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ISEF · 2016
Water-gas shift (WGS) reaction produces hydrogen from carbon monoxide in the petrochemical process. While WGS reaction has an advantage that it could produce additional hydrogen from wasted…
ISEF · 2016
Research was conducted testing the growth rate of algae supplied with supplemental carbon dioxide. The idea of this project was to calculate the growth of algae colony numbers within 200 ml…
ISEF · 2016
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a commensal, gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human nasopharynx. Additionally, NTHI has the capacity to become pathogenic and is a know…
ISEF · 2016
In this project, our aim is to produce the blue light-emitting diodes using organic polymers and to investigate the electrical and optical properties of OLEDs by using measurement of charact…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are considered a promising cell source for regenerative medicine because of their ability to differentiate into many cell types and because of their unlimited pro…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
This study examined where Notch and Wnt signaling are found in the thymus of two reporter mouse strains, CBF:H2B-Venus and TCF/Lef:H2B-GFP. Mouse thymi at ages five weeks and two days postna…
ISEF · 2016
Amyloids are misfolded proteins that have been correlated with numerous human neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's (AD), but the nature of the misfolded structure that leads to d…
ISEF · 2016
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized pathologically by amyloid-beta plaques. Variants in the Trem2 gene confer increased risk for developing AD. Myeloid cel…
ISEF · 2016
Around the world, approximately 15% of couples suffer from infertility, of which male factors are responsible for half of these cases. Male factor infertility can be attributed to genetic de…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Platydemus manokwari is a flatworm native to Papua New Guinea that preys on terrestrial gastropods. Previous research suggests that Platydemus may use chemical cues to track and find prey. P…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Cost-effective and easy-to-use biosensor was developed for the rapid quantification and monitoring of Escherichia (E.) Coli O157:H7 in a sample using E. Coli O157:H7 aptamer, graphene oxide…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Antibiotic resistance and pharmaceutical contamination are an emerging threat to drinking water sources, particularly those that stem from an aquifer. These items are difficult to neutralize…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to confirm whether triple star system G41-14ABC is indeed a triple star system using trigonometric parallax and mathematical models. My hypothesis was that if…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Gliomas are one of the most complex, deadly types of brain cancers that affect millions of people globally. Pathologists diagnose different types of glioma by analyzing the visual features o…
ISEF · 2016
This study identified the species of the El Golfo equid specimens and investigated the correlation between body size and climate by comparing El Golfo and Rancho La Brea horse second phalang…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
97.4 % of the water on Earth is salty, making fresh water resource management the ultimate challenge for humanity. As such, the impact of a low-cost desalination technology would dwarf that…
ISEF · 2016
The microbiological and physical analysis of water quality in the coastal zones of Puerto Rico will show a greater amount of pathogenic microorganisms during rainy weather. Fourteen coastal…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
As the U.S. is falling behind in STEM education and struggling with the achievement gap, there have been many practical obstacles concerning teachers and existing multimedia tools in impleme…
ISEF · 2016
Sulphate assimilation pathways are essential for synthesis of methionine, proteins and biosynthesis of sulfur containing antibiotics. There are many studies on sulfur metabolism in actinobac…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction: As the aging ASD cohort becomes larger, there continues to be a paucity of research to assess their needs. This study is the beginning of one of the first longitudinal cognitiv…
ISEF · 2016
Colds and nasal allergies are common. These two conditions share similar symptoms, and are difficult to differentiate. The distinction is important because treatments are different. Student…
ISEF · 2016
A single robot can explore an unknown area autonomously, but multiple robots can do it quickly and reliably. However, current implementations of multiple autonomous robots rely on wireless i…
ISEF · 2016
Current tissue engineering scaffolds for repair of damaged or diseased neural tissue has yet to allow for precise, guided re-innervation while incorporating functional extracellular matrix c…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Quantitative studies of correlation between snake coloration patterns and their latitudinal distribution is lacking despite the importance it poses for ectotherms coping with climate change.…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the body’s natural immune system. To combat these problems, a ther…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose: Exploration of Mars requires rovers powered by solar energy. Frequently occurring dust storms on Mars pose a major threat to the operation of the solar panel. Based on scientists' r…
ISEF · 2016
During Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, many areas throughout New York City experienced flooding due to storm surge. The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failed efforts to preserve the subway inf…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Methods currently used to diagnose viral infection take too long and are lab-based and expensive. An urgent need exists for a tool to d…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
There are many methods to send electronic signals, including by wire, radio, light, infra-red light, and audible sound waves. However, little prior work has been done on communication via ul…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHV) have a strong potential to outperform existing heart valve replacements. As part of an ongoing research to determine the optimal conditions to generate…