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ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
There is a need for a cost-effective, safe, and accessible treatment for lupus. At least five million people around the world suffer from this disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chro…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
In this experiment my goal was to see how the development of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds would be affected by disinfecting them prior to germination with vinegar, lemon juice, aloe vera juice,…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
This project is centered around the engineering and construction of a large-capacity Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) router. CNC routers are computer-controlled machines that utilize t…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fire-retardant slurries have become a popular method for extinguishing fire, particularly when man-made structures are at risk. However, the chemicals within fire-retardant slurries are know…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The study was a comparative study between cotton and lyocell from an environmental, economic, and quality perspective. The results are based on a literature study, on an interview, on a mark…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Twenty million Americans who suffer from cardiovascular events use anticoagulation therapy. With two million new annual users of Warfarin, accessibility to INR monitoring machines has become…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting 425 million people and arises from defects in insulin secretion, action or a combination of both, causing high levels of blood glucose. For years, dia…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Asteroid collisions pose a significant danger to Earth. For instance, the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013 led to ~1500 injuries. NASA’s goal was to find 90% of city-annihilating asteroids larger…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
The inner bark of the Chinese cinnamon tree Cinnamomum cassia is commonly processed into cinnamon sticks. The chemical compound that gives cinnamon sticks their flavor and odor is (2E)-3-phe…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide. Angiogenesis refers to the growth of new blood vessels from preexisting ca…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
In the United States, amputations have been occuring at a rate 185,000 amputations per year, and this high rate adds to the current 2,000,000 amputees needing prosthetics. To provide a sense…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Aging is traditionally thought to be caused by complex and interacting factors such as DNA methylation. The traditional formula of DNA methylation aging is based on linear models and few wor…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
I invented and developed The Giraffe Walker to address one of society’s significant issues- the incidence of falls by the elderly and the consequent injury, loss of confidence, self-esteem a…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Lake Erie has always experienced Harmful Algal Blooms, but the worst recorded was in 2011. The intensity of the HAB reached over 3x that of any other season. Many economic and ecological ser…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
It is often asserted that the hardest substance with ten points on the Mohs scale is diamond. However, the most interesting features of the present day require the discovery of new superhard…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Upper ocean heat content (OHC) in advance of a hurricane is generally superior to pre-storm sea surface temperature (SST) for indicating favorable regions for hurricane intensification and m…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with no current effective therapies. Synaptojanin 1 (synj1) is a novel target as lowering its expression can be beneficial for AD. Ni…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
While it is well known that wildlife is affected by humans due to pollution, the mere presence of humans in close proximity to wildlife can also have an impact. Previous research has found t…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta) is a species of sea turtle that, much like other turtles, is classified as endangered. It is the primary turtle that comes onto the beaches of Tyb…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed everyday life by adding immense amounts of stress to the lives of most. Extreme levels of stress are known to lead to mental issues and, in some…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes severe memory loss and neurodegeneration in humans. Two hallmarks of AD are amyloid-beta and tau proteins both…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The uprise of climate change induces a harmful increase in carbon dioxide. One deleterious effect of excess atmospheric CO2 is, notably, the decrease in access to quality air, leading to egr…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Many modern solar energy systems have adopted a mobility system over an immobile panel, but is it worth the cost, and is it much more efficient than an immobile system? This project tests th…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research analyzed the impact of the women flying kites community "Rare Angon Srikandi" on changing values and behavior of teenage girls on gender equality in Denpasar City, Bali. This r…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Adult stem cells are significant candidates in regenerative medicine due to their ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple specialized cells. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The leading cause of potentially survivable deaths in war is hemorrhage. This is frequently due to shortcomings of ready-to-use donated human whole blood with their short shelf lives, storag…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Induced Pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are currently recognized as one of the most potential sources for cell based therapy. iPSCs are highly sensitive to different types of stresses, indica…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
In this pandemic, blue light has become a common part of everyday life through LEDs and computer monitors. The researcher hypothesized that a severe exposure to blue light before a Traumatic…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of boron toxicity on the root growth of Schrenkiella parvula and Arabidopsis thaliana. According to previously published work, an e…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
For over a decade, it has been known that the toxic dyes released from textile factories into wastewaters have severe damaging effects on the marine eco-system as they disrupt photosynthetic…