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Bio-Spatial-SIP: Spatially targeted stable isotope probing for bioscience
The Laser Ablation Capillary Absorption Spectrometry (LA-CAS) system enables low-cost stable carbon isotope analysis with near single cell spatial resolution. This is new capabilit...
Collaborative Research: EAGER: CET: Harnessing Offshore Renewable Energy from High-Intensity Focused Ocean Waves Using 3D Printed Undulating Porous Structures.
This EAGER project was submitted under DCL 23-109 for Clean Energy Technology topics under a NSF Clean Energy Technology Initiative. Renewable energy from ocean waves can provide a...
Investigating patient engagement during physiotherapy using EEG
Stroke care is the fourth biggest killer in England and Wales, and the third in Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK; 80% suffer fro...
Identifying the key factors of indoor air quality in UK classrooms: A data-driven study
Indoor air quality in schools, and classrooms, is of critical importance for the health and well-being of pupils and staff. The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the essential r...
Abolition Song and its Legacies
During 24 months, Abolition Song and its Legacies ('ASaiL') will probe the previously unknown repertories of British Abolition song (1788-1830s) and music associated with...
Collaborative Research: FMitF:Track III: A Taste of Formal Methods for Different STEM Communities and Courses
Formal methods in computer science aim to increase reliability and robustness of software and hardware designs. Unfortunately, formal methods are typically only accessible to speci...
Impact of benzalkonium chloride on gut microbiome and gut-liver interactions
Benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) are widely used antimicrobials in disinfecting products, medical products, and food processing industries, suggesting humans may be exposed chronicall...
Structure, Dynamics and Activity of the Bacterial Secretosome
All cells are surrounded by membranes, made up from a double layer of fatty molecules called phospholipids. Cell membranes act as a molecular "skin", keeping the...
Impact of Pregnancy, Obesity, and Vitamin D Binding Protein on Vitamin D Kinetics
PROJECT SUMMARY Nearly one-third of US reproductive aged women have obesity prior to pregnancy and similar numbers have vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D< 20 ng/mL). Both vitamin...
Managing the Activity of Pollinators in Protected Cropping Systems (MAPP-CS)
Context: The UK produces around &pound;600m of soft-fruit annually, comprising 650,000 tonnes of fruit per year. Production via enclosed systems such as vertical farms, enclose...
Preventing Maternal Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma Symptoms after Cesarean Delivery
PROJECT SUMMARY Perinatal mental health disorders are the most prevalent perinatal comorbidity and are associated with the primary cause of maternal mortality in the United States...
CAREER: Computing rules of the social brain: behavioral mechanisms of function and dysfunction in biological collectives
Biological collectives – groups of interacting biological individuals – are found at every level of organization: from the groups of individual cells that make up biological tissue...
Collaborative Research: Physical Feedbacks in the Coastal Alaskan Arctic during Landfast Ice Freeze-up
The loss of sea ice in the Arctic is increasing the exposure of the coastline to waves and storms. The timing and location of ice formation in the fall also affects how sediment mo...
Collaborative Research: The Role of Tension in the Digestion of Blood Clots
Blood clots form in response to an injury and stop the flow of blood during the wound healing process. The structural scaffold of a blood clot is a mesh of fibers, composed of a bi...
Collaborative Research: Physical Feedbacks in the Coastal Alaskan Arctic during Landfast Ice Freeze-up
The loss of sea ice in the Arctic is increasing the exposure of the coastline to waves and storms. The timing and location of ice formation in the fall also affects how sediment mo...
Development, evaluation and testing of a Virtual Reality-enhanced Cue Exposure Treatment integrated with a wearable device to address craving, prevent relapse and improve treatment outcomes of people with cocaine dependence.
Treatment for cocaine dependence relies on psychological interventions. However, these suffer from poor engagement and high rates of relapse where craving plays a significant role....
The impact of interactive electronic devices: understanding the mechanisms of benefits and harms on young children’s development, behaviour and health outcomes using a multimethod approach.
Primary research question How do interactive electronic devices impact young children's development? BackgroundInteractive electronic devices (IEDs), which we define as any po...
BRC-BIO: Foot Morphology for Substrates with Varied Compliance
Almost every surface that animals evolved to run on, such as soil, leaf litter, sand, and snow, is soft or flowing. However, describing the precise force responses from these mater...
CAREER: Observational and Modeling Investigations of Pulsating Aurora Electrodynamics
Aurora is a high latitude phenomenon and is visible as arcs, sheets, curtains, etc. One common variety is referred to as pulsating aurora that includes on-and-off modulations. This...
Collaborative Research: Physical Feedbacks in the Coastal Alaskan Arctic during Landfast Ice Freeze-up
The loss of sea ice in the Arctic is increasing the exposure of the coastline to waves and storms. The timing and location of ice formation in the fall also affects how sediment mo...