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ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The aim of the project was to propose the potential use of lignin in the prevention of UVA/UVB radiation in sunscreens and plastics. The subjects of the work were UV/Vis absorption and fluor…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
C. semigranosa is a small bivalve with a shell length of about 1.5 cm predominating in exposed sandy beach. Intensive field observations revealed that C. semigranosa accumulated around 610 i…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Can Raton Basin produced gas well water be reused for agriculture? Last year’s project determined produced water is comparable to other water sources for agriculture in a hydroponic system.…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
This research is motivated by a pure curiosity: While mosquitos enjoy bobbing up and down the water surface, why do they never get wet in their legs?- A phenomenon called hydrophobicity. We…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
DEFINITION OF THE THEME The idea of finding solutions to treat toxic wastewater into clean water, raising water-saving awareness to avoid waste and conserve water sources to provide clean wa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operational microscope. We believe that it is one of the most promising and complex branches of medicine, where we can hopefu…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Ionizing radiation causes numerous adverse health effects. Concerns include an increase in nuclear energy consumption because it causes alarm for ionizing leaks, and human’s extraterrestrial…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Water-borne skin-infection pathogens pose a significant threat to rural and occupational coastal environments, particularly in the fishing industry. While bee honey has been found effective…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
The goal of this project was to create a comprehensive test, automated and not requiring laboratory blood analysis, for the prediction of diabetic retinopathy and cardiovascular risk, utiliz…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Efficiency and resourcefulness are fundamental to all space missions due to an association to high costs and limited resources. Currently, however, products which are no longer required on t…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a cardiovascular disease that triggers sudden cardiac arrest in people of all ages. We conducted tests with six chemotherapy drugs that reinforced separa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to study how the Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) pathway prevents tumor-induced T cell suppression. Tumor-induced immunosuppression is important to study because i…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The video game industry is worth at least 4.8 billion dollars as of 2019. This is mostly due to the games FIFA 19, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The purpose of my proj…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas emitted by human activities and its quantity is constantly growing. 20% of rice production results to be waste and its ashes are rich in s…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
With 50% of all trips taken in cars being under five miles, electric skateboards are becoming the go-to eco-friendly way to beat traffic and save on gasoline. I wanted to improve upon the ma…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Life formed on Earth 4 billion years ago using RNA to store genetic information, but how RNA first synthesized is unknown, due to no enzymes. RNA bases underwent repeated wet-dry cycles in v…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
This project, the Roadside Wind Converter, was a concept that my partner and I wanted to prove: Can the wind energy from cars be captured from a wind turbine like structure and turn that win…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Boosted by an increase in single-family housing, and the rising need for storm-resistant products, the demand for roofing in the U.S. is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CA…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project involved the development of autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) that use a multi-sensorial localization system to navigate and deliver payloads. As a continuation project, i…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The goal of this project is to simulate the application and use of limestone in acidic riparian systems, and how it positively impacts water chemistry from toxic tributaries within the Upper…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems Third Award
This is a device to protect lives and properties from the hazardous situations/accidents caused by unexpected gas leakages occur from the LP gas cylinders fixed to different types of burning…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Think for a moment of the times in everyday life where you use the technology as a security. It can be when you tighten the seat belt or wear the bicycle helmet. But what do you really have…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
The introduction of motorbikes as a means of transportation became more prominent in Nigeria as a result of the need to link up developing communities. However there are much fatality owning…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
People in the United States spent an estimated $2.7 billion replacing lost items in 2017, while identify theft claimed 15.4 million victims, at a cost of $16 billion to the US economy, in 20…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Improper disposal of expanded polystyrene (EPS) can cause major environmental and social problems, as it takes 150 years or more to degrade. Knowing that there is no way to inhibit its consu…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Giant African Snails and Siam Cryptozona are one of the world’s most invasive species that cause decreases in crop yields and quality fields. Saponin can be used as a biochemical control of…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
Rock fishing, the most dangerous sport in Australia, is the third highest cause of coastal drownings. Rock fishing safety has become a priority with councils and governments in Australia. He…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment focuses on the effect of sargassum on marine pH. By keeping sargassum in different treatments with varying initial pH, I measured pH, salinity, and ammonia over 19 days in si…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
An overlooked conflict in the today’s world is children dying in hot cars. Therefore, the purpose of this experimentation is to improve on making a self cooling car seat prototype model and…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Many ecologically important marine organisms have shells and skeletons composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The decline of coral reef growth and viability due to ocean acidification is esp…