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Optimization of Irrigation by Novel Method of Sap Flow-Based Drip Irrigation

Environmental Engineering

Water is a valuable natural resource that is used in virtually every part of our daily life. However, the problem of water shortage is getting worse by year, and it is projected that almost…

Optimization of Oceanic Lithium Mining: A Quantification of Extraction Methods

Chemistry

The shift towards a fossil-free society has exponentially increased the demand for Li-- the most critical material used in electric vehicles and Li+ batteries. However, mineral demand for Li…

Optimized Routing Model for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Transportation System Leveraging Real-Time Data

Environmental Engineering

The escalating population and urbanization have led to a surge in municipal solid waste (MSW), posing numerous challenges in MSW collection and transportation. Garbage trucks, pivotal in thi…

Optimizing a High Throughput Screen for Testing Therapeutics in a Novel Mouse Model of Ataxia Telangiectasia

Translational Medical Science

Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare (one in ~100,000) autosomal recessive neurogenetic disorder, primarily characterized by cerebellar atrophy and progressive severe motor coordination los…

Optimizing Angle of Attack to Maximize Lift in a High-Endurance UAV

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

This project was undertaken to discover the optimal angle of attack (AoA) to maximize pounds of lift produced from airfoils at low speeds. An initial selection of 20 airfoils was obtained by…

Optimizing Bioremediation of Lead (II) in Wastewater with Lactobacillus acidophilus and Chitosan Across Variable pH Levels

The presence of lead ions in wastewater is a growing concern worldwide, but especially in impoverished communities, where approximately one-third of children have elevated lead levels in the…

Optimizing Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency Through Pre-Extraction Light Intensity Acclimation of Organic Dyes

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) offer solutions to the drawbacks of traditional silicon solar cells. However, research is needed to identify and harness factors that may increase their ef…

Optimizing Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Create a Safe, Effective, and Economic Form of Hydrogen Storage

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award

In recent years, more renewable and clean forms of energy have emerged, among them is hydrogen energy. While it is an advantageous option, its downside, which prevents it from being more com…

Optimizing hypoxia and reoxygenation protocol to study the molecular mechanism of oxygen- glucose deprivation resistance phenomenon in Arctic Ground Squirrel Neuron Progenitor Cells

Department This paper measures neurons’ viabilities after hypoxia and reoxygenation to optimize the protocol for Arctic Ground Squirrel Neuron Progenitor Cells (AGS NPCs), which can survive…

Optimizing Lip Reading Using Convoluted Neural Networks

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and lip reading presents a promising avenue in communication technology, particularly for enhancing accessibility and human-computer interact…

Optimizing Memory via Real-Time Monitoring of Neural Data with Adaptive Brain Stimulation Machine Learning Algorithms

In this research, I aim to test how stimulation of distinct brain systems affects memory organization and whether such stimulation exhibits state -dependent effects. Aging and neurological d…

Optimizing Nitrate Levels in Sudan Grass: Exploring the Impact of Fertilizer Quantity in Agricultural Practices

Plant Sciences

This science fair project investigated the fertilizer application rates on nitrate levels in sudangrass. Four field rows had different rates of nitrogen application. They ranged from 50% to…

Optimizing Piezoelectric Energy Into Morse Code

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

"Piezoelectricity is a phenomenon that happens in certain materials that generate electric charge under mechanical stress due to their non-centrosymmetric molecular structure. The developmen…

Optimizing Synthesis of mRNA Therapeutics

Chemistry Fourth Award

When Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed mRNA therapeutics, they packaged mRNA in 4-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to prevent bloodstream degradation by RNases. Research has sin…

Optimizing the Catalyst Type, Catalyst Concentration, and Methanol-to-Oil Molar Ratio of Darak (Rice Bran) Oil Extracts Transesterification for Maximum Biodiesel Yield

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

This study focuses on efficient biodiesel production using rice bran oil as a renewable resource, aiming to determine the optimal conditions for transesterification. The free fatty acid cont…

Optimizing the Laser Alignment Process: Automated Alignment for Enhanced Efficiency in Magneto-Optical Trap Calibration

Physics and Astronomy

Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) stand out as essential tools in the field of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO), enabling physicists to trap and manipulate atoms through the use of op…

Optimizing Traffic Systems Through Queueing Theory and Simulation

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Automotive traffic in its current form serves as a major problem for the United States' car driven society. Looking for ways to increase efficiency could lead one to the evaluate the efficac…

OralAI: A Fluorescence Based Mobile System for Dental Disease Prevention

Biomedical Engineering First Award

45% of people today are affected by oral diseases such as periodontal (gum) disease and dental caries (cavities). These can lead to tooth loss and have been linked to fatal diseases like can…

Oral Delivery of Anticoagulant Dabigatran via a Mg-Micromotor Encapsulant Within a Gastric-Resistant Tablet for Ischemic Stroke Treatment

Translational Medical Science Fourth Award

A novel, targeted, therapeutic oral delivery system was designed as a blood-thinning treatment to prevent ischemic stroke, caused by blood clots. Dabigatran (Db), is an anticoagulant medicat…

Organic Mercury and Avian Foraging: The Impact of Methylmercury Exposure on the Feeding Efficiency of Invertivorous Passerines

Animal Sciences

The impact of environmental exposure to methylmercury (henceforth MeHg), a potent neurotoxin, on the feeding rates of resident invertebrate-eating songbirds in winter was examined along a st…

Organic vs. Synthetic Herbicides

Plant Sciences

In my science fair experiment, I will be testing different herbicides' effects on invasive weeds. For this experiment, I will be growing four euphorbia lathyris weeds. One plant will be my c…

Origami Chair: Always Accessible to Everyone, Everywhere

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award

As the global population continues to increase and natural calamities grow more severe, the pressing issue of inadequate seating in educational institutions poses a significant obstacle to s…

Orthotic Hand Brace to Improve Range of Motion in Patients With Cerebral Palsy

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

People with spastic cerebral palsy sometimes develop contractures in the hands that cause the hand to close in on itself, reducing the range of motion (ROM). For children who use their hands…

Overexpression of JAK3 in Coronary Arteries of Kawasaki Disease Patients Reveals a New Potential Therapeutic Target

Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a febrile illness predominantly affecting children under five years old and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. If KD…

Overlooked Covariates in Metabolite Abundance Levels: Systematically Quantifying the Information Overlap Between Gene Expression and Metabolism Across Multiple Cancer Types

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Dysregulated metabolism is a hallmark of cancer progression yet exactly how cancer cells vary their metabolic program during tumorigenesis remains unknown. Moreover, metabolism is highly dyn…

P-Adic Analysis of Elliptic Curves: Exploring the Relationship Between P-Adic Curve Theory and Ellipse Geometry

Mathematics

The intersection of p-adic curve theory and ellipse geometry constitutes a field of geometric research. The relevance of elliptic curves is based on the proof of Fermat's last theorem. Geome…

Paper for the Planet: Development of a Novel Paper Inoculated With Wildflower Seed and Carbon-Sequestering Fungi

Environmental Engineering

Background Natural carbon capture is crucial to reduce carbon emissions. While plants store carbon, satellite data exhibits that underground fungal networks capture 36% of carbon emissions.…

Paper Trails: Using the Opuntia ficus-Indica to Make Paper Production More Sustainable

Earth and Environmental Sciences

With the effects of climate change, deserts continue to lose their desert crust, which increases the number and intensity of sand storms and creates other detrimental effects on the environm…

Parametric Design Optimization of Soft Pneumatic Network Actuators for Rehabilitation

Biomedical Engineering

While rehabilitation gloves created by Soft Pneumatic Network Actuators (SPNAs) are cheaper, more flexible, and more resistant to water/fall damage, these SPNAs can easily tear or even explo…

Pencil Beam Scanning FLASH Radiotherapy Increases Acute Gastrointestinal Toxicity

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Current radiotherapy treatment for abdominal and pelvic cancers typically results in some form of acute gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity in patients. X-ray irradiation to deep-seated abdominal…