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ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this experiment was to study the potential benefits of a novel design on the efficiency of the lift and drag relationship for airfoils. The physics of the fluid flow dynamics…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Multi-robot exploration problem is generally constituted of three NP-hard problems, which are a determination of next-best-views (NBVs), a path planning, and a multi-robot coordination. This…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Visually impaired people have been suffering to live in dense urban. In particular, knowing the direction of the sidewalk for visually impaired people is not so much easy. There are Braille…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to find the entire orbit of an asteroid and develop an effective way to move the asteroid so that it will not impact the earth. The asteroid will be moved with…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In many cases of Land Search and Rescue the search for individuals that are believed to be unconscious or in need of medical attention are time critical. However, due to the shortage of reso…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Natural fibrous materials have been studied to address noise and high heat indices. Many studies did not sufficiently support claims of better acoustical and heat insulating materials. Thus,…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
The aim of our study was to investigate a repellent effect of 13 essential oils of plants on ticks of Dermacentor reticulatus (Meadow tick) – transporter of fatal babesiosis of dogs and tula…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The aim of this study is to fabricate an Alginate-modified PLGA (poly -lactic-co- glycolic acid) composite microspheres for drug delivery. Hydrophobic drugs loaded in PLGA microspheres and c…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
My work is dedicated to practical astronautics. On Mars, only two rovers are working now, but they conduct a general investigation of the planet and look for any trace of biological presence…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The Qualitative Analysis of Liquid Fuels Using Surface Plasmon Resonance System. The quality of fuel oil differs from country to country and even from manufacturer to manufacturer. In this s…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
As the native trout species of Wyoming swims up the Wood River (near Meeteetse, Wyoming) and returns to its historical spawning grounds near an old mining town named Kirwin, the amount of ch…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This study was an observation of a 16m2 area that has remained undisturbed for 15 years. 13 Texas native plant seeds were dispersed into the area and after 15 years none of the species remai…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
To most-effectively combat the progression of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death, chemoprevention is utilized. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) have ch…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Commonly consumed and sought after artificial sweeteners may have more detriments than benefits when it comes to weight control. Most people receive at least 15% of their total food intake f…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether there would be a significant effect on the growth of E. Coli after it was cultured in probiotic supplemented agar medium. The results…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Food scarcity is a prevalent problem facing our world today, and in fact the UN Food and Agricultural Organization finds that 795 million people are suffering from hunger. In addition, one o…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
This puzzle was first mentioned in Dudeney’s book “Puzzles of Canterbury” in 1907. Since then an optimal algorithm in the general case has not been obtained despite many attempts from people…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
"Controlling the sugar concentration in our daily drinks has become essential especially for diabetes. It’s also an important thing to farmers in order to know exactly how much sugar their f…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
This study aims to research the possibility of using sago starch to make pure degradable bio-plastic without adding any other plastic, resin or rubber available in the market. The goal of th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
This study aimed to generate electricity from dry ice. The main objective of this study was generating electricity through the conversion of temperature difference resulting from the dry ice…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
A cloud chamber is a scientific instrument used to observe ionising radiation. They are a key tool for both teaching the idea of radiation and analysing a radioactive source. However, these…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this experiment was to see if a motorized concentrated tracking photovoltaic system could be created that tracks the sun without utilizing the electricity generated by the pho…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
This research project is a study into measures to reduce the transmission of bacteria from person-to-person. This has become an important policy goal due to the rise in bacteria that are res…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neuroblastoma is a lethal and commonly metastatic childhood cancer that arises when neural crest cells fail to differentiate properly during embryonic development. A group of cell-signaling…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Genome instability is a major driving force of tumorigenesis. To counteract destructive effects of DNA damage, cells evolved a complex system of DNA repair. RAD51 protein takes the center st…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Bok Globules are dense clouds of cold molecular hydrogen gas that are generally associated with larger emission nebulae and young star clusters. I hypothesized that these clouds represent th…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Children's high temperature is considered as one of the most important problems that parents face with their children. Our project aims to find a way to monitor the temperature of the body,…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Lithium/sulfur (Li-S) battery is a promising electrochemical system for the next generation of high density rechargeable battery, boasting a theoretical capacity of 1675 mAh/g. Regarding the…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Genetic mutations in patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cause the NT5C2 enzyme to act as if it has been allosterically activated, allowing purine nucleoside substrat…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
I expect to find that the number of Asian Shore Crabs are vast in both Scituate and Nut Island and to discover that the populations are not evolving due of their geographic proximity and lac…