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ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Patients with mobility issues or lower limb injuries often require caregiver assistance. Lower extremity exoskeletons can ease this burden. However, the current models lack terrain adjusting…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Given the anticipated scarcity of lithium, there is a potential risk of inadequate supply for future lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising alternatives to L…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
This research article addresses the common issue of anisotropic strength inherent in standard 3D printing by investigating a method to enhance the mechanical strength of 3D printed objects u…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Detrimental environmental effects of packaging waste have given rise to a shift towards eco-friendly packaging materials. A recent alternative employed are biopolymer nanocomposites, due to…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Autonomous unmanned vehicles (drones, etc.) require fast and resource-efficient perception and control to perform in dynamic, unpredictable real-world environments. Comprehending visual real…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
As robotics and computer software advance, robotics have the potential to replace hazardous tasks. Utilizing computer hardware and software, we designed and engineered a tracked robot platfo…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
After the development of specific wheelchairs for dogs, the life quality of these animals with locomotor disabilities has improved considerably. However, even with the many benefits provided…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry Second Award
Green fluorescent proteins (GFP) are used as markers to image ß-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's diagnosis, visualize cancer progression, and measure drug toxicity. However, the large size of…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an extremely rare neurological small vessel disease, affecting about 2-5 people every…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Reed and Slater's rules do not accurately calculate effective nuclear charge in f-filling elements, and subsequent ionization energy values of these elements are difficult to find experiment…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
Partitions of integers n are different representations of n as a sum of positive integers. They have applications in a variety of maths and physics topics including distribution problems and…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
American Livestock producers must balance the concern for animal welfare while creating a high quality meat product for consumers. This project investigates if using stress reducers in produ…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Third Award
The August 2023 Maui fires destroyed historic Lahaina town, causing toxic ash to become mobilized into the soil, groundwater, and ocean. This study evaluated the benefits of incorporating na…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer diagnosis presents significant challenges, especially in the early stages when tumor biomarkers are difficult to detect. Manual diagnosis relies heavily on the experience of radi…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Natural Language Processing has led to the development of voice recognition technology, and taking speech analysis further can lead to the development of technology to aid in treatment of sp…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
With a mortality rate of 98%, primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Many scientists believe with climate change and rising temp…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cassia auriculata is a medicinal plant traditionally claimed to be a remedy against DM. Previous literature has revealed the antidiabetic potency of C. auriculata employing various animal mo…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from a plant, is currently used as a superior antimalarial agent. Because of a recent discovery of artemisinin-resistant parasites, there is an…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Onion, ginger and tea, which are common foods, have antioxidant activity due to polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids. In this study, I employed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (hereinafte…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Cuscuta, known as dodder, is a parasitic plant which draws all necessary resources from its host through the formation of haustoria, root-like organ structures. Its hosts include Arabidopsis…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Turfgrass is a perennial ground cover adapted to withstand persistent mowing and all traffic. Light, water, humidity, climate, soil conditions and season, are key factors in selecting a turf…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Cattle breeding and feeding requires large areas of pasture and is dependent on climate and designed soil. The use of supplementation is often necessary and in general the agroindustrial res…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award
Primates had evolved an advanced spermatogonia stem cell (SSC) system that correlates with reduced germline mutations and longer lifespans, yet the underlying mechanism remains poorly unders…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been present since the early 20th century, with the first outbreak recorded in Scotland in 1959. Notable outbreaks occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Noise pollution is a very present and common health hazard in modern times with its effects on humans often overlooked. This folly causes other animals relying on sound as a necessary commun…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Less than 1% of the Earth’s water, a nonrenewable resource is accessible as fresh water to us. Global warming, industrialization and exponential growing human population is exacerbating food…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
The fast fashion industry devastates the environment and garment workers in the Global South. Each year, 92 million tonnes of textile waste is deposited in landfills, equivalent to dumping a…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The main objective of this experiment is to address the question of how eutectic alloys (Aluminum-Silicon, Sn, Pb, and Ag-Based) behave under microgravity-induced freezing conditions. The ex…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Whether a diabetic or dieting, it's convenient to know how much sugar is actually in a food. Yes, the amount of sucrose is on the nutrition label, but what about the hidden sugar glucose tha…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This research was undertaken to study the behaviour and the use of different habitats by juvenile fishes within the shallow areas of Algoa Bay. Although some researchers have studied the sha…