1125 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
1125 projects · showing 751–780
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Organ transplantation is facing a number of increasingly worrisome problems. Organ shortage threatens an increase in waitlisted patient’s mortality. Incompatibility and immunosuppressive com…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The survival rate for metastatic liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is less than 3% over a 5 year span, so the need for a cure has never been more urgent. The use of a non…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The advent of epidemiological concerns within recent years has promulgated a thorough premise for research rooted in preventative measures and protections of public health. This study was co…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia. The progression of AD occurs in the brain as well as in the eye. The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells were recentl…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
This experiment was conducted as an effort to further technology utilized to better protect humans from this radiation. The goal in performing this experiment was to determine if carbon nano…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The goal of my project was to develop a polymer blend that would allow the consumer waste stream to be used as an additive manufacturing feedstock. I designed my experiment to determine if a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
When citrate ligands-capped gold nanoparticles are mixed with a sample of positively charged proteins at pH 7, a protein corona is formed on the nanoparticle surface due to electrostatic ads…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
People in many countries across the world depend on agriculture as a source of sustainability. Agriculture plays a huge part in the world economy so much that agriculture is a 2.4 trillion d…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing, or three dimensional printing, is the method of fabricating objects and components layer by layer, compositing material in horizontal lattices. The method prevails in…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Throughout the world’s aquatic ecosystems, governments have established marine protected areas (MPAs) to protect sensitive marine environments. This study explored the use of baited remote u…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The visually impaired face a range of different problems, notably their inability to interact socially and independently. Such challenges range from basic tasks such as recognizing something…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The research conducted was to find if vitamin B-9 (VB9) increases the migration and/or proliferation in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as well as if the migration of MSCs can be inhibited by…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The disease Alzheimer’s is taking over the older generations of the world. Taking this into account, research began. Turmeric was said to be a helpful seasoning that can contribute to the re…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if HisKPC-3 mutated beta-lactamase proteins are more antibiotic resistant than HisKPC-2 proteins, and what is occurring at a molecular level th…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the feasibility of creating a polyethylene-degrading bacterial gel. The larva of Galleria mellonella, also known as wax worms, was discovered r…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Ocean acidification is a stark reality and is only predicted to increase. This research will evaluate how future increase in acidification will affect organism’s reproductive abilities. Sea…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this in-silico experiment was to explore a way to model the transition of bacterial populations (persister and normal). The hypothesis theorizes that by studying the role of r…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Obesity is a major problem in the United States, affecting over one-third of the U.S. adult population. The best solution to this problem is to exercise, however, this method is difficult fo…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The aim of this experiment was to expand upon the relationship established in previous studies between insulin-like signaling regulated autophagy in chemosensory neurons and lipid metabolism…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In most perennials, the flowering process is prolonged due to the extensive growth period, causing time gaps in plant research and cultivation. The purpose of the study is to assess the effi…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
The majority of Western nations are living on unhealthy diets with high amounts of sugar and few nutrients. This diet, coupled with a lack of exercise, is associated with higher incidences o…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sunscreen products containing Oxybenzone on the coral Acropora cervicornis. Experimental fragments of A. cervicornis were obtained…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Can a computer program be applied to a small electromagnet so that when it is raised above a large electromagnet at different heights, the force will stay the same? The purpose of this exper…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The overall purpose of this project was to study the impact of melatonin on plant physiology. Specifically, I wanted to test the effect it had on the light dependent reactions in photosynthe…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In the search for Earth-like exoplanets that may harbor life, the most important factor is the elemental composition of the region of development. Exoplanets often form in planetary nebulae,…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
Kefir is fermented milk that is formulated with grains containing various bacteria and yeasts that coexist. In this study, the researcher has investigated the pro-apoptotic nature of kefir a…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In order to prevent the release of pollutants due to fossil fuel usage people are switching to better alternatives like solar panels, especially in places like Texas and Florida which use mo…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The research project’s purpose is to use fluorescent dyes to identify the outer coatings of parasites, aiding vaccine development. Depending on the change in the spectrum, the glycoprotein w…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of experimentation was to determine the inhibitory effects of the cis form of 1,2-Dichloroethene (cis-DCE), a widespread toxic chlorinated solvent contaminant, on the growth of t…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Mucociliary clearance of toxins from the respiratory tract epithelium depends on a precise ratio of ciliated to goblet cells. If this ratio is low, mucus produced by the goblet cells builds…