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ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Marginalization of historically disadvantaged communities manifests in academia through inequitable funding structures. Scientists identifying as members of minority groups face greater diff…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine how different types of puzzles—Sudoku and jigsaw puzzles—affect memory retention and concentration, and whether engaging in both leads to greate…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study was to assess how visual information impacts the accuracy of short-term memory recall. As memory is an essential human function, the project aimed to examine how to…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Music induces emotions, and emotions affect people's behavior and mental health. This project studies how different musical key signatures influence listeners' emotions. A survey was designe…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study is to isolate the specific population of an all-girls, private, Catholic high school to determine the effects of school climate on mental wellbeing of teachers and…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) suffer disproportionately from cardiometabolic health conditions, with diabetes mortality rates 3.32 times higher than the general population, ye…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
WHO states that the global life expectancy (LE) is 73 years, with chronic diseases responsible for 75% of all deaths globally. Beyond individual wellbeing, this reality places substantial bu…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In many scenarios, from democratic governance to decision-making in corporate boards and international organizations, voting plays a crucial role. However, not all votes carry the same weigh…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
elf-cognition, or the perception of one’s thoughts and identity, plays a fundamental role in cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and decision-making. Psychological and neuroscient…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Geriatric populations living with Alzheimer’s disease often experience low mood levels that can exacerbate their symptoms and shorten their life spans. The most common treatments for these l…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As our societies age, the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease across the world is expected to rise from 55 million in 2019 to 139 million in 2050, according to the WHO. This dis…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Roughly 296 million individuals suffer from substance addiction, while another broad spectrum contends with behavioral addiction. The addict encounters myriad challenges throughout the thera…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This science fair project aims to explore the impact of early exposure to the environmental toxin Bisphenol A (BPA) on the neurobehavioral development of Drosophila melanogaster. Drawing par…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 20% of the global population, presents unique challenges for Arabic speakers due to the language's distinctive properties. The scarcit…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens and young adults, emphasizing the urgent need for effective adolescent mental health care. Three hundred seventy-four teenagers assessed…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The project addresses the challenge of managing meltdowns in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a condition marked by difficulties in communication and social interaction. Globall…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over 1.8 billion people play video games worldwide, with an estimated 201.2 million active members of the eSports community. The eSports domain has continued shifting into the mainstream and…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study explores the potential therapeutic benefits of music created from mathematical sequences, particularly focusing on the Fibonacci and Lucas sequences. The numbers in these sequence…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over 50 million K-12 students are enrolled in the United States. Students' experience in school goes beyond just their curricula: it is highly dependent on supportive learning environments.…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Overexposure to manganese (Mn) through contaminated water or occupational environment has been shown to result in dopaminergic dysfunction and overall neurotoxicity in the human brain [1]. T…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Technology dependency is increasing; estimations say 97% of Americans own a smartphone (Pew Research 2024); therefore, it is important to know how it affects society. This project aimed to d…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Epinephrine Auto-Injectors (EAI) are life-saving medical devices used to treat anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. However, they have low successful administration rates. The EpiPen is…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Previous research suggests people exhibit an "empathy gap": they feel more empathy for members of their group than for outsiders. I explored whether the empathy gap exists in racial and part…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common “single-gene” cause of intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) worldwide, often manifesting understudied seizure comorbidi…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Our project aims to solve the issues that come with poor posture. We will be creating a laptop stand to solve and prevent back pain. Our participants will be students within the age range of…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences First Award
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects millions of people worldwide and causes gait impairments like tremors. Accurate motor impairment assessment is critical for efficient PD management. The MDS-…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which causes memory loss and cognitive decline, and often leads to behavioral changes, increasing levels of agitation, a…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Bipolar disorder (BD) stigma arises from patients' actions during episodes resulting in feelings of guilt and shame, which delays seeking treatment due to societal pressure increasing the ri…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research was carried out to determine the relationship between volunteer work and social and emotional learning level of students by examining the social and emotional learning level of…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Purpose: The reason I did this project was because over 70% of teenagers don't get enough sleep at night and 23.8% of teenagers have insomnia. The project was created to help provide insight…