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X-Ray Image Analysis of the Tycho Supernova Remnant

● SN 1572 is named after famous astronomer Tycho Brahe for his extensive work concerning it ● Supernovae are the violent, explosive endpoint of a star’s life-cycle ● Our chemical makeup is derived...

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Investigating a Novel Radiation-hard, High Thermal Conductivity Weld for...

There is a problem with the cooling system for CERN’s CMS Phase II Inner Tracker detector chip. This detector relies on tiny silicon chips that generate heat while collecting data. The chip sits on a...

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Magnetic Hydro-Dynamic Waves(MHD)

This experiment intends to elaborate upon the idea that day-side MHD waves and night-side MHD waves both originate from solar winds. After extensive data collection and processing, it can be...

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Grading Systems for CMS Phase 2 Silicon Chips

With the production of new modules for the CMS Inner Tracker under way, a new system of quality control that could efficiently and effectively test samples from each batch needs to form hand in hand....

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Luminosity Fluctuations of Objects Within M87

M87 is a large elliptical galaxy located in the Virgo cluster with an active galactic nucleus (AGN) that exhibits jet activity. The combination of the galaxy’s proximity to the Milky Way, its...

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Atmospheric Retrieval using Neural Network Methods

The current growing number of discovered exoplanets via the transit method demands a need to have a quick and accurate way of performing atmospheric retrieval. • This project investigates the accuracy...

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Decentralized Astronomical Data Storage on the Blockchain

The centralization of astronomical data repositories poses significant challenges to data accessibility, consistency, and real-time research. This work introduces a decentralized framework that...

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Planetary Evolution with Variable Stellar Metallicity

To conduct my research, the software suite ' MESA’(Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics) was used to run simulations of planetary evolution. I focused on altering the host star’s...

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Habitable Zones Surrounding Active Galactic Nuclei

The habitable zone (HZ) refers to an area in a galaxy, around a supermassive black hole that can host life. Each galaxy is considered “active”, meaning it emits winds at extremely high velocities. We...

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Optimizing the Geometry of a Dyson Sphere to Maximize Power Output

The maximum power output of a Dyson sphere can be estimated using the temperature profile of the solar system. The calculations are based on the average global power consumption and the maximum...

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Galaxy Quest: Using Gravitational Potential to Determine the Propulsion...

The escape velocity from the Milky Way depends on the gravitational potential of the galaxy. We identified the propulsion methods that could be used to send a probe outside of the galaxy. The depth of...

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Evolution of Complex Variability in Soft-to-Hard X-ray Emissions From AGN

• Our research looked at how black holes in the centers of galaxies in the behaved when eating stars in two different X-ray energy levels. • We looked at 3 interesting sources called Centaurus A (Cen...

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Natural genetic variation on Chromosome V confers resistance to the...

Exposure to environmental toxicants poses significant harm to humans. However, assessing the risk for diverse human populations is challenging because genetic differences among individuals can cause...

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The effect of conditioned media on quorum sensing in the model algae C....

Quorum sensing (QS) microorganisms couple phenotypic plasticity to cell density, thereby ensuring that specific phenotypes are expressed only when sufficient cells are present for them to be...

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Investigating the Role of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chromosome 16 in Quorum...

Quorum sensing (QS) is a change in phenotype dependent upon cell density. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii strain CC-124 has been found to speed up at high cell density (HCD). C. reinhardtii CC-4414 does not...

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Neurodevelopmental defects in a tauopathy model are affected by the...

Is decreased microtubule stability a key mechanism for tauopathies? Do Tau mutations cause developmental defects? Here, we show disease-associated Tau mutations induce developmental defects. Further,...

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DAC Carbon Dioxide Enhances the Growth of Marine Algae and Seagrass

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a vital resource in multiple genes related to carbonate precipitation: ecosystems in that its presence affects the growth and tissue development of photosynthetic organisms in...

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Pressure induced GABAergic neuron damage in C. elegans

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), particularly from repetitive sublethal blasts, is linked to progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. GABAergic neurons are especially susceptible, yet...

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Microtubule Instability Drives Developmental Defects in a Tauopathy Model

TauV337M is a disease-linked allele that induces protein aggregation and causes degeneration in the worm motor cord 1,2. Loss of rpm-1 in TauV337M ameliorates neurodegeneration.

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PATTERNS OF FIRE HISTORY AND VEGETATION CHANGES IN THE LAST 5000 YEARS: A...

The vegetation of the Amazonian rainforest is hypothesized to have been shaped by pre-Columbian activities, such as burning and palm management to various extents. Management of palms is hypothesized...

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