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ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Currently over a million cases of cancer are diagnosed each year, around fifty percent result in death. Cancer only accounts for 2.5% of the 4,000 identified genetic diseases. Genetic diseas…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
The world today faces an increasing shortage of food production due to the exponential growth in the human population, hence the deficiencies in resources, especially water. According to the…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
According to the FDA, approximately 1.3 million people are injured due to medicine errors annually in the United States. A large percentage of these people are the elderly and people with mu…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment is to recreate the standard degradable sanitary pad with organic biodegradable ingredients to incorporate a more environmentally friendly alternative while uph…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
All living organisms are spontaneously emitting ultra-weak photons in basic metabolism and cellular respiration. This photon emission which occurs in living organisms is known as biophoton e…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Lateral ground displacement is a very dangerous soil phenomenon that occurs in small slopes. Lateral ground displacement can cause excessive damage to buildings and infrastructure but the ex…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects about 1.7 million individuals annually. It is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. The Klotho gene, which plays an important rol…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Markowitz Mean-Variance model provides a computational framework for developing optimized portfolios but fails to account for the risk associated with human behavior. This study proposes…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a disorder that inhibits the dopaminergic neurons in the brain. Currently, there is no accurate non-clinical way to diagnose PD, forcing medical professionals to…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Train crossings are commonplace through US roads; they are a vital part of our transportation systems. Train crossings, however, introduce precarious conditions to our daily commutes. Two cr…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Neural networks and genetic algorithms (GAs) are two techniques for optimization and machine learning, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. This project demonstrated the efficiency an…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
The majority of approaches to forecast stock market behavior are plagued with scalability, profitability, and applicability issues. The present work comprehensively developed and evaluated 5…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Bioplastic, or plastic made from sustainable and natural materials, is one of the ways of tackling the world’s plastics problem. The acid-based bioplastic production process developed last y…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
The global amphibian extinction crisis necessitates the diligence of conservation practices. This project was designed to improve husbandry conditions for captive Dendrobates auratus, common…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In electric vehicles, about 72% of the power that the battery provides to the wheels is dissipated. Of this, 25% is lost from rolling resistance and 39% is lost from wind resistance. Piezoel…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
New species of bacteria are being discovered on a daily basis. Fast detection and risk characterization are vital for taking proper action. Current techniques and methods used for microbial…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in women, contributing to roughly 40,000 deaths annually. While breast cancer can pose a threat to any woman, those with dense b…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
#include is a project that aims to research and prototype a method in which a paraplegic or quadriplegic individual would be able to slowly regain the ability to produce movement through a s…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Acid rain is any form of precipitation, including rain, snow, or fog, with high levels of sulfur dioxides or nitrogen oxides. And micro dust is a transboundary problem consisting of both nat…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
As the world’s population grows, efficient food production with minimum environmental impact becomes more urgent. Our goal was to develop a method for proposing the correct composition of fe…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
How can we assess customer satisfactions with online shopping? In this research, I conducted multiple analyses, including regression analyses, network analysis, frequency analysis, and struc…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Although aviation technology is highly advanced, planes must follow the fundamental laws of physics. It is possible for any type of airplane to stall if its angle of attack is too large, whi…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The current plastics we use take around 500 years to degrade and release harmful chemicals into our environment. Therefore, a solution to this epidemic must be found. Drawing from a variety…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In 2019, solar energy accounted for less than 2% of U.S. electricity production, as opposed to 62.7% from fossil fuels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA). In recent years…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Hemodialysis is a treatment used to clean the blood of patients with kidney failure. The problem with this treatment is that it uses a machine which contains a cellulose-based membrane that…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
According to the sharp decrease of mixed forest and Afzelia in arid areas in northeast of Thailand, one solution was planting trees. However, only 30% of the young plants survive. This proje…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Every day, ~5000 children die due to lack of clean water. Clean and potable water access is a human right and a pillar of the United Nations’ Sustainability Goals. Photocatalytic technologie…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
The development of machines for solving highly complex application specific problems is currently a difficult and expensive task, inaccessible to ordinary engineers and amateurs. The introdu…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight certain infections and can save lives when used properly. However, with bacteria becoming more resistant to antibiotics, new methods to treat ba…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Background: Insulin is the life-essential treatment for patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, and it can be for Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Yet, a reported 33% of families with children with…