767 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
767 projects · showing 421–450
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In our project, we sought to use machine learning to generate new lead molecules and expedite drug discovery. Lead molecules are molecules with an affinity for inhibiting the target protein,…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
The intent of this project is to determine if a diffraction grating spectrometer is able to detect the differences between resin types of plastics. Determining plastic-type is important beca…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Kawasaki disease is the #1 acquired heart disease in children in the U.S. and Japan. Its early diagnosis is extremely crucial, as it can lead to permanent heart disease if not detected withi…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Objective: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with confirmation only from post-mortem autopsy. This study was done to aid diagnosis for the expected 14-million future pa…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Urban development is associated with negative effects on the environment, but these consequences are difficult to measure quantitatively. Thus, effective legislation cannot easily be created…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
A massive drop in bearing acres is attributed to severe damage to the trees caused by freezing temperatures. A new freeze prevention method was created through incorporating a solar energy r…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Climate change threatens to alter the distribution of numerous bird species globally. While predicting future distributional changes is critical in guiding management efforts, recent advance…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Because the organ and cell type that generated the tumor determine a patient’s response to therapies, quick and accurate identification of the p…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a growing field of therapeutics with lower risks of antimicrobial resistance compared to conventional antibiotics. However, experimentally testing peptides…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, called superbugs, require new strategies to improve infection treatment. In my previous years’ research, I discovered that the Native American herb…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a disorder that inhibits the dopaminergic neurons in the brain. Currently, there is no accurate non-clinical way to diagnose PD, forcing medical professionals to…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
The global amphibian extinction crisis necessitates the diligence of conservation practices. This project was designed to improve husbandry conditions for captive Dendrobates auratus, common…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurodegeneration afflicts ~9 million, costs $800 billion/year in the US, and is one of the greatest unmet medical needs of the 21st century. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devasta…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Rice is a crop of global importance that provides approximately 20% of the calories humanity consumes. Abiotic stress events such as flooding and droughts present a clear danger to global fo…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Nanomedicine revolutionizes treatment of cardiovascular disease through the design of peptide-labelled nanoparticles that bind to hydroxyapatite (HA), the form of calcium in atherosclerotic…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hypertonic Dextrose (HD) has been clinically suggested to regenerate cartilage, yet the underlying cellular mechanisms are not well understood. The single published in vitro study, which emp…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Of the estimated 7,100 languages spoken today, half are in danger of extinction by the end of the century, with one language dying out every two weeks. The biggest problem in recording writt…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease that causes progressive muscular degeneration. About five to fifteen percent of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) cases are caused by p…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Augmenting wireless networks with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, offers a promising avenue for providing reliable, cost-effective, and on-demand wireless se…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic pain with few treatments other than opioids available. Photobiomodulation (PBM) and electroacupuncture (EA) are two treatments for chronic pa…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Approximately 55,000 patients are treated daily in ICUs within the U.S., most of whom are extremely sick and require rapid clinical decision-making. However, copious patient data engenders i…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The main objective of this applied science project is to demonstrate the viability of a novel, low-cost methanotrophic biotrickling filter with the ability to co-metabolise methane as well a…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
A low cost miniature transmitter was constructed and flown on a .91 m diameter mylar balloon in order to determine the relationship between the free lift and the float altitude. The single b…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
I set out to find the similarities between different aggregating proteins’ amino acid sequences and 3D conformations in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) using computational methods. Using t…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Models of metastasis-free survival based on microarray gene expression can be powerful tools for clinicians and have broad applications in risk quantification, genetic research, and palliati…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Cigarettes are widely known to be harmful to humans and animals. However, with further research into plant interactions, cigarettes could possibly be harnessed for beneficial purposes, such…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The persistence of plastic in the marine environment has become an environmental crisis and concern for human and aquatic health. Similarly, heavy metals in the environment do not biodegrade…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
My research identifies novel ways to predict recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer patients. I used multiplexed ion beam imaging to analyze cell prevalence and protein expression in th…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Ostomies are digestive and excretory surgeries where waste is redirected to the abdomen, requiring a bag to catch excretion into a bag; current methods have adhesives along with pastes or po…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
The purpose of this project was to test the effectiveness of image-based CAPTCHAs against Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and machine learning algorithms. The design constraints were for…