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ISEF · 2017
Mathematics Third Award
From the world wide web to social networks, big data often take the form of graphs. It is important to be able to generate realistic random graphs in order to analyze the properties of real…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
This project demonstrates the manufacturing and performance testing of one type of biodegradable polymer (polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT)), based on soybean curd residue (SCR), for…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The space industry plans to put humans on Mars by 2025, In order to make this a reality, they will require housing to protect them from the atmospheric conditions of the planet. Due to the a…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
On a large scale, all bodies of water are constantly evaporating. It is very important to understand the negative effects that increased evaporation can have on the environment. Water vapor…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Many algorithms currently exist to identify duplicate files, using techniques such as hashing, fuzzy matching, size comparison, and character by character comparison. The purpose of this pro…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Maltreatment may arise in various forms, and not every case is as simple as violent behavior from parent to child. The purpose of this visual analysis study was to utilize images and videos…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In the past two decades, zebrafish stripes have been immensely studied and their formation continues to lend itself to a better understanding of pigmentation patterns as a whole (Smith, 2015…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Recent advances in the field of quantum biology have revealed that quantum phenomena may play a significant role in several biological processes, including photosynthesis. Recent research su…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
When excavated 1957-1962, the archaeological site at Isimila, Tanzania, was estimated at 60 ka, from its artefacts’ similarity to other sites, such as Magubike and Kalambo Falls, none of whi…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over billions of years, species have evolved, making them better suited for tasks that aid their survival. The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether or not the principles of evo…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Spider silk is a very valuable but elusive material. It is 30 times tougher than steel yet is difficult to obtain. Synthetic production has had limited success because the chemical changes t…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Early detection of bacterial pathogens is increasingly important in health care. Currently, the most common method to detect hemolytic bacteria in blood is culture testing. This method is ti…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With the increase in technology in our society, social media and "selfies" have become a trend that most teenagers participate in. For this experiment, we surveyed 556 High school students u…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
This project takes a novel approach to breast cancer metabolomics to reveal biomarkers with the potential to be used in a breast cancer diagnostic test. This test, unlike current methods, wi…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Effective object tracking is vital to consumer safety and utility in emerging technologies such as self-driving vehicles and automated video tracking. This study centered around the creation…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) is a priority pollutant, released by the tannery processes to the environment. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of novel materials magnetize…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
It is important to establish preventive measures for recurrent diseases in an urban population in some food purchase and sale sites to reduce the rate of insidience presented. On the other h…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This research investigates the microclimatic patterns created by the interactions between an abrupt treeline and wind, the effect of microclimates on seedlings, and the creation of feedbacks…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Realizing that the rehabilitation monitoring and correction devices for patients going under orthopedic surgeries of the lower limb are quiet trivial, we decided to tackle the subject and tr…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Over 70 million deaf mute have suffered from many difficulties in various aspects of their lives due to the limitation in their ability to communicate with the others. The deaf mute use the…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Puerto Rico is the smallest island of the Mayor Antilles located in the Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are part of a volcanic island platform (Morelock, 2001). The purpose…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Future spacecraft missions to Mars will require new technology and ideas for the challenges that deep space missions will face. New spacecraft designs will need to incorporate advanced radia…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Desert mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) is a parasitic plant most frequently infecting plants belonging to the Fabaceae family, and concurrently responsible for extensive diversity in t…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
When database breaches of large companies occur, attackers swarm the leaked files, attempting to crack user passwords contained within to sell or use for identity theft. Companies employing…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Analyzing mitosis proliferation is crucial to physician grading of tumor severity and prognosis. Despite the time and effort poured into automated mitosis detection, no systems have been abl…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Fourth Award
285 million people worldwide live with a visual impairment that prevents them from basic access to written or virtual materials. Current braille code standards such as Unified English Braill…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Respiratory diseases present a challenge to public health in both industrialized and developing countries due to their frequency, economic impact, severity and projected trends. Additionally…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Allergies are an important health issue. We want to study the allergy signal cascade by characterizing IgE receptors in mast cells. Mast cells are immune cells. Our project focuses on an IgE…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
60,000 domestic cases of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are diagnosed annually, while 7 million individuals have Essential Tremor (ET). My project provides simulation, diagnosis, and therapy to re…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Solar Water Disinfection(SODIS) is an inexpensive and effective method for disinfecting water using cost-effective materials like PET bottles and sunlight. Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) i…