ISEF · 2021
Turning Grids into Forests
Mathematics
This research aims to find strategies to solve the following problem: the minimum number of ant-sucking machines which are needed to guarantee the capture of all ants on an m by n grid graph…
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ISEF · 2021
Type 2 Diabetes and Ulcerative Colitis: Shared Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis, a Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are associated with high risks of colorectal cancer (CRC), yet bacterial biomarkers for CRC present in both remain unclear. In this study, a…
ISEF · 2021
Uncovering of Aged Sanskrit/Devanagari Documents Utilizing Generative Adversarial Networks and Tomography to Multidimensionally Reconstruct Missing Elements
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Sanskrit/Devanagari, what may be known as a dead language in modern times, at one point was a rich and advanced language that was spoken by many people who lived as far back as 1700 BCE. Anc…
ISEF · 2021
Understanding Lung Cancer Survival Factors Through Advanced Analytics
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of advanced analytics, when applied properly, can offer a greater understanding of its topic of study. For example, advanced analytics in healthcare data can be used to analyze patie…
ISEF · 2021
Understanding the Four Color Theorem and Attempts to Prove It
Mathematics
This essay aims to understand the basics of the four color theorem, why it was so hard to prove, and why false proofs failed to prove the theorem. The four color theorem states that a map ca…
ISEF · 2021
Underwater Golf: An Evaluation of the Effects of Organized Surface Irregularities on the Hydrodynamic Efficiency of Underwater Projectiles
Physics and Astronomy
Surface irregularities have shown a tendency to reduce aerodynamic drag for projectiles in motion. They do so by reducing the area of low pressure that builds up behind an object when it is…
ISEF · 2021
Underwater Vehicle " Poseidon”
Engineering Mechanics
At the moment, monitoring and control of underwater wellhead systems of oil production is carried out with the help of sensors and a special ship, on board of which there is an underwater ve…
ISEF · 2021
Unmasking the Truth: Factors Impacting the Monitoring of Temporal Temperatures
Translational Medical Science
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, (SARS-CoV-2) emerged, resulting in a global pandemic. Temperature monitoring is often conducted before entry into school/work to check for fe…
ISEF · 2021
Unmasking the Truth: The Effects of Safety Mask Usage on the Infection and Mortality Rates of a Simulated Pathogen
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the effect of safety mask usage on the infection and mortality rates of a simulated airborne pathogen. The results should reflect the effects…
ISEF · 2021
Unmasking Tumor Heterogeneity: SOX9 Regulates EMT in a Novel High-Plasticity Cell State
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process by which epithelial cancer cells acquire a mesenchymal phenotype, reportedly…
ISEF · 2021
Upsurge of the Glycolytic Pathway in Cancer: A Dynamic Network Analysis of Oncogenic Mutations in Phosphofructokinase-1
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) is an allosteric enzyme in glycolysis that regulates the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) into fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP). In ca…
ISEF · 2021
Use as Directed
Translational Medical Science
We can find a better practice for reducing the rate of hospitalization from OTC acetaminophen consumption. First, we researched over-the-counter acetaminophen and its current overdose rate.…
ISEF · 2021
Use of Anaerobic Biodigestion to Produce Energy, Reduce the Amount of Waste Generated, and Eliminate the Emission of Greenhouse Gases in Agricultural Projects
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Environmental pollution has been an issue of great importance and concern for many countries. Livestock is an agricultural activity that contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions…
ISEF · 2021
Use of Collaborative Robotics in Mass Production of Freehand Components
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Hand guided cobots are a type of collaborative robot that take direct input from an operator holding and moving parts of it. Collaborative robots could be used to reproduce movements and act…
ISEF · 2021
Use of Manihot esculenta as an Alternative for Phytoremediation of Soil
Plant Sciences
Manihot esculenta is a plant known as cassava. It has been used as a plant fertilizer, but it has not been tested to extend the viable life of a plant during the phytoremediation process. Th…
ISEF · 2021
Use of Tenebrio molitor in Plastic Biodegradation
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to test if mealworm larvae are an effective plastic cleanup method. 1500 mealworms were divided into 15 different habitats with 100 larvae in each group. F…
ISEF · 2021
Using 3D Printing to Engineer a Microcentrifuge for Open-Source Research
Biomedical Engineering
Many potential researchers in underdeveloped countries do not have access to the tools they need to make medical discoveries or solve health problems in their communities. One such tool is t…
ISEF · 2021
Using Advanced Predictive Modeling in a Nontraditional Discipline - The NFL Draft
Mathematics
The purpose of this project is to determine if it is possible to effectively use traditional regression models to predict an event whose outcome has historically been unpredictable. In our c…
ISEF · 2021
Using A Novel Semi-Supervised Machine Learning Method to Improve Image-based Lung Cancer Diagnostic Algorithms
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the field of computer vision, a large amount of annotated data is the key to success in deep learning because these computer models need a wider variety of data to “train” and be able to…
ISEF · 2021
Using a Positive Charged Media to Remove Different Heavy Metal Ions from Contaminated Water Samples
Environmental Engineering
Despite the appearance of clean water, all across the world in our oceans and major water sources, there are toxic metal pollutants occurring every year. These heavy metals can have a densit…
ISEF · 2021
Using Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms for Natural Language Processing to Analyze the Emotions of Gender in Literature and Songs
Systems Software Third Award
Is it possible to measure the sentiments and emotions linked to words by analyzing their usage in different contexts? This experiment compares how feminine and masculine words are used in te…
ISEF · 2021
Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Survival in Patients with Prostate Cancer
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States. Death in prostate cancer patients is often related to medical conditions other than prostate cancer itself. Hence, it i…
ISEF · 2021
Using Automated Infant Posture Recognition to Reduce SIDS Risk
Translational Medical Science
According to the CDC, approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related infant deaths, such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). My project aims to reduce th…
ISEF · 2021
Using Bivalve Mollusks to Detect Water Contaminates
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Based on the study conducted at Poznan water treatment plant in Warsaw, which uses freshwater mussels as an early warning system for heavy metal contamination in their water. This study aims…
ISEF · 2021
Using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) Image Recognition to Program the Artificially Learned C3BO: Cancer Blood Oncologist
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the National Cancer Institute, over 170,000 people in the United States are affected by some type of blood cancer accounting for approximately 3% of all cancer types diagnosed i…
ISEF · 2021
Using Deep Learning to Categorize Abnormal Respiratory Sounds
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to use machine learning to accurately categorize abnormal lung sounds. Hundreds of millions of people die globally due to respiratory diseases that would be t…
ISEF · 2021
Using Electrical Stimulation to Provide Reliable Haptic Feedback in Virtual Object Classification Tasks
Biomedical Engineering
Haptic feedback has a range of applications in virtual reality technology and robotic devices. Current haptic feedback systems limit motion and make their use less intuitive due to their cum…
ISEF · 2021
Using Fluorescence Imaging to Investigate the Organisation of Human Brain Organoids
Biomedical Engineering
The challenges to study the function of the brain, one of the most complex organs in the human body, have strengthened the need of a new model system. The most promising technology uses huma…
ISEF · 2021
Using Hodgkin-huxley Differential Equations to Determine the Inhibitory Effects of Potent Neurotoxins that Lead to the Damaging of Voltage-gated Channels in Mammalian Neuron Cells Leading to Multiple Sclerosis
Biochemistry
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that damages the neuroimmune system, is caused by the degeneration of myelin sheath, an insulating fiber located on a neuron's axon, which leads to the red…
ISEF · 2021
Using Machine Learning to Combat Air Pollution by Forecasting Tropospheric Ozone Levels
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ground-level ozone is a photochemical smog and secondary pollutant that is harmful to urban populations by increasing the risk of heart and lung disease and harming agricultural crops. It is…