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ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to understand other people’s emotions and facial expressions. However, it is possible to train them with DVDs, quizzes an…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Many people in rural areas are dealing with severe water shortages, but these locations are also big producers of banana plants, which require a great amount of water. In order to deal with…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over 1.3 billion people worldwide suffer from either vision impairment or blinding retinal diseases, and approximately $139 billion is the estimated economic burden due to these retinal dise…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
The study, calculation, and cataloging of eclipsing binary systems are being done spectroscopy technique. An expensive way to catalog and classify eclipsing binary star systems because of te…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In drought areas, water-scarcity induces an annual rate of 40% pre-mature plant deaths around the world. Present-day solutions rely on methods to transport water from either surface level st…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The annual number of search and rescue operations in the United States alone is over 100,000, and the use of drones could significantly improve the survival rates of these operations. The su…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to design and construct a lightweight glider that would house the atmospheric sensor payload of a radiosonde weather balloon and be carried to 100,000 feet whe…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Visually impaired parents can face more obstacles in child rearing than non-disabled parents since visually impaired parents cannot see where their child is or what their child is doing. Suc…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Food poisoning is a case that any person is being susceptible to every day and this study finds a solution for minimizing the risk of being food poisoned. This study aimed to examine the eff…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
In order to reduce the generation of garbage, we have come up with some edible soluble materials - starch to make edible soluble paper, then add natural hand sanitizer, toothpaste and make b…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
The bassoon itself was invented in the 17th century, however its predecessors were seen throughout the Middle Ages. In comparison to modern, objectively cheaper and easier instruments such a…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Plasma propulsion engines are devices that use electromagnetic fields to excite and accelerate gases to generate thrust. One of the major challenges plasma propulsion engines face today is t…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Robots are entering an increasingly mobile era, yet hexapods, though promising high versatility, have been kept from widespread practical use due to low energy efficiency and unnecessary leg…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Previously unstudied "bending" in the central stems of the Saguaro Cactus, a plant unique to the Sonoran Desert, gives cause for concern about the effects on the health of this protected spe…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
In the 2018-2019 study, the surface characteristics of natural and synthetic turfgrass were tested. There were significant differences in the surface temperature between the athletic field s…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
Different people suit best in different glasses. In order to allow more people to get best fit glasses with less money in less time, this project explores the mathematical relationship betwe…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
The sole purpose of my project is to replace polyethylene-based netting on hay bales with a netting that is digestible by cattle and biodegradable. The netting used today is not biodegradabl…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The research report tries to explain through the experimentation we did with the larva Cerambycidae, which is a beetle that lives as a parasite in cocoa crops in the Amazon, for farmers it i…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Biogas is the gas produced by the fermentation of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. It is a combustible gas composed mainly of methane and carbon dioxide. It can be burn in the place…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Waste management continues to be an topic of great interest worldwide due to the ever-increasing population and it’s demands. Currently, one of the known technologies is waste to energy reco…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Rare earth elements (REE) are essential parts of cell phones, magnets, catalysts, and batteries. With the demand for REE rising dramatically, there is a global supply challenge. REE are diff…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
When skin cancer metastasizes the survival rate drops to 23%, so targeting skin cancer before this happens is paramount. E4orf4 is a gene that allows viruses to regulate gene expression, in…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
The Asiatic hornet Vespa velutina (from now on V.v) has become a big plague in Europe achieving an annual expansion radius of 50-100 km, growing exponentially and it is already present in mo…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of senile dementia, is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. A predisposition or expression of chronic stress-related symptoms has bee…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
In recent years, small unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones) have begun to emerge as an important tool in many industries, particularly in disaster relief. However, smaller drones that lac…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting people who have had repetitive concussive events. In a 2017 study, 99% of former NFL players observ…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Hexapod robots have been utilized in numerous applications, such as post-disaster rescue and inspection of unknown territories. The kinematic analysis of the robot calculates the relative po…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
The purpose of this project was to design a bioplastic capable of replacing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic. The biopolymer tested needed to be durable as well as malleable with low…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Spider silk is an outstandingly capable biomaterial. However, due to the territorial and cannibalistic habits of spiders, massive domestication of them is unachievable. Thus, recombinant spi…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
The El-Gamal digital signature scheme (or its modifications) is a core for many modern cryptographic standards, but most of known attacks do not consider generalizations of this scheme. The…