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 511–540
AJAS · 2022
Engineering
This project examines if an object supported by a wing structure filled with hexagons will be more mass efficient than solid filled support structure. Aircraft are a large source of greenhou…
AJAS · 2022
Behavioral Science
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder marked by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. The importance of the Superior Long…
AJAS · 2022
Earth Science
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an ocean circulation system important in regulating the global climate and is projected to weaken due to human-driven climate change…
AJAS · 2022
Environmental Science
The increase in greenhouse gases which causes global warming can also lead to a decrease in the nutrient content of crops, which can impact global malnutrition. Zinc is one of the plant micr…
AJAS · 2020
Every year there are 6 million car accidents in just the United States alone. The leading cause of these accidents is distracted driving, usually due to cell phone usage or drowsiness. Rough…
AJAS · 2020
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
One of the most dangerous components of an oil spill is the emulsion that forms between the spilled oil and surrounding seawater. This submerged emulsion can last for many years and is diffi…
AJAS · 2020
Drug overdose is currently the number one cause of death in the United States. Adolescence is a time of crucial development because structural and molecular changes occur within the brain. D…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been cited to have immunoregulatory effects in addition to their regenerative and multipotency capabilities, meaning they contribute to a regenerative…
AJAS · 2020
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
In this day and age where data has become our most valuable asset, it is appropriate for us to apply our ever-evolving data analysis tools and artificial intelligence algorithms to reduce th…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Human blood plasma and other body fluids are routinely used for identifying factors/ biomarkers for clinical diagnosis of numerous diseases. In traditional disease diagnostics, the processes…
AJAS · 2020
Quality control mechanisms exist throughout the gene expression pathway to ensure the accurate transmission of genetic information. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a translation-depend…
AJAS · 2020
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can serve as simple models of human br…
AJAS · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Accreted marine ice is present under East Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf (AIS). The distribution of marine ice under the AIS was previously mapped by Fricker et al. (2001) using Russian airbor…
AJAS · 2020
More than 65 million people live with epilepsy. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions that results in unexpected seizures. Due to the unpredictable nature of epileptic s…
AJAS · 2020
Engineering (inferred)
Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV) are a phenomenon where the fluid flow causes oscillations against an object called a bluff body by vortex shedding. This phenomenon has recently been studied…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation of the adipose tissue. This inflammation aggravates the current state of obesity, making it harder to treat, and leads to life-threatening sid…
AJAS · 2020
Microbiology (inferred)
The green salamander, Aneides aeneus, is an endangered species that inhabits moist rock crevices in the Appalachian mountains. Microflora found on the skin of amphibians have coevolved, form…
AJAS · 2020
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
An important issue in modern observational astronomy is detecting low-energy gas and dust, primarily in galaxies; previous work includes extensive use of the 21cm hydrogen (HI) line in radio…
AJAS · 2020
In 2016, 286 million pounds of glyphosate were used on crops in the United States. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), such as Round-up®️ and Rodeo®️.…
AJAS · 2020
Located in Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent is a glacially carved lake isolated approximately 7,000 years ago by a massive landslide. It is home to two endemic salmonids - the Beardslee…
AJAS · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
This project evaluates several climate-based vector-borne disease transmission models with particular emphasis on the Parham-Michael climate-driven model for malaria transmission dynamics. I…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This work tested the feasibility of creating a cheap and easy to use platform for measuring the amounts of different analytes, or molecules and ions of interest. Versatile wearable devices f…
AJAS · 2020
The purpose of my project was to reduce the use of polyethylene plastics throughout the world and create a safer alternative. Creating a different type of plastic with the same features, but…
AJAS · 2020
As our world becomes increasingly impacted by the onset of global warming, the risk for wildfires has consequently risen exponentially over the past decade - causing substantial damage to th…
AJAS · 2020
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Blue large-amplitude pulsators (BLAPs) were discovered in 2017 and recognized as an extraordinarily rare group of variably and thermally homogeneous stars. BLAPs appear to have lost a very s…
AJAS · 2020
Calpain 8 and calpain 9 are calcium dependent proteases, predominantly expressed in the stomach. They are reported to be implicated in processes such as cancer development and progression. U…
AJAS · 2020
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Food colorants are common in our diets. They are found in candies, beverages, and medicines. Recent studies suggest a link between artificial food colorants and negative behavioral patterns…
AJAS · 2020
Microbiology (inferred)
Combating Pseudomonas Fluorescens Biofilm with Adjuvant Antioxidants: Eighty percent of life-threatening chronic infections are caused by bacteria growing as biofilms. Biofilms are highly re…
AJAS · 2020
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
To answer many questions society has about why men are more likely to be the aggressor in violent contexts, a study was conducted to test the correlation between vexation and testosterone le…
AJAS · 2020
Animal Sciences (inferred)
The connectivity of a species is the ability of its individuals to move, and importantly, to move between populations. We compare the connectivity of American marten (Martes americana), as w…