Every American Junior Academy of Science project Fairfolio holds: 1,041 entries across 8 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
Counts cover every year of this fair and use its own category labels, exactly as the source published them. Each one links to that category's AJAS projects.
1041 projects · showing 301–330
AJAS · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
With recent developments in self-driving cars, a myriad of positives are apparent, such as their eco-friendliness. Currently, these cars still require human oversight at all times, but the f…
AJAS · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that impacts more than 6 million Americans of all ages (Alzheimer's Association, 2023). The etiology of AD is the accumulation of amyl…
AJAS · 2024
Elijah Carey The goal of this study was to learn what type of water Idahoans drink most and why the choose to do so, in hopes of being able to use this information to help better the local e…
AJAS · 2024
With continuous developments in research indicating the potential health risks of chemical sunscreen filters, the novel approach of incorporating natural oils with UV light blocking properti…
AJAS · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS) are the most commonly used plastics in industrial and consumer products, but few natural organisms can break down the substances. As a result, it takes…
AJAS · 2024
The purpose of this study was to determine if changes in ground contact time, vertical oscillation, and rates per minute (Z-axis movement) had any effect on the detection ability of a radar…
AJAS · 2024
Herbal supplements have been used in medical practices around the world for centuries. In many countries they are considered trusted therapeutic treatments, however, the Food and Drug Admini…
AJAS · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology (inferred)
T cell exhaustion is a hypofunctional fate observed in cancer that causes loss of full mitochondrial function. Preventing T cell exhaustion could sustain the immune system’s anti-tumor respo…
AJAS · 2024
Systems Software and Computer Science (inferred)
The cryptocurrency Ethereum currently utilizes zero-knowledge rollups (ZKR) to improve its scalability. ZKRs processes thousands of Ethereum transactions in a batch and uses zk-SNARKs (zero-…
AJAS · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
With the Coronavirus pandemic, the use of disinfectants has become more commonplace. These various chemicals, specifically quaternary ammonium compounds, often get washed down the drain and…
AJAS · 2024
Polymer brushes grafted onto surfaces have long been studied as a method to confer special properties to surfaces and can create special (in)compatibility between physical interfaces. The ba…
AJAS · 2024
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Existing power line infrastructure is constrained by inefficiency, vulnerability to disruption, and detrimental environmental impacts. As energy demand rises globally alongside increasing re…
AJAS · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
This paper reports on an innovative bipedal lizard-inspired robot that utilizes the lateral bending of its body to achieve high-speed running with a controlled yaw and roll angle. A digital…
AJAS · 2024
Background: Dementia is highly prevalent neuropsychiatric condition characterized by impairments in memory, reasoning, mood, and behavior. Yet it has no effective treatment that targets the…
AJAS · 2024
PET plastics are widely produced for industrial applications; because plastic waste is not easily degraded, it accumulates in marine environments, posing risk to marine life and the humans w…
AJAS · 2024
Plastic pollution is an environmental emergency. Since 1950, over 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste has been generated. It is estimated that between 75 and 199 million tons of plastic…
AJAS · 2024
De novo Glioblastoma (GBM), a highly aggressive cancer of the brain, claims over 200,000 lives worldwide annually. Tumor progression occurs in over 60% of cases and the incidence of pseudopr…
AJAS · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Due to global warming, glaciers have been melting at an accelerated rate, causing coastlines to encroach further inland. As a result, the danger that tsunamis pose to wildlife and the built…
AJAS · 2024
Microbiology (inferred)
In order to determine whether Apis mellifera home remedies were effective in preventing and shortening the time of Streptococcus salivarus, I tested raw natural honey, hydrogen peroxide, and…
AJAS · 2024
Engineering (inferred)
Shock absorbers are important to all transportation in the modern day. As technology advances, shock technology is advancing as well. Shocks are specially designed for the application they w…
AJAS · 2024
Engineering (inferred)
To strengthen the current aerodynamic abilities of drones, various ornithopters were prototyped based on the hummingbird’s unique method of flight. Each model used a consistent assortment of…
AJAS · 2024
Autism spectrum disorder is one of the leading neurodevelopmental disorders in our world, present in over 1% of the population and rapidly increasing in prevalence, yet the condition lacks a…
AJAS · 2024
SARS-CoV-2 has spurred remarkable interest in vaccine development and our understanding of the virus’ enduring effects. My research is aimed at identifying the repertoire of potential recept…
AJAS · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
Over 430 million people worldwide struggle with disabling hearing loss, and among those that are deaf, 80% of individuals resort to using a form of sign language to communicate. Today, we re…
AJAS · 2024
Being blind can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life since it impairs their ability to navigate the world and participate in activities many once loved. Many people experi…
AJAS · 2024
In wildlife resource management it is a concern that marine organisms are being harvested at inappropriate sizes, gender, and times of year. Blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) being such a sou…
AJAS · 2024
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Urine output is an important indicator of the level of renal impairment in patients. Accurately measuring urine output is critical in the treatment of hospitalized patients with renal injury…
AJAS · 2024
Microbiology (inferred)
35,000 people die annually in the U.S. from antibiotic resistant infections (Antibiotics/Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021). Efficacy of antibiotics is endangered by rapid emergence of resistan…
AJAS · 2024
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Traditionally, math classes have followed the same format- learn the lesson, and then go home and do the homework. While this may seem like an effective way to teach material, it has been fo…
AJAS · 2024
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
As international space agencies prepare to test new equipment to establish lunar and interplanetary colonies, building infrastructure on these celestial bodies becomes more of a concern. The…