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ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Controlling water pollution by phosphorus (P)-laden wastewater and satisfying the high demand for P fertilizer are two global challenges scientists and policymakers face. This project aims t…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
One of the characteristics that influences crop production on our island is the location of Puerto Rico in a tropical zone. This fact, in turn, can have a significant effect on food producti…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Benford’s Law is a mathematical law that dictates the percentages of the appearances of initial digits 1-9 in a naturally occurring data set with no limits. This experiment tested to see if…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
I chose this project because the world around us is filled with information about products and substances. With the push of Vape sticks and alternatives like CBD, and the consequent sanction…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Post-spay surgery, gonadal tissue can remain and pose a recurrent challenge in the care of dogs and cats. Shelters and pet owners are often unaware of Ovarian Remnant Syndrome (ORS) but noti…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
I came into the science fair with many ideas, but when this one struck me I knew it was going to be my project. As a kid, I have always had chickens and I always wondered why the eggs crack…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems Second Award
Globally, 250 million people have visual impairment, and many are unable to move around safely without human assistance due to the complexity of finding pathways, avoiding obstacles, risk of…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
It has become increasingly apparent that a person’s environment has the potential to alter gene expression via the transgenerational inheritance of non-DNA factors. These factors likely accu…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fossil fuels are the main source of energy, but they release CO2, which is the leading cause of global warming. Ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) are two of the best candidates to replace foss…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Third Award
According to the CDC, in 2018, 1.7 billion people were infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). To treat tuberculosis (TB) infections, there has been interest in using macrolides, a f…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Amorphous materials have been shown to constitute a significant fraction of Martian soils and rocks, according to previous lander-based X-Ray Diffraction and orbital Infrared (IR) measuremen…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The project “Land-based Aquaculture - Sustainable!” has the goal to study an aquaculture system on land that provides marine biomass with unpolluted water. The system's development is a solu…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Searching for alternative energy sources has taken on new meaning in light of concerns regarding climate change. Vast landfills across America do produce a usable alternative fuel in the for…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Purpose: The purpose was to identify the extent of the major problem regarding soil contamination which causes food outbreaks in South Africa and was furthermore driven by the great demand f…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Drastic increases in energy demand have led to the quest for developing efficient energy-storage devices. The main research pursuit is in fulfilling global requirements for storing renewable…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Environmental pollution is a major global concern, exacerbated by several issues; namely, the accumulation of fish bio-waste due to the growing population’s increased consumption of fish, an…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
With just 5% survival rates, Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. Due to its low survival rates, early diagnosis of liver disease is extremely crucial. The aim of the p…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Rubber bands have many uses in everyday life, but if you hang two metal balls on a twisted rubber band, a surprising physical effect is observed: The balls rotate alternately in both directi…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
One of the most important metrics of cardiac health is ejection fraction. EF is the percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle each time the heart contracts and is most commonly an…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
During the 1950s, the Gros Michel species of bananas were nearly wiped out by the incurable Fusarium Wilt, also known as Panama Disease. Originating from Southeast Asia, Panama disease is a…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
According to American Podiatric Medical Association, four out of five Americans experience foot pain. Inflammation, mostly common caused by daily overuse, leads to the majority of foot pain.…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Hydrogen is a promising green fuel that is being rapidly adapted for use as a secondary energy carrier- particularly due to its high calorific value of 142.3 MJ/kg, more than three times hig…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Every single cell in an organism has a membrane that, in addition to being a compartmental barrier, plays a role in maintaining cell shape and function. For example, sickle cell anemia is a…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Fourth Award
The development of kitchen supplies containing natural antibacterial agents conforms to the concept of green and healthy life. Inspired by the fact that the perilla leaf salad is not easy to…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Mildly autistic children lack effective social communication skills, making it crucial to utilize modern technology to elevate their social communication and help them blend in with their co…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Gaming has become a huge part of teenagers’ time consumption, and in many cases, it has started to affect their lives. In addition, learning is considered to be an obstacle, boring process f…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Bearing in mind the scarcity of water in the Northeast region of Brazil and throughout the whole country, scientific initiatives are needed in order to seek ways to provide clean water to th…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software Third Award
There are millions of fully paralyzed patients around the world and their life is difficult, as they are fully dependent on others for even their basic needs. They struggle to communicate wi…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Although mangroves occupy less than 1% of the global coastal area, they are one of the strongest natural ecosystems to fight climate change as they sequester up to 22.8 tons of carbon annual…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
I designed and programmed a surface water quality monitoring device that continuously samples for three key water health parameters and sends the monitoring data in real time to an open acce…