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ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This experiment is a continuation on a previous experiment which was aimed determining whether or not properties of the air, such as temperature and relative humidity, had any influence in t…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
There are many ways water can become contaminated with copper sulfate. Copper sulfate is a hazard when in water to animals and humans. Ordinary methods of removal use a chelating agent and o…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Energy is essential for the existence of human life and plays a vital role in the progress of a nation. With the rapid growth in global population, there has been a tremendous burden on ener…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
There are more than 30 forms of Muscular Dystrophy which combined affects nearly 20,000 children born annually worldwide. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscula…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The extract from the bark of Samoan medicinal plant ‘mamala’ (Homalanthus nutans, Family: Euphorbiaceae), is used to treat hepatitis in Samoa and other South Pacific islands. Its active comp…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major causes of end stage renal disease. Recent studies suggest that renal inflammation is critical for the development of DN. TNF-alpha is inflammato…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Anxiety is the change in homeostasis caused by a negative outside stimulus. The spike-topped apple snail has been revealed to be sufficient model for this experiment, since individual neuron…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
With the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet in 1992, searches for planets revolving around stars outside our solar system increased dramatically due to the success of new detection an…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project was designed to find the statistics from the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season that showed the most correlation to a team’s ranking in wins. It was hypothesized that the…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
A) Purpose of Experiment: Most people understand that mercury inhibits certain enzymes which are essential for health in virtually all organisms. The mechanisms on how it is studied is not v…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This is the first developed maintenance-free multipurpose SLUPPER which can be used as dry and wet vacuum cleaner, pump, blower, sprayer for almost any medium (e.g. solid & liquid) operated…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Purpose : To improve the vision, lifestyle, safety and recovery of the vision impaired and stroke recovery patients suffering from hemianopia and vision induced hemiplegia with the use of an…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this research was to study if the Annona muricata plant serves as an antibiotic to control the growth of E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and S. epidermis. If different extr…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We consider a class of graphs called intersection graphs, which we can create from certain systems of geometric objects, such as line segments in a plane. Specifically, we are interested in…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
This project aims to find an affordable, ecological and easy to apply solution for reducing the human and material losses caused by earthquakes, especially for poor countries. Our solution i…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a common model organism of aging. The lifespan of S. cerevisiae is termed replicative lifespan (RLS), which is the total number of daughters being p…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The purpose is to create a completely self-sustainable toilet that does not need water nor external electric sources to operate. The toilet will have the capacity of recycling wastes into fu…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The engineering of biomaterials with suitable biochemical, physicochemical, and mechanical properties is a major challenge in tissue engineering. While many synthesized materials have have h…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
As the demand for oil continues to rise, the number of oil spills that wreak havoc in ocean ecosystems also increases. Because this issue affects many natural habitats and resources, a cost…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Bacteriocins are proteins that are toxic to bacteria, yet are made by them. These proteins may provide an alternative to traditional antibiotics but synthesizing them using recombinant metho…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Electrochromism is a reversible change which can be observed through oxidation or degradation by electrochromical method. Electrochromic devices are rechargeable batteries. In this system, t…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
In this research, a new method for solving problems and defining concepts of Uniformly Accelerated Linear Motion (UALM) is developed, without making direct use of the basic kinematic formula…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Although used by Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, Kava toxicity has been the concern of both the World Health Organization and many European nations, who have banned the import and…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to determine the magnitude and the nature of the effects that certain commercial pesticides, namely elemental sulfur and carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamat…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research was to use algalization based on the inoculation of Nostoc commune as in important resource for the sustainability of agricultural systems and environmental cons…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Our environment is under constant pressure and threats from various pollution sources. Science is in a unique position to offer new and effective solutions to these real-life issues, such as…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer claiming 159,480 deaths in 2013 (American Cancer Society). Lung cancer may also become chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistant. Manganese Superoxide Dismu…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Danio rerio are tropical transgenic zebrafish that contain a mutant strain, making them glow when their muscles fluoresce (Zebrafish, 2010). The question was: Can Quantitative Polymerase Cha…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
In 2013, over 400,000 Americans died from Alzheimer’s disease. Early diagnosis may play a key role in increasing the success of potential preventive treatments, thus we sought to develop a n…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The Cayenne (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), has been used for a long time by some members of the community of Buenavista - Sucre, Colombia, in the preparation of concoctions used in the improvemen…