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ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Cu2O is a promising high efficiency photocatalyst which exhibits good visible light photocatalytic degradation to organic pollutants. A novel heterostructure Cu2O-based nanocomposite was syn…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
The Chikungunya and Dengue viruses are arboviruses transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Co-circulation of Dengue and the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) make it diffic…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
In the last decade, one-third of all honey-bee colonies have vanished, in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The root cause of CCD has been debated, with focus on pesticides, and varroa mite (v…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
Naturally, silkworms construct ellipsoidal cocoons by spinning silk fibers around themselves. When we consider a cocoon in two dimensions, a cocoon has an elliptical shape which is one of th…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ovarian germ cell tumors are tumors that arise from the egg cells of the ovaries. There are different types of ovarian germ cell tumors including mature and immature teratomas, metastatic tu…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Cellular stress is caused by the exposure of cells to environmental stressors and is extremely harmful, e.g., oxidative stress is caused by free radicals, and is linked to cancer, ADHD, etc.…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Today’s society pushes the limits of concrete by creating structures that are taller and heavier than ever before. This leads to problems because concrete can only do so much. Fortunately, j…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Urban areas will experience benefits ranging from increased local food supply to remediation of heat island effects once urban green roof drainage water is used to irrigate urban agriculture…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software Fourth Award
Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects regions of the brain which control a person’s communication and social interaction. It is a challenge for autistic children to communicate given th…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
It has never been easier to listen to one's favourite music than today: With services like Spotify or Apple Music, we have access to an almost unlimited number of songs. But this variety can…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
The use of Silver nanoparticles (NPs) and Cadmium quantum dots (CdSe/ZnS)(QDs) is increasing daily in many commercially used products such as sunscreen, water resistant clothes, and may be u…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The Falcon 9 rocket can put up to 22,800 kg into Low Earth Orbit when the first stage is not recovered; however, the payload only represents ~4.1% of the total mass of the rocket. The rest o…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Rice (Oryza sativa) is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population and the main energy source for billions of people worldwide, especially in less developed areas because it…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Over 90 percent of these cancer-related deaths are du…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Purpose: The application of deep learning in cross-modal retrieval can produce good results. However, the training of deep neural networks often relies on large-scale labeled dataset. It is…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
X-ray crystallography is a widely used technique in pharmacy for drug design, development and, especially, for assignment of drug quality and detection of impurities. While X-ray diffraction…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to create a functional exoskeleton arm that would assist someone in picking up objects, especially for those who have muscle disabilities that make their arms…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Biofouling is the accumulation of microorganisms or plants on wet surfaces. It poses risks for humans and on a wide variety of surfaces. Biofouling also can af-fect industries like paper man…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases and the use of synthetic fertilizers on large-scale agricultural sites contribute to a proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in many wate…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The spread of fake news on the internet is presenting increasing threats to national security, with the potential to incite public unrest and violence. Given Singapore’s multiracial society,…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The goal with this Juglone experimentation is to create a purely organic substance that can stunt the growth of unwanted trees. Juglone is the chemical compound that naturally occurs through…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Studying B cell receptor (BCR) binding is crucial for understanding how the human adaptive immune system attacks cancer cells – information that can translate into targeted and more efficaci…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a rapid, non-invasive tumor ablation procedure that heats tissues to 50-90 degree (C) in seconds. In this context, real-time control of the ultras…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
DNA-binding proteins play an especially important role in regulating gene expression. These proteins called transcription factors (TFs) recognize and bind to DNA-sequences called DNA motifs,…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Although many language-to-language conversion technologies have been optimized to automate translation at a fast and accurate rate, automating the conversion of sign language to text has bee…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria, containing antibiotic resistant genes, are created from overuse of antibiotics. These bacteria can cause untreatable infections in the masses, and before we ca…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Bacteria frequently couple specific phenotypes to cell density through the exchange of low-molecular weight chemical signals. This phenomenon is known as quorum sensing (QS) and allows these…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Pneumonia emerges as the leading cause of death in children under five years of age worldwide, accounting for more than 1.6 million deaths each year in this age demographic. A combined 18% o…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Interactive learning is a data efficient sub-field of machine learning where instruction happens through a series of interactions between a learner and a teacher. Recent research has shown t…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens can be spread through the air in poultry farms, threatening poultry farmers and flocks alike. Current air sampling methods are expensive and unaffordable for many farmers…