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ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs are the world's most vital marine ecosystems, producing 50% of the world's oxygen and sustaining the livelihoods of 1 billion people globally. However, coral bleaching, a phenome…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this investigation is to determine if there is a relationship between different coral species and their ability to adapt to heat. This experiment explores how corals might inc…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The mental state of students is an area of which we need to draw more attention towards, including Mississippi. Studies show that anxiety and depression are two major mental illnesses studen…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Louisiana pipelines are made of many different materials as they were all built during different times where certain metals were optimal. These aging pipes can be hazardous to the community,…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Individuals with conditions such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or paralysis often face significant barriers in communicating speech and mobility limitations. These challenges necess…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This study explores the effectiveness of Convolutional Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (Conv-Bi-LSTM) in detecting neonatal seizure activity using Electroencephalogram (EEG) data, based…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the first 6 hours following a building collapse, the chance of finding a survivor is approximately 60%, but drops to less than 10% by the 48th hour. This research developed a soft biomime…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Arctic sea ice and permafrost are critical to global climate balance and bio-geophysical diversity. Recent CryoSat-2 satellite data indicates that ice thickness is depleting at the rate of 1…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Poor sleep is a major contributor to adolescent health issues, linked to poor mental health, risk-taking behaviour, and even physical health problems. Sleep issues can harm family and social…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
This project addresses the accessibility gap in hypertension monitoring by developing a low-cost, cuffless blood pressure device. With 48.1% of U.S. adults affected by high blood pressure, m…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Millions of patients worldwide require the use of implanted medical devices (IMDs) to treat chronic illnesses. These devices use non-rechargeable batteries, requiring invasive and possibly d…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive and prevalent malignant primary brain tumors, accounting for 50.1% of all gliomas and 16% of all primary brain tumors. In the Unit…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) affect over 300 million people globally. In previous research, we identified ASXL3 as a biomarker for NDDs, but our understanding of how the clinical seve…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mental imagery is a sophisticated brain function that enables high-level inference and creation. The ability for mental imagery varies among individuals along various dimensions, such as viv…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are crucial in diabetes care, but focus only on monitoring blood glucose levels (BGL), neglecting diet, exercise, and medication and lacking predi…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Purpose: Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of liver failure worldwide. This study aims to identify differentially expressed genes and affected biological pathways in lat…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), responsible for over 90% of pancreatic cancer cases, remains one of the most lethal cancers due to stage IV diagnosis and five-year survival rate of…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is a highly invasive malignant tumor with significant health risks worldwide. Following the success of deep learning models over the past decade. Some stu…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: This project aims to develop CaMAS, an AI-based biomedical imaging solution for at-home screening of male reproductive health. The goal is to create an accessible, low-cost, and acc…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Accurate classification of galaxy morphologies from astronomical survey images is fundamental to understanding galaxy formation and evolution. Traditional manual classification methods, such…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Lithium is essential for rechargeable batteries in electric vehicles, energy storage, and electronics, driving the clean energy revolution. With global demand increasing and Earth's reserves…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a widespread degenerative joint disease affecting over 528 million people globally. Physiotherapy is essential for treatment but it is expensive, time-intensive, and i…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This project aimed to focus on identifying VEGF-B’s specific roles in cell survival and apoptosis, as well as its role in-vivo in cardiomyocyte regeneration within the zebrafish heart. The f…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
When a vertically downward water jet strikes a horizontally placed disk, it forms a unique axisymmetric water film called a “water bell.” This water bell can undergo a dramatic and irreversi…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) has become one of the most widely produced and utilized plastics due to its durability and versatility. Over time, PET is released into the environment throu…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Plastic waste plays a large role in land pollution and thus is a factor in climate change. Disposing of it is an important challenge that scientists have been struggling with for decades. Am…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as the most common type. HCC shows disparities across race, gender, and ethnic…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
My project aimed to investigate the effect circuit complexity has on levels of decoherence in quantum computing algorithms. I also wanted to demonstrate that higher degrees of entanglement i…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Solar energy's vast abundance makes it a leading candidate for Earth's growing sustainable energy demands. However, traditional photovoltaic solar cells face many limitations such as high sp…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The emergence of TEM-171 Beta-lactamase represents a significant threat to modern antimicrobial therapy due to its ability to hydrolyze an extended spectrum of Beta-lactam antibiotics. While…