Virtual Reality-Enhanced Rehabilitation For Improving Musculoskeletal Function And Recovery After Trauma, Phani Paladugu, Rahul Kumar, Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, Kyle Sporn

SKMC Student Presentations and Publications

Orthopedic trauma remains a critical challenge in modern healthcare, often resulting in severe mobility limitations, acute pain, and delayed recovery. Conventional rehabilitation techniques, though effective, fail to address the individualized, high-precision interventions needed for musculoskeletal injuries like fractures, joint instability, ligament tears, and muscular atrophy. Virtual reality (VR) technologies, such as Apple Vision Pro and HTC Vive Pro, offer a transformative approach by enhancing diagnostic precision, rehabilitation effectiveness, and patient engagement through interactive, immersive environments that improve clinical outcomes. These VR technologies provide real-time biomechanical data, such as joint mechanics, muscle coordination, and movement patterns, allowing clinicians to design personalized …

Bridging Global Ambition And National Action: A Comprehensive Strategy For Climate Policy, Aidan Liddell

Student Work

Climate change presents us with an immense challenge, both globally and locally. It is an issue that requires a unified yet still flexible approach, which recognizes many factors like scientific urgency, technological feasibility, and political and economic realism. Effective climate policy must be something multidimensional, blending emissions reductions with just transitions, adaptive capacity building, and innovation incentives. In this essay I propose a dual-level strategy: a globally phased approach grounded in progressively binding bilateral agreements, as well as a U.S. centered national framework centered on carbon pricing, clean energy investment, and politically feasible decarbonization mechanisms. This strategy integrates climate equity, …

April 23, 2025 (Vol. 109, No. 27), Daily Easten News

Daily Eastern News: 2024-2025

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Development Of Edna Tools For Biomonitoring, Stella Grondin, Anthony Aldana – Mendez

Biology Student Scholarship

Stella Grondin ’27, Biology major

Anthony Aldana – Mendez ’27, Biology and Psychology major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Markert, Biology

Effects Of Integrated Pest Management On Honey Bee Behavior And Colony Level Health, Kaitlyn Bresnahan

Biology Student Scholarship

Kaitlyn Bresnahan ’25, Biology major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Rachael Bonoan, Biology

Honey bees face threats from many directions, but the most pressing is the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. One popular method of combatting Varroa is adding drone comb which forces the colony to raise larger, mite-preferred male bees. While this method reduces mite numbers, it may add unnecessary colony-level stress. My research investigates how forcing the hive to raise drones for mite management affects honey bee population growth and foraging behavior. This was accomplished by estimating adult bee population and area of drone brood, and by examining foraging behavior of …

Quantifying The Relationship Between Biomass And Edna​, Andrew K. Hogan

Biology Student Scholarship

Andrew K. Hogan ’27, Environmental Biology and English Literature major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Markert, Biology

In this project, we compared eDNA concentration in water to the biomass of present creatures and the time the eDNA in each sample took to decay. With this data, standard curves for both variables can be created and can be used for future experiments and field research. This data will give researchers a greater level of understanding about what animal populations might look like based on the eDNA obtained.

Heat Transfer Enhancement By Using Different Patterns Of The Receiver Circumference Of The Locally Fabricated, Khalid Abdullah Muhammad, Yaseen H. Mahmood, Othman K. Zidane

Baghdad Science Journal

The current study presents an experimental attempt to enhance the thermal performance of a parabolic solar collector, which is a tube made of copper, by using four different types of receiver coatings. The experiments were conducted with a mass flow rate of 1 L/min, utilizing deionized water as the heat transfer fluid, and a single-axis tracking system (north-south orientation). The experimental tests were carried out in Mosul, Iraq, during selected days of the months (May, June, July) in the year 2023, from 9 AM to 4 PM. The results indicated that when air was used as a type of receiver …

Minimizing The Total Waiting Time For Fuzzy Two-Machine Flow Shop Scheduling Problem With Uncertain Processing Time, K. Ranjith, K. Karthikeyan

Baghdad Science Journal

Scheduling involves assigning resources to jobs within specified constraints over time. Traditionally, the processing time for each job was considered a constant value. However, in practical scenarios, job processing times can dynamically fluctuate based on prevailing circumstances. In this article, a novel approach is presented for the two-machine fuzzy Flow-Shop Scheduling Problem (FSSP) in a fuzzy environment, where job processing times are represented by trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Additionally, a novel algorithm based on Goyal's approach for the two-machine FSSP with fuzzy processing times has been proposed and developed. Simultaneously, an existing algorithm has been enhanced to improve its performance in …

Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism In The Body, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Cinnamon is one of the oldest and most commonly used spices in the world, but a new study from the National Center for Natural Products Research indicates a compound in it could interfere with some prescription medications.

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Effects Of Hyperglycemia In Cognition And Sex, Erin E. Mcdonald

Senior Honors Theses

An empirical study tested the effects of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) on cognitive function in a hyperglycemic mouse model. Strong correlations between mental illnesses, such as major depressive disorder, neuropathologies like Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes suggest comorbid pathology. Considering the prevalence of both T1D and cognitive decline within the general population, the findings were relevant and aimed to identify early signs of cognitive decline in diabetic patients. Behavioral tests and immunohistochemical staining were utilized to determine the cognitive function of the mice, revealing decline or deterioration caused by hyperglycemia. Data gathered from the hyperglycemic or control mice were analyzed based …

The Effects Of Pediatric Cancer On Healthy Siblings: An Integrative Review, Emily Vernon

Senior Honors Theses

Pediatric cancer is an epidemic that fundamentally alters the lives of families all over the world. In both clinical and research settings, it is widely understood that cancer impacts the patient mentally, physically, emotionally, and psychologically. However, the degree of impact on healthy siblings of children with cancer is widely overlooked. Thus, the goal of this research is to highlight the psychological implications of pediatric cancer on healthy siblings, through a developmental perspective, and identify how healthcare workers can better integrate interventions geared towards the entire family. This integrative review identified that siblings psychologically and psychosocially struggle with a lack …

Diabetic Retinopathy: A Pathophysiological Discussion, Nathanael C. Nicholls

Senior Honors Theses

Diabetic retinopathy is a severe complication of diabetes that is capable of causing vision loss or blindness. As a result of hyperglycemia, the disease increases oxidative stress and activates biochemical processes such as the Hippo pathway and the complement system to cause significant damage to the retina. Overexpression of BTG1 and microRNA-183 enables activation of biochemical pathways that lead to negative effects on the retinal vascular endothelium including angiogenesis and inflammation. Conventional methods of diagnosis for diabetic retinopathy include fundus examination, nucleoside detection, and optical coherence tomography angiography. Photocoagulation and hormonal intravitreal injection are the most popular current treatments, while …

The Impact Of Globalization On Human Resources Policy And Performance, Katherine H. Alford

Senior Honors Theses

Globalization is a rapidly growing phenomenon that impacts individuals, governments, and businesses. Businesses develop and run on polices implemented through HR and employee performance that drives efficiency. Therefore, the relationship between these two topics is vital to understand the adaptations that need to be made and why. Changes can be made on both a macro and micro level addressing each area of concern. Addressing the issue is the first step followed by implementation into HR polices through the employee handbook.

An Analysis Of John’S Use Of Jewish Language In The Book Of Revelation To Argue For Israel’S Distinct Role In The Millennial Kingdom, Carolyn Nethercutt

Senior Honors Theses

A number of theological topicshave been of great interest to the universal church for generations. One of these is the relationship between Israel and the church, and whether or not there are distinct promises for Israel alone. There are many ways to combat this question. One is Israel's role in the millennial kingdom as laid out in the book of Revelation. The book of Revelation is rich with Jewish imagery and references to Old Testament ways of living. An analysis of the Jewish emphasis in the book of Revelation will be helpful in the effort to determine Israel's distinctive role …

Religious Scrupulosity: The Law And The Gospel, Robert J. Chester

Senior Honors Theses

The clear distinction of the law and gospel for the salvation and justification of an individual, highly affects the minds, beliefs, and lives of those who suffer from religious scrupulosity. Religious scrupulosity is known as obsessional fears of thinking or behaving immorally against one’s religious beliefs. Religious scrupulosity affects many in the church, and is a form of obsessive/compulsive thought that can form due to improper emphasis of gospel truth. The way the church preaches and emphasizes certain points of the gospel can change the perception and understanding of many people in the world. The evident distinction between law and …

A Comparison And Investigation Of 2d Axisymmetric And 3d Models For The Wave Augmented Varicose Explosions Atomizer, Caleb Miller

Senior Honors Theses

Atomization of non-Newtonian, high-viscosity fluids is a challenging task with many applications. One method of atomizing these types of flows is the Wave Augmented Varicose Explosions (WAVE) atomizer. Using this framework, the study establishes an analysis methodology, investigates the relationship between 2D axisymmetric (2DA) and 3D models, and provides analysis of geometric, non-geometric, and non-dimensional parameter influences on the atomizer characterization in 2DA models. The study found that 2DA models can provide viable predictions of certain 3D model characteristics, established several mathematical models for parameter relationships among 2DA models, and identified certain metrics as inadequate predictors of atomizer characteristics in …

The Employment Of Apoptosis In Embryonic Development, Hannah R. Fioramonti

Senior Honors Theses

Programmed cell death is necessary for the elimination of excess or damaged cells in all stages of life, but this is especially true during embryonic and fetal development of mammals. Beginning before implantation and continuing until birth, both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis are employed within mammalian embryos to ensure the viability of the organism, proper organ morphogenesis, integrity of the genetic material, and the high quality of the germ line. The formation of both transient and permanent ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal structures often involves apoptosis. In this review, a selection of apoptotic events within each germ layer and occurrences of …

Corporate Social Responsibility: Are There Financial Incentives?, Ashlyn Ryan

Economics Honors Projects

In the early 2000s, consumer trends increasingly influenced corporations to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). More recently, however, this trend has shown signs of reversing, which is puzzling, given that engagement in CSR may lead to enhanced company financial performance through channels of competitive advantage or risk reduction. Using event study methods, I analyze how investors respond to signals in the form of third-party recognitions for companies’ CSR activities. Third-party recognitions, may provide new information, altering investor behaviors and decision making. I find no statistically significant relationship between the announcement of these recognitions and either abnormal stock returns or …

Volume 16, Maggie Duncan, Madeline Little, Alicia Hoffman, Megan Livesay, Gabrielle Quaresma, Serenity Allen, Laina Pfountz, Ainslie Allred, Sabrina Robles, Nicholas J. Duellman, Trinity L. Deguzman, Melissa H. Savage, Margaret Dudley, Jocelyn Escobar, Olivia Hildreth, Olivia Hopkins, Benjamin Gettier, Lee Kassay, Jade Riddle, Ashley Seiders

Incite: The Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Introduction Dr. Amorette Barber, Director, Office of Student Research

From the Editor Dr. Hannah Dudley-Shotwell

Artist’s Statement Maggie Duncan

On Mentoring Dr. Lee Millar Bidwell

The Hujum Campaign in Uzbekistan and its Consequences by Madeline Little

Wet Cupping Compared to Dry Needling for Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain: A Critically Appraised Topic by Alicia Hoffman and Megan Livesay

Optimization of eDNA Air Sampling Via 3D Printed Fan by Gabrielle Quaresma

Beyond the Classroom: A Qualitative Study of Teacher Attrition and Retention by Serenity Allen and Laina Pfountz

The Treatment of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome with Platelet-Rich plasma Injections Verses …

Charging And Discharging Capacitors: Brightspace Package Of An Arithmetic Quiz, Vasiliy Znamenskiy

Open Educational Resources

Description:

This material is a quiz in the Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS). The quiz includes 10 physics problems on the topic of charging and discharging capacitors through a resistor.

The quiz assesses student understanding of key concepts, including voltage and charge of a capacitor, exponential functions, time constants, and dynamic changes in voltage and current.

Quiz problems are called in Brightspace LMS as arithmetic questions. The Problems give students random initial values to provide many quiz variants.

The quiz is appropriate for high school AP Physics or introductory college-level physics courses.

Key Features:

10-question quiz in Brightspace importable format …

Hyper-Partisanship In Maine Over Tariffs & Trump Presidency 4/23/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains underwater in Maine, as Republicans are nearly unanimous in their approval while nearly all Democrats disapprove. Mainers continue to be wary of tariffs and expect them to harm the national economy and raise prices, but Republicans have become more amenable to tariffs and expect them to raise prices only slightly and benefit the economy overall. Immigration is a highly contentious issue in Maine, as nearly all Republicans support Trump's actions on this issue while nearly all Democrats are opposed. Those who say the country is headed in the right direction most often cite immigration …

Promoting Social Inclusion Through Sport: A Case Study Of Uyghur Youth In China, Hongxin Li, Yunchao Bai, John Nauright

Faculty Publications

This study examines the role of sports as a means of promoting social inclusion among Uyghur youth in China, drawing upon social inclusion theory. Utilizing a qualitative case study methodology, we explored the perspectives of Uyghur youth athletes to gain insight into the challenges they face in achieving social inclusion without feeling “othered” or excluded. Data analysis followed an inductive grounded theory approach, identifying first‐order concepts, second‐order themes, and aggregate theoretical dimensions. Our findings reveal that social inclusion of Uyghur youth through sports participation is influenced by multiple factors, including language barriers, stereotypes, cultural differences, high expectations, and government policies. …

Unveiling The Interfacial Reconstruction Mechanism Enabling Stable Growth Of The Delafossite Pdcoo2 On Al2o3 And Laalo3, Anna Scheid, Tobias Heil, Y. Eren Suyolcu, Qi Song, Niklas Enderlein, Arnaud P. Nono Tchiomo, Prosper Ngabonziza, Philipp Hansmann, Darrell G. Schlom, Peter A. Van Aken

Faculty Publications

Delafossites, composed of noble metal (A⁺) and strongly correlated sublayers (BO2^-), form natural superlattices with highly anisotropic properties. These properties hold significant promise for various applications, but their exploitation hinges on the successful growth of high-quality thin films on suitable substrates. Unfortunately, the unique lattice geometry of delafossites presents a significant challenge to thin-film fabrication. Different delafossites grow differently, even when deposited on the same substrate, ranging from successful epitaxy to complete growth suppression. These variations often lack a clear correlation to obvious causes like lattice mismatch. Unidentified stabilization mechanisms appear to enable growth in certain …

Socio-Cultural Curriculum To Enhance Learning: The Case Of Pre-Service Teachers In A Classroom Assessment Course, Kaitlyn Fuoco

Education Student Scholarship

Kaitlyn Fuoco ’26, English/Secondary Education major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Comfort Ateh, Secondary Education

This project examines pre-service teachers’ (PSTs) engagement in a socio-cultural curriculum aimed at enhancing their knowledge and skill in practicing inclusive assessment. The study considers the complexity of the education landscape arising from an increasing diversity in student population, which calls for inclusive pedagogy that allows every student to have access to knowledge regardless of socio-cultural background. The data collected included documents (lesson and unit plans, weekly teaching reflections and evaluations, etc.) that were coded based on socio-cultural themes and discussed through a validity lens. Findings show …

Discovery, Purification And Annotation Of Four Novel Mycobacteriophages In New England, Mason Krawczynski

Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Scholarship

Mason Krawczynski ’26, Biology and Psychology major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Kathleen Cornely, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Mycobacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria of the Mycobacterium genus. Several thousand mycobacteriophages have been discovered, isolated, and characterized to advance the current understanding of their genomic diversity. The mycobacterium phage selection proves valuable, as they have a broad host range and potential for therapeutic application to treat pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis infection. Kraw was isolated from a soil sample collected in Oaks Bluff, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in July 2023. FairyPath, Calvinny, …

Tools For Harnessing Atropisomerism In 1-Aryl-Β-Carbolines, Cristina Díaz, Malaquias Loiza, Josef Crenshaw, Brian Ladino, Elizabeth Perda, Alma Martinez, Joseph Mazzucca, John Stathoulopoulos

Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Scholarship

Cristina Díaz ’25, Chemistry major

Malaquias Loiza ’26, Biochemistry major

Josef Crenshaw ’28, Biochemistry major

Brian Ladino ’28, Biochemistry major

Elizabeth Perda ’26, Biochemistry major

Alma Martinez ’26, Biochemistry major

Joseph Mazzucca ’25, Biochemistry major

John Stathoulopoulos ’26, Chemistry major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Seann Mulcahy, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Axially chiral molecules with high barriers to rotation are becoming increasingly more prominent in drug discovery, chemical biology, and materials science. We have shown that 1-aryl-β-carbolines exhibit high configurationally stability, with barriers to rotation greater than 30 kcal/mol and have recently disclosed an asymmetric synthesis of these molecules. In this presentation, we …

Discovery, Purification And Annotation Of A Novel Mycobacteriophage Discovered On The Providence College Campus, Jenna Greene

Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Scholarship

Jenna Greene ’26, Biochemistry major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Kathleen Cornely, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—offer a promising alternative to antibiotics in the face of rising antibiotic resistance. In this project, I isolated a novel phage from a soil sample collected in front of Raymond Dining Hall at Providence College. Using Mycobacterium smegmatis as the host, the sample underwent multiple rounds of purification until a single phage, named GMonster (a nod to my family nickname, “Greene Monster”), was isolated. GMonster was submitted to the PhagesDB database and confirmed through sequencing to belong to the A1 cluster—the first of its …

Exploring An Electron-Rich Iron Tricarbonyl Complex Containing An Α-Diimine Ligand, Joseph Maher

Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Scholarship

Joseph Maher ’25, Chemistry major

Faculty mentor: Dr. Maria Carroll, Chemistry and Biochemistry

The combustion of fossil fuels increases atmospheric CO2, making hydrogen a promising cleaner energy alternative. Pt has been able to facilitate this reaction efficiently, however, it is expensive and scarce. Fe has shown promise in facilitating 2-electron transfers when bound to redox-active ligands. Reacting the redox-active CyDABMe with benzylidene acetone iron tricarbonyl (bdaFe(CO)3) forms Fe[CyDABMe](CO)3, with vCO values ~10 cm-1 lower than FeArDABMe(CO)3, indicating increased electron density. The reduction potential of CyDABMe was probed using Zn[CyDABMe]Cl2, showing a reduction at 200 mV more negative than Zn[ArDABMe]Cl2. X-ray …