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A Portable Tricep Support Exosuit Built From Soft Pneumatic Actuators

Biomedical Engineering

Overhead work, performing work with the hands and arms above shoulder level, is common in various professions. However, overhead work is strongly linked to musculoskeletal disorders, impaire…

A Potential Method of Spacecraft Touchdown with Magnetic Induction for Future Space Travel

With the rapid development of space technology, it is clear that space travel and even space settlement will become a part of our daily lives. As I observed how a magnetic ball quickly slows…

Apparent Temperature Optimisation for Commercial Operations in Portable Buildings

Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award

The tropical climate of Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, is notorious for unbearable temperatures exceeding 32C (90F) daily. Often felt in indoor environments, this leads to heat exh…

Application of Hybrid Energy Systems Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENG) to Smart Settlements

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Climate change and energy crisis are one of the most urgent problems facing humanity and require new solutions.Many Areas(China,India, USA, etc.) have experienced drastics climate change due…

Applications of the Engineered Novel Solid and Liquid Bioplastics From Invasive Algae and Waste Corncobs

Environmental Engineering

Plastics in the market are produced from a fossil source. However, these are harming our environment, making plastic pollution one of the most urgent issues in our world. Thus, there is cons…

Applied Mycology: Do Fungal Endophyte Communities Differ Between Western Spruce Budworm Infested Douglas Fir and Uninfested Douglas Fir?

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Endophytes are a diverse group of fungi that can have a profound impact on plants in either a beneficial or detrimental way. They can have a symbiotic relationship with the host plants, or t…

Applying AI, IoT and Chat GPT to the Silkworm Farming Model of Farmers

Embedded Systems

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam is currently the third country in the world in silk production in 2023. And the Central Highlands where we are living…

Applying a Simplified Motion Profiling Algorithm to a Target Following Arm With Two Degrees of Freedom: A Three Year Study

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

When moving autonomously, robots struggle to move to an exact target position, usually overshooting the goal. This is because it is impossible to infinitely decelerate (or stop immediately).…

Applying Magnetic Fields and Lewis Acids for a Highly Efficient and Cost-Effective Hydrogen Production From Seawater

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award

Green hydrogen is a renewable fuel and is considered one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels; however, commercialized production is hampered due to the high production cost an…

A Preclinical Study on Wee1 Inhibitors for Enhancing Chemotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer

Translational Medical Science

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer among men, affecting more than 80,000 people in the United States every year. Cisplatin, a chemotherapy agent, is employed in the standard-of-…

A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Solar Proton Events on the South Atlantic Anomaly

Physics and Astronomy

The cause of the continual weakening of the weakest part of the geomagnetic field- the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)- is currently unknown. The research problem discusses if Solar Proton Even…

A Prickly Project: Extracting and Quantifying Oxalate Concentrations in Opuntia engelmannii

Plant Sciences

The unique carbon fixation and CAM photosynthesis process of Tucson, Arizona’s Opuntia engelmannii (Texas prickly pear) offers reduction to the ever-rising carbon dioxide atmospheric levels;…

A Proposal of Multidimensional Theory for Determining Electron Capacity Numbers in Atomic Entities of Other Dimensions

Physics and Astronomy

An understanding of dimensional transfer will broaden the use of space and may help us address problems related to the limited global environment. Therefore, to elucidate the m-dimensional w…

AP Using Machine Learning Algorithms To Predict Whether Phytochemicals Are Cancerous or Anti-Cancerous

Biochemistry

Chemicals found in plants can be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of cancer, however, sometimes they can also be carcinogenic. My project aims to understand if the values of select…

A Pyrrole Modified 3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) Conjugated Polymer as Hole Transport Materials for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Despite the outstanding electric properties and low cost of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives, their performance as hole transport layer (HTLs) materials in conven…

Aqua-Arsenic Remediation

According to the US Department of Agriculture, drought decreases the crop yield of rice, the most common source of nutrition worldwide, by nearly 18%. Coupled with arsenic contamination in t…

Aqua-Arsenic Remediation: Analysis of the Oryza sativa metagenome and Wet-Lab Approach to increase O. sativa Tolerance to Drought and Arsenic Through Hyper Expression of Aquaporin OsNIP2;1, OsNIP3;2, OsPIP2;2 genes (Year IV)

Plant Sciences Third Award

According to the US Department of Agriculture, drought decreases the crop yield of rice, the most common source of nutrition worldwide, by nearly 18%. Coupled with arsenic contamination in t…

Aquadynamic Coating

Environmental Engineering

The shipping industry is enormous and is responsible for 90% of transport worldwide, however the carbon emissions only equivalate to around 3%. Even so the efficiency of the industry can sti…

AquaGuard: A Device for Real-Time Drowning Detection in Swimming Pools Utilizing Visual-Spatial Perception With Deep Encoder-Decoder Neural Networks

Biomedical Engineering

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death worldwide. In the United States, drowning remains a significant public health concern, leading to preventable deaths…

Aquatic Biocompound-based Functional Instant Porridge for Ischemic Stroke Survivors

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Stroke is a severe neurological disease that affects many people around the world. Post-stroke dysphagia complications can lead to malnutrition, which further complicates the problem. Addres…

Aquatic Toxicity of Sunscreen Ingredients in Freshwater Ecosystems

Earth and Environmental Sciences

The impact of the main inactive ingredient in sunscreens was tested on freshwater ecosystems using Daphnia magna as a model species. My previous experiments (2023) showed that "reef-friendly…

ArabLexify: Elevating Early Dyslexia Diagnosis in Arabic-Speaking Children Ages 6-12 by Utilizing Accessible Digital Screening Tool

Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award

Dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 20% of the global population, presents unique challenges for Arabic speakers due to the language's distinctive properties. The scarcit…

A Realtime Camera Fusion 3D Model with a Novel Feature -Matching and Star Identification-Based Calibration for Tracking Wildfires

Smoke plumes produced by wildfires pose a major threat to public safety. However, a lack of accurate real- time information on smoke plumes provided by current methods such as satellite imag…

A Recipe for Delicate Size Control of nZIF-8: The Ionic Liquid Microemulsion Method

Materials Science

As the world is accelerating toward an aging society in the 21st century, the demand for advanced medical technologies is rising, notably in the field of pharmaceuticals employing nanomateri…

A Re-Engineering of the PID Controller Using a Novel 10-MF Fuzzy Logic Module for Regulating the Electromagnetic Force in Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Vehicles

Physics and Astronomy

Since 2018, over 3000 trains have derailed in the US, causing nearly $650 million in damages. Maglev vehicles could be the solution, being able to be continuously regulated under a controlle…

Are Tesla Turbines Worth it? A Deep Dive Into Tesla Turbines Viability in the Hydroelectric Industry

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose is to see if a Tesla Turbine can survive in the modern world as a source of small scale power generation, when compared to modern Pelton turbines. First I made the Tesla Turbine…

A Review of the Use and Promotability of Mental Health Apps by Teenagers

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens and young adults, emphasizing the urgent need for effective adolescent mental health care. Three hundred seventy-four teenagers assessed…

A RFID based Traffic Control System (MPRCS) Suited for Ambulance

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Throughout the past decades, traffic jams during rush hour and other peak times of the day have been a significant issue, causing a considerable amount of financial losses and time costs. Ad…

ARFSNet - Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening

Biomedical Engineering

Amblyopia, a vision development disorder, causes more vision loss in children than all other reasons combined. Amblyopia can be treated before 10 years of age when visual pathways of the bra…

A Rigid-Elastic Hybrid Finger Exoskeleton Rehabilitation System (FERS) for Stroke Patients With Motor Impairment

Biomedical Engineering Third Award

Rehabilitation needs for stroke patients with motor impairment have garnered great attention worldwide. Addressing the limitations observed in existing hand rehabilitation devices, particula…