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ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Low-field (LF) MRI scanners have the power to revolutionize medical imaging by providing a portable and cheaper alternative to high-field MRI scanners. However, such scanners are usually sig…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Domino tiling problem for (m, n)-grid was solved by Kasteleyn, Temperley and Fisher in 1961. L-tromino is a 2x2 rectangle without one cell. We consider the L-tromino tilings problem for (m,n…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Avian malaria, which is mainly transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, threatens to wipe out native forest birds in Hawai’i. To prevent this, researchers want to release male mosquitoes that are la…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Drug Delivery Systems, DDS are systems that allow the controlled release of a given active ingredient with the aim of improving the effectiveness of drug treatment and reducing the toxicity…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Purpose: Liver cancer (Hepatocellular carcinoma) is one of the most common and fatal cancers. Subtypes associated with poor outcomes need proper characterisation. “Macrotrabecular-massive He…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide, but disease-modifying treatments are still lacking. Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) consume nicotina…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
MagFlow is a revolutionary magnetic coupling system that eliminates the need for mechanical or electrical connections to flow pumps within an aquarium or enclosed space. Traditional fully su…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Spinel ferrites are commonly used in various industrial and technological devices, such as microwave instruments, power antennas, spintronics, signal processing, and energy storage. However,…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems Third Award
Distance sensors are used in many smart devices such as UAVs, sweeping robots, etc. However, the common distance sensors usually have the disadvantages of high cost, large power consumption,…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this experiment was to test what compost variable worked best to produce natural gas. If the amount of methane is dependent on the type of compost, then there will be a measur…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Following our research last fall discovering significant resistance to common antibiotics in Boise's waterways, we focused on Aquafarming this year, as it is a major contributor to the incre…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Background: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a significant challenge in organ transplantation, as restoring blood flow to an organ post-transplantation can cause further damage and threa…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Conventional agricultural practices have caused the world’s soils to release 133 billion tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere and are one of the major contributors to global greenhouse gas emi…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Carotenoids are pigments that are important for eye, skin, and immune health. Eggs can be an important source of carotenoids in human diets, but yolk carotenoid content depends solely on car…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Period-proof underwear is a safe and more sustainable alternative to traditional menstrual products; however, prices range from $20-$40 apiece. In this continuation project, different absorb…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Mealworms are capable of eating and digesting polystyrene foam. The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that styrene and benzene would not be found in the frass of mealworms t…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Seaweeds provide food, habitat, and shelter for a variety of marine organisms. They have properties that allow them to regulate the absorption of CO2 and the trophic scale in the ocean. In C…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
SARS-CoV-2 infection is caused by the aerosol dispersion of droplets or droplet nuclei. Therefore, there is a growing need to investigate aerosol particle behaviors to prevent the spread of…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Optimal management of diabetes requires frequent blood glucose testing that necessitates phlebotomy or finger stick with a lancet, a painful procedure that reduces patient compliance. This c…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Computer modeling allows for simulating unknown events of the past and the future. Since specific details about the evolutionary process are unknown, I created a model to analyze predator an…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's Disease (PD) affects 7-10 million people globally. Usual observable symptoms of PD include stiffness, slowness, tremor, gait change and speech distortion. Currently, there is no…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Since the 1930s, dark matter (DM) has accounted for a host of astronomical observations that cannot be explained using the standard physics model, such as the discrepancy in rotation curves…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate how a stimulant decongestant in combination with household stimulant and depressant substances affects the action potential of Acheta domesti…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world, causing decreased sea ice and permafrost, changing ecosystems, and threatening the livelihoods of indigenous people. In t…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Polyolefin (PO) based multilayer plastic packaging (MPP) has recently attracted extensive attention. However, practical end-of-life treatment strategies for MPP are missing from the communit…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
My research this year continued to investigate the anticancer effects of Lomatium dissectum, commonly known as fern leaf biscuit root (“doza" in our Native language), and Sambucus caerulea,…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of my research was to investigate the possible antibacterial properties of Artemisia tridentata (Big Sagebrush). I hypothesized that Artemisia tridentata would inhibit the growth…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software Fourth Award
Dementia will become an epidemic with projected growth from 55 million to 153 million in 2050. Despite such severity, mainstream pharmacological and alternative therapies such as acetylcholi…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Third Award
This experiment was devoted to creating a mesenchymal stem cell therapy to repair the damage done by celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which gluten produces an inflammatory response i…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is an extremely variant and personalized disease that is characterized by the disruption of regular cell functions. These disruptions can be analyzed by examining regulatory network c…