Volume 3 - Issue 2, May 2021


This is a special issue for a conference organized by American Statistical Association Orange County Long Beach Chapter. 

Download the issue as single pdf with all articles: IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2

IJHSR ISSN (Online Version): 2642 1054
IJHSR ISSN (Print Version): 2642 1046


Synthesis and Comparison of Three Novel β-Lactam Antibiotics using Diphenyl acetyl Chloride and 3,4,5 Trimethoxybenzoyl Chloride

Ariana Martinez, Arnauld Martinez

Western Center Academy 2345 Searl Pkwy, Hemet, CA 92543, U.S.A.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 1-5
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i2.1

KEYWORDS: Antibiotic Development; Bacterial Resistance; Chemistry; Biology.


The Effects of Baroque Music on Short-term Memory

Jasmine Alagoz, William Bray

Palos Verdes High School, 600 Cloyden Road, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274, U.S.A.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 6-9
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i2.2

KEYWORDS: Cognitive Psychology; Neuroscience; Short-term memory; Baroque; Electroencephalogram (EEG).


A Novel Implementation of Machine Learning for the Efficient, Explainable Diagnosis of COVID-19 from Chest CT

Justin Liu

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, 27118 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, U.S.A.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 10-19
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i2.3

KEYWORDS: Computer Vision, COVID-19, Computed Tomography, Gradient-weighted Class Activation Maps, Convolutional Neural Networks.


An Alternate Sunscreen: Taraxacum officinale

Simra Mirza

Institute of Knowledge 1009 Vía Sorella, Diamond Bar, CA 91789, U.S.A.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 19-23
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i2.4

KEYWORDS: Biomedical and Health Sciences; Natural Products; skin protection; statistical analysis; ultraviolet ray protection; alternate sunscreen; Taraxacum officinale; Coppertone™ sunscreen.


Efficacy of Bacteriophage Cocktails on E. coli K-12 in HEK Cells

Katherine D. Le

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, 27118 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90274, U.S.A.; [email protected]
IJHSR 2021 Vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 24-27
Download Article: https://doi.org/10.36838/v3i2.5

KEYWORDS: Health; microbiology; bacteriophage; phage synergy; HEK cells; plaque assays; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance.