There is anecdotal evidence that suggests bug sprays containing DEET damage grass, but there are no rigorous peer -reviewed studies on the topic. DEET, or N,N -diethyl-meta-toluamide, is a n…
Face masks are common for preventing the spread of respiratory illnesses, with immunocompromised individuals commonly wearing one mask or more to improve protection against airborne particle…
Valley Fever (VF), or coccidioidomycosis, is a fungal infection influenced by environmental factors such as dust exposure. This project investigates the impact of different agricultural prac…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder causing cognitive deterioration, remains a leading cause of death. Previous research has looked into the effects of amyloid-beta (Aβ) a…
Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases make up 2 of the 3 leading causes of death globally amounting to more than 23 million people. More than half of these deaths are preventable with earl…
Major depressive disorder (MDD) stands as one of the most prevalent and perilous mental health conditions globally. Nearly sixty percent of individuals who have lost their lives to suicide d…
Recent discoveries like GJ 9827 d's water-rich atmosphere have brought to light an understudied class of exoplanets —water worlds. The discovery of water in this exoplanet atmosphere simulta…
Wet snow avalanches are incredibly hazardous, so predicting them and their destructive force size is crucial to protect lives, and this study seeks to do so by using weather data. Machine le…
Free and low -cost healthcare clinics are crucial for providing equitable healthcare to approximately 27 million uninsured individuals in the U.S. and those who cannot afford medical bills.…
With unnatural wildfires disrupting ecosystems worldwide, they are leaving behind toxic ash, depleted microbial communities, and barren landscapes. In urban environments, the microbial eleme…
Band-aids are used to speed up the healing process and protect wounds from germs. Certain studies have revealed that commercial bandages may not be as efficient as what is advertised. Annual…
The goal of this study was to determine how the usage of hall passes correlates with high school students’ success, measured as a grade point average. Furthermore, it explored how that corre…
The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact -sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% of the total…
The global bird population decline due to climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction is a critical challenge for ornithologists. Addressing this global issue is vital for biodiversit…
APOE is a mediator of lipid metabolism and allele APOE4 is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. One copy of the allele increases likelihood for Alzheimer's by three -fo…
Crosswalks are dangerous places with high risks of pedestrians coming into contact with cars. Unfortunately, this problem is especially true for visually impaired pedestrians, as they cannot…
Machine learning models are prone to adversarial attacks, where inputs are manipulated to cause misclassification. While previous research has focused on techniques like Generative Adversari…
Brain Metastases carry poor prognosis in cancer patients with their rapidly growing nature. Early identification of these tumors is crucial in improving patient survival. This investigation…
Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infectious disease, is one of the top 10 causes of mortality worldwide in low- income countries, resulting in approximately 10 million new infections and 1.4 m…
The precise and accurate leukemia detection in current clinical practice remains challenging due to limitations in cost, time, and medical experience. To address this issue, this research de…
Drones use computer vision machine learning techniques to navigate their environments. Modern Graph Neural Network designs enable vastly improved perception for drones, but few systems exist…
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), a progressive chronic disease of the endocrine system, is among the most commonly diagnosed disorders today. Due to the limitations of current treatments, this work ex…
Exoplanet detection is a growing field. Improvements to detection methods are likely to be more wide - ranging as telescope acuity increases. Due to this, the effect of orbital motion on gra…
Increasing research shows that COVID -19 has disproportionately impacted racial minorities and people with low socioeconomic status (SES). By using statistical methods and machine learning d…
This paper aims to identify the correlation between stock performance and social media traction during 2020. It analyzes data from three different investment-focused communities within the s…
Patients coping with conditions such as Parkinson’s often face challenges with irregular tremors and finger stiffness, resulting in diminished normal finger functionality. Research underscor…
Understanding the formation of peculiar galaxies, such as polar ring galaxies, can aid in learning the properties of dark matter and the process of deciphering how galaxies evolved. A polar…
Survey robots have become ever prominent in exploring extreme environments; however, limitations arise as they come across unpredictable granular terrains. Current literature examines granul…
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…
Ever since the SARS -CoV-2 (“Covid-19”) pandemic, interest in viruses has drastically increased. While viruses have been a subject of historical research, significant gaps remain in our unde…