20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The aim of this investigation is to determine the inhibitory effects of sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate on Aspergillus flavus and its hepatocarcinogenic metabolite Aflatoxin B1…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Endoplasmic reticulum calcium dysregulation caused by mutations in the presenilin has been implicated in neuronal death and in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (FAD) pathology. The purpose of th…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics Third Award
My work is devoted to studying the combinatorics of 216 maximal C3 circular codes - a special sets of words. Circularity means, that every new word, formed from the elements of this set and…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
Graph connectivity is a critical concept for a variety of applications in both pure and applied math. Identifying the connectivity of the graphs underlying neural networks, for example, woul…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Due to the general opinion that carrier plastic bags represent ecological burden to the environment, the number of measures aimed to reduce their consumption has increased recently. Conseque…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
After major nature disturbances such as hurricanes, flora is damaged, as a consequence honey bees too. The objective of this research was to identify which wild plants are preferred by honey…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lichen species cover nearly 8% of the earth’s surface and are overlooked in genetic studies. Because lichen are composed of bacteria, fungi, and algae, separating and sequencing a three-part…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The amount of native forests left on Moloka‘i is only 15% (Sarhangi, 2017). On a field trip, we observed that non-native forest seemed to have a lack of variety in plants. However, the nativ…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal contamination in soil negatively impacts the environment and human health. It has been linked to multiple disorders and symptoms such as bone fractures, kidney damage, neurologic…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The objective of my project was to test the differences in types of bottled and tap water and develop conclusions on what type of water is best. My hypothesis was that there is not distinct…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Neural networks are widely used to either determine what group an item belongs in or what value a certain set of data would output using two basic types of derivative-based optimization algo…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this study, the things that can be done to reduce the pollution that comes from the detergents in household waste that cause hydrophilic and terrestrial pollution were researched. Ecologi…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
NFKBIA deletions are extremely prevalent in cases of both Breast Cancer and Glioblastoma, and this study aims at identifying genes disproportionately affected by these deletions. First, gene…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Derivatives of cobalamin (Vitamin B-12) are important to the function of enzymes required for metabolism. Failure to convert cobalamin into its derivative forms leads to build up of methylma…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Fourth Award
Affinity-mediated drug delivery utilizes electrostatic, hydrophobic, or other non-covalent interactions between pharmaceuticals and a delivery system to extend medication release and improve…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Mitochondrial respiration produces an influx of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are highly reactive molecules that attack other cell components. An excess of ROS leads to oxidative stre…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The American people and worldwide citizens face the daily consistent threat of those with concealed weapons. Each day, human lives are lost due to concealed weapons. Recent and memorable exa…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
A hivemind for healthcare: Medical Error is the third leading cause of death after Heart Disease and Cancer. Delayed discovery of these misdiagnoses and preventive overdiagnosis only make th…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
As a students from Celebes (Indonesia), we are interested about an endemic bird which are called Maleo. Maleo senkawor (Macrocephalon maleo S. muller, 1846) is an endemic animal from Celebes…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The goal of my project was to improve elements of the supercapacitor constructed in Phase I to achieve a desired voltage, capacitance, resistance, and discharge rate. The procedure from Phas…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In recent years, the classical computer vision problem of super-resolution has been approached with deep learning technologies, e.g., convolutional neural networks (CNNs). These new techniqu…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The purpose of this experiment is to analyze teen driver crashes in the state of Louisiana by using statistical tests and creating a dashboard to illustrate the following purposes: purpose A…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The parachute is the most important device in the recovery of a rocket. Subject to changing and unpredictable wind vectors, parachutes add significant uncertainty to the landing site. This e…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Ovarian cancer affects countless women worldwide. Unfortunately, systemic chemotherapy for treatment of ovarian cancer necessitates one-time super dosing, leading to the onset of severe side…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Many efforts have been made in genetically modifying plants to make them more tolerant to various stress conditions. For example, the overexpression of AVP1 and PP2A-C5 increases either salt…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Metal treatment through galvanic processes is becoming more and more indispensable with climate change, increasing pollution levels and acid rain. Its wastewater treatment creates a hazardou…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
In Sinaloa, Mexico, corn’s production is one of the most important activities; it is also the top agricultural production nationwide. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Developmen…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Each day agriculturists must work harder to produce more food with less land in order to meet the rapidly growing population. By determining which silage corn hybrid yields the highest per a…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of our experiment was to compare the differences of reaction and decision making times between teenagers ages 14, 16, and 18 years old. Our hypothesis was that the 14 year olds w…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
In 2015 alone the United States released 6,587 Million metric tons of CO2 gas into the atmosphere(EPA) accounting for 14.3% of global CO2 emissions and giving the nation one of the highest e…