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 1021–1041
AJAS · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Research was done to find a potential solution to treating the wastewater, otherwise as known as leachate, using zeolites, an aluminosilicate, crystalline structure, and gravel. The purpose…
AJAS · 2017
The dangers of infected, non-healing acute and chronic wounds are a major medical concern. This study observed the synergistic effects of the non-ionizing radiation of near infrared (NIR) li…
AJAS · 2017
The Effects of Nickel Titanium (Nitinol) Wire on Impact Force A concussion is a very dangerous injury that can affect a person for the rest of their life. Concussions are incredibly dangerou…
AJAS · 2017
Toluene (methylbenzene) is a volatile aromatic hydrocarbon widely used in industrial paints, fuels, and nail polishes. There is evidence that toluene is harmful to the human central nervous…
AJAS · 2017
Energy and Transport (inferred)
It is critically important to effectively utilize solar energy to improve environmental sustainability. This experiment addresses a small part of a bigger idea on passive solar heating. The…
AJAS · 2017
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Abstract Category: Earth and Environmental Engineering Purpose: The purpose of this project is to 1) examine the leaching of heavy metals from fly ash concrete by testing water samples for m…
AJAS · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world. Recent studies suggest that glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) have a higher toxicity towards animals than previously assumed by…
AJAS · 2017
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Abstract The purpose of this research project is to determine if the Zeigarnik Effect can have any significant effect on the educational performance of children. I hypothesized that, if I co…
AJAS · 2017
Millions of people living across the United States suffer from discogenic lower back pain. Although there are various methods said to reduce this pain, there is a need for a more efficient,…
AJAS · 2017
Tumor metastasis is currently the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. A developmental process that initiates the metastatic state is the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) whose ini…
AJAS · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology (inferred)
Molybdenum is an essential trace element. In biological systems it exists as Molybdenum Cofactor (MoCo), the synthesis of which is performed by Gephyrin. Mutations in human Gephyrin lead to…
AJAS · 2017
Microbiology (inferred)
Pulmonary infections involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) are a complication faced by cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The bacteria mutate to a mucoid state and form a biofilm that creates an…
AJAS · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
Accurately determining the abundance of oncogenes and tumor suppressors is necessary to understand the pathogenesis and treatment of cancer patients. However, low purity, tumor heterogeneity…
AJAS · 2017
Glyphosate is a broad spectrum herbicide that is mixed with additives to improve its effectiveness in the field. Approximately 650,000 tons of glyphosate based herbicides (GBH) were used glo…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Intestinal nematode worm infections are among the most common diseases faced by humans in developing countries. An estimated two billion people harbor these infections, as stated by the Worl…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Introduction: The primary cause of morbidity and mortality in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is infection and on-going inflammation. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can fight inflammation, infect…
AJAS · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Does loss of taxa affect trophic function? Taxonomic diversity and trophic function for aquatic insects were estimated across streams exhibiting a habitat degradation gradient. Data were obt…
AJAS · 2017
Mutations in the human ACVR1 receptor protein have been proven to cause the degenerative disease Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). To date, in vivo methods of small-molecule drug…
AJAS · 2017
Alzheimers disease, the most common form of dementia, affects a significant portion of the elderly population in the US and globally. Additionally, five percent of adults over 50 years of ag…
AJAS · 2017
Systems Software and Computer Science (inferred)
Signatures are used daily, whether to sign for credit cards or for contracts. However the validity of a signature is often left up to a human, and isn’t checked for accuracy. 31.8 million Cr…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Three biomarkers were identified to detect Alzheimer’s disease in the retina of the eye: thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer, thickening of the choroid, and thinning of a retinal vein.…