Biochemistry
Over the past decade, there has been an increased demand for blood transfusions and in January 2024, the American Red Cross declared a national emergency due to the shortage of blood, record…
Mathematics
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease are all Neuro degenerative disorders, affecting millions worldwide, with no known cure despite ongoing resea…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project looked at two neurodevelopmental disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyslexia, that both contain a hereditary component and frequently co-occur. The purpose of this project…
Microbiology
Whole-body deodorants are widely used, yet their impact on the vaginal microbiome is unknown. Many contain antibacterial components that may disrupt Lactobacillus, the dominant bacteria of t…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global Microplastic Pollution, an “Environmental Ticking Time Bomb”, is a significant and ongoing threat to the environment, world's water-quality, and human-health. Humans now ingest >5 gra…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of GLP-1 agonists, including Ozempic and Exenatide, has increased by almost 40-fold between 2017 and 2021. These drugs are widely used to regulate glucose metabolism in type 2 diabet…
Systems Software
The aim of this project was to understand and check the effect of encryption strength on the time it takes to breach passwords, which is a key aspect of cybersecurity. The research set out t…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Dental composites are widely used in restorative dentistry and typically require a dry environment for optimal bonding, which is challenging to maintain in the inherently moist conditions of…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are a vascular disorder characterized by the bulging of weakened cerebral blood vessel walls. Affecting 166 million people globally, IAs pose a serious risk due…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project that will be tested in this research will be to see if the two half doses injections of 0.55cc of Oxytetracycline (OTC), an antibacterial agent, will reduce bark…
Physics and Astronomy
This study’s goal was to determine which pump laser configuration would stimulate type-1 spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in beta barium borate (BBO) crystals such that the numb…
Animal Sciences
The project targeted two specific nutrients types, fiber and potassium and see if it has a correlation with methane productivity in cow manure. The goal was to increase the targeted nutrient…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The engineering goal of my project is to make and test the efficiency of an ion propulsion device. The trials will include multiple variables such as same terminal shape/spacing and the way…
Plant Sciences
Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon that enables the emission of light in living organisms and holds great potential in biotechnology. This study evaluated the functionality of an optimi…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Constituting up to 90% of tumor volume in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), fibrotic tissue growth (desmoplasia) acts to inhibit chemotherapeutic drug delivery through physical blocka…
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Patients with breast cancer (BC) who undergo neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) before surgery and achieve a pathologic complete response (pCR) after NAT have a low rate of recurrence. Howev…
Biomedical Engineering
Problem Most drug development costs go toward testing failed drug candidates, slowing innovation and ultimately costing lives. Even then, cardiotoxicity is a leading cause of drug recalls, s…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this investigation is to design, build, and test a multi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for wide area object identification. Wide area object identification has applicat…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mycorrhizal fungi establish underground networks that form symbiotic relationships with almost all plant species and facilitate crucial ecological processes, but habitat degradation is their…
Technology Enhances the Arts
Over 2.1 million people in the United States live with limb loss, with approximately 185,000 amputations occurring annually. Limb differences often pose challenges in using input devices suc…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Current underlying mechanisms to treat neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are limited due to an incomplete understanding. Tight junctions (TJ) and efflux pumps on the BBB restrict drug permeabi…
Biomedical Engineering
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), conditions characterized by damaged cell networks in the neurological system, are becoming increasingly prevalent as the global life-expectancy continually…
Systems Software
A fractal is a mathematical object with non-integer dimensions, characterized by self-similar patterns repeating at different scales. They help describe intricate natural phenomena, like the…
Translational Medical Science
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease affecting over 500 million people, leading to cartilage degeneration and severe pain. Current treatments are invasive, costly, and…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Researcher's acquaintance has ADHD and takes Adderall and shared that its effect (attention improvement) reaches a peak and drops quickly, resulting in having to time pill’s intake with upco…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Perchlorates are environmental pollutants that damage the human thyroid gland, stemming from military operations, rocket propellants, and fertilizer runoff. They also compose 0.5-1% of Marti…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study is to pursue utilization of the most advanced machine learning models in order to improve the accuracy and reliability of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses.…
Embedded Systems
Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) pose a significant hazard to any spacecraft operating outside of the Earth’s magnetosphere, capable of penetrating through thick radiation shielding and damaging…
Systems Software
Currently in the United States, there is a growing homeless population. In many cases these homeless / displaced individuals don’t have any identifying cards that can provide quick to find i…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Current state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), such as GPT, are able to accurately infer invasive details about individuals from anonymous online posts. This combined with the ease o…