Abstract

The arts establish themselves as essential elements of human society because they create deep effects on cultural aspects, social structures, and economic systems. The research investigates how the arts create multiple effects on cultural heritage protection, social unity, economic expansion, and personal wellness. The research examines how the arts function as the main instrument for cultural heritage transmission between different generations while fighting against globalizing cultural trends. The paper explains how community-based art initiatives and public art installations create social connections by offering platforms for underrepresented groups to express themselves and enabling public discussions. The economic section shows how the arts sector generates substantial national GDP while creating numerous employment opportunities and driving tourism growth and urban development. 

The research investigates how the arts benefit education and therapy by showing their impact on mental health and cognitive development. The combination of research findings demonstrates that arts funding creates dual benefits for cultural development, economic stability, and social wellness. The research demonstrates that complete artistic potential requires governments to create unified policies that support arts education, public funding, and community-based artistic initiatives. The economic value of arts activities exceeds most people's understanding of their actual worth. The cultural and creative industries operate as a leading economic sector of the contemporary knowledge-based economy because they produce substantial financial value and employment opportunities and drive tourism growth . The research examines these interconnected fields to demonstrate how artistic activities create essential value for a successful society that advances humanely.

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Abstract

In 2022, 148.65 billion dollars were spent on wound care in the US. Wound healing is facilitated by cell regeneration and proliferation. Scientists use planaria to study regeneration. Planaria is a flatworm with the ability to grow its body back from small body parts. Arachidonic acid (AA) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid known to stimulate the Wnt pathway, which controls cell proliferation. This study aims to assess the impact of arachidonic acid on the regeneration rate of planaria. 3 planaria heads and 3 planaria tails were placed in regular spring water after bisecting, while 3 planaria heads and 3 planaria tails were placed in an AA solution after bisecting. The planaria were measured daily for 10 days. The data demonstrated that the planaria in the AA solution had a faster regeneration rate, however, they also had a high mortality rate. The higher mortality rate suggested that AA may be toxic to planaria. The planaria with a higher regeneration rate might have needed more energy and nutrients than they had, which could have led to their deaths. The data presented supported the hypothesis that AA increases the regeneration rate of planaria. This research is crucial to understanding how the rate of wound healing can be increased, which can decrease the amount of money spent on wound care in the U.S.

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Abstract
The Long Island Sound is a tidal estuary that lies between Long Island and Connecticut in the United States [5]. It houses 9 million people and provides around 200,000 jobs which has an estimated value of $17-37 billion dollars a year [3, 2]. The purpose of this experiment is to figure out if the distance from Route 25A, a major road on Long Island, to the coast of the Long Island Sound has an effect on the coastal water nitrates, nitrites, ammonia or pH. It is hypothesized that the distance from Route 25A will have an effect on the nitrates, nitrites, ammonia or pH of the coastal water. The testing took place at Cedarmere Park, North Hempstead Beach Park, Bay Walk Park, and Sunset Park. At each location, a water bottle was filled with water from the tides and were brought home, where the pH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels were tested for with an API saltwater testing kit and logged into a notebook. It was found that distance from Route 25A has no effect on pH or ammonia, but it does have an effect on the nitrate levels. This means that car engine emissions may have an impact on the local ecosystem, and may lead to eutrophication occurring, which can kill off marine organisms. Future research may want to increase the amount of locations tested and possibly use automatic sensors to increase accuracy and ease of testing.

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