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ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Second Award
Most of the Zimbabwean population has no access to proper household lighting facilities. In a bid to solve this problem the researcher invented an environmentally friendly battery using loca…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Electronic cigarettes are battery operated devices using nicotine and liquids to produce vapor. They are comprised of three parts: a cartridge, a heating device, and a power source. The cart…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective of this study was to re-measure the effect of maximum safe dosages of multi-vitamins and minerals (MVM) on biochemical markers alterations that occurred during Alzheimer's in a…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Renal fibrosis, featured by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), is a detrimental path of chronic kidney disease while lacking an effective treatment for 0.5 billion adults…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
With the advent of smart devices and mobility, today’s networks are increasingly dynamic. This research assesses optimal low-power communication between devices in ever-changing networks, wh…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Forward Osmosis (FO) is an alternative method of desalination that uses a hypertonic “draw" solution to leach water molecules from a hypotonic "feed" solution such as seawater across a semip…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
Kinetic energy is a readily available source of energy that can be converted into usable forms, such as electricity. In addition to depleting the supply of many nonrenewable resources to com…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of my project is to find out what must be done to get the strongest and largest quantity of hydrogen gas out of my generator as possible. The generator will be used to run an eng…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Lung cancer claims 150,000 Americans yearly, yet only 15.7% are diagnosed pre-metastasis. Current computer diagnostics focus on Bayesian networks using rule-based prediction. In this project…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The objective of this investigation is to determine the most accurate machine learning algorithm for recommending surgical and radiation treatment and predicting survival for lung cancer. Ma…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The invention of medical imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized the way doctors locate brain tumors. MR images aid identification of tumor location an…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Although studies have found that inorganic arsenic (iAs), a potent carcinogen and estrogen-mimicking endocrine disruptor, is directly associated with prostate cancer incidence and mortality,…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Current methods in pediatric hemodialysis are associated with a heightened risk of hemolysis, as the standard peristaltic pump can be damaging at slow flow rates. Rather than using a perista…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Originally an idea to plot the course of meteorites through the Earth's atmosphere, fragmentation of meteors proved too difficult to include. The project was modified into a way to lessen th…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Mixing is an interesting but still not well understood process by the scientific community with significant applications in pharmaceutical, food processing, ceramics, fertilizer, and petroch…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Second Award
Although we know how to prevent numerous diseases, existing literature on determining who is at risk of developing a given medical condition continues to use simple logistic regressions rath…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria parasite is transmitted between people by the female Anopheles mosquito, which feeds on an infected human’s blood, taking up the sexual gametocyte stag…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The complete depiction of the facility consists of the following parts: •The plant is prepared in the factory environment before the accident. •1) Exploitation pipe •2) Collar •3) Adjacent t…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Formation of biofilms by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria on medical device implants in human beings has become a common issue. To remove the biofilms, the implant devices have to be surgical…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
The objective of this research project was to utilize 3D printing and additive technology to produce a high efficiency antenna that could be readily produced anywhere, including space, for t…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The microbiome is an important factor in human health and disease. Recent reports demonstrate that short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), type of bacterial metabolites, ameliorate autoimmune diseas…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
In the past few decades, the Coffea arabica (Peruvian "coffee") has become the first agricultural export product. Despite a set of problems (climatic, tributary, or low prices), the coffee g…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
In this project an environment friendly, multi purposed, biodegradable bag dissolved in short span of time is going to be produced. As natural raw material, Wild Asphodelus aestivus Plant Ro…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
BACKGROUND Our School is really involved with the community problems especially in our town and this project has essentially a solidarity profile with it. The specific problem in our researc…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 360 million people with physical disabilities in the world, including 32 million of them are children.…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
This investigation develops an innovative solution to solving a community’s energy deficiencies through the use of its renewable resources. The hypothesis states that those deficiencies will…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Infantile spasms (IS) is a neurological condition that generally initiates development of more severe forms of epilepsy along with developmental disabilities. An investigation of the role pl…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Petroleum-based fuels supply almost 95% of the energy used in the transportation sector. Due to their high boiling points, refineries must perform elaborate processing of the crude oil to ob…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Nowadays in Vietnam there are many people with arms disabilities. According to the principle, prosthetic arms available on the markets are divided into three categories(brain wave control, m…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The world is plagued with dangerous situations including everything from accidents to wars that often result in people losing a hand, arm, or leg. Industrial accidents, as a result of danger…