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ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
This project explores the effectiveness of Curcumin, a polyphenol from the spice Turmeric, on breast cancer cells and its ability to inhibit the proliferation of neoplastic cells. It was hyp…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The electromagnetic theory states that magnetic field exerts strong magnetic forces on ferromagnetic materials and weak forces on non-magnetic materials. Based on this theory, combining the…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The project wanted to find out the feasibility of using the extracted oil from cow‘s yellow bone marrow into something very useful in today’s society; biodiesel. The specific questions that…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Citronella is a traditional plant that is abundance source and easy to found in Southern Asia. It is rarely use for medication in modern world and never be a main material for anything. So ,…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Most cultured glioma cells die under temozolomide (TMZ) treatment. However, a U251 glioma strain that proliferates under 500uM TMZ, termed "UTMZ", has been derived from U251 cells by resista…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
As the explosion of data collecting technologies has led to complex datasets, a problem facing many fields of study is interpreting massive amounts of data. Sonification, transforming data i…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The main objective of this study was to prepare compost using local farm resources, which is the palm waste in this experiment, date waste was used to provide energy. As block of processed p…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Do deer prefer trophy rocks or bio rocks? I selected this project because I love spending time outdoors and studying the habits of wild animals, especially deer. Also, the city of Aiken has…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Enzymes used in the de-inking process detach ink particles from the fibers by partially hydrolyzing the cellulose fibers on the fiber/ink inter-bonding regions. The purpose of this experimen…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
In order to meet the demands of computing and communication, new approaches are needed to increase data operating speeds to terahertz (THz) and higher frequencies. Guided wave devices afford…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Crystallization is a scientific process which has often been examined. Due to the number of parameters involved, questions still remain. This is especially true for dendritic crystallization…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dendrimers and hyperbranched (hb) polymers possess a number of properties, which make them promising candidates for various chromatographic applications. The purpose of our study was to iden…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The objective of the investigation was to determine if there is an underestimation of the cases of leptospirosis in relation to dengue in Puerto Rico. The need of the availability of the Mic…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
High refractive index (n) thin film coatings are widely used in the field of optics, which touches many aspects of our lives. One application of thin film coatings is in optical biosensors,…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Fullerenes, a new class of carbon materials, have unique mechanical and electrical properties that make them efficient alternates to traditional materials. Carbon nanotubes, a type of fuller…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Purpose of the research project: obtain the diamond-like membrane by ionic plasmatic magnetron method and study its characteristics. Object of the research: thin diamond-like carbon membrane…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Most of the trigonometric identities and inequalities in triangles have complicated proofs, which are usually done by tedious trigonometric transformations. In this project, we focused on pr…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
A pest is any animal which causes damage to crops in its field, store, livestock or animal advantageous to man. Pest significantly reduce the efficiency of any agricultural system, common ag…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Due to the global warming, worldwide regions have suffered very serious climate changes. It causes a huge damage! We try to provide a solution to tackle this problem. We created the world’s…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Online communication between students and teachers is irregular and inefficient. Teachers have begun to use the web to post homework, and various pieces of information about their classes, h…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
This project proposes new dynamic optimization algorithms that provide significant cache management enhancements over the known three basic algorithms for signature verifications to improve…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this project was to design a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) prototype that has active control capability that efficiently stabilizes rolling motion while in flight and can mo…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This report details the second phase of a two-year project to design and test cheaper and more efficient aircraft to be used in seeding or fertilizing crops. Because aerial application is pe…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The proposed engineering design was purposed to complement material spacecraft shielding already in place to mitigate the equivalent radiation dosage from galactic cosmic radiation and secon…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc are toxic industrial byproducts that often leach into local water supplies. Current methods of heavy metal detection vary in sensitivity…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is a special type of integrated circuit that has contributed to the broaden application of electronics, from aerospace to defense, and from medical ima…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The polydentate ligands have a great importance in catalysis, design of biomimetics and supramolecular chemistry. Recently poly(oximinoalkyl)amines were proposed as prospective polydentate l…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
In developing countries, people walk long distances carrying heavy water drums. However, carried water is contaminated by bacteria, organic material, heavy metal and etc. The goal of this pr…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death world-wide. Coronary CT angiography (CTA) provides a noninvasive method for diagnosing CAD by creating 3D data of the heart. Detec…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
To learn more about the origins and evolution of stars and galaxies, astronomers study star clusters, the birthplaces of stars. Our ability to study these clusters can be hampered by the eff…