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    50 Years of Data Science
    This paper reviews some ingredients of the current “Data Science moment”, including recent commentary about data science in the popular media, and about how/whether Data Science is really...

    Keywords: statisticsbig datadata sciencemachine learning

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

    Keywords: hurricane

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    Effects of Airport Runoff Pollution on Water Quality in Bay Area Sites Surrounding San Francisco and Oakland Airports
    Airports contribute to pollution through point source and non point source pollution, which can have a negative effect on water quality and aquatic life. The purpose of the study was...

    Keywords: water quality

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    Presence of Vegetation in Relation to Slope in Yosemite Valley, California
    Here we examine the relationship between the slope of a terrain and vegetation, measured by NDVI levels. I used satellite data from Yosemite Valley to analyze and test for statistical...

    Keywords: vegetation

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    Human Activity and Soil Hostility
    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...

    Keywords: soil science

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    The Effects of Invasive Primary Producers on Native Primary Consumers
    In this experiment, the effect of the invasive primary producer, Carpobrotus edulis on the native primary consumer, Acheta domesticus, was studied. The purpose of this experiment was to identify...

    Keywords: Invasive Species

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

    Keywords: agricultureplants

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

    Keywords: phylogeneticsvertebrates

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    Global Dietary Habits in Relation to Adult Obesity
    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,...

    Keywords: dietglobal healthObesity

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    Access to Public Parks, Drinking Fountains, and Clean Public Drinking Water Across Income Brackets in the Bay Area
    Access to green space and clean drinking water can be unequally distributed in urban spaces, often associated with income inequality. Little is known about public drinking water and green space...

    Keywords: clean drinking water

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    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
    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...

    Keywords: agriculture

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    Assessing the water quality at Pescadero Creek, CA: does water turbidity and the creek’s composition affect the water quality?
    Right now in the world, there are many factors affecting the world’s environment. Environments, ecosystems, and weather throughout the world are changing due to the anthropocene. Humans are...

    Keywords: water quality

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    Correlation Between Shutdown Orders and CO Levels Across the United States
    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...

    Keywords: airpollution

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    How Do Certain Factors Impact People's Actions Toward Climate Change?
    A survey was conducted to research how age and knowledge about climate change can impact people’s actions regarding it. People have a large impact on the environment so knowing how different groups...

    Keywords: climate change

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

    Keywords: ecology

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    Instagram’s Impact on Self-Esteem of Local High Schoolers
    Social media’s effects on connecting people worldwide and its exponential growth in usage sparked studies on its effect on the mental state of users. In the local community of Saratoga,...

    Keywords: social mediamental health

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    Learning Spaces in undergraduate science courses ( virtual and face to face)
    Learning Spaces are zones of interaction between undergraduates & undergraduates and undergraduates & professor. The traditional learning spaces were existing pre-pandemic however post-pandemic the...

    Keywords: active learningmentoringstemassessmentfaculty developmentteachingUndergraduateWorkshop materiallearning spacescience learning spaceprofessorsmajor learning spaceminor learning space

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.3 Issue 1 - Summer 2021
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Summer 2021...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 3 - Fall 2020
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 3 - Fall 2020...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    Findings from spring 2021 EDSIN community member interviews
    During May and June 2021, CSCCE staff conducted nine 45-minute interviews with members of the EDSIN community with the goal of ascertaining perceptions about the community and its purpose, and...

    Keywords: EDSINEnvironmental Data Science Inclusion Network

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