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ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics First Award
Agricultural irrigation wastage, especially from inefficient infrastructure in developing nations, is among the leading causes of the global water shortage epidemic, which affects an estimat…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Epilepsy is generally diagnosed using electroencephalograms, or EEGs, which detect the electrical activity in a person's brain. Signals recorded from neurological tissue are extremely noisy,…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Body temperature> = 37 ° and oxygen saturation =93% are present on potential patients. Therefore, the purpose of the project…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a cancer that arises from squamous cells in the head and neck region, a type of cell found in the outer layers of skin and lining various muc…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Bioethanol is an eco-friendly energy resource based on glucose extracted from agricultural crops, such as corn. To avoid competition between bioethanol production and food production, we foc…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
5.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease(AD), with projected 40% growth by 2030. Only about 25% of the people with AD get diagnosed; even fewer get an early, accurate diagnosis. Early…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are becoming useful tools for maritime researchers due to their cost-effectiveness, low-maintenance, and ability to access dangerous areas. An AUV’s acc…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has profound advantages in diagnosis and detection in the medical field. MRI is considered non-invasive diagnostic technique and does not use ionized radiati…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Quality of parts made by 3D printers differs significantly. Low precision, repeatability and varying success rate prevents wider usage of 3D printers. This project explores different approac…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Sustainable agriculture is growing more and more important. Land use is limited and researchers must find ways to grow more crops with less space. Crop leaf angle can have a large effect on…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
According to previous research, PD patients and a control group was conducted an experiment where they were given a task while standing still. The experiment measured the CoP time series, wh…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
To improve the aerodynamic efficiency of a Formula One (F1) in Schools race car, the original model of the car is evaluated and compared with a new design. The ideas behind the new design ar…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Studying the distribution of the intensity of laser radiation at the focus of the aberration lens allows advancement in the creation of an optical trap system for ultracold gas. Local intens…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
With the advent of quantum computation methods such as Shor’s algorithm to factor large primes, classical encryption protocols are rendered ineffective, necessitating new quantum cryptograph…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no cure. In 97% of sporadic ALS patients, TDP-43 forms insoluble protein aggregates dysregulating RNA m…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
The Coanda Effect is the tendency of fluid air molecules to remain attached to a convex surface. This effect is utilized on aerofoils, which rely on the attachment of air across the convex s…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
Internet of Things (IoT) applications are increasingly being adopted in many sectors. Such applications rely on networks of limited-power interconnected IoT devices to deliver useful service…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
More than 4 billion blood tests are performed annually worldwide. State-of-the-art diagnostics requires 7-10 mLs of blood and takes hours to days for results. Drawing mLs of blood for multip…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Our global cargo ship fleet emits 4% of climate change emissions and particulate pollutants, leading to roughly 7.6 million childhood asthma cases, and 150,000 premature deaths annually. A n…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Second Award
Brassica juncea, an allotetraploid species, is an important germplasm resource for canola improvement, due to its many beneficial agronomic traits, such as heat and drought tolerance. Moreov…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is caused by the depletion of dopamine as a result of toxic aggregates formed by a protein called alpha-synuclein…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Recent advances show that the 14-3-3zeta protein is a unique regulator of IL-17A signal transduction. IL-17A signal transduction triggers two, 14-3-3zeta-TRAF5 and 14-3-3zeta-TRAF6-dependent…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), has caused the global infectious disease COVID-19. Cases of COVID-19 infections increased rapidly along with high mortality rates and therefor…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Nowadays, global coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic exerts special emphasis on the search of non-toxic biological active compounds, that are able to have an anticoronavirus effects and can be u…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Prions, also known as pathogenic neuronal agents, are groups of proteins found clustered in the brain and are responsible for regulatory processes including neuritogenesis, neuronal homeosta…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
On Mars, there must be a method for construction which uses the available resources, a process known as “in situ resource utilization”. While regular concrete is composed of water, aggregate…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
Intravenous infusion therapy is a common medical treatment method. However, this treatment method takes a long time, and the entire infusion process is often tedious. In order to ensure safe…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Cancer immunotherapy has led to vast improvements in long-term survival for patients with cancers like melanoma. However, the low response rate of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy li…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Pulmonary embolisms (PE) affect approximately 300,000 to 600,000 people per year in the United States. Between 10 to 30% of those diagnosed with PE die within a month of its detection. As ra…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software Third Award
The process of registering intra-procedural prostate magnetic resonance images (MRI) with corresponding pre-procedural images improves the accuracy of certain surgeries, such as a prostate b…