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ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Jumping spiders, the largest family of spiders, perform body saccades -- or turning toward stimuli in a series of brief, rapid turns rather than a continuous motion -- when tracking moving o…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Lac is one of the important export products of Thailand as it can be used in many industries such as medicine, paper, printing , etc. Lac is a resinous substance secreted from lac insects (T…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Third Award
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a movement disorder with classical motor impairments in PD patients including akinesia, resting tremor, and muscle rigidity. The pathological hallmark of PD is th…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
In recent years Iowa has seen a rise in organic farming, with that many farmers have begun using organic Helianthus Annuus (black oil sunflowers) as cover crops for organic soybeans. Cover c…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Second Award
The knee joint strength of 43 turkeys, 44 chickens, and 37 guinea fowl was studied by recording various musculoskeletal measurements of the leg, as well as the force required to luxate the k…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Continuous reduction in the population of pollinators has motivated scientists and scholars to search for new research methods of effectiveness determined largely by proper selection of the…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This project consists on the development of a running machine that increases the sensitivity of dog paws who have lost its legs movements as a consequence of Intervertebral Disc Herniation.…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
ABSTRACT: In this project, a fluid diet is prepared for cats which helps them to overcome dehydration. This diet is more beneficial than cat food given to cats as it contains basic electroly…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Vision, one of the most important senses for survival, depends on the detection of light by the eye. Antarctic icefish live in an environment where there is no sunlight for six months of the…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project is to determine if mussels would be able to clean water that shrimp live in. Four mussels were put into one 10-gallon tank while another 5-10 gallon tank was setu…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Second Award
As the lifespan of humans increases, common chronic diseases of older people are becoming more prevalent, predominantly Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). AD is a condition where patients experience…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The purpose of the project is to determine which protein supplement is best for baby goats, kids. The hypothesis is that if the kids are given the pre-made food, then they will grow faster t…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Oxidative stress in blue light exposed C. elegans was previously assessed because human adults spend approximately 11 hours per day exposed to excessive blue light from various technologies…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
60% of deaths worldwide are caused by various chronic inflammatory diseases that vary from arthritis to inflammatory bowel disease. Past studies have revealed that certain chronic inflammato…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This experiment is attempting to manipulate the coral associated microbiome by adding a collective amount of native putatively beneficial microorganisms for corals (pBMCs). Currently there i…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandates that Red 40 must be listed by name on food and product labels. Red 40 is made from plant, animal, or mineral sources. Red 40 has been linked to…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Sugar in processed foods has contributed to increasing obesity and health issues in the American population over the last few decades. The main research into this issue focuses on more compl…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This experiment was conducted to see the effects of a low level of intensity from pulsed electro-magnetic fields on bovine semen samples’ could increase longevity. There were three trials pe…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
There is a need for a cost-effective, safe, and accessible treatment for lupus. At least five million people around the world suffer from this disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chro…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
While it is well known that wildlife is affected by humans due to pollution, the mere presence of humans in close proximity to wildlife can also have an impact. Previous research has found t…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta) is a species of sea turtle that, much like other turtles, is classified as endangered. It is the primary turtle that comes onto the beaches of Tyb…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
In this pandemic, blue light has become a common part of everyday life through LEDs and computer monitors. The researcher hypothesized that a severe exposure to blue light before a Traumatic…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This study aims to investigate the physiological characteristics and burrowing behavior of mole crickets, Gryllotalpa orientalis. The movement of thirty adult mole crickets on transparent hy…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Oxidative stress results from an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in human bodies. Free radicals may begin to damage human fatty tissue, DNA, and proteins, which can cause ne…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This is the third year of a study that has significantly expanded our knowledge of the tiny Sand Fairy cicada (Sylphoides arenaria). Prior to this study only distribution, habitat and morpho…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Wild Turkeys have been predominantly found in southern Minnesota until recent observations in NE Minnesota. Turkeys rely on having less than one foot of snow on average all winter long (Rusc…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The amputation of a thoracic limb, which is twice as likely as a hind limb due to the commonality of Osteosarcoma in large breeds, often leads to overuse of the shoulders and joints, resulti…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Cardiomyopathy, which appears in about 1 in 500 adults, is a heart disease characterized by a complication in the rate of the heartbeat. This project develops a novel method to treat Cardiom…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Third Award
Orthoceras is an extinct genus of Nautiloids, characterized by a straight, conical shell. These inhabited seas 450 million years ago, and are related to cephalopods, which are keystone speci…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Purpose: Scientists have studied bird diversity of the transition zones between urban and rural habitats significantly less than either strictly rural or urban habitats. The diversity of rur…