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For my topic I want study the effects that blue light rays could possibly have on humans. We look at screens at everyday which contains blue light, yet we are just now realizing some of the harmful effects. Blue light has been found cause blindness, and destroy cells, and be way more harmful in general compared to that of other light rays. Not a lot of work has been done to stop blue light other than recent inclusions of blue light filters on phones. This is why I hope to be able research and find other ways in which we can solve this problem.

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The topic I wish to study this year is how untested drugs may affect important biological processes that they were not intended to. To simplify, how is it that we can make sure a certain drug’s aim is true. Drugs and how they affect our bodies is very intriguing to me. I also would love to study about different viruses and diseases and how they affect us. In the research paper I read, what was being determined was if anti-viral drugs can be created to only target the infected tissues, would this still be detrimental to the patient?

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The topic that I want to study more on is viruses and diseases. I was always interested in viruses and diseases because of their huge impact on society. The most deadly viruses can affect a population so much. Such as dengue for example. Dengue has been a thorn in the Philippines side for a while now because of the lack of money that people have to treat it. Without the proper treatment for some of these deadly viruses, it can affect a population in many negative ways. In my article, I researched on how influenza can be studied and the article that I used was how ferrets are used to study influenza. If scientists figure out other ways to study different viruses and diseases like this, then there can be a lot more progress in finding more vaccines.

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The topic I am planning on studying this year is about fertilizers. More specifically how chemical fertilizer compare to organic fertilizers in how well they help to grow crops, and keep the soil healthy. So far I have found that each type of fertilizer has had a different “best quality”. In the article I found, organic fertilizers seemed to help the lettuce grow slightly larger that the ones given chemical fertilizers. Even though the lettuce was slightly smaller with the chemical fertilizers, the solid from the chemical fertilizers had more nitrogen which is very important for farming. I plan on researching other fatica such as cost of the different types of fertilizers and how easy they are to use.

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The topic I am studying this year is how acidity in the ocean effects the development of sea urchins. Sea urchins are one of the first sea creatures that have adapted to the higher acidity. The sea urchins growth is slowed at a higher pH because it can’t compensate for the higher pH with a base. As climate change continues, the more sea urchins are damaged. There is virtually no gonads in sea urchins at 7.6pH, and at even lower the somatic cells get damaged. I want to see how they are adapting to this climate change and if they can deal with increasing acid, and what are the effects of higher pH.

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This year, I plan on studying water purification. There are various methods to water purification, yet I want to figure out which one is best. For example, in the research paper I read, they used a ceramic water purifier in Sri Lanka and around a decade later, only 24% of the households that participated in the research, did not use the purifiers. Clearly, this method of purification is successful because it’s been a DECADE. I want to figure out which form of water purification is best, which is easiest, which is the most efficient, etc. I need to find methods that will work both in school and possibly at home.

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The topic I plan on studying this year is luminol. Luminol is a “yellow crystalline organic compound that exhibits blue chimiluminescence when activated by an oxidizing agent”, commonly used among forensic investigators to detect blood stains. More specifically, how certain temperatures will effect luminol and it’s presence. For instance, would luminol present itself brighter in warmer or cooler room temperatures? Is there a specific temperature that allows luminol to obtain optimum value? “Obviously the dependence of luminescence intensity on temperature is extremely interesting from experimental and theoretical point of view as it helps in understanding the basicmechanism of Chemiluminescence (CL) excitation in chemical components.” (R. G. Shinde*, M. L. Narwade)

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The topic I want to study is what chemicals cause allergies and what are the genetics behind them. Both my parents and my brother have some sort of allergies and I don’t so I want to find out why that is and how allergies could be treated. So far I found out that allergies is one of the most expensive issues you can have. I also found out that some allergies can be minimized using surgeries.

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The topic I am looking into currently for this years research class is, the effect of temperature change on migration patterns and locations of sharks. This is crucial to understand not just for the safety of humans but also, for the safety of the sharks and ocean health. This can solve many problems such as over fishing because if we know where the shake are we can protect them with government laws to prevent overfishing. Another example is sharks often run into our worlds trash in their ocean while they're migrating this tends to harm the sharks permanently or even worse kill them. In my study I plan to look for how sharks react to temperatures as well as which temperatures they avoid. All sharks are different so I will be looking to analyze how each shark is affected by certain temperatures. Finally I want to see where they migrate either to a warmer or colder temperature as well as if it for temperature reasons because some sharks migrate for other reasons such as food. In conclusion the goal will be to see how the temperature will affect the sharks and where they will migrate and if they have a consistent migration pattern due to the change in temperature.

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The topic I am interested in studying is how gene therapy is being used to treat cancer patients. Gene therapy is a technique used to treat or prevent disease. This is a less invasive procedure compared to just doing a surgery. There are multiple approaches that doctors take in gene therapy. One is to replace the mutated gene causing the disease with a functioning version of the same gene. An alternative is to insert a new gene that counters the mutated genes effects, causing the body’s immune system to attack the cancerous cells. Although the technique can have promising outcomes, it is still risky and under study. This is why I am interested in this topic.

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For my topic I want study the effects that blue light rays could possibly have on humans. We look at screens at everyday which contains blue light, yet we are just now realizing some of the harmful effects. Blue light has been found cause blindness, and destroy cells, and be way more harmful in general compared to that of other light rays. Not a lot of work has been done to stop blue light other than recent inclusions of blue light filters on phones. This is why I hope to be able research and find other ways in which we can solve this problem.

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This year I plan on doing a project related to our environment and the many steps we can take to improve it. I wanted to do something that may have to deal with focusing on an issue that is currently having negative effects on the world’s environment and making a project on what we can do to stop bad actions done by humans such as change of climate or anything related to it. I wanted to maybe look at an issue and then make an experiment on how we could be able to change what we do to fix the issue and help improve the environment in doing so. Overall, I am mostly interested in a science research project involving helping the environment and researching on what we are able to do.

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This year I would like to focus on environmental science. More specifically how to stop and prevent climate change. Our planet is heating at an alarming rate and finding alternatives to fuels may be a way to help. Scientists are looking into what our future may look like if we do not switch our methods. Many people blame agribusinesses for the negative impacts on our planet. Researching sustainable and alternative energy sources will be an interesting topic to study this year.

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This year I plan to study about psychology. I want to find ways to improve the mind, stress and anxiety. I want to find ways to reduce stress without having to spend a single cent. In ways such as meditation can improve ones awareness and surroundings. "In mindfulness practice, we are learning how to return to, and remain in, the present moment—to anchor ourselves in the here and now on purpose, without judgement". Studies show that even meditating for 10 minutes a day can "increase in positive emotions, reduction in negative emotions and the impact of stress, an increase in self-compassion and greater focus in daily life".

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This year I want to study  the topic, The effects of fast fashion on the environment. Fast fashion is terrible for the environment. We don't know how our clothes are produced, the conditions they are made in, how much the fabric hurts the environment, and how long it is used for before it is wasted. The average American buys 64 new pieces of clothing per year. There are around 331 million people living in the United States. Think about how much they are hurting the environment. You might say, I donate my clothes. Well, a majority of the clothes we donate end up in the landfill because there is too much clothing flooding the salvation army and goodwill alone. The way we buy and trash clothes without a second thought is really, really killing our environment. We need to increase the amount of time we wear each item, and buy better quality, more consciously manufactured clothing. The article I read, The Global Environmental Injustice of Fast Fashion, explains this in more detail. They talk about how Fast Fashion and excessive consumerism is creating the rapid downfall of our environment. We need to stop fast fashion and slow down the way we continue to endlessly buy clothing. That is why I want to research more about this topic.

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This year I plan on studying a way to fix 3rd period Ice. 3rd period ice is when ice starts to get skate marks and starts to become rough making it harder for goalie to slide in his/her crease. A way to fix that is to have a Zamboni, but you can’t use the Zamboni during a practice or during a game. So the plan is to figure out a way to make a Zamboni smaller and quicker so you can use it in between games or practices.

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This year I plan on studying something about either planes or aerodynamics. I think they project I would mostly like to do is figuring out different models of planes and which is the best for transportation. For instance the Blended wing body and the standard model of airplanes. I would like to know what the difference between them is and how they would make traveling easier and better. I already found out from my past article that the blended wing body type of an airplane has many more benefits except for stabilization. Also the drag and lift coefficients are much better then the average plane.

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The topic I would like to study has to do with how birth order impacts a person’s personality and mental health. From my own experience as one of 4, you can see and begin to make sense of the different personalities we all have. In an article I read, usually the oldest child is a bossy, responsible, nurturing leader. Meanwhile the middle child tends to be an independent, flexible, easy-going peacemaker. The youngest child is more of a risk taking, competitive, outgoing attention seeker. I think it would be really interesting to observe why people act the way they do based on wether they are the youngest or oldest child. Also, it would be interesting to see if the number of siblings a person has effects their behavior. For instance, if a household has 3 middle children, will they all act similarly? So yeah, the effect of birth order on a person’s personality is what I want to study!

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The topic I would like to study is ocean pollution, and how to contain and stop it. This is a big problem in our society today and seen as acceptable. I would like to research how much of the ocean is polluted in a week, a month, a year, or maybe longer, and figure ways to prevent this. I would also want to see which countries and states are polluting it the most

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The topic I want to study this year is are fruits actually healthy and are dense fruits more healthier and tastier than lighter fruits! (I chose this topic because many people don’t realize the natural sugars and even suggested to don’t eat em during a diet! Regarding fruit juices, they are mostly filled with sugar and concentrated powder!) To determine the healthiness of fruits, I will be looking at different Nutritional Facts of fruits such as protein, sugars, and calories! Also, how organic and non organic or imported and freshly grown here might make a difference! For denser fruits, I will be looking at blueberries, kiwi, and grapefruit! For non dense fruits, I will be looking at Strawberries, peaches, and cantaloupe! I also really learned a lot from this article as it shows pros and cons of fruits and what to be aware of!

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The science I want to study this year is psychology. More specifically, I want to study how having a pet affects someone’s happiness. Pets can give their owner comfort, a sense of belonging, meaning, and purpose as well as emotional support (Chandler,Fernando,Barrio Minton,Portrie-Bethke 2015). However, pets can also have a negative effect on their owners, such as stress, financial burden, worry, as well as grief when someone loses their pet (Chandler,Fernando,Barrio Minton,Portrie-Bethke 2015). I want to study how pets can affect their owners happiness, whether in a positive, negative, or a mixture of both ways.

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The topic I plan on researching this year is psychology. Apart of this topic that I would like to study on is how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others. This can also be known as social psychology. I want to see how this can affect and influence high school students based on the people around them everyday and what the things they do.

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The topic I plan on research this year includes fast fashion and the environmental effect of the production of fabric. Fast fashion refers to inexpensive clothing being produced quickly to keep up with the latest trend. According to, UN Environment and the New York Times, the fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean water globally, after agriculture. Annually in the US, about 3.8 billion pounds of clothing is sent to landfills as solid waste. A couple of researchers in Washington University had uploaded an article called “The Global Environmental Injustice of Fast Fashion”, attempting to answer what the environmental consequences of fast fashion are. I want to analyze ways that we can lower the amount of harm to the environment caused by the fast production of “trending clothes”.

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The topic that I want to study and research is ocean pollution and how it effects our marine life. The type of pollution that effects the ocean the most is human pollution like plastic bottles, soda can plastic rings, ect. The location I will be studying the most is Citarum River in Indonesia. It is the most polluted river in the world. I will be following the population of the catfish species. This includes walking catfish and suckermouth catfish. I will be looking at the decreased in the population over time, i will be measuring how much pollution that is in the river and how much fish die throughout the years.

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This year, I plan on studying Mental Health. To be more specific, I would want to analyze how students react in a stressful environment.  Mental Health is the emotional, psychological, and social welfare of a person. Depending on how someone is feeling, those feelings affect how they think, feel, and act.

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The topic that I would want to research more about this year is diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes because that’s the most common one in adults. Also, in the article, “Diabetes Mellitus - The epidemic of the century” by Akram T Kharroubi & Hisham M Darwish, the authors explained much about many genetic and environmental factors that can influence the speed of diabetes in our body such factors are obesity and genes linked to the western pacific area. Although this peer-reviewed article was pretty long, I really liked it and understand it very well as diabetes was always a topic that interested me while in quarantine. Overall, I would like to learn more about type 2 diabetes and how it is connected to genetics and obesity.