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ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Language is the lens through which humans see the entire world. The purpose of this research project is to observe how the language in which a message is written impacts the time required fo…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fireflies help our environment stay balanced and with vanishing populations, it is becoming a more important cause to keep them reproducing. With the increasing spread of light pollution, th…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tissues in our body experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that are important in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Compression can arise from cells in the stiff micro envi…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
MSG is a food additive that causes negative side effects such as nausea and headaches. These symptoms are caused by the degranulation of lymphocytes. Tryptase is a major component of lymphoc…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Nuclear receptors are a family of transcription factors that regulate a range of biological processes. While most are regulated by ligands, orphan receptors have been found to have…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Antioxidants are theorized to help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases by helping to destroy and neutralize free radicals arising from oxidative reactions in our body. A voltaic cell co…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
In the last half decade alone, 30% of the national bee population has disappeared and nearly a third of all bee colonies in the U.S. have perished. One factor contributing to this decline is…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
While many pharmacological treatments show potential in a lab setting, clinical results show that cancer remains one of the most prominent causes of death throughout the world. These transla…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder resulting in neuronal death and loss of memory and cognition. However, the exact etiology of AD is not completely understood. This n…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study investigated how paper (PRM), electronic (ERM), and audio-electronic (AERM) reading modalities affected reading comprehension in adults age 60 and older. It was hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental pollutant and ubiquitous endocrine disruptor, is associated with obesity, cancer, and childhood neurological disorders. Because BPA has similar structure…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Second Award
Saltwater intrusion is a major cause of erosion. If a hybrid bald cypress species is superior to the regular bald cypress species at surviving in saline conditions, then planting these hybri…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
By determining and analyzing the factors that impact an eyewitness's accuracy, the risk for inaccuracy can be estimated. This study elaborates on two previous studies assessing the effects o…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Naegleria fowleri is the cause of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease that mainly affects poorer nations and is very difficult to treat properly. This experiment is m…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment studied the relationship between mass and calculated structural efficiency in scale sized box girder beams constructed from clear poplar hardwood. By calculating the efficien…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths had an effect on t…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of my project was to determine if administering tocotrienol with a form of chemotherapy will induce apoptosis at a faster rate. The way I conducted this experiment was that I acq…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), whether mild, moderate or severe, can alter one’s everyday life. One of the major foci of initial treatment after TBI is the design and implementation of interv…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether or not a tungsten oxide thin film could effectively inactivate Escherichia coli. Presently, unpurified water containing E. coli poses a…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to investigate whether modern technology has damaging effects on the environment. This was tested by putting spider plants into two Faraday cages, with one co…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is a cancer of the mouth epithelium with an annual incidence rate in the US of nearly 48,000 cases annually and a 5-year survival rate of only 65%. Cancer…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Pre-implantation embryo development starts at fertilization and ends at the blastocyst stage. Assistive Reproductive Technology (ART) can replicate this in vitro. To ensure the survival of e…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The following research analyzes the effect of pine tree needle, Pinus Pinasters, infused as an herbicide in a home garden. The hypothesis postulates that if the pine tree needles contain all…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
In insects, oxidative stress is a crucial factor in life expectancy, reproduction, and sexual selection. The preparation for and process of sterilization puts mosquitoes under many forms of…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research has been to study the effects of phytohormones, specifically the auxin 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid and the cytokinin 6-Benzylaminopurine, on their ability to inhibi…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research was conducted testing the growth of Duckweed after the introduction of the probiotic bacteria, Bacillus. The purpose of this experiment was to restrict the growth of the invasive aq…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment determines how bay and estuary water quality is affected by high volumes of boat traffic. A large presence of boats in waterways has been found to disturb wate…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Chromium VI is a known carcinogen with numerous studies establishing its link with cancer. It is difficult and costly to remove from the environment particularly in water supplies. Phytoreme…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
What are the effects of pineapple juice on blood clots? When I first started this project I had an idea to test the effects of certain blood thinners on blood clots. I was going to soak the…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Plasma is an ionized gas consisting of charged particles and UV photons. When plasma interacts with water, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced. These compounds are recognized for thei…