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ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment was conducted to determine how many hours of walking was needed to charge a percentage of a cell phone’s battery.A piezoelectric actuator was connected to a full wave rectifi…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Individuals with fine motor impairments often find themselves with limited means of communication and interaction in a society that is dependent on technology; the SticKey is the solution. T…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
This research reports the stimulation provided by hippotherapy from the quantitative conceptions of human gait and its resemblance to horseback riding. The aim of this study is to compare th…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Overlapping polymerase chain reaction (O-PCR) is a common technique used in diverse fields to 'stitch' individual strands of DNA together. Previously, STITCHER was created to automate primer…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this project was to train three artificial neural networks (ANNs) for treatment cells 1, 2, and 3 of Stormwater Treatment Area 2 that would be capable of accurately predicti…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
When insulin diffuses into blood streams, it is broken down from hexamer to monomer. LysB28 ProB29 insulin, however, is theorized to have a monomeric structure instead of the hexameric struc…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Examination of teaching methods and learning styles is becoming increasingly important for educators as we move to a technological information age. A 2007 survey conducted by Indiana Univers…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this project is to understand geysers better and to predict aspects of their behavior. The existing literature on the subject provides explanations for how they work, but does…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Purpose The ordinary matter in the universe is not distributed in a homogeneous way. The action of gravity forms different structures. Galaxy filaments are the largest known structures. The…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This paper presents general aspects of the eye, along with a multitude of experiments performed in order to obtain the most suitable micro-drive. There are described theoretical aspects abou…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The aim of the project is to study the radio-protective properties of curcumin-encapsulated nanoliposomes (referred to as curcumin-nanoliposomes) with regard to human lymphocytes of people f…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
At present, at least 5 million people in the world rely on cardiac pacemakers to maintain their life, but the batteries can generally work for 5~7 years. Therefore, in order to avoid to brin…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The present research whose theme focuses on the structure of achieving in our sample group (ten classmates from the different grades ) of the school "Carlos Monsivais" to reach their goals,…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Bagasse is the solid material by product after sugar cane trees are processed. The problem was: Is it possible to use bagasse as an economic and ecological material that is a sustainable alt…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hypothesis: Suggested memory therapy will reduce psychological inflexibility more than the current therapy (ACT) as measured by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ2) Suggested Memor…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The objective of this study was to investigate, at the molecular level, what makes a plant robust in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation under heat stress. The significance of it is that eff…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Often times, those clean walls in your house will become stained with household chemicals. Increasing the stain resistance of the water-based latex paints has become increasing difficult due…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Molecular chirality refers to the asymmetrical qualities in which a molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image. In liquid crystals, chirality causes the director, or imaginary common…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Purpose The purpose of this project is to survey trematodes species present in catfish production ponds, and to determine the effects of temperature on cercariae shedding rates, and to deter…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the California skipjack tuna fishery is sustainable or not. This particular study holds great importance in that no California fisheries ha…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is waste after harvesting mushrooms and it is high in organic matter. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usability of SMS for restoring soil ecos…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Saudi Arabia is the largest oil exporter in the world. 64,000,000 tons of sulfur oxides are produced every year through the combustion of organic sulfur compounds in the oil industry. This l…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences First Award
Combinations of female wingbeat acoustic cues and visual cues were evaluated to determine their potential for use in male Aedes aegypti (L.) traps in peridomestic environments, potentially t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Some say “if one is driving a cement mixer and is stuck in traffic, throw your soda into the mixture.” The rational for people adding sugar to cement is that it extends the time before it se…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Throughout the ever evolving world of science & microbial organisms, it is common to notice a resistance that bacteria develop against common antibiotics. Provided, this has created a diffic…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The radii of neutron stars are difficult to determine, and a better understanding of neutron star spectra would help improve radius estimations. Here, the spectra of observations taken by th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Second Award
The purpose of the project was to determine a growth method of Chlorella vulgaris that is economically feasible and sustainable for large-scale production. The fungal strain, Aspergillus nig…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Third Award
Fusarochromanone is a fungal metabolite naturally produced by Fusarium equiseti, a fungal plant pathogen. The purpose of this project was to synthesize a structural analog of fusarochromanon…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
The island apple snail (Pomacea maculata) is one of the world’s most invasive species that poses environmental and agricultural threats. In rice and taro fields, the snails can cause decreas…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
Currently, nanomaterials easily controlled by an external magnetic field are needed for various applications such as drug delivery systems and bioseparations, but many paramagnetic nanomater…