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ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Electroencephalography (EEG) headsets, being highly portable, present a convenient, noninvasive method of recording the brain’s electrical activity. This project seeks to develop a method fo…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The Zika virus (ZIKV) is an infectious disease from the virus family Flavivirdea which is spread from the Aedes mosquitoes. Zika was originally isolated in the Ziika Forest of Uganda where i…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is relatively new non-invasive imaging technique that can be used for a variety of medical diagnosis. OCT is cost-effective and requires fewer resources th…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of cancer treatment that involves administering a photosensitizing drug and irradiating it with an external light source. Upon exposure, the photosensiti…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Second Award
Colony collapse is at an all time high devastating ecosystems and this project discovered a means to help the survival of honey bees through the supplementation of cysteine, which significan…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of my experiment was to determine if seeding Pseudomonas putida (applying a bacterial aerosol treatment to the surface of the sheen) will reduce the area of oil sheen on hydrocar…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty in recognizing and in comprehending emotions from other's facial expressions. This impacts their development of empathy and affects…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Tobacco abuse alone currently accounts for 1 in 5 deaths annually in the US. Despite this, present methods of rehabilitation have proven ineffective with over a 90% likelihood of relapse. To…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of experimentation was to determine how the degradation of 1,4-dioxane by Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans (ATCC? 55486) was affected by the presence of cis-DCE as it was degraded by…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Recent research has determined that genes are regulated by a complex, changing network of DNA spatial interactions. However, current wet-lab technologies for characterizing the 3D genome are…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Cancer is a disease where mutated cells often clump together to form a tumor. Current oncological treatments include chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which often harm healthy tissue and have d…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Cryptographic hash code algorithms are vital to the security of information and data -- hash codes are like unique fingerprints for one's data (can be files, passwords, etc.). The validity o…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
In the world people with disabilities face many problems in the society. Many people with such disabilities can’t afford to buy expensive gadgets and devices for their aid. Therefore, we hav…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is crucial indicator of inflammatory diseases due to its extensive role in the inflammation process. However, despite its importance as a diagnostic indicator, there…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Obtaining accurate, real-time position information is essential to realizing autonomous vehicle technology in everyday life. GPS currently does not meet the accuracy needs of autonomous vehi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Today, nuclear weapons and reactor plants are becoming more common. However, current methods of radiation shielding are not viable due to high cost and ineffective means of weakening photon…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Fourth Award
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease comprising different subtypes. Its occurrence alters clinical parameters in human body. The exact cause being unknown, various internal factors, demographic…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
There is a limitation in the ability to simulate a high-resolution image of diffracted light. Diffraction occurs when light passes through an aperture. An aperture is a common component of a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
A prerequisite for conventional mass spectrometry is the transfer of a sample into the gaseous phase followed by its ionic fragmentation in a vacuum. The technical limitations of conventiona…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
While recent advances in gene therapy have reinforced the appeal for using Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) for targeted gene delivery, the small genome delivery size limits the capabilities of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Neuroblastoma(NB) is a pediatric cancer present in children under the age of 16, responsible for a disproportionate 15% of all childhood cancer deaths worldwide. Traditionally cells differen…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are harmful biomolecules found on the surface of gram-negative bacteria and are responsible for over 50% of cases of sepsis, the leading cause of death in US hospit…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are industrial-scale batteries that are being considered for the storage of solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy in power plants. The ion ex…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
With the current demand of fast speed computers and related digital memory devices, alternatives to silicon-based materials are highly sought after for the building of the next generation of…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The present project makes a demonstrative exercise regarding the true history of one of the most deeply rooted dishes in the culinary culture of Peru, the “Tamal Chinchano” (Tamale from Chin…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer is the most common diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Despite the success of surgery to treat early stages of breast cancer, later stages often require systemic chemotherapy…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
Spray cliffs (areas in the basin of a waterfall) are populated by plants that thrive in dark, moist environments. Such environments are typically conducive to plant diseases and thus select…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Microcins are antimicrobial proteins secreted by bacteria to provide a competitive edge in nutritionally stressful situations. These peptides are uniquely active against strains of susceptib…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Purpose: Ebola virus (EBOV) can cause severe and fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. Being capable of causing large-scale epidemics, EBOV also emerges as a global security threat. Therefore,…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This study explored the antimicrobial properties found in honey and to compare honeys from two different regions in North America. The research was performed in hopes to find the honey with…