Investigation of the potential of waxworm saliva, the secretion of Galleria mellonella, for plastic degradation.
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Predicting the spread speed of red imported fire ants under different temperature conditions in China
The authors looked at non-natural factors that influenced the spread rate of fire ants in multiple cities in China.
Read More...Knowledge gaps for recommended daily sugar intake and variations in McDonald’s Coca-Cola sugar levels
The authors looked at public knowledge regarding suggested daily limits for sugar intake and then looked at how sugar levels vary in the same drink obtained from different sources and across different days.
Read More...Incorporating graphite from pencils as a component of lithium-ion batteries
The authors looked at the ability to use graphite from pencils in anodes of lithium-anode batteries.
Read More... The relationship between multilingualism and visual imagery: Investigating aphantasia using the VVIQ
The authors looked at the correlation between being able to speak more than one language (multilingualism) and visual imagery. They found multilingual individuals had higher visual imagery as measured by the VVIQ.
Read More...Investigating the impact of short-chain fatty acids on myofiber dynamics and insulin sensitivity
The authors looked at the impacts of short-chain fatty acids on muscle fiber formation as well as insulin sensitivity using a model of mouse myoblasts.
Read More...Associations between fentanyl usage and social media use among U.S. teens
Here the authors aimed to understand factors influencing adolescent fentanyl exposure, hypothesizing a positive association between social media usage, socioeconomic factors, and fentanyl abuse among U.S. teens. Their analysis of the Monitoring the Future dataset revealed that a history of suspension and use of marijuana or alcohol were linked to higher fentanyl use, and while not statistically significant, a notable positive correlation between social media use and fentanyl frequency was observed.
Read More...Levering machine learning to distinguish between optimal and suboptimal basketball shooting forms
The authors looked at different ways to build computational resources that would analyze shooting form for basketball players.
Read More...The effect of default opt-ins and social proof tags on high-stake decision-making in an e-commerce context
Default opt-ins and social proof tags effect on decision making in an e-commerce context
Read More...School sustainability: The implications of implementing living walls at schools for air purification
The authors compare air quality in the presence and absence of a living wall in a high school hallway in Brooklyn, NY.
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