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ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Inhibitor of DNA binding 2, or Id2, is a protein that is required for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance and self-renewal capacity. A positive feedback loop has been identified involv…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
High-accuracy radio astronomy measurements of interstellar gas velocities are necessary to explore the structure and physical conditions of star formation regions. To improve the accuracy of…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using excess electricity from renewable energy sources mitigates environmental problems and provides us with energy-dense fuels. Highly dispersed transition…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Forest management over the past two decades has focused on encouraging evenly spaced mature trees with the idea that they would resist fire. This works for prescribed fires, but once the fir…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Despite advancements in helmet technology, traumatic brain injury is still a grave threat to health and safety. Polymer foams, including expanded polystyrene (EPS), are today’s common energy…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The suffering of the Palestinian people from the Israeli occupation and this kind of suffering is the child Yusuf, who was shot in the eye, so we designed glasses to help the blind to carry…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Studies predict that demand for autonomous vehicles will increase tenfold between 2019 and 2026. However, recent high-profile accidents have significantly impacted consumer confidence in thi…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In our hometown, there are often places where plants don’t grow well. Because of the lack of plants in those areas, soil erosion is easily caused by localized heavy rain and strong wind, whi…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The use of e-cigarettes has skyrocketed in the past few years. With this, people have been exposed to the many dangers that come with using them. In this project, we tested for metal content…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Denaturing proteins is a process vital to many fields of biology such as pharmaceuticals, biosensing, and synthetic biology. In order to denature proteins, however, the proteins must be expo…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In search of higher productivity, some farmers are installing drain tile systems in their fields. Although they can increase yields, drain tiling can harm the environment through fertilizer…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The question asked was “How Does Temperature Characterize Bacteriophage Infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis?” The purpose of this experiment was to determine if an isolated bacteriophage can s…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic gram positive gastrointestinal bacterium. Existing treatments for C. difficile, such as antibiotics, have not proven to be highly effective because of t…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy is an effective, yet destructive way to treat most cancers. Mucositis, characterized by the ulceration of mucosal membranes, is a common negative side-effect of gastrointestinal…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Apis mellifera, or the western honey bee, have been in a constant battle with the growing population of Varroa destructor, an invasive mite that can take over a hive in a matter of weeks. Th…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Imagine a magnet and the items that are attracted to it. It is likely that what you imagined was something solid, maybe a magnet on a refrigerator or picking up cars in a junkyard. In this e…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Heavy metals (HM) cause oxidative stress in plant cells. Insight in the mechanisms of the early stress response to heavy metal intoxication is crucial for the development of (transgenic) pla…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Ground Effect Vehicles (GEV) provide a hybrid between ships and airplanes for transcontinental transportation. By flying close to the surface, lift is increased and drag is decreased. This m…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Purpose: The Alfa-Gal mammalian meat allergy is caused by a tick. The tick in question is the Lone star tick or Amblyomma Americanum. This tick is the main cause of the allergy and my resear…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Photosynthesis is vital to the survival of life on Earth, providing organisms with the ability to harness energy from sunlight and evolve oxygen. Although of the utmost importance, photosynt…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Purpose: Modern mobile devices require quicker charging times and larger power supplies. We combined the qualities of batteries and capacitators to create a hybrid device that is flexible, o…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Large space travel corporations like SpaceX and NASA employ liquid engines because they can be activated and deactivated at will. This is accomplished simply by opening or closing the tubes…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), possess stem-cell like therapeutic and regenerative capabilities while avoiding limitations of stem cell therap…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: Nowadays, there is no environmental-friendly method of jadeite treatment, also this mineral is rather rare, so the purpose of this work is to consider the possibility of jadeite syn…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
One of the most striking cases of regeneration occurs in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. This species is able to regenerate most of its internal organs after a process of evisceratio…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium that causes the severe diarrheal disease cholera. V. cholerae exists as two strains: environmental and toxigenic. Environmental strains cannot cause cholera an…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Research and advances in medicine have dramatically increased human longevity, with an ensuing increase in the prevalence of geriatric conditions including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Lewy bod…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over 70% of breast cancer patients’ cells express the estrogen receptor (ER), which promotes the proliferation of cancer cells, by activating the expression of tumor-promoting genes. In the…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose Hemophilia A (FVIII deficiency) is characterized by spontaneous bleeding in weight-bearing joints, resulting in an orthopedic complication called hemophilic arthropathy (HA). Bleedin…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
This project was conducted to find more information on Identifying and Drug Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Bacteria Found In Bactrocera Xanthodes (Pacific Fruit Fly). The purpose of this pr…