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 811–840
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
On average, 15,780 cases of pediatric cancer are diagnosed within the United States annually. Furthermore, pediatric solid tumors account for about 30 percent of all cases of pediatric cance…
AJAS · 2018
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurological diseases in modern society. As Parkinson’s disease continues to worsen overtime, severe symptoms, such as Parkinsonian tremors, bec…
AJAS · 2018
The Berkeley Pit was once an open pit mine, but today it is a highly acidic and toxic lake. The Berkeley Pit is home to many different species of extremophilic fungi. These fungi have develo…
AJAS · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology (inferred)
Natural killer (NK) cells are ideal candidates for new cancer treatment methods. Roughly 1 million NK cells can be recovered from 10 mL of blood from a healthy donor. Treating one cancer pat…
AJAS · 2018
It is hypothesized that variable release methods for genetically modified Aedes aegypti will control wild mosquito populations using the least number of modified mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti mo…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
The prevalence of obesity has led to increased incidence of diseases including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Biologically, lipids from obesity-inducing foods are stored in…
AJAS · 2018
The purpose of this project is to insert H2B into pBlueScript/IRES-GFP/BFP to construct pBlueScript/IRES-H2BGFP/BFP plasmids. GFP/BFP stands for green/blue fluorescence protein, and could be…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Heart disease is a prevalent issue in the modern world, with 84 million people in the US alone that require regular checkups with clinicians. CordisX aims to provide a cost effective, perso…
AJAS · 2018
Embedded Systems (inferred)
Millions of undetonated landmines still exist in underdeveloped and developing countries as remnants from past military conflicts which ravage developing and underdeveloped countries due to…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Acquired antibiotic resistance is making human diseases that were once easy to treat very dangerous and deadly. We were interested in whether bacteria exposed to low levels of an antibiotic…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Strain sensors undergo a piezoresistive effect in which mechanical deformations result in a change in electrical resistance. Recent advances in stretchable strain sensors using deposits of n…
AJAS · 2018
Due to depleting oil reserves and the threat of global warming, renewable energy sources, such as the biofuel ethanol, are being explored as alternatives to petroleum. Cellulose, the most co…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Several arm amputees throughout the world cannot afford prostheses beyond cosmetic hands with basic motor abilities. The project goal was to design an inexpensive hand prosthesis using a 3D…
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Consumers concerned about the potential risks of genetically modified (GM) foods have driven up the demand for non-GM foods. Retail olive oil has been adulterated with cheaper canola, soybea…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Heart Failure (HF) is the progressive weakening of the heart’s ability to pump blood and a small subset of HF patients have Advanced Heart Failure (AHF), a form that does not respond to trad…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive neuromuscular disease resulting from mutations in the dystrophin gene and it affects 1 in 5,000 males. In 2017, DMD-ass…
AJAS · 2018
About 1 in 8 women in the U.S. develops breast cancer during their lifetime. Breast cancer patients’ survival rates lower due to cancer metastasis during which cells detach from the primary…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Every day, over 20 million Americans struggle to perform simple vital tasks such as using a phone, writing, or even filling a glass of water, because of hand motor function degradation due t…
AJAS · 2018
Engineering (inferred)
The empennage, or tail, of an aircraft plays a vital role in aircraft structure and function. Four forces act upon each part of an aircraft: lift, drag, weight, and thrust, with lift and dra…
AJAS · 2018
The temperature of spacecraft is influenced by the solar absorptance and thermal emittance of the external spacecraft materials. Optical and thermal properties can degrade in the low Earth o…
AJAS · 2018
A study published in 2013 showed that several different species of test subjects grown in sterile environments from birth were less adaptive to stress than their wild counterparts. They also…
AJAS · 2018
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Globally, 1.3 billion tons of waste are generated per year, with production set to double by 2025. Such a large influx of refuse is costly, inefficient, and poses an environmental and public…
AJAS · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Enterococci are most commonly utilized as Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) in the monitoring of marine and fresh waters. Their concentrations indicate the probability of the presence of pathog…
AJAS · 2018
Despite their growing popularity among young consumers and their widespread availability, a consensus has yet to be reached regarding the effects of electronic cigarettes on human health. In…
AJAS · 2018
Levels of alcohol consumption vary across the menstrual cycle in women and across the estrous cycle in female rats. Consumption also varies across sexes. In this study, we evaluated the diff…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The regeneration of bone defects caused by trauma, fracture, and disease is a significant clinical challenge for both military and civilian patients in the United States and around the world…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Antigenic similarity between tumor cells and embryonic stem cells has been recognized for many years. However, treatments harnessing this similarity have achieved little success, largely due…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Concussion research has become a very relevant topic across various media outlets. In the NFL there was an increase of 58% on the amount of concussions during the regular season in 2016. Con…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the most common form of autoimmune arthritis, is a progressive inflammatory autoimmune disease with unclear causes. The objective of this project was to assess how…
AJAS · 2018
The Arctic treeline is the largest ecological transition zone that marks the the northernmost boundary where trees can exist. The boreal forest comes to an abrupt stop, and beyond the last s…