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ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently been introduced as a possible drug delivery system due to their porous, three-dimensional crystalline structure, created by repeated reaction of…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Solid waste is a huge problem in Qatar, it is produced as a rate of 2.5 Kg/day Out of this, polymers and carbon black constitute a significant percentage of it. This project aimed at synthes…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
Bacterial infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients lead to decreased lifespan. In particular, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infections are linked to higher mortality. This study examined the use of b…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Effective remediation of oily wastewater includes the oil-water separation and the decontamination of organic pollutants. Although membranes with a characteristic selective wettability of wa…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Tragedies such as the 2008 and 2018 cholera epidemics in Zimbabwe can be avoided in future if cheaper methods of water purification are developed . Capillary action was investigated as a pos…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Due to growing interest in reusing grey water to combat drought, soapnuts, a natural berry shell, were studied for the past four years to see if its greywater could be used to irrigate lawns…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the APS device when treating auditory hypersensitive autistic children aged 3 – 8 years old. The study’s methodology consisted of four phases…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Nitrophenols (Nphs), a chemical used for synthesizing in pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and other industries, is a major source of water pollution. Due to population growth, the usage…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
In organic agricultural communities, the soil is contaminated with chemical runoff from Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer ions that diffuse from neighboring farms. These i…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Given the considerable threats pollution outbreaks pose to reservoir freshwater supply, we aim to develop a deep water monitoring robot that can conduct constant and comprehensive data colle…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are voltage-gated channels in cell membranes of the heart and brain. The Ih current, also called the pacemaker current, pla…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world, and migraine symptoms (e.g. severe pain, visual disturbances, nausea, and cognitive impairments) all impede daily life. At the ne…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Neurometabolic and vascular changes have been shown to pre-date amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease by several decades. However, these changes are not well cha…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
ABSTRACT Bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations are declining nationally as well as globally due to a variety of factors including habitat loss, pathogens, and immune deficiencies. Because of…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Available water dispensers lack effective automation, which often leads to overflows when users do not stop the machines on time. Therefore, the goal of this project was to develop a mechani…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Poor outdoor and indoor air quality causes disease and shortens life expectancy. Air pollution accounts for about 6.4 million deaths worldwide, according to a report published in the journal…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Third Award
Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation, hypnosis and relaxation, reducing anxiety, muscle spams and seizures. Such drugs are available with prescription. Benzodiazepines slow…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The area around Ajuy river in Iloilo, Philippines is currently being mined for manganese ore, and river water samples exceed the maximum manganese contaminant level set by US-EPA. At the sam…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The aim of this investigation is to determine the inhibitory effects of sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate on Aspergillus flavus and its hepatocarcinogenic metabolite Aflatoxin B1…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics Third Award
My work is devoted to studying the combinatorics of 216 maximal C3 circular codes - a special sets of words. Circularity means, that every new word, formed from the elements of this set and…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
With increasing populations and rising global temperatures, the need for a new agricultural revolution is imperative. The objective of this project was to find a sustainable and economical a…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Convolutional neural networks (CNN) are traditionally used in computer vision, but have recently gained traction as sequential models. In this paper two improvements to temporal convolutiona…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Heavy metal contamination in the environment, specifically in aquatic systems, has been a top concern for nearly 100 years. This heavy metal contamination is found at nearly every one of the…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
With the growing prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), the complete loss of insulin production among children and adults, the artificial pancreas is becoming increasingly necessary to combat…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative, fatal brain disease characterized by impairments in memory, language, reasoning, and cognition. Identifying AD in its earliest stages of Mild…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Third Award
When the first iPad came out I instantly wanted to be able to create illustrations freely from anywhere I am. After the introduction of high resolution displays working with vectors instead…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Blindness affects nearly 40 million people, a value expected to double before 2050. With a world incredibly dense with visual information, surviving and thriving can be hard, as a Visually I…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
The purpose of this project is to design a multidimensional atmospheric sensor platform to facilitate the monitoring and visualization of airborne pollutants and improve the accessibility of…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
WHO estimates that around 12 million children (2-5% children worldwide) suffer from amblyopia - the most common visual impairment among children. Neurocognitive development is dependent on p…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor in adults, primarily treated with the chemotherapeutic agent Temozolomide (TMZ). However, many tumors are initially resista…