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ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
It is very important to improve the quality of the laser beam in oncology, cosmetology, dentistry. In cases of radiation therapy or the laser modification, the intensity should be homogeneou…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of the experiment was to find out if changing different variables in a small DC motor would influence the efficiency of the motor, and if the efficiency is changed which variable…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Sucrose in combination with Streptococcus mutans result in acids which break down enamel and contribute to dental caries. Alternatives with potential oral health benefits were explored in th…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
My project is to see what electrode produces the most hydrogen in the process of hydro-electrolysis. I chose to test for the amount of hydrogen produced rather than the amount oxygen produce…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Cheese whey is a by-product of cheese manufacture. A daily production of 10.000 liters of whey causes a load of organic pollutants similar to a city of 5.000 inhabitants. The diversified use…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
According to the USDA, New Mexico farms consume 1.8 million acre-feet of water per year. Due to New Mexico’s limited water supply, the State cannot produce enough crops to support itself and…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
There is, as of now, no objective method of measuring the difficulty of a given problem. Since biological brains are too generalized, however, a substitute becomes necessary for experimental…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Heart disease is a prevalent issue in the modern world, with 84 million people in the US alone that require regular checkups with clinicians. iCordisX aims to provide a personalized and data…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Invertebrates, unlike their counterparts, vertebrates, have no adaptive immunity for protection and hence can only rely on biochemical based innate protection to defend themselves against pr…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar and insulin resistance (IR), has serious socioeconomic ramifications. While T2D is considered a lifestyle diseas…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Stroke is a fatal neurological disease causing severe long-term functional disability in patients. The incident of stroke is rising exponentially, irrespective of age. The beneficia…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
PDE inhibitors are frequently used as pharmaceuticals to treat conditions such as pulmonary diseases and erectile dysfunction via the cAMP dependent signaling pathway. However, PDE inhibitor…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
P27kip1 (p27) is a tumor suppressor protein that is often deregulated in aggressive cancers. Recent evidence from the Sheaff lab suggests p27 deregulation provides a growth advantage by allo…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant bacteria, prevalent in fatal pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It uses signaling molecules known as Burkholderia Diffus…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Basil is well known for its various medicinal properties. For the last 5 years, I have been working on the antimicrobial effect of basil against various strains of bacteria such as E.coli, S…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Studying metabolic functions of cancer cells can reveal novel treatment options. For example, increased glutamine uptake drives cancer cell proliferation. The first step in glutamine utiliza…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Over 90% of cancer-associated mutations are non-coding, driving tumor development by impeding transcription factor binding – the “on and off switches” regulating key cell life and death gene…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Testing bioluminescent dinoflagellates to detect pollution was chosen as the experiment because bioluminescent dinoflagellates were recently an interest. After researching and finding a limi…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The seasonal Influenza A virus (H1N1) remains a highly contagious and deadly disease worldwide. Rapid sensitive testing options remain limited. Although success has been found in methods suc…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In recent studies, scientists found that cancer is highly associated with inflammation and, macrophages, which play an important role in inflammatory response, is found to be interfered by t…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In today’s Aerospace industry, space-giant organizations use ill-suited rovers to map and inspect the expanse of Mars. In general, rovers being used are built with the traditional design of…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Bangladesh has a serious problem: 20 million in the country drink water well above the arsenic contamination standard. Phytoremediation can be effective in removing heavy metals from water,…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Diseases that cause visually abnormal cells affect millions of individuals around the world. In developing countries, these diseases are traditionally diagnosed by having a trained scientist…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
In recent years, congestion in the global airspace has escalated at an exponential rate, increasing the probability of an air collision. Furthermore, many companies plan to deploy autonomous…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project evaluates multiple machine learning (ML) algorithms to determine optimal accuracy in detecting breast cancer. It also analyzes the effect of applying Principal Component Analysi…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Ocean acidification is the increase in acidity of ocean waters due to the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere. This negatively impacts many marine organisms, especially those that build ca…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Visual impairment is a major global health problem. In 2017, WHO estimated that there were 253 million people worldwide with this ailment. According to the journal of the American Medical As…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
This work focused on applying existing cell phone technology as a cost effective innovative tool for wound measurements. Precise wound measurements are utilized for medical records, document…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) results in deterioration of dopaminergic cells in the brain. The Amygdala and Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC), areas associated with facial expresion recognition, suffer…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
To study materials at the molecule and nano-scale, modern synchrotrons produced up to 4 Terabytes of x-scattering image data per day. This massive amount of data creates a daunting big data…