Biomedical Engineering
Adaptive Multi Sigmoid Contrast Enhancement (AMSCE) is a novel algorithm that may improve the analysis of computed tomography (CT) scans. Contrast enhancement compensates for human or machin…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The effectiveness of classroom instruction is often compromised by a misunderstanding of student perception of instruction between students and educators. The purpose of this research was to…
Embedded Systems
Studies have shown that there are challenges with medication adherence among the elderly and that these challenges are further aggravated by having to take multiple medications. Problems are…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The presence of metastatic tissue in lymph nodes is critical for oncologists and cancer treatment, as it is a central part of the TNM cancer staging process and other cancer-related diagnost…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
An alternate movement strategy, called Move in the Tube (MINT), has been implemented in many hospitals for patients recovering from thoracic surgery but little objective data is available to…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sunscreen active ingredients are a key factor of maintaining good health due to their protection from harmful radiation from the sun. However, these ingredients often pollute waterways and h…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Girls' beliefs about math and formation of math identity begin long before college, yet almost all studies examining stereotypes about girls in math and the impact on math identity therein h…
Animal Sciences
Elysia crispata, commonly known as the Lettuce Sea Slug, is a member of Sacoglossa- a superorder of marine gastropods that separate chloroplasts from consumed algae, gaining the ability to p…
Chemistry
Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles <5 mm that have increasingly adverse effects on practically all aspects of the environment. Solvent dyes are contaminants to waterways through texti…
Animal Sciences
Fourth Award
The goal of this study is to create a diagnostic “suitability” tool to assess potential habitat for southwestern willow flycatcher (SWFL) sites in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. The tool def…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fourth Award
Histologic analyses of glomeruli in renal tissues yield a substantial amount of information about overall kidney health or diseases stemming from glomerular structural damage. Current medica…
Mathematics
Second Award
The Closest String problem (CSP) is an NP-Complete problem which seeks to find the geometrical center of a set of input strings: given k strings of length L and a non-negative integer d, con…
Systems Software
Second Award
The emergence of Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology presents an interesting avenue for improving the lives of patients with neuromuscular disorders. BCI monitors brain signals from a…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We've developed a robot that has the potential to have a surgical impact on society. Robotic surgical technology enables surgeons to see more clearly, move more precisely, and pinpoint the a…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project is to create a robot that is capable of aiding teachers in their daily tasks. Many teachers have tasks that require them to deliver papers, books, and/or other su…
Microbiology
In 1928, Alexander Fleming observed the ability of penicillin to kill Staphylococcus epidermidis, revolutionarily classifying penicillin as the first true antibiotic drug. Antibiotics are pr…
Translational Medical Science
Noise induced hearing loss is a preventable cause of deafness. The deafness is permanent, as there is no treatment to regenerate damaged nerve cells. Hearing loss is debilitating and has a c…
Biomedical Engineering
Insulin pumps on the market today are expensive and are computationally limited in calculating and providing accurate dose regimens for type 1 diabetics. In this work, four academic discipli…
Plant Sciences
Indoor farming is a growing sector. Yet, there remains no economically viable tool that can signal vegetation stress to growers before it becomes visible to the naked eye. If early warnings…
Environmental Engineering
Countries all over the world continue to develop and expand. Urbanization can cause significant problems including water sources being contaminated by bacteria. This research works to engine…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Homeostatic plasticity is necessary for maintaining neuronal activity within a set physiological range in response surrounding activity. While it plays a prominent role in learning and memor…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer with a 5-year survival rate of 8%. This form of cancer is particularly hard to treat due t…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Formalin-based embalming fluid has a primary reacting agent of formaldehyde, a carcinogenic and toxic substance. This research study presents environmentally-safe and non-toxic alternatives…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease, described by several researchers as the public health crisis of the 21st century, is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder of gradual onset, clinically characterized…
Physics and Astronomy
The statement, "It is always darkest just before the Day dawneth", is investigated. Luminous intensity for non-terrestrial sources of visible light (i.e., solar, lunar, and stellar) was meas…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this engineering project was to design a system that can remove aquatic trash from a creek before it could make its way to the Gulf of Mexico, without contributing to global w…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
As coined by historian James Truslow Adams in 1931, the American Dream is the belief that any American can achieve their desired successes. What has upheld this distorted understanding of so…
Environmental Engineering
Efficient collection of water samples is essential for scientists. However, most of the existing methods for collecting water samples have many drawbacks, such as being costly or time consum…
Translational Medical Science
This project was performed to aid individuals and pathologists in the diagnostic process of treating melanoma and ascertain the common trends of various melanoma cases and their proper class…
Systems Software
Third Award
Limited socioeconomic data in developing countries has led to increased reliance on predictive models for socioeconomic estimation, but their proclivity to produce unequal error rates for di…