Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in the world – cellulose originating from waste textiles has the potential to be recycled into valuable future applications. Cellulose nanocrystals, CNCs, are the crystalline regions of cellulose fibrils and can be separated...
Immunomodulatory Effects of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Homo sapiens THP-1 Macrophages
This study examined the effects of low cytotoxic concentrations of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the gene expression of thirteen selected cytokine genes in THP-1 macrophages. The production and applications of MWCNTs are augmenting, so their hazardous potential on...
MegaView
MegaView is an offline app (without an internet or database connection) for mobile phones, tablets, fitness bracelets, smartwatches, or any other electronic device that can transmit audio messages providing specific information to visually impaired individuals. The app can be...
MotionShift Prosthetic Device for replicating Natural Walking using Artificial Neural Networks
- September 1, 2023
- Engineering, Romania
Abstracting the complexities of natural walking, the MotionShift Prosthetic Device utilizes artificial neural networks to replicate human-like movements. This novel approach enables users to experience a more intuitive and fluid gait pattern, closely resembling their original walking motion. By...
The Stimulation of Germination of Bean Seeds Using Plasma Activated Water
- September 1, 2023
- Environment, Romania
The primary goal of this research is to examine the expression of a few genes related to bean growth under two distinct experimental conditions: distilled water and PAW irrigation. The amount of chlorophyll, carotenoids, also the expression of some...
Toxicity of RedBull (R)
- September 1, 2023
- Biology, European Schools
This study evaluated the toxicity of RedBull, caffeine, sucrose, and taurine. The analysis, done at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology on Zebrafish larvae and PAC 2 cells, tested a range of concentrations of the substances. At 24h exposure, live...
Plant biodivesity in Estonian paintings in the 20th century
- September 1, 2023
- Estonia, Social sciences
The aim of this study was to discover how broadly has plant biodiversity been reflected in Estonian art during the 20th century. Biodiversity in Estonian art has not been examined quantifiably before. Plant species were identified from 600 paintings...
Identifying diet based on hair isotopic analysis: A case study of modern and archaeological humans
Quantitative information about dietary patterns of modern or archeological humans can provide insight into the lives, status or even moral principles of the individuals. This case study analysed 8 modern humans from different dietary groups and 3 archeological humans,...
The mysteries of everyday speech: A comparative analysis of pitch in European languages
- September 1, 2023
- Estonia, Mathematics
From the earliest mechanical synthesizers in the late 1800s to the advent of current virtual voices, each with its own distinct personality and style, speech synthesis has captivated researchers for generations. The end goal always being to produce syntheses...
Syrenity: Development of a moisturising cream rich in marine collagen
This project aims to produce a moisturizing cream, with collagen as the main component, a protein with moisturizing and structural properties. The collagen used in this research will be extracted from fish scales and fins, by-products of the fishing...