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Hydraulic Operated Vice

Engineering Mechanics

Mechanically operated vices can be found in almost in any workshop. Operator waste more energy to operate this kind of vice. As a result, at the end of the work operator get tired and effici…

Hydrogenation as a Method for Upgrading Lignin-Based Bio-Oil to High Value Chemicals

Energy: Chemical

During the previous year’s experimentation, it was found that Pinus ponderosae infested with Dendroctonus ponderosa was able to be turned into a feasible bio-oil through the use of liquefact…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell: Titania Nanotubes as Photoanode

Energy: Chemical

Hydrogen plays an important in producing energy because it is an ultimate clean energy. At present, hydrogen mainly produced from fossil fuels together with formation of CO2 which is release…

Hydrogen: The Best Renewable Energy

Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Through this project I tried (and succeeded) in finding out the best type of renewable energy and how to store, harvest, and use it so that we can use it more in the future.…

Hydroponic vs. Soil

Plant Biology

Objectives/Goals Design a hydroponic system. Record differences in growth (height, weight leaf area and color) between the hydroponic system and the soil grown plants. Methods/Materials Hydr…

Hydrothermal Synthesis of ZnO Nanorod Cluster Thin Films for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Applications

Materials Science

The problem of waste heat recovery is found everywhere from electricity generation from fuel sources to heat transport through pipes along with heat dissipation in microelectronics. Thermoel…

Hypertension in Children Based off of Ethnicity: Prevalence, Causes, and Prevention

Mammalian Biology First Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to conclude whether hypertension is occurring in adolescents, if so specifically which ethnicity has the greater reported incidence cases…

Iced Up Lowdown: Examining the Degrading Effects of Ice on Laminar Flow and Performance of Airfoils

Engineering Mechanics

Ice buildup on wings had been cited as the cause of many aircraft accidents. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect ice generation has on the laminar flow and lift capabilit…

Ice, Ice Baby

Chemistry

Objectives/Goals I want to determine if liquid nitrogen or dry ice will work better to freeze a banana. Methods/Materials I put three containers in my garage. I filled one with liquid nitrog…

Ideal Habitat for Bass

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find the ideal habitat for bass based on dissolved oxygen and temperature. Methods/Materials We used lots of technology including a temperature and diss…

Ideal k-Surface

Mathematics

While studying the Second row (the second degree equation) surfaces with the method of coordinates we have noticed that in the Canonical system while we were cutting the surface with paralle…

Identification of Asteroid Collisional Families and Orbital Groups through Computational Clustering Techniques

Physics and Astronomy

Asteroid collisional families and orbital groups are crucial towards tracing back the history of solar system collisions and in identifying unusual alignment factors, such as hypothetical ou…

Identification of Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets across Adenocarcinomas Using DNA Methylation Analyses

Computational Systems & Analysis

Objectives/Goals Adenocarcinomas are complex tumors that form in mucus-secreting glands. Their formation and progression are associated with DNA methylation alterations. Methylation, the pro…

Identification of dsRNA Mycoviruses in Plant-Pathogenic Fungus Fusarium oxysporum

Plant Sciences Second Award

Fusarium oxysporum is a plant pathogenic fungus posing threat to many crops worldwide. Persistence in soil, inefficient chemical control and lack of treatment make this fungus a major cause…

Identification of Mutated Cancer Genes That Are Sensitive to Mitochondrial Damaging Drugs

Cancer cells exhibit an altered mitochondrial phenotype comprised of decreased oxidative phosphorylation and concomitant increases in glycolysis (Warburg metabolism). A wealth of molecular r…

Identification of Mutations in a Novel Gene Responsible for Blindness

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to identify genetic mutations leading to blindness in a family and to study their functional effects using cell culture models. Methods/Mate…

Identification of Natural Selection in Mayetiola destructor SNP Markers from Sequencing Data

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

This research presents a computational pipeline for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. Due to the scientific potential of the complex and multifaceted information provided by SNP…

Identification of Remains

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Identifying remains is an essential practice needed to further investigations of missing persons, criminal activity, and forensic anthropology. Bones found in the field are subject to weathe…

Identification of TBX3 as a Novel Regulator of Lung Angiogenesis

Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award

The T-box transcription factor TBX3 is highly expressed within the lung endothelium, yet the effect of its expression is unknown. This study aimed to overcome present limitations by determin…

Identification of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Related Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Middle East with Comparative and Epigenetic Analysis

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered one of the top comorbidities in the Middle East. WHO reported in 2010 that the average prevalence of diabetes in this region is 9.3%. Variations…

Identification of Type Ia Supernova Explosion Mechanisms in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

Physics and Astronomy

Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly all elements heavi…

Identification of Type Ia Supernova Explosion Mechanisms in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

Physics & Astronomy First Award

Objectives/Goals Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly a…

Identification of Volatiles Produced by Agrobacterium

Plant Sciences

Volatile organic compounds exist as a gaseous form and serve important functions for an organism. In the past, extensive efforts have been placed on the volatiles produced by plants. Interes…

Identification of X-Ray Sources and Discovering New Variable Stars

Physics and Astronomy

The purpose of our project is identification of x-ray sources and discovering new variable stars. We use 2 original methods. First is used for searching variable stars in optical range in th…

Identification, Pharmacological Screening, and Antivirulent Mechanistic Determination of Fractions and Compounds Isolated from Chondrus crispus and Laminaria digitata Extracts

Microbiology Second Award

The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria constitutes a multinational health, biosecurity, and economic crisis. As a result, the discovery of new antimicrobial chemotherapeutic ag…

Identifying and Investigating the Effects of a Biological Agent in Alfalfa on Darkling Beetles

Zoology

Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine a biological agent within alfalfa that potentially attracts Darkling beetles, which are in the same family as Blister beetles. Du…

Identifying Bacteria with "Fingerprints" Based on Laser Diffraction Patterns

Biomedical Engineering

The prevailing identification and diagnosis of bacteria species requires the shipment of temperature-sensitive biological samples to a microbiology laboratory for biochemical, genetic or imm…

Identifying Emotions: Investigating if People Can Determine Someone's Emotional State from Facial Expressions

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether humans can accurately identify other's happy or sad emotions purely through facial expressions. Methods/Materials Camera,…

Identifying Genetically Modified Adulterants in Olive Oil Using PCR and Electrophoresis

Plant Sciences (inferred)

The increased world-wide demand from consumers for high quality olive oil coincides with the rising level of adulterated olive oil products being imported into the United States. Olive oil a…

Identifying Limiting Nutrient on Stem Cell Spheroid Viability for Human Cardiac Tissue Regeneration

Biomedical Engineering

Objective: Stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids show enormous potential as cell delivery systems that improve cell retention and engraftment. Their survival post-transplantation in isch…