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ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Amyloids comprise of the amino acids that are the primary cause of Alzheimer's; an antibody that binds with high affinity to the amyloid has great potential of being an improved drug candida…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
There is a growing problem of critical failure in many commercially manufactured Li-ion batteries today due to gas evolution. To determine a safer composition of Li-ion batteries for public…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to determine the application of the physical quantum eraser to theoretical quantum computation. In addition, both the effect of the quantum eraser on informati…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Many people enjoy looking through telescopes into the night sky as a hobby, and many people use them as a means of learning more about our universe. To work properly, telescopes must often b…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research work is based on the search and description of information storage systems used by Incas of Peru, by means of quipus, an improved mnemonic procedure made up by cords of various…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Recent concerns on potential harmful effects of non-ionizing or radio frequency electromagnetic frequency (EMF) emissions from wireless communication devices, creates the need to (a) verify…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
From the 1940’s, radionuclides were widely dispersed in the environment from atmospheric nuclear testing and reactor waste. Since, environmental radioactive monitoring systems have been sign…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The drug Rapamycin (Rapa) delays age-related diseases, increase lifespan, and inhibits the mechanistic target of Rapamycin, a kinase that prevents the clearance of Aß. However, the applicati…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
RApp Chemistry is a mobile app that works with augmented reality, describes the periodic table of elements. The main objective of RApp Chemistry is that the student learn the periodical tabl…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project looked at the effects of amino acid supplementation on cancer growth. I grew cancer cells with varying percentages of amino acids Tryptophan and Methionine and observed cell gro…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
The first computer game was a simple tennis simulation which programmed in 1960. As time goes by games become more qualified and breath-taking with the use of new technologies, ultimately ma…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this researcher's project is to design, 3D print, construct, and code a mind controlled robotic prosthesis that models and functions anatomically similar to the human left arm…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The lack of a reading habit in young people is one of the most relevant, internationally unresolved social problems. The project aims to demonstrate that those who read have good spelling an…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Recently, the popularity of Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes such as Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) has increased exponentially, due to their potential to construct complex objects mu…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Heart valves regulate unidirectional flow of blood in the heart. Various valvular defects may affect proper function (insufficiency-regurgitation, stenosis, rupture, deformation). These cond…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Auditory sensors are used less often than visual sensors in robotics and digital devices. However, these sensors are more capable in that they can observe stimulus coming from every directio…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
It has been postulated that anxiety and personality type A are the source of a large number of diseases, both psychic and organic. The conductance of the skin, known as the galvanic response…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
Demand for portable power continues to grow along with its corresponding environmental impact as Americans throw away more than three billion batteries or roughly 180,000 tons of battery was…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Cement production industry suffers from a huge increase in the Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) as a solid waste; the fine powder separated in the dust collection system when burning the cement clinke…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
In the RecycloTrash project, a trash can which sorts between recyclable and unrecyclable items that are thrown into it was designed and built. After the trash can was designed using the Auto…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
Staining of silk threads and clothes is widely conducted chemically in factories and industry. However, chemically produced stainings of silk threads and clothes are not always fine and exce…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Chemically, rubies and sapphires are doped a-Al2O3 crystals, that means in this case that a certain percentage of aluminium cations is replaced by chromium(III) (ruby) or iron(II), iron(III)…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Automotive exhaust emissions are of much environmental concern due to toxic pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrocarbons (HC). One role of the standard catalytic converter in an…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Approximately 60% of concussions in men’s lacrosse are due to high-speed shots to the head from lacrosse balls. These shots may cause traumatic impact to the brain. This project studies the…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
It has been established that high-, low-, and non-fat dairy may potentially act as driving factors in varying human fertility rates. Given the unprecedented global rate of infertility, this…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
In developing areas where professional medical care is scarce, the labor complications that result in the development of obstetric fistulae are common and the effects devastating, with over…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
A photobioreactor is used for cultivating multiple phototrophic microorganisms to generate a biomass that can be utilized for energy or biofuel refinement. The objective of this project was…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Second Award
150 million UTIs occur annually, amounting to over $6 billion in expenditures. Of these, over 80% are associated with the use of urinary catheters. Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria are on…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
The purpose of this project was to determine if an algorithm could be used to quantitatively analyze paintings. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between the p…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal contamination of both soil and water by industrial wastewater is currently an environmental and public health issue of great concern. These metals, unlike multiple others, which…