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ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
In 2019, over 3.2 million adolescents aged 12-17 experienced symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and 73% of adolescents who experienced MDD did not get enough sleep per night. Depre…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Cockroach is considered to be one of the most successful insects on the earth because of their fast reproduction, strong resistance and wide appetite including even plastic products. However…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
I chose this project while working this past summer. It was noticed that Trachemys Scripta Elegans had three qualitative shapes on the second vertebral scute (V2) region of the carapace, con…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading international cause of morbidity and mortality. The neurologic outcome of TBI is significantly influenced by the cellular, molecular and…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Honeybees store nectar in the crop(social stomach) and share it with nestmates through trophallaxis. This behavior seems to increase the risk of infections by colony members sharing contamin…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
This project focuses on the comparative gene expression in the nematode Caenorhabditis Elegan (C. Elegan) in nine specific target genes found by Selch et al. in 2008. Due to expanding space…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
To study the functions of Brandt's voles in the grassland ecosystem, its impact on vegetations, and the optimal density, the author researched in a fenced pasture in Inner Mongolia with dist…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Epilepsy is a neurological disease involving spontaneous and chronic seizures. Seizure susceptibility and intensity are affected by a multitude of factors, including caffeine exposure and di…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Soft oyster leech can cause severe damage to the oyster farming industry worldwide by breaking through oyster’s robust defense mechanism effortlessly. So, what is its unique attacking method…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
The reason I chose to do this project was to benefit my community and myself. That is how I came up with my question, “Will Dawn Dish Soap, Red Cedar Oil, Castile Soap, or Neem Oil better de…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Chronic Inflammatory diseases affect approximately 45 million people just in the United States. Specifically, inflammatory bowel disease ( Crohn's disease) affects over 15 million people eve…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death for newborns; approximately one million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth. This project develops a novel method…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Honey Bees are extremely important, performing 80 percent of all pollination worldwide. Their population has been rapidly declining at an alarming rate. Multiple studies have shown declining…