An Analysis on English Comprehension

Books and Buddies is a program run by Spread the Word Nevada (StWN) designed to help students who struggle with reading. As part of the program, students are given pre and post tests which measure comprehension, accuracy, and words correct per minute (WCPM). A data set was provided that included students\u27 scores on the pre and post test, as well as some general demographic information. A Python program was created to perform linear regressions on subsets of the data, measured on the three attributes listed above. The data was also divided into various categories for the sake of the regressions. This includes improvements based on the number of sessions attended and improvement per grade level. Alongisde the linear regressions, a paired sample mean t-test was performed to test for the significance of the student improvement

A prioritization algorithm for healthcare personnel for the CDC's COVID-19 Phase 1a vaccine distribution plan

We developed an algorithm that can be used to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare personnel (HCP) during Phase 1a of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) coronavirus vaccine distribution plan, if not enough vaccine is available to immunize an entire group of employees with similar job-related risk exposure. The algorithm prioritizes individuals with the highest risk of mortality using Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and age.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/163774/1/AFM-1187-20_preprint.pdfDescription of AFM-1187-20_preprint.pdf : Main ArticleSEL

Probing Biology with Small Molecule Microarrays (SMM)

In the continuous drive to increase screening throughput and reduce sample requirement, microarray-based technologies have risen to the occasion. In the past 7 years, a number of new methodologies have been developed for preparing small molecule microarrays from combinatorial and natural product libraries with the goal of identifying new interactions or enzymatic activities. Recent advances and applications of small molecule microarrays are reviewed