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ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The goal of my project is to develop a hypothetical mass consumer platform of which is easily integratable with existing technologies and use centric allowing for easy, secure management of…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The vortex-ring is known as a unique flow keeping ring shape and moving on by itself .We focus on a fascinating exception of this, bubble-ring. Bubble-ring’s specialty is so simple: the cent…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Hydrodynamics combines mathematical modelling and everyday life in a beautiful way --- everyone has drunk a beverage using a straw and seen a water flowing from the hose to water the garden.…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Temperature sensitive vaccines such as oral poliovirus and measles vaccines must be maintained within a 2-8oC temperature range to avoid spoilage and to ensure potency. The World Health Orga…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
This study aimed to detect corneal arcus. The detection of corneal arcus by image analysis has important signi?cance for the disintegration of abnormal lipid metabolism. Corneal arcus is a l…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite its significance, there is currently no cure for the disease. The early diagnosis of AD is essentia…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
This interdisciplinary study develops a novel diagnostic and monitoring tool for early stage schizophrenia (SCZ) by modeling diffusion MRI tractography abnormalities and discovering regions…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In Kansas, there has been an exponential increase in the number of earthquakes. A factor of 21 in 2013 to 659 in 2014, and 448 in 2015. It is vital that we understand why this increase is oc…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award
The student researcher previously concluded that East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) inhibits AGS gastric cancer cells by inhibiting a TRPM7-like ion channel recorded via automated patch clamp…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Plastic is an essential part of our daily life and because of its unique properties, it is involved in different industries and consumed by everyday activities and has a lot of benefits that…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Although coal is one of the detrimental factors to the environment, it makes up about 40% of electricity generation around the world according to the IEA (the International Energy Agency). C…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Americans today recycle only 6.5 percent of the 33.6 million tons of plastic produced each year. The remaining plastic is thrown into landfills and takes an average of 450 years to decompose…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
Due to excessive cultivation and timber extraction, the Monkey River has become polluted from runoff fertilizer and pesticide flowing from nearby farms. The Belize Community is experiencing…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The United States Military Academy (USMA) released a design to the public for a Pratt truss bridge made from file folders. The purpose of this project was to modify that original design so a…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Situations of low visibility make it difficult to carry out tasks safely or efficiently when it involves observing the surrounding environment. To help make said tasks easier, visual aids th…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Biometric authentication methods used nowadays still have numerous potential security concerns and can be forged physically. This causes many problems in privacy risks and criminals around t…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects one out of three seniors. It has killed more people than breast and prostate cancer together, making it the sixth leadin…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Second Award
Multidrug resistance (MDR) drastically curbs treatment success in cancers and other systemic diseases. A membrane pump overexpressed in tumors, Pgp, renders cancer cells ‘resistant’ to our w…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Despite increased research and treatment options, cancer continues to increase. To test treatments for this deadly disease, 2D microenvironments are currently used in lab settings. Only 10%…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Liver Fibrosis is the creation of scar tissue in the liver after it suffers damage, and it can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. There are currently no standard treatments for liv…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death (ROD) is caused by two plant pathogenic fungi in the Ceratocystis fimbriata species complex, commonly referred to as Ceratocystis species A and B. ROD has devastated nativ…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The history of modern glass starts 400 years ago with the creation of the world’s first Prince Rupert’s Drop ? a thermally shocked glass bulb. It is created by dropping molten glass into dis…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Third Award
Globally, near shore reefs are being affected by warming oceans, which can cause widespread coral bleaching. The mechanisms of coral bleaching are well understood but less is known about how…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Climate change is an important challenge facing the world today. In many parts of the world climate change models predict an increase in extreme weather events including increasing surface t…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mangrove forests are well-known for their fertility and are important ecosystems of South East Asia. Although conservative attempts, such as reforestation, have been vastly made, the area si…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Sepsis affects microcirculation and tissue perfusion leading to tissue hypoxia and multiple organ dysfunction. Red blood cells (RBCs) play the critical role of tissue oxygenation, thus funct…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tauopathies, for example Alzheimer’s disease (AD), affect over 5.5 million Americans, and are estimated to affect 16 million people by 2050. Tauopathies are diseases caused by the damage of…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
One of the largest barriers preventing the widespread proliferation of nuclear technology as a source of renewable energy to combat climate change is public concerns over nuclear reactor saf…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Purpose: The microgravity environment encountered during space-flight has long been considered to affect plant growth and contents; the goal of our study is to investigate the effect of simu…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of red mangrove leaves extract on the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria. The Jobos Bay National Reserve of Estuary Investigations…