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ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are on the rise due primarily to the burning of fossil fuels. A previous study by Karowe & Grubb (2011) found, when grown under elevated CO2, Brassica…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
It was hypothesized that the solar paver would be more efficient at colder temperatures, due to the greater difference in voltage as electrons move inside the paver. Along with this, differe…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
lnterleukin-22 (IL-22) is a regulatory cytokine in the IL-10 family. Numerous intestinal cell types including absorptive and secretory cells express IL-22RA1, the IL-22 receptor. Intestinal…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The process investigated in this project is the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and its effect on plant growth. Plant growth was taken by measuring height, biomass, amount of flower…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This experiment explores the effect of five natural antimicrobials on E.coli K12 and ampicillin-resistant E. coli. Due to the increase of drug-resistant bacteria, medical researchers are exp…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to further understand the impact that over-the-head listening devices contribute towards noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A primary cause of noise-induced h…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Current chemical and physical processes to treat wastewater containing dyes have high costs and are contradictory because they produce more pollution during the process. Titanium (IV) dioxid…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Astrobiology is the study of life in the universe, beginning with the origin of life on Earth. This experiment measured how changing the pH of an RNA solution affects the amount of RNA absor…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
60% of deaths worldwide are caused by various chronic inflammatory diseases that vary from arthritis to inflammatory bowel disease. Past studies have revealed that certain chronic inflammato…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Pulsed ultraviolet light (PUVL) serves as a processing method that retains natural appearance of foods, lacks residual compounds, saves energy, and is considered environmentally friendly. Al…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This experiment is attempting to manipulate the coral associated microbiome by adding a collective amount of native putatively beneficial microorganisms for corals (pBMCs). Currently there i…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
In the field of neuroscience, rat brain models are crucial for research and experimental testing. One of the leading solutions for animal and human experimentation is using phantoms: functio…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandates that Red 40 must be listed by name on food and product labels. Red 40 is made from plant, animal, or mineral sources. Red 40 has been linked to…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Acute brain injury may lead to memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. There are many factors that could cause these injuries, including mechanical trauma and strokes. For the successful rest…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Invasive plants such as Nandina domestica are a danger to native ecosystems. Controlled burns in Hot Springs National Park have restored some invaded areas to their original state, which is…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Sugar in processed foods has contributed to increasing obesity and health issues in the American population over the last few decades. The main research into this issue focuses on more compl…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Medicine should be available to all. But it isn’t. This is because many communities lack the resources for a medicinal cold chain, a distribution network that keeps medicine cold until it is…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this experiment was to find out whether the distance between double-helical wrapping around fiber reinforced soft actuators affects the pressure required to achieve bending. F…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The increasing greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change have been observed to deplete the nutrient content of crops, which can impact global malnutrition. Zinc is one of the plant mic…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The future of hydro energy is here! You may have heard of government dams generating energy, but not many regular citizens have the money or means to build their own functioning hydroelectri…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Acidic soil severely inhibits legume nodulation and devastates crop yields worldwide. Among the many phytohormones that regulate nodulation, indole-3-acetic acid is known to improve the nodu…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The preservation of plants deteriorating over climate change is critical for organisms that depend on them for sustenance. Within the plants, the stomata — pores specialized by parenchymatic…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the extent in which ketone supplements reduce postprandial glucose levels in human test subjects. The researcher hypothesized that if the caffe…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Piezoelectric materials are tremendously useful but tragically limited. The poor structural properties, expense, and inaccessibility of custom piezoelectric materials have limited their util…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Bikes are one of the most efficient forms of transportation. One main thing that deters people from this simple form of transportation, is the difficulty of riding up hills and distances. Th…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This experiment was conducted to see the effects of a low level of intensity from pulsed electro-magnetic fields on bovine semen samples’ could increase longevity. There were three trials pe…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Bio-bots are biohybrid machines powered by bioactuators composed of tissue-engineered mammalian cells. These systems which exceed the standard limitations of programmed machines promise appe…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Our results demonstrate that there is a connection between optimism and sleep in teenagers. Interestingly, the number of total minutes of average sleep per night was not strongly correlated…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to examine the effects that social conformity has on an individual’s decision-making skills. There were two separate groups in this experiment. The first grou…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
This research study addresses the issue of vaccine hesitancy in adolescents. The research questions of this study include: To what extent does an adolescent’s experience with COVID-19 influe…