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ISEF · 2016
In this paper, we have reviewed new modifications of heuristic algorithms based on biology principles which can be efficiently used for solving combinatorial optimization problems. Heuristic…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Sixteen percent of all deaths every year are caused by infectious diseases. Currently, many models over or under-predict the long term progression of diseases, and provide little information…
ISEF · 2016
A progressively neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer’s disease presents a serious emotional and physical cost to patients and their families today. It is thus imperative that a cure is devel…
ISEF · 2016
Prevotella intermedia is an anaerobic pathogenic bacterium. It is known to cause infections of the mouth such as periodontitis disease and gingivitis. In addition, P. intermedia produces hem…
ISEF · 2016
The ability to detect and diagnose cancer greatly influences patient survival rates. Current cancer detection methods take multiple days to process, are inefficient, and relatively expensive…
ISEF · 2016
The number of found factors damaging cell DNA increases recently. To understand the impact of these new factors it is necessary to have simple method of estimating the impact level. The Come…
ISEF · 2016
With the agreement reached by the Paris Climate Talks, a dire need for renewable energy collection with greater efficiency and lower cost has arisen. The goal of this research was to develop…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive illness that affects the brain and spinal cord. 84% of people who have it suffer from a 'Clenched Fist'. My father has Multiple Sclerosis and I have witne…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose for this project was to discover whether golf courses or nearby preserves had greater arthropod diversities within their leaf litter. I hypothesized the leaf litter from the pres…
ISEF · 2016
- The spread of the public swimming pools in hotels and clubs leads to the spread of drowning incidents, especially for children. - We have searched for a means to reduce these accidents tha…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to determine whether garlic and rooting hormone, along with water, can be used to help Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plants resist Ralstonia solonacearum bacte…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose is to create a particle detector in the form of a bubble chamber to detect dark matter particles. This is done through determining the optimal temperature and pressure settings f…
ISEF · 2016
Our Earth is in a multi-planet system, and this is thought to have been crucial for the formation of life. Yet it is poorly understood whether multi-planet systems like our Solar System are…
ISEF · 2016
Nowadays, goods are packaged and delivered by different types of transportation. Synthetic materials like polystyrene, which is high cost and not environmental friendly, was used to reduce d…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Huanglongbing (HLB) disease causes worldwide losses in citrus industry worth billions of dollars every year. The causative bacteria of HLB, Candidatus Liberbacter is transmitted by the Asian…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Silk sheath homogeneity is essential for the quality of silk sheath. Farmers try to increase silk homogeneity by hand distribution of silkworms on the horizontal frames. We tried to develop…
ISEF · 2016
The growth of new materials based on the self-assemblage of individual atoms is one of the most promising methods for achieving nanofabrication at the atomic scale. To achieve this goal requ…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The microwave oven is a commonplace appliance used by millions worldwide. Even after half a century from its commercialization, this technology has remained static and no fundamental improve…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of this research project was to assess the effectiveness of virtual psychotherapy treatments and to develop an intuitive self-help software application for treating obsessive-compul…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of three species of prairie plants in inactivating Escherichia coli (E. coli). The species of plants included: Asclepias incarnate-Swa…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
C. elegans is a viable homolog for multitudes of human genetic disorders; research using C. elegans previously has benefited those afflicted with some disorders. The purpose of this study wa…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
I used recycled food from the my school's cafeteria to design a food supplement for dogs housed in a kennel and adoption facility. My veterinarian agreed that my plan would have no negative…
ISEF · 2016
Phthalates esters (PAEs) and bisphenol A (BPA) are harmful man-made chemicals that are used widely in plastic industry and can be found in many consumer products. Generally, research has lin…
ISEF · 2016
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are a type of electrochemical energy conversion device that can potentially replace conventional energy sources in a wide range of applications because of…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
[18F]-Cyclopropanes are of great interest as potential compounds for diagnostic of tumor, numerous brain and heart diseases, for investigation of pharmacokinetics of drugs or natural compoun…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Wolf Rayet (WR stars), which are poorly studied in the field of astronomy, are massive stars with luminosities a million times bigger than the Sun’s and temperatures about 8 times higher. It…
ISEF · 2016
Bar Visibility Graphs were introduced by Duchet et al. and Schlag et al. to model Very Large Scale Integration (VSLI), the process by which billions of transistors are wired together on a si…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
As humans, we like to believe that we are fully in control of our minds. However, we are discovering that subconscious biases greatly affect our perceptions. Learning more about the roots of…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
In agriculture, soil microbial communities can have a significant impact on plant growth and strongly influence the characteristics and health of the soil itself. Turning the top layer of so…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
The Greater Kudu, Tragelaphusstrepsiceros, a large African antelope, which tends to move around its home area at night. In a specific area in South Africa, it had been observed that the patt…