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ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. The standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is the benchmark for CVD diagnosis, yet it is currently impractical for con…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Overuse of chemical sterilization has applied selective pressure to the bacteria that colonize our surfaces, increasing their pathogenicity and resistance to treatment. A possible solution t…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry First Award
The interest in green hydrogen, produced from water, as a clean and efficient alternative to fossil fuels is hampered by the high cost of production and the need for desalinated water source…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The accumulation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) along the aquatic food chain is understudied, with available studies mainly focused on the accumulation of nanoparticles in a single aquatic…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Third Award
Food demand is increasing around the globe due to the growing population, which presents the risk of starvation and future food insecurity. One pre-emptive measure is to improve the growth a…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Uzuri Production is a project with the aim of making BIOCHAR an environmentally friendly product from waste with the aim of making a highly efficient and productive material that will in the…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Squid ink–derived nanomelanin has recently demonstrated the radiation protective capacity on the spleen of gamma ray-irradiated mice and X-ray irradiated keratinocyte HaCaT. In this study, w…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Inert metal bone implants are commonly used to treat typical bone injuries but are often associated with complications such as stress shielding and refractures due to their stronger mechanic…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
A major issue we are facing as a whole people is global pollution ranging from ruining our natural ecosystems to air pollution. Our solution is changing the pollution into being less potent…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The bicarbonate buffer system–a series of equilibrium reactions that function in maintaining the oceans’ alkaline pH–has recently been unbalanced by human activity. Increased concentrations…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Outbreak of pandemics such as Spanish Influenza, Ebola and Corona virus, the most recent one has had a challenge on mass testing of their infections and spread. Available medical personnel a…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Biomass-derived porous carbon materials have attracted researchers’ attention due to their availability and plentiful. Acacia auriculiformis is a biomass distributed throughout the world and…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Energy poverty and water scarcity impact a large percentage of the global population. To address these growing issues, this project began with a rudimentary idea of a biomass-powered desalin…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Dragonfly nymphs are known for their ability to rapidly snatch prey by extending their folded labia, despite the resistance of water. The labia of dragonfly nymphs can be categorized into tw…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
ABSTRACT Purpose: This project looked at the possible negative effect shotgun sports can have on the bioaccumulation of lead in Western Harvester ants. Ants have been observed collecting lea…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Historically, petroleum-based polymers have been used internationally for everyday objects such as telephones, grocery bags, cars, etc. More often than not, these polymers have negatively im…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Third Award
In August 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Truck Plan, proposed new standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles starting in…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The ongoing climate change and water pollution crises have threatened coral reefs and their ecosystems, leading reefs to terrible fates such as bleach, disease, and loss of growth. From this…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics First Award
In mid-2022, Mpox reemerged with heightened infectivity and transmissibility, causing 30,000 cases in just six months. As we recovered from COVID-19, fear of another pandemic heightened. Two…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Finding out that plastic polybag is one of the materials that take a very long time to degrade was one of the issues that prompted us to come up with this idea. As a result, we used durian a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Type I and Type II Diabetes are the number one cause of kidney failure, affecting 422 million people and being responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide. The leading upstream cause of dia…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The aim of this work is to produce, in an economical and efficient way, a biocompatible material, as an alternative to plastics derived for fossil fuels. This material, better known as biofi…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology First Award
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) kills over 330,000 people yearly, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and can stop wounds from healing. This study engineered bacterial cellulose-ca…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Biochar can serve as a long-term carbon sink in terrestrial ecosystems. While there is significant research on the agricultural applications of biochar, the impact of C3 vs C4 feedstock on t…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Beginner blind swimmers don't know when to tumble turn and lost in direction during swimming requiring them a coach guidance. Thus, this project aims for the ability for blind swimmers to se…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Purpose When artificial neural networks are deployed in real world situations, they often show flaws in their handling of data outside the training set. This kind of data is called out of di…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder of elderly humans; it is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. The Brain Guide Application proposed in this projec…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The remarkable success of deep neural networks (DNNs) has led to great interest in their adoption in critical applications such as healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and law enforcement. DNNs…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
A brain tumor is a foreign growth within the brain that disrupts function. Brain tumors are one of the most deadly forms of cancer with a mortality of 80%. As a result, a quick and accurate…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two brain disorders that predominantly cause behavioural changes and cognitive decline. Presently, there is no cure for these diseas…