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ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to optimize enzyme catalyzed waste paper hydrolysis to make fermentable sugars for biofuel production. During phase I enzyme composition, hydrolysis temperatu…
ISEF · 2016
This project aims to replace existing brain electrodes that are failing in chronic use. Brain electrodes have many important applications including the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and b…
ISEF · 2016
Inorganic nitrogen pollution typically caused by farming fertilizer runoff affects the environment in four major ways: increasing the acidity of freshwater ecosystems, stimulating the eutrop…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The Enigma machine was used in WWII by the Germans to communicate with their submarines and within their military to send secure messages. It was considered one of the most secure encryption…
ISEF · 2016
There are currently many drawbacks associated with using nano- drug carriers. In order to remediate some of those drawbacks, research will be conducted on engineering a novel oleocanthal nan…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory disorder of the pilosebaceous unit with both physical and psychological ramifications. It is widely accepted that both Propionibacterium acnes and Stap…
ISEF · 2016
The current method of treatment of patients in the healthcare system, to first diagnose a condition and then to apply a known therapy, is time-consuming and expensive. These treatments may h…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Beta-lactamase hydrolyzes beta-lactam antibiotics, making antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections ineffective. An emerging beta-lactamase, carbapenemase, can even hydrolyze last resort…
ISEF · 2016
The maturity of the electronic commerce, internet banking facilities, and software protection systems issues stimulate the world's attention to create a safe electronic data exchange environ…
ISEF · 2016
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are an increasingly relevant issue in industrialized countries that pose a risk to health and the environment. This project was designed to enhance the p…
ISEF · 2016
The growing popularity of bioethanol in the fuel industry emphasizes the importance of creating an efficient but inexpensive system for large-scale ethanol production by yeast. Recently, the…
ISEF · 2016
In recent years, the global energy crisis and climate change have become serious issues in need of innovative solutions, so exploring new renewable energy resources is the primary objective…
ISEF · 2016
Artificial sweeteners (acesulfame, aspartame, saccharin and sucralose) are used as sugar substitutes in foods and beverage. Can these sweeteners biodegrade in nature? Will they cause problem…
ISEF · 2016
Commonly available beetle larvae could be the key to diminishing five types of polystyrene waste in our environment: purple compact Styrofoam, expanded white Styrofoam, packing peanuts, bean…
ISEF · 2016
K173Q is a polymorphism of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/ phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1), an enzyme which inhibits bone mineralization and ectopic calcification by hydrolyzing ATP to produce p…
ISEF · 2016
In today’s world uncontrolled and unconscious antibiotics usage cause huge risk to human health due to rapid development of resistant bacterial strains. Infectious bacteria have the ability…
ISEF · 2016
This project explored results from the previous year’s research, in which well-defined quantities of infinity appeared to be equal to undefined quantities of a larger infinite cardinality (e…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
This study explores several ways to make liquid droplets levitate and oscillate. These physical phenomena are detailed through five different processes: the Leidenfrost effect, vibrations fo…
ISEF · 2016
Bioethanol is a renewable biofuel produced mostly via a fermentation process using sugars or cellulose as raw material. Bioethanol production from cellulosic plants is common, but it has sev…
ISEF · 2016
Recent studies have discovered a greater connection between two of the fastest growing global epidemics—cancer and multidrug resistant bacterial infections (Lamb, 2015). This research attemp…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Organic farming is a method of agriculture that has increased in popularity over the years. Despite its many environmental benefits, organic farmers are heavily dependent on tillage, which d…
ISEF · 2016
Endometriosis is a common but hard to diagnose gynecologic disorder, occurring when the endometrial lining travels outside the uterus in 10-12% of menstruating women . The etiology of endome…
ISEF · 2016
I tested microalgae as an inoculant for indoor farming. I prepared three controlled environment growth boxes; for each of the three test groups: Spirulina / Blue-green algae / water; germina…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between college information literacy (CIL) and college going self-efficacy (CGSE) in high school students. Research suggests the d…
ISEF · 2016
Transformation of waste heat into electricity can significantly contribute to a future with a wiser use of energy resources. Temperature differences can be directly converted into electricit…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to determine the viability and efficiency of commuting around my hometown, Midland, Texas, without the use of a personal vehicle. This question arose from the…
ISEF · 2016
Plastic bottles, bags, milk jugs, and Styrofoam are four of the top ten most common items found in landfills. This is problematic because items made of these plastics take the longest to dec…
ISEF · 2016
With increased blood donor dependency, development of a novel blood substitute has become imperative. A hemoglobin based oxygen carrier could fulfill this need, and meet the demand for trans…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of different essential oils contained in limonene as biodegrading agents for polystyrene, considering a possible larger scale applicat…
ISEF · 2016
In recent years, many researchers studied and highlighted the insecticide effect of plants. A series of plants of different botanical families proved to have insecticidal activity. Among suc…