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ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement, including lung, skin, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys. A subset of SSc patients develops a critical ren…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic, progressive myopathy and the second most common muscular dystrophy. Progression of the disease primarily begins in the facial, sho…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology First Award
In a recent study, 33% of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) carried mutations in ASXL3, whose function is unknown. To understand ASXL3’s role in NDDs, we used CRISPR techn…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food, providing 20% of the caloric needs for half of the global population. Rice production is adversely affected by abiotic stresses such as drought, sali…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is pivotal in understanding brain activity, but its efficacy is often hampered by slice-timing correction artifacts known as 'zebra-artifacts'. T…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Brain-computer interface (BCI) enables direct communication between the brain and external devices, with applications ranging from the rehabilitation of motor disabilities to enhance human-c…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cell viability analysis (MTT assay) can detect subtle changes in cellular metabolic activity at low concentrations, providing a sensitive assessment of cytotoxicity and survival capability.…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
The visual similarity of melanoma and seborrheic keratosis has made it difficult for elderly patients with disabilities to know when to seek medical attention, contributing to the metastasis…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The centennial Ising model, which was initially proposed to explain ferromagnetism and phase transitions, has become a central pillar of statistical physics and a powerful tool in diverse ap…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma is an aggressive collection of progressive optic neuropathies degrading the retina-brain connection. The primary challenge of gl…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, coral reefs sustain an estimated one-third of all known marine species, with most coral species inhabiting deep or cold waters acro…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Circadian disruptions have been implicated in the oncogenesis of multiple cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms linking circadian rhythms and cell cycles remain unclear, posing a signi…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Many in my grandfather's village are engaged in manual salt-farming, spending long hours by the sea under the blazing sun with little access to potable water. I researched suitable materials…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Animal populations worldwide are rapidly declining, and a low-cost, efficient technology that can accurately count endangered species could be vital for monitoring population changes over ma…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Dengue (break-bone fever) is an endemic viral infection in more than 100 countries. Each year, approximately 3.9 billion people are at risk. Dengue fever infects 100-400 million of them. It…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
In recent years, generative machine learning algorithms have been successful in designing innovative drug-like molecules. SMILES is a sequence-like language used in most effective drug desig…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
As the market for Off-the-Road (OTR) tires grows (annual growth of 5.2%, valuing at $32 billion), consumers continue to demand driving efficiency and productivity, even as the equipment plac…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Background: Developing functional prostheses for the upper limb has historically posed challenges. Amputation of the hand due to military combat injury, disease, or other trauma carries sign…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The Archimedes screw is one of the most recent editions in the wave of renewable energy. The obstacles posed by a regions geography for the construction of industrial plants and the devastat…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Hypercalcemia is a condition where the levels of calcium in the blood are greater than normal, having the ability to weaken bones, create kidney stones, and disrupt the heart and brain conne…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Within forest ecosystems, there is a need to collect real-time data on insect outbreaks, disease outbreaks, wildfires, pollution, and climate change impacts. Engineers have used systems, suc…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
The presence of heavy metals in wastewater poses significant threats to human health and the environment, necessitating the development of effective treatment methods. This study focuses on…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
With recent wars increasingly unfolding in urban regions, escalating urban warfare leaves civilians trapped and deprived of essential supplies in their own home. UAVs have proven effective i…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Hypertension and diabetes often co-occur, causing over a third of Vietnamese's annual deaths. However, only 43% of people with hypertension and 31% with diabetes have been diagnosed, which r…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
The conventional method for treating fractures with plaster or fiberglass casts often faces issues, such as discomfort, and skin problems (Lin et al., 2016). These conventional casts have lo…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Physical limitations behind conventional metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) have prevented device miniaturization by increasing leakage current and consequently, po…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Papillary type 2 renal cell carcinoma (CCRp2) is an aggressive type of kidney cancer that has been growing more rapidly in cells and can spread to other organs of the body. Curcumin, a compo…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) are a novel state of matter that exhibit unique characteristics where atoms behave as waves. BECs are highly sensitive to magnetic fields, and precision expe…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
General purpose humanoid robots have long been envisioned for a plethora of applications such as disaster relief, industrial automation, agriculture, or elderly assistance. A humanoid form f…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Exploration of formerly uncharted terrain has sparked demand for robotic systems capable of locomotion across rough geometries of terrain. To construct such robots, researchers and engineers…