Target-based drug discovery for coronavirus disease 2019
Therapeutics in any modality to combat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections...
Can Chlorella algae be used as soil amendment to improve crop production?
Food insecurity is a severe global problem in both developed and developing nations. Soil degradation due...
How much of recyclable materials are we throwing into the trash at the University of South Carolina Beaufort?
The University of South Carolina Beaufort only supports paper recycling for waste generated by a 2,100 student...
How do Aedes mosquito genetics affect their habitat choice?
Mosquito habitat expansion has allowed for their reintroduction in the South. There is an increasing rate...
How does social power affect the way potential sex partners are perceived?
This project examines how social power affects our perceptions of potential sex partners. The goal is to...
Early-Stage Drug Discovery for Chagas' Disease
An estimated 6 – 7 million people in Latin America and 300,000 U.S. citizens are infected with the protozoan...
The Potential of Compost and Compost Tea on Athletic Turfgrass
For my Masters in Environmental Science, I am using compost and compost tea on athletic field turfgrass...
The Dogs of Chernobyl Research Initiative
The Chernobyl disaster site has hundreds of feral dogs that are in need of care. A team of students from...
A novel Helmholtz potential approach to predicting acoustic guided waves generated by fatigue crack
An aging structure needs to be investigated periodically to prevent catastrophic failure. Crack development...
"Hog Meat en Rabbit en Fish en Such as Dat": Pre- and Post-Emancipation Foodways in the South Carolina Lowcountry
Archaeologists and historians of slavery know that the foodways of slaves -- their diet, dishes, and social...
There's an App for That! Developing an Accessible Cognitive Behavioral Therapy App
In today’s technological society a person’s entire life can be managed on their smartphone, so why not their...
Assessing barriers to meaningful use of electronic health records in South Carolina's small rural practices
We are studying the challenges small practices in rural areas encounter with using Electronic Health Records...
Can storytelling improve bilingual children's literacy skills?
This project will use Storybird storytelling technology to allow upper elementary English as a Second Language...
A Novel Acoustic Emission Based Approach for Structural Health Monitoring
Engineering structures have a damage monitoring system for safe and reliable performance. This project proposes...
Incarceration's Grasp: Can the Men’s Reentry Initiative Help Released Prisoners Avoid Relapse into Criminal Behavior?
About 95% of all state prisoners will be released back into the community. In South Carolina, the Men’s...
No but seriously now, how much fertilizer do we really need?
This is a follow-up project to our first www.ysoftika.com project "How much fertilizer do we really need...
Fresco Painting at the University of South Carolina: Medium of the Past, Art of Today
Fresco painting is one of the few mediums that can be traced back to ancient civilizations. It...
A Comparative Case Study in Marriage Equality
This research project will study same-sex marriage in Ireland, England and Northern Ireland. As a result...
Environmental Justice in North Charleston Communities
The seven neighborhoods associated with the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities in N. Charleston were...
Understanding Teamwork Using Computer Games
In this technological age, computer applications are easy to access and widely used in a variety of settings...
Physical Activity Interventions for Youth with Autism
Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Developmental Disabilities (DD) have a higher risk of...
How much fertilizer do we really need?
We live in exciting times where commercial farmers are discovering the hope of healthy soils and they are...
What makes British and American choirs sound so different?
The goal of this project is to travel to Cambridge University and observe selected College Choirs. I'll...
Goodbye Bioethanol! Time For Affordable Biogasoline and Biodiesel!
While bioethanol continues to possibly replace a significant portion of gasoline and diesel as transportation...
Water From Oil: Can We Help Restore Iraq's Marshes?
Collapse of the marsh ecosystems of southern Iraq after 1991 forced hundreds of thousands of people into...
