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ISEF · 2015
Rubber sheets made from natural rubber (NR) is one of the most profitable export products of Thailand. The undesirable dark brown color of rubber sheet, mostly derived from enzymatic reactio…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Eyewitness testimony plays a major role in jury verdicts. This experiment is designed to determine if—and how—gender and age affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. We hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2015
This experiment investigates the effectiveness of genetically modified yeasts on fermentation in corn-based ethanol production. The experimental hypothesis states that GMO yeasts would yield…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of elevated pCO2 on the protein expression on the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas. Recently, the rise in anthropogenic CO2 has co…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The effect of bilingualism on the multitasking ability of adolescents was investigated by comparing the performance of twelve monolingual and twelve bilingual subjects on a nineteen-question…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Mammalian cell membranes, unique films forming the borders of cells and organelles, are composed of lipid bilayers, proteins and other molecules such as for instance cholesterol. In my work,…
ISEF · 2015
Malaria is a disease that kills over one million people per year. It is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Both Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii are Apicomplexan parasi…
ISEF · 2015
Current passive water heaters are considered effective, but not perfect. Progress can always be continued, by varying small details. Improvements differ in cost, but the ones that surely wil…
ISEF · 2015
This research was done in order to discover whether the use of electricity in plants would achieve a favorable result. The hypothesis consisted in proving that by applying electricity to the…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
There is much concern over the possible effects of power line radiation on the fetus. Power lines emit about .1 Gauss (G). Most scientists believe that power line radiation can harm the fetu…
ISEF · 2015
This study examined potential environmental factors leading to the depletion of biodiversity of organisms due to a mine tailings spill. Collections of water, soil, and macroinvertebrates wer…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this experiment was to test whether the fibroin protein from spider silk inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli. It was hypothesized that fibroin would inhibit the growth of…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Firefighter jackets can cost $2,200, which is very expensive, especially for some firefighting departments. This forces them to buy older, possibly less effective equipment. The jackets are…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of the experiment is to determine if the forced movement of legs will increase an individual's heart rate. In order to test if an increase in heart rate will occur, a bicycle-b…
ISEF · 2015
Animal Sciences
The purpose was to study the effect of formulation of moxidectin when administered orally on barber pole worm levels in goats. Barber pole worms are a major threat to a goat’s health. These…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua, depend on specific vocalizations for courtship and chick-rearing; therefore, examining the correlation between gentoo vocalizations and geographical locati…
ISEF · 2015
The investigation examined the effect of grilling method on concentrations of the carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, in…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause posttraumatic epilepsy, currently 20% of all epilepsy cases are due to TBI. This research project studied the effects of TBI on PTE. The purpose of thi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to find out if there is a relationship between interpupillary distance and peripheral vision. This research is important because people need to be informed…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this investigation was to measure the effect of L-arginine on cisplatin’s ability to disaggregate human superoxide dismutase 1 enzymes (hSOD1), which are found to aggregate in…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Aethina tumida, otherwise known as the small hive beetle, is a destructive pest of the honeybee. With the global decline of honeybee populations, and considering the honeybee's importance to…
ISEF · 2015
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of the project is to test how localized vibrations affect the physiological signals of children. If vibrations are proven successful in calming children down, then vibration ther…
ISEF · 2015
How do cattle manure microbes affect the growth of Clavibacter Michiganensis subspecies nebraskensis (Cmn)? Cmn is a bacteria and the cause of Goss’s Bacterial Wilt in zea mays. In this stud…
ISEF · 2015
The microwave oven is one of the fastest selling home appliances in world, but there are major concerns about the effects of microwave heating on various food nutrients/substances. For my pr…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
People commonly use the leaves extracts of MSN plants as a topical gel to cure "Herpes zoster", a viral disease. They say that this plant can inhibit the growth of this virus. The purpose of…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
With cell phone use becoming ubiquitous in the academic lives of teenagers, high school students use their cell phones for social connection in a multitasking way while studying and doing ho…
ISEF · 2015
Since there are more binary star systems than single star systems that have been observed in the visible universe, the purpose of this experiment is to explore the implications of habitabili…
ISEF · 2015
For centuries, spices have become popular in different cultures due to their medicinal values and antimicrobial properties. Spices have been shown to have a high phenolic content, which may…
ISEF · 2015
To determine the effect of certain plant extracts on the rate of seed germination, several types of seeds were planted in water-based extracts of walnut shells, orange peels, and cornhusks.…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
This project studies the effect of pollution on the number of tardigrades (water bears) in lichen and moss samples. I asked whether the correlation between pollution and elevation as measure…