By RISHABH GOSWAMI, New Delhi, India
Previous publication details: International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research  ISSN 2348-6988 (online) Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp: (162-165), October - December 2015. Available at: www.researchpublish.com

By EMMA DRAKE, the USA

​While women make up nearly half of the general workforce, they represent only a quarter of the STEM workforce (Beede et al. 2011). While there are undoubtedly many reasons for this bias, this research is looking to determine causes at the beginning of the path, in students, and their math and science development within this stage.

By MEHDI BAQRI, Orlando, Florida, the USA

By VALERIE WU, USA

By RAPHAEL MORALLO, The Philippines

By MAYA DRU, USA

​In 1995, a New York high school dropout decided to name her baby daughter Tempestt after her favorite actress, Tempestt Bledsoe. She misspelled the name on the birth certificate, and girl entered the world as Temptress. At fifteen, Temptress had lived up to her namesake, becoming rebellious and sexually promiscuous. At her juvie sentencing, Judge Duggan asked her mother, “Is poor Temptress just living up to the expectations of her name?” (Spurlock) Names are a form of language, but are they deterministic in determining someone’s future? The plight of Temptress begs the question: how much will a child’s first name influence his or her future socioeconomic status? First names are often social markers of race, but names on their own are not proven determinants of socioeconomic destiny.

By LUCAS DAVIS, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Mentor: Corralu Buddenbohm (Paper advisor); Ms. Mary O’Rourke, Lausanne Collegiate School

By SAURAV KHARB, New Delhi, India
​Under the guidance of IIT Delhi Assistech Lab
Originally Published In: International Journal of Emerging Trends in Electrical and Electronics (IJETEE – ISSN: 2320-9569), Vol. 11, Issue. 5, Sep-2015. 
​Authorised republication.

Abstract

Sight, or visual sensory is undoubtedly the most important source of information that a human requires for mobility and navigation. Without this, humans become passive and dependant on others. The major problems faced by the visually impaired while walking are tackling short distant obstacles, and planning long distance trajectory. Technology today has devised a plethora of short distant obstacles detection systems like the Electronic Travel Aids, but the problem of planning long distances, i.e. keeping up with the intended bath to travel and not deviating from it, still remains unsolved. This project aims to solve this problem using the phenomenon of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation as a means to subconsciously guide the visually impaired.

By ALEX CHUNG, New York, USA
​The Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
Course: Revolutions
Professor: Dan Edelstein
​Graduate TA: Dylan J. Montanari

I. Introduction
As Karl Marx wrote in the Communist Manifesto, “A spectre is haunting Europe —the spectre of communism.”[1] For the Civil Rights Activists during the 1950s and 1960s in America, a similar specter was haunting the United States - communism. The Civil Rights Leaders turned to communist ideology for inspiration. Leading figures and organizations involved in the Civil Rights Movement such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black Panther Party found profound relationships between Marx’s theories of alienation and revolution and the state of racial inequity in the United States. Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black Panther Party each applied Marx’s theories in their speeches and in support of their views. Their application of Marx's theories, however, was done in a selectively self-serving manner and in very “broad-strokes” as necessary in order to fit the doctrine to the practicalities of their plight, rather than literally. In addition, when considering the socioeconomic climate within which the Civil Rights Movement was occurring, the Civil Rights activists used the readily apparent demarcation of classes in their fight for racial equality.[2] First, they understood that race inequality was connected to class inequality. Second, they used the ideals of Marxism. Given the Cold War efforts to contain Communism, this ideology was feared by the general public and the American Government as a threat to the social order in the United States.[3]

By RAPHAEL MORALLO, Muntinlupa City, The Philippines

In a constantly changing and progressive world where the supply of non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels is at high risk, proper action must be taken for the transportation industry to compensate for such a phenomenon. however the reliance on the hybrid-electric and full-electric automobile model still poses a large carbon footprint. One alternative is to utilize the rotatory movement of the wheels of an automobile to produce enough triboelectric energy to eventually power a vehicle. This research develops and constructs one possible prototype model for such a system and derives its possible current output when used alongside existing 120V and 240V electric car batteries. Although the design succeeds conceptually as a power source, its theoretical outputs will be unable to power an electric vehicle safely. Nevertheless, this research aims to initiate further studies on triboelectric power generation for commercial applications.

By CATHY YANG, Pennsylvania, the USA
​The Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
​Course: Revolutions
​Professor: Dan Edelstein
​Graduate Teaching Assistant: Dylan J. Montanari

​Art is said to be the signature of civilizations. Throughout history, artists have served as both chroniclers and commentators of important events. During the 19th century, with the emergence of radical political revolutions across Europe, Romanticism became the dominant artistic style for depicting revolutionary events. An examination of two prominent Romantic paintings reveal that Eugene Delacroix’s Massacre at Chios (fig. 1) and Francisco Goya’s Third of May 1808 (fig. 2), though seemingly alike in subject matter and style, are in fact radically different perceptions of similar events.

By ANAYAT SEKHON, New Delhi, India

​Crony capitalism is a phenomenon wherein the government colludes with market players and intervenes in an economy in their favour, by doling out grants, tax breaks, subsidies and other sops. This manipulation of market forces results in an “uneven playing field”, reducing competition and stifling innovation, in contravention to the guiding principles of free market capitalism wherein economic gains are solely merit-based. While market interventionism and monopolisation has been a characteristic feature of socialistic welfare states, capitalist economies are by no means bereft of oligopolies due to a myriad of factors—some are natural, such as the economies of scale—while others include weak or absent anti-trust legislation, regulatory capture and crony capitalism itself.

By RAPHAEL MORALLO, Manila, Philippines

Introduction
​As a highly valued literary work of William Shakespeare, Hamlet has been a focus of many literary analyses that reveal the underlying messages that the text has that may shed light on the creative genius behind the writer, the significance of such pieces of literature in the age that they were written, and its effect on potential readers today. One possible link between the modern age and the Shakespearean classic is how the portrayal of psychologically troubled individuals in the story represents and foreshadows how the obsession over consumerist ideas leads to mental instability. This is shown through the various psychological aspects of the characters that, in turn, contribute to character and plot development as well as the central theme of the play. At the same time, these aspects may be linked to similar conditions that may be seen in today’s consumerist-driven society since the circumstances that affect both the play and modern society may have close similarities. Displaying how consumerism may be found within the internal and external conflict points of the characters creates a comparison that allows Hamlet to continue its recognition as an exemplary piece of English literature.

By MICHAEL CHENG, USA
​Finalist, 2016 MIT INSPIRE Competition in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (History Category)

By CHELSEA SHU, USA
​Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
Course: Revolutions
​Professor Dan Edelstein
​Graduate TA: Sarah Grandin

From clips of the red sun to full-length feature films about the perilous class struggles, films are known for their involvement in many revolutions. They were viewed as vessels of propaganda in the eyes of the revolutionary leaders and sources of education to the common people. Despite the fact that films hold a substantial importance in almost every modern revolution, it was most significant in the Cuban Revolution and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Not only did the industry manipulate the minds of the  people in favor of the revolution, but it also underwent major changes itself throughout the process. Although the film industry played a major role in both the Cuban Revolution and the Chinese Cultural Revolution, it inaugurated more of an impact, both socially and politically, in the Chinese Cultural Revolution than it did in the Cuban Revolution.
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By S. MANAS BHARADWAAJ, Chennai, India
​KS Research Institute - Mylapore, Chennai, 600004

​Image Courtesy: Government Oriental Manuscript Library, Chennai, French Institute, Pondicherry, Kuppuswami
Research Institute, Chennai and Pulavar Chockalingam, Tanjore

By ELISABETH SIELGEL, California, USA
​Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
Professor Dan Edelstein
​Graduate Teaching Assistant: Dylan J. Montanari

Dale Yoder in his article, 'Current Definitions of Revolution' claims that revolution must involve “abrupt, violent social change” with a shift in sovereignty from one place to another. He wrote, “It is the change in the attitudes of the citizenry toward the underlying basis of the institutions or customs which have come to stand in the way of a tolerable life-experience” (441). As evidenced in comparisons drawn between the American Revolution and the Algerian Revolution from 1954 to 1962, decolonization, as it happens, involves many of the elements also integral to a revolution, making the two terms almost inseparable in their synonymy.​

By SAUMYA PAREEK and SILADITYAA SHARMA
New Delhi, India
​The CBSE Science Fair

SUMMARY

The IAD has moisture sensors fitted in it, which would detect the level of moisture in the soil of the field and if it is low according to the crop, then it would act as a trigger and turn the drip irrigation system on, but if the levels are high then it would not turn the system on, thus saving more water than usual. Solar panels attached to it would harness the solar energy and store it in photoelectric cells. If it were cloudy, then the solar energy would not be harnessed. So, an external power source would power everything. The basic principles used are that of drip irrigation and harnessing of solar energy, and combining these with other activities like testing the soil pH, sensing the light in the environment and sensing the temperature.

By RAUL GARCIA, ESTEBAN MANTICA and VALERIA ZUÑIGA
​Managua, Nicaragua 

Abstract
           
​              This research studies the paramilitary groups mentioned in Frank McCourt’s book “Angela’s Ashes”. It draws mainly upon second hand sources and historic documentation, including books and songs, to explain the rise and fall of the three main paramilitary groups: the Red Branch Knights, the Fenian Men, and the Irish Republican Army. Most prior research focuses on the common purpose of these groups - a free Ireland.

By SARTHAK GARELLA, London, United Kingdom​

​Stresemann was a politician of the Weimar republic after Ebert. When Stresemann came into power, Germany was still under the influence of the effects of the treaty of Versailles. Germany was in economic peril, owing 6600 million pounds to the victors of the First World War, militarily crippled as the armed forces were reduced to only 100,000 men and no battleships, no armored vehicles and no aircraft or submarines as well as no troops in the Rhineland. The war guilt clause, article 231, also left Germany hating the allies and the treaty of Versailles as they thought it was unfair. Stresemann entered Germany when it was in a state of peril, however, one could argue that his successes outweighed his limitations and he was very significant in the recovery of Germany after 1923 until his death in 1929.

By, TYLER HELMS, Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
​Course: Revolutions
Professor Dan Edelstein
​Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sarah Grandin

​In the case of all oppression and civil rights violations, there comes a point of explosion, a point where the people refuse to be suppressed and decide to make their voices heard. This is the case for the Stonewall Riots and The Boston Tea Party. While they are distinctly different social and political events, they are held together by three parallels: a similar trajectory of events, suppressed people who wanted their voices heard, and long lasting political influence. Both events followed the path of oppression, explosion, suppression, and long standing impact.

Abstract:
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In this paper, I will attempt to explore the following question: If we accept the premise that master historical narratives are shaped by “great people”, how can we truly know about the past? Are there enough sources to know the truth? By looking at contemporary Macedonian history (since 1991) and its master narrative (post-Yugoslav, sovereign), particularly focusing on one key stake holder, namely former president Kiro Gligorov, I plan to examine the Gligorov biography using available sources: web sources, Kiro Gligorov’s memoir Macedonia is all we have,  TV and newspaper sources. In this text, Kiro Gligorov’s biography is represented using available, revealed resources.

By NAIMA K. GUPTA, New Delhi, India
Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, 2015
​Course: Revolutions
Professor Dan Edelstein
​Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sarah Grandin

By MING ZHANG, Guangzhou, China
Pioneer Research Program, 2015
Professor Jagmeet Kanwal