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Valveless Fluid Pumping via Zero-Net-Momentum Injection 通过零净动量注入的无阀流体泵送

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/AJUR.2019.006

Johnathan Cace

引用次数: 0

Using Smart Glasses for Facial Recognition 使用智能眼镜进行面部识别

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/AJUR.2019.003

Gabriella Mayorga, Xuan Do, Vahid Heydari

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引用次数: 3

Sex Bias in Tuberculosis in the Developing World 发展中国家结核病的性别偏见

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/AJUR.2019.007

S. Shaw, K. Purdy

引用次数: 0

Mechanotransduction in Ischemic Cardiac Tissue: A Mechanical Bidomain Approach under Plane Stress 缺血心脏组织的机械转导:平面应力下的机械双域方法

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/ajur.2019.001

Austin Fee, B. Roth

{"title":"Mechanotransduction in Ischemic Cardiac Tissue: A Mechanical Bidomain Approach under Plane Stress","authors":"Austin Fee, B. Roth","doi":"10.33697/ajur.2019.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33697/ajur.2019.001","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanotransduction is the process by which biological tissue translates mechanical forces and signals, such as those produced by strains or membrane forces, into biological reactions including cell remodeling, growth, and differentiation. While some analyses assume strain (the derivative of either the intracellular or extracellular displacement) as the cause of mechanotransduction, this paper assumes that differences between the intracellular and extracellular displacements, known as membrane force, result in mechanical forces acting on integrin proteins, causing mechanotransduction. The mechanical bidomain model is a two-dimensional mathematical representation that describes this behavior. Previous analyses describe mechanotransduction using plane strain, which assumes zero displacement in the z-direction. This analysis uses plane stress, which assumes zero stress in the z-direction, to describe where mechanotransduction occurs in comparison to plane strain models. A sample of healthy tissue with a circular ischemic region with no active tension in the center is analyzed using numerical methods. Fixed and free boundary conditions are implemented. Under fixed conditions, the membrane force was largest in the ischemic border zone and zero everywhere else. However, the strain was found to be largest in the ischemic region. Under free conditions, the membrane force was largest on the vertical edges and in the ischemic border zone. The strain was found to be nearly zero in the ischemic region and ranged up to 10% throughout the tissue. In conclusion, this paper found that both plane strain and plane stress predict a membrane force in the ischemic border zone, but the distribution of individual displacements and strain vary according to each model. These results are significant in determining which model is most appropriate to use in predicting how mechanical forces affect cellular remodeling when analyzing thin monolayers of tissue.","PeriodicalId":72177,"journal":{"name":"American journal of undergraduate research","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89707076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

It Gets Better with Time: The Perception of Stigma Among Older Adults with Chronic Physical Illness and in Recovery from Mental Health Condition 随着时间的推移，它会变得更好:老年人慢性身体疾病和心理健康状况恢复的耻辱感

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/AJUR.2019.009

Angela Johnson, Kyaien O. Conner

{"title":"It Gets Better with Time: The Perception of Stigma Among Older Adults with Chronic Physical Illness and in Recovery from Mental Health Condition","authors":"Angela Johnson, Kyaien O. Conner","doi":"10.33697/AJUR.2019.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33697/AJUR.2019.009","url":null,"abstract":"Older adults are a vulnerable population who are more susceptible to developing mental health conditions, and the symptoms are often exacerbated by the co-occurrence of various physical health complications. Despite available evidence-based interventions, many older adults neglect to utilize mental health services, due to the stigmatization of mental health conditions. Limited research has focused on the unique experiences of older adults who have overcome the adverse effects of stigma, have sought help for their mental health condition and are currently in recovery. There are even fewer studies that have addressed perceptions of stigma among older adults in recovery from a mental health condition who are currently living with a chronic physical illness. The present study investigated the unique experiences of seeking professional mental health services and the perceptions of stigma among nine older adults living with a chronic physical illness and currently in recovery from a mental health condition utilizing semi-structured interviews. Through an in-depth thematic analysis of the data, four over-arching themes were identified: Resilience from the Stigma of a Mental Illness, Community Engagement, Cultural Barriers and Social Support System. Findings from the current study suggest that older adults who have previously experienced a mental health condition and were able to overcome the stigma of their condition, were more likely to seek professional help. Additionally, engaging in community engagement programs to help other older adults who are currently experiencing acute mental health conditions seemed to reduce perceptions of stigma and positively impacted participants self-esteem and overall outlook on life.","PeriodicalId":72177,"journal":{"name":"American journal of undergraduate research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49255735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Examining Collection Biases Across Different Taxonomic Groups: Understanding How Biases Can Compare Across Herbarium Datasets 检查不同分类群的收集偏差：了解偏差如何在植物标本馆数据集中进行比较

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697/AJUR.2019.005

Jordan Williams, Katelin D. Pearson

{"title":"Examining Collection Biases Across Different Taxonomic Groups: Understanding How Biases Can Compare Across Herbarium Datasets","authors":"Jordan Williams, Katelin D. Pearson","doi":"10.33697/AJUR.2019.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33697/AJUR.2019.005","url":null,"abstract":"Specimen-based data are an invaluable resource for an increasing diversity of scientific fields, including global change biology, ecology, evolution, and genetics; however, certain analyses of these data may be limited by the non-random nature of collecting activity. Geographic, temporal, and trait-based collecting biases may consequently affect the understanding of species’ distributions, obviating the need to determine what biases exist and how they may impact further analyses. Trait-based biases were examined in herbarium specimen records of two abundant and diverse families (Asteraceae and Fabaceae) in a well-collected and digitized region (California) by comparing geographic-bias-adjusted simulations of random collections to actual collecting patterns. Collecting biases were fairly similar between families for a number of traits, such as a strong bias against collecting introduced species, while seasonal collecting biases showed a peak in activity in the Spring for both families. However, while there was only a dip in the fall for Asteraceae, Fabaceae were seriously under-collected for the majority of the year. These results demonstrate that significant collecting biases exist and may differ depending on the dataset, highlighting the importance of understanding the dataset and potentially accounting for its sampling limitations.","PeriodicalId":72177,"journal":{"name":"American journal of undergraduate research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42059083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Potential Consequences of Hosting an Ant-tended Treehopper, Publilia concava, for Tall Goldenrod, Solidago altissima 为高大的Goldenrod，Solidago altissima托管蚂蚁照料的树上植物Publilia concava的潜在后果

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-24 DOI: 10.33697//AJUR.2019.002

Luke McCartin, Nabil A. Nasseri, A. Brody

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Sexual Assault Among College Students Attending a Historically Black College/University. 传统黑人学院/大学学生的性侵犯问题。

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI: 10.33697/ajur.2019.004

Deshawn Collington, Markea Carter, Aliyah Tolliver, Jocelyn Turner-Musa

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引用次数: 2

Classifying Lensed Gravitational Waves in the Geometrical Optics Limit with Machine Learning 用机器学习对几何光学极限下的透镜引力波进行分类

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2018-10-18 DOI: 10.33697/ajur.2019.019

A. Singh, Ivan S.C. Li, O. Hannuksela, T. Li, Kyungmin Kim

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引用次数: 3

Volume 15, Issue 2 第15卷第2期

American journal of undergraduate research Pub Date : 2018-09-26 DOI: 10.33697/ajur.2018.013

R. Bieder

引用次数: 13