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ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Striped bass, of great recreational and commercial importance, are currently overfished and their population is in decline. Understanding the current state of Maine striped bass populations…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Although recycling is a common practice in many societies, the large volume of waste and the high cost of recycling these materials has led to global problems. Much of the waste is shipped t…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide, and the unpredictable nature of epileptic seizures makes life challenging for many patients. The objective of this study…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Marine biotoxins such as domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin produced by the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia spp., and paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), a neurotoxic byproduct of the saxitoxin-producing…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
My research identifies novel ways to predict recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer patients. I used multiplexed ion beam imaging to analyze cell prevalence and protein expression in th…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Approximately 44 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia. Alzheimer’s is particularly difficult to diagnose because the symptoms occur after the…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Chronic stress, a disorder marked by dangerously prolonged stress levels, is becoming increasingly widespread, and current diagnostic methods are inadequate to address the issue. The sole pu…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
In the United States, medical devices are regulated and subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) before they can be marketed. Novel medical devices have to undergo a pre…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Lithium-ion batteries have been used as a power source in many applications such as mobile electronics and electric vehicles. However, the current Li-ion battery technology does not fully sa…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
From year to year, energy and electricity consumption of whole humanity increases and this leads to environmental problems because most sources of energy are exhaustible and non-renewable ex…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation was to find the catalytic abilities of clay, and to determine if clay could have served as a catalyst for the creation of biomolecules during the prebiotic-…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
This project develops a wearable wireless sensor system and artificial-intelligence-based algorithms to automatically recognize specific daily activities performed by a human subject. The sp…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
There are four wildlife sanctuaries in Oahu and all are in desperate need of help. In our investigation, we gathered information about the problems with one of the sanctuaries, Pouhala Marsh…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
As a first study, three-dimensional visualization device development and utilization were studied. The second study is the location investigation of the epicenter hypocenter applying the pri…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that brings varied complications, among which stands out the ulcerations. In this context, this research had the aim of producing biomembranes from…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study investigates the relationship between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation Cycle (ENSO) and the number and strength of hurricanes in any recent year, as well as their translation (mov…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In this project, a dichotomous key developed by archeologist David Hurst Thomas for the classification of projectile points from Monitor Valley, Nevada, was used to classify points from the…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
One of my best friends struggles with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenital which fuses your bones and stiffens your muscles. In her case disables her upper body functions and disables her to…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to explore the impact that the angle of elevation of a surface has on two interfering hydraulic jumps. The system used for this experiment was constructed…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The role of oxybenzone in our ocean is bleaching the coral reef. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effectiveness of using a native plant, Naupaka Kahakai, as an active ingr…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Stabilizers such as gelatin is usually added to yogurt to improve the texture of the yogurt by increasing its viscosity and preventing syneresis. However, gelatins used in yogurt are derived…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
More than 2 billion people on Earth lack clean drinking water (UNDP Human Development Report 2019). Right now, randomly packed structures are the way to filtrate. The philosophy behind these…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the effect of Extracted Pectin (XP) placement on a shallow-rooted seed in a Sand growth medium. Extracted pectin was placed in a Sand growth med…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
Mathematicians have been known to use logic and intuition to prove mathematical concepts. In modern day mathematics, applications have widely expanded into modern technology. The need for mo…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
People with special needs have necessities that require a more detailed planning in case of emergency. The special needs population must have an alert system that can save their lives in a n…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
Determining the quickest network route from point A to point B is a common introductory Graph Theory or Combinatorics activity and algorithms such as Dijkstra’s algorithm are effective tools…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
This study sought to explore the possibilities and limitations of internal structure prediction using quantum gravimeters. Quantum gravimeters are gravimeters(machines that measure the magni…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum neural networks (QNNs) provide efficient data analysis through large feature Hilbert spaces and could solve classically-intractable particle physics problems. However, current resear…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Quarkz is an algorithm I have created which solves both personal and national cybersecurity issues with upcoming quantum supremacy. Quarkz is based on RSA encryption, which can be decrypted…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Radiology is the field of medicine concerned with the interpretation of imaging of the human body for disease diagnosis. Most major forms of medical imaging scans occur within one hour or le…