Abstract

The Indigenous peoples of Taiwan maintained their valuable cultural and ecological understanding before colonial and post-colonial authorities started their systematic efforts to exclude them through land theft and enforced cultural assimilation and economic limitations during the last hundred years... Read More

Assessment of both water quality and quantity pose a great challenge to those studying the effects of anthropogenic activities on bodies of water. Eutrophication created by the increased concentration of nutrients including nitrates and phosphates has been known to contribute to the development of b... Read More

In this project, I delineate a method for addressing the scarcity of energy and cutting-edge microchip production supplies that were cut off from the US. Experts have been indicating peak oil has passed, and several recent global crises, including the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, have e... Read More

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease which affects more than six million Americans. Although the etiology of AD is unclear, studies suggest alcohol consumption as a risk factor for dementia requiring neurologists’ aid. The prevalence of binge drinking wor... Read More

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are adaptive immune cells that play a significant role in engulfing mutated cells in the body's antitumor response. However, due to a lack of TIL analysis softwares, oncologists have not yet identified whether TILs are a viable prognostic biomarker for cance... Read More

Young people experience their most critical developmental phase during adolescence because their brains and mental health remain highly sensitive to stress, anxiety, and identity exploration. The growing number of smartphones has created new difficulties for young people because their excessive phon... Read More

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental disorder identified as one of the most common mental illnesses. For 50 years, there has not been a full understanding of the brain’s biology when depression occurs. To reach a conclusive outcome, 86 MDD patients were surveyed, giv... Read More

Bacterial infections negatively affect public health. Many organisms mobilize lipids as a source of energy to resist against pathogens. One pathway, the BMP pathway, plays a role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. By understanding the use of fat in cases such as loss of appetite in infection cou... Read More

Developmental prosopagnosia (DP), also known as face blindness, is a condition in which individuals have an impairment in the FFA region of their brain. This results in inability to recognize faces. Majority of the current body of literature focuses on the biological aspect of developmental prosopag... Read More

Fischer esterification is one of the most prominent industrial methods of ester production, involving a reaction between an alcohol and carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalyst to turn the carboxylic acid into an ester. However, Fischer esterification results in large amounts of waste due to th... Read More

Red 40 dye has been banned in European countries due to rising health concerns. There is evidence that Red 40, also called Allura red AC, can cause hyperactivity in humans along with negatively affecting the colon and causing Early Onset Colorectal cancer in mice. This study aimed to investigate if ... Read More

Every forty seconds, suicide steals a life, yet no biomarkers exist for suicide. Suicide has largely been investigated from a psychological lens, and therefore the pathogenesis remains unclear. This study investigated blood-brain barrier (BBB) claudin-5 breakdown, the most enriched BBB tight junctio... Read More

Bistable structures, structures with two distinct equilibrium states achieved via buckling-like deformations, are seen throughout engineering applications in shape-morphing and energyharvesting systems. Typically actuated by mechanically induced snap-through buckling, sinusoidal arches, a unique geo... Read More

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a debilitative illness that severely impacts quality and duration of life, with neurologists and psychologists seeking remedies to this disease. Currently, past studies have found that metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) and melatonin have been impli... Read More

Gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) have attracted the attention of researchers over the last decade. Combining the merits of solid- and liquid-state electrolytes, GPEs reduce the risk of leakage and flammability, while offering higher ion mobility and conductivity than solid electrolytes. In particular,... Read More

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have made a significant impact on our lives today. Most food products we consume have been genetically modified to enhance certain characteristics. This may include genes inserted to produce proteins that repel insects or enhance nutrient production in the food.... Read More

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have made a significant impact on our lives today. Most food products we consume have been genetically modified to enhance certain characteristics. This may include genes inserted to produce proteins that repel insects or enhance nutrient production in the food.... Read More

Exploration on Mars has caught the attention of many experts, scientists, and nations across the globe. However, there are a multitude of challenges that must be addressed before sending humans to Mars. This includes huge costs within the mission and even problematic issues revolving around human he... Read More

Major space organizations together with private companies now focus on sending humans to Mars which used to exist only in science fiction stories. The Soviet Union achieved a historic milestone in 1971 when Mars 3 successfully landed on the planet which enabled current space exploration progress. NA... Read More

This experiment investigated caffeine’s effect on asparagus root development and the absorption of minerals. Previous studies have tested different concentrations of caffeine in a nutrient medium; thus, obtaining data on caffeine’s effect under optimal nutrient conditions becomes necessa... Read More