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ISEF · 2016
This experiment focused on determining the effect of water cooling on the efficiency of solar panels. This experiment also analyzed the cost effectiveness of using a municipal water supply t…
ISEF · 2016
An unlined waste pond in Hartsville, SC holds 4 million tons of coal ash. In the 1980s, low-level nuclear waste containing cobalt-60 was added to the pond. In 2014, water below the pond show…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
This project studied the genetic effect of an organophosphate pesticide, Malathion, on a human epithelial cell line. Specifically, what genetic changes result in the Retinoblastoma tumor sup…
ISEF · 2016
Since the US spends over $500 billion on energy annually, scientists try to find a cheaper, cleaner, and renewable source of energy. A great solution can be a microbial fuel cell (MFC), whic…
ISEF · 2016
Phylogenetic trees of evolutionary relationships are vital to understanding evolution. Phylogenetic tree inference involves the construction of a multiple sequence alignment, which itself de…
ISEF · 2016
The goal of this project was to determine the possible application of naringin as a cancer treatment. This particular study used Octamer Transcription Factor 1 Knockout Mouse Embryo Fibrobla…
ISEF · 2016
The importance of this project was to find organic or natural ways to help plants with citrus greening, where there is no known cure. This is a public health problem because citrus greening,…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
It is necessary to understand human haptics because of the explosion of multi-sensory interfaces and growing need for devices that utilize weight perception to decide force required for obje…
ISEF · 2016
Soil microorganisms play an important role in soil fertility. Consequently, by acting on non-target organisms, pesticides can have a negative impact on soil quality. The aim of our research…
ISEF · 2016
Hybridization between C. levisecta and C. hispida may pose a threat to endangered C. levisecta. This study seeks to determine whether flower color can accurately predict genetic history and…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal neurological disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Spermidine, a soybean extract and a polyamine compound found in ribosomes and many natural…
ISEF · 2016
This experiment demonstrated the reproductive and developmental effects of St. John's Wort (SJW) (Hypericum perforatum) on Hydra littoralis. An LC50 of 1 mg/ml of SJW was determined. Two sep…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
This research examines the effect of targeted inhibitors on melanoma tumor immunity. Background: While inhibitors/targeted therapies to driver oncogenes (mutated BRAF and MEK in the MAPK pat…
ISEF · 2016
Blood vessels are the principal means of adequate oxygen and nutrient delivery to every organ in the body. However, numerous proliferative diseases, associated with diabetes or chronic infla…
ISEF · 2016
Algae biofuels have the potential to provide many benefits for the growing world; however, the cost of production is still not economically feasible. The purpose of the project was to determ…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Neogobius melanostomus (round goby) are an invasive species that entered the Great Lakes by ballast water transfer in the 1990's. A crayfish location trapping survey within the St. Louis Riv…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
In recent years, an increasing level of pharmaceuticals has been detected in rivers and streams. The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of two of the most common drugs found a…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project tests how Gatorade reacts when exposed to UV light, which will be simulated by a UV lamp designed to replicate the effects of sunlight. The independent variable in this project…
ISEF · 2016
Biological Indicators (BIs) are used to determine if the sterilization cycle was successful. The most important property of these BIs is the resistance to sterilization. Basic BIs have one m…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this scientific study is to determine the levels of Antimony present in bottles containing different beverages after changing the temperature of the liquid. Bottles are often…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
Dietary substances are major contributors to the formation and maintenance of tumors. Caffeine has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in certain cell lines while acetaldehyde, the primary ca…
ISEF · 2016
“Natural herbs,” “oil treatments,” “earthly remedies”: all of these things are the hype of today’s medical world. Everyone wants to steer clear of all of the “unnatural” things and “go green…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose is to observe the effects of BPS on the behavior patterns of Drosophila melanogaster with FMR1 gene insertions to determine if exposure to the chemical intensifies Fragile X Synd…
ISEF · 2016
Due to the human dependency and current depletion of petroleum, scientists are searching for more environmentally friendly sources to create feedstock chemicals which are then turned into va…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose The purpose of this project is to use chemicals to reduce pathogen levels in any aquaculture environment. Procedure 1. Pond water will be inoculated with fish pathogens. 2. Formalin,…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Developing pest control strategies is challenging when urban environments are affected by climate change. The relationship between climate and herbivorous pests in urban environments has bec…
ISEF · 2016
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and highly difficult to repair. It is the degeneration of articular cartilage and the underlying bone over time, most commonly affecting j…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMO, are becoming more prominent in the agricultural industry of the United States. According to the Institute of Responsible Technology, these organisms a…
ISEF · 2016
This year the purpose of the experiment was to determine if there is indeed a Halocline occurring in the water just below the ice formed on a body of water and, if so, the structure of such…
ISEF · 2016
This project was aimed to determine the relationship between e-cigarette vapor and Drosophila melanogaster’s genome and resulting phenotypic expression and behavior. The creation of the e-ci…