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ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Black carbon (BC), a carbon accounting for much of observed global warming to date, negatively affects human respiratory health. Thus, the purpose of this experiment was to determine the eff…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate how different types of fruit peels affect the amount of oil absorption. There has been previous work in the scientific literature on this subject…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lasers are becoming more prevalent in online marketplaces. There are multiple reports of lasers being pointed into the cockpits of aircraft in America. Lasers are also used in classrooms to…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The research question for my Science Fair Project is: “Does drumstick material effect the properties of the sound waves produced by a drum when struck with the stick?” My hypothesis is that…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
After the discovery of the electromagnetic field, people began to use these fields widely in everyday life. Today, it is impossible for people to reject radiological studies concerning mobil…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Water bears (phylum Tardigrada) are small metazoan animals which live in different environments, for example mosses or soils. Tardigrades have evolved many special adaptations to these speci…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Emerging evidence is suggesting that exercise can be used as a primer for neuroplasticity. This relationship was investigated in the current study, by having three groups of participants com…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
The following research was conducted to study the effect of Fluorination of Graphene on the effectiveness of primary batteries and supercapacitors. Fluorination is the process by which Fluor…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research conducted was to find if vitamin B-9 (VB9) increases the migration and/or proliferation in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as well as if the migration of MSCs can be inhibited by…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Many devices use GPS and depend on the accuracy and reliability of the signal, but how accurate really is it, and what affects the change? This project tests WAAS signals, a GPS correcting s…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The experimenter set out to discover whether green tea had the potential to increase the critical thinking skills and short term memory recollection through the consummation of it. The exper…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Insulin levels in diabetics are monitored by checking blood glucose levels. When there is not enough insulin in the body, hyperglycemia occurs. In extreme cases, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA),…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) whether mild, moderate or severe, can have a direct and definite impact on a person’s everyday life. The initial treatment after TBI usually consists of inter…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
The purpose of our experiment was to devise an effective yet cost-efficient means of killing microorganisms in drinking water. We created a self-sufficient attachment to Hippo Roller pushabl…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The effect of native Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) and non-native African sumac (Rhus lancea) on biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert Cassidy Chamillard Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the properties of chitosan were significant factors in removing Azo dye from solution. Congo Red – a dangerous azo dye – is commonly found…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Preeclampsia is a condition responsible for 76,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 infant deaths a year, and is characterized by less nitric oxide being produced, which results in reduced uterin…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
My experiment’s purpose was to compare the memory and cognition of high school students when exposed to different levels of noise. For the second year of my project, I chose to add pink nois…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Third Award
Alzheimer’s disease results in learning and memory deficits due to toxic changes in the brain caused by amyloid-ß plaques and oxidative stress (Alzheimer’s, 2011). Oxidative stress is caused…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The native Olympic Oyster, Ostrea lurida, once populated the pays on the Pacific Coast. During the California Gold Rush, these oysters were harvested to the extent that they disappeared from…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Current tissue culture techniques use labor intensive propagation of seedlings which require lab-grade equipment and sterile environments. North American farmers are estimated to lose millio…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test if Glycine max can withstand a flood for a longer duration with the addition of Oscillatoria. If Oscillatoria is added to submerged Glycine max, then t…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Today, the effects of pharmaceuticals on the environment and living organisms are largely unknown, primarily due to lack of studies in the lab and field. Additionally, there is no standard f…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The question for this experiment was to see how different pH levels affect plant growth. This was done by testing three different pH levels, which were pH 4, 6, and 9. We decided to do our e…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Weak rhythmic activity is a manifestation of aging process. In this experiment, wild type Drosophila is selected to study the rhythm changes and rhythm-related gene expression mechanisms dur…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The timbre, or tone color, of a sound possesses unique characteristics which enable us to differentiate one musical instrument from another, even when the tones are of the same pitch. Violin…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal water pollution is a growing concern worldwide due to the ongoing operations of battery manufacturing, paint/pigment production, glass industries, etc. Current methods of heavy m…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Eggs are living things that interact with their environment. Eggshells may appear to be an impermeable layer, but gases and other chemicals are exchanged across the shell. This study investi…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sulfate compounds on the voltage output of perovskite solar cells. Three groups of four perovskite solar cells were used: one of solar…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The bond between horse and human is a crucial part of equine therapy, as well as various equine activities. This experiment studied the effect of different combinations of talking to and/or…