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ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Oysters are niche creatures within the marine ecosystem that filter phytoplankton to ensure clarity of water. As global plastic production reaches 4.8 - 12.7 million tonnes annually, their e…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
A report from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation reveals that 1.9 percent of the global population suffers from diseases that may render people para lyzed. These diseases range from par…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
A low cost miniature transmitter was constructed and flown on a .91 m diameter mylar balloon in order to determine the relationship between the free lift and the float altitude. The single b…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
I set out to find the similarities between different aggregating proteins’ amino acid sequences and 3D conformations in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) using computational methods. Using t…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Mission-critical communications (MCC) refer to those that support operations involving high risk to human life and property. As RF spectrum becomes highly contested, ensuring mission success…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
According to US and Australian regulations, between 2 and 4% of all parking spaces in retail establishments must be allocated for accessible parking. In Australia, the Mobility Parking Schem…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The K27M mutation in histone H3.3 drives incurable glioblastomas in children called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG). Research in human cells shows that a deficiency in H3.3 protein…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Models of metastasis-free survival based on microarray gene expression can be powerful tools for clinicians and have broad applications in risk quantification, genetic research, and palliati…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Florida’s waters have been plagued by HAB’s (Harmful algal blooms). In the Caloosahatchee, Cyanobacteria are a concern because of their quick proliferation and release of cyanotoxins. One ma…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oxidized uranium (U) is soluble in groundwater and can be incorporated in or adsorbed to porous materials it encounters in the environment. In the early stages of fossilization, mammal teeth…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Space weather phenomena, especially magnetic storms that originate in the Sun such as flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), have the potential to cripple satellite operations and space-r…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Bacteriocins are antimicrobial proteins or polypeptides produced by bacterial cells. Currently, they are being intensively analysed due to their potential as alternatives to chemical food pr…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Currently, the number of perennial glaciers is decreasing. However, there are no objective ways to monitor this process. I propose a monitoring scheme based on acoustic methods. There is a d…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Pests can ruin every healthy tree’s crop within 10-15 days. This huge loss can only be detected at harvest season. If the pests have already got inside the fruits or the fruits had fallen do…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The research focused on Texao (Tropaeolum Majus), a typical Arequipa plant characterized by having no stem and crawl through the walls of the Arequipa-style platforms as a climbing plant. Th…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The rehabilitation needs of hemiplegic patients have attracted great attention at home and abroad. According to the shortcomings of current rigid or soft hand rehabilitation devices, a novel…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Nowadays, the need of bilingual speaking and typing increases due to globalization. In countries where people speak non-Latin languages, it requires users to switch IME (input method editor)…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer originates from genetic and non-genetic alterations which induce not only abnormal cell proliferation, but also abnormal migration. Local invasion involves motile cancer cells advanci…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Exoskeletons are wearable devices that assist the user with a task. Optimal control for exoskeletons is unknown. Human-in-the-Loop Optimization (HiLO), an automated process that uses biologi…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for 31% of all deaths globally in 2016. This work will investigate the possibility of detecting CAD…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Increasing heavy metal pollution needs efficient water monitoring. Hence, this study optimized N-doped Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQDs) for heavy metal sensing. Incorporating an emerging approach…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As the most dangerous type of skin cancer, melanomas are often misdiagnosed by dermatologists for nevi. Early detection of melanomas is crucial for improving the five-year survival rate. Nin…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The primary aim of this project was to design a smart backpack, which we have called the NEO. My journey to creating this backpack started 2 years ago when I lost my backpack twice in one ye…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Current interdisciplinary project is aimed at expanding the horizons of high school students. Mathematical models, describing functions of time, are useful to solve practical problems in som…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Sustainable and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) coated membranes possess wastewater reclamation applications to meet increasing global water demands. In this investigation, CNF coated…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Salt bath nitriding is an industrial process commonly used to improve the tribological properties of metal materials, and it is based on the nitrogen (N) diffusion into the metallic surface.…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Global population growth is far outpacing food production, leading to overgrowth of high protein crops and poor soil health. Legumes are often used in crop rotations to replenish nutrients,…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Cigarettes are widely known to be harmful to humans and animals. However, with further research into plant interactions, cigarettes could possibly be harnessed for beneficial purposes, such…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Climate change has caused scientists to develop eco-friendly technological devices, vehicles, and home appliances. Multiferroic films have been gaining researchers’ attention lately because…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Yellow mosaic virus disease causes 50%-94% losses annually in Abelmoschus esculentus crop. It causes stunted growth, shrinkage of leaves, discoloration and yield loss. In India, this is an a…