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ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Is chitin resistant to Gamma radiation? On the span of years, there had been many problems regarding radiation from pregnant women incapable of entering radiation rooms to nuclear weapons. T…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Third Award
Oil spills constitute a serious threat to both the economy and the environment, disturbing the ecosystem. According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF) in…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Second Award
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and a promising candidate for realizing carbon-neutral systems, as its only byproduct is water. However, the lack of clean water is a significant barrier t…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Adsorption of Dyes and Heavy Metals From Water Using a Mixture of Jordanian Diatomite and Bentonite. Sewar Sadi Kamel Alsalal. Jordan/Aqaba. Dyes, and metal ions represent common and dangero…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder. FXS is caused by transcriptional silencing of the FMR1 gene, which leads to the loss of the translati…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
Determining transdermal permeability of compounds facilitates an understanding of drug distribution, improving quality of medical care. The study’s purpose was to analyze transdermal drug ab…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Second Award
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that impacts the movement control of patients due to the degeneration of neurons, reducing the dopaminergic levels in the brain. This causes sy…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry First Award
Safeguarding food quality and safety is essential to people's livelihoods. Over recent years, the ingestion of food-borne pathogens and their related metabolic toxins increasingly affects pu…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
In 2021, 400 million megatons of shrimp were produced. The average American consumes 4 lbs. of shrimp annually. However, despite the large consumption, there are no available methods to test…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Better therapeutics for prostate cancer are needed as over 34,000 American men are estimated to die of prostate cancer in 2023. Natural products have been valuable sources of anticancer agen…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
As the emission of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere continues to contribute to climate change, the search for a cleaner energy source prevails. Using algae as a biofuel can replace our use…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
In this study, we confirmed the copper ion adsorption ability of the chestnut tree and suggested the possibility of making a filter to remove heavy metals from wastewater. Indonesia's Jauapu…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The aromatic amino acid Tyrosine was synthesized using three types of clays, water, heat, and a few common compounds. However, initial efforts to identify Tyrosine were stymied by the sole u…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The rapid discovery of exoplanets in recent years has presented a complex challenge in determining their habitability. Remote detection and limited spatial and spectral information, as well…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Plastics pose a major environmental problem to the planet as they take around 700 years to degrade completely. Consequently, the demand for alternate and environment-friendly materials is ri…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Light plays a pivotal role in an organism’s life. Organisms are able to harness the energy light expels and use it for their benefit. The energy light expels is sometimes large enough to act…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The textile industry is responsible for producing 20% of all water pollution.With Methylene Blue (MB) acting as the most commonly used basic dye in the textile industry, its usage is problem…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The phosphate purification of wastewater via electroflotation first made us aware of phosphorus recycling and its importance in averting a global fertilizer crisis, which is currently threat…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry First Award
The interest in green hydrogen, produced from water, as a clean and efficient alternative to fossil fuels is hampered by the high cost of production and the need for desalinated water source…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Plastics are not biodegradable and are used at an alarming rate. They carry an enormous amount of environmental pollution. Nanoplastics that result from these plastics endanger marine life a…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
DNA looping is a method of gene regulation that plays an important role in controlling transcription. Research has shown that DNA looping occurs as a method of gene regulation when transcrip…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
With the development of third world countries entering the technological space, E-waste is continuing to grow as a worldwide problem, and thus figuring out how to properly separate base mate…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
A major concern as we approach the future is the use of renewable resources and clean energy. One of the primary viable options has often been solar power. Current solar technology is primar…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Finding new methods of oxygenation is an important pursuit in the modern age of respiratory diseases, climate change, and the COVID pandemic. Individuals who struggle to achieve sufficient l…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Fourth Award
Recent advances in CO2 capture and fixation allowed the transformation of atmospheric CO2 into useful organic molecules, but they are limited by extreme reaction conditions or the use of dan…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Currently, both synthetic and animal-derived grafts currently used as scaffolds for perfusable human tissue have limitations due to low availability, poor biocompatibility, and cost. Plant l…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Radiation-induced lung disease is a potential challenge for thoracic cancer survivors, who received radiotherapy. Hence, research to identify drugs that have selective effects on normal and…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The chemicals in man-made cleaning products and the plastics that encase them pollute and harm the environment. This investigation’s goal was to test the effectiveness of a natural plant-bas…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a widely used plastic polymer presents significant environmental challenges due to its extensive production and disposal. In this study, we investigated the…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The Suzuki reaction is a widely used method for forming carbon-carbon bonds in organic synthesis. The palladium-catalysed reaction are highly successful due to the high reactivity of boranes…