amygdala Circuit

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Stress is an integral part of daily life and is often portrayed as a negative phenomenon since it causes physical illness as well as cognitive functions deficits. However, not everybody deve…

Mapping and Pathfinding

My project aimed to be able to map an unknown environment and be able to find the shortest path between any two points using a robot. Most robots today have sensors which are reliable enough…

Mapping the Spread of Invasive Plants by UAV

Invasive plants pose a serious threat to ecosystems by displacing and killing native species. Phragmites australis, an invasive wetland reed, has begun to spread vigorously across North Amer…

“Marsilea” Leaf Opening Is Controlled by Cooperation of Two Blue Light Systems, Stomata Opening and Gene Expression

Plants often show nyctinastic response that is controlled by light and circadian rhythm. Legumes, “oxalis”, and the aquatic fern “Marsilea” have a special organ pulvinus for nyctinastic move…

Mathematical Modeling of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer metastasis to the bone is predominantly lethal and results from the ability of successful metastatic prostate cancer cells to co-opt microenvironmental cells and processes in…

Measuring the Efficiency of Rapid Prototyping Using a 3D Printer

Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to measure the feasibility and rapid prototyping of printing airfoils using a 3D Printer and then to test the airfoils in a wind tunnel to find the…

Mechanism of Inactivation of Piezo Ion Channels

Translational Medical Science Fourth Award

Piezo proteins have been identified as key components of mechanosensitive ion channels in humans and other mammals. These channels are in the early stages of characterization; their mechanis…

Mechanism of the Oscillating Chemiluminescence Reaction Using Luminol

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Luminol exhibits repeatedly strong and momentary chemiluminescence in the presence of SCN- and low Cu2+ concentrations, which is typically ascribed to the formation of HO2. However, the decr…

Mechanisms of How PI3K p110a Isoform Inhibits Antibody Class Switch through AID Expression

The purpose of this project was to investigate how an increase or decrease of the functions of the PI3K p110a isoform affects AID expression to control antibody class switch. Since AID is a…

Medical Rehabilitation: Sensors and Monitoring -Monitoring Devices

Our paper presents a solution in monitoring the process of patients carrying out medical rehabilitation procedures designed especially for the upper member: the hand and the fingers. We pres…

MeEmo: An Autism Destroying Avatar, Year Two

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Individuals affected by ASD are characterized be a marked different in the ability to communicate and form relationships. New technologies for communication and learning have been used to im…

Metagenomics, Digital & qPCR Molecular Analysis of Bed-Time Oral Brushing

Fourth Award

Everybody knows that cleaning the oral cavity is good for oral hygiene. However, not everyone knows that during the night sleep, when our mouth doesn’t do saliva flushing, bacteria grows a l…

Metalloprotease Inhibitors as Lead Candidate Drugs to Treat Lymphatic Filariasis and Other Roundworm Infections

Biomedical Engineering Third Award

Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) is a Neglected Tropical Disease caused by the parasitic nematodes Wuchereria and Brugia. Over 120 million people worldwide are infected and more than 1.4…

Methanogenerate! A Methanogen-Methanotroph Carbon Recycler

Third Award

Global carbon dioxide emissions have become one of the most pressing concerns for the world, as the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris suggests; however, global reduction…

Method of Visualization and Evaluation of Proliferative Activity of K562 Cell Line with Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots

Translational Medical Science

Hematopoietic system is a complex example of the stem cell concept that provides good opportunities for proliferation and differentiation studies. True hematopoietic stem cell that is charac…

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…

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…

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 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…