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Research Assistant Programs

Student publications

The culminating achievement of the Research Assistant path: original work accepted by academic journals. Every IRI publication is peer-reviewed, archived, and impact-factor-rated.

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Published work

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Comparing the Relative Efficacy of Generalized Estimating Equations, Latent Growth Curve Modeling, and Area Under the Curve with a Repeated Measures Discrete Ordinal Outcome Variable

Researchers are often interested in how changes in one variable influence changes in a second variable, requiring the repeated measures of two variables. There are several multivar…

Ryan Verma
Ryan Verma · USA
Age 16 | Introduction to Research Literature (Individual)
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Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

The Effect of Vaping and Nicotine-containing Liquids to Suppress the Immune System: A Pilot Study

Aims: We present a pilot study to illustrate how the impact of vaping can be quickly and conclusively documented in a large population and appropriate subpopulations. Methods: It h…

Sanjana Anand
Sanjana Anand · USA
Age 16 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Teenagers’ future diabetes risk perception

Asians are often thought to have a poor ability to predict their future risk of diabetes. We studied perceptions of Type 2 diabetes future risk in middle school and high school stu…

Shreeya
Shreeya · USA
Age 17 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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Journal of Applied Nonlinear Dynamics

Machine-learning Prediction of Type-III Instabilities and Spontaneous Energy Localization

Modulational instability of a plane-wave mode is known to lead to spontaneous energy localization in nonlinear lattices without the presence of impurities. Where the energy dynamic…

Adrian Mittal
Adrian Mittal · USA
Age 17 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

HANDLINK: A Dexterous Robotic Hand Exoskeleton controlled by Motor Imagery (MI)

Introduction: Over 5.6 million stroke survivors in the United States experience hemiparesis of the upper limb. Assistive devices are used to help regain upper limb functionality fo…

Ashvin Arora
Ashvin Arora
Age 16 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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Canadian Journal of Medicine

Barriers and Facilitators Associated with the History of Colonization on the Vaccination Process of COVID-19 among Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Indigenous communities were identified as highly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, given their remote geographical location and high relative cumulative cases. Specific barr…

Celina Zhou
Celina Zhou · Canada
Age 17 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Total numbers of embryos lost during in-vitro fertilization

The objective of this study is to investigate the number of lost, viable embryos during Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART), particularly in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The polar…

Mary Z.
Mary Z. · USA
Age 17 | Research Assistant – Existing Data
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Journal of Asthma and Allergy

Errors in Metered Dose Inhaler Use Amongst Pediatric Asthma Patients

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to use easily accessible smartphones as a straightforward means for physicians to objectively check Medical Device Inhaler (MDI) technique, withou…

Eeshta Bhatt
Eeshta Bhatt · India
Age 18 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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RAS Medical Sciences

Systemic therapy use for the treatment of meningioma: A systematic review

Purpose: Meningiomas are the most common primary central nervous system tumor. Many studies have investigated systemic therapy agents for treating meningiomas, but no study has sys…

Khalid Taleb
Khalid Taleb · USA
Age 31 | Research Assistant – Existing Data
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Maya America

Guatemalan Maya Women’s Attitudes Towards Biomedical Contraception After Migrating to the United States

Medical providers in the United States who discuss the use of contraceptives with Maya women migrants might discover strong reluctance and complex beliefs about the social and phys…

Shreenaya Prabu
Shreenaya Prabu · USA
Age 15 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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Journal of Public Health Policy

Mitigating PFAS contamination in the United States: assessing the impact of California’s legislation from 2018 to 2022 on drinking water quality

This study evaluates the impact of California’s specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS…

Sameer Bagga
Sameer Bagga · USA
Age 15 | Research Assistant – Existing Data
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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Exploring Organizational Barriers and Strategies for Hepatitis C Health Care Among Medically-Underserved Populations in Arizona: A Qualitative Study

Hepatitis C is a major public health concern in the United States, with a particular burden on medically underserved populations (e.g. racially marginalized populations), who exper…

Roshni Nagarakanti
Roshni Nagarakanti · USA
Age 14 | Research Assistant – Original Data
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