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ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Leatherback sea turtles are a critically endangered species in the eastern Pacific, especially due to climate change. When sand temperatures increase above 29.5 degrees Celsius, the hatchlin…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I investigated the use of lyrical music to enhance test performance. In this experiment, 25 people took a four-section test with three minutes to complete each section. I found that lyrical…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Background: Water pollution by water-soluble dyes which by the textile industry is a major environmental problem leading to health hazards. Green chemistry proposes the use of hydrogen perox…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Throughout the world’s aquatic ecosystems, governments have established marine protected areas (MPAs) to protect sensitive marine environments. This study explored the use of baited remote u…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In a classroom, even if we are close to the teacher or speakers, we do not listen optimally. For this reason, it was proposed to study the acoustics of a room, wondering if is there a relati…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Methylotrophy is the means of obtaining nutrition via the assimilation of single-carbon compounds. It is employed as a sole means of nutrition by many bacteria; however, the enzymes used in…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Indoor air pollution is the world’s biggest environmental killer; every year over four million people die prematurely from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Exposure to poor IAQ can result in m…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The goal of this project is to describe the differences in macroinvertebrate species quantities, biomass, water quality, and dorsal brightness of plecoptera on several locations in the Alamo…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
Szemerédi's theorem asserts that all subset of the natural numbers with positive upper density contains arbitrary large infinitely many arithmetic progressions. This is the generalization of…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Ischemic strokes, caused by limited blood flow to the brain due to clotted arteries, account for 88% of all strokes, and are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although a cure has…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
To determine the antimicrobial potential of tree bark extracts against two gram- negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas fluorescens) and one gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus sub…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
What is aquaponics? This is a question that not enough people know the answer to. The word aquaponics was created by combining the words "aquaculture" and "hydroponics". It's not only the co…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the US. Additionally, early-onset colorectal cancer has been increasing in incidence, unlike most other types of cancer, by about…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The project aims to solve the shortage of freshwater for people in the coastal region and islands. The new point in this project is design a self-operating system of distillation of freshwat…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry First Award
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a novel 3D-imaging modality, however there has been limited research utilizing OCT to study physiological impacts of ion-blocking drugs, namely Class I,…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
As an indicator of the expansion history of the universe, type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) reveal the fact that the universe is experiencing accelerating expansion and lead to the historic discov…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
My vision of this science fair project and my everyday life is to look into the unknown. That's why this year, I researched an amazing shape called the brachistochrone to explore its possibi…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Abscission is the final stage of cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm between daughter cells, in which cells are physically separated by severing the intercellular bridge on either sid…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
A study of the azo compound Mordant Yellow 10 (5-(4-sulfophenylazo)salicylic acid) was conducted, aiming to investigate factors contributing to its observed color. The compound was synthesiz…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
This project records the development and measures the accuracy of an accurate sensor that measures the relative angles of the primary joints contained in the digits of the human hand. Althou…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The task of the project is to create a cluster of 4 portable scintillation counters for recording extensive air showers (EAS) of elementary particles, suitable for placement in open areas, i…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The visually impaired face a range of different problems, notably their inability to interact socially and independently. Such challenges range from basic tasks such as recognizing something…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Ecological light pollution implicates physiological disruption to individual organisms and the ecosystem structure as a whole particularly with the involvement of keystone species. The major…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
Electricity plays an enormous part in our everyday life and in our communities. Electricity is used to charge electrical devices or appliances, heating, cooking and for lighting. These appli…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The focus of the work is to create a robot that could help people to clean different areas from snow. In order to let people walk safely across the cleared area the robot spreads icing beddi…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Peanut allergy is common. Avoidance of peanut is the mainstay of treatment, although accidental exposure frequently occurs. Public schools and commercial airliners have initiated “peanut-fre…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Strep throat infects millions of people every year. Due to the similarity of symptoms between bacterial and viral infections, a rapid diagnosis test to identify Group A Streptococcus (GAS) f…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a vital component in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and functions by measuring the electrical activity of the heart. However, it has three limitations which…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
The goal of given project was to synthesize and biochemically characterize a new class of compounds that could report and block the abnormally elevated activity of Aurora B. The compounds re…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
In an effort to develop a rechargeable power source that can better store energy from sources such as windmills and solar panels, experiments were conducted using a cell made of MnO2 cathode…