Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Carcinogenicity assessment is vital in public health and regulatory compliance in multiple industries. In vivo bioassays are costly and time-consuming, while in vitro assays can be simplisti…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental changes, including rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and increasing ozone pollution, continue to alter Earth's atmosphere. Ozone layer depletion leads to increased level…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Protocadherins (pcdhs) are responsible for the formation of cell to cell adhesion proteins, which makes them crucial to neural development and function. Clustered protocadherins are a type o…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Inflammation is the body's natural response to combat infections, allergies, or injuries. The most commonly available treatments—non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticoste…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
elf-cognition, or the perception of one’s thoughts and identity, plays a fundamental role in cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and decision-making. Psychological and neuroscient…
Environmental Engineering
Water pollution is a global issue, with sources ranging from industrialization and agricultural activities, to natural disasters like wildfires. These fires are especially concerning as they…
Translational Medical Science
Commonly known as the yellow water lily root or kaandoosh in Ojibwe language, the rhizome of Nuphar advena is utilized by Indigenous communities for treating a wide variety of ailments, incl…
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal contamination in coastal ecosystems, such as the southern shores of Oahu, poses critical ecological risks. This study explores the potential of Aiptasia anemones for bioremediati…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Geriatric populations living with Alzheimer’s disease often experience low mood levels that can exacerbate their symptoms and shorten their life spans. The most common treatments for these l…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coronal Mass Ejections alter space weather, causing geomagnetic storms, atmospheric density disruptions, and ionospheric turbulence, damaging over 2 trillion dollars of satellites and power…
Animal Sciences
Fall armyworms damage over 80 host plants, especially maize, and cause annual crop losses of around $9.4 billion. With the global population projected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, the…
Biomedical Engineering
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) was used in millions of procedures in 2024. Despite its widespread use, it overwhelmingly lacks force sensing. Few systems offer this feat…
Translational Medical Science
Stroke, the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the US, is a time-critical emergency handled by EMS agencies—20% of which manage 80% of service calls (Krohmer & E…
Biomedical Engineering
As of 2017 it is estimated that nearly 57.7 million people have amputations, and this number is expected to double by 2050. Within the U.S. it is reported that 34% of amputations are upper e…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Immunohistochemistry is a popular method for diagnosing diseases like cancer. To make a diagnosis, pathologists manually analyze every cell in a tissue sample, which is time-consuming and pr…
Materials Science
During space travel, space craft and the astronauts within are exposed to galactic cosmic rays; prolonged periods of exposure to these rays can cause cancer, injuries to the nervous system,…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A healthy stream is vital to the local ecosystem for many reasons. The stream helps regulate floodwaters, filters pollutants, serves agricultural purposes, and maintains a balanced ecosystem…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
California experiences reoccurring earthquakes along its fault lines; however, since 1906, the southern region of the San Andreas Fault System has not produced a 6.5 or higher magnitude (M)…
Systems Software
Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks are one of the most common web vulnerabilities but are difficult to track and prevent. Websites have a very large XSS attack surface area, with every user…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Each year, millions of auto accidents occur, many of which are the result of loss of control due to unstable vehicles or worn-out parts (NHTSA, 2019). The suspension system plays a key role…
Chemistry
Microalgae is an optimal biofuel candidate due to its ease of growth in many water environments, high lipid content, and lack of overlap with food production. The separation of microalgae fr…
Embedded Systems
This study investigates various audio preprocessing techniques for classifying lung sounds, particularly Per-Channel Energy Normalization (PCEN). We combined and augmented two primary datase…
Animal Sciences
Ants – with their ability to assist in seed dispersal and scavenging – are an often overlooked foundational part of our ecosystems. In fact, according to the Journal of Animal Ecology, ants…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Recent studies have attracted aeronautical organizations to the hydrophobic and ice-repellent properties of the Gentoo penguin. These characteristics have prompted investigations to replicat…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Currently, there is a noticeable lack of AI in the medical field to support doctors in treating heterogenous diseases such as Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), which has a five-year survival ra…
Materials Science
Strokes are a leading cause of global mortality and disability, with ischemic strokes accounting for the majority of cases. Even worse, the current treatment for ischemic stroke, tissue plas…
Biochemistry
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has improved our understanding of the brain. However, it cannot distinguish among the discrete signaling pathways of specific neurotransmitters.…
Mathematics
There are over 400,000 cases of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) recorded annually, with over 90% of these events being fatal. The current detection system used to detect cardiac arrest in hospit…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited X-linked disease with an incidence of 1:3,600. Patients become weak at 2-3 years old with progression to respiratory failure and death in th…
Biomedical Engineering
Lung cancer (LC), responsible for one in five cancer-related deaths, remains a major public health challenge (American Lung Association, 2024). Early detection is critical, as 5-year surviva…