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ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer originates from genetic and non-genetic alterations which induce not only abnormal cell proliferation, but also abnormal migration. Local invasion involves motile cancer cells advanci…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Exoskeletons are wearable devices that assist the user with a task. Optimal control for exoskeletons is unknown. Human-in-the-Loop Optimization (HiLO), an automated process that uses biologi…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for 31% of all deaths globally in 2016. This work will investigate the possibility of detecting CAD…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Increasing heavy metal pollution needs efficient water monitoring. Hence, this study optimized N-doped Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQDs) for heavy metal sensing. Incorporating an emerging approach…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As the most dangerous type of skin cancer, melanomas are often misdiagnosed by dermatologists for nevi. Early detection of melanomas is crucial for improving the five-year survival rate. Nin…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The primary aim of this project was to design a smart backpack, which we have called the NEO. My journey to creating this backpack started 2 years ago when I lost my backpack twice in one ye…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Current interdisciplinary project is aimed at expanding the horizons of high school students. Mathematical models, describing functions of time, are useful to solve practical problems in som…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Sustainable and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) coated membranes possess wastewater reclamation applications to meet increasing global water demands. In this investigation, CNF coated…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Salt bath nitriding is an industrial process commonly used to improve the tribological properties of metal materials, and it is based on the nitrogen (N) diffusion into the metallic surface.…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Global population growth is far outpacing food production, leading to overgrowth of high protein crops and poor soil health. Legumes are often used in crop rotations to replenish nutrients,…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Cigarettes are widely known to be harmful to humans and animals. However, with further research into plant interactions, cigarettes could possibly be harnessed for beneficial purposes, such…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Climate change has caused scientists to develop eco-friendly technological devices, vehicles, and home appliances. Multiferroic films have been gaining researchers’ attention lately because…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Yellow mosaic virus disease causes 50%-94% losses annually in Abelmoschus esculentus crop. It causes stunted growth, shrinkage of leaves, discoloration and yield loss. In India, this is an a…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
There is a growing concern worldwide that extensive use of antibiotics is resulting in the development of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a multidr…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterium that causes serious infections in immunocompromised patients, such as those who have severe wounds or cystic fibrosis. Although many anti…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Solar thermal energy is an extremely viable solution to solve the global issue of clean water and fossil fuel depletion. However, current methods of solar thermal power generation are expens…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Topological insulators (TIs) are a new class of materials with an insulating interior and conducting surface states. I discovered new two-dimensional TIs based on GeI, that can be applied to…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a condition characterized as a gradual loss of kidney function over time. CKD and other renal diseases are the cause of approximately 1.2 million deaths world…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the IDC, the world’s data (the DataSphere) will grow to a mind-boggling 175 Zetta Bytes (175 Billion Terabytes) by 2025. Video data is expected to account for more than 40% of t…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
When it comes to students with low academic performance, repeated low scores can negatively contribute to social identity and form an inferiority complex leading to low motivation. This resu…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Hepatoblastoma is the most common liver tumor in children. Those with relapsed or metastatic disease continue to have a poor prognosis and require novel therapies to improve outcomes. PIM ki…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Observations of pulsars, whose pulses are produced by a beam of coherent radio emission, has revealed two rotation anomalies: timing noise and glitches. I undertake a comprehensive survey of…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Neutron reflectometry is a useful technique to analyze the structure of thin films, but the current methods for fitting models to experimental data are time consuming and require significant…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is the main determinant of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); yet, there is limited information on the role of RV inflammati…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oil spill causes serious depletion to marine life around the world. In the Philippines, managing oil spill remains a challenge due to unexplored technology for clean up and retrieval. This s…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
We propose a generalization of Artin's conjecture on primitive roots to the ring Z[i] of Gaussian integers. We conjecture that for a fixed positive integer q, every non-zero Gaussian integer…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
The problem of finding the largest pi/2-avoiding spherical set first appeared in the AMS monthly journal in 1974. H. S. Witsenhausen asked readers to determine alpha(n)=(|U|)/(|S^(n-1) |), w…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
In this paper, I consider the possibility of using graph theory to study alternating knots and links, which we will simply call knots in what follows. Alternating knot can be built from arbi…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
The aim of our work was to create an affordable and easy-to-use device for the early diagnosis of transparency disorders in the optical media of the human eye. As a result of the analysis of…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
One of the major needs in our world today is developing clean energy sources which can help limit the use of fossil fuels and prevent global warming, as well as bring electricity to developi…