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ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Nanoparticle (NP) targeted drug delivery systems (TDDS) provide protection and enhanced uptake of therapeutics. Existing TDDS technology consists of pre-manufactured NPs with fixed targeting…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), affects more than 1.7 million Americans. This infection results in progressive failu…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
New transition metal complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) with the Schiff bases derived by condensation of 3-formyl-2-hydroxy quinoline with Guanine(GUOH) and 3-formyl-2-mercapto q…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The method proposed here solves for the pose of an object and is most applicable in robotics. The calculation of camera pose estimation has been solved in many ways. The general solution inv…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Melanoma has an incidence rate of more than 75000 per year with mortality rate of 10000 approximately per year, so early detection highly increases the chance of treatment. A new method prop…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The purpose for analyzing the spectra of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars and carbon stars is to determine if R Coronae Borealis stars can be identified from spectral analysis rather than from…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Critical worldwide applications, such as seawater desalination, utilize Polysulfone (PSU) membranes. They are part of the ultrafiltration and microfiltration processes because of their chemi…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
As antibiotic resistance becomes an increasing issue, the need for a non-antibiotic solution increases. Recent papers indicated that high frequency AC currents were safe and applicable in vi…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The first year's study involved the invention of a novel concentration cell with a single-liquid compartment for green energy harvesting. This year's goal was to improve the performance of t…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Increasing reports about the toxic effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a neuroendocrine-disrupting chemical primarily found in polycarbonate plastic bottles, have led the plastics industry to repl…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
Axons form communication highways in the body that control fundamental neurological functions as movement. However, injury to matured axons results in devastating consequences to victims, su…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
According to the World Health Organization, the total societal cost of antibiotic resistance amounts to over $35 billion dollars per year in the United States alone when accounting for lost…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells and this disease prevention has taken an important dimension in the field of science, since it has recently been appointed as a major…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Developing antimalarial drugs has always been an important objective for the pharmaceutical industry. However, in the past few decades, there has been an increase in malaria parasites that h…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Extreme and hazardous weather such as hurricane and thunder storm occurs more frequently. To drive safely in heavy rain is challenging and risky. It is especially so in China’s populated cit…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Our project is about social behavior, specifically in ants, which are social creatures that resembles humans. The experiment mainly tests their behavior in two different situations a normal…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
This study’s engineering goal was, “design and test 3-D printed PEEK (PolyEtherEtherKetone) for durability for possible use in less-invasive orthopedic knee implants.” This project had two p…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The objective of this study is to understand the effects of wildfire on Southwestern willow flycatcher (SWFL) habitat and behavior to determine if fire could potentially benefit the bird whe…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Azadirachta indica known as Nim, is a natural species from Asia and the Indian subcontinent, it belongs to the family Meliaceae, it is used as pesticide. The objective of this study was to i…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
To develop an easy, simple method for identifying microorganisms based on their DNA sequences, Bayes’ theorem was applied to DNA sequence analysis. It was hypothesized that the conditional p…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
In the field of disaster response, fast message relays are vital. To fulfill this need, Ham radio offers people who are willing to assist during emergencies, when typical communications aren…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The researcher intends to apply the combination of different types of mathematical concepts such as Linear Algebra, Statistics and Game Theory in economic situations of real life. Game theor…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The rapid evolution of viral species complicates the management of chronic infections and the control of other emerging microbiological, infectious agents. The accumulation of these polymorp…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This research focuses on refining the formula of James Stirling that gives an approximation of the actual value of a factorial (Striling, 1730). A wide interval was selected for the value of…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Throughout history, plant extracts have been used as treatments for a number of different illnesses. Past research suggests that clove oil and Eugenol, a chemical found both in cloves and ci…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
In this work, we observe that the right triangle with integral side lengths possess an interesting feature that the slope of the bisector of each respective interior angle is a rational numb…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Our project aims to show the effectiveness of mass data keyword frequency over social-networking sites, such as Twitter, at accurately displaying real world occurrences and enumerating a pop…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Over 65 million people worldwide are affected by epilepsy, and there is no known cause for 60% of these cases. GM3 Synthase Deficiency is due to the loss of function of an enzyme at the head…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this project, we developed an intelligent motion tracking system incorporating both software and hardware. The software reads in a video stream from a webcam, processes it to recognize mo…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry Fourth Award
This project examines two specific factors that influence the accuracy and confidence of eyewitness identification in criminal proceedings. Post-Identification Feedback refers to comments ma…