Anaphylaxis Alert: An affordable, wearable health monitoring device
Wearable technology providing continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation levels for the detection of anaphylactic shock.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, Anaphylaxis, Medical Device, Wearable Technology
Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Bone Microenvironment
A majority of breast cancer patients develop metastases in their bone, and the bone microenvironment plays a large role in recruiting tumor cells from the breast.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, adipocytes, bone metastasis, breast cancer, stiffness
Global Patent Landscape of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Review and analysis of worldwide patent literature regarding induced pluripotent stem cells.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, induced pluripotent stem cells, Intellectual Property, iPSC, Patent Landscape
Liposome-based Strategies to Mitigate Ischemic Stroke-induced Neurodegeneration
Liposome-based drug delivery to the brain is a well-established and an effective approach for delivering neuroprotectants across the BBB in ischemic stroke.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, Blood Brain Barrier, Drug Delivery Systems, Liposomes, Stroke
Nuclear Virus-Host Interactions During Coronavirus Infection
Despite replicating in the cytoplasm, coronaviruses employ several mechanisms surrounding the nucleus to promote proliferation.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, Coronavirus, Gene Regulation, Nuclear Transport, Nucleolus, Nucleus
Adipose Tissue Macrophage Transcriptome Suggests Trained Innate Immunity Formation in Response to Weight Cycling
Single cell sequencing suggests evidence of trained innate immunity in adipose tissue macrophages from weight cycled mice.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in May 2021, Adipose tissue macrophages, Obesity, trained innate immunity, weight cycling
The Biological Concepts and Treatment Therapies of Rhabdoid Tumors
This review will explore the biology behind rhabdoid tumors and current/potential future treatment therapies.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 in May 2021, AT/RT, MRT, Rhabdoid Tumors
Removing Dark Region Artifacts using Deep Neural Networks with a Hyperparameter Search
This study used deep neural networks to remove dark region artifacts in order to create clearer ultrasound images.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 in May 2021, Deep Neural Network, Machine learning, Ultrasound
Enabling Far-Infrared Nanophotonics with 2D Materials
The dielectric functions of several 2D materials were extracted in order to determine the infrared optical properties of these materials.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 in May 2019, 2D materials, dichalcogenides, dielectric function, infrared, nanophotonics
Radiation Emissions of Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter in a Dwarf Galaxy
Dark matter in a simulated dwarf galaxy was replaced with primordial black holes and the resulting radiation is analyzed.
Posted by John Lee on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 in May 2018, Cosmological Simulations, dark matter, Primordial Black Holes
Investigating stress response to a social evaluative threat in female and male children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
An analysis of the cortisol stress responses to the Trier Social Stress Test and responses to social ability questionnaires in females and males with autism spectrum disorder.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020,
Development of an Educational Platform for Teaching Young Students Complex Networking Topics using the Parallax BadgeWX
A platform was created that allows students to more thoroughly engage in group learning using models that teach complex networking concepts.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Learning, Modeling, Parallax, Technology
The Optimization of a Commercial-Sized Hybrid Barrel-Panel Solar Oven for Implementation in Tropical Climates
The usability and temperature capabilities of a commercial-sized, easily replicable solar oven were improved upon through structural changes, temperature testing, and material comparisons, and cook trials were performed to understand functionality.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, solar oven, sustainable cooking, tropics
The Creation of a Passive Portable Solar Still: Utilizing Membrane Distillation
Investigating Desalination Possibilities in Membrane Disillation
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Desalination, electrospinning, Membrane Distillation, Solar Desalination, Sustainability
Analyzing the role of endothelial cell derived Jedi-1 in postnatal neurogenesis
Neural stem cells experience a decrease in quiescence in the absence of Jedi-1 positive endothelial cells.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Endothelial cells, Jedi-1, neural stem cells, Neurogenesis
Feasibility assessment of heat transfer as an independent variable to compare cold exposure studies of brown adipose tissue
A flow-temperature sensing device was incorporated into a water-blanket system to calculate heat transfer for use as an independent varia-ble in cooling studies
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, brown adipose tissue, cold exposure, thermoregulatory physiology
Maintenance and expansion of myeloid progenitor cells in 3D culture
This study aimed to find a better treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome using myeloid progenitor cells grown in 3D culture.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, 3D Culture, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, myeloid cells
Investigating the Metabolic Characteristics of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Determining the metabolism of brain microvascular endothelial cells through conditional media testing.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Blood Brain Barrier, Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells, metabolism, Neurovascular Disease
Validating a Dual-Threshold Peak Detection for Calcium Signals Around Laser-Induced Epithelial Wounds
A comparison between an automated method of collection calcium peaks to a manual version to determine the accuracy of the automated system and gain insight into the role of calcium during the wound healing process.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Calcium Signals, Peaks Detection
Tracking river movement and delta formation by analyzing sediment from the Brahmaputra river
The average grain size of Brahmaputra sediment samples from the Pleistocene and Holocene were compared to understand delta formation.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Delta Formation, river migration, sediment distribution
Developing remote procedure calls for NetsBlox to facilitate climate change lessons in K-12 STEM education
Climate change services were implemented into NetsBlox, as linking computer science to outside fields of science is an effective method of teaching programming.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, block-based programming, climate change, Computer science education, K-12 education, STEM education
Development of a Python-based Platform for Teaching Computer Science
This project consists of the creation of a robotics platform built on Python and a curriculum for middle and high school students in order to increase the amount of students interested in computer science.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, Computer Science, education, python, Roboscape, Robotics
Analyzing the Spatial Organization of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Tumor Cells Using Immunostaining and Computational Approaches
Immunostaining and Computational approaches through the HistoCAT software determined a non-random organization of cells in Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas (SEGAs), a type of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex tumor.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, HistoCAT, Pax6., Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Provenance of Zircon in McMurdo Sound Antarctica
This study analyzes the ages of zircon minerals found in the ANDRILL core in order to track past ice flow.
Posted by John Lee on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 in May 2020, ANDRILL, Isotope, Provenance, Zircon
The effects of C2STEM on student mastery and motivation in learning marine biology concepts and developing computational thinking skills
A computational thinking-based curriculum is an effective and productive tool for facilitating a transition into an interdisciplinary approach to precollege education.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Computational thinking, K-12 education, learning by modeling, marine biology education, synergistic learning
Interactive Anatomy and Physiology Augmented Reality Application
An interactive augmented reality prototype application was created as an interactive educational tool for the classroom.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Augmented reality, education, musculoskeletal, prototype
Utilizing Camera Traps to Analyze Relative Abundance of Basking Turtles in Wetland Ecosystems
Solar irradiance positively influences the time of day at which red-eared sliders bask in wetland ecosystems.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Biological clocks, habitat degradation, invasive species, physiological responses, thermoregulation
Analyzing homozygous loss of TSC2 mutants in human iPSC-derived neural spheres.
Early neural progenitors with tuberous sclerosis are larger and more disorganized than those without.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Neurology, stem cell, tuberous sclerosis
Using MicroCT to Improve Precision of Uranium-Thorium Dating in Speleothem Records
Avoiding impurities by using microCT to look below stalagmite surfaces leads to more precise age models and better climate records.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, MicroCT, Speleothems, Uranium-Thorium Dating
Determining the provenance of glacial till from the Tucker Glacier, Antarctica
Lead and uranium dating of zircon minerals from glacial till indicates that Tucker Glacier in Antarctica experienced a shift in flow pattern.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Antarctica, Glacial Till, U/Pb Dating, Zircon