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
The development of volumetric modulated arc therapy – or VMAT – plans for radiotherapy treatments require the optimization of parameters such as gantry angles and multi-leaf collimator (MLC)…
ISEF · 2015
BETA-glucosidase, an enzyme found mainly in fungal species, is essential in the breakdown of plant material and participates in a lysis reaction that cleaves cellobiose into glucose, which i…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Due to its ability to serve as a linkage within larger molecules, 1,2,3-triazole derivatives are widely used in pharmaceuticals as means to facilitate stability, utility, and permeability. T…
ISEF · 2015
Improving ground-level and aerial intruder detection is a growing concern in the advent of threats such as drones for which current detection methods are inadequate. This research adopted a…
ISEF · 2015
The demand for Krypton-81m (Kr-81m), a medical radioisotope used for diagnosing lung perfusions, is increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Kr-81m is generated using the Medical cyclotron…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Stem cells offer the unique potential to differentiate into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth including heart cells. This experiment tested the culture condi…
ISEF · 2015
Artificial disc replacement (ADR) is a relatively new spinal surgical procedure in the United States that has had only a small amount of time—less than a decade—to be conclusively criticized…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose 1. The first purpose of this research is to know the applicability of the tannin and catechin which are antibiotic to S.mutans and to know their effect to oral cells. 2. The second p…
ISEF · 2015
Presently, we are using fossil fuels as a major source of energy, but due to the growing demand of energy and the fact that they are nonrenewable, scientists have been searching for a suitab…
ISEF · 2015
Agricultural technology has advanced, so has its waste. Numerous studies show that fertilizers used on large scale farms often drain into local reservoirs of water, creating unique condition…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Quantifying successful fertilization of free spawning organisms in the wild requires an understanding of how sperm and eggs interact under various concentration and temporal constraints. In…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
“Oysters have held the power of life and death,” according to the Oyster Recovery Partnership of Annapolis, Maryland. During the Great Depression millions of Americans relied on the eastern…
ISEF · 2015
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The study investigated the thermogenic properties of green coffee bean extract on a nonparametric group, as well as placebo expectancy in regards to weight loss. Subjects were measure in fou…
ISEF · 2015
The objectives of this research were to characterize the Mt. Kelud’s volcanic ash (VolcASH) and to utilize it effectively as enviromental friendly material. The activated VolcASH which is pa…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Technology enthusiasts claim that the digital age is coming and no one can stop it. Schools and businesses across the world are switching to use electronic tablets instead of paper. Unfortun…
ISEF · 2015
This research examined the effect of changing the parabolic equation of a parabolic trough solar reflector on its solar conversion efficiency. This research was conducted to advance the impr…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The N-th Degree Truncated Polynomial Ring (NTRU) cryptosystem is a promising alternative to current cryptosystems, such as RSA, because of its superior security characteristics. Convolution…
ISEF · 2015
Concrete, a major construction material, is the second most “consumed” substance (behind water) in the world. The manufacturing of Portland cement, concrete’s key ingredient, produces 7% of…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes, a prominent metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia, associated with impairment in insulin secretion as well as alteration in intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, p…
ISEF · 2015
Carbon Dioxide is released in our atmosphere today will be in our atmosphere one hundred years from now. There is a great need for alternative energies that are sustainable and minimize envi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The effects of Sanfilippo syndrome type B, a rare lysosomal storage disorder, on the mouse brain were studied in this novel research. It was hypothesized that affected mice would have lowere…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Experimentation with artificial patination can improve the accuracy of visually identifying prehistoric stone tool source material. Little work exists on identifying patina formation on spec…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
In tumorous growth, cell migration becomes uncontrollable, resulting in metastasis, a process in which cancer cells spread to other regions of the body. Migration involves the making and bre…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Antimicrobial Peptides are evolutively conserved components of the innate immune response. Their chemical and physical characteristics correlate with their microbicide activities which are e…
ISEF · 2015
Maintaining the strength and stiffness of a material while decreasing its density remains a fundamental challenge in materials science because it is a crucial requirement for biological impl…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, originates 7.25 millions of deaths per year. it is estimated that by 2030 will be 23.6 million. In Mexico, occupies the lead c…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Nowadays, 3-D printers are considered as one of the most innovative technical developments. Until now, numerous processes, constructions as well as many possibilities of application have bee…
ISEF · 2015
The field work showed that my hypothesis was correct the water quality testing did show the presence of PPCP’s within the system of waterways known as the Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge. There…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionic Hahn. (Hemiptera:Pentaomidae), is the most significant pest of cole crops such as broccoli, cabbage, collards, kohlrabi, kale, mustard and radish in t…
ISEF · 2015
Phosphorus pollution occurs when too much phosphorus enters an environment through septic system wastewater or agricultural runoff. It is a major problem, as it can stimulate growths of plan…