Environmental education (EE) is a subset of STEM education that focuses on the natural environment, cycles and processes within it, and often one’s place in nature. EE is often not given priority or even taught in schools which tends to result in EE available only through nature centers, parks, zoos, or other–mostly privately owned–facilities. This […]
A20: Body Image in the Miami Student Body
The research conducted in this study focuses on the concepts of body shame and body image within the Miami University student population (specifically first-year students), exemplifying how students have experienced body shame, demonstrating their knowledge of body shame, and questioning if they believe that the culture at Miami University promotes or condemns body shaming. Body […]
A21: Association Between Needle Injection Use and Hepatitis B and C Infection in the United States
Since the 1960s when Hepatitis was discovered, it has been considered as one of the top public health threats in the United States. In 2018 alone, there were a combined 8,000 new cases of Hepatitis B and C reported to the CDC with the actual number certainly being higher with estimates indicating the true number […]
A22: High Blood Pressure and Depression in U.S. Adults: a Cross-sectional Study
Introduction Depression is a complex mental illness that has many possible risk factors. Approximately 21 million adults in the United States suffer from major depressive disorder. The comorbidities linked to depression are contributing to an increasing economic burden on the United States. Additionally, there are over 116 million adults in the United States that have […]
A23: The Association Between U.S. Citizenship Status and Oral Health Status
Oral health is essential to general health. It encompasses a person’s ability to perform actions of the mouth without pain, disease, or discomfort (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). Oral diseases disproportionately affect low-income populations including those living in the U.S. without citizenship status (World Health Organization, 2020).This study is a secondary data […]
A25: Investigating the Association Between Select Heavy Metals and Infertility in U.S. Women of Childbearing Age: A Cross-Sectional Study
Objective. Infertility affects 19% of US women aged 15-49. Most US women face social stigma and healthcare access problems, especially in marginalized communities. Previous research suggests heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury are associated with increased risk of infertility. Given the prevalence of infertility and the lack of research on how heavy metals […]
A26: Exploring The Relationship Between Poverty Level and Birth Weight in the United States
Low birth weight is defined as a weight of below 2500 grams and occurs as a result of fetal growth restriction and preterm birth. Some risk factors for low birth weight can include the health of the mother, access to prenatal care, and race. Low birth weight can also lead to future health issues, and […]
A27: How Plants Adapt to Different Soils: A Phytochemical Comparison of Chamerion
The purpose of this study is to compare the chemical compositions of two plants in the genus Chamerion, and to relate their compositions to how they adapted to such different soils – river beauty preferring wet, mineral rich soil, such as around glacier streams, and fireweed preferring dry, organic rich soils, like areas that recently […]
A28: Do Plant Polyphenols Slow Climate Change?Total Phenolics Quantification using the Folin Assay
Wetlands are established as an extremely important part of the global carbon cycle. Despite covering only 2-3% of the land surface, wetlands store about ⅓ of global soil carbon, giving them a cooling effect on the climate. However, in recent years this effect has gradually decreased. Because of how much of the global soil carbon […]
A30: Everything But Carry a Rifle: The Members of the Women’s Army Corps and their Relationship to Guns During World War II
In 1942, the United States government Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) was created to help alleviate expected manpower shortages for World War II. Converted to the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) and officially made Army in 1943, the WACs performed duties across the United States and overseas in the Pacific, European, and Mediterranean theaters throughout the […]