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ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Insufficient lubrication of cartilage, a protective layer of joints, is one of the leading causes of osteoarthritis (OA). Thus, improving cartilage lubrication is a promising approach to hea…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
In the 21st century, 780 million people are without clean water, and 2.5 billion people do not have access to water with improved sanitation. Dirty drinking water can cause dysentery, infert…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
Immersive technologies have been evolving and significantly influencing human interaction. In this scenario, developing High Immersion Environments (HIE) can contribute to education - provid…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
The objective of this research was to examine the feasibility of using lady beetles for pest control. The exploration showed that there were 2 groups of lady beetles, i.e. pest lady beetles…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Statistical reports have shown that 627,000 women worldwide died from breast cancer in 2018. There are many useful drugs available today. However, the obstacles in cancer chemotherapy are th…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Second Award
The contamination of heavy metal ions in water sources can adversely affect the environment. Existing detection methods are impractical and inaccessible for field testing due to monetary cos…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A temperature inversion is a phenomenon where warm air lies on top of cool air. This results in a decreasing light refractive index as the height increases. The layer that makes the light ra…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
The current mainstream idea for oxygen production on Mars is an electrolysis system, which produces a dangerous byproduct of hydrogen and relies on water which is scarce in space. Alternativ…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
The main goal of my work was to develop a procedurally generated game, including its 3D models, textures, sounds, music and programming. One of my minor goals was to get deeper into the issu…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
The goal of this project was to construct a working RNA-sequencing analysis pipeline that would (1) produce visuals to demonstrate differentially expressed genes via PCA plots, correlation a…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Asthma is the most prevalent respiratory condition in the world, affecting over 340 million people, and remains one of the common underlying causes of death. Yet, one in three patients are m…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
PURPOSE: The aim of our research was to evaluate the effects of ethanol and some amino acids mixture on alloxan-induced diabetic rats, to study their behavior changes and to investigate bloo…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Over 2 million Americans suffer from aphasia, a condition that affects stroke victim’s ability to communicate. Aphasia has no medical cure, but it can be improved through extensive speech-la…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Third Award
With rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases, patients with mild and moderate symptoms are being asked to home-isolate themselves to save hospital resources for more severe patients. Such patients…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 100 million individuals all over the world and caused more than 2.3 million deaths. There have been increasing efforts on developin…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The American diet, rich in carbohydrates, has been implicated in the rise of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome includes various conditions that increase a person’s risk for cardiovascul…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Gliomas make up nearly a third of all brain tumors and are extremely aggressive in later stages, with only a 5% five-year survival rate. Each year, approximately 20,000 people are diagnosed…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Isolated liver and lung metastases in colorectal carcinoma are both stage IVA. However, not all stage IV tumors are the same. The lungs act as a waypoint for further metastatic spread, sugge…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Semiconductor gas sensors are sensitive to a list of gases, which makes it difficult to get definite results using a single sensor. Using a number of different gas sensors together with a ne…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the diffusion coefficient of Pu+3 through MX-80 clay, alongside the interference of the SR-270-PW brine solution of sedimentary rock formation…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences First Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that lacks objective diagnostics. The current gold standard, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), suffers from problems su…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
With a wide range of applications in artificial intelligence (AI), human action recognition is one of the most attractive yet challenging research fields. It has the potential to foster natu…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics Third Award
In Alzer, Horst and Luca’s paper it is shown that the Diophantine equation (k!)^n+k^n= (n!)^k+n^k only has the trivial solution n=k, and (k!)^n- k^n= (n!)^k- n^k only has the solutions n=k,…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Portable nuclear reactors are novel solutions to the impending energy crisis, providing large amounts of electrical power in a mobile, clean and efficient manner. In my past work, I develope…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Aberrant Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-?B) activation is observed in autoimmune, inflammatory, and malignant disorders. Current therapeutics targeting NF-?B inhibit upstream NF-?B activators, a…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over one million individuals in the United States are addicted to cocaine, yet limited knowledge of underlying molecular mechanisms prevents effective treatment development. Chronic cocaine…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes many human and plant diseases, infecting over 50,000 people annually. ~75% of Pseudomonas proteins are characterized; however, pathogenic mechanis…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
The purpose of this project is to determine if black walnuts, the walnut or exocarp have antibacterial properties. Black walnuts have been reported to have many health benefits which is why…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Chlorosis is a common problem in the commercial growth of arugula in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems and can be caused by nutrient or oxygen deficiencies. Building on conclusions from…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein have gained increasing attention. However, its mutation pattern in different geographic locations within a country has not been investigated. In thi…