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ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental exposures can impact the expression of genes via epigenome, which is transgenerationally inherited. Short term exposure to unfavorable conditions could permanently alter the ex…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes protecting ends of eukaryotic chromosome from damage. Plant telomeres consist of the typical tandemly repeated motif TTTAGGG(n), but rare changes of tel…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The medical field is desperately seeking natural antimicrobials to solve the problem of antibiotic resistance. Honey inhibits bacterial growth and is already being used in clinical settings.…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (MPDT) is one of the most powerful and efficient forms of electrical spacecraft propulsion. Designed for deep space travel, it promises extensive applicatio…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Voting is a quintessential part of Democratic beliefs: the right to have a say in the government and who runs the country has been an important part of our country since its founding. Equall…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project’s goals were to determine the failure point of carbon-coated oyster shells when filtering lead (Pb) from water, and to investigate which components of carbon-coated shells lend…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The FOXO transcription factors are part of the Forkhead subfamily O, which contain four members: (FOXO1, FOXO3, FOXO4, and the less well conserved FOXO6) that regulate gene expression involv…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Second Award
The goal of this research project was to use antenna simulation software to model the gain and radiation patterns of a variety of novel, unconventional, and previously untested microwave ant…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The improvement of quality of a roadbed, physic mechanical and operational performance of a bituminous mixture operated in the harsh conditions of the Extreme North become more significant w…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This essay takes an in-depth look into the nature of positively charged conducting spheres, and the ability of Coulomb’s law to predict the force between them. The force is expected to be re…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Background Breast cancer, the most common cancer in women results in 40,000 deaths annually. Different breast cancer subsets are defined based on the expression of specific receptors: estrog…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is polyaromatic semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer with mechanical properties favorable for bio-medical applications. The aim of our study was to investigat…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Coffee (Coffea arabica) constitutes in Costa Rica and in the canton of Acosta, a fundamental part of its economy, due to this, there is interest in varieties with high productivity and resis…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
The present study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity and the genotoxicity of the 1-methyl-3-hexadecylimidazole (C16MImCl) ionic liquid, which demonstrated antifungal activity in previous stu…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Iodine deficiencies are a major problem around the world, especially in developing nations where people do not get all the nutrients they need from their diets. Currently, iodized salt is th…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Thanks to the Baby Boomers of the 1950s and 60s, infant mortality rates extant today are fortunately much lower than that of early last century. However, distracted drivers are becoming much…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Many bacteria have been observed to become more infectious in spaceflight, and astronauts are more susceptible to infection in space. Alternate sigma factor H (SigH) has been identified as a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The dream of living forever, only accomplishable by replacing broken parts of the human body, is closer than it has ever been before. Fulfilling this dream requires biomaterials: organic or…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Thirty - six strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from the oropharynx mucous of pets. For this purpose, 40 samples were collected throughout oropharyngeal swab in dogs, cats and ro…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The species Psidium guajava, commonly known as Cuban White Guava, contains various phytoconstituents with have the potential for use in the pharmaceutical field. One of these phytoconstituen…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) is considered as the major vector transmitting dengue in Sri Lanka. Objective of this study was to isolate bacterium from the natural environment and identify their…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
There are growing concerns about the health and environmental effects of chemical pesticides used to control mosquito populations and the increasing resistance of mosquitoes to pesticides. E…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Third Award
The global rate of infertility stands at an all-time high and nutrition has been discussed as an impactful factor in such concerning trends. Stable oogenesis is continually threatened by gen…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Science and society go hand in hand. Now, more than ever, society is increasing the smartphone usage time by far. There are investigations that acknowledge all of the possible health effects…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The purpose of this research is to develop a quick, accurate, affordable, and quantitative test for lead in water. Lead contamination in drinking water is a public health concern. The EPA’s…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
This project solving the Myopia disease by using a software program that can be displayed the PC, Mobile phone… etc. This is software program is developed based on the methodology of Leo Ang…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Jaundice is a condition where there's too much bilirubin in the blood which makes the babies skin and eyes look yellow-orange. It happens to 50- 60% of newborn babies and to 80% of premature…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The great amount of pollution generated by the chicken feathers from butcheries, as well as family growths of Jonote (Heliocarpus appendiculatus) for the production of fig tree paper, favore…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The 'JUGI-JUGI' is a program that helps kids to start studying more chemically with games, cartoons, and wearable robotic arms. The program consists of three things: board games, molecular m…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Supercooling occurs when a liquid obtains a temperature lower than its freezing point without exhibiting a phase change from liquid to its solid state. The properties of liquids exhibiting t…