CSEF · 2018
Fractal Patterns: Fish Movements
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Fish have been used as the test subject in many scientific psychological studies. They are used as a base of animal behavioral research. The objective of our project is to d…
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CSEF · 2018
High Heat: The Science behind Throwing a Baseball
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal/objectives in this project was to have all of my test subject's improve their average kilometer per hour speeds by introducing new mechanics that are focused on line…
CSEF · 2018
How Different Foods Affect the Growth of Worms and the Soil They Live In
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the length of the worms, reproduction, mass, and the nutrients in the soil. Methods/Materials Worms, soil, ruler, soil test kit, fo…
CSEF · 2018
How Does the Temperature of Seawater Affect the Development Process of Sea Urchins?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If the temperature of the sea water where the development process takes place is warmer, then there is higher possibility of sea urchin embryos going through each stage of g…
CSEF · 2018
How Do Magnet Strengths and Water Temperatures Affect the Growth of Planarian?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective for this is to discover which temperature of water combined with which strength of magnet would increase the rate of regeneration in planarian. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2018
How High Can You Tumble?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test how tumbling backward or forward affects a gymnast's tumbling height (the distance between their back and the floor while flipping). M…
CSEF · 2018
How Introducing Foreign Objects Affects Horse Behavior
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how horses would react to different objects and to find the "Horseanality" of each horse according to the Parelli "Horseanality" type. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2018
Immersive Battlefield Video Games and Adrenaline Fluctuations as Measured through pH Variations within Players
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The reason and objective for this experiment was to see the effects of immersive and intense gaming on the body. We focused specifically on pH level in players due to the la…
CSEF · 2018
Impact Force of Martial Arts
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the force of Taekwondo strikes between one experienced and one inexperienced person with similar body mass. Methods/Materials Two w…
CSEF · 2018
Let Moths Illuminate the Way!
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To verify which type of street light: Light Emitting Diode, High Pressure Sodium, Induction, or no street light, affects a moth's behavior more. Methods/Materials Set up a t…
CSEF · 2018
Let Your Fingers Do the Talking
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if children carry the same fingerprint patterns as their biological parents. Methods/Materials Standard FBI issued 10-print finge…
CSEF · 2018
Modeling Kidney Filtration
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this study is to show how the filtration system in the kidney works and how different amounts of salt affect the efficiency of filtration. My hypoth…
CSEF · 2018
Myrmecology: The Effect of Temperature on Ants' Ability to Locate Food
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of temperature on the speed at which ants locate food. Methods/Materials Three ant colonies, one 30 degree Celsius…
CSEF · 2018
Nanoparticles Improve Duration of Sunblock Protection while Maintaining Efficacy
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Recent studies have demonstrated that topically applied sunblock may enter both the bloodstream and breast milk with unknown consequences. The purpose of this experiment is…
CSEF · 2018
Nanotherapeutics Enhanced Artificial Liver against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals With the pressing issue of antibiotic resistant bacteria, anti-virulence therapies have emerged as a non-antibiotic strategy for bacterial elimination through removal of bac…
CSEF · 2018
Planarians: A New "Shadow Test" on Ultimate Ability of Survival
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The planarian is known for its nearly almighty ability to fully regenerate its missing body parts. The objective is to find out how the animal can survive during regeneratio…
CSEF · 2018
Point-of-Care Detection of Mutations: A Lateral Flow Assay for Detecting NSCLC in Humans
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Lung cancer (NSCLC) causes >200,000 deaths in US annually. Mutation detection costs 1000s of dollars and takes days. Rapid, low-cost point-of-care (POC) devices for cancer m…
CSEF · 2018
Preferred Playtime
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To objective of this study is to determine the preferred playtime toy for 3 different dogs. Methods/Materials 3 dogs were individually tested with 12 dog toys of various siz…
CSEF · 2018
Smartphone-based Eye Exercising Tool to Prevent Computer Vision Syndrome Development through Visual Movement Patterns
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to create an eye exercising method through the use of easily accessible technology such as smartphones to reduce and measure the symptoms of Comp…
CSEF · 2018
Sound Healing and the Human Response
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our worlds medical system has a gap. Acutonics FDA approved tuning forks made of space grade metal can fill that gap. Could sound healing vibration carried through a beginni…
CSEF · 2018
Surchin for Salinity
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether more Purple Sea-Urchin eggs fertilized in 31 ppt, 34 ppt, or 37 ppt salinity levels. Higher salinity water forms when…
CSEF · 2018
Swimmers vs. Singers Pulmonary Functions
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective and goals of my project is to see if swimmers or singers would have higher pulmonary functions by testing their resting heart rate, their forced vital compacit…
CSEF · 2018
Testing and Comparing the pH Levels of Canine, Feline, and Human Saliva
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test whether dogs, cats or humans have more acid (a lower ph level) in their saliva. Methods/Materials After receiving a signed waiver, saliva s…
CSEF · 2018
The Behavioral Sciences of the California Condor
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to discover more about the California Condor social behavior and hierarchy. We want to know who is the most dominant and why, and how their do…
CSEF · 2018
The Devil in Music: The Power of Tritones on Human Behavior
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Can tritones can affect human memory, pulse, and blood pressure Methods/Materials Make an original sheet of music with different tritones Play the tritones on the two clarin…
CSEF · 2018
The Effect of Age on Taste Buds
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if sense of taste changes with age and if the sensitivity to a certain flavor is more dominant in any particular age group than ot…
CSEF · 2018
The Effect of Exercise on Thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study was performed to understand the relationship between exercise and thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue. Many researchers believe that studying BAT in addition wi…
CSEF · 2018
The Effect of Heteractis magnifica on the Cell Viability of Multicentric Canine Lymphoma: Year II
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Venom from the sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, has bioactive and cytotoxic compounds. In this study, cytotoxicity induced by Heteractis magnifica venom was investigated u…
CSEF · 2018
The Effect of Unilateral Visuomotor Adaptation Training on the Untrained Limb
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to identify whether visuomotor adaptation training, performed on one side of the body, positively affected the contralateral side. It was obs…
CSEF · 2018
The Effects of Temperature and Time on Bees on A. cordifolia
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe and record the behavior of the times bees pollinate and whether temperature and time affect the number of bees throughout the da…