Abstracts

 Electronic Cigarettes (ECs) are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that have rapidly gained popularity amongst adolescents globally. Nicotine is the most toxic and addictive agent of ECs. Our published studies demonstrated that chronic nicotine exposure attenuates short-term synaptic pl...

As hematoma volume correlates with mortality in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) survivors, limiting hematoma expansion appears to be an effective therapeutic strategy. However, currently utilized hemostatic agents have complications that outweigh their benefits. In contrast, red cell-der...

According to The Sentencing Project (2020), the United States currently detains about 2 million people within their prisons and jails, being the lead country in the international rates of incarceration. Lobel (2020) defines mass incarceration as the "dramatic expansion of using solitary confinementā...

The NIH's Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) project promotes investigation of historically understudied kinases. To aid in target validation efforts and further study biological and molecular roles of these kinases, selective and potent molecular probes must be discovered and developed. BUB1B ...

Traumatic life events may play a role in the etiology of hoarding disorder, a psychiatric condition defined by extreme difficulties discarding belongings and associated clutter. Research has indicated that childhood adversity, defined as life events that present a threat to a child's physical or psy...

Achieving greening in a supply chain substantially depends on the structure of the channel and the efforts of independent members of the chain whose incentives may not be aligned. To investigate these two critical factors, we study a two-echelon green supply chain composed of a single supplier and a...

My research examines the relationship between attentional performance, mind wandering, and well-being in undergraduate students across the academic year 2020-2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic.  It is known that while attention is key for academic achievement, it can also be degraded in stressfu...

Protein folding is the process in which a sequence of amino acids converge to form a three-dimensional shape. The shape of a protein is extremely important for determining its function. The field of bioinformatics has developed algorithms to accurately predict the structure of a protein. Quality ass...

Low frequency whole body vibration (WBV; 40 Hz) therapy is a novel treatment that mimics the effects of exercise and may be a useful alternative for individuals that are unable to withstand traditional physical rehabilitation procedures. This may be particularly useful for post-menopausal women foll...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating conditions that deeply affects the patient's quality of life. The acute stage of the injury mechanism remains a fairly understudied area containing many potential therapeutic targets for a better functional recovery. In this study we aimed ...