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BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PORCINE NEONATAL EPIDERMIS FROM FORELIMB TISSUE IN THE LONGITUDINAL AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTIONS
In adult humans, it is common to replace damaged tissues and epidermal tissues of smooth muscles on internal organs with porcine xenografts during a surgical procedure. However, there is little research on the usage of ... -
BOOMTOWNS - MIRAGE OF PARADISE: AN INVESTIGATION OF URBAN TYPOLOGIES IN THE U.S.’ LARGEST ENERGY CORRIDOR
(2023-06-21)Boomtowns have historically been a vernacular urban typology found in resource-extracting territories across the globe. The Permian Basin in West Texas is a territory with numerous petrochemical clusters extracting, refining, ... -
CAN MUSIC AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFLUENCE CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR IN-STORE?
Businesses use music to influence consumer engagement and product perceptions. For instance, a retail store in China in 2021 utilized artificial intelligence to manipulate in- store music based on customer facial expressions. ... -
CESAREAN BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
(2023-06-22)The impact of cesarean birth (CB) on postpartum depression (PPD) has largely gone unstudied among adolescents. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of PPD between adolescents and adults following a CB. Participants ... -
Chromatin Mapping of Planktonic Crustacean Daphnia pulex Using ATAC-Seq
Assay for transposase accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq) is a method used to study the accessibility of chromatin in a eukaryotic DNA. In eukaryotes, the DNA is packaged into chromatin to fit ... -
Circadian Rhythm And Exercises: How Time Of Day Effects Physiological Variables Responsible For Exercise Performance
In contemporary physiology, the circadian rhythm influences more than the neurotransmitters melatonin and cortisol. Monitored from hypothalamic pacemakers and suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), metabolic and physiological ... -
Closing Educational Gaps: One Inquiry Experience at a Time
(2023-06-30)Learning is a large component of everyday life, with most occurring in an educational setting. As students navigate the school system year after year, existing educational gaps increase. This study observed inquiry learning ... -
Comparing Machine Learning Algorithms for Vehicle Route Prediction
(2023-06-22)Route prediction is an important tool in understanding the trajectories of vehicles. This information can be used to make intelligent decisions in city planning such as traffic avoidance and pedestrian safety. Machine ... -
Computational Modeling of Post-Surgical Hypertrophic Heart for Surgical Planning
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a clinically prevalent disease in people around the world, with potential outcomes ranging from sudden cardiac arrest and/or heart failure to the normal life expectancy of the patients. ... -
COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITH HOME OXYGEN HAVE LOWER READMISSION RATES THAN COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITHOUT OXYGEN
(2023-06-30)The purpose of this study was to explore what the best care should be at discharge after being diagnosed with COVID-19. This was a retrospective study using data from electronic health records. Patients discharged to home ... -
Creating and Comparing Seated Posture Classification Models Using Machine Learning and Computer Vision
The pandemic has led to a huge increase in the number of people teleworking these days. The growing time people spend in front of the computer elevates the risk of them developing bad posture habits that in the long run ... -
Creating Tools to Investigate the Predictive Power of Polygenic Score for the Big 5 Personality Traits and Math Ability
(2023-06-30)Studies have shown that personality and mathematical ability are heritable traits. In the past, the genetic component of this heritability was investigated using twin studies where genetically identical twins are reared ... -
CULTIVATING POLITICAL HUMILITY: THE ROLE OF VALUE FRAMING ON POLICY PREFERENCE
This research project aims to explore the persuasive efficacy of using familiar rhetoric and appealing to familiar values when presenting someone with political arguments. Persuasive efficacy is defined as how much a ... -
Degrees of Pectoral Reduction On The Gymnophtalmidae Lizards
The Gymnophtalminae family comprises over 250 lizard species. Many of these microteiids present with reduced limbs that contribute to their snake-like appearance. Several predictions regarding limb reduction arise from ... -
Design and Implementation of a 14-Segment Display for a Speed Feedback Sign
(2023-06-30)The speed feedback sign is an instrumental tool in providing feedback to drivers on the road to ensure the safety of all patrons around them by showing said drivers an instantaneous visual comparison to the speed limit. ... -
Design and implementation of solar powered parking system
(2023-06-16)The demand for sustainable designs in civil engineering is increasing and the use of renewable resources is encouraged to reduce the environmental impact and increase industry standards. A solar powered system installation ... -
DESTROYING MAN: PHILOSOPHICALLY SITUATING C. S. LEWIS’ THE ABOLITION OF MAN
Lewis’ central argument in The Abolition of Man explains the philosophical consequences of extending assumptions implicit within scientific methodologies and originally used to treat Nature to include a treatment of humans. ... -
Determination of the Absorption Coefficient of Open and Closed Cell Materials
(2023-06-21)With the growing development of self-driving vehicles, the issue of passenger discomfort due to noise pollution has infiltrated the automobile industry. The computer driving these vehicles requires multiple fans to maintain ... -
Differential privacy
This research is based on the current emerging technology, Differential Privacy. The research questions deal with privacy issues in information systems, processing, handling, organizing, and retrieving data. The goal ... -
DOCTOR-PATIENT REAL TIME CHAT APPLICATION
During the pandemic, the majority of the working population spent most of their time doing sedentary desk jobs. As a result, they may have developed inadequate spine posture, which can cause profound implications such ...