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ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Purpose: Chordomas are rare spinal neoplasms uniquely characterized by their high expression of the transcription factor brachyury. Recently, defects in endogenous antigen presentation, a we…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The algae have many abilities as a renewable lipid source of producing biofuel. Nevertheless, there is an inherent economic problem to make the algae use beneficial as the algae's fuel costs…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Delivering pharmaceuticals at the correct dosage to the correct site often proves an obstacle to a drug’s effectiveness. Cyclodextrin polymers can localize administration and lengthen the ti…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The title of this project is The Influence of Vegetated Coverage on Surface Runoff Losses of the Insecticide, Bifenthrin. Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide that is most common…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Activated charcoal is a chemical that has increased in popularity. It is used in toothpaste to whiten teeth, in face masks to remove ‘toxins’ from the skin and is even taken as a food supple…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The project we developed starts from an element that has strongly characterized the five hundred and twenty years of the artwork: its fragility. The painting is one the most vulnerable among…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Purpose: The leading causes of death globally stems from cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart failure, which both involve atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis refers to the buildup o…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a common characteristic of many diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and cancer. Normal mitochondrial function is regulated by post-translational mod…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Carcinogenic acrylamide naturally forms in common foods and drinks containing asparagines and reducing sugars when processed at temperatures above 120°C. Recent worldwide concern for consume…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The innovative proposal of this research focused on the evaluation of eggshell as an alternative source for obtaining calcium carbonate (CaCO3), in order to be used in the paper sheet manufa…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Nowadays, electrochemical CO2 reduction that involves the utilization of CO2 to convert into hydrocarbon products has been regarded as a promising way to address the increasing crisis of gre…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Our work is aimed at the synthesis of new lanthanide labels based on derivatives of DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) for NMR screening. The introduction of a spin label into a prote…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation was building a reactor that combined carbon dioxide and water molecules into artificially synthesized carbohydrates and identifying those carbohydrates that…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Convenient and inexpensive colorimetric chemical sensors (like pH paper), which change color when exposed to chemicals with different concentrations, are attractive due to low cost, ease of…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Advances in the mobility of bone marrow transplants have benefited many different types of people from all aspects of the socioeconomic ladder. This project demonstrates the process of cryop…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Non-biodegradable plastic is prevalent as it’s integrated into every aspect of our lives. The careless disposal of plastic is one of the biggest problems that humanity faces today. It has a…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Industrial dyes are one of the most dangerous effluents that could contaminate the environment and causes a water pollution. Many industries produces dyes, such as textiles, leather, dyes, p…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used in the treatment of Herpes Labialis, a difficult to treat viral infection affecting over 140 million people worldwide. Traditionally, administration of Ac…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
First time, soybean is investigated for supercapacitor application, because of its importance towards Arkansas’s economy. In this project, phosphorous and nitrogen co-doped carbon (PNDC) was…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug worldwide for treating diabetes and it is becoming a promising drug for the treatment of a multitude of conditions including metabolic syndrome,…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Third Award
Smoking, the leading cause of oral cancer in India, kills over 5 people every hour. As high mortality is due to late diagnosis, early detection is vital. Free radical induced lipid peroxidat…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The aim of this research is to study new approaches towards fluoroalkene-based peptidomimetics using (gem-fluorohalocyclopropyl)boronates. Fluoroalkenes have high antiviral, antitumor or ant…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
This study aimed to examine the efficiency of using Nano-Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5 (OH)4) to purify electroplating wastewater from Nickel, and to examine wither or not it offered functional and af…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
DEFINITION OF THE THEME The idea of finding solutions to treat toxic wastewater into clean water, raising water-saving awareness to avoid waste and conserve water sources to provide clean wa…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Life formed on Earth 4 billion years ago using RNA to store genetic information, but how RNA first synthesized is unknown, due to no enzymes. RNA bases underwent repeated wet-dry cycles in v…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Hydrogen may play a key future role as a carrier of renewable energy to replace fossil fuel. It could be used in automotive vehicles as it is easy to deliver via the electrolysis of water an…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Unmodified silica aerogel and modified silica aerogel, which was combined with two forms of carbon (graphite and activated carbon) to create new materials with theoretical enhanced adsorptio…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Purpose: Currently, in the pharmaceutical industry, the most prominent carrier system for drug encapsulation is liposomal technology. With a 10% drug loading efficiency, this technology has…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
To minimize the harmful effects of Smog the surrounding areas these experiments were conducted to form a paint which is eco-friendly in a way that it will help to absorb smog from atmosphere…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The brazilian popular medicine is an empirical knowledge, passed down through generations, that associates the use of plants and other natural elements for diseases treatment. As an example,…