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ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Environmental factors have a significant impact of the biological world. Much scientific research has focused on the adverse effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on wildlife and humans.…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
In the United States, skin cancer is common; it can be prevented by using sunscreen lotion. My goal was to create a natural sunscreen using plant pigments (anthocyanins) found in blueberries…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common and costly neurodegenerative disease, increasing in prevalence and expense annually. This study investigated a method of passive immunization to p…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Curcumin is a derivative of the Indian spice turmeric known for chelating properties. In Alzheimer’s Disease, free metal ions in the brain play a major role in protein degradation and plaque…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to compare the weight gain of Litopenaeus vannamei, (White leg shrimp), when fed alternative diets. The industry standard is to feed these prawns a formulate…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
A large amount of gypsum and fluorosilicic acid wastes is produced each year from a fertilizer factor in Hai Phong, Vietnam and negatively affects our environment. The goal of our study is t…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a genetic difference in the two populations of Capelin (Mallotus villosus). The null hypothesis was that the two populations are not ge…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Criminal investigators and forensic scientists utilize insects in many parts of their research and studies. Insects can be vital tools in learning about a corpse by examining the genetics of…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
I was awarded an internship at a University Lab through a Youth Institute this summer. I joined a graduate student in evaluating the nutrition content of a perennial wheatgrass, and became i…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
This experiment tested the effect of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power efficiency when the two substances were coated…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Throughout the world, lithium batteries are the prevalent form of mobile energy sources for modern technological devices. Though its importance is invaluable, its deficiencies have become no…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
I inquired; Can artificial floating nests (AFNs) be used to improve Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai) reproductive success in a mangrove forest or at wetlands where no predator control is conducte…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences First Award
Water scarcity is a huge problem in our world today. Although essential for life, almost one billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Scientists at Rice University recently discove…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The goal of this research was to find sleep-related genes and investigate their relations to humans. Fruit flies were chosen as the subject of this experiment, because they have been used in…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
The L-Asparaginase enzyme is largely used in the treatment of the people who have the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It transforms the energy source of the cancer cells, the L-Asparagin…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, or pill bug, is about 1 cm long, has 14 legs and no wings. Isopods tend to turn in alternating directions—that is, to turn in the opposite direction of the…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The initial studies evaluating the anticancer activity of urocanic acid were performed in the 1980s. Though, if administered as a free agent, urocanic acid is known to be rapidly degraded in…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The production and application of natural enzymes is an emerging interest. Bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme useful in the production of pharmaceuticals. Brazil lacks low-cost alternatives f…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
In the past ruthenium compounds with desirable photophysical properties have been synthesized for the purpose of creating organometallic probes. It has recently been shown that these compoun…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
One of the largest biological supply companies, commonly utilized by science professionals, has received unofficial reports of male fragility in Drosophila melanogaster with Antennapedia mut…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Purpose: The principle of this study is to identify possible mechanism of apoptotic actions of colloidal silver and bromelain on pheochromocytoma cells (PC12). If colloidal silver and bromel…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to prevent the deacetylation of microtubule-associated tubulin protein through the use of the inhibitory mechanisms of histone deacetylase inhibitors, thus…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
In this project, photovoltaic characteristics of two novel, low-band gap, semi-conducting derivatives of poly(2,7-carbazole) were studied. The first derivative (PCBTDPP) possesses the carbaz…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
After working in an Indian Hospital, I realized that surgery for eye diseases is costly, unavailable, and inefficient, while the alternative is a drug in the form of eye drops. Current ocula…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
In this current study, highly crystalline undoped, N- and P-doped tin dioxide (SnO2) nanocrystals were successfully synthesized and gas sensors fabricated achieving exceptional sensor perfor…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Megacopta cribraria is a newly invasive stink bug species significantly reducing soybean crop yield across the southeastern United States. Chemical pesticides are a limited method of control…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are devastating disabling neurological disorders most commonly affecting millions of young adults worldwide. Microglia represent rati…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Our project analyzes the utility of amorphous silica produced from rice husk biowastes in producing higher quality, thermostable pigments. Heating the husks produces rice husk ash (RHA) cont…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
When equines fracture their phalanx, the most common ‘treatment’ is euthanasia because of the high cost and risk of surgery. Additionally, few non-invasive preventative measures and/or treat…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Phthalates are used as plasticizers in many consumer products found throughout the household. Little research has been conducted on the effects of these phthalates as potential endocrine dis…