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ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Cellular regeneration is a primary process necessary for the reconstruction of impaired tissue following an injury. In contrast to acute wounds, chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Bean beetles are an agricultural pest, destroying crops of legumes like mung beans and cowpeas. They decrease the yields of infested crops by up to 90% and reproduce quickly in warmer temper…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's top three public health problems (WHO). A major contributing factor to antibiotic resistance is its indiscriminate use in broiler production. This…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Little is known about octopuses, though their complex neural systems and full motion capability make them model organisms for soft robotics. However, due to the independent behavior of each…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Cigarette butts (CBs) are the most abundant plastic waste and the number one littered item in American Samoa. Currently, there is an outgrowing interest in recycling CBs and developing metho…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Second Award
In Hawai?i, the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus carries avian malaria, threatening extinction for Native Hawaiian forest bird species. The most effective and environmentally friendly method…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Granulosa cell tumor (GCT) in mares is a significant concern in veterinary medicine. These tumors primarily affect the ovaries and constitute about 85% of all tumors related to the reproduct…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Second Award
Honeybees are irreplaceable, performing 80% of global crop pollination. However, commercial US hives have been dying at alarming rates (~50% annually). Scientific literature identifies small…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Skin allergies in dogs are common, leading to discomfort. Medications used to treat allergies are expensive, not always working. To combat this problem, the researcher believes an Aloe Vera…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The Fijian white-footed ant, Technomyrmex vitiensis or T. vitienis, native to Southeast Asia and some Pacific islands, has become a serious pest in American Samoa. It can reach high densitie…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Second Award
Pebrine disease caused by Nosema bombycis is the most dreaded infectious disease in sericulture practice, accounting for 30% yield loss of silkworm with estimated economic loss of 10 million…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Red palm weevil (a beetle, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a promising source of low-cost, high-quality protein commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia. We found a correlation in the increased w…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Bees pollinate over 80% of flowering plants, but bee colonies have alarmingly declined by 39.7% annually over the past decade. Traditional methods for monitoring beehives, like human inspect…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Dragonfly nymphs are known for their ability to rapidly snatch prey by extending their folded labia, despite the resistance of water. The labia of dragonfly nymphs can be categorized into tw…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
In recent years, the invasive Burmese pythons have severely impacted the ecosystem of the Everglades, such that many mammal species have had sharp declines in population. It was hypothesized…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Calories are one of the most important nutrients needed when building muscle and fat in cattle. Using the food calorimetry method I tested the hypothesis that cake pellets will be more calor…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Studying octopus arm movement is important for behavioral and motor control research as octopuses use their arms to capture prey, mate, fight, hide from predators, and complete tasks in expe…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Aged people are more prone to sleeping disorders, which poses a serious health concern worldwide. The underlying mechanisms of sleep and aging related diseases remain unclear following my me…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Pollination services provided by managed honey bees are essential to a variety of agricultural crops. In February and March, more than 80% of the nation’s beehives are rented by almond growe…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Crickets are a global source of nutrition for pets and humans alike. This will only increase as traditional agriculture faces increased challenges due to the advent of global warming. Howeve…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Light pollution or artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt insect circadian rhythms and development, since photoperiod is a dominant cue for timing seasonal events in animal life cycles…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Every day, tons of expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) end up in landfills and waterways all over the world, doing incalculable harm to the environment. Previous studies have found that the Zop…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neuro-toxicant that disrupts neural processes and neurogenesis of animals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at sublethal levels. Recent studies using zebra finc…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to see what type of saddle pad will keep the least amount of pressure on the horse’s back. A saddle pad should distribute uniform pressure from the saddle a…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Fall armyworms(FAW) cause around 500 million dollars in economic damage each year in the U.S., and pesticidal treatments are becoming increasingly ineffective. Meanwhile, management solution…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Despite 80% of India’s population incorporating Ayurveda to maintain their health, Ayurvedic herbs consumed to treat depressive moods, impaired memory, and infertility lack evidence to suppo…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The tidal snail Cerithidea moerchii living in brackish mud flat in our town (habitat A) was observed frequently climbed up on the reed stem above the water. Snails of this species were also…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Dairy cattle are continuously being bred and birthed in order to produce milk. It is generally accepted that moon phases affect many things such as ocean tides and human behavior. Cattle are…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine which soil parameters (pH, density, water content, and soil content) affect the location of Aphonopelma hentzi burrows in the Comanche National G…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) are two substances that are widely used in the cuisines of many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. These compounds have a…