May 2022 Issue
Effects of Conspecific Image Familiarity and Sex on Bonobo (Pan Paniscus) Attention
Examining the preference of bonobos to look at familiar and unfamiliar images of varying sexes in order to gain an understanding of bonobo social attention.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Bonobo Attention, Bonobo Image Preference, Ethology, Primate Behavior
The effects of verbal instruction, age, and gender on performance and self-efficacy during cognitive tasks in high school students
This study examines the relationship between verbal instruction and self-efficacy, as well as investigating the role of age and gender as predictors of self-efficacy.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, cognitive tasks, Self-efficacy, verbal instruction
Investigating the Effect of Rock Conditions on Ordovician Fossil Properties in Nashville, Tennessee
Fossils were counted and measured in three local outcrops, and these results were compared to the rock conditions in which they were found in order to assess biases in the fossil record.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, bias, biodiversity, paleobiology, paleoecology, Stratigraphy
Development of Novel Blocks Using Martian Soil and Mycelium for Extraterrestrial Infrastructure Construction
An investigation of the application of mycelium bricks in an extraterrestrial habitat construction setting and possibilities for substrate variants for mycelium brick growth.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, bricks, colonization, extraterrestrial, Martian, mycelium
Data-Driven and Interview-Based Assessment of The Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence (DV) Incidents in Nashville, TN
The study analyzed the effects of COVID-19 on the domestic violence (DV) count and the similarities and differences between law enforcement and advocates’ personal perspectives of DV.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Advocates, COVID-19, Domestic Violence (DV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Law Enforcement
The Angle of the Cable of a Cable-Stayed Bridge VS the Maximum Load Carried by the Bridge
An engineering project to figure out how does the angle of the cable affect its maximum load that the bridge can withstand using trigo-nometry, Hooke’s Law and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Bridges, Engineering, Forces, Hooke’s Law, Physics
Is the Amazon Echo Dot safe to Keep in a Domestic Setting?
How a popular Internet of Things device could allow criminals to listen in on nearby conversation.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Amazon, Internet of Things, Security
An Assessment of Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Evenness as Indicators of Stream Health in Six Duck River Tributaries
Comparison between six streams to determine the effects of water quality on macroinvertebrates.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Duck River, Electrical Conductivity, Macroinvertebrates, Water Quality
Investigating the Differences in Brewing Quality Between Wild and Domestic Yeasts
Through examining the variable fermentation characteristics, the differences between wild and domestic yeasts were determined and analyzed through a commercial brewing perspective.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, alcoholic fermentation, brewing, microbiology, Yeast domestication, yeasts
The Effects of Daily Activities on Depressive Mood in High School Students
This study examines the relationship between screen use, sleep, and physical activity on mental health in high school students.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, depressive mood, physical activity, screen time, sleep
Integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Historical Data to Justify the Placement of Forts Henry and Donelson
Through modern mapping technology and historical maps, the location of the Tennessee forts is justified.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Civil War, GIS, Maps, Tennessee
Effect of Antisense Oligonucleotides on the Expression Level of Human Progranulin Associated with Frontotemporal Dementia
Using ASOs to compete for the miR-29b’s binding site leads to higher levels of progranulin, which would treat frontotemporal dementia caused by progranulin-deficiency.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Antisense Oligonucleotides, FTD, miR-29b, Progranulin
Observing the effects of familiarity on puzzle completion time in preschool children
Using puzzles to determine if the familiarity of the teacher impacts how long it takes for preschool students to complete the puzzles.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Child psychology, Familiarity, Learning development
The Effect of Background Music on Standardized Math Test Performance in High School Students
Students were given a math test with or without background music in order to measure its effects on test score and completion time.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Background music, math test, task performance
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Stunting and Macronu-trient Intakes on a Global Scale
This study examined the relationship between stunting and macronutrient intakes, including animal protein, plant protein, fat, and car-bohydrates in 117 countries.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Nutrition, Public Health
Crime and Grocery Store Density using Spatial Statistics in ArcGIS
Crime data was collected, analyzed, mapped, and examined for correlations between grocery store density, median household income, and unemployment rate.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Crime, Food Deserts, Geographic Information Systems, Income, Unemployment
Optimization of Chlorophytum comosum Growth Rate Using Arduino
An Arduino monitoring device was tested on several Chlorophytum comosum plants to determine if its monitoring would improve their growth.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Arduino, Chlorophytum comosum, Spider plant
Implementing an Audio Processing System to Simulate Realistic Distance with Sound
An audio signal processing system was developed with Python to simulate patterns revealed through analysis of sound recordings on the time and spectral domains.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, Head Related Transfer Function, Signal Flow, Sound Synthesis, Spectrogram, Virtual reality
Predicting Ovarian Cancer Using Regularized Logistic Regression
Regularized logistic regression with a LASSO penalty can be used to predict ovarian cancer with high accuracy using biological data.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, LASSO, Logistic regression, Ovarian cancer
Investigating the Correlation between the Blood Type and the Rate of Infection by SARS-CoV-2
Statistical analysis to investigate if certain blood groups are more susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Posted by John Lee on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in May 2022, ABO, ACE-2, blood group, COVID, SARS-CoV-2