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ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
Antibiotic misuse has caused bacteria to evolve resistance, raising the potential for widespread, devastating health crises. Novel therapeutic alternatives to antibiotics seek to target viru…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
The gut microbiome plays an essential role in human health. Sugar substitutes and food preservatives were tested for their effects on the microbiome, specifically their effect on the growth…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
The purpose of this research is to create a better body armor by testing different woven patterns and creating a loom for the textile. Body armor plays a huge factor in the vitality rate of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Iron deficiency-caused anemia is prevalent in the Highlands of Peru because natural sources of iron have been removed from the Peruvian diet due to world economics. Instead of eating iron ri…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
We carried out an archaeological investigation to determine if the authorship of the petroglyphs located in Caldera, province of Chiriquí, is really from the group known as the Dorasques. To…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Some contemporary health coaches suggest that natural almonds contain protease inhibitors (substances that inhibit the activity of protein-digesting enzymes). They claim that by “activating”…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Clean water is vital for human consumption and medical treatment, as well as equipment sterilization. 80% of illnesses in developing countries relate to poor water quality and 3.4 million pe…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
Physical winglets offer widespread lift to drag force improvement for commercial and cargo aircraft; unfortunately, their improvements cannot be applied to fighter or short take-off and land…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Gravitational waves offer promising new ways to detect astronomical phenomena such as binary black hole systems, supernovae, and background gravitational waves from the Big Bang. We focused…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The study of topological systems is a very active field. In 2016, the Nobel prize in physics was awarded to the pioneers who studied topological systems such as topological insulators and th…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Third Award
Problems caused by wood decay fungi have been a potential problem to the environment and society. Therefore, a novel drug delivery system, named “Tree Plaster”, has been developed to treat p…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Third Award
Flaviviruses, such as the Zika and Dengue virus, are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that have caused widespread epidemics and morbidity throughout the world. Little is known abo…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
Biologically inspired airfoil designs have recently become of increasing interest to the aerospace industry for their aerodynamic versatility. One approach involves mimicking the undulating…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
vonWillebrand Disease debilitates 4+ million people in the US with most subtypes induced by mutations of the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) multimeric glycoprotein responsible for hemostasis. I…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Fungal multi-resistance refers to the capacity of fungi to multiply even with antimicrobials. The project’s objective was to identify natural substances to be used as treatment against infec…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Third Award
In 2017, the World Health Organization reported that there were 285 million visually-impaired people worldwide of which 39 million are completely blind. According World Access for the Blind,…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Each year, car accidents on United States roadways claim 37,000 lives and injure 2 million others. 47% of these incidents involve a combination of two critical pre-crash events: turning and…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
The occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in the environment is a global concern. The problem is further exacerbated when a single bacterium offers resistance to m…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
RNA-based infectious diseases have been sources of large-scale epidemics and pandemics resulting in millions of casualties worldwide. Detection of these biological agents normally involves m…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
Today smartphones cannot match the capabilities of a personal computer. Also, the time of their use is limited to 1-2 days without recharging, and the cost in most cases is equal to the cost…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Crop yields are strongly dependent on average summertime temperatures and extreme heat waves, both of which are projected to increase in the coming century. A statistical model was created t…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
This project uses the “Bag of Visual Words” computer vision algorithm to automatically detect age-related macular degeneration in retinal fundus images. Macular degeneration is the most prev…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Myocardial Infarctions are major cardiovascular emergencies that can severely weaken the heart or even cause heart failure if they are not treated in a timely manner. Myocardial Infarctions…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common fatal genetic disease. Mutations in the CFTR gene often lead to drastically reduced lifespans, which can be greatly increased after diagnosis. Because curren…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Third Award
The total solar energy absorbed by the Earth is 3.85 × 1024 J per year, which is approximately 104 times greater than the annual world energy consumption. Solar energy must be harvested to p…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The unique properties of gold nanorod's (GNR's) biosensing capability were applied to produce a multiplex, cost and time-effective, biodiagnostic assay for the early detection of multiple di…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Desalination and purification of seawater could prevent droughts and give all humanity access to clean water. However, current desalination techniques like reverse osmosis (RO) are difficult…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to compare three types of auto-suturing (4, 5, & 6-sutures per segment) and control of continuous hand sutured anastomoses. It was hypothesized that if thr…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Third Award
Conducting polymers (CPs) combine the electronic properties of semiconductors with the biocompatibility and mechanical properties of polymers. However, the capabilities of CPs are limited by…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
The current rise of multi-resistant bacterial strains has required increased development and production of new antimicrobial compounds. Research into the “cryptic biosynthetic pathways” of a…