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ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Soil acidification due to imprudent use of chemical soil fertilizers has become a serious problem these days. Limestone is widely used as a solution to this problem, however it causes second…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Articular cartilage damage is the most common injury in the musculoskeletal system. Since cartilage is avascular, injured tissue cannot spontaneously heal and, if not treated, can lead to os…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This study focused on antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans, a normal gut flora microbe, to borate-based bioactive glass (BBG). C. albicans becomes pathogenic in immunocompromised in…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The ability of siRNAs to regulate oncogenes through RNA interference makes them a promising target in cancer therapy. siRNAs are an especially beneficial treatment tactic for TNBC, a more ag…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Hydrogen fuel production is one of the most pressing issues that is preventing hydrogen fuel cells from becoming a green, cost-efficient alternative to fossil fuels. Currently, the cheapest…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
As one of the most promising electrical energy storage (EES) devices, lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been paid more and more attention. The high theoretical capacity of sulfur (1675 mA…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Superconductors and the future possibilities of seamless energy transfer and levitating trains have long been plagued by the extremely low critical temperature required, a temperature that i…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Infections occur when water touches an incision, such as a wound, due to the harmful bacteria that can begin to grow. 6.5 million patients in the U.S. have been affected by this. Ultimately,…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
In recent years, 3D Printing has become an essential part of technological development, and as such, the standard procedures and algorithms are always changing and improving. This project im…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics First Award
The aeronautical industry struggles to find a balance between making aircraft efficient and durable simultaneously, high-ratio wings are able to provide efficiency at the loss of structural…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
As new space technologies are developed, it is pertinent that efficiency is taken into consideration during their conception. In order to determine conditions needed to reduce fuel consumpti…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The use of photovoltaic solar energy for the generation of electric energy has been increasingly considered in several countries as a great alternative to reduce the environmental impacts ca…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The structural health monitoring (SHM) is extremely important because Taiwan is located on the pacific seismic belt where earthquake hazards occur frequently. Maintenance management is requi…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype associated with a poor prognosis and reduced hormone therapy efficacy. Although the current standard treatment for…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is a blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system when a lymphocyte undergoes a malignant transformation and develops a DNA mutation. HL makes up about 1% of all…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Second Award
It is known that branching in aliphatic amines reduces their degradation in an organism by MAO enzymes. The main target of our project was to reveal the influence of carbon chain branching i…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
When over 850,000 people lost access to electricity in Puerto Rico April 12, 2018, the global instability of the power grid was exposed. More than an inconvenience, buildings vital for socie…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Third Award
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising technology that utilizes radiotracers for producing detailed, 3D images of the body. The radiotracer studied in this project targets the SV2…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Fourth Award
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) produces useful fuels and chemicals for various commercial industries while combating climate change. The purpose of this experiment is to s…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Polymerization is the process by which building block molecules (monomers) are joined together to form a large chain or network. The chemical properties of a polymer are determined by the sp…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Periodontitis is the inflammation of gingival tissue and the leading cause of tooth loss. To treat periodontitis, guided bone regeneration (GBR) uses a barrier membrane to separate gingival…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Chemical differences between fossils of different species, environments, or time periods reveal information about prehistoric habitats, climate, environmental change and specimen origin. Lit…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The purpose of this project is to determine how the Damage Suppressor (Dsup) protein is implemented in vivo in tardigrades, demonstrating how Dsup potentially protects DNA from ionizing radi…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Mechanisms involved in neuromuscular junction (NMJ) morphogenesis and active zone (AZ)-GluR receptor alignment are an active field of research in Drosophila neuroscience. I investigated four…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Slowing down of apoptosis, a biological process of programmed cell death, is believed to be the leading cause of cancer. Caspase-3 (Cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed protease) enzyme pla…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a highly lethal malignancy due to its late stage diagnosis and limited treatment options. Current treatment options are often counteracted by strong…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
I hypothesized that two completely uninformed artificial intelligences (AI) could learn by competing to restore obstructed images. Like two novice chess players, they might learn just from p…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
More than 1 billion people in the world have some form of disability. This corresponds to about 15% of the world’s population. Between 110-190 million people have very significant difficulti…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Studies show that in the US alone, around 742 children have died due to paediatric vehicular heatstrokes since 1998. Around 42 of the deaths occurred in 2017, the highest temperature being 4…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing, or three dimensional printing, is the method of fabricating objects and components layer by layer, compositing material in horizontal lattices. The method prevails in…