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ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Functional equations are equations involving unknown functions. Solving such equations can be tedious and perplexing. However, utilizing the power of abstract algebra, solving them can be ma…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Actinoplanes teichomyceticus is a producer of antibiotic, teicoplanin, which acts against multi-resistant G+ pathogens. There are few industrial teicoplanin-overproducing strains with increa…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Black mold can grow in houses and is extremely dangerous to humans. The purpose of my project was to find the best household remedies to remove black mold. I tested 8 different solutions to…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In 2013 approximately 36 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide was released into the atmosphere – intensifying the greenhouse effect and contributing to global warming and rapid climate change. As de…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Paralyzed or paretic individuals lack the ability to move their limbs and may be speech impaired. They cannot use traditional human-computer interaction methods to harness the power of web-b…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
All UAVs have some problems like helicopters can't fly in narrow places and exposed to crash and have bare propellers which make them more exposed to crash. The G-14 is a round anti-collisio…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The number of digital games is increasing rapidly. They are developed across many categories, such as mobile games, 3D-Games, sports games, and even educational games. But less than 0.001% o…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Electrical activity that the human brain produces is directly correlated with the task an individual is performing. This activity can be recorded with electrodes, giving us an electroencepha…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The health and well-being of populations in certain critical regions of the world are threatened today by the presence of counterfeit pharmaceuticals which are often authentic materials dilu…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Second Award
The three passive circuit elements used in electrical engineering are the resistor, capacitor, and inductor. My research addresses the fourth fundamental element called the memristor. Memris…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the ability to circumvent the issues associated with obtaining specialized cells for in vitro models, and provide a new frontier in the field of i…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease are the two most prevalent diseases both affecting nearly 200 million people globally. This research study helps us to understand the…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a genetic difference in the two populations of Capelin (Mallotus villosus). The null hypothesis was that the two populations are not ge…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
Found on all continents, nutsedge is a prolific weed burdening the lives of people around the world. The rapid growth and extreme difficulty of eradicating nutsedge is a result of its underg…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Criminal investigators and forensic scientists utilize insects in many parts of their research and studies. Insects can be vital tools in learning about a corpse by examining the genetics of…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Third Award
When predicting a hurricane’s landfall location, small improvements in accuracy result in large savings of lives, property, and money. The project’s purpose was to apply a breakthrough metho…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
Tetraplegia is a state of paralysis involving the loss of muscle functions of all four limbs in the human body. There is currently no cure for such severe forms of paralysis, though neural p…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
I was awarded an internship at a University Lab through a Youth Institute this summer. I joined a graduate student in evaluating the nutrition content of a perennial wheatgrass, and became i…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The protein chemokine ligand-5 (CCL5) is naturally produced in the human body and plays a major role in induced chemotaxis (movement of responsive cells to certain environments) of white blo…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enantioselective drug synthesis is a critical research problem as evidenced by the billions of funding the field gets. In this research, a novel method of enantioselectively synthesizing dru…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
Gold nanoparticles have recently come to prominence due to increased demand for nanoscale technologies. Nanoparticles of different shapes have unique capabilities. Current methods for synthe…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
As the world is facing energy crisis and degradation of environmental quality, the authors proposed to make Sengon wood as a research object for wind turbine blades material, which converts…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the potential of continuous flow microbial fuel cells (CFMFCs) with the aim of determining the relationship between electricity generation and f…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Second Award
Throughout our research project, we will be analyzing the properties of a relatively new yet potentially pivotal scientific breakthrough, which is Hydrophobic Sand, occasionally recognized a…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
This experiment tested the effect of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power efficiency when the two substances were coated…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of my project is to compare the ethanol yield and feed value of distiller grains of switchgrass and prairie cordgrass pretreated with calcium hydroxide, compared to nontreated. I…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Microbial fuel cells generate electricity through bacterial decomposition of waste matter. Recently various materials have been investigated as potential electricity producing substrates in…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The process of development of reliable metallic nanoparticles has become a matter of great interest in recent times. To achieve this, the use of natural biological systems becomes essential.…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The 1,2,3-triazole is a stable and biologically active organic compound that can be used in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical chemistry. The purpose of this study was to sy…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Day by day there is an increasing need of cooler to preserve food stuff and fruits in rural areas, Musi Banyuasin regency, South Sumatera. Commonly Refrigeration systems in society uses elec…