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 · 2015
Status quo methods of autism diagnosis are subjective and varied. This can result in misdiagnosis as well as leave patients with the disorder undiagnosed for long periods of time. The goal o…
ISEF · 2015
The recent Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic has claimed over 4000 lives in West Africa. The fatal virus suppresses the host’s immune response by inhibiting IFN?-dependent p-STAT1 nuclear import b…
ISEF · 2015
Animal Sciences
Current trends indicate a distressing worldwide decline in honeybees with disease/pests, pesticides and sub-optimal nutrition likely offenders. Optimal energy metabolism may support colony h…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Chronic inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of seven of the ten leading causes of mortality in the U.S. However, current anti-inflammatory drugs are oftentimes ineffective and/or cy…
ISEF · 2015
Downy mildews are a serious disease of many crops in coastal California. In spinach, downy mildew is caused by the plant pathogenic microorganism Peronospora effusa. In California, where nea…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Due to a growing number of patients diagnosed with cancer, constantly increasing resistance of cancer cells to the current chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin and large amount of adverse eff…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The complex hormonal mechanisms of the autonomic nervous system provide the physiological conditions necessary to cope with a sudden crisis or emergency. Chronically stressful conditions cau…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Our project focuses on developing a tool that supports paralyzed patients and patients with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) We aim to enable patients to use the eyes as a means to commun…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The United States spends $300 billion dollars a year on health care. Health care resources need to be prudently managed. Over 600,000 hysterectomies are done yearly. The cost of a hysterecto…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effects of an inflammation response on the synthesis of transcription factor CREB in MAPT gene regulation and hyper-phosphorylation of t…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impacts of an ocean oil spill and of possible recovery efforts on marine flora. Two redox titration experiments were undertaken during th…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Unhealthy diets are one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which lead to 16 million premature deaths annually; maternal and childhood malnutrition alone is responsible…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
The water storage tanks used across Pakistan are usually made of fiber or plastic. The temperature of water in these storage tanks rises unbearably in summers and falls in winters. This prob…
ISEF · 2015
The focus of our project is to provide a framework for multi robot systems to exchange information about their environment that they can learn from each other. This happens via wireless conn…
ISEF · 2015
MultiROM is a low-level software modification for Android devices which enables multiboot, a widespread feature on desktop computers. However, on mobile devices, the user is usually presente…
ISEF · 2015
Growth patterns and growth rates of tumors are irregular when compared to those of standard tissue, resulting in obstacles that affect anti-cancer chemotherapy. Consequently, both the expend…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research was to determine if Musa sapientum and Pryus malus L. provoke a significant change in reducing depressive disorder in patients. The hypothesis was that Musa sapi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
This experiment tested heel striking versus toe striking in a test for muscle exertion. Toe striking is when the toe of the foot hits the ground first while running, and heel striking is whe…
ISEF · 2015
Concerning the growth in size and high demand of online market, it is important for these platforms to offer better service and seek the users’ need. Researchers have suggested various recom…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Transcriptional promoters play an important role in bacterial gene regulation. Many promoters have a conserved DNA sequences called the -35 element and the -10 element. This study was to int…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Loss of control over hand motor ability and voluntary movements, as well as tremor, is seen in numerous people including those with neurological diseases. This reduces the quality of life an…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current management of MI does not replace lost cardiomyocytes (CMs) with new CMs. Induced…
ISEF · 2015
This project aims to design a device that converts the kinetic energy into electrical energy in an unprecedented way; it investigates the students’ kinetic energy during going up and down st…
ISEF · 2015
The Purpose of this project is to design, build, and test the most efficient miniature greenhouse. In order to build this I needed to cut four eight foot pieces of one by two inch lumber, tw…
ISEF · 2015
With the growing concern over environmental issues and the rapid development of nano materials, an efficient adsorbent for heavy metal removal is crucial. In our research, we used Nanodiamon…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in the world, causing over 17.5 million deaths annually. Numerous cardiovascular diseases are preceded by atherosclerosis, a condition caused…
ISEF · 2015
With large amounts of oil present in our oceans which threatens the existence of sea life, scientists have been trying to find new methods to solve this crisis, and save the environment. Ins…
ISEF · 2015
Graphene is a novel and very promising semiconductor material. It is a mono atomic layer of graphite with a two-dimensional honeycomb arrangement of carbon atoms. Graphene has unusually very…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Antibiotics have become a vital element of modern medicine with many people calling them “miracle drugs.” Nonetheless, the misuse and overuse of these medical messiahs has led to an increase…
ISEF · 2015
Various studies have shown that nearly 100,000 police-reported crashes occur each year because of drowsiness. NapX employs multiple sensors to proactively warn users when symptoms of drowsin…