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ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Tunable UV lasers have the potential to change the world in medicine and atmospherics. An ultra-broadband UV laser would make possible early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease wh…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The human brain has the ability to regenerate, remodel, and form new neural connections. This process, known as neuroplasticity, is regulated by the neurotrophin Brain-Derived Neurotrophic F…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the difference of enterococci levels with increasing depths of shoreline sediment beneath aquatic vegetation and sediment clear of vegetation.…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which antibiotic was the most effective at killing and inhibiting both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. This is an interesting questi…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Due to increasing use of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are expected to exceed 700 ppm by the year 2050. This initiated innovative scientific research into carbon capt…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Because of their wide range of behaviors and social structure, as well as ecological and economic influence, dolphins are highly important to oceanographers and therefore have been thoroughl…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the correlation between a high school senior’s academic rigor (number of AP/IB courses) and subjective well-being (the overall satisfaction wi…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Clathrate hydrates, such as methane hydrates, have been known to cause problems in the petroleum industry by forming inside gas transmission lines. This plugs the pipeline, prevents flow, an…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of the experiment was to determine the effect of a magnetic field on the solubility of slightly soluble chemicals. This information could aid in water treatment, scale removal, cons…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) could become a revolutionary treatment for people with muscle ailments if they could be inserted into the muscle stem cells (or myoblasts) to control their prol…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the lowest concentration of benzoquinone that will inhibit the growth of the bacteria B. subtilis and S. epidermidis. 27 petri dishes were labe…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
My goal in this project was to determine the effect on caffeine and the development and nervous system of drosophila melanogaster. To do this, I cultured flies with food that contained 0, 0.…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The circadian clock regulates human activities; it can affect the well-being of individuals, including their life expectancy. Doubletime (DBT) is an ortholog of mammalian casein kinase which…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This project was undertaken to examine how climatic change may affect the bioluminescence of dinoflagellates. In a world where both global cooling and warming cycles are imminent, it is esse…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Introduction: The concept of legacy must keep abreast with saving and reviving it. This was an incentive to develop the possessions of Islamic Art Museum (IAM) as they have a major role in t…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This project is the result of experimentation on the effect of mucus of Deroceras reticulatum (slugs) as a deterrent to other slugs from garden Fragaria ananassa (strawberries). The hypothes…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
It is known that after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, the sex ratio of the subsequent population was skewed in favor of girls. However, it is not known whether the environmental stress caused…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Hormesis refers to an amount of stress in a threshold between average and bio-negative results that has been shown to increase life span, decrease cancer rates, and boost the immune system o…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine if melatonin had an effect on the diurnal phototactic behavior of Daphnia magna. A group of 20 Daphnia magna were randomly selected to be observed…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Experimentation used yeast as a model organism to determine possible benefits phycocyanin could provide to irradiated cells. Since genetic damages may be caused by UV radiation, finding a so…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The relationship between the frequency at which a liquid solution is vibrated and the wave formations that occurred were tested in this experiment. Originally observed by Michael Faraday, vi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Early bolting is the process by which plants flower prematurely in response to stress factors such as extreme heat or drought. In Brassicaceae crops such as cabbage and broccoli, this heat s…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the antibacterial properties of honeybee byproducts, such as local honey, Manuka honey, propolis, pollen, and beeswax. The hypothesis of this…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are considered as significant wound pathogens and produce a large number of enzymes and toxins which are involved in pathogenic processes i…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of hypoxia on human osteosarcoma cells’ ability to metastasize through examining cell motility, as well as expression of the HIF-1…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Learning difficulties are one of the most common difficulties that restrict learning and education. The goal of this project is to measure the effect of colors on students with learning diff…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
I ran a series of tests on water samples testing the overall water quality with an emphasis on high nitrate concentrations. Based on studies I completed, this is continuation research involv…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Invasive infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus causes life-threatening diseases, including pneumonia and sepsis, a full-body inflammatory response. Currently, antibiotics such as…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of the augmentation and inhibition of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) on the ability of zebrafish to regenerate cardiac muscle. It was hy…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Cellular adhesion, the binding of a cell to a surface or another cell, plays a major role in cancer progression. Studies show that nitric oxide (NO), which is found in elevated levels in can…