Effect of Florida Surface Temperatures Over The Past Four Decades on the Frequency and Intensity of Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

09 May 2023 | Contributor(s): Charlie Benson, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/8HZ1-A392

Tropical storms and hurricanes bring strong winds and heavy rainfall with the capability of destroying entire cities when these storms break landfall. Warm ocean waters are required to produce these storms. As global temperatures have increased steadily over the past 40 years, so have the number...

A Comparison of the Water Quality Between Chinatown and Bayside: Two Demographically Different Regions in NYC

09 May 2023 | Contributor(s): Ethan Liu, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/1EWX-1X72

Being Published in Journal of Emerging Investigators: In this research paper, we will be comparing the water quality in Chinatown –an area with a majority poor Asian population– and Bayside –a more affluent and wellfunded region in New York City. Our hypothesis was that Bayside’s water will be...

Comparing the Effect of Manure Compost vs. Fertilizer on the Growth of Raphanus sativus

09 May 2023 | Contributor(s): Eunhee A. Koh, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/0APH-AJ54

Manure compost is an organic fertilizer made up of manure or natural nitrogen contents, and typically only supplies crops with nitrogen. Synthetic fertilizer is a man-made compound mixture made from inorganic contents and includes various chemical nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus,...

A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Evolution of the CRYAA Gene Across Vertebrates

09 May 2023 | Contributor(s): Srinitha Sridharan, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/GYAW-NJ87

Although the divergence of the aA-crystallin protein from other heat shock proteins has been examined, the extent to which the CRYAA gene controlling it has evolved across vertebrate species remains a scientific topic of inquiry. This gene could potentially be an accurate indicator of the...

Global Dietary Habits in Relation to Adult Obesity

09 May 2023 | Contributor(s): Tiffany Oh, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/4M65-F164

With global obesity rates continually increasing, an analysis of the relationship between dietary patterns and global obesity rates was performed with datasets representing sugar consumption, macronutrient percentage intake, and caloric intake. We hypothesized that high sugar consumption, an...

Human Activity and Soil Hostility

14 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Jonathan Choi, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/YHBE-ZS97

The composition of soil can be broken down to a mixture of both abiotic and biotic matter. This composition can include animal waste, minerals, water, and even air. The complex nature of soil can consequently be affected by a large number of factors. These factors may range from simple...

The Effect of Different Fertilizer Treatments on the Sprouting Time and Growth of Cosmos seeds, seeds of the genus Myosotis Forget-Me-Not seeds, and Cruciferae Brassica nigra Mustard seeds

10 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Charlotte Ferguson, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/VWR7-6409

During the past decade, climate change has become an important topic. A few ramifications include an excess amount of carbon dioxide and rising temperatures. It is predicted that ecosystems may change due to climate change and its effects on soil communities, resulting in a decrease in...

Correlation Between Shutdown Orders and CO Levels Across the United States

10 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Arnav Gupta, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/2W9J-2N25

Research was conducted in summer 2020 to analyze the effect of the shutdown orders due to COVID-19 pandemic on the CO levels across the United States. Since the shutdown orders during the pandemic prevented any public places from operating or conducting any kind of business, the hypothesis...

Exploring the ecological niches and bioclimatic differences of the greater and lesser Capybara

03 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Jordan Kay, Daniel Dudek | doi:10.25334/38A9-BF87

In my study, I explored the differences in ecological niches and bioclimatic preferences of the Greater and Lesser Capybara. Wallace was used in obtaining the locality and bioclimatic data required to generate ecological niche models and determine if any significant differences existed...