767 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
767 projects · showing 751–767
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Short non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by silencing their target mRNAs through degradation. Because miRNA dysregulation is linked with tumorigenesis, expression s…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The higher incidence of DCIS cases in underdeveloped nations and an increased need for cytopathological tests have placed an undue learning burden on the medical enterprise to process millio…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of the research project is to discover if the quantity of mitochondria in Drosophila melanogaster affects its lifespan. Furthermore, if there is a correlation between mitochondri…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum locking is a newly defined quantum effect which allows a Type II superconductor to levitate pinned in a strong magnetic field. This is very different than the Meissner effect (levita…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Although the failure of single-targeted chemotherapy agents is inevitable, recent studies demonstrate that combinatorial dual therapy can effectively treat most cancers. However, two major o…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate design attributes of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) System. The objective is to provide an operational domain map of WPT System (WPS) encompassi…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Our purpose is to determine the affect of atmospheric inversions on ground particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) levels and to account for the health effects PM 2.5. We used radiosondes, 200g ball…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
We present Semantic Multilayer Support Vector Machine (SMLSVM), a novel prototype for artificial intelligence that uses a multilayer network of Support Vector Machines (SVM) to perform data…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Cardiac arrhythmias are the leading cause of death in the U.S. and the developed world but remain poorly understood. Mathematical models of the heart have proven essential to their study, bu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Taste sensitivity, known to be genetically inherited, varies greatly in individuals and has been shown to strongly influence food choices. There are normal tasters, non-tasters, recessive an…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
The Bornean orangutan is endangered, threatened by illegal poaching and habitat loss, largely caused by land conversion to palm oil plantations. In December 2013, the world's largest palm oi…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Americans love to make reforms to education, and our most recent attempt is the new "Common Core," also referred to as "English and Language Arts Standards for Technology, Social Studies, an…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software First Award
The Leidenfrost effect, a phenomenon by which liquids on surfaces high above their boiling points form an insulating vapour layer, has itself caused significant challenges for engineers. Thi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This experiment is a continuation on a previous experiment which was aimed determining whether or not properties of the air, such as temperature and relative humidity, had any influence in t…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The objective was to measure the spin lifetime of surface states on the topological insulator Bi2Se3 by a direct all-optical method. A pump-probe fs time-resolved optical study was performed…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics First Award
A pandemic outbreak of a highly pathogenic influenza virus such as the avian H5N1 or H7N9 strain could potentially kill millions of people before new vaccines become available. Since current…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract and cause a serio…