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ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Stress in our society is a problem that affects almost everyone. This investigation sought to discover whether high perceived stress levels and the subsequent decrease in prefrontal function…
ISEF · 2016
In this experiment, the toxicity of green detergents and conventional liquid detergents were compared by testing soap dilutions in the environment of red worms. The purpose of the investigat…
ISEF · 2016
The juggernaut is a prototype of a robotic ground vehicle system that use a slide track sytem, capable of move on different surfaces, for diverse applications. The hypothesis was to create a…
ISEF · 2016
The most expensive good for a successful person is his time. But this time is being lost as a result of many reasons, including lost time choosing, asking and visiting institutes in order to…
ISEF · 2016
Pests cause a lot of economic loss to crop farmers by reducing yield, lowering harvest quality, and reducing farmers profit by increasing production costs. Furthermore, there has been much c…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this investigation is to utilize kinetic energy to generate electrical power. The investigation evaluated if it would be possible for the kinetic energy generated when exercis…
ISEF · 2016
Aedes aegypti is one of the main vectors that cause public health problems since it is the transmitter of dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya fever. The first deserves attention for the wa…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disorder affecting over 27 million adults in the United States; with the knee being the most commonly affected joint. During OA progression the articula…
ISEF · 2016
Lead has been beneficial and problematic dating back to its discovery nearly 7,000 years ago. Lead contamination of drinking water is most commonly due to outdated water piping, and mining a…
ISEF · 2016
The Leg-e-vator is a lightweight mechanical elevating device that attaches to the lower leg. Patients suffering lower leg injuries and conditions can elevate the affected leg, reducing edema…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Eutrophication is a severe type of water pollution from excess nutrient inputs (NO3 and PO4). Many nations cannot maintain its expensive chemical treatments. Lemniodeae, a macrophyte known a…
ISEF · 2016
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project involved the analysis of the otoliths and scales of red snapper. Extracting these otoliths are lethal. Extracting scales is nonlethal. This project will not only benefit further…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Autosomal-dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP) is caused by diverse gain-of-function mutations in rhodopsin (RHO). The purpose of this study is to aid in the development of a mutation-indepe…
ISEF · 2016
Scientists recently reported that 2015 was the hottest year for Earth in the historical record by far, breaking a mark set only the year before. Electricity generation is a large contributor…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Surgical site infections, SSI’s, are the leading type of infection in countries with limited resources, affecting up to 2/3 of operated patients with a frequency up to nine times higher than…
ISEF · 2016
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels constitute a superfamily of ubiquitously expressed voltage and ligand-gated, non-selective cation channels involved in diverse biological processe…
ISEF · 2016
Research shows that avalanche victims buried longer than 15 minutes have an exponentially decreasing chance of survival, therefore minimizing rescue time is critical. Imagine a portable resc…
ISEF · 2016
This research tested the accuracy of light curve analysis in creating three dimensional (3D) models of asteroids. The hypothesis states the basic shape of the model is accurate when inverted…
ISEF · 2016
Plasma is an ionized gas consisting of charged particles, electric fields, ultraviolet photons, and reactive oxygen species. When discharged into liquids, plasma affects chemical and physica…
ISEF · 2016
Pain is a huge component of both bone cancer and osteoarthritis (OA). With limits to pain treatments in both these diseases, there is a significant need for a medication to treat pain in the…
ISEF · 2016
My research is devoted to a numerical study of a particular problem in Chaos theory. The theory of chaotic dynamical systems is an actively developing field of mathematics. One of its main a…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects the essence of what makes people human. It drastically alters a person's perception and actions until the patient becomes harmful to oneself o…
ISEF · 2016
The concern related to a global energy crisis remains at the forefront of modern discussion and scientific research. The use of algae for biodiesel production is growing rapidly in popularit…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Teaching science can be a challenge in basic education, it is necessary for each topic to use specific didactic tools that can relate everyday life concepts with technic elements; tools that…
ISEF · 2016
As a result of increasing energy need, technological devices must have improved batteries. Today, lithium-ion batteries wide spread fields of application with their high capacity and energy…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Recently a new emphasis has been placed on protection headgear in hockey and other sports as the importance concussion and sub-concussive brain Injury has been better understood, A Summation…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The purpose of my project was to attempt to create a device which would make invasive surgery less intrusive by removing the need for much of the physical dissection. I planned to accomplish…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Nuclear actin, while still poorly understood, plays a role in DNA replication, chromatin organization, and gene expression. This research uses Drosophila oogenesis as a model to study in viv…
ISEF · 2016
Mitigating the effect of physical disability that faces many people the world over has been the focus of many technological researches. Many devices have been developed with brainwave(EEG) o…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Microbial Desalination Cells (MDCs), modified microbial fuel cells with a chamber for water desalination made of ion exchange membranes, are a promising new technology in environmentally sus…