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ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
In extreme situations deaf-mute people have some communicative difficulties because of the language barrier. For example, as occurs when a deaf-mute person cannot ask for help. We have desig…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Recently, there has been a world-wide supply problem with rare-earths and so, there is a great incentive to develop strong magnets with reduced amount of rare-earths. Superconductors are one…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Lymphedema is chronic, progressive and potentially disabling, characterized by regional bodily swelling and accumulation of protein-rich interstitial fluid. It affects over 100 million peopl…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignancy of the central nervous system in adults. Despite medical advancements, long-term patient survival (>5 years) remains bleak (<15%). GBMs conta…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of triclosan on the muscle functioning of a Pomacea diffusa snail. Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical found in consumer produc…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Purpose: The hypothesis that three methods of alterations in bottom friction might reduce shoaling wave amplitude before the wave arrives at the beach was tested. Alterations of the near-sho…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
This work is to demonstrate how simple it can be to convert a computer screen into an interactive screen, this is because we are replacing the cursor with an infrared pen, then, with this we…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The growing popularity of social media has made it possible for computers to easily analyze human communication to identify trends and sentiment; however, limited work has been done to analy…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The limitation of the speed of a computer is the access speed of its Random Access Memory (RAM). The growing disparity between CPU speed and RAM access times in computation is known as the m…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
New nozzle occupies the niche between hydraulic and pneumatic injectors. Hydraulic nozzles energy to fuel atomization is applied to liquid, and pneumatic energy is supplied to gas. Proposed…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Ultrasonic sound tunnel aims to create solution for sound pollution. A normal sound resources provides the sound all around it.This sound reaches to everyone around who needs to hear this so…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Neurodegenerative diseases cause incurable neuronal damage and often result in fatality. A major challenge in treating neurodegenerative diseases is the inability to deliver drugs to the bra…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and currently treatment requires patients to receive chemotherapeutic drugs intravenously, which is both inconvenient and e…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two commonly used insecticides for mosquito control on the Threatened coral Acropora cervicornis. The chemicals used in this study…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
With over 34 million people living with HIV today, a prophylactic vaccine is urgently needed.Due to a history of vaccine failure, a novel vaccine modality is necessary. Researchers studying…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
My disabled grandmother has difficulty locking and unlocking her door, raising concern regarding her security. The goal of my project was to build a low cost device that would fit her existi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Arsenic uptake in rice plants is a major global threat to food consumption. Addition of silicon has been found to mitigate the detrimental effects of arsenic exposure in rice plants (Oryza s…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Monilia (Moniliophtora roreri) is a fungus that causes cocoa plant death. It first appeared in the Southern and Pacific regions of Costa Rica. It is considered as one of the most important l…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Lichens have been used as biological indicators of environmental pollution. As lichens show high sensitivity to air quality, hundreds of studies have linked lichen communities to air quality…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive citrus disease occurring in over 40 countries. Ever since it was recognized near Miami in 2005, this disease has spread across Florida where 70% of the n…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Liquids possess potential for use as adaptive lenses; lenses that can change their optical properties. The Double Droplet System (DDS) provides a unique type of liquid lens, one that rapidly…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Aliivibrio Fischeri is a very effective, economical, and quick method to detect toxins in water using bioluminescence. In this experiment, toxicity of water was tested using the bioluminesce…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Currently, the methods used to minimize the loss that a tsunami could cause are, for differing reasons, not effective enough. Breakwaters are also often not strong enough to combat a tsunami…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Computers have always been a huge part of our lives, whether in desktop or mobile applications. Some think of the mobile as the future, yet with the computational power constantly evolving i…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
By doing quick measurements of the growth of simple Prokaryote bacteria, it should be possible to estimate the relative genome size. This is possible by a simple estimation of the growth rat…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) are a group of eight human proteins thought to inhibit apoptosis (programmed cell death), promoting cellular immortality characteristic of cancer cells. The…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Many global and national recessions have been caused by or exacerbated by bank failures. The most recent economic crisis, the recession of 2008, was triggered by a banking panic. Accurately…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
In his experiment the author uses a side slip to land a model Cessna 170 in crosswind conditions. He hypothesizes that equipping aircraft with intelligent autonomous holonomic landing gear i…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Cancer is a major cause of mortality in most developed and underdeveloped countries of the world, and is now considered to be secondary only to that of myocardial infarction. It is a growing…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Interface and colloid science has produced nanoparticles with which researchers can manipulate materials at atomic, molecular or supramolecular levels. This new and extremely small investiga…