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ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Previous literature has indicated that the goals that parents have for their children often become the goals the children have for themselves, and these goals influence certain character tra…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Urea electrooxidation has the potential for both waste remediation of toxic nitrogen compounds and efficient generation of hydrogen for renewable energy production. This work explored the ap…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I estimate the effect of marginal changes in the minimum wage on the science scores of 15-year-old Canadian students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 test. B…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The harsh ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Martian surface prevents viability of life as we know it by causing potentially lethal single and double-stranded DNA breaks. However, there are a…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
According to Adams and Galinsky’s (2012) enclothed cognition effect, clothing can have a strong influence on an individual's performance. Particular articles of clothing, such as a doctor’s…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
The industry of interactive entertainments or, in other word, computer games is nowadays one of the most developing directions in technology and economics and it’s been such for a couple of…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
With high WAPA utility bills, there is an almost unavoidable economic need to cut down on power usage. I wanted to find some quick simple solutions to not only cut down on energy consumption…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The use of a hand-held t-post driver to position posts for the fence is a practice which is frequently utilized, particularly in smaller scale farm and ranch operations. These hand-held devi…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The number of small, commercially available drones (multicopters) has continued to increase for the last few years. Apart from useful applications, they are used to invade critical infrastru…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Using ultraviolet radiation (UV), this project demonstrates genetic mutations in the DNA of the Drosophila Melanogaster. According to my hypothesis, if Drosophila Melanogaster are exposed to…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
With the increase of production and research of dye synthesized solar cells (DSSC), solar technology as a whole has advanced and could possibly cause solar technology to expand to all househ…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Nowadays , plastics is very famous . But we realize that using plastics are dangerous to us as well as the Earth . Durio Plastico is a biodegradable plastic from durian seeds . It can be an…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a disease that mainly affects the poor, and is caused by a parasite (plasmodium) that cannot reproduce outside of humans. Most malaria patients are asymptomatic until…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
We can obtain the albedo that can be observed from outside the earth using the spectrum of the earthshine. Based on this, we conducted this study analyzing the chemical composition of exopla…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
With the rapid increase in the use of mobile electronic devices, the development of supercapacitors is in huge demand. These supercapacitors although have great performance advantages, they…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The white cane has helped the blind for centuries, but how can this basic invention be revolutionized using twenty-first century technologies at an affordable price? This project tackles the…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Global warming is a significant threat to modern society caused by the burning of fossil fuels in order to meet everyday energy requirements. Renewable clean energy solutions such as solar a…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
In today’s world of cutting-edge technologies, smartphones are evolving faster than any other technology in the market today. New phones are launched every month with cool features, but safe…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Second Award
While biometrics have become a vital part of user authentication in technological platforms, they suffer from issues like inaccuracy, high costs, and vulnerability to physical damage that ma…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
A number of studies have shown that diversity programs are effective in reducing stereotypes. The purpose of this study was to determine the best age to implement these programs to educate p…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to design and construct a Negative Stiffness Device (NSD) that could be used in buildings to aid with seismic protection. A device such as this offers an alte…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The Bio-Photovoltaic Fuel Cell (BPFC) is a promising new technology that generates clean electrochemical energy using the photosynthetic activity of organisms. However, existing BPFCs use ex…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an epidemic that affects more than 5.4 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death. Previous research has suggested that the dysfunction and degener…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parkinson’s disease (PD) occurs when dopaminergic neurons start to degenerate. It isn’t clear what happens to initiate PD, but it’s known that a mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction a…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
According to a NOAA study on “Nutrient Dynamics and Changes to Benthic Communities in Vatia, American Samoa”, Vatia Bay is experiencing an unusual overgrowth of benthic algae, threatening to…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
The Crayfish Cambarellus montezumae is a crustacean used for human consumption due to the nutrional value (high protein content). However, one of its most relevant problems is the high morta…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
An effective “catch-all” cure for cancer remains elusive, but one promising target that could be used in such a cure is telomerase because it enables replicative immortality, has near ubiqui…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Altruism is the tendency of individuals to behave in ways that benefit the whole at the expense of the individual. Due to the complexity of interactions between living organisms, it is chall…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate how distractions affect teen reaction times and awareness on the road. It was hypothesized that both calling and texting on cellular devices…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
This research project studied the effects of various contaminants on the products of H2S pyrolysis. The study was conducted at the University of Maryland Combustion Laboratory and examined p…