Opioid use disorder is a widespread issue in the United States in need of immediate attention. Over 11.5 million Americans reported having misused opioids in 2016, typically to alleviate chronic pain. By misuse or submission to said pain, people are suffering. Misuse causes addiction, and treatments are sparse, expensive, and sometimes dangerous. It is imperative […]
C47: Gender Difference on Academic Outcomes in Kenya
This research focuses on the educational system in Kenya and how it affects adolescent girls. My research question was: With respect to Kenya, What accounts for gender differences in access and success in educational outcomes? Throughout this research, I discovered that both access and success of Kenyan adolescent girls was dependent upon social class, societal […]
A13: Over Expressing and Purifying Proteins
Purity is a measurement used to describe a wide variety of things from jewelry, to drinking water. Purity is also involved in biochemistry, specifically when studying the behavior of biological mechanisms. The mechanism of interest for the Dabney-Smith lab is the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway that moves proteins around the cell. To effectively study this […]
B65: School Bullying Across Cultures: A Comparison of the English and Chinese Literature
This research explores the differences between Chinese and Western research on school bullying. We conducted a review of the literature on school bullying in Chinese and English. During this process, we found that the definition of school bullying being used among most researchers is that school bullying consists of aggressive behaviors with 3 elements, which […]
CSII-06: The Axolotl as a Model Organism for Retinal Regeneration
The retina is an eye structure that receives light from the environment and converts it to neural signals for the initiation of vision. When a human retina is damaged, a thin cell layer behind the retina – the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) – responds to the injury by creating a scar that results in loss […]
CSIII-01: Uncovering the Newt’s Regenerative Secrets
Over 14 million people in the United States are currently living with cancer, a disease not limited to humans. In fact, several other animals elicit the growth of tumors when exposed to cancer-causing compounds commonly referred to as carcinogens. However, the newt, a type of salamander, can remain cancer-free when exposed to carcinogenic substances at […]
C14: Expanding upon the potential of a common breathalyzer sensor
The tin oxide electrochemical sensor is the active component in the personal breathalyzer used for ethanol detection. The sensor works by ethanol vapor reacting with oxygen species adsorbed to the SnO2 surface, then releasing trapped electrons back into the conduction band which changes the output voltage. However, to the best of our knowledge, the analytical […]
C82: Effectiveness of Sexual Education
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of varying methods of sexual education by utilizing rates of unwanted teen pregnancies and STD prevalence. Methods: 10 high level research articles were utilized to gather information on state and federal sexual education policies and individual reporting of education receipt. Results: More research on this topic would be greatly beneficial. […]
B90: Implications of Early Life Stress on Adult Mouse Fear Incubation and Extinction
In our society, anxiety disorders continue to be amongst the most commonly diagnosed psychopathologies, especially in the female population. In particular, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents a spectrum of debilitating anxiety symptoms resulting from the prior exposure to a traumatic event. Individuals with PTSD are more likely to have suffered from adverse childhood experiences, indicating […]
CSII-04: Importance of predators in mosquito larvae avoidance of UV radiation
Mosquitoes act as disease vectors and are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Understanding the biology of these organisms can be beneficial for monitoring and preventing mosquito transmitted illness. During the aquatic larval stage, mosquitos are at risk of predation from backswimmers (Notonecta undulata) and from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation conditions. […]
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