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ISEF · 2016
In a recent scientific paper, Monzo characterized semilattices of rectangular bands and groups of exponent 2 as the semigroups that satisfy the following conditions: x = x^3 and xyx \in {xy^…
ISEF · 2016
There is currently an interest in developing supercapacitor along with the booming of mobile electronic devices. Despite offering key performance advantages, many capacitors pose significant…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
In this study, stingray mucus and extracts of the mucus were assayed for antibacterial activity via disc diffusion method. Extracts and pure mucus exhibited considerable inhibitory activity…
ISEF · 2016
Global warming is one of the world’s greatest challenges and it is clear that reducing emissions will not stop the global warming process. Removing CO2 from the atmosphere is a necessity. Th…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
This project addresses the design of shape-shifting robots, which can transform into any desired shape. A deformable robot was assembled, consisting of triangular 3D-printed flaps. The flaps…
ISEF · 2016
This project is the result of a study into black hole thermodynamics, more specifically accretion thermodynamics. The purpose was to study the environment brought about by the close proximit…
ISEF · 2016
A shield for space radiation is necessary in long-term space travel to ensure the safety of astronauts. Mars astronauts are projected to receive over 13 times the amount of radiation as a nu…
ISEF · 2016
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Efforts like the Human Brain Initiative aim to understand the incredible complexity of our intricate nervous system to solve challenging neurological problems including epilepsy and autism.…
ISEF · 2016
Fossil fuels play an important role in transportation and production; however, with a limited supply and detrimental effects to the environment, safer, renewable, and more efficient energy s…
ISEF · 2016
Nowadays almost everyone has a smartphone and/or a tablet. People use it in very different parts of their lives. They can use it even to speed up their shopping. ShopMap is an Android app wh…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Sericin is a protein found in silk produced by the silkworm (Bombyx mori) that may be useful as a growth promoter in cultured animal cells. Existing extraction methods require thermal denatu…
ISEF · 2016
This investigation intends to deduce efficient ways to be able to simulate a biological process, specifically the radioactive decay chain, with the use of computers and programming languages…
ISEF · 2016
The Wa-Tor problem (from water torus) is a well-known dynamic cell process, aiming to mimic the predator-prey interaction in Biology. It is introduced by Alexander Dewdney in the 80s for two…
ISEF · 2016
This investigation was done in order to meet the special needs of people with mobility impediments. The hypothesis is that it is possible to create a robotic chair capable to mimic horizonta…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Sepsis is an overwhelming immune response to an infection that accounts for 20-30 million hospital cases per year. One of the major issues surrounding this syndrome is the muscle atrophy of…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Through the use of Forensics Science, I developed a procedure that would allow me to test the hemoglobin in beef blood for possible false positives and false negatives. Using peroxidases and…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
The Varroa destructor mite is a honeybee parasite that has plagued beekeepers for decades by causing health decline of honeybee populations, and inevitable colony collapse (if left untreated…
ISEF · 2016
Nocturnal hypoglycemia has claimed thousands of type 1 diabetics lives over the years. In a population of 100,000 people with diabetes 20-60 people (6%) die from nocturnal hyper- or hypoglyc…
ISEF · 2016
SMAnimator is an easy-to-use animation creation program, implementing a keyframe-based vector graphics animation. With SMAnimator, users will be able to make short vector animations easily a…
ISEF · 2016
Throughout our research project, we will be analyzing the properties of asphalt. We will be examining the road material in UAE and some effective methods that would help in battling certain…
ISEF · 2016
Plastic that is not degradable makes up a great percentage of waste produced each year. The purpose of this project is to design a bioplastic, with no harmful additives, that will degrade ov…
ISEF · 2016
The rapid growth in population in many parts of the world and climatic change has resulted in flooding and its attendant challenges. The project seeks to minimize loss of lives and propertie…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Nearly 460,000 people were sent to the hospital in 2012 for injuries related to exercise equipment, according to USA Today. Treadmills are the number one cause of exercise equipment injuries…
ISEF · 2016
This research is aiming to change the unfavorable trick of trash and and carry it to the best solution (recycling), especially paper because it is the most commonly used at our schools. Afte…
ISEF · 2016
The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is very high in Latin Americans; it is one of the diseases that triggers a major number of deaths annually. This population has a 25% higher risk o…
ISEF · 2016
Biochar and hydrophilic polymers: although very different from each other, these soil amendments together have the potential to drastically improve the standards of agriculture, as well as i…
ISEF · 2016
We tested if natural disasters had an effect on the micronutrient count in the soil. If we test the following scenarios: forest fire, grassland fire, and blizzards to see how they affect the…
ISEF · 2016
The growth in land development has resulted to a loss of arable land for crop production. The remaining unused marginal lands are low in productivity and can’t be utilized to produce food to…
ISEF · 2016
Egypt faces a lot of challenges concerning energy. The aspects we worked on are limiting electricity problems and pollution’s ones as there are a lot of places in Egypt that don’t have acces…
ISEF · 2016
Introduction: Surface texturing is a beneficial and essential step in the fabrication process of monocrystalline silicon (c-Si) and multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cells It leads to a…