This project was executed with the intention of gathering information regarding the responses of Pinus elliottii trees to their environments. An understanding of the relationships between tr…
Biomedical Engineering
Celiac disease (CD) and gluten sensitivity (GS) affect over three million Americans. The consumption of food products containing gluten causes adverse effects including bloating, discomfort,…
Currently, the majority of walking robots use either the Jansen or Klann linkages to propel themselves. Although both are effective, one flaw associated with using the linkages is that the r…
Our project analyzed the effect of house and school dust on the total lipid content of the blackworm, Tenebrio molitor. A study published in Environmental Science & Technology has found that…
Lead contamination is a huge issue in our global society. The first two Phases of this project involved designing, fabricating, and optimizing a Wet Algae Mechanical Filter (WAMF). Phase 3 f…
Sterile paper disks will be impregnated with different concentrations of Corchorus olitorius solutions and will undergo a Kirby-Bauer test involving E. coli to determine if C. olitorius is a…
Systems Software
The purpose of this study is to determine if, how, and how much women’s representation has changed in health care as shown through American television (1965-Present) to help understand how p…
Translational Medical Science
Alterations in the expression of microRNAs have been noted in many cancers and diseases. However, microRNAs were just recently discovered in 1993. Since then there has been a crucial need to…
The purpose of this investigation was to analyze and quantify the effects of gravitational fields that occur in galactic matter across the universe. It is well known that gravitational field…
In thrombo-occlusive vascular pathologies like myocardial infarction and stroke, rapid thrombolysis is necessary for restoring blood flow. To accomplish this, site-targeted delivery and acti…
The problem for my experiment was to see if a QR code medical bracelet works better than a standard medical bracelet. My hypothesis was that it would work better than a standard one, and it…
Rice is a staple food for majority of world’s population, particularly in Asia and Africa. However, as rice is being grown, arsenic is absorbed into the grain of rice. The consumption of man…
As of 2015, it has been estimated that over fifty percent of all cancer patients will receive radiation therapy during some phase of their treatment. Despite clinical potential, the therapy’…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Fourth Award
The colligative properties of solutions, including the boiling point elevation, are said to be dependent only on the concentration of particles dissolved, not the identity of the particles.…
Biomedical Engineering
Research was done using 911 medical records comparing surgical outcomes of cases where resident or staff functioned as the surgical assistant. Complication rates and the level of resident in…
Third Award
Bee populations are responsible for the pollination and creation of nearly 70% of agricultural products sold worldwide. Their importance in the continuity of a sustainable biosphere is immen…
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer (BC) is the second leading cause of cancer death for women. BC lethality is mainly caused by metastasis. Identification of factors controlling BC metastasis is crucial for deve…
Translational Medical Science
The tau protein is a microtubule associated protein that’s maintained mainly through phosphorylation. Phosphorylation is upheld through two enzymes; kinases and phosphatases. There can be an…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects the memory of elderly individuals and dementia is a disorder that also alters the memory causing individuals to be forgetful. Music therapy is a form of…
Currently, evolution is known to be caused by natural selection, gene flow, environmental factors, and mutations such as missense, nonsense, and duplications. Frameshift mutations are very r…
The objective of this experimental study was to evaluate the feasibility of using the wet scrubbing method for cleaning flue gases from wood burning stoves or boilers. Wood burning flue gase…
First Award
As the world’s population continues to grow, and the percentage of farmers continues to decline, we are forced to find new ways to feed a hungry humanity. I have an idea. Satellites have bee…
Only 14-26% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to run your car. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive-line inefficiencies or used to power accessories. T…
A newly discovered steroid called lanosterol has been found to be a potential topical treatment for cataracts. The properties of lanosterol and the reasoning as to why it is so effective hav…
Fourth Award
There is a need to develop and improve high throughput automated methods to screen potential cancer drugs. This study used innovative patch clamp technology and the AGS gastric cancer cell l…
While research and experimentation on the viral invasion of the human cell exists, there are few working models of the process itself. This study sought to model and analyze a system of feed…
Translational Medical Science
Type 1 Diabetes is a serious disease and characterized by the lack of the hormone, insulin, in the bloodstream, which causes the glucose concentration level to become instable. Insulin is a…
The purpose of this experiment was to test the inhibitory effect of fibroin protein on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It was hypothesized that the application of 5% fibroin soluti…
While malaria has been eradicated in the United States since 1951, it affects almost 200 million worldwide, killing half a million a year in developing regions of the world. The disease occu…
This project in its present form tests the effects of different sizes of gold nanoparticles on the inhibition of bacterial growth. Scientists have conducted no research involving gold nanopa…