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ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Even in the 21st century, poverty is a global epidemic. Although U.S. charities receive over 400 billion dollars annually, the allocation of these resources is catastrophically inefficient.…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
This paper discusses some implications of attributing spectral redshifts of astronomical objects to the dynamics of matter in the path of light propagation. Unlike Hubble’s law where the rel…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software Third Award
Drowning detection in dynamic swimming environments is a challenging problem in computer vision, for which no satisfiable solutions have been found. Currently known methods primarily rely on…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
This study aimed to detect Alzheimer’s Disease in order to potentially diagnose it at an earlier stage by detecting amyloid plaques through the iris. Amyloid plaques are formed from amyloid…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Aquatic weeds are classified as an economic, ecological and health problem due to their invasive behavior on aquatic ecosystems. In this work, the vegetal biomass of Eichhornia crassipes, P.…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
There is an accelerated advancement in Biotechnology or biological sciences in developed communities as evidenced by the emergence of exponential technology fields like synthetic biology. Ho…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The bicycle has progressively lost practicality due to the increasing pace of commuting, however, the bicycle follows a desirable concept for modern and future commuting. Bicycles are less d…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Aeronautics is a scientific understanding or the basic design structure of airplanes and their designs and future improvements .Aeronautics is also the science of art involved with the study…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
I developed and implemented a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system that is fully autonomous, non-invasive, cheap, and effectively instantaneous, all while outperforming radiologists and oth…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test if Glycine max, Zea mays, and Pisum sativum can withstand a flood for a longer duration with the addition of Oscillatoria in a field test experiment. I…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In many applications, there is a high risk of wireless links getting jammed, leading to potentially disastrous outcomes. Although cognitive radios (CR) are envisioned to be an effective solu…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
An inquiry worthy of primary investigation in this project concerns the formation of an alteration halo around the alkaline magmatic center of Cripple Creek and Victor as a result of Oligoce…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
Vanadium dioxide is a "functional material" that has gained notoriety in fundamental research and smart-window applications. It responds to environmental temperatures, making reversible stru…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Being a 5th- generation farmer, it is understood that soil health is vital for crop production. Soil analysis helps to manage the soil resource but is currently a timely process. In addition…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
There are millions of people in foreign regions that are suffering from famine while the U.S. contains over 40% of food waste. Atop of this, there is an anticipated burgeoning population tha…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Brazil is the world's largest pesticide consumer. The use of these products in agriculture is a serious public health problem that generates various diseases such as cancer, congenital malfo…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Enterobacter aerogenes is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the human gastrointestinal tract. Because the pineal neurohormone melatonin is directly produced by…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This experiment can be defined as having two parts: the predictive model for blue-green (cyanobacteria) algae blooms and the tests for ecological damage due to these blooms. A computer progr…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The Alcohol Breathalyzer Immobilizer With about 30 people killed due to drunken driving every day in the USA only, resulting in about 10950 lives lost per year, drunk driving is a killer tha…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine the sustainability of algae-based bioplastics as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. In Part I of experimentation, four different algae sp…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The presence of healthy dune grass is critical to ensure that sand dunes are stabilized and able to thrive in the harsh coastal environment. This research was conducted with the goal of deve…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Third Award
New Guinea flatworm (Platydemus manokwari), native to New Guinea, is extremely invasive. It has caused the extinction of native land snails on several Pacific islands, including Hawaii. Ther…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Many concerns have arisen in recent years regarding lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), mostly due to the rapid depletion of lithium reserves and the volatile liquid electrolytes used to make them…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Leucaena leucocephala, popularly known as "Leucena", is an exotic plant that has spread throughout the country, after being introduced in Brazil to complement the feeding of cattle. In Campo…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Aggregation of protein tau into neurofibrillary tangles and a-synuclein into Lewy bodies are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, respectively. These proteins are known to form…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
There are many vehicular intersections traffic lights that stop working due to the lack of electrical energy caused by natural disasters and/or blackouts (Dávila, 2017). As an alternative to…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons responsible for voluntary movement. It is characterized by progressive loss of muscle streng…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Energy efficiency is a recurrent issue in today's society. Scientists and engineers are tirelessly seeking ways to reduce the use of nonrenewable fuels and replace them with things like sola…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Demand for energy is increasing in economically and socially developing societies with higher living standards. Unfortunately higher energy demand is comes with pollution and waste output. A…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The safety of bike riders going from one bikeshare system to another is absent due to insufficient use of helmets (“Bike Sharing in United States,” 2012). A collapsible helmet, in contrast t…