262 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
262 projects · showing 211–240
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a type of 3d printing used in a variety of applications, from small scale manufacturing to rapid prototyping. Printed pieces are typically filled with a s…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose for this experiment was to determine if providing more information to a subject about a imaginary character that committed a crime will cause that subject to respond more compass…
ISEF · 2016
Currently, the majority of walking robots use either the Jansen or Klann linkages to propel themselves. Although both are effective, one flaw associated with using the linkages is that the r…
ISEF · 2016
E-cigarettes are becoming even more popular than conventional cigarettes. Few studies have been done on the harmful effects of e-cigarettes as compared to conventional cigarettes. Since both…
ISEF · 2016
With increasing irrigation and farming costs, new methods of remotely controlling and managing water use have to be created and applied. In 2012, a university began developing a collection o…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
The experiment is designed to test how dodecatrylinol and neocembrene, termite pheromones mimicked by ballpoint pen ink, affect in-wall termite colonies when used in imidacloprid-based traps…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to enhance a plagiarism detection technique known as bag of words from phase I and apply a graphical user interface (GUI), allowing users to employ the pro…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to train a system to predict the presence of cardiovascular disease within a patient using a feed forward neural network that utilized back propagation and…
ISEF · 2016
Transformation of waste heat into electricity can significantly contribute to a future with a wiser use of energy resources. Temperature differences can be directly converted into electricit…
ISEF · 2016
In this experiment, the toxicity of green detergents and conventional liquid detergents were compared by testing soap dilutions in the environment of red worms. The purpose of the investigat…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this app is to teach the rules of the lab in a fun and interactive way. My reasoning was when I started my BioComm class and we had to read 55 rules in for a science lab. It w…
ISEF · 2016
Coronaviruses can cause fatal respiratory diseases in humans and are responsible for the most recent worldwide outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that claimed more than…
ISEF · 2016
Current methods for production of biodiesel are not cost competitive when prices of crude oil are low. This study proposes a biodiesel production method that produces surfactant as a coprodu…
ISEF · 2016
Though taxol (paclitaxel) is an anticancer drug used in many chemotherapy treatments, it is only found in its pure form in the bark of the rare Pacific yew tree. To obtain 1 gram of Taxol, t…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The health of water in a karst system stems from the interaction between ground and surface water. Within the Ozark Highland region many people rely upon springs for their water. Unfortunate…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of tuned mass dampers (TMDs) on a structure’s earthquake resistance, while also working to optimize the position and weight of the…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether or not Aloe vera, vitamin E, Suave Hair Conditioner, a triple antibiotic ointment, glycerin, and Vaseline would improve the healing ra…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Trichotillomania is a psychological condition that has no known causes or cures. While this condition, which causes people to compulsively pull out their hair, is believed to be multifactori…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Graphene is a crystalline allotrope with sp2-bonded carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice. Its versatile properties, such as high mechanical strength, biochemical functionalization, and high s…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This experiment was to test different concentrations of termiticides to effectively prevent termite infestation in the home, and to see if the average homeowner could make a cheap efficient…
ISEF · 2015
This experiment sought to discover whether a certain set of software techniques, including "string comparison", "bag of words", and "fingerprinting", were more effective than one another. Th…
ISEF · 2015
Cotton is one of the most valued crops grown in the U.S. with a projected 16 million bales for the 2014/2015 period. This project focuses on plant stand accuracy during the early growing sta…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Do left hand or right hand dominant people have more control of their non-dominant hand? If left handed people are forced to engage in right handed activities, then they will be more likely…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The increase of elderly people in society forces a smaller workforce to support a large dependent population. Cellular senescence may be one of the underlying causes of human aging. Curcumin…
ISEF · 2015
Aerodynamic drag is often the largest factor of wasted energy for vehicles traveling at moderate to high velocities. Thus, drag reduction to improve energy efficiency can lead to significant…
ISEF · 2015
Titanium dioxide is generally considered an efficient metal oxide semiconductor for PEC solar cells. However, it absorbs only 5-7% of the solar spectrum, which is considered poor in terms of…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
An experiment was performed at a residential high school incorporating the concepts of Mutual Engagement (ME) and classroom inversion along with the three most common teaching methods. Mutua…
ISEF · 2015
In developing countries there are few clean water sources and the cost to purify water is expensive. This filtration system project was designed to inexpensively filter and purify contaminat…
ISEF · 2015
With technological innovations occurring so rapidly, there has been an increased emphasis on improving infrared detectors, especially for military applications such as night vision, thermal…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Although conventional chemotherapy has displayed notable efficacy in destroying cancerous cells, this non-specific treatment also tends to harm surrounding healthy cells. To counteract this…