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ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
WBSCR27-methyltransferase is associated with Williams syndrome. Williams syndrome is a genetic disease that is accompanied by a number of severe symptoms, including mental retardation, cardi…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Despite technological advances in biofuel viability, there are major flaws of this type of alternative source of energy. Implementation of ethanol is important, because substitution of biofu…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Current chemical and physical processes to treat wastewater containing dyes have high costs and are contradictory because they produce more pollution during the process. Titanium (IV) dioxid…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Pulsed ultraviolet light (PUVL) serves as a processing method that retains natural appearance of foods, lacks residual compounds, saves energy, and is considered environmentally friendly. Al…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Medicine should be available to all. But it isn’t. This is because many communities lack the resources for a medicinal cold chain, a distribution network that keeps medicine cold until it is…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
The inner bark of the Chinese cinnamon tree Cinnamomum cassia is commonly processed into cinnamon sticks. The chemical compound that gives cinnamon sticks their flavor and odor is (2E)-3-phe…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Although water makes up to 71% of the Earth’s surface, only 0.5% is fresh. Fresh water resources are getting exhausted at an exponential rate due to environmental changes, as well as the lac…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Petroleum demand currently is ongoing, especially with the increase in industrial and construction evolution. Based on statistics, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ranked second worldwide in o…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Water removal through demulsification is a critical step in oil refineries. However, the mass production of conventional chemical demulsifiers is detrimental to public health and the environ…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Second Award
Each year, 60 million tons of biodegradable and organic matter are thrown into landfills, where they are unable to decompose and continuously produce greenhouse gases. Despite a proposed cor…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
The recent characterization of the natural product Pannokin D (a novel benzoxanthone-type diprenylated flavonoid with cytotoxic activity and the rare biochemical capability of overcoming TRA…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Transition metal-based layered double hydroxide (LDH) water-splitting electrocatalysts are known to have distinctive structural and electronic properties that facilitate the water-splitting…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that damages the neuroimmune system, is caused by the degeneration of myelin sheath, an insulating fiber located on a neuron's axon, which leads to the red…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Research and detection of antiviral remedies, even alternative ones during the pandemic, is a current and global problem. In this context, we set out to investigate the antiviral potential o…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Compared with the traditional separation method, membrane separation method is considered to be the most effective method for the treatment of oily wastewater because of the easy operation p…