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ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Protein crystallography is a scientific process that typically involves solving the structure of the protein as a 3D model. The goal is to determine the structure of the tRNA (guanine-N(1)-)…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Citrus greening disease (HLB), first identified in 2005 in Miami-Dade, is caused by a fastidious, phloem-specific bacteria known as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), occurring in mos…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
The primary focus of this research was to identify tuberculosis proteins recognized by guinea pig antibodies and their origin within the tuberculosis bacterium. Tuberculosis is one of the to…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Radiomics is a method for mining quantitative features from medical images. These texture features can be used to identify disease characteristics with better accuracy and efficiency than tr…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are lymph node-like structures that form at sites of inflammation, and their presence in cancer patients is predictive of a better clinical outcome. One si…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The site of overflowing charity clothing bins has been a daily concern to me. As well as being an eye sore. These once-loved donated items are being left to be damaged by the elements. Throu…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Due to Descartes’s coordinate system, the human could have shared the exact positioning information with each other. But in Personal communication or in the classroom it’s not easy to share…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Currently, rocket nozzles are designed in a bell shape and the key to the performance of the nozzle is its width. Under expanded nozzles prove optimal performance at low pressure (high altit…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Vitamins have long been said to aid the body in fighting the worst of infections; by measuring agglutination patterns, the efficacy of vitamins can be observed and quantified. Using Salmonel…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Water is one of our earth’s greatest and most abundant resources. Since the 1800s scientists have been taking water samples and analyzing them to learn about the health of the water. More re…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally, causing an estimated 626,700 deaths in 2018. As the late detection of breast cancer recurrence leads to a 1-1.5% curability rate, m…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In this study, the question, “What lifestyle, demographic, and genetic factors increase the risk of contracting the common cold?” was researched. Studies suggest that susceptibility to the c…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
"Multi-tasking ruins productivity, causes mistakes, and impedes creative thought," says Earl Miller, neuroscientist at MIT. Auditory distractions are one form of multi-tasking that may hinde…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
The purpose of this project was to calculate how often each "space” is landed on while playing Monopoly. This would allow me to better my chances of winning each game. The project had three…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Microplastics found throughout our environment have caused increased health concerns. Recent research showed that plastic, pyramid-shaped tea bags were a significant source of microplastics.…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
BACKGROUND: According to the International Diabetes Foundation, there are over 415 million people worldwide diagnosed with diabetes [1]. In the United States alone, there are 29.1 million pe…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Question: "How can a traditional wing be simplified to benefit stealth?" To create the hypothesis, Bernoulli’s principle, aerodynamics, and wing control were used to design a flapless/slatle…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The drag characteristics of an aircraft are heavily influenced by the lift distribution along the span of its wing. A bell-shaped lift distribution results in induced thrust instead of induc…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Honey Bees are extremely important, performing 80 percent of all pollination worldwide. Their population has been rapidly declining at an alarming rate. Multiple studies have shown declining…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Influenza infects ~35 million people and causes ~79,000 deaths in the United States annually. Vaccination can be highly effective, but is often a neglected tool for preventing infection. In…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Research problem: Some evidence that is presented to prove the personalities of criminals is not sufficient to prove the identity of the criminal and take long periods of time in the search…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Butterflies use multiple ways to communicate. From their colorful wing patterns to signaling molecules, butterflies use and respond to multiple pheromones and volatile compounds in the envir…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of the project was to construct an eco-friendly and cost effective alternative for heat exchanger by using naturally occurring Zeolite, which can store heat for an indefinite tim…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have recently drawn wide interest in electrochemistry because of their high energy density, low cost, and environmental friendliness compared to the lithium-ion bat…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
“Clean, accessible water for all” and “affordable, reliable, modern energy” are two of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Electrocoagulation (EC), a form of green technology…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The main purpose of my project was to develop a system that allows people to work with 3D objects, not in projections (as on flat computer screens), but in space around us, that is three-dim…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
A splint was designed to help absolve pain caused in the median nerve by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. To be able to address this need, we needed to research what angle the wrist is supposed to be…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
With the current global energy crisis, renewable energy technologies are being developed as alternatives to fossil fuels. One technology is wind energy, and many countries are implementing w…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Norepinephrine (NE) and acetylcholine (ACh) mediate cell-to-cell communication in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Due to their importance in regulating many complex brain functio…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Researchers are paying a lot of attention to nitrogen-containing compounds for their ability to generate organic analogs with high and diverse biological activities. 3-hydroxy-1-azoalkenes,…