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 601–630
AJAS · 2020
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate cell phone radiation as a plausible cause of memory loss and neurodegenerative diseases, and to investigate the optimal distance at which a…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental disorder that affects adolescents and adults, causing staggering economic burdens, disabilities in the workforce, and suicidal thoughts, if…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Renewable energy is a critical field of study, and photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) present a relevant and new area of focus in this field. In PMFCs, electrons produced through an…
AJAS · 2020
Single cell genomics is a powerful approach that offers comprehensive insights into biology by probing for genomic information from individual cells. Due to the limited genetic materials in…
AJAS · 2020
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases on Earth. The most commonly used pharmaceutical to treat diabetes is metformin HCl. Attention and alarm over the environmental effects of this…
AJAS · 2020
Proton beam radiation therapy, because of its high precision, is used to treat tumors near critical organs, e.g., tumors at the base of the skull. Proton beams lose the majority of their ene…
AJAS · 2020
C. elegans is a common model organism and, because of its transparent anatomy, is easily used for fluorescent imaging. The C. elegans gut microbiome has been found to play an in important ro…
AJAS · 2020
Stromal cells have been a key influencer in differentiating pancreatic cancer from the diversity of other forms of cancer. The involvement and significance of stromal cells are not quite sol…
AJAS · 2020
Photothermal treatments for cancer use metallic nanoparticles to increase local temperature through excitation of localized surface electrons. Yet, the effect of the surrounding microenviron…
AJAS · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Mesozooplankton play an immense role in the global ocean. They are intricately intertwined in the pelagic food web and are major contributors to oceanic biogeochemical cycling through vertic…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Potential roles for DGB25 adipose thermogenesis Jack Volpert1, Daniel Kramer2, Paul Cohen2 1 Riverdale Country School Bronx, NY 2Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism, Rockefeller University, N…
AJAS · 2020
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), defined as a physical or psychological reliance on opioids, is quickly becoming a public health epidemic. Many factors increase the odds for developing OUD, but no…
AJAS · 2020
Radiant Technology as Temperature Regulator in the Artificial Insemination Process Lauren Beckman Abstract Last year my sister developed a shirt using radiant technology that held the temper…
AJAS · 2020
Because many conventional hair dyes contain supposed carcinogens, toxicants, and skin irritants, a reduced-graphene oxide (r-GO) hair dye, was explored as an alternative to conventional dyes…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Grant Wiarda (John Adams High School) Mentor: Nevin Longenecker ([email protected]) Chaperone: Ann Wiarda ([email protected]) Retrofitting A Direct Methanol Fuel Cell With Tungste…
AJAS · 2020
The question investigated was if kudzu bioplastic is durable and if it will degrade at a faster rate than corn starch bioplastic. The hypothesis stated that kudzu bioplastic would be durable…
AJAS · 2020
The storage and transport of sensitive proteins is highly expensive and challenging due to the need for refrigeration. This makes it difficult for impoverished areas to send specimens and sa…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), observed in premature infants with low birth weight, is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. ROP shows no external signs or symptoms. Normal blood vessel…
AJAS · 2020
Many clinical diagnostics rely on detecting disease based on the chemical properties of cells. However, a vastly unexplored area of clinical diagnostics is disease detection based on the phy…
AJAS · 2020
Recent studies with a mouse Alzheimer’s disease model show that inducing gamma brain waves at 40 Hz causes microglia in the brain to remove plaque-forming proteins posited to be involved in…
AJAS · 2020
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Many believe that open wounds should be able to “breathe”, that they should not be covered so they can heal better and not be suffocated by the bandage. However, there have been countless st…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Grade IV glioblastoma is the most lethal and aggressive brain tumor in adults. Despite treatment advances combining maximal surgical resection with radiotherapy and concurrent adjuvant chemo…
AJAS · 2020
The goal of this research was to test the durability of both amorphous and polycrystalline solar cells when they are exposed to simulated environmental conditions. Solar panels are becoming…
AJAS · 2020
Microbiology (inferred)
The first observation of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum (XVV), commonly known as Bacterial Leaf Streak, being in the United States occurred in Nebraska. As of August 2016, it was i…
AJAS · 2020
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Cavitation is the nucleation and rapid implosion of vapor bubbles in a liquid when the liquid is subject to pressures below vapor pressure. The collapse of these bubbles is a powerful physic…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Biochar’s nutrient retention paired with rhizobacteria’s nitrogen-fixation may improve the quality of soils throughout the US. This study’s purpose was to test whether the combination of bio…
AJAS · 2020
The prevalence of allergies among developed countries is steadily increasing. With this comes an increase in dangerous cases of anaphylaxis and other related emergencies. These emergencies d…
AJAS · 2020
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
In recent years, depression has become an increasingly concerning topic of discussion in public high school. Less discussed is burnout, which is often mistaken for depression. The syndromes…
AJAS · 2020
The purpose of this project was to test whether growth hormone could directly affect the rate at which cartilage renews itself. The direct effect that the growth hormone should have on carti…
AJAS · 2020
Microbiology (inferred)
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections that patients acquire while receiving medical treatment. The difficulty in treatment of HAIs lies in the formation of biofilm. Biofilms are…