Volume 3, May 2024
“Stream of Energy” by Arden Miller, AACC Visual Arts student. Photograph, 2024.
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3D Printing an Open-Source, Cost-Effective Didactic Human Skull Model: A Technical Report
This is a technical report about the benefits of 3D printing didactic models from open-source files. It covers the costs of creating a 3D-printed model, including the cost of filament and magnets and the time associated with physically constructing the model. 3D printing an anatomical skull model that is freely available online is just five… Read more…
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AI: A Tool for Artists or Will It Take Over?
Will AI be a tool or will it take over? AI is described as a program that feeds from people’s knowledge through algorithms. AI generators utilize artists’ works without their knowledge, which can be seen as an unauthorized collaboration. This leads to artists not being credited or acknowledged, instigating a cycle in which artists try… Read more…
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Comparison of Water Quality Along the Two Creeks Bordering Anne Arundel Community College
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is a critical source of life for many organisms along the East Coast. Its health is significantly affected by its tributaries including the Magothy River. Two creeks border the campus of Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), Mill Creek and Dividing Creek, which flow directly into the Magothy River. A restoration project… Read more…
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Educational Integration of Biofilm Research: Creating a Versatile Assay for Diverse Bacterial Species
Biofilms, as complex assemblies of microorganisms, presentsignificant implications in medical and environmental settings due to their role in chronic infections and antibiotic resistance. This study explores the biofilm formation of various bacterial species (Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis) and their application in the classroom and laboratory settings. Utilizing a… Read more…
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El Niño/Southern Oscillation Analyses of Early 2020s Events
On the tail end of a historic series of La Niña events — starting in 2019 and ending in 2023 — opposing conditions began to coalesce in the southeastern Pacific in early summer 2023. While mechanisms are unpredictable by current understandings of the phenomenon, effects of higher-magnitude El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events are expected… Read more…
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Long-Term Effects of Cannabis Use on Behavioral Health and the Increased Propensity for Development of Psychiatric Disorders:A Literature Review
Legalization of cannabis in the U.S. has resulted in increased cannabis use by those with acute and serious mental illnesses. This literature review aims to examine current literature on long-term cannabis use with existing behavioral factors and the propensity for these behaviors to lead to the development of psychiatric disorders. Findings indicate that individuals with… Read more…
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Navigating Psychedelic Realms: The Significance of Set and Setting,Guided Journeys,and Recreational Use in Psilocybin’s Impact on Mental Health and Depression
Although it is not as taboo as it was twenty years ago, most people are not aware of how psilocybin therapy (PT) works, nor if it works. That is why research done on psychedelic therapies in medical facilities and their effects on mental health disorders are vital in cataloging our collective understanding and in exploring… Read more…