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ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The United States is the leading producing country of corn. The European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, are pests of grains, particularly corn. They are North Dakota’s number one corn pest…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health with 10 million people at risk of dying from AMR-related causes by 2050. Understanding the underlying biological fact…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Background: The BEAM module is being tested on ISS for several environmental aspects like radiation, space debris etc. but one area of concern for astronaut’s health is the acoustic levels,…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina Fabr.) are large arboreal ants that live together as a colony on trees. Weaver ant societies have division of labor, communication between individuals, lea…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Do you have a belly button? If so, this is the project for you. Bacteria can survive in various environments all over the world. The skin, including the belly button, is no different. While…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Third Award
Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation, hypnosis and relaxation, reducing anxiety, muscle spams and seizures. Such drugs are available with prescription. Benzodiazepines slow…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigates if people are more satisfied with a decision after they get advice from a surrogate or by using affective forecasting. Participants 14-18 years old were given a piece…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Current chemotherapy fails in approximately 50% of patients; consequently, understanding DLBCL pathog…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Mosquito borne diseases such as chikungunya, jaundice, malaria, and dengue are common in my country. Therefore, we have to be alert of its breeding grounds especially in our neighborhood. Th…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
In our world energy has become an unexpandable resource, yet the majority is produced through non-renewable sources. In this paper, we studied the possibility of using combustion cells that…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Transplanting blood vessels frequently fails because the recipient rejects the donor arteries due to their genetic properties. In addition, many available synthetic products on the market ha…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
This study explored the potential of poly beta amino esters for the delivery of drugs, evaluating transfection efficiency, cell viability, and binding affinity. The polymer backbone consiste…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to see if superworms would consume more polystyrene than mealworms over a time span of 168 hours. Comparing the lifestyles of superworms and mealworms,it is l…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
During bitumen extraction, a mixture of fine silts, hydrocarbons, salts, and soluble organic compounds called oil sands tailings is produced. In Oil Sand Tailing Ponds, crude oil is present.…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Biodiesel has attracted considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable, biodegradable, and nontoxic fuel. In general, biodiesel is obtained from oils and animal fat; however, h…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this research is to design, implement and apply biofeedback techniques in order to reduce anxiety and stress states, through automatic detection procedures using different tec…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Agricultural soils in the state of Chihuahua, Northwest Mexico are desert and low in organic material. Also, usually the conventional production of crops is associated with the green revolut…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The medicinal plant Stryphnodendron adstringens is a native species of the Brazil. The objective of this research was to investigate the biological activities of the hydroalcoholic extract o…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
This research arises from the discussions generated in the biology classes, the need to investigate technologies that minimize the negative effects in social and environmental contexts was r…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The human knees are the largest and the most complex joints in the human body. However due to its actives and the way it is formed, it is also the most injured joint with over 6 million pati…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Nowadays, the physical and chemical methods to obtain nanoparticles are expensive, the chemicals used are toxic and carcinogenic. High temperatures and pressure are used, having a great cost…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance and the exhaustion of terrestrial sources of microorganisms with antimicrobial properties, necessitates efforts to augment the current a…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Diabetes is one of the main public health problems due to the high number of incidents and mortality in all the world. According to the International Diabetes Federation in 2017 there were 4…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The area around Ajuy river in Iloilo, Philippines is currently being mined for manganese ore, and river water samples exceed the maximum manganese contaminant level set by US-EPA. At the sam…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The Brazilian textile industry has been a highlight of the global economy. However, this industry generates great quantities of effluents that present high concentrations of dyes and chemica…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Every year, many birds across the world undergo incredible migrations, by means that scientists still do not completely understand. A better understanding of how birds migrate would lead to…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Through our volunteer work in the blind school in our region, we have experienced the suffering and the intensity of their need for help by a device that facilitates their lives and integrat…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy, a major cancer treatment approach, suffers seriously from multidrug resistance (MDR), generally caused by innate DNA repair proteins or transmembrane efflux proteins that remov…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. The main problem with these motors is that they draw a significant amount of power with no output; all the electrical energy…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Developing the habit of reading at a young age is very important. The app developed for this project aims to keep students interested in reading during their transition from picture to chapt…