Mmesomachi Okoh - Could this be an end to an Era of a metamorphosis: A look into the female Anopheles' mosquito and its unicellular protozoan.

Mmesomachi Okoh -  Could this be an end to an Era of a metamorphosis: A look into the female Anopheles' mosquito and its unicellular protozoan. 

Bio:

      My name is Mmesomachi Okoh, this is my last semester (capstone) at DSC Quanta Honours. i would be graduating this spring from Daytona State College and be transferring to Stetson University a

s a pathway to Medical School, by which i would be able to acquire more knowledge and pursue my desired goal in becoming a Neurosurgeon.      I decided to focus my attention deeply in Researching about Malaria Eradication.  it contents consist of the parasite outlook (plasmodium falciparum), protozoa identification, genome, population and feeding process, an overview of what Malaria resistance is like, Elimination options, e.t.c.

Memoir proposal:

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About the Report Catalogue:

       Malaria is caused by a plasmodium - and this parasite is developed in a blood- feeding insect (as a primary host),  more like a vector called the Female Anopheles Mosquito. When this parasite gets into the mosquito, then this mosquito follows a circle or chain of transmission, by feeding on the blood of a vertebrate, presumably a human. At this stage, the parasite has been released into the human's bloodstream which grants it an easy access to the other parts and organs of the body, and begins to infect the red blood cells (imitating its shape and form).
     Although the Anopheles mosquito is known as a famous transmitter, but malaria could also be transmitted by a transfusion (blood), organ transplant, sharing of needles or syringes of the infected.
     The article above is an excellent description of a genre that focuses on all audiences, for its a Newspaper format: its a transformative, educational article that deals/ covers Life science, basic health. it uses inquires from educators around the world and could be educating for Science/non science majors, professors, undergraduate students, biology majors, e.t.c.

Whitney M. Minnich (IMES) Phytoplankton: Harmful Algal Blooms(HABs) Research Proposal

Hi my name is Whitney!

I am an aspiring marine sciences student seeking experience and knowledge in the physical and biological properties of the vast water world. I am certified with five plus years’ experience in visual design and project management as well as three years in automotive and machine maintenance.

 In appreciating the beauty of life and understanding the hard work it requires in nourishment to stay balanced, has brought a sense of responsibility to educate myself on the needs and growth processes so that I may be of service and reliable to educate others. I aim to understand the scientific methods, machines and materials used to figure data as well as the nature of the subject itself in order to create quality research.

About my Research Proposal:

Starting off with an idea to figure the diverse species of Phytoplankton in specific locations of the Intracoastal Waterway and understand what those numbers could tell us. I began my research with the question of “What is where and Why”? In longer studies this research could inform officials to possible threats of imbalance in the waterway with specific causes and suggestions on how to combat the potential dangers to the organisms. These potential dangers can be direct or indirect. As Phytoplankton plays a vital role in every life it would seem odd that we do not understand much about them. It is important to understand the ways of these microscopic marine algae, how they work, in what environments, affected by what factors and when. Approaching the issues with Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and understanding the disastrous effects they have South of my proposed research sites it would give guidance to monitor surrounding locations in order to prevent a spread or growth from alike environmental conditions. This cost-efficient research could prevent damage to supported organisms of the Intracoastal Waterway and save the surrounding counties from the devastations of health, investment of time and financial support. 

Thank You for Your Time,

Whitney M. Minnich

Ryan Estes and Alex Moker (Quanta Capstone) - Fall of the Republic: Populist Contributions to the Collapse of Rome and its Modern Parallels

About Us: 

Hello, my name is Ryan Estes and I''ll be finishing my Associate of the Arts degree at Daytona State College this summer. I am a History major with a passion for languages, literature and Aristotelian philsosophy. After obtaining my B.A I intend to pursue a PhD in History and start a career either as a post-secondary instructor or the Civil Service. 

Hello, I am Alexander Moker and I will be finishing my final semester at Daytona State College this coming summer. I intend on completing my computer science degree after transferring. I will continue on and obtain my Master's degree in computer science with a concentration on machine learning and AI. I hope to be able to work in the private sector and become a chief innovator in AI research and would also love to work with charity organizations aimed at helping people return to school. 

A Discussion of Our Research

About our Research Proposal

Populism has had a powerful impact over the past few years in contemporary democracies. With the election of Donald Trump and ascent of parties like UKIP and the Front National in France, no small amount of concern has been raised about where this wave of populism is taking us. Concerns and observations have been made of the dangers of demagogues who have brought down democracies before. However, populism also affected a republic much older than any today: Rome. The last century of the Roman Republic witnessed the rise of populism and eventually culminated with termination of democracy and the imposition of the Empire. Are all democracies that suffer from populism bound to the same fate? Studying Rome between 133 BC to 27 BC we will look at populist movements and figures and answer two questions: firstly, how did populism contribute to the collapse of the Roman Republic? Secondly, in what ways was populism as a causal factor of its collapse comparable to populist movements today?

Ivy Gentry (IMES): Sediment Texture Impact the Temperature?

 A Bit About Me:

               My name is Ivy Gentry. Ever since I was little, I had a dream of being in the science field working with the sea turtle and any other sea life. My passion grew so much more the second I got told that we were moving to Florida from a small town in Tennessee. I knew I had more of a chance in following through with the dream since we would basically have the ocean in my backyard. I have been so excited to do my research project all semester long! It has had its challenges; however, it has been fun, and I cannot wait to see what else Marine Science leads me.

My Senior Year prom 2018

My Research Proposal:

About my Research Proposal:

               Within my research, I wanted to find out how much of the sand’s temperature affects the gender of the sea turtle hatchlings. The sand is the biggest factor in the selection of gender; however, I do believe that there are other factors to the selection. However, in my proposal, I wanted to focus on just the sand temperature, not the other factors. After conducting the research, we placed six probes into the sand at the same depth to get multiple different readings. My main goal with this research is to answer the question that I have had for years on end. The sand is the main effect, but my next research proposal will be to see what other elements affect the sand temperature for the turtles, such as runoff from rain, sprinklers, and other influencers.

Quanta B, The damage cigarettes do to you and the environment

About me:
My name is Antonio Griggs and I currently go to Daytona State. I am an athlete who has a passion to play and watch sports, as sports make up a big portion of my life. I love music and even spent most of my years making music with string instruments. I plan to graduate from Daytona State with my AA and then pursue a degree in Law to become a lawyer.

Research Proposal:

This is an investigation into cigarettes and finding out how much damage it does to the environment and to people. Although it is common for people to say how much damage it does to smokers, is it common for people to explain how much damage it does to the environment and the non-smokers around them?

Arianna McCollum (Quanta Capstone)--The Relationship between Dark Humor Through Memes and Depression: What Role Does Emotional Intelligence Play?

A Little bit About me:

Hello, my name is Arianna McCollum and I will be finishing my last semester at Daytona State College this summer. I plan on transferring to UCF to completer my BS in Biomedical Sciences. I am fascinated with the online phenomenon known as "Memes". My main interests in research currently are Memes and Depression. My overall research for graduate school will be concerning alternative forms of therapy.

Research Proposal:

About the Research Proposal: 
Since the era of social media, dark humor through the use of memes on social platforms has become one of the most popular methods of communicating and representing depression symptoms. This shows that memes could slowly become a key indicator of this mental illness. Where previous studies have neglected to research not only memes but memes that are specifically identified as dark humor and their relationship to depression, this study aims to reveal this link to depression and to also expand upon the knowledge of communicating through memes. Along with dark humor, I wanted to assess whether or not emotional intelligence, or knowledge of one's own emotions and how to control them,  would play a role in being an identifier of depression.

Makanzie Lopes (QuantaIIB): Unmasking a Country of Fine Dust

Introduction:
Hello my name is Makenzie Lopez and I am an 18 years old, first year student at Daytona State College. My determined major is Elementary Education but my goal is to be a traveling teacher and teach English. I always wanted to travel and I have been interested in different cultures and languages for as long as I can remember. My hobbies are painting, reading, traveling, and working out.

My Project:
 My poster is on the issue of Fine Dust in South Korea and its health issues. The issue is not talked about a lot so being informed about the pollution in Korea is vital to fine a problem to fix it. Wanting to travel to Korea during the summer is a risky thing because people can get serious diseases and infections if being exposed to the dust. I inform the audience about what it is and the medical problems it causes, where it come from, and ask the question if factories should slow down production, stop it, or keep going, knowing that people are getting sick. Asking these questions will hopefully get people interested in the production industry in Asia and find a common ground or solution to the Fine Dust concern.

Lily Lehr (IMES): Plastic Tundra?

A Bit About Me:

     My name is Lily Lehr. I have always had a passion for saving the environment around us in the ways we can. I love watching the ocean from afar and learning of its amazing creatures. My excitement of these animals has helped keep the joy and commitment to learning in Environmental Sciences and Oceanography at Daytona State College. School is very important to me and everyday we should learn something new - no matter what setting and circumstance we are in. As well as paying strong focus to my studies I model and do photography, and sometimes it gets hard to find a picture of me.

My Research Proposal:

                                      

About my Research Proposal:

      Our beach ecosystem gets majorly affected by tourism and the tides. Whether it is people leaving behind trash or the second-hand affects of people putting trash in the oceans. Wrack on the beach protects the dunes, feeds and shelters animals, and becomes a fertilizer for the vegetation. Due to plastic infiltrating this area animals are eating mass amounts of plastic, the wrack is dying, and the shorelines will start fading. This proposal was to determine if the tide bringing in plastic or beachgoers have a greater impact. With this project it takes the next step to helping our ocean and beach from plastic. The goal of my project is to build an understanding of the affects we have on our wilderness. To start gaining attention and education for the populations that go to the beach. 

Jenna Fairchild (IMES) - A Proposal to Study a Possibly Climate Change Resistant Coral Located on Florida's Central East Coast

About Me:

Headshot of me in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Greetings, everyone! My name is Jenna Fairchild and I am an ocean and adventure enthusiast. I am currently a non-degree seeking student taking courses to strengthen my applications to graduate schools in a marine science and management field. I have a BAS degree in Supervision and Management, and while attaining my degree I spent time in conservation marketing alongside the local Daytona Beach company, Costa Del Mar. I am a SCUBA diver, surfer, and artist inspired by the ocean and earnest to protect it. My vision for the future is to continue learning more about the ocean through surfing, diving, research, and teaching others to do the same.

My Project:

The goal of my research is to answer the scientific question of whether or not Oculina varicosa is growing in the vicinity of the Ponce Inlet jetty. By doing this, I hope to contribute to the knowledge of this species of coral by locating and protecting it. Coral are a vital part of our ocean ecosystems that are teeming with life. Unfortunately, coral are under high pressure due to overfishing, pollution, and climate change. It is important to understand and protect Oculina varicosa because it is known to be resilient, adaptable, and climate change resistant because it is an azooxanthellate coral. I hope to contribute to the understanding and management of this species, ultimately to protect our coral reefs. 

Respectfully, 

Jenna Fairchild

Jon McQueen (IMES) Water and Soils

Jon McQueen (IMES) Water and Soils

About Me:

Hello, all. I'm Jon McQueen. I'm 33 years old and I am a first year student with Daytona State College where I am majoring in Environmental Science. I moved myself and my family to Florida from NY State in July 2018, and I enjoy it here. I've been married to my wife Jessica of 9 years, and I have three kids, 16, 9, and 8 respectively. I've been working as a wet chemist for Pace Analytical for over a year now; from working there I've gained an interest in environmental science. My passion-hobbies are history, geography, boxing and barbering.

My Project:

From working with drinking waters and soils for Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen testing, I chose to tackle this topic head on as I have familiarity. I breaking this challenge up into three questions, I wanted to establish that the ways to save soils as well as protect drinking water were not as complex as believed. I wanted to give short but strong points, and have as much easily digestible information as possible for the average person with passing interest. I always felt that cool and colorful visuals helps to convey a message. I want to use this to educate people on the different ways in which we can conserve our soils, but I do not want to bore the viewer in words without images. Enjoy!

Holly Monroe (IMES)- Florida is Crabby! -Research Proposal

A Little bit About me:
My name is Holly-Noel Monroe and one of my biggest loves is for trees which aided in me studying Environmental Science and Technology at Daytona State College. I am very passionate about my school work and always aiming to my best whenever it is possible. Also, I have always been interested in animals and fishing leading me to completing this research proposal about the different crab species located in Florida.

Environmental Science and Tree Lover

Research Proposal:

Florida is Crabby Research Proposal Poster

About the Research Proposal:

Invasive species are species that are non-native to an environment and often causing issues, whether they are economical or environmental. This is a proposal to research the different invasive crab species Florida has and the effect of salinity on their populations. Salinity was chosen upon research of the different species females releasing larva in higher salinities. Crabs are an important component to the fishing industry and the environment by keeping the ocean clean. This research could be used in hopes of monitoring population growths/ collapse of not only the invasive species, but also the native crab species.

Channah Lohman (IMES): Hearing Colors for Conservation--a Research Proposal (Example Post)

About Me:

Returning to my 4-H roots in Maryland 2018

Hello, all. My name is Channah Lohman, and I'm a 22-year-old aspiring concept artist in the video game field. I've studied painting at a classical art studio for 8 years and taught there for five. Right now, I work online as an English teacher for international students. I have two ideal visions for the future; one is to be the creative director of my own video game company, and the other is to open a classical art school overseas to provide accessible art instruction for less-fortunate areas. I've been studying Japanese for the past 7 years and Korean since last August.


(Students: Your title should begin with your name followed by your 'Affiliation' in parenthesis e.g., (IMES, Quanta IIB, or Q-Capstone). Your image should be set as 'medium' and may be placed either to the left, center or right; include a caption. Do NOT copy/paste text from e.g., Word document)

My Project:

The goal of my project is to record audio, video, and photographs of the forest at each stage of the burn/regrowth cycle and translate them into paintings. By doing this, I hope to show the different stages of life during each part of the cycle and present them in an easily and immediately understandable way to our  viewers. In this way, I hope to educate people like me, whose only ideas of logging were from Ferngully: the Last Rainforest and James Cameron's Avatar. By doing this, I hope to raise support and appreciation for our land management officials and encourage people to explore the land they manage.

(Students: poster is X-large size and centered; no caption needed. Poster font should be no smaller than 36 for adequate viewing. You may include an explanation following your poster; it has a 200 word-count limit)

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