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ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
i-Motifs and G-quadruplexes are unusual DNA secondary structures that have been implicated as regulatory elements for eukaryotic gene expression. i-Motifs are intercalated ladder formations…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Therapeutic targets for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) pathology are non-specific, and the cellular mechanisms that drive tissue proliferation in AS are poorly understood. This study investigat…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to better understand the impact of coal ash pollution in the environment through studying its impact on the model organism C. elegans. Coal ash, a pollutan…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Current methods of bacterial disinfection are unsuitable due to high cost and inability to kill microbes without altering the product composition. Pulsed magnetic field technology offers pot…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
For bloggers, video editors and composers, choice of music to video and video to music, which harmoniously combines and successfully share author's idea, is a complex and lengthy process. Be…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Earth absorbs approximately 3850 zeta joules of solar energy year-1, which is more than enough to power the entire planet. Solar cell technologies have the potential to harvest this energy;…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Heaping behavior of granular materials under vertical vibration has attracted increasing interest in recent years as it is a beautiful example of gas-granular interaction and granular hydrod…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Collective motion is a phenomenon of ordered motion that attracts much scientific interest because of its presence in a wide variety of applications such as the flocking behavior of birds or…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Temperature sensitive vaccines such as polio and measles must be maintained at a 2-8 degrees Celsius temperature range to avoid spoilage and insure potency. Vaccine Cold Boxes (VCBs) carry m…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) represent an innovative technology with potential applications in warehouses, factories, buildings, and ships. Current approaches to stabilize drones using…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Visible streaks produced by air density variations, caused by temperature changes, any gas leakage or object’s moving (e.g. with supersonic speed), are an example of the Schlieren effect. In…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Photosynthesis is vital to the survival of life on Earth, providing organisms with the ability to harness energy from sunlight and evolve oxygen. Although of the utmost importance, photosynt…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), possess stem-cell like therapeutic and regenerative capabilities while avoiding limitations of stem cell therap…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Zea mays is a staple crop worldwide known for extensive genetic diversity, making it a worthy plant model to study. Alternative splicing (AS) is a post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism i…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreatic beta cells in the human body. Individuals with diabetes either lack insulin (T1D) or have a reduced insulin secretion (T2D). Therefore, the pr…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant bacteria, prevalent in fatal pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It uses a signaling molecule known as BDSF which binds p…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Purpose: Chordomas are rare spinal neoplasms uniquely characterized by their high expression of the transcription factor brachyury. Recently, defects in endogenous antigen presentation, a we…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The algae have many abilities as a renewable lipid source of producing biofuel. Nevertheless, there is an inherent economic problem to make the algae use beneficial as the algae's fuel costs…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Contaminated water, caused by organic dyes pollutants, is a serious problem and concern worldwide. It could cause waterborne diseases and chronic health consequences. Photocatalysts have bee…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Oil and gas fuel our lives and our world, but the impact of certain operational methods could have negative consequences on the environment and the earth, including what lies beneath the sur…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Pseudomonas aerugniosa is one of the most common and often fatal nosocomial bacterium. Extracts from the herb Lycium barbarum were prepared for antimicrobial testing, using different extract…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Due to global threats of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance(AMR),and mortality and morbidity due to bacterial pathogens,discovery and implementation of solutions to AMR such as nove…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Schizophrenia is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions. Identifying how schizophrenia specifically causes changes in the structure and…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Current installed area of “terrestrial photovoltaics,” such as rooftop solar panels, suffices only 1% of global energy demand. Transparent photovoltaics placed on the additional surface area…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
The prevalence of mood disorders has increased rapidly over the past decade, especially in teens. The nature of these disorders is such that most symptoms are in a person’s mind making it ha…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics Fourth Award
Given a Vector Bundle (Coherent Sheaf) with Integrable Connection on a variety in positive characteristic, its p-curvature measures the amount of horizontal sections of the bundle and its va…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Over the past few decades, Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), or commonly known as red tide, have increased in their frequency and magnitude around the world. HABs can cause massive fish kills and…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Downstream riverside communities in the Four Corners Region face a potential threat from metals and metalloids from abandoned mines located in southwestern Colorado. In 2015, the Gold King M…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
In order to develop advanced and cost-effective underwater exploration tools for exploring and utilizing marine resources, this project analyzes the system architecture and core functions of…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Invasive species are a growing threat to biodiversity. Crocodilians have been impacted by many invasive species including pythons and cane toads, and the effects on these apex predators and…