May 2018 Issue
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
Building a Konstanz Information Miner (KNIME) pipeline to assess the utility of immunofluorescence computational analysis of ALCAM in bladder cancer
A KNIME pipeline for performing single-cell, multiplex immunofluorescence
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, ALCAM, bladder cancer, KNIME, single-cell analysis
SPRR3 Regulates the Cooperative Signaling of Integrins and Growth Factor Receptors to Modulate Cardiac Fibrosis
The SPRR3 protein does not affect individual integrin function in fibroblasts, supporting that SPRR3 influences the cooperative signaling of integrins and growth factor receptors.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Fibroblast, Growth Factor Receptor, Heart Failure, Integrin, SPRR3 protein
Gli2 Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Expression in Metastatic Breast Cancers
Four variations of the PTHrP promoter were tested to determine which yielded the highest PTHrP expression in order to discern which region is most important for Gli2 activation of PTHrP in Tumor-Induced Bone Disease.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Gli2, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Promoter, PTHrP, Tumor-Induced Bone Disease
Simulating Visual Deficits in a Virtual Environment: A Street Crossing Study
Simulating and quantifying the effects of visual deficits in virtual reality will help individuals, such as medical professionals, better under-stand those suffering from visual impairments.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Computer Science, Macular Degeneration, programming, Virtual reality, Visual Deficits
Resilience Assessment of Power Distribution Systems: Preliminary Data Analysis of the Impact of Power Outages on Communities
Through linear modeling, impacts of natural disasters can be estimated to give decision makers information on the duration of a power outage.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Linear Modeling, Power Outages, Systems Resilience
Quantifying Young’s Modulus of Gelatin Substrates for in vitro BBB Models
An examination of the effect of gelatin concentration on Young’s Modulus preformed for future in vitro Blood Brain Barrier studies.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Blood Brain Barrier, in vitro, Young’s Modulus
Concrete Printing System Construction and Characterization of 3-D Printed Cement-based Materials
Cement-based materials were designed and printed on a novel extrusion system, then characterized.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, 3-D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Cement, Microstructure, Mix Design
The Association between Social Fear and Intrinsic Amygdala Function Is Modulated by Biological Sex
Social fear and intrinsic amygdala function were investigated using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and were found to be moderated by a distinct factor – biological sex.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, ALFF, amygdala, social anxiety disorder, Social fear
An Analysis of Ice Sheet – Ice Shelf Mechanics through Finite Element Models
A 2D computational model of an idealized ice sheet was created and validated to understand the relations between ice sheet-ice shelf geometry and mechanical stress.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Finite element model, Fracture, Ice sheet, Mechanical stress
The effect of SENSE Theatre as a therapy on language delays in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may develop greater language ability following a novel theatre intervention known as SENSE Theatre.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Autism, Language, SENSE Theatre, Therapy
A Multi-User Collaborative Game Created to Improve Cognitive and Physical Aspects and Socialization Skills of Individuals with Dementia
A multi-user collaborative game was created to improve the socialization skills and cognitive aspects of individuals with dementia.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Dementia, Razer Hydra, Unity
Crime Prediction and Optimal Police Allocation
In this report, we use the transportation problem, a classical optimization problem, to optimize police allocation and survival analysis to predict crime. By doing this, we minimize the overall response time for police officers.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Crime prediction, optimization, police allocation
The role of fructose in the expression of extracellular matrix markers and cytokines released by M1 and M2 macrophages that regulate the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The role of the sugar fructose on the induction of extracellular matrix proteins and inflammation in polarized macrophages.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, fructose, Macrophages, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Cortical Evoked Potentials Identify Compensatory Effects of Attention on Auditory Processing in Children and Adults
This study examines the effects of noise, attention, and age on neural processing of speech.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, auditory processing, event-related potentials, N1, Speech-in-noise perception
Development of a Machine Learning Algorithm for the Prediction of Enhancer Region Activity
A machine learning algorithm was programmed and optimized to predict the activity of enhancer regions of DNA.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, algorithm, enhancer, genetics, Machine learning, prediction
Tunable Metamaterials in the Infrared
A tunable metamaterial was realized in the infrared by adding vanadium dioxide to a gold resonator.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, infrared, metamaterial, tunable, vanadium dioxide
A Virtual Reality-Based Calm Room for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This is a prototype low-cost and easily accessible virtual reality calm room designed to help children with autism spectrum disorder in environments with high levels of sensory input.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2018, Autism, Virtual reality