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ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dreissena polymorpha, commonly known as the Zebra Mussel, is a highly invasive species of bivalve. D. polymorpha has been responsible for the alteration of natural American waterways and the…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Northeastern United States populations of pollinating hawkmoths are in long-term decline or have been locally eradicated. Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a hypothesized contributor; howe…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Affecting more than a predicted 1,700,000 people in the year 2019, cancer is a worldwide public health issue with devastating effects. One of the most common forms of this disease is colorec…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Proper care of ram fertility is critical during the breeding season to avoid reduction in breeding success. Deworming is a common practice among ranchers in order to eliminate health complic…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research question of this experiment is to determine out of pomegranate juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, and coconut milk, which natural substance will best kill/inhibit the growth…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
This project was pursued in order to study how statins and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) affect vacuole formation in Tetrahymena. Both statins, which are drugs which help to lower cholesterol, a…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
By the year 2050, the world population is expected to increase substantially. To meet the needs of the world’s growing population, farms need to become more sustainable. The purpose of this…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chronic wounds represent important problem for individual patients as well as for the human society. One of the possible choices to improve this problem could be Fibroblast growth factor 2.…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this project was to compare fungal communities associated with soybean roots both before and after fungicide to identify unknown fungi that responds to fungicide application.…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are aggressive tumors with high recurrence rates and poor patient survival. Although HNSCCs only account for 3% of cancers in the United States…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Purpose: GBM (glioblastoma multiforme), a primary brain tumor, exhibits more invasive and malignant behavior when developed proximal to the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the brain. A unique f…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Our area is very agriculturally centered and various chemicals find their way into our water affecting our drinking water. Hastings, Nebraska will soon have to deal with a large plume of nit…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Daphnia Magna are planktonic crustaceans that are commonly known as “water fleas”. The Daphnia live in multiple environments varying from freshwater lakes to acidic swamps. Although, they ca…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Honey bees rely heavily on their circadian clock to achieve the orientation based on the solar compass and the "time memory", which allows them to locate food resources and return to the hiv…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
On the Kalaupapa Peninsula, coastal salt spray vegetation transitions from shorter, predominantly native plants near the shoreline, to taller Christmas berry (Schinus terebinthifolius) furth…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia that has no known cure. Many scientists believe that the disease results from toxic changes in the brain that include large deposits o…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
According to the World Health Organization, the number of people living with diabetes has increased from 108 million in 1980 to more than 422 million in 2017. Poor blood flow and neuropathy…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this project I wanted to conduct research to see if wood-fire smoke had an effect on the growth of farm crops. In many regions, there is a fire season that puts a large amount of wood smo…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The world population is rapidly rising – estimated to reach 9.8 billion by 2050 – requiring a dramatic increase in crop production and associated water consumption. Fogponics, a hardly used…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Today, commercial jets burn considerable amounts of fuel when taking off. A possible solution was seen in altering the shape of an airliner's wing so it produces more lift and therefore make…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering goal one was to use galvanized metal and acoustical dampening tape to create an accurate scale model of the HVAC. Engineering goal two was to use data collected with the replica…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The overuse of antibiotics has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which has caused a public health crisis. This project seeks to determine whether Vitamin D3 and Vitami…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The ribosomal production of the nucleoli of cells control metabolism (rate of protein production) as an organism ages. This experiment was designed to show the relationship between the age o…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are a rapidly developing technology with applications in biosensorics, targeted drug delivery, cancer therapy, diagnostics, and purity testing. One of their proper…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment is to determine which cyanobacterias from those selected (Anabaena, Eucapsis, Fischerella muscicola, Tolypothrix distorta, Merismopedia,and Spirulina) would pr…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With the development of electronic devices, the blue light that is emitted from them allows for humans to be exposed to them. The exposure to blue light can be damaging during the nighttime,…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Currently, there is no cure for Type 1 Diabetes; however, a potential lead in the field of Juvenile Diabetes research is the Bio-Artificial Pancreas. This system essentially encapsulates mat…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Up to 30% of the 50 million infertile people worldwide are affected by unexplained infertility, which could result from a CISD gene mutation. The CDGSH iron sulfur domain (CISD) family consi…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this researchers experiment is to find a cost effective solution that could save lives by healing infected, non-healing, chronic wounds. Curcumin is found to have positive eff…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
This study analyzed the effect of music on the immunity of Escherichia coli K12 against antibiotics, essentially portraying probiotics. The experiment was conducted at a high school research…