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ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
In future interplanetary missions, rockets must land on smooth terrain to avoid damaging their boosters or tipping over. Currently, scientists can narrow down Mars mission landing spots with…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a common cause of paralysis, rendering patients unable to utilize motor functions. In particular, cervical SCIs cause tetraplegia, one of the most severe form…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a devastating neurodegenerative eye disease that affects the macular region of the retina. Two carotenoids–astaxanthin and lutein–were examined, hyp…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Standard treatments for gliomas, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, are often ineffective. Research has shown that the enzyme SUV39H1, which is involved in DNA methylation and…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Several glucometer methods are available for patient-guided glycemic control to reduce the onset of diabetic complications. However, dipstick urine glucose tests using horseradish peroxidase…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The general increase in demand for biofuels and the use of bio-based materials increases the pressure on agriculture to produce biomass. As a result, huge amount of biomass waste is generate…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Rechargeable batteries are powering the rise in plug-in electric vehicles and intermittent renewable energy storage/transport/utilization in the electricity grid. Aluminum-ion batteries hold…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Hydrogels have received significant attention over the past 30 years due to their potential applications in drug delivery, blood vessel modeling, and as a cancer drug screening; however, the…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Fourth Award
My research aims to develop a novel, noninvasive, and adaptive diagnostic platform based on analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in patient’s breath, which reflect the health conditio…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Swallowing difficulties impact 30-40% of older adults impairing their treatment adherence and negatively affecting the therapeutic benefits of drugs. This study seeks to use 3D-printing tech…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
To tackle the challenges of targeted drug delivery, we created three different milli-robotic approaches. To improve overall locomotion efficiency and load bearing capabilities during deliver…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Caused by the high blood sugar from diabetes, diabetic retinopathy is a disease that damages the blood vessels of the retina. This can lead to blindness and other vision complications. 79% o…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
In the Brazilian perspective, landslides became very common in risk regions where communities lacking public services are found. A Brazilian community's environment is favorable for disaster…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
This research's purpose was to show whether the Arduino Uno would be useful for developing an intelligent irrigation system using rainwater efficiently. The procedure consisted of collecting…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
The traditional way of using manual assistance for rehabilitation can’t satisfy the requirement of rehabilitation market due to limited number of rehabilitation therapists, high labor costs,…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Worldwide, Climate change is increasing both the intensity of rainfall and the resultant flooding risk. Developed countries are addressing the problem by using forecast rainfall by combining…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Third Award
Southern Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita) are microscopic roundworms that act as parasites, causing devastating damage to crops worldwide. These parasites primarily target the roo…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The process of oil extraction makes large amounts of a toxic and oil-contaminated byproduct known as produced water, with the US generating over 30 billion barrels in 2022. Oil-water (O/W) s…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The aim of radiotherapy is to protect the surrounding healthy tissues and organs while giving the maximum radiation dose to the tumor tissue. In the treatment of tumors close to the skin, ma…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Pollination services provided by managed honey bees are essential to a variety of agricultural crops. In February and March, more than 80% of the nation’s beehives are rented by almond growe…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The difference in energy between the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) and Lowest Unoccupied Orbital (LUMO) is known as the HOMO-LUMO Gap. It has a variety of applications in industr…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Individuals with medical implants that interact with the circulatory system are at risk of developing life-threatening thrombi on the surface of these devices. The implementation of non-thro…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In past work, invasive implants that implement a process called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in order to regenerate sight for the visually impaired have been investigated. DBS is a surgical…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Global climate change has severely affected the underwater ecosystem, in particular coral reefs. The risk of coral reef bleaching is increasing by a rate of 3.9% per year and severe bleachin…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Child abuse is a physical, sexual, or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child (McCoy, 2013). It is one of the main causes of suicide cases. Approximately 80% of those who attempted…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Bacteria are extremely adaptable organisms and genetic mutations developing resistance against antibiotics. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the inappropriate or excessive u…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
The synthesis of water-soluble graphene quantum dots(GQDs) from citric acid via a green chemistry approach was performed for various bio applications such as targeted cell-imaging and drug d…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Third Award
Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) is caused by viruses that belong to genus, begomovirus. Five different species of viruses interact with one Betasatellite, responsible for symptom developmen…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Terahertz (THz) photoconductive devices are one of the most promising devices that allows a relatively high signal-to-noise ratio and perform fast scan for imaging, spectroscopy, and ultrafa…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a form of neuromodulation used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, migraines, Parkinson's Disease, anxiety, and PTSD. Outside of cl…