research

Summary As the global climate continues to change it may become critical to explore possibilities for climate intervention and remediation to counteract warming by greenhouse gases. One such ‘geoengineering solution’ proposes to inject reflective aerosol particles into the atmosphere to decrease insolation, the amount of radiation coming from the sun received by the Earth. Given…

Summary Since the outbreak of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) disappearance in the phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder (CCD) in 2006, investigations dedicated to finding the causes of CCD have suggested possible factors; however, a singular cause has not yet been identified. This project aims at identifying how external factors in the environment, such…

Summary Wastewater accumulation is a daunting issue. This global concern stimulates scientists to search for more effective ways of treating wastewater and preserving natural resources. In this study, we have augmented current treatment efficiencies and general effectiveness by creating two new methods. Using hollow fiber membrane (HFM) based liquid-liquid extraction technology in water treatment, we…

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) stores valuable information on patient records in digital form. The amount of data in the EHR is increasing due to government mandates and technological innovation. Patient data are recorded using sensors and medical reports. Given huge amounts of heterogeneous data in the EHR, there is a need for effective methods…

Summary Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in humans (ASCO 2012). Pancreatic cancer cells exhibit a different gene expression profile from normal cells, with approximately 122 over-expressed proteins. A novel method was created to find the most important areas for future drug development based on influential disease-causing proteins in pancreatic cancer…