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ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Iron deficiency anemia is a common occurrence for many, which is caused by low iron levels low Iron absorption. Lactoferrin is a key iron-binding protein and transporter of iron that can hel…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Hydrogen peroxide is a harmful oxidizing agent produced as a side product of the metabolism of many organisms. Catalase is an enzyme which occurs naturally in these organisms to facilitate t…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Curcuma caesia and Curcuma longa (turmeric) have been found to have anti-cancer agents. Both turmeric species were used to determine the ability to inhibit cellular pathways targeted in Neur…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Saccharomyces cerevisiae has a preference for consuming disaccharides and monosaccharides relative to any other carbon source. It is able to respire either aerobically or anaerobically, rele…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Cellulosic biofuels are a potential solution to the renewable energy crisis but are currently too expensive to be actualized. Economic, eco-friendly, and efficient cellulosic biofuels from i…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Huge amount of fat, oil and grease (FOG) in the food waste enters the sewer system on daily basis and finally form “fatbergs” which can lead to significant economic loss and are costly to re…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Strontium ranelate (SrRan) is a highly effective drug of choice for osteoporosis treatment, however, the excessively high daily dosage (2g per day for 3 years at least) could cause various s…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Over 3 million people suffer from hyperlipidemia every year in the United States. On the contrary, there is a decreased risk of metabolic diseases in East Asia, where seaweeds are traditiona…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Ovarian cancer, lung cancer, and follicular lymphoma are collectively attributed to 2.8 million deaths annually with an average treatment cost of $212,000. A prevalent mutation in the human…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Quantifying the nonexponential relaxation of supercooled liquids in terms of thermodynamics is a major open question in physical chemistry. The Adam-Gibbs model expresses the relaxation time…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
A large intake of nitrates can cause different health problems but, so can too little. The main source of digested nitrates come from green vegetables. One main factor that contributes to th…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Fourth Award
With computers and smartphones rapidly upgrading their capacity and processing speed, cooling using heat pipes has become increasingly important to protect fragile electrical components from…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Second Award
In the past decade, photocatalysts have been used to create important biomolecules by facilitating electron transfers between different compounds in the presence of visible light like sunlig…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry First Award
Aerogels are the least-dense class of solid material available today, with an enormous surface area relative to their weight and volume due to their porous nature. This makes aerogels attrac…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Polybia-MP1 is a well-known antimicrobial peptide isolated from the venom of a Brazilian wasp named Polybia Paulista. Recent studies suggested that it can inhibit the growth of multidrug-res…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Third Award
The recent characterization of a new class of prenylated acylphloroglucinol heterodimers (Lindbergins) with leishmanicidal activity by Socolsky et al. presents a promising alternative to tra…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Pickering Emulsions(PE), which received growing endorsement in the recent catalytic chemistry field due to its high surface activity, provide new possibilities to improve the efficiency of T…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is an outstanding environmental issue that causes damage to ecosystems and public health. Activation of carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds is central to the chem…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Third Award
Protein secondary structure is defined by the local interactions between amino acid residues and it is widely used in protein structure and function analysis. Secondary structure information…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Fourth Award
Commercial white-light LED lamps are typically made with InGaN blue LEDs coated with yellow phosphors containing rare-earth elements, such as cerium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG:Ce3+).…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Microplastic pollution is becoming an increasing threat to the viability of marine organisms and ecosystems. The concentration of these particles actively parallels humanity's increasing nee…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
My science fair project is intended to help people who like to do art. I love to draw and mistakes are inevitable so I decided to make my project about removing permanent marker ink. My expe…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
CO2 has great effect on the environment , the aim of the project is to reuse CO2 in cement industry to decrease its effect as greenhouse gas as well as using the waste from marble cutting an…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Second Award
There exist evolutionarily-conserved genetic similarities between signals for planarian regeneration and human inflammation. The ROS-activated TRPA1 ion channel is implicated in planarian re…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Chromatography is a well-known method for separating gas or liquid components from mixtures but is unavailable for mixtures of solids. Here, we describe a practical analytical method for sep…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Chemical disinfectants are added during the production of drinking water to prevent bacterial growth in the water as it distributed to consumers. Historically, in all 50 states, liquid chlor…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Conversion of CO2 in a scalable technology has the potential for enormous energy and environmental impact but remains a challenge. I will explore the effects of earth-abundant perovskite oxi…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Currently, reverse osmosis serving as the most widely used drinking water purification method is very costly and energy-intensive, which calls for innovative alternatives. Capacitive deioniz…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Nattokinase is a serine protease that is used to treat Staphyloccocus aureus biofilm formation on surgical tools. Despite preliminary knowledge on the chemical structure of nattokinase, ther…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the type of rice that contained the lowest starch concentration – raw, parboiled, jasmine, basmati, or sticky. The researcher hypothesized raw…