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ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project tests how Gatorade reacts when exposed to UV light, which will be simulated by a UV lamp designed to replicate the effects of sunlight. The independent variable in this project…
ISEF · 2016
Biological Indicators (BIs) are used to determine if the sterilization cycle was successful. The most important property of these BIs is the resistance to sterilization. Basic BIs have one m…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this scientific study is to determine the levels of Antimony present in bottles containing different beverages after changing the temperature of the liquid. Bottles are often…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
Dietary substances are major contributors to the formation and maintenance of tumors. Caffeine has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in certain cell lines while acetaldehyde, the primary ca…
ISEF · 2016
“Natural herbs,” “oil treatments,” “earthly remedies”: all of these things are the hype of today’s medical world. Everyone wants to steer clear of all of the “unnatural” things and “go green…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose is to observe the effects of BPS on the behavior patterns of Drosophila melanogaster with FMR1 gene insertions to determine if exposure to the chemical intensifies Fragile X Synd…
ISEF · 2016
Due to the human dependency and current depletion of petroleum, scientists are searching for more environmentally friendly sources to create feedstock chemicals which are then turned into va…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose The purpose of this project is to use chemicals to reduce pathogen levels in any aquaculture environment. Procedure 1. Pond water will be inoculated with fish pathogens. 2. Formalin,…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Developing pest control strategies is challenging when urban environments are affected by climate change. The relationship between climate and herbivorous pests in urban environments has bec…
ISEF · 2016
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and highly difficult to repair. It is the degeneration of articular cartilage and the underlying bone over time, most commonly affecting j…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMO, are becoming more prominent in the agricultural industry of the United States. According to the Institute of Responsible Technology, these organisms a…
ISEF · 2016
This year the purpose of the experiment was to determine if there is indeed a Halocline occurring in the water just below the ice formed on a body of water and, if so, the structure of such…
ISEF · 2016
This project was aimed to determine the relationship between e-cigarette vapor and Drosophila melanogaster’s genome and resulting phenotypic expression and behavior. The creation of the e-ci…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Dugesia tigrina, Brown Planaria, are flatworms that have sensitive chemoreceptors and photoreceptors. Planaria can regenerate themselves from fragments of severed tissues using adult pluripo…
ISEF · 2016
Ultraviolet light affects millions of people every year in the form of cancer, and other skin diseases, by inducing damage in DNA. A direct comparison of the effects of enzymes for alternati…
ISEF · 2016
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic heart disease that affects 1 in 500 people in the United States, resulting in fibrotic hearts. This disease is very difficult to detect and nea…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Forest fires are quite common during drought season, we see the signs that warn us of the danger, but we hardly take into consideration what happens to microorganisms. Based off of experimen…
ISEF · 2016
DHP may be a furniture company but the acronym DHP also stands for something much greater. Dilute Hydrogen Peroxide. The machine generates DHP using only electricity and humidity in the air.…
ISEF · 2016
Globally we burn through 11 billion tons of fossil fuels a year, but crude oil reserves are depleting at a rate of 4 billion tons a year. Over the last 150 years, burning fossil fuels has re…
ISEF · 2016
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder classified by the loss of neuronal tissue in key areas of the brain and by the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques in toxic oligomer…
ISEF · 2016
The goal of this experiment was to determine whether a nutrient film technique (NFT) hydroponic system or a drip irrigation system would provide the most growth in Brassica oleracea var. sab…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to test the effects Juglone has on bacteria found in water as well as the body. If the bacteria are adversely affected, then Juglone has an effect external fro…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The dangers of infected, non-healing acute and chronic wounds are a major medical concern. This study observed the synergistic effects of the non-ionizing radiation of near infrared (NIR) li…
ISEF · 2016
Breast cancer continues to be a very common cancer diagnosed in U.S. females, with potentially devastating consequences as a result. This is due to the lack of ideal treatments for a signifi…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
One major issue facing the Florida Everglades is that of water quality. Poor water quality, including heightened concentrations of potassium chloride (KCl) in freshwater from fertilizers and…
ISEF · 2016
As antibiotic resistance increases to 70% by 2050, science is looking for new solutions to bacterial infections. As presented recently, the balance of bacteria in the microflora is a prevent…
ISEF · 2016
Many renewable energy sources are inadequate to replace the cheap and ubiquitous fossil fuels; however, microalgae may provide a solution to our enormous consumption of carbon-producing ener…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of tuned mass dampers (TMDs) on a structure’s earthquake resistance, while also working to optimize the position and weight of the…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this research was to observe the effect of the dietary supplement in the cell production of Drosophila melanogaster. The problem was, “What is the effect of meat and soursop i…
ISEF · 2016
A main concept in physics is energy within a system and how it causes the velocities of the molecules to change. Within biology, this can greatly affect how systems function, as enzymes (bio…