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ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Nosocomial infections are a potentially lethal and prevalent hazard in the hospital setting. There are over 99,000 associated deaths in American hospitals annually with 1 in 25 hospitalized…
ISEF · 2016
This study aimed to develop a new method for the searching and identification of galaxy clusters, and then to test the method to find new clusters. Algorithms are often used to search throug…
ISEF · 2016
Costa Rica experiences a high incidence of emergencies caused by gas leaks; 4700 events in total were reported in the year 2015 alone. Some of the factors that contribute to worsen the probl…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As antibiotic resistance becomes an ever-greater issue, understanding of bacterial evolution is crucial. Growth advantage in stationary phase (GASP) enables rapid evolution in stress conditi…
ISEF · 2016
It’s very important to control and monitor gases that are produced by industrial applications since they can cause environmental pollution and health problems. Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) i…
ISEF · 2016
Every year over 3000 automobile accidents occur due to the sun impairing a driver’s vision for an extended period of time. While there have been attempts to solve this serious problem, such…
ISEF · 2016
By this project, it is easy to produce a good quantity of green energy from the sun directly . It is possible to convert the water from liquid at 20C, to vapor at 150C by simple and direct p…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
This study presents a method to regenerate the beat sound of King Seong-deok Divine Bell with a bicycle rim. The bell is a representative Korean bell of which weight is 18.9 Ton, mouth diame…
ISEF · 2016
The proposed prototype uses as a system of electric energy generation the Seebeck thermoelectric effect using Peltier cells, this effect was discovered in 1821 by the research physicist Thom…
ISEF · 2016
Personalized cancer treatments promise drastic improvements in clinical benefit over traditional therapies. To develop individualized treatments, accurate models to predict drug response fro…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
New prehistoric species, ancient hominid bones, potential martian astro-microbiology, and a wealth of soft tissues representing important evolutionary information are among significant speci…
ISEF · 2016
The objective of this investigation was to to design and test an economical, audio-based gunshot detection method which can be used in two different use cases to increase situational awarene…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
A better understanding of cetacean populations in the Long Island coastal waters is greatly needed as environmental management issues emerge for licensing of offshore wind turbines. Data wer…
ISEF · 2016
Satellites have many uses, such as communications, monitoring, and navigation. Satellites orbit the earth according to Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. According to this law, the perio…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Increasing atmospheric CO2 levels and depleting fertility in agricultural soils is a world-wide dilemma. A variety of processes and interactions occur between plants and soil microbial commu…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
To solve the problem statement - of the 6.1 million mobility device users in the United States, those who push or pull on the walker when sitting or standing cause it to become unstable - th…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Several drugs, including aminoglycosides and platinum-based chemotherapy agents, are well known for their ototoxic properties. However, the ototoxic potential of most therapeutic compounds i…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to construct a robotic prosthetic hand that functions as good or better than robotic prosthetic hands presently being developed or currently on the market. Us…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Besides anthropogenic influences, the effects of temperature and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycles on Chelonoidea are a secondary effect towards the decline of the population of the…
ISEF · 2016
Hospital acquired infections are infections that patients catch from the hospital environment or staff. According to the Centers for Disease Control, hospital acquired infections infect 1.7…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experimentation is to determine whether photo luminescent concrete coatings (containing strontium aluminate) will be effective as a building material by testing the resis…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Humans are able to quickly and accurately determine intent from early motions of other agents in the social environment. Through real-time analysis of biomechanical patterns, the mind uses p…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of the current study was to determine whether scaling typography to the Golden Ratio improves cognitive fluency, and therefore reading comprehension abilities, in nystagmus patie…
ISEF · 2016
Numerous methods, such as chemical reduction, biosynthesis and laser ablation, all account for the generation of nanoparticles. However, the environmental-friendliness and swiftness in plasm…
ISEF · 2016
My experiment was designed to determine if increasing the diameter of the exhaust ports in a Tesla Turbine correlates with the torque of that turbine, in order to optimize Tesla Turbines. I…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose of the Experiment: The maximum number of points that can be embedded in a metric space, such that the distance between any two points is equal, is known as its equilateral dimension.…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The formation of planets out of gas and dust grains in protoplanetary disks is still a puzzling process. Observations of exoplanets - for example the detection of gas giants nearby their cen…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Experts predict the earth's crude oil reserves will last another 40-70 years. The era of "green gold" will begin at that point, replacing "black gold" as a raw material source. The most impo…
ISEF · 2016
Water treatment is currently considered as one of the top research priorities in Saudi Arabia. It has been reported by World Health Organization that 50,000 people die every day from disease…
ISEF · 2016
Does it really matter what kind of chalk you use on the bar? In this project, different types of chalk was tested to see what kind of chalk gives gymnasts a better grip on the bar. To test t…