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ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a rather widespread neuropsychiatric illness without defined causes. Studies have implied an immunological dysfunction hypothesis for SCZ by identifying differences in…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
The purpose of this research focused on whether or not thawing water temperatures made an impact on viability of bovine semen cells. Bovine semen was tested to find the prime temperature of…
ISEF · 2015
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved with gene regulation by obstructing translation or by helping with the deterioration of mRNAs therefore suppressing the gene. A lack or surplus of miRNAs is r…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Studies have shown an inverse correlation between prostate cancer incidence and ultraviolet (UV) exposure by region. Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) is a seco-steroid hormone that is absorbed into t…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
This experiment pioneered a technique to locate the descent velocity at which an unmanned aeronautical vehicle (UAV) is susceptible to vortex ring state (VRS). VRS forms when a rotorcraft de…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this research is to control a wall-climbing reconnaissance robot using wifi technology. My research entailed designing the structure of the robot, selecting a wifi communicati…
ISEF · 2015
Near domestic and commercial agricultural settings, fertilizer runoff is a threat to freshwater ecosystems. Research by scientist Milena Beniolo and previous testing found that banana and or…
ISEF · 2015
Purpose: As the demand for fossil fuels grows, finding alternative energy sources for biofuel production that are sustainable, renewable, and efficient is becoming increasingly more importan…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Catalytic Reduction photosynthesis process is a useful technique for purifying contaminated water resulting from petroleum residues. In this project was to study the optical cracking ammonia…
ISEF · 2015
This project began as an initiative taking into account the serious problems in Nueva Palmira, regarding wastewater treatment (AR). Construction of sanitation is not expected until 2020 and…
ISEF · 2015
This experiment’s goal is to investigate feasible methods for the removal of common water contaminates (copper, barium and zinc) and determine which is most effective. Solving this problem w…
ISEF · 2015
With the population of Earth growing at an exponential rate, the need for clean drinking water is becoming much more important in todays society. To combat the problem of water scarcity, esp…
ISEF · 2015
The engineering goals of this project involved utilizing water siphon technology in order to improve modern hydropower designs by engineering and innovating a more efficient, economical, and…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Nearly 1 million deaths a year are attributable to drinking polluted water. Currently a filter with the goal of removing heavy metals and bacteria does not exist. This study shows promise as…
ISEF · 2015
Alternative energy is important as the world looks toward an energy source other than the current use of coal and fossil fuels. There are currently several costly and inefficient methods of…
ISEF · 2015
A patch-test is a medical procedure in which UV light is administered onto a small patch of skin to calibrate skin sensitivity. Current patch testing methods involve covering the patient’s e…
ISEF · 2015
People are usually aware of their high stress levels only when it is observed by a physician by means of blood pressure measurements or other tests. By this time, stress has turned into a me…
ISEF · 2015
Temperature is the primary pollutant restricting salmon young from developing and completing their journey to the ocean. High stream temperatures reduce the survival of salmon, reinforcing t…
ISEF · 2015
Plants have the ability to regenerate tissue after being injured or cut. Previous studies have examined the recovery mechanisms employed in stems and this knowledge has been applied to agric…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Amaranthus palmeri (Palmer's amaranth) is a highly invasive noxious weed that causes significant problems in agriculture as it is becoming resistant to glycine (Round-up). This glycine-resis…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of my project was to determine if solar panels are functioning (or being designed to function) at their highest possible effectiveness. I asked “Can they produce more power if de…
ISEF · 2015
Hemolysis is the breaking of red blood cells in the blood. When hemolysis occurs, red blood cells release proteins called hemoglobin. While in the cell, hemoglobin helps carry oxygen around…
ISEF · 2015
What effect will microgravity VS gravity have on the Reishi mushroom’s (Ganoderma lucidum) ability to weaken, damage or destroy E.coli Bacteria?” Ganoderma lucidum, the common Reishi mushroo…
ISEF · 2015
Given n straight lines in the plane, Roberts in 1889 gave a formula to count the number of regions formed by an arbitrary arrangement of the n lines. While the minimum and the maximum number…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
An energy drink is a type of beverage containing the stimulant drug, caffeine, sugar (glucose and sucrose), and electrolytes. With the aim to determine the amounts of caffeine, total sugars,…
ISEF · 2015
The agricultural sector is an essential sector of the economy that is responsible for the production of food crops for sustenance and exports. To rectify the problem of poor crop quality, ar…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Various studies have showed that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have an affinity towards interacting with virtual avatars. Children with ASD are able to understand basic emotio…
ISEF · 2015
As I originally chose this project to combine my love for biology, namely photosynthesis, and my concern for environmental issues, I chose a project based on Chlamydomonasreinhardtii, a phot…
ISEF · 2015
The study of microbial communities in desert saline soils have revealed the presence of extremophile microorganisms, such as gender Nocardiopsis Actinomycetes, which has proven to be an impo…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of our study was to investigate the affinity of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) towards fresh water macrophytes and determine locations on the macrophytes where the mussels…