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ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not agricultural pesticides have a negative impact on the root and coleoptile growth of Z. mays seeds. Five seeds were grown per reseala…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Thousands of high schools across the country are grappling with the issue of cell phone usage and its effect on students’ mental health, and many have implemented bans on cell phone use for…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) enzyme – involved in the Krebs cycle – has been shown to have significantly decreased activity that is thus far unexplained in Alzheimer's d…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cisplatin is a platinum based chemotherapy that has been used for over 40 years in cancer treatment. The purpose of this experiment is to examine how cisplatin treatment in breast cancer aff…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which airfoil would have the greatest effect in wind energy production. There were four different airfoils tested: NACA0018, NACA23012, SG6043…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
The consideration in local poultry industry must be given to obtaining the high-value of food sources from appropriate raw materials at economical prices and maintaining the health level of…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Flocculation occurs during fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cells aggregate into dense masses that sink, separating cells from alcohol products easier, due to the binding betwee…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Expired milk products pose significant challenges for the dairy industry, with millions of tons of waste generated annually worldwide that must be disposed. Current disposal methods, such as…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research investigated the relationship between insomnia, anxiety, and hearing loss, with a focus on determining whether hearing loss exacerbates anxiety and insomnia in individuals. Mot…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Color blindness (color vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women, and worldwide, there are estimated to be about 300 million people with CVD, almos…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, has been identified as a potential cancer therapeutic due to its abundance, specificity to cancer cells, and low toxicity. In high doses, it has the capacity to…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Physarum polycephalum is an acellular, multinucleate organism that reacts to environmental stimuli (pressure, light, chemical stimuli, etc.). Physarum polycephalum's morphological changes in…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Catechin is a chemical by-product of the invasive species spotted knapweed. When secreted by the plant's roots, catechin causes surrounding plants to die. We figured that we could turn this…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gender discrepancy in Alzheimer's disease (AD), in which females are two-thirds more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than men. This was…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the deadliest forms of brain tumors. Many genes are associated with its formation, progression, and survival, but no consensus has been reached on which som…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Amyloid-beta is a protein that can misfold into pathological fibril aggregations and lead to the formation of plaques in the brain—one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While the…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
The experiment aims to explore the impact of tempo speed vibrations on the heart rate of Daphnia magna. The purpose of this experiment is to understand how external stimuli, such as rhythmic…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Pancreatic Cancer has the lowest survival rates of all cancers due to much diagnosis occurring in the later stages. Methods such as chemotherapy and drug treatments are effective but can lea…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Wing morphing is the act of moving or deforming a wing in any way. When wings morph they react to gust rejections differently. The purpose of this project is to identify the difference in gu…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
There is limited knowledge regarding the effect of deep pressure therapy on stress reduction in canines during veterinary procedures. This study recruited 20 canines of various breed, age, a…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease which occurs due to many genetic and environmental factors.AD is a disease that can seriously affect the comfort of patients. The barrier pro…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Glycine max holds significant global agricultural and economic values. Although caffeine is used as a soil fertilizer, it could inflict adverse effects on the seed, hindering the plant’s ove…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Deuterium is a rare, stable hydrogen isotope that can affect organisms in various ways, such as their cellular metabolism, cell structure, and rates of cell division. To understand the exten…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Objectives The objective of my experiment was to test the effect different diets (high sugar or keto) have on neurodegenerative diseases by measuring basal slowing rate in C. elegans which h…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Cellular regeneration is a primary process necessary for the reconstruction of impaired tissue following an injury. In contrast to acute wounds, chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is a biological process enhancing soil stability and nutrient cycling. With a surging global population, increased crop yields exploit nutrient and water a…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Juniperus (L.) is the second most prevalent genus of conifers worldwide. This study focuses on Juniperus procera (L.) because of its natural abundance of photochemical components that have p…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Sand is being depleted at an alarming rate, and it's estimated that by 2050, about 68% of the world's sand will have been consumed (UNEP, 2022). This is a concerning issue because the concre…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prominent type of liver cancer around the world, and it ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide with these rates only rising. D…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Invasive Rhodophyta (red macroalgae) species Dasysiphonia japonica & Gracilaria are threatening environmental and human health by outcompeting native seaweeds and releasing toxins from harmf…