Volume 3 - Issue 4, September 2021

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IJHSR ISSN (Online Version): 2642 1054
IJHSR ISSN (Print Version): 2642 1046

Pericyte Polarity is Dependent on Location Along the Retinal Vasculature

Lauren Azrin

White Plains High School, 550 North Street, White Plains, NY, 10605, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 1-4
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.1

KEYWORDS: Cellular and Molcular Biology; Eyes; Cell structure; Vasculature; Retina; Pericytes.

Water Purification and Adsorption Ability of Pumice

Betul M Agirman

Southington High School, 720 Pleasant Street, Southington, CT, 06489, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 5-10
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.2

KEYWORDS: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Water Science; Heavy Metal Pollution; Pumice; Adsorption.

Vehicle License Plate Recognition and Detection Using Neural Networks

Alan Tian (1), Arnav Dani (2), Lillian Yu(1)

(1) Lynbrook High School, 1280 Johnson Ave, San Jose, CA 95129, USA; [email protected]. (2) Harker School, 500 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129 USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 11-16
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.3

KEYWORDS: Systems Software; Algorithms; Machine Learning; license plate recognition; CNNs; ALPR; image detection.

Analysis of the Benefits of Applying Genetic Engineering to the Crop Industry Based on Economics and Efficiency

Do Hoon Kim

Northfield Mount Hermon, One Lamplighter Way, Mount Hermon, MA 01354, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 17-20
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.4

KEYWORDS: Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Genetically Modified Crop (GMC); Yield; Cost Savings.

Enhancement of hydroquinone efficacy in combination with EGCG on inhibition of α-MSH- dependent melanin synthesis

Rachel Hwang

Asia Pacific International School, 57 Wolgye-ro 45ga-gil, Wolgye 2(i)-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 46076, Republic of Korea; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 21-24
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.5

KEYWORDS: Cellular and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology; Melanin; Hydroquinone; EGCG.

Air Temperature Trend Analysis on NY Weather Station Data

Kevin C. Zhou

Valparaiso High School, 2727, N. Campbell Street, Valparaiso, Indiana, 46383 USA.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 25-28
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.6

KEYWORDS: Mathematics; Other; Python; Modeling; Linear Regression; Climate change.

The Effects of Climate Change on Soybean Production in Missouri and Its Implications on the Insurance Industry

Shravani Khisti, Amrita Vinjamury, Anastacia Son, Nafeesa Karim

Whitney High School, 16800 Shoemaker Ave., Cerritos, CA, 90703, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 29-36
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.7

KEYWORDS: Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Analysis; Climate Change; Precipitation Anomaly; Indemnity; Regression; Soybeans; Missouri.

Antibiotic Effects on Tenebrio molitor Ingestion of Styrofoam

Kieran Dunn

Boston College High School, 150 William T. Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125 USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 37-41
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.8

KEYWORDS: Cellular and Molecular Biology; Polystyrene; mealworms; Tenebrio molitor; 16s rRNA gene; microbiome; oxidative stress.

Animal Models of COVID-19 for Vaccine and Therapeutic Development

Maggie Hu

Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD, 21754, USA ; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 42-48
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.9

KEYWORDS: Translational Medical Sciences; Pre-Clincal Studies; COVID-19; Nonhuman Primate Model; Vaccine Therapeutic Development.

The Effects of Nitrogen Influxes on the Photosynthesis and Growth Rates of Air Potato

Vraj Parikh

Lincoln Park Academy, 1806 Avenue I, Fort Pierce, Florida, 34950, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 49-52
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.10

KEYWORDS: Plant Science; Plant pathology; Environmental nutrient pollution; Air potato; Plant viruses; Invasive species.

Remote Monitoring of Drip Irrigation with Microcircuits and Sensors

Parvati Menon

Lambert High School, 805 Nichols Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 53-56
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.11

KEYWORDS: Plan Science; Agriculture; Drip Irrigation; Remote Sensing; Buried Irrigation; Water Conversation; Environmental Engineering.

Reprocessing Established Drugs For COVID-19

Siddhartha Pulukuri

Sharon High School, 181 Pond Street, Sharon, MA, 02067, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 57-61
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.12

KEYWORDS: Biomedical and Health Sciences; Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease; COVID-19; Remdesivir; Interferons; Hydroxychloroquine.

Analyzing Missense Mutations of the MAPT/Tau Gene to Predict Variant Pathogenicity in Alzheimer’s Disease

Tejas Shah

Hopkinton High School, 90 Hayden Rowe, Hopkinton, MA, 01748, USA; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 4 p. 62-66
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i4.13

KEYWORDS: Biomedical and Health Sciences; Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease; Alzheimer’s Disease; Tau; Bioinformatics.