553. Determining the Effect of Internal Polymer Chemistry and External pH and Concentrations on Ion and Water Transport in Weakly Charged Crosslinked Polymer Membranes

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Author:
Shaqfeh, Michael
Title:
Determining the Effect of Internal Polymer Chemistry and External pH and Concentrations on Ion and Water Transport in Weakly Charged Crosslinked Polymer Membranes
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer
Titration
FTIR
Degree of Ionization
Weakly Charged Polyacrylic Acid-Based Polymer
Sustainability
PEGDA
Ion-Exchange Capacity
Transport Properties
Water Uptake
Water Solubility
Fundamental Properties
pH
External pH
Salt Concentration
Thesis Supervisors:
Hee Jeung Oh, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

554. Developing A Density-Based Algorithm for Enhanced Cluster Analysis in Single Molecule Localization Microscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Mistry, Milap
Title:
Developing A Density-Based Algorithm for Enhanced Cluster Analysis in Single Molecule Localization Microscopy
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM)
fluorescence microscopy
diffraction limit
cluster analysis
clustering algorithms
Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN)
ClusterViSu
user-defined parameters
noise misclassification
algorithm benchmarking
Adjusted Rand Index (ARI)
Intersection over Union (IoU)
algorithm replication
adaptive clustering algorithm
Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM)
Cluster Analysis
Clustering Algorithms
Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications With Noise (DBSCAN)
ClusterViSu
Algorithm Benchmarking Adjusted Rand Index (ARI)
Intersection Over Union (IoU)
Thesis Supervisors:
Ruobo Zhou, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

555. Developing a Novel In Vitro Granuloma Model to Improve Tuberculosis Drug Screening

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Open Access
Author:
Rettammel, Braeden
Title:
Developing a Novel In Vitro Granuloma Model to Improve Tuberculosis Drug Screening
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biomedical Engineering and Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
tuberculosis
granuloma
tuberculosis granuloma
in vitro model
hyaluronic acid
extracellular matrix
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Paulson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

557. Development of Sustainable PLA/Short Jute Fiber Filament For Additive Manufacturing Material Extrusion Technology

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Author:
Townsend, Trent
Title:
Development of Sustainable PLA/Short Jute Fiber Filament For Additive Manufacturing Material Extrusion Technology
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Polylactic Acid
Jute Fiber
Fused Deposition Modeling
Additive Manufacturing
Natural Fiber Composite
Thermoplastic
Filament Extrusion
Material Extrusion Technology
Thesis Supervisors:
Ola Hamada Rashwan, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Honors Advisor

560. Dietary Strategies as Mediators of Food Security and Nutritional Status During Severe Drought Among Daasanach Pastoralists in Northern Kenya, 2019-2024

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Open Access
Author:
Meriwether, Natalie
Title:
Dietary Strategies as Mediators of Food Security and Nutritional Status During Severe Drought Among Daasanach Pastoralists in Northern Kenya, 2019-2024
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Food Insecurity
Nutritional Status
Climate Change
Environmental Health
Coping Strategies
Kenya
Drought
Severe Climatic Events
Diet
Nutrition
Pastoralism
Subsistence
Undernutrition
Thesis Supervisors:
Asher Yoel Rosinger, Thesis Supervisor
Danielle Rhubart, Thesis Honors Advisor