We found that the combination of curcumin and TSBS demonstrated significantly reduced biofilm formation. These results indicate that an individual who is vegan and ingests lower protein with curcumin may have less S. mutans in their dental plaque and ... subsequently lower incidence of dental caries. Read more

Black-box testing is a software testing technique that involves testing a system with no prior knowledge of its internal workings. Although black-box testing is critical to the software engineering process, it has many limitations, such as redundant ... test cases, difficulty generating test cases, and tricky inputs. This project aims to provide a theoretical technique captured in a tool that automates black-box testing. By automating black-box testing, we mean to (1) assist software developers in deriving black-box test cases and (2) automate evaluating the correctness of a black-box test case without any human intervention. Read more

The goal of this project was to promote treatment interventions regarding both epilepsy and HIV by categorizing interventions as either non-initiation, non-persistence, or non-adherence. Through our research, we identified a significant gap in the li ... terature regarding epilepsy treatment interventions compared to HIV, but the data gathered for HIV still maintains its value and applicability to interventions for epilepsy. Read more

The goal of this project was to help our team better understand vaccine hesitancy. Our main groups of interest are pediatric oncology and hematology patients with a focus on the HPV vaccine.

The overall purpose of our project is to create the training and testing dataset for a Natural Language Processing algorithm which will automatically identify clinical notes which document GOCCs between patients and their providers.  This ePortfolio ... documents the study's progression throughout the year and what the next steps are! Read more

This study examined the effects of megakaryocyte conditioned media secreted from young and old, male and female mice on bone marrow endothelial cell growth and function. All conditioned media improved bone marrow endothelial cell growth and functions ... to an extent, with the exception of aged conditioned media inhibiting wound closure. Read more

The purpose of this project was to analyze common mutations of the gene MDM2 to see how tumor growth and progression is impacted within the cell. From the data obtained, it was discovered that a particular mutation of MDM2 stabilizes a specific bioch ... emical pathway, causing cells to proliferate unregulated by the cell cycle. Read more

The goal of this project was to observe the effects of mycorrhizal inoculant on an intercropping of corn and soybeans, compared to individual plants, during drought conditions. The mycorrhizal inoculant resulted in negative effects on the plants in i ... ntercroppings and individual plantings. Read more

This is a presentation that covers my internship at Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. This internship occurred through the Life Health Sciences Internship Program.

The aim of our study was to describe the demographics of the North American pole dance fitness community, the common injuries they experience, and their interactions with healthcare professionals during diagnosis and treatment. Our findings indicate ... that a majority of participants have experienced at least one injury and their interactions with healthcare professionals are typically positive and professional. Read more