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ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Ischemic heart disease takes 17.9 million lives each year. Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors are key in angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. VEGF-B was found t…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
In this project we aim to study the structures of graph, generated by the transformations x? kx^n in Zp, with the goal to obtain results, in a sense equivalent to the result in Lee Deville's…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
A positive square matrix is an n × n array of positive real number entries. The Sinkhorn-Knopp alternate minimization algorithm transforms these matrices into their respective doubly stochas…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Agriculturalists face a challenge in efficiently growing plants in diverse environments due to human errors. We searched for an all-inclusive solution that’s sustainable, time-efficient, and…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The molten salt reactor (MSR) has garnered renewed interest as an alternative nuclear power technology due to their greater electrical-generation efficiency as compared to conventional Light…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
For decades, the representation of females in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) has remained low compared to males. Possible factors include gender discrimination, lack of ro…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Rubbings are important world cultural heritages. It provides crucial roles in humanity like arts, history, and politics. However, due to the poor portion and weathering process, most rubbing…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the aquatic plants Lemna minor, Elodea, or Pistia stratiotes affected the levels of nitrates and phosphates in polluted waters. Determining…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive glucose monitoring using spectroscopy and machine learning. The spectral measurements were performed on a pa…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This study applies natural language processing to fake news comment sections as a novel framework for efficient, real-time detection. Online social networks are essential tools to communicat…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Show caves with artificial lighting can be colonized by algae that would not normally be native to the environment. Onondaga Cave algae has no exposure to natural light and minimal exposure…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Traumatic injury accounts for over 150,000 deaths per year, and millions of non-fatal injuries per year (Connoway, 2020). Additionally, out of the 1.1 million burn victims admitted to US hos…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment examines the effects bio plastics made from Kentucky Bluegrass seeds have on deforested ecosystems viability. Species are being eradicated due to deforestation, and are unabl…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
With the goal of reducing our current demand, and reliance on the combustion of fossil fuels, there have been many studies on the development of ionic wind. Ionic wind creates thrust is the…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
As global warming presents a long-term challenge to the Earth and aerospace organizations continuously expand efforts to explore and colonize other planets, the need for an effective means t…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Gene deletion can be used in lower eukaryotes to show the protein-protein interactions in complexes. The Sin3 complex is a chromatin remodeling complex, that has been studied extensively in…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Hydrogen is a clean energy source with tremendous unrealized potential. When oxidated in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), it produces energy at a rapid rate, whilst only pro…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Our research is about "Lithium Niobate Tunable Grating Filter". The first step is to use femtosecond laser etching technology to engrave periodic grating structures on lithium niobate thin f…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Ink can be made from different plants and contain additives to intensify color. Using a spectrophotometer, I tested combinations of 5% acetic acid, gum Arabic and potassium aluminum sulfate…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Thousands of people suffer from skin damage or burns every year, accidents that can cause disability or even death. The present work proposed a new concept of intelligent dressing for tissue…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Emotion regulation is the way individuals manage, experience, and exhibit their emotions. This novel study investigated how emotion regulation strategies were used during the COVID-19 pandem…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
This investigation focuses on varied surface preparation methods of titanium substrates for optimised structural adhesive bonding. In aircrafts, adhesives must provide sufficient support in…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a lack of effective treatment options and high rates of metastasis. Angiogenesis, the formation of new…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Surfactant research is a rapidly developing field due to its booming applications in many fundamental industries such as detergents, fabric softeners, emulsions, and most importantly, corros…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Produced water (PW) generated during oil and gas production is primarily disposed of through deep-well injection, which is costly and induces seismicity. PW treatment and reuse can enhance e…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
The purpose of this research was to test the effect of the Tsaile Lake Water (Lake outside Tsaile) on the Mitotic Index of Allium cepa root tip. The hypothesis is if the Tsaile Lake water an…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Over the past decade, deterring aerial threats such as enemy missile, rocket, and drone technology have become critical in the defense industry. New threats are resistant to the physics-base…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging on for more than 2 years now, ever since it was declared a pandemic in early March of 2020. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used in track…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Essential tremor, which affects millions in the United States, is a progressive and incurable movement disorder characterized by uncontrollable shaking of the hands and arms during voluntary…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Fourth Award
Responsible for 80% of global agricultural crop pollination, bees are essential to food production efforts. Deformed wing virus (DWV) is the leading cause of death, disability, and colony co…