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ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
As a result of rising temperatures and sea levels, our available land space, freshwater, and food supplies are shrinking, just when they are most needed to support a growing population. Comm…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Plastic pollution is one of the leading issues facing the environment today. Americans utilize 33.6 million tons of plastic annually, but only recycle about 10% of this. What if there was a…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Although the number of US vaping related deaths is rising, the cause of death remains unidentified. Knowing the long term effects of non-nicotine vape aerosol components, vegetable glycerin…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Lung cancer is the second most prominent type of cancer and accounts for the most cancer-related deaths each year. Small cell lung cancer, a major subtype of lung cancer, has a 5-year surviv…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating illness, and antidepressant treatment often yields inadequate response rates. It is not currently understood why antidepressant response rat…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
The role of cannabidiol in a Caenorhabditis elegans epilepsy model was analyzed using adenosine and tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists to further elucidate the protective effects of can…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Green Peas are a unique set of galaxies characterized by low mass, low density, and high star formation rate. These properties are shared with Lyman alpha emitters, one of the first types of…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Honeybees rely heavily on their circadian clock to achieve the orientation based on the solar compass and the "time memory", which allows them to locate food resources and return to the hive…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Angiogenesis is responsible for the development of new blood vessels from previously existing vasculature. Anomalies of the growth and differentiation of these vessels result in vascular mal…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
When analyzing the search pipeline for pulsars, many sub-optimal and inefficient procedures are implemented due to the need for manual data analysis and the presence of physical interference…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Conservational tillage practices can reduce negative impacts on soil and water while increasing yield through less surface disturbance and more crop residues. There has been a high demand fo…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Individuals with hearing loss have difficulty communicating effectively through sign language when the majority of the world’s population communicates verbally. Still, over 70 million people…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Each year, 100 million people visit one of Australia’s 12,000 beaches. These beaches are patrolled by 314 affiliated surf lifesaving clubs and their principal rescue device is their inflatab…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a pivotal process for green-energy technologies involved in overall water splitting. One of the biggest challenges for HER is to have low-cost, abundant,…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
MoS2 monolayers (a single layer of molybdenum disulfide) are one of the most promising materials for future generations. These monolayers have remarkable semiconducting and optical propertie…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Exploration of Mars involves compelling reasons: to understand climatic changes, to understand ancient environments conducive to life's origin, and to find a new home for the rise of populat…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
In a collapsed building, a system to find cell phone signals elicited from a cell site simulator could be used to detect and help locate the cell phones of trapped people if the signal canno…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Non-invasive devices involved in the detection of drowsiness generally include infrared camera and Electroencephalography (EEG), which sometimes are constrained in actual real-life scenario…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Vaping is a process of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol using some type of vaping device. Vaping has become very popular among people, especially teens. Propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable g…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Executive functions (EF) belong to cognitive processes that focus on cognitive control of behaviors. EF skills are inhibition, shift, emotional control, initiation, working memory, planning,…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The treatment of chronic wounds has long been a challenge to wound care professionals and presents a substantial economic burden to healthcare systems globally. Over $50 billion is spent on…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The project that we are presenting tries to counter the following problem: deaths or injuries in fires. It is based on a robot controlled remotely by firefighters which are involved in a fir…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Forest Fires are an ever-persistent problem around the world. In just the United States, wildfires cause 16.5 billion dollars in damage and kill nearly 100 people annually. In the state of C…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Hypersonic travel provides numerous opportunities for faster travel through the atmosphere. This leads to potential benefits such as fast trade, increased access to space, quicker emergency…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Accurate flu forecasts are needed to limit the spread of outbreaks. Current flu forecasts have not incorporated several environmental, demographic, and transport factors. This study looks at…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Currently, over 3.4 million Americans aged 40 years and older are considered legally blind or suffering from visual impairments. For these people, navigating daily life can be difficult and…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Climate change threatens to alter the distribution of numerous bird species globally. While predicting future distributional changes is critical in guiding management efforts, recent advance…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
In modern world due to pollution and other reasons people started to look for a planet which can replace Earth. I started to research about it aswell. I have worked on planet Kepler 452b whi…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Abstract: This research aims to provide a low cost micro-controlled prosthesis that can be used as an assistive technology method for people with physical disabilities. Thus, it is intended…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The common 3D printers in the market are almost monochromatic printing, there is a large gap between the appearance of the product and the individual demand. With the development of the addi…