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ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
In the early 2000s, NASA sent Cassini to explore the outer reaches of the solar system. Onboard Cassini, the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) observed Titan, a moon of Saturn.…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Pancreatic cancer is among the world's deadliest cancers with a 5-year survival rate below 9%. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) encompasses >90% of all pancreatic cancers, and >95% ar…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
A rocket, of 2.9 m height, made of fiberglass and measures all weather data during its flight such as: particulate matter, temperature, air quality, humidity, altitude, acceleration, rotatio…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
What in the world would baking soda and vinegar have to do with a rocket ship? Let me explain! I have always had a love for rockets. So through my natural evolution of thought I somehow land…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), an aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbon, is an environmental contaminant and carcinogen that causes neurological and developmental effects to children when exposed in pregna…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
??Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible and fatal form of dementia caused by the degeneration of neurons in the brain. This disorder is characterized by the aggregation of tau protein, the…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The R.O.T. Slide, R.O.T. standing for “rate of travel” is an original project that was engineered to steady a welder’s arm while cutting metal. I decided to create a solution to a problem th…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Conversational agents are increasingly used in a wide range of fields, from entertainment or manufacturing to finance or healthcare, since they facilitate human-machine interactions and can…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Over the last century, there has been an unparalleled focus on genomic techniques in cancer research which has resulted in a neglected understanding of cancer metabolics. Despite being disco…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This work presents the first study that examines the runoff of the herbicide, paraquat, and how it flows through the environment. Paraquat is a highly toxic herbicide that is widely used and…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Walking through the streets of Budapest, Washington, and the biggest cities we can notice a common issue: we have failed to develop and sustain an accurate waste management system. Behind th…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Fourth Award
Despite the boom of metagenomics and metataxonomy, culture media are essential to identify organisms that have not been identified by these means; and to give insights of biological processe…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
The spread and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses can lead to various mutations that cause significant spikes in infections. It is essential for researchers to study virus genome s…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cardiovascular diseases in minority populations are grossly misunderstood and studies show clear data exemplifying disparities in screenings. Studies largely focus on exhaustively researched…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering First Award
Annually, Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer affects 4.8 million people worldwide, and has 5-year survival rates as low as 8%. However, the survival rate increases to 70% if GI cancers are detecte…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Fucoidans are sulfated polysaccharides that provide structure in brown seaweeds. Medical research has found a substantial amount of evidence for the investigation into fucoidan as an antican…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The morphological traits of a plant’s seeds impact how well they are able to disperse over time, which is a crucial mechanism for reproduction, gene flow, and the movement of plant species i…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Optical microscopy is an essential tool for biomedical discoveries and cell diagnosis at micro- to nano-scales. However, conventional microscopes rely on lenses to record 2-D images of sampl…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a physical disruption of brain tissue followed by a cascade of inflammatory responses. The responses result in a transient disruption of the blood-brain barri…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
1 in 44 children in the USA are impacted by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but only <50% of children received effective early intervention due to delayed diagnosis. This represents a huge m…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Musculoskeletal injuries are occurring more and more frequently, with one of the main causes being the increasing number of new patients who sustain knee structure injuries. Currently, exosk…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Myocarditis is a disease in which there is inflammation located within the muscle tissue of the heart, or myocardium. It is characterized by infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells in…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The formation of oriented meteorites is taken as our research theme that included investigating the shape dependent characteristic in their motion trajectory and surface texture. Three camer…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
This abstract highlights the development of an innovative app designed to reduce the phobia surrounding mental health. With a growing number of people suffering from mental health issues and…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Accurate weather predictions are crucial to infrastructure, economic security, and disaster prevention. Short-range hourly temperature forecasting has been the purview of statistical numeric…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Current dog prosthetics for the foreleg and shoulder are rigid and limiting for canines. These prosthetics do not allow the animal to lay down, sit properly, or traverse harsh terrain withou…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the new normal, teleconferencing has become increasingly adopted. However, people adopting sign language depend on interpreters in live online interactions, compromising their independenc…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The sign language interpreter with built in translator is a communication device that aims at improving communication between deaf and able hearing communities. The research was conducted wi…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Creating biodegradable materials is imperative as plastic pollution contributes to global warming. A promising biodegradable material is silk because of its strength. To further enhance its…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Following surgery, dogs experience irritation on the skin around the surgical site due to pain, histamines, and the protein IL-31. These factors cause dogs to lick or scratch at their suture…