Biomedical and Health Sciences
Beta-carotene is found in most living organisms and contributes to the red, orange, and yellow coloration in various life forms. In humans, beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A, which p…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This research explores a biomimetic adaptive spoiler that dynamically adjusts individual panels to optimize vehicle aerodynamics. Inspired by bird feathers and fish fins, the spoiler consist…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurons use neurotransmitter carrying synaptic vesicles to transmit information at specialized locations called presynapses. Synaptic vesicle release of neurotransmitter becomes less efficie…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Salmonella is a common pathogen, infecting more than a hundred million people yearly. About 8% of these cases worldwide result in life-threatening conditions around 4-7 days after exposure.…
Plant Sciences
This study examines the ability and effectiveness of drone-hyperspectral imaging in identifying variations in crop health for the purpose of optimizing farm productivity and yield. The resea…
Environmental Engineering
The concrete industry is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions, primarily due to cement production. Furthermore, plastic, glass, fly ash, and slag often end up in landfills, cont…
Materials Science
According to UNICEF (2021), 500 million women worldwide lack access to menstrual products, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Women in developing countries have difficulty obta…
Plant Sciences
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an invasive weed that significantly suppresses immune systems and outcompetes monocrops in Mississippi due to its pollen distribution. The primary objective of thi…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Non-pharmaceutical interventions to COVID-19 included mask mandates, social distancing mandates (banning large gatherings, advising individuals not to socialize outside their households), sc…
Plant Sciences
Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) is highly drought-sensitive. Camellia sinensis (green tea) contains polyphenols that may mitigate drought stress. Using 40 P. vulgaris seedlings grown from s…
Plant Sciences
This study aimed to determine which light color is most effective for growing a plant entirely indoors and for preparing a plant to be transplanted outdoors. Optimizing indoor plant growth s…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. In 2021 almost 10 million people died of cancer. Numerous conditions and factors can be attributed to the formation of cancer. A critic…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Gut microbes play an important role in maintaining our health and disease susceptibility. Multiple diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), obesity, and metabolic syndrome are associated w…
Plant Sciences
With the renewed goal of manned Lunar explorations and future Mars exploration, continuous fresh food production during long duration deep space missions can be critical. Production of fresh…
Biomedical Engineering
Burn injuries, trauma, and organ transplants are often time-consuming, costly, and complex to treat. Tissue engineering offers a promising alternative, allowing tissue to be grown using a pa…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Endometriosis is associated with infertility in 30% to 50% of the millions affected worldwide. Decidualization, a key endometrial differentiation process that facilitates embryo implantation…
Plant Sciences
The hydrogel has gained attention as a delivery mechanism to reduce nutrient runoff and improve delivery of fertilizers. Hydrogels are crosslinked polymers that expand to hold liquid when su…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The ever-increasing global energy demand—particularly for small, portable, and wearable electronics and self-powered systems—necessitates the development of sustainable energy sources. Mecha…
Systems Software
This project detailed the development of NLC (Natural Language Compression), a text encoder optimized for natural language (NL). Efficient NL encoding is most valuable for satellite-based te…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum open systems account for unavoidable interactions with environmental noise such as energy dissipation crucial for modeling realistic quantum dynamics. Additionally, colored noise in…
Environmental Engineering
Alkalinity is a crucial water quality parameter with significant environmental and engineered system applications. Various analysis methods exist, from traditional titrations to advanced spe…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to create a palate expander that is significantly easier to use than your standard RPE model. Palate expanders are necessary for children in early stages of…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With renewed interest in green fuel technology or E-fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels, interest has returned to hydrogen production and improving the electrolysis process. The key issu…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With need for electrical power increasing around the globe and natural bacteria living in the ground, this work will present a novel solution to meet the energy demands by using the alternat…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Finding reliable long-term energy solutions remains a critical issue in addressing climate change. This experiment evaluated the potential for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to generate electri…
Physics and Astronomy
Chiral orbital currents (COC) circulating along the edges of the crystal unit cells underpin an array of novel phenomena in ferrimagnetic Mn3Si2Te6. Two types of inductances are well known,…
Mathematics
Fractals are self-similar shapes that appear in nature and can produce complex structures by replicating the same pattern across several scales. While fractals have often been explored in vi…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty with comprehension of facial expressions. Although assistive technology has been developed to help these individuals identify…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Approximately 1 in 4 adolescents experience trauma by age 16, with even greater prevalence among high-risk groups such as Native American, Alaskan Native, African American, and multi-racial…
Biomedical Engineering
Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma (RB) in the current clinical practice remains challenging due to the lack of access to timely and accurate eye examinations which is essential as late stage…