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ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Gliomas are one of the most complex, deadly types of brain cancers that affect millions of people globally. Pathologists diagnose different types of glioma by analyzing the visual features o…
ISEF · 2016
This study identified the species of the El Golfo equid specimens and investigated the correlation between body size and climate by comparing El Golfo and Rancho La Brea horse second phalang…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
97.4 % of the water on Earth is salty, making fresh water resource management the ultimate challenge for humanity. As such, the impact of a low-cost desalination technology would dwarf that…
ISEF · 2016
The microbiological and physical analysis of water quality in the coastal zones of Puerto Rico will show a greater amount of pathogenic microorganisms during rainy weather. Fourteen coastal…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
As the U.S. is falling behind in STEM education and struggling with the achievement gap, there have been many practical obstacles concerning teachers and existing multimedia tools in impleme…
ISEF · 2016
Sulphate assimilation pathways are essential for synthesis of methionine, proteins and biosynthesis of sulfur containing antibiotics. There are many studies on sulfur metabolism in actinobac…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction: As the aging ASD cohort becomes larger, there continues to be a paucity of research to assess their needs. This study is the beginning of one of the first longitudinal cognitiv…
ISEF · 2016
Colds and nasal allergies are common. These two conditions share similar symptoms, and are difficult to differentiate. The distinction is important because treatments are different. Student…
ISEF · 2016
A single robot can explore an unknown area autonomously, but multiple robots can do it quickly and reliably. However, current implementations of multiple autonomous robots rely on wireless i…
ISEF · 2016
Current tissue engineering scaffolds for repair of damaged or diseased neural tissue has yet to allow for precise, guided re-innervation while incorporating functional extracellular matrix c…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Quantitative studies of correlation between snake coloration patterns and their latitudinal distribution is lacking despite the importance it poses for ectotherms coping with climate change.…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the body’s natural immune system. To combat these problems, a ther…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose: Exploration of Mars requires rovers powered by solar energy. Frequently occurring dust storms on Mars pose a major threat to the operation of the solar panel. Based on scientists' r…
ISEF · 2016
During Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, many areas throughout New York City experienced flooding due to storm surge. The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failed efforts to preserve the subway inf…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Methods currently used to diagnose viral infection take too long and are lab-based and expensive. An urgent need exists for a tool to d…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
There are many methods to send electronic signals, including by wire, radio, light, infra-red light, and audible sound waves. However, little prior work has been done on communication via ul…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHV) have a strong potential to outperform existing heart valve replacements. As part of an ongoing research to determine the optimal conditions to generate…
ISEF · 2016
The regulation and function of non-coding RNA is an important issue. Circular RNA (circRNA) is a prevalent type of non-coding RNA that forms a loop with itself. In Drosophila melanogaster, t…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Chronic stress involves a response to emotional pressure experienced for a long period of time and is a source of depressive disorders. Studies have suggested that chronic stress impacts cog…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of my research project is to compare a first order ferromagnet and a second order ferromagnet to determine which one is the most efficient in terms of work output. Both a first o…
ISEF · 2016
We study the smooth properties of the analytic functions on the unit circle. Namely, we consider the classical problem of comparing the smoothness of an analytic function and the smoothness…
ISEF · 2016
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among adults and although surgical procedures exist, they’re only viable in the disease’s earliest stages, which are rarely detected usin…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
The hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, the causative agent of blackleg disease, is the most devastating pathogen of canola (Brassica napus), causing $1.5 billion USD in w…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Endotoxins, or lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are harmful biomolecules found on the surface of gram-negative bacteria. They are characterized by Lipid A, a toxic component that interacts with LB…
ISEF · 2016
This experiment was conducted to prove that slime mold is capable of decision-making, similar to a computer. The slime mold underwent various tests that could closely relate to the decision…
ISEF · 2016
Ten percent of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water. The purpose of this experiment was to find and build a non-electric, easily constructed heat source which…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to analyse what effect certain types of rock have on the pH of water that runs over them. The following were tested: Slightly acidic water was run over differ…
ISEF · 2016
The study of extremal problems in triangle areas, since A. Oppenheim in 1967, has been going on for almost five decades. In the project, a new general case in lattice grid is proposed: Given…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections without continual overuse of antibiotics. This experiment demo…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
CONSERVAA is a smart way to combine green technologies in order to provide a longer, healthier food preservation. The main concern is to give nourishment to both the planet and people, by lo…