Studying cut-resistant socks for hockey players
Read More...A systematic study of cut-resistant socks for hockey players
Comparative analysis of the speeds of AES, ChaCha20, and Blowfish encryption algorithms
The authors looked at different algorithms and their ability to encrypt and decrypt text of various lengths.
Read More...Effect of environmental factors on bacterial flora of normal human skin
The authors looked how different working conditions impacted the microbiome of the human skin.
Read More...Examining Heat Recovery from Electric Light Bulbs Using Thermoelectric Generators
Here the author investigates how much heat energy is output and recovered from a conventional electric light bulb.
Read More...High school students show some reluctance to COVID-19 guidelines
COVID-19 has officially been downgraded from the status of a global health emergency, but have COVID-19 safety practices become a new way of life for students? The authors collected survey data on COVID-19-related knowledge and behaviors of high-school students in Punjab, Pakistan and Santa Clara County, California, USA, so see where high-schoolers stand on pandemic safety today.
Read More...Modulation of Planaria Regeneration by Resolvin D1 and the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Precursor 17-Hydroxy Docosahexaenoic Acid
Omega-3 fatty acid derived lipid mediators have been implicated in resolving inflammation, and wound healing. Authors measured the impact of supplementation with lipid mediator Resolvin D1 and its precursor 17-HDHA on planaria regeneration. Planaria not only synthesize RvD1 from 17-DHA, but both RvD1 and 17-DHA enhanced regeneration.
Read More...Improving Wound Healing by Breaking Down Biofilm Formation and Reducing Nosocomial Infections
In a 10-year period in the early 2000’s, hospital-based (nosocomial) infections increased by 123%, and this number is increasing as time goes on. The purpose of this experiment was to use hyaluronic acid, silver nanoparticles, and a bacteriophage cocktail to create a hydrogel that promotes wound healing by increasing cell proliferation while simultaneously disrupting biofilm formation and breaking down Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are two strains of bacteria that attribute to nosocomial infections and are increasing in antibiotic resistance.
Read More...Uncovering the hidden trafficking trade with geographic data and natural language processing
The authors use machine learning to develop an evidence-based detection tool for identifying human trafficking.
Read More...Generation of a magnetic field on Mars
The authors propose and test a method that would allow for the generation of a magnetic field on Mars sufficient to support future colonization.
Read More...Influenza vaccine effectiveness by age for Influenza A/B viruses between 2011-2020
In this manuscript the authors looked at current vaccine strategies against different strains of influenza. Looking at several factors they found that influenza strain as well as vaccinated age group, among other factors, impact vaccine effectiveness.
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