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ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
In this experiment, changes in percent transmission resulting from changes in temperature were studied in reflectin. Reflectin, a protein found in the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, has the ability…
ISEF · 2016
An “uchiwa” fan is excellent both for cooling down and for saving energy. There are various hand fans in the world, while a Japanese “uchiwa” is unique in its bare hand bones structure. The…
ISEF · 2016
Moringa oleifera (Lam.), locally known as Malunggay, is becoming popular as an alternative cure for various diseases. This study was conducted to determine if M. oleifera crude seed extract…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
According to NASA, 2015 is the warmest year since modern record keeping began. The majority of assessment models designed to mitigate global temperature rise above 2 degrees Celsius indicate…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the correct height of a dining room table that would prevent buttered toast from falling buttered-side down and soiling a perfectly good carpet…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Metal cations and especially Mg2+ play a very important role in many biological processes such as RNA folding and catalysis. In order for Mg2+ to interact with RNA, a water molecule must fir…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
A concern with violent video game play is that they may increase aggression. I used alternating bilateral sound stimulation (ABSS) to try and decrease ANS arousal, aggression, negative affec…
ISEF · 2016
The Collatz Conjecture is a worldwide math problem that has been unproven for nearly 80 years. The Conjecture starts by taking any positive integer n. If n is even, divide it by 2 to get n /…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
In 2007 Meaghen Ross, a seven year old girl with Down Syndrome, was asked to leave a movie theater because she clapped her hands and started moving around a good deal when her favorite actor…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The marketing field has shifted towards using different technologies that allow for higher levels of customer interaction and satisfaction. The Quick Response Code (QR Code) is a modern mark…
ISEF · 2016
Recently, antibiotics, one of the greatest advancements in modern science, have been losing their effectiveness because of the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Diseases such as Methici…
ISEF · 2016
With the significant advantages in solving NP-complete problems, DNA computing is considered a promising computational method. This project presented a novel DNA universal computing method a…
ISEF · 2016
The human genome comprises millions of nucleotides of DNA packed into chromosomes. Regions of DNA > 1Kbps in size sometimes contain structural variations in the form of insertions/deletions,…
ISEF · 2016
In order to help workers who climb to the top of the poles, such as flag poles, telegraph poles and billboards, to do the detection and maintenance, we create this multi-link gravity based c…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness globally. Current screening for DR is based on manual grading of severity, leading to undiagnosed and untreate…
ISEF · 2016
The separation of waste can be understood as a process resulting from the effects of the technological advances and the deterioration of environmental commitment worldwide; although there ar…
ISEF · 2016
Due to the unavailability of parking spaces for the transport vehicles in many countries in the world which carry a high risk for accidents when the vehicle stop on the periphery of the stre…
ISEF · 2016
Invention purpose : to design pencil full-automatic planing device with simple structure, to improve the automation degree of sharpening pen, environmental protection and to enhance the work…
ISEF · 2016
Algae, as primary producers, are important in every aspect of our daily lives. Ecologically and economically, they have been used to produce food and medicines for a long time. Various speci…
ISEF · 2016
A robotic lawn mower will use a process of radio distance determination to autonomously map and mow a yard. The three sensors will communicate with the robotic lawn mower via radio frequenci…
ISEF · 2016
Rainfall and sanitary sewage systems are important for epidemiological wellbeing of the cities; therefore appropriate maintenance of the sewage networks is important. Clogging of the sewage…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Aircraft are convenient and fast, but not very fuel efficient. Being a significant mode of transportation means large volumes of fuel are consumed and huge emissions result. In 2015, US airl…
ISEF · 2016
Basil is used as a homemade remedy for many illnesses in India. I was interested in its scientific basis. Previously, I found that basil inhibited E. coli colony formation on agar plates. He…
ISEF · 2016
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) populations are collapsing worldwide, phenomenon that is called Colony Collapse Disorder. The causes of CCD are not precisely known. The importance of bees lies in…
ISEF · 2016
Maize is one of the most important crops on earth; however the increased temperature that comes with changing climate puts yields at risk. By the year 2100, maize yields are projected to dec…
ISEF · 2016
This project studies the effects of cover crops when used as companion crops for corn. A cover crop is planted in the same soil: before the main crop is planted, after the main crop is plant…
ISEF · 2016
This project develops a new machine learning algorithm based on computational geometry. The algorithm is able to sort and classify multi-valued inputs, and return a determination of whether…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypothesis: Post-event suggestion will create a higher rate of false memories than bias. Methods: 185 subjects were randomly assigned to 2 groups, either bias or suggestibility. The bias gro…
ISEF · 2016
In 2013, over 48,000 people on bicycles were injured and 743 killed in accidents involving cars in the United States. A significant proportion of these accidents occur at intersections. How…
ISEF · 2016
Operating rooms flooded with UVC light during surgery in clinical studies conclude UVC light reduces surgical infection rates. Instead of flooding an entire operating room with UVC light—cre…