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ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The goal of this experiment was to determine if integrating the Magnus Effect onto an airfoil would result in a higher lift to drag (L/D) ratios than a normal airfoil. This was done by creat…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Parking spaces for disabled people are being prepared and made ready for physically disabled and wheelchair bound road users. However, the facility is commonly misused and abused by the comm…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a worldwide public health crisis with the potential of mass casualties due to the overuse of antibiotics. This experiment was conducted to investigate what…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Damage from insects is a major problem in agriculture. Using insecticide is harmful and expensive. We tried to introduce predator as the bio- control for the pest in a cultivation area. We o…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurodegeneration afflicts ~9 million, costs $800 billion/year in the US, and is one of the greatest unmet medical needs of the 21st century. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devasta…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Experimentation was conducted to determine the presence of metabolic deviations as a result of nucleosome-remodeling factor (NURF) knockdown in combination with chemotherapies. Due to large…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most prevalent dominantly inherited diseases. It occurs in approximately 1 in 3000 people. NF1 encodes a tumor suppressor whose functional loss r…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Traditional views of embryonic development hold that germ layer differentiation begins and ends with gastrulation. However, recent evidence suggests mesoderm and ectoderm induction occurs po…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Rice is a crop of global importance that provides approximately 20% of the calories humanity consumes. Abiotic stress events such as flooding and droughts present a clear danger to global fo…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Since Taiwan Education Bureau passed the “Three Types of Experimental Education Act”, many Indigenous Experimental schools have sprung up. Seeing the advocacy of "Culturally Responsive Curri…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Anxiety is the most common mental disorder in the United States, affecting some 40 million adults each year. During anxiety attacks, neurons release excessive amounts of adrenaline, causing…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Cancer has remained as one of the world's leading causes of death and although medical treatments exist, many of the current methods have cytotoxic effects to not only the cancer cells, but…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
In the advent of the digital age, the severity of posture related health issues is increasing significantly. To solve this issue, this research aims to create a simple posture detection and…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The survival rate for patients diagnosed with gliomas (the most common type of brain tumor) is 5.6%. Gliomas are primarily driven by pathways like NF-kB signaling, which plays a key role in…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a debilitating autoimmune disease in which the body— a person’s immune system— attacks its own synovium. Rheumatoid arthritis results in heightened inflammatory respo…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
As the human population grows, more and more waste is created, most of which is non-recyclable and non-biodegradable. Styrofoam, a derivative form of the plastic polystyrene, is one such exa…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cadmium (Cd) is a widely used environmental pollutant. High levels of cadmium in plants can inhibit chlorophyll production, increase lipid peroxidation and reduce the activity of antioxidant…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The goal of this project is to investigate the efficacy of a parachute system in combination with the aerial detachment of the airplane’s cabin to prevent an impending airplane crash. Toward…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The urban heat island is an area of elevated temperature that is a result of fluxes that bring in or shed energy. During the day the energy input is radiation from the sun and the atmosphere…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Nanomedicine revolutionizes treatment of cardiovascular disease through the design of peptide-labelled nanoparticles that bind to hydroxyapatite (HA), the form of calcium in atherosclerotic…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Depleting fossil fuel reserves, the energy crisis, and alarming global warming concerns have driven global interest towards renewable and environmentally friendly alternatives like biobutano…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. By the end of 2019 alone, it is expected that approximately 300,000 new cases of invasive and in sit…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Dental caries occurs as oral bacteria (such as Lactobacillus acidophilus) metabolize sugars and convert them into acid, thus removing calcium from the teeth. Natural herbal plants, such as A…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts the world's population will increase from 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion people by 2050 The demand for food is expected to continue to grow a…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Our project is a continuation of seven years of previous research. In prior years we have both tested with Radio Frequency on cell phones, wifi modems, and much more. Starting three years ag…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Endophytes are bacteria and fungi that live inside plant tissues, often acting in mutualistic relationships by producing beneficial compounds. Leaf tissues of Cordyline fruticosa (ti) were o…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Nypa fruticans Wurmb. is a coastal plant widely sourced by communities as thatching material, wine, and vinegar. Several literature supports its use in sourcing renewable energy and fermenta…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
I investigated crater formation on planets and satellites by making a unique instrument to control terrestrial gravity. During crater formation, the crater diameter D and surface gravity gef…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Ivermectin, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2015, was originally used as an anthelmintic. Ivermectin was invented by William Campbell and Satoshi Omura to treat p…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
Primes are the building blocks of composite numbers. One day I gifted a mathematical property of the birthdate (9) of one my friend as a birthday present, I observed a unique and interesting…