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ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition generally characterized by social and communication impairments. The early diagnosis of ASD is highly desirable, and there is a need fo…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
In recent years, insurgences of red tide, harmful algal blooms (HAB), caused by concentrates of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, have yielded millions of marine wildlife deaths, respirator…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
When a building collapses, survivors are trapped in unknown locations. Locating survivors is crucial in a rescue operation and can be extremely difficult due to the terrain and inaccessibili…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Third Award
Honey bees are an essential part of global food production and revenue. However, pollinators around the world are declining at a rate faster than ever recorded due to pesticides, diseases an…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Nowadays, 1% of the total garbage in cities worldwide comes from non-rechargeable batteries and piles. These sources of energy are used primarily in wristwatches. Thus, the research focused…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The shape and size of a plant’s seed impact how well it is able to scatter and move over time, notably in changing environmental circumstances. As the environment changes, the survival of th…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry First Award
Hydrogen is a promising renewable energy carrier. However, it has the lowest density of all other substances, so it needs to be compressed to run a car. Formic acid (FA) is an attractive liq…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Introduction: It is known that mechanosensory halteres, the reduced hindwings of flies, send information to the brain about wing-steering, head movement, and take-off stabilization. Most fli…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which emerged globally in early 2020. The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 spi…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Malaria can be transmitted by Anopheles. Anopheles similarly ingest a variety of bioactive factors during host feeding. Theoretically, therapeutic proteins in ingested blood, such as antibod…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Long-term trends for leukemia (blood cancer) have consistently shown that men have significantly higher incidence and mortality rates than women, but the reason why this occurs isn’t clear.…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Composite dental fillings (CDF) are used to repair teeth. Initially, in the form of a paste, CDFs are polymerized using curing lights. Curing lights use different wavelengths that interact w…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of my experiment was to program and build new scanning technology to determine if different things move in a room while someone is away. I cloned the repository on GitHub (a clou…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Following surgery, dogs generally experience irritation on the skin around the surgical site due to pain, histamines, and the protein IL-31 (Blue Cross, 2020)(Xu, et al., 2020)(Zimlich, 2021…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The importance of soils for the environment and for humans is often underestimated. Soils are an integral component of nutrient and water cycles and ultimately constitute our basis of life.…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Most human body movements are driven by low-level electrical potentials - electrophysiological (EP) signals. In order to capture and track these EP signals, electrodes must be used. Conventi…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Stem cells are critical for the development of all tissue types. The stem cells located within the Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM) of plants produce all above-ground plant parts that account for…
ISEF · 2022
Embedded Systems
In a world increasingly reliant on speedy, wireless data communication, research into new mediums for faster and more reliable data transfer is imperative. As conventional radio-based commun…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are astrophysical explosions that release more energy in a few seconds than the sun releases in its entire 10 billion year lifetime. This project studies short-durati…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
With the rise in quantum computing’s potential to break current encryption schemes, new methods of data encryption are needed to keep messages secure. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) presents…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Crouch gait is a complex pattern of movement that affects 150,000 children with conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, or spinal cord injuries. Crouch gait severely limits mobility…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Health and environmental problems result from both the release of dyes into ecosystems and greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation via fossil fuel combustion. To create a cost-effect…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the pipelines, a long and narrow environment both inconvenient and unsafe for man to operate in, machines are often needed to assist in operation and repair. This project aims to develop…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry
Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death around the world; However, Black women are disproportionately affected as they are more likely to develop triple negative breast cancer and h…
ISEF · 2022
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Motor neurons are the essential cells connecting the brain and muscles, translating our thoughts and needs into actions and response. Here, we analyze a previously published dataset to explo…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Astigmatism is a cylindrical imperfection of the optical system of the eye that normally should be spherical. The optometry of astigmatism, so-called subjective refraction, involves multiple…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
American Samoa has much wildlife, such as bats and a diverse selection of birds. Light pollution can negatively affect these creatures as well as other wildlife. Unfortunately, there is no r…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Cubesats are small, lightweight satellites that allow researchers to conduct experiments and collect data from Low Earth Orbit (LEO); however, the costs to launch these satellites oftentimes…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Liver cysts characterize a multitude of illnesses ranging from liver cancer to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). About 1 in 20 people have at least one liver cyst (Cnosse…
ISEF · 2022
Embedded Systems
The project aims to design a smart system for firefighting and surviving of passengers remote area particularly in mountains. Such a geographical area does not have a close firefighting offi…