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ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, with over 527 million patients worldwide reported in 2019. The diagnosis of OA is mainly based on clinical findings and imaging studies.…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that leads to brain atrophy and neuronal apoptosis and is the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Minimal insight has be…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
A systematic review of the research literature addressing risk factors for ALS was completed for the years 2011 to 2022. The strongest research articles were then reviewed for the highest po…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the leading neurodevelopmental disorders in our world, present in over 1% of the population and rapidly increasing in prevalence, yet the condition lacks a…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Drought is one of the prime environmental constraints for plant growth and productivity in the world. While plant stress is usually controlled by multiple factors, conventional investigation…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Lithium, the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), reportedly causes chronic kidney disease (CKD) in at least 20% of patients. To manage BD, physicians prescribe lithium carbonate…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
One in twenty-six people worldwide develops epilepsy during their lifetime, including myself. Around 30% of epilepsy patients are nonresponsive to medication. It is important to identify the…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Clas), the causative agent of Citrus Greening disease, has ravaged Florida's citrus industry. Because Clas is unculturable, Sinorhizobium meliloti, a close…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impacts memory by destroying the neurons of the brain cells. AD is characterized by the presence of two types of prot…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs significant in numerous biological processes and disease pathways, proven heavily dysregulated in cancers, with prior literature revealing their potential a…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Second Award
Bats, like bees, are a keystone species benefiting the environment and saving farmers billions of dollars in chemicals. However, since 2006, millions of bats in North America have died of a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Melanoma is a rapidly metastasizing deadly cancer making it crucial to find the most effective treatment immediately. This year in the US, it is expected to be diagnosed in 97,610 patients a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Neuroblastoma is one of the most severe tumors in young children with nearly 500 new cases reported each year. Currently, the only treatments available for this cancer are chemotherapy and r…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the field of medicine, healthcare workers are regularly exposed to radiation over extended periods of time, which lead to various health problems. Although numerous regulations and guidel…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Endometrial cancer is the 4th commonest cancer in women. The current treatment options show inconsistent results. There is a newer treatment option called targeted therapy. One example uses…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Conventional agricultural practices have resulted in infertile soils, excessive use of pesticides, nutrient run-offs, reduced microbial activities and depleted water resources for soil culti…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
This project investigated the difference in growth of tomato plants experiencing saline stress when injected with methylene blue dye. The procedures followed were similar to those outlined b…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopamine-producing neurons. Due to a decrease in dopamine, patients suffer from both motor and n…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
West Nile virus (WNV) is the most impactful mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Since 1999, it has caused over 2,500 deaths and has seriously harmed quality of life for thousands of…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a common technique to scan brains for strokes, tumors, and other abnormalities that cause forms of dementia. However, correctly diagnosing forms of dement…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Neural networks are fundamentally flawed. In even the most trivial tasks like digit recognition, they require tens of thousands of training examples to achieve near-human accuracy. In contra…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
With many fires happening daily in communities and homes the need for inexpensive, reliable, saleable warning systems, more than just a simple audible fire alarm that is currently used, is h…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Schlieren imaging is used to show gradients in the temperature and density of air, water, and other materials. It does so by sending light through the test area and filtering out the light t…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Several public roads and bridges across the world provide travel between locations. In Puerto Rico they are mainly impacted by atmospheric events that impact the region in certain season. Du…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Specialty metabolites used in food, medicine, pesticides, and fragrances are valuable in virtue of their unique properties, but they face challenges in production due to high costs associate…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics Third Award
Quantum computing is revolutionizing cryptography, as it will render the classical digital signature schemes such as Bitcoin's ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) insecure. Th…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Pancreatic metastatic cancer prompts the aggressive emergence of a subsect of cancer cells known as Poly-aneuploid Cancer Cells (PACCs) which sustain a state of dormancy called quiescence wh…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease mainly affecting the lungs, is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide before COVID-19. To prevent TB from spreading within the body, which…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Car accidents and the subsequent vehicular danger are a significant global issue. While Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) mounted in vehicles have reduced on-road hazards, they aren’…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Increasing demand for housing and the production of sustainable energy causes the construction of unstable structures, such as tall buildings and wind turbines. To ensure that oscillations c…