• Infant’s Visual Complexity in Parent-Child Play: Clutter Analysis 

  Gidh, Nikita (2021)

  Word learning occurs rapidly in infants with nouns being in advantage from 18-20 months. Preliminary results showed that the Optimal Visual Naming Moment (OVNM) was increased in the noun trials while child hand holding ...

• Localizing an RF Transmitter using Received Signal Strength 

  Taylor, Conlan; Yannuzzi, Michael; Garcia, Javier (2021)

  This poster details work conducted by student researchers in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotic Department's Swarm Control Lab. Localization of RF transmitters has been attempted using various means and ...

• Open Educational Resources Opinions and Academic Confidence 

  Chopra, Abhaya (2021)

  Many studies have been completed over the economic benefit of Online Educational Resources (OER), but few studies have been completed on the student perspective of OER. According to one study, “Implementation of OER can ...

• Juvenile Hormone in Male Courtship 

  Vakulabharanam, Varshini (2021)

  Male-specific brain circuits regulate male mating behavior in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. They are modulated by male-specific components from the circulating fluid (hemolymph). How these hemolymph factors navigate ...

• Hyaluronan Supports Corneal Limbal Stem Cells 

  Jacob, Sanjana; Moreno, Isabel (2021)

  Substantial research has shown that the corneal limbus, between the cornea and the conjunctiva, contains limbal stem cells (LSCs), which help maintain corneal homeostasis and regenerate the corneal epithelium after injury. ...

• Stroke training assessment using fNIRS-informed EEG source localization strategy 

  Lopez Martinolich, Mariana (2021)

  We investigate the feasibility of assessing cortical organization and activity in a portable, low-cost, and noninvasive manner by using concurrent electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near infrared spectroscopy ...

• Proteomic Analysis of Lactobacillus species 

  Elhaj, Joanna; Huynh, Uyen (2021)

  The gut microbiota is important to human health as it provides pathogen protection and strengthens immunity. Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer positive effects on the human host, including strengthening the ...

• Development of a flow visualization model using the transport tube method for application in vertical axis wind turbine analysis 

  Laroche, Vincent (2021)

  As wind farms continue to grow in size and number of turbines, the reduced-speed region behind a turbine (its wake) is becoming a significant factor that can affect other turbines in a farm. In order to understand how air ...

• Understanding the Perceptions Surrounding Pelvic Floor Disorders within Arab American Communities 

  Attia, Sarah (2021)

  Objective: The aim of the study was to collect more data about the perceptions surrounding Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) within Arab American Communities to produce culturally sensitive materials that may be used in the ...

• Brown Adipose Tissue and 27-Hydroxycholesterol: An Energy Expenditure and Morphology Study of Brown Adipose Tissue 

  Stephen, Robert; Asghari, Arvand; Bui, Linh; Dao, Kevin (2021)

  Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is crucial for metabolism, body temperature regulation, and energy homeostasis. Recent studies on the first identified endogenous selective estrogen receptor modulator, 27-Hydroxycholesterol ...

• Optimizing Dimer Linker Length of an Anti-Cancer Peptoid Drug-Lead 

  Tran, Olivia; Shukla, Satya (2021)

  Many recurrent tumors are caused by small subset of cells called cancer stem cells (CSCs), the especially aggressive portion of the tumor. Because CSCs self-renew and metastasize easily, drugs that are designed to kill ...

• Developing an Immunofluorescence Assay for Detecting Rb and phospho-Rb on Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer 

  Kumar, Tanya; Thangavel, Hariprasad; Abdulkareem, Noor Mazin; Bhat, Raksha (2021)

  Endocrine therapies (ET) such as tamoxifen, fulvestrant, and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are the standard-of-care first-line treatment in majority of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers (BC). Recent clinical ...

• COVID-19's Effects on Paralympians 

  Cabador, Joy; Mendoza, Mathew (2021)

  The present study was conducted through the Adaptive Athletics at University of Houston (AAUH) Lab program, which is dedicated to studying the unique social and economic challenges and disparities people with disabilities ...

• Iridium-Coumarin Ratiometric Oxygen Sensors 

  Halamicek, Michael; Wu, Yanyu (2021)

  Ratiometric sensing is the simplest and most accurate method for measuring O2. Our sensors use an oxygen insensitive fluorescence signal and an oxygen attenuated phosphorescence signal. A ratio made from these two signals ...

• Searching for Gait Markers of Cognitive-Motor Dual-task Interference using Machine Learning 

  Oak, Anushka (2021)

  Performing two concurrent tasks, or dual-tasking (DT), commonly results in reduced performance especially when compared to single tasking (ST). Two kinds of DT have been studied in largely separate literatures: concurrent ...

• Development of Integrated Search, VideoPoints 

  Trinh, Viet (2021)

  Abstract: During the last few years, an advanced lecture video portal called VideoPoints has been developed at the University of Houston to utilize recorded lecture videos to support classrooms. This web portal focuses on ...

• The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Frontline Healthcare Workers Across Texas and Their Communication With the Community 

  Granados, Maybelline; Nguyen, Isabelle (2021)

  Program Affiliation: Community Health Worker Initiative - Honors Program. Background: COVID-19 is a novel disease that has ravaged the community and its frontline workers that combat it. Frontline workers also include ...

• Evaluating ImpACT in KIPP Charter Schools 

  Patel, Diya; Zaman, Samiha (2021)

  The United States undeniably suffers from an educational gap that has only been continually growing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has shifted classes to a virtual platform, thereby limiting students’ access ...

• Using a Science Mentorship Program to Alleviate Education Inequality 

  Latheef, Zayd; Ledezma Monsivais, Verónica (2021)

  As seen in a study conducted in San Antonio’s school districts, education inequality is a major issue many impoverished communities face. Districts in San Antonio with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged ...

• Conducting a College Prep Program During Covid-19: An Analysis on Austin Test Prep (ATP) at Austin High School 

  Haverty, Benjamin; Hitchcock, Kennard (2021)

  Austin Test Prep (ATP) is a Houston-based college preparation program that focuses on mentoring high-school students from disadvantaged communities to counteract the effects of income disparity on education. The program ...

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