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ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
One-dimensional cellular automata have been studied by looking at morphisms and properties of growth; however, no proof or demonstration has been made to explain these conjectured patterns a…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
PURPOSE: The Purpose of my project was to analyze microbial growth in Lake Elsie. PROCEDURE:1)Collect water and muck samples from 4 different locations on Lake Elsie 2) Take to greenhouse to…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
When road salt is applied in the winter, it washes into the ditches and the watershed. Salt can be harmful to plants and organisms. Our goal was to apply natural soil amendments to switchgra…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In many areas across the world, airborne pollution is a major crisis. The main factor that leads to this is fuel emissions. There are a few articles in which people are using Titanium Dioxid…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
With climate change continuously imposing detrimental effects towards the environment, identification of solutions increasingly necessitates. One potential solution is soil sequestration. Im…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Type 1 hypersensitivity response such as anaphylaxis due to food substances is a growing problem that affects a huge number of patients globally. The current allergen test, the skin prick te…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The 2.4-fold increase in thyroid cancer over recent decades and variation across regions indicate that environmental factors may be influencers, including I-131 released during nuclear testi…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
After knowing that workers who have been working in the steel plant for a long time are extremely prone to heat stroke, even many people do not know after heat stroke and cause many accident…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Network states are prevalent in virtually all behaviors. In most cases, they are established by the actions of neuromodulators. To produce articulate behaviors, neuromodulators upregulate th…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
A Gray Code sequence is a set of 2^n binary numbers in which only one bit changes between two consecutive elements. This property helps in reduce errors in data transmission and is commonly…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
In 2016, 44.7 million metric tons of E-waste was generated globally out of which only 20% was recycled (UN, 2017). Our project explores how components of e-waste i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Experiment Purpose Inside the earth’s mantle, chemical reactions take place between different rocks via a fluid-rock reactions which in turn influence their chemical properties. These reacti…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
We are outnumbered; trillions of non-human microbes live on and within our bodies. Combined they consist of 3.3 million genes while the human genome has only 23,000 genes. The human microbio…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
Divisibility rules which are used to detect divisibility of numbers are memorable and practical rules and methods which are different for each number. A new study has been conducted to impro…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
This project was conducted to investigate effects of simulated gravitational force applied to germinating plants through circular acceleration. It was hypothesized that increased acceleratio…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Type 1 and 2 diabetics typically require exogenous insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels. Insulin pumps have been shown to significantly improve quality of life and diabetes manage…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ih currents in Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels play a crucial role in neuronal activity and synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Autism spe…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
According to an article by Standard Media, Kenya; water pollution levels across three continents, namely, Africa, Asia and Latin America have risen exponentially over the last ten years. (Ob…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The project goal was to design and build a burner that could reduce NOx and increase radiant heat transfer while operating in the temperature range of 1200 to 1600 degrees C. The investigati…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
The storage and transport of sensitive proteins is highly expensive and challenging due to the need for refrigeration and cryopreservation. This makes it difficult for impoverished areas to…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor, accounting for 52% of all primary brain tumors. Studies show that earlier diagnosis can lead to a bette…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Antibiotics can be used to cure bacterial infections. Antibiotics target various structures and processes within the cell such as protein synthesis, cell membrane integrity and cell wall syn…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Large scale conflicts are one of the most concerning issues of our era. Since 2011, the United Nations estimates more than 100,000 people have been killed. At least 10,000 were children with…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The project is a tool for simulating a simplified version of an 8-bit computer processor and how data moves inside one. This open source tool is built with Processing 3 and can be compiled i…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Globally, more than 1.3 million people die prematurely each year because of exposure to indoor air pollution due to the burning of biomass. The burning of wood and other solid materials for…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
A plummet in the research productivity of drug discovery has been observed in recent decades, with higher costs, longer timelines, and lower success rates of drug candidates in clinical tria…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Accreted marine ice is present under Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf (AIS). This study provides a new estimate of accreted marine ice thickness under the outer AIS using ice penetrating radar (…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The United States generates 230 million tons of landfill waste annually and around 20% is biodegradable waste resulting in polluted landfill sites. Reusing or reducing biodegradable waste ca…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Partial differential equations (PDEs) are used in physics to mathematically describe many real-world phenomena. Using computers to solve these equations allows scientists and engineers to cr…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Inverse opals (IOs) are currently limited to planar, discrete patterns. Although they boast extraordinary applications, knowledge of their properties on a 3D scale is limited and no methods…