ISEF · 2018
Water Free of Lead and Mercury
Chemistry
In Jordan water shortage is a serious problem that is getting worse because several major water resources became contaminated with heavy metals from industrial waste, like King Talal Dam. Th…
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ISEF · 2018
Water Retaining Characteristics of Pomelo albedo to Combat Water Crisis
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Climate change has caused diminishing water resources, affecting food crop yield globally. Frequent irrigation is necessary when soil moisture decreases but becomes a problem due to limited…
ISEF · 2018
Wearable Tech Glove Enabling Speech Through Hand Gestures
Embedded Systems
In recent years deaf society and many other disability based communities have been neglected and alienated from modern society. By analyzing the root of this separation and developing user f…
ISEF · 2018
Wet Chemical Etching of Native Oxides on Si and GaAs Studied by Ion Beam Analysis (IBA)
Physics and Astronomy
Native oxides grow on many surfaces including semiconductors such as Si and GaAs. This growth negatively impacts semiconductor-based devices because an amorphous native oxide prevents the gr…
ISEF · 2018
What All the Buzz Is About: Contained Production and Increased Yield of Glycine max and Other Crops with the Aid of Apis mellifera and Natural Fertilizers (Phase II)
Plant Sciences
Every year, the honeybee population seems to decline more dramatically. With this being said, it also means crucial pollination is being lost all over America. “Crucial” is merely an underst…
ISEF · 2018
What Conditions Do Planarians Regenerate Best In?
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of my experiment is to see what conditions Planarians regenerate best under since their genes are being used to try to find ways to regenerate human organs. My hypothesis was tha…
ISEF · 2018
What Do We Have in Mathematics 2000 Years Ago?: A Study of Arithmetic Based on the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
Mathematics
Arithmetic is China’s brilliant mathematical cultural heritage. With the using of the method of documentation, the thesis discusses two aspects of, from the introduction of the ancient equat…
ISEF · 2018
What Effect Does the pH of a Solution Have on the Growth of a Possible Cancer Linked Fungi Candida albicans?
Microbiology
The purpose of the experiment was to determine the effect of pH on the growth rate of Candida albicans, a common fungus found in the human body. Candida albicans is a possible cancer-causing…
ISEF · 2018
What Influences Safe Medication Practices: Investigating the Relationship Between Parent's Intentions, Self-Efficacy and Knowledge
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Prescription drug misuse frequently occurs among adolescents and young adults. Parental guidance and monitoring play a large role in mitigating drug misuse and, potentially, access to prescr…
ISEF · 2018
What Is the Role of Wolframin in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Signaling Network?
Biomedical and Health Sciences
High cytoplasmic calcium (Ca2+) concentrations are toxic to cells. To control Ca2+ concentrations, eukaryotic cells have complex mechanisms for sequestering Ca2+ in the endoplasmic reticulum…
ISEF · 2018
What Properties Define the Eulerian Sequence? A Computer-Inspired Analysis
Mathematics
The concept of the Euler Line was first published by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in his dissertation “Variae Demonstrationes Geometriae.” Through inductive reasoning, we discovere…
ISEF · 2018
What's All the Buzz About?
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the extent that colors, location, and/or smells affect how bees locate food. Three tests were conducted using a regular, white popup table, cl…
ISEF · 2018
What's Feeding Your Mind?
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Studies show there is a rise in depression and anxiety in teenagers in recent years. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America say the most common mental illness in the US today is a…
ISEF · 2018
When East Meets West: Panax Notoginseng Alginate Diabetic Wound Dressing
Translational Medical Science
For diabetes sufferers, a simple wound can lead to serious diabetic ulcers which may result in amputation. Most commercial dressings can only address the basic needs for diabetes and usually…
ISEF · 2018
Whether Insects See Anomalous Images Located Near a Lens or Not? Verification of Lens Equations for Anomalous Images and Application of the Simple Eye of an Insect
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The major result from recent studies is that there are two additional small images formed at the front and the back side of a convex lens, which were termed “secondary real images”. Secondar…
ISEF · 2018
Which Brand of Disinfectant Is the Most Resistant to Bacterial Growth?
Microbiology
Disinfectants are used everywhere in hospitals and especially in the home. This project wanted to determine which brand of disinfectant was the most resistant to bacterial growth. First, raw…
ISEF · 2018
Which Egg-Laying Substrate Do Crickets Prefer?
Animal Sciences
I chose to experiment with cricket reproduction because I have a lot of reptiles and amphibians to feed, and it would be less expensive to breed my own crickets rather than buy them every we…
ISEF · 2018
Which Solar Reflector Increases Solar Efficiency the Most?
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In order to prevent the release of pollutants due to fossil fuel usage people are switching to better alternatives like solar panels, especially in places like Texas and Florida which use mo…
ISEF · 2018
Whistle While You Work It
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if different music genres have an effect on memory, repetitive, and spatial tasks. Procedure: 1. Give five words to the subject, and them time…
ISEF · 2018
Who Is the Mice's King? Key Factors for Regulation of Social Hierarchy on C57BL/6 Mice
Animal Sciences Second Award
Clear social hierarchy is critical in maintaining a stable population. The social hierarchy of rodent population has been reported, but the underlying mechanism and the key regulating factor…
ISEF · 2018
Why Are We 3D: Modelling the N-Dimensional Electron Orbitals
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
One of the great unanswered questions in fundamental theoretical physics is "Why are we 3D?". In this research, I study the electron orbitals and their chemical properties to see, what would…
ISEF · 2018
Wildlife Observation System Based on Autonomous Target Recognition and Tracking
Engineering Mechanics
With the continuous expansion of the scope of human activities, the habitat of wild animals in nature is increasingly being invaded and many wild animals are in danger of extinction. The pro…
ISEF · 2018
Will Fluorescent Dyes Be Able to Detect the Saccharide D-galactose on Parasites, such as Trypanosoma cruzi?
Chemistry
The research project’s purpose is to use fluorescent dyes to identify the outer coatings of parasites, aiding vaccine development. Depending on the change in the spectrum, the glycoprotein w…
ISEF · 2018
W.I.N.I.T.S. (Wireless Interconnected Non-Invasive Triage System)
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
W.I.N.I.T.S targets the global issue of triage in mass casualty incidents. Currently, during hospital response, first responders have to manually assess patients by recording information on…
ISEF · 2018
Wireless Brainwave Classification for Alzheimer's Patients via Efficient Neural Network Computation
Systems Software Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease diminishes one's ability to express thoughts and basic needs, causing communication issues between patients and their caretakers. To bridge this communication gap, a thou…
ISEF · 2018
Wireless Sensor Network for Illegal Logging and Wildfire Detection
Embedded Systems
Deforestation, the huge problem happening in Thailand, caused by both of illegal logging and wildfire in the forest. They destroy the forest in yearly. To stop deforestation, we built and in…
ISEF · 2018
Wnt6 in Progenitor Maintenance During Hematopoiesis: A Potential Biomarker for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Animal Sciences
Hematopoiesis, or blood cell development, is a strictly regulated process and the maintenance of blood progenitors requires various pathways in cells within a microenvironment. Deregulation…
ISEF · 2018
Wolbachia Effects on the Fecundity of Drosophila mauritiana
Microbiology
Maternally transmitted Wolbachia bacteria infect the cells of most insects on the planet, yet it remains unknown how infections rapidly spread to become common. This is crucial because Wolba…
ISEF · 2018
Worm Amnesia: The Effect of Taurine, Glucose, and Caffeine on Dugesia dorotocephala
Animal Sciences
Energy drinks are known for having negative health effects with a potential consequence of cardiac arrest if consumed in large amounts. The experimentation aims at finding whether or not com…
ISEF · 2018
Write Anywhere: Filtering Low-Cost IMU Data for Small-Scale Motion Reproduction
Embedded Systems
Surface-free digitization of hand-drawn shapes, words, and images can be accomplished through the addition of inertial sensors to a pen-like device. In order to create such a device, a MPU60…