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ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The demand for sustainable housing is a universal problem. Nearly 1.6 billion people worldwide lack some form of adequate housing. 3D cement printing (3DCP) is a promising source of affordab…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Delivering pharmaceuticals at the correct dosage to the correct site often proves an obstacle to a drug’s effectiveness. Cyclodextrin polymers can localize administration and lengthen the ti…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
A motorcyclist’s helmet is essential to prevent head injuries in road accidents. When a helmet is subject to significant impact, its integrity can be affected and it may become unsafe for fu…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are a hypothesized model of dark matter. Many experiments intended to directly observe WIMPs are being developed; if successful, they would contr…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Pedicle probes are medical devices used during spinal fusion surgeries for patients with scoliosis or spinal fractures. The probe creates pilot holes to guide placement of pedicle screws in…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
In 2016, the World Economic Forum declared perovskites solar cells as one of the top ten emerging technologies in the world due to tremendous improvement in their efficiency and their econom…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Solar photovoltaic panels are becoming increasingly competitive sources of household energy due to their continually decreasing costs. As photovoltaic panels, they are currently limited to a…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Contaminated water, caused by organic dyes pollutants, is a serious problem and concern worldwide. It could cause waterborne diseases and chronic health consequences. Photocatalysts have bee…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The project, Inclusive Translator for People with Hearing Impairment, aims to help society to communicate with people with disabilities through a software that will allow the reincorporation…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The hypotheses were made that with the use of contained Apis mellifera pollinating the soybeans, the beans would be more productive. Containments were able to hold cleistogamous, chasmogamou…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability. There is a striking lack of therapeutic interventions after the first few hours of stroke on…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) scanning mirrors are used extensively in laser scanning microscopy and medical endoscopic optical systems as a result of their small size, low per-unit…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
It is estimated that by 2050 the human population will increase from the current 7.7 billion to 9.8 billion. To sustain this rapid growth, agricultural techniques must become more efficient.…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
For the past twenty years, the population of Danaus plexippus (monarch butterflies) has been on the decline. The dwindling number of monarchs has to do with the increasing eradication of mon…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This investigation is being carried out to study the Peruvian ideological movement that defends the political, social and cultural identity of the natives during the 20th century. It is aime…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Oil and gas fuel our lives and our world, but the impact of certain operational methods could have negative consequences on the environment and the earth, including what lies beneath the sur…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multiple myeloma (MM), a plasma cell malignancy, remains incurable despite the development of new therapies. MM is the second most frequent hematological malignancy in the United States. Cur…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Ferromagnetic nanoparticles placed in a high frequency alternating magnetic field (AMF) release heat. When used to locally increase body temperature over 37°C, this phenomenon is called magn…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The title of this project is The Influence of Vegetated Coverage on Surface Runoff Losses of the Insecticide, Bifenthrin. Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide that is most common…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative eye disease affecting more than 64.3 million people worldwide. The retinal degeneration is, as believed, originally caused by elevated intraocular pressure. N…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
In this study, the effectiveness of various antibiotics for inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis is tested. This topic of study is significant as staph infections are very dan…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Cholangiocarcinoma originates in the biliary tract and is usually diagnosed at advanced stages and has a high resistance to chemotherapy. The 5-year relative survival rate is about 10% for p…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Pseudomonas aerugniosa is one of the most common and often fatal nosocomial bacterium. Extracts from the herb Lycium barbarum were prepared for antimicrobial testing, using different extract…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Nowadays people find lack of time for their home garden maintenance. One of the major problem in maintaining a home garden is trimming tree branches which is too close to the home. When cutt…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticles have become an essential tool for biomedical applications. For example, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used in nanomedicine and they are also being tested for diagnosis, detect…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
DNA sequencing of patient’s tumors allows computational methods to reveal unprecedented insights on their genomes. Analysis of mutations in tumor genomes allows inference of the underlying m…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this project, a scaled model of the atmosphere was built to test the effect of water vapor on temperature of the troposphere. Water vapor could be acting as a mode of transportation for e…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Due to global threats of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance(AMR),and mortality and morbidity due to bacterial pathogens,discovery and implementation of solutions to AMR such as nove…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Activated charcoal is a chemical that has increased in popularity. It is used in toothpaste to whiten teeth, in face masks to remove ‘toxins’ from the skin and is even taken as a food supple…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Rhizophora mangle, also known as Red Mangrove, is an aggressive, opportunistic, invasive species that has drastically altered the landscape of Kaua`i (Mangrove Removal: Wai’ Opae [n.d.] Mala…