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ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Prejudice on the experiences outside of heteronormativity may produce the teachers silencing thus collaborating with violence occurrence and dropout of young LGBT. In Brazil where the levels…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of the experiment "Getting Crossed" is it will provide coaches with a tool to help players evaluate and adjust their skills and thus improve their free throw percentage and inevi…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of vaping in teenagers/adolescents on mental acuity. To test this, a mock Stroop Test was implemented and was used to test three different gr…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In this qualitative research work we perform an iconographic interpretation of the rock manifestations of the Quilcay de Singa complex, based on the iconographic characteristics represented…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nervous system, affecting millions worldwide. However, the early diagnosis of ALS is difficult since symp…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Markowitz Mean-Variance model provides a computational framework for developing optimized portfolios but fails to account for the risk associated with human behavior. This study proposes…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
How can we assess customer satisfactions with online shopping? In this research, I conducted multiple analyses, including regression analyses, network analysis, frequency analysis, and struc…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Since Taiwan Education Bureau passed the “Three Types of Experimental Education Act”, many Indigenous Experimental schools have sprung up. Seeing the advocacy of "Culturally Responsive Curri…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The research focused on Texao (Tropaeolum Majus), a typical Arequipa plant characterized by having no stem and crawl through the walls of the Arequipa-style platforms as a climbing plant. Th…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
When it comes to students with low academic performance, repeated low scores can negatively contribute to social identity and form an inferiority complex leading to low motivation. This resu…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Approximately 38,000 children with severe-to-profound hearing loss in the United States use a cochlear implant. Research demonstrates that adolescent cochlear implant recipients experience d…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Chronic stress, a disorder marked by dangerously prolonged stress levels, is becoming increasingly widespread, and current diagnostic methods are inadequate to address the issue. The sole pu…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In this project, a dichotomous key developed by archeologist David Hurst Thomas for the classification of projectile points from Monitor Valley, Nevada, was used to classify points from the…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Two hundred high school students were surveyed to examine the correlation between the amount of time they spend on various forms of entertainment and their GPA. The survey sought to correlat…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The goal is to make recommendations on how to choose the utensils for people who want to adjust their weight. It is planned to conduct an experiment, which will practically establish the con…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Students attending high school today have an increased average stress level compared to those in the past. Heightened stress levels in high school students can cause health problems if stres…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Subliminal messages are messages passed to the human mind without the mind being consciously aware of it, as, for example, in advertising. To test the efficiency of these messages, teenagers…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
It is possible to see the same event on two news channels, and receive differing opinions, positive and negative, about the same event. How much does exposure to negative priming and bias ne…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
For having the biggest regional influence, Brazil has become the main destiny of immigrants who left Haiti after the massive earthquake in 2010. This movement to Brazil characterized the lar…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
While many think of virtual reality (VR) as a technology that is only used in video games, its interactive features and multi-sensory experience may make it an ideal learning tool. To justif…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the United States there are over 15 million people who struggle with alcohol addiction. This issue has become increasingly large over the years in the United States, especially in Florida…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The effect of social media on mental health (depression, anxiety, loneliness, eating disorders) and academic performance will be determined. Additionally, the differences between male and fe…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The average human spends approximately four to 11 hours viewing electronic screens daily, which may have severe impacts on the human body. This research observed the impact of blue light on…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
It’s important to understand if a demonstration of questioning one’s definition of “happy” and “content” can change one’s perception of being “happy.” Through an educational video, I hypothe…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of forgiveness meditation on increasing alpha brain waves. Alpha waves are associated with creativity, so, if shown to be ef…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With the proliferation of social media, hateful or toxic content and cyberbullying in online forums have only grown. AI-driven algorithms deployed to moderate and reduce hateful content ofte…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The site of overflowing charity clothing bins has been a daily concern to me. As well as being an eye sore. These once-loved donated items are being left to be damaged by the elements. Throu…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
"Multi-tasking ruins productivity, causes mistakes, and impedes creative thought," says Earl Miller, neuroscientist at MIT. Auditory distractions are one form of multi-tasking that may hinde…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Implicit biases (specifically gender-based) are ubiquitous and are known to influence social behavior leading to the question - 'how could these biases be eliminated or, at least, recognized…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Even in the 21st century, poverty is a global epidemic. Although U.S. charities receive over 400 billion dollars annually, the allocation of these resources is catastrophically inefficient.…