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Effect of Anti-Torque on Tire Grip

The main purpose of this project is to see which direction of motor spinning takes better tire grip. When the motor spins, according to the newton’s third law, it always has the opposite for…

Effect of Biochar on Zea mays Growth in Different Soil Types

The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of biochar on the growth of Zea mays in different soil types, as well as measure the soil capacity of each. 8 pots were labeled, and 2…

Effect of Bovine Manure Age on Food Crop Productivity

Plant Biology

Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment is to investigate if aged bovine manure loses its nutrients and effectiveness as a plant fertilizer as it decomposes, or ages. The…

Effect of Height of a Jump on a Horse's Hip Angle

Mammalian Biology

Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to observe how the height of a fence affects a horse's hip angle at takeoff, mid-jump, and landing. Methods/Materials Video camera, protrac…

Effect of Jahn-Teller Distortions on Relaxation Dynamics

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award

Characterization of excited-state behavior of inorganic complexes will limit the set of dyes for the optimal dye-sensitized solar cell. This study goaled to elucidate Jahn-Teller distortions…

Effect of Novel Shock Inhibition on Efflux Pump Inhibitor NMP

As a natural mechanism of extruding harmful substrates, bacterial efflux pumps have become increasingly relevant in the antibiotic resistance crisis. Spanning the outer membrane of all bacte…

Effect of Novel Shock Inhibition on Efflux Pump Inhibitor NMP

Microbiology (General) Second Award

Objectives/Goals My project aims to improve the efficiency of efflux pump inhibitor Naphthylmethyl Piperazine (NMP). Methods/Materials I performed my tests in New England Biotech's C2992 E.…

Effect of Photocatalysis on SODIS: The Implementation of Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, and Chitosan in Solar Water Disinfection

Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is an inexpensive and effective method for disinfecting water that uses readily available materials such as Polyethylene Terephthalateplastic (PET plastic) b…

Effect of Preservatives on Yeast

Microbiology (General)

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect of specific preservatives on the growth of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae.) Methods/Materials To set up the experi…

Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on the Presence of Acanthocephalan Parasites in Emerita analoga

Zoology

Objectives/Goals Sand crabs are generally regarded as an indicator species of the health of sandy beach ecosystems. Sand crabs are also the intermediate hosts of acanthocephalan parasites th…

Effect of Seaweed on CO2 Ratio from the Effluence of Power Plants in Qatar

Given the steady increase in CO2 emissions resulting from the combustion of biofuels in the energy plants in power plants in Qatar, it was thought necessary to find a way to reduce the CO2 e…

Effect of Shapes of Solar Panels on the Generation of Electricity

Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals One way to use the abundant energy from Sun is to convert it into electricity using solar panels. Improving the efficiency of solar panels, currently under 20%, means more e…

Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Escherichia coli

Currently, over 1.5 million of the world’s population suffer from unsanitized water containing waterborne diseases. One of the most common diseases is enterotoxigenic E.coli. This disease de…

Effect of Soap Nut Grey Water on the Environment (Soil and Plants)

Toxicology First Award

Objectives/Goals As many parts of the world are experiencing water scarcity, there is a growing interest for reusing greywater from the laundry. Since many commercial laundry detergents cont…

Effect of Transitive RNAi on Gene Expression in Human Cells

This project investigates potential of transitive RNAi in human genetic modification, a phenomenon currently discovered only in viruses, bacteria, and plants. Transitivity allows gene­-speci…

Effects of Added Weight and Tire Material on Climbing and Sliding Friction

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to show what kind of tires work best with different amounts of weight. If weight increases, then traction will increase no matter what t…

Effects of Age on Reaction Time: Adolescents vs. Pre-Adolescents

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals I am a gymnast, and I I wondered if as an adolescent gymnast, I might have an easier time learning a new skill due to reaction time when compared to a preadolescent gymnast.…

Effects of Ash Contamination on Water pH in Moving and Still Water Systems

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to discover the effects of ash contamination on California water systems. I am testing this due to the ash left over from recent forest f…

Effects of CaCl2 Temperature in the Creation of Competent Host Cells: A Study in Genetic Engineering of E. coli

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if protein production could be maximized by changing part of the transformation process. Transformation is the process of inserting a foreign piece of D…

Effects of Curcumin and Tannic Acid on Amyloid Beta Aggregation: A Novel Potential Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta peptides, which aggregate into toxic oligomers and senile plaques in the brain causing neurodeg…

Effects of E-Cigarette and Vaporizer Exposure: Mucous Membrane and Developing Tissue Studies

The purpose of this project was to determine the effects of new forms of smoking apparatuses such as electronic cigarettes (E-Cig) and vaporizers (V-Cig). The project was divided into three…

Effects of Emotions on Test Takers

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals In our project we wanted to figure out what would be the best emotional setting for a student to take a test. Many students know they have to memorize information and stay u…

Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Embryonic Growth

Translational Medical Science

Diethyl Phthalate (DEP) is a commonly found endocrine disruptor found in the ocean. DEP comes from plastics that have been floating in the ocean and releasing certain pollutants, including b…

Effects of Glyphosate Toxicity on Caenorhabditis elegans with the Application of the Matrix Projection Model

Toxicology

Objectives/Goals In 2015, WHO (World Health Organization) classified glyphosate as a "probable human carcinogen." The possible increased risk and common use of glyphosate are a global concer…

Effects of Inhibiting and Enhancing Water Pollutants on Microorganism Mortality at the Arcata Marsh

Toxicology Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of an enhancing water pollutant, fertilizer, and an inhibiting water pollutant, chlorine, on the mortality of fresh…

Effects of Lemon Grass (Cymbopogan citratus), San Francisco (Codiaaeum variegatum) and Tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) on the Growth and Development of the Mosquito, Aedis aegypti, a Vector of Dengue Virus

Biochemistry

The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue virus has caused an alarming health issue worldwide. Commercial mosquito insecticides are readily available, but the vectors devel…

Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on the Visual System

Translational Medical Science

Previous studies at the Roskamp Institute and in other laboratories have demonstrated that the visual system is particularly vulnerable to the effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury…

Effects of Online vs. Printed Textbooks

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if online or printed textbooks lead to significantly different levels of concentration and comprehension. Methods/Materials To test…

Effects of Particulate Matter on Precipitation

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if the source and size of airborne particulate matter (PM) can affect precipitation rates. While conservative water usage is an i…

Effects of Pipelining on CPU Speed

Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award

Objectives/Goals This experiment examined the effects of pipelining on the speed of CPUs. The goal was to test which CPU type (pipelined and not pipelined) was faster at executing programs.…