ISEF · 2014
The Helping Hand
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this project was to create a pair of gloves that gives the visually impaired the ability to read any text and recognize and say aloud the value of any currency notes and provi…
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ISEF · 2014
The Hidden Hazard of Infant Formula: Evaluating the Effect of Food Additive ?-Carrageenan on Blastemal Cell Growth and Development in a Dugesia tigrina Model
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Carrageenans are linear sulfated polysaccharides derived from red seaweeds that are popularly used in the food industry to gel, thicken and stabilize properties in certain foods, but their u…
ISEF · 2014
The Hollow Flashlights: Head and Hand
Energy: Physical Second Award
Despite extensive development of power generation and delivery infrastructure during the past century, over 1.4 billion people around the world still do not have access to or cannot afford e…
ISEF · 2014
The Hound
Energy: Chemical
In modern times amidst the technological revolution, people are encouraging the use of robotics in everyday life. Since large amounts of people have been injured in the past year in emergenc…
ISEF · 2014
The Hunt for Wondrous Wolbachia
Plant Sciences
Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted intracellular symbiont that is mainly localized in the reproductive tissues of arthropods. Wolbachia is responsible for feminization, parthenogenesis, m…
ISEF · 2014
The Hydro-Aeroponic Crops, an Alternative Technique in Agriculture
Physics and Astronomy
Hydroponic and aeroponic systems aim to reduce soil usage and degradation while increasing production, nonetheless both systems depend on fertilizers, demand considerable amounts of energy,…
ISEF · 2014
The Impact of Demand Elasticity on the Downs-Thomson and Braess Paradoxes
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
This study examines the classic traffic-flow problem: how should networks be designed in order to minimize commuters’ travel time? Besides transportation, this question also has important im…
ISEF · 2014
The Impact of Deuterium Oxide on the Cell Cycle of RBL Cell during Interphase via Tubulin-mediated Antimitotic Action
Mathematics
I previously investigated the effects of deuterium oxide on cell growth. However, I could not discover what factors attributed to a delay in the cell growth of rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2…
ISEF · 2014
The Important Discovery of a Greenhouse Gas "Bio-Catcher": Carbon Fixation in Trentepohlia
Environmental Engineering
Blood red boulders are scattered across a large area above the creek in Hailuogou, Gongga Mountain, Sichuan, the red matter attached to the stones is a species of Trentepohlia, a type of sub…
ISEF · 2014
The Inception of Infection II: The Antimicrobial and Synergistic Efficiency of Antibiotic Ethambutol and Isoniazid and Bacteriophage D29 in Treating a Model Organism for Tuberculosis
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 is a commonly used model organism for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is one of the most serious bacterial infections in the world and has become increasingl…
ISEF · 2014
The Influence of Rural Gravel Roads on Nest Mound Structure and Foraging Distances of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Engineering Mechanics
Many people probably do not know this, but ants have a big impact on planet Earth. They help the environment, by controlling populations of other organisms, acting as a cleanup crew, and doi…
ISEF · 2014
The Influence of Sample Preparation on Raman Spectrometry Spectrum with the Application of SERS Effect
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Raman Spectroscopy and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy are important methods for both chemical and biochemical scientific research. The main purpose of my investigation was to increase t…
ISEF · 2014
The Influence of Y Matter Derived from Egg Yolk Oil on Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular carcinoma) Cells
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Many investigations have been conducted for years. While these investigations have been focusing on plant derived substances, there has been few studies focusing on animal derived organic su…
ISEF · 2014
The Insecticidal Properties of Noxious Weeds
Physics and Astronomy
PURPOSE: To study noxious weeds’ impact on field corn, their insecticidal properties and their effects on soil nutrients. PROCEDURES: Four noxious weeds (Kochia, Common Ragweed, Lambsquarter…
ISEF · 2014
The Intelligent Energy Saving Power Strip
Energy: Chemical
An electrical circuit was designed and placed inside a power strip to save electricity . It saved electricity used by secondary appliances (which required primary appliances to function) tha…
ISEF · 2014
The International Medical Unit (UMI)
Mathematics
The international statistics indicates an increase in the deceased people because of leukemia and the reduction of donors in bone marrow. In U.S.A the registered donors are less than 2% of t…
ISEF · 2014
The Investigation of the Antineoplastic Effects of Lentinus Edodes on Lung Cancer(PC9) Cell Line and Trachial-Bronchial Epithelial (AALE) Cells, Phase II
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this researcher's project is to determine the antineoplastic effects of Lentinus Edodes(an all natural Shiitake mushroom extract) toward cultured lung cancer (PC9) cell line a…
ISEF · 2014
The Ipomoea batatas Leaf: Isolation and Identification of Its Mosquito Larvicidal Agent
Plant Sciences
Past research shows that Ipomoea batatas leaf solutions yield high mortality rates in Aedes albopictus larvae (Doyle, 2013). The purpose of this project was to isolate and identify effective…
ISEF · 2014
The Itch to Twitch: The Effects of DNA, DNase, and Degraded DNA on Twitching Motility in Acinetobacter baylyi
Microbiology First Award
Acintobacter baylyi, a gram-negative soil bacterium, is highly competent for natural transformation and exhibits twitching motility. It was previously observed that the addition of DNase (a…
ISEF · 2014
The Jerusalem Artichoke as a Perspective Renewable Fuel
Engineering Mechanics
Depletion of nonrenewable resources and an increasing need for energy emphasize the importance of nontoxic, renewable biological sources of energy. The aim of this project is to determine ob…
ISEF · 2014
The Laser Harp-Inator
Energy: Chemical
This science experiment was conducted to demonstrate the capability of creating various pitches of sound through the manipulation of lasers, photoresistors, circuitry, and a synthesizer. A w…
ISEF · 2014
The Leidenpump: A Non-Mechanical Means of Fluid Delivery
Systems Software First Award
The Leidenfrost effect, a phenomenon by which liquids on surfaces high above their boiling points form an insulating vapour layer, has itself caused significant challenges for engineers. Thi…
ISEF · 2014
The MAPT H1 Haplotype Is Associated with an Increased Clinical and Neuropathological Severity of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Plant Sciences
Post-mortem examination of brains from patients with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) reveals massive accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) throughout the brain. Mild yet repe…
ISEF · 2014
The Math of Cancer: The Effects of Statistical Analysis on P-Value
Materials Science
Statistics are important for identifying, diagnosing, and regulating tumors in some types of cancers. This project studied the effects of type of statistical analysis on the p-value. A data…
ISEF · 2014
The Microbial Fuel Cell: Analysis, Developing and Performance Assessment
Engineering Mechanics
The main purpose of this study is to produce a microbial fuel cell which can use cellulose as fuel. Another aim is to investigate the overall working principle of the microbial fuel cell in…
ISEF · 2014
The Mind: Graphics and Physics Hybrid Engine for Video Games
Embedded Systems
One of the pillars of modern economics is videogames; they have been one of the main entertainment systems in the past four decades. The videogames are made up of two parts: the graphics and…
ISEF · 2014
The Natural Decontamination of Industrial and Agricultural Water
Materials Science
Purpose: To analyze the decontamination ability of coontail, sago pondweed, and barley straw. Secondly, to determine the decontamination ability of natural wetlands. Procedures: Small Scale…
ISEF · 2014
The Nona Piece
Energy: Physical
Housing policy in Nigeria is highly elitist in both concept and design. The conservative nature of our architects does not help at all, as they do not give serious attention to provision of…
ISEF · 2014
The Observation of Growth Enhancers on the Development and Meat Quality of Sus scrofa
Plant Sciences
Purpose: To observe and research the growth and development of pigs, in addition to feed supplements’ effects on pork meat quality, with analyses of pH, color and tenderness. Procedures: Wei…
ISEF · 2014
The Oldest Coast Redwoods from the Middle Jurassic of North China and Its Environmental Significance
Embedded Systems
This project focuses on a pair of fossil materials (part and counterpart) from the Middle Jurassic at the village Daohugou, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. The ce…