ISEF · 2018
Anti-Shake for Sky Scrapers
Energy: Physical
Earthquake is a violent shaking of the ground, typically it can cause great destruction. Earthquakes are among the most catastrophic natural disasters to affect mankind. One of the critical…
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ISEF · 2018
A Portable Android Based Detection System of Prevalent Chronic Respiratory Illnesses
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the world. The need exists to develop an innovative device to proactively detect the disease without the a…
ISEF · 2018
Application of a Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer Membrane to Di-Commissioned Level A5 Aramid Fibers to Evaluate the Distribution of Impact Force and Their Resistance to Projectiles
Physics and Astronomy
A projectile-resistant material is one that can decrease the velocity of a projectile by distributing its impact force. Aramid fibers are woven with long-chain synthetic polyamide composite…
ISEF · 2018
Application of Stirling Engine to Appropriate Technology
Environmental Engineering
Our team designed a generator using environmental-friendly energy by using materials that are easily available around. Developing countries have very low electricity generation systems and v…
ISEF · 2018
Applying the West, Brown, and Enquist Fractal Branching Model on Palo Verde Trees
Plant Sciences
Palo Verde trees (Parkinsonia microphylla) are one of the most unique trees native to Arizona in which photosynthesis occurs both through its small, transpiration-reduction adapted leaves an…
ISEF · 2018
A Practical Cryptosystem with Provable Security: Three New Innovations in Cryptography
Mathematics
The purpose of this project is to develop a cipher (encryption algorithm) and cryptosystem that is both practical and provably secure. First, I investigate the relationship between continued…
ISEF · 2018
A Precision Medicine Approach to Cancer: Epigenetic Inhibitors Induce Highly-Specific Apoptosis in High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Translational Medical Science
Hypodiploid B-ALL is a high-risk form of acute leukemia with a dismal prognosis and an 8-year survival rate of only 37%. Because standard chemotherapy is largely ineffective, there is an urg…
ISEF · 2018
A Public Interactive Funds Monitoring System that Enhances Efficiency in Budgeting, Procurement and Expenditure to Reduce Misuse of Funds in Developing Countries - A Case Study of Kenya
Systems Software
This project involves developing an automated system that enhances efficiency in procurement, budgeting and expenditure monitoring and tracking and was developed on a local testing server us…
ISEF · 2018
A Quantifiable Method to Detect and Monitor ADHD: The Use of Facial and Motion-Based Behavioral Cues Analysis Using Deep Neural Network and RGBD Data
Behavioral and Social Sciences
At present, there are no well-validated biomarkers for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Currently, the diagnosis of such disorders is done by experts who employ standard ques…
ISEF · 2018
Aquaponics and Hydroponics; Experimentation in Real World Environments
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Soil depletion and loss of water due to evaporation, is greatly affecting agriculture efficiency across the globe. This project aims to solve this global crisis by doing a comparative study…
ISEF · 2018
A Rapid Prediction Method for Epileptic Seizures Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Epilepsy affects over 3.4 million people in the United States alone. Approximately 200,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed each year. The purpose of this project was to detect seizures a…
ISEF · 2018
Architecture Tweaking Image Analysis S/W for Automated Identification of Land Features in Satellite Images
Systems Software
To dynamically track environmental changes, we need an automated method that identifies land features like forest health etc. from satellite images. Existing softwares (S/W) rely on professi…
ISEF · 2018
Arduino Navigation for the Visually Impaired and Elderly
Embedded Systems
An Arduino microcontroller is a device that can be used to create many different gadgets and tools that can be used for entertainment, efficiency, and data processing. The goal of the experi…
ISEF · 2018
Are Bacteria Transport Properties Correlated to Hydraulic Conductivity and Geochemical Heterogeneity of the Porous Medium "Synthetic Porous" ?
Microbiology
Water contamination due to cracks in wells, allow both bacteria and viruses to get in. After Hurricane Irma, this became a dilemma for many. The purpose of this project is to (using natural…
ISEF · 2018
Are Plant Growth Regulators Always Effective When Treating Wheat?
Plant Sciences
For my experiment, I wanted to see if the Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) that farmers treat their crops with are effective and worth the investment. To test this, I treated wheat with two di…
ISEF · 2018
Are Twenty-Four Heads Better than One? Testing the Optimal Group Size for Decision-Making in a Social Insect
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Social insects possess the remarkable ability to make choices both as individuals and as part of a collective. Ants, particularly, are able to utilize large colony numbers in order to effect…
ISEF · 2018
A Reverse Genetic Approach to Identify Novel Regulators of Cell Invasive Behavior
Animal Sciences
Tumor metastasis by migration through basement membranes, in a process known as cell invasion, contributes to the lethality of cancers. Cell invasion, a conserved behavior found in many deve…
ISEF · 2018
Are We on the Dark Side of the Universe?
Physics and Astronomy
This study investigates the content of dark matter in 150 spiral and 60 dwarf galaxies located at different cosmological distances from us. The goal was to test if nearby galaxies have more…
ISEF · 2018
Arsenic and Lead Decontamination Level Identification Through the Toxic Metal Biosorption Technique Using Vegetable Residues
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of the research work is to eliminate toxic metals As and Pb from the Tacna water supply using vegetable residues for the Biosorption process. The biomass used is composed of oliv…
ISEF · 2018
A Runaway Star Candidate Selection and Analysis, Year Two
Physics and Astronomy
Runaway star research, particularly hypervelocity stars, is a newer field in astronomy. It is important that more of these unique stars are identified and studied. In last year's research, a…
ISEF · 2018
Arya-X4 Advanced Smart Drone
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Creating a powerful quad-copter that has a powerful computer on-board beside the main flight controller that has a complex software so the drone can learn from the incoming data using the so…
ISEF · 2018
A Scalable and Freely Accessible Machine Learning Based Application for the Early Detection of Dyslexia
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Dyslexia is the world’s most common neurological learning disability - it affects 1 in every 10 people worldwide. And though it has been proven that an early diagnosis can significantly redu…
ISEF · 2018
A Sensor-Enhanced Digital Stethoscope (SEDS): Design and Development of an Intelligent Sensor-Enhanced Digital Stethoscope for Patient-Friendly Remote Auscultation
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Heart disease and respiratory problems are the leading causes of death for the 40 million people aged 65 or older in the United States. Yet 36% of elderly patients report transportation diff…
ISEF · 2018
A Smart Device to Protect Children from Heat Stroke in Confined Spaces
Embedded Systems
Children trapped in confined spaces such as cars could be badly affected due to oxygen exhaustion along with a heat stroke due to increase in temperature. Normal Oxygen level is 21%, and lev…
ISEF · 2018
A Solution of Generalized Legendre’s Equation Cz^n=Ax^2+By^2 and Its Application to Cryptography
Mathematics
The Diophantine equation Ax^2+By^2+Cz^2=0 is named for Adrien-Marie Legendre, who found in 1785 a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of non-trivial integer solutions to thi…
ISEF · 2018
A Spherical Induction Motor with Hexahedron Stator for Attitude Control
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
This study aims to design and fabricate a Spherical Induction Motor (SIM), which can provide a 3 degree-of-freedom angular momentum with only one motor and serve as the customized reaction s…
ISEF · 2018
Assessing Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease: Predicting Cognitive Impairments and Amyloid Deposition Through PET and MRI
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Neurometabolic and vascular changes have been shown to pre-date amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease by several decades. However, these changes are not well cha…
ISEF · 2018
Assessing the Impacts of CRISPR Editing on Protein Expression; Utilizing dCas9 as a Potential Roadblock to DNA Transcription
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
The field of genetic engineering is rapidly developing with exciting new discoveries being made every day. However, existing gene editing technologies do not have perfect accuracy, and creat…
ISEF · 2018
Assessment of Fall Risk Associated with High-Heeled Footwear Utilizing Computerized Dynamic Posturography: A Two-Phase Study
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the impact of high-heeled footwear on balance and fall risk as well as to conduct a survey to ascertain whether people believe high heels make…
ISEF · 2018
Assessment of the Levels of Mercury in Students Aged 12 to 18
Environmental Engineering
Human beings are exposed to mercury every day, either through their domestic or work environment. In 2017, a study was developed which assessed mercury contamination in a group of students,…