The study examined whether high school boys’ water polo teams located near strong programs had similar season performances during the 2024–2025 season.
Read More...Geographic proximity to strong competitors and team performance in high school water polo
The study examined whether high school boys’ water polo teams located near strong programs had similar season performances during the 2024–2025 season.
Read More...Gender differences in social media, sleep, and cognition in U.S. teens
The authors survey teenagers within the United States regarding the effect of social media use on sleep quality and attention span.
Read More...Immunogenicity of Minhai 13-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine in experimental mice
The authors looked at the immunogenicity of a newly developed pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to a previously developed one. They found the newly developed vaccine did elicit an immune response.
Read More...A machine learning approach to detect renal calculi by studying the physical characteristics of urine
The authors trained a machine learning model to detect kidney stones based on characteristics of urine. This method would allow for detection of kidney stones prior to the onset of noticeable symptoms by the patient.
Read More...Exploring the Wonders of the Early Universe: Green Pea Galaxies and Light Flux
Studying other galaxies can help us understand the origins of the universe. Here, the authors study a type of galaxies known as Green Peas gaining insights that could help inform our understanding of Lyman alpha emitters, one of the first types of galaxies that existed in the early universe.
Read More...Determining the Hubble constant through the analysis of Abell clusters
Galaxy clusters offer several advantages for measuring H0 compared to traditional methods, such as Cepheid variables or Type Ia supernovae. Unlike individual stars or supernovae, clusters are less affected by local variations in stellar population or interstellar medium properties, providing a more stable and consistent measure over large cosmological distances. This work proposes using galaxy clusters as an alternative method for determining the H0. It provides an independent perspective on the H0 debate and contribute to ongoing efforts to reconcile the differing values obtained from the other two measurements.
Read More...Investigating the contribution of genetic risk factors to gastric cancer in Korean-ancestry populations
This project investigated whether previously identified genetic risk factors in non-Korean populations were associated with high gastric cancer incidence rates in Koreans.
Read More...pH-dependent drug interactions with acid reducing agents
Some cancer treatments lose efficacy when combined with treatments for excessive stomach acid, due to the changes in the stomach environment caused by the stomach acid treatments. Lin and Lin investigate information on oral cancer drugs to see what information is available on interactions of these drugs.
Read More...Qualitative tracking of human and animation motions reveals differences in their walking gaits
In their attempt to evoke a greater emotional connection with viewers, animators have strived to replicate human movements in their animations. However, animation movements still appear distinct from human movements. With a focus on walking, we hypothesized that animations, unaffected by real external forces (e.g. gravity), would move with a universally distinct, gliding gait that is discernible from humans.
Read More...A HOG feature extraction and CNN approach to Parkinson’s spiral drawing diagnosis
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the U.S., second only to Alzheimer’s disease. Current diagnostic methods are often inefficient and dependent on clinical exams. This study explored using machine and deep learning to enhance PD diagnosis by analyzing spiral drawings affected by hand tremors, a common PD symptom.
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