1125 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
1125 projects · showing 1051–1080
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Castillo de San Marcos Fort in St. Augustine, FL has endured many wars and hurricanes for over 330 years. The fort was constructed from a native rock called coquina, which consists of compac…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Physiologic monitoring is a valuable tool for maintaining and monitoring the health of patients. The purpose of this project was to create a noninvasive, photoplethysmographic device that co…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Local search is a powerful optimization method used to approach numerous computationally intensive, real-world problems. This research focused on designing an algorithm using local search op…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Achyranthes aspera is a plant found commonly in parts of India and has been anecdotally noted to improve the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. Because 91% of newly diagnosed pancreati…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Annually, 5000 kidney disease patients die while waiting for a kidney transplant match. The purpose of this experiment is to decrease this number by determining the efficiency of the optimiz…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Lymphosarcoma (LSA) is the most common malignant neoplasia in dogs. BIN1 is a 20 exon, ubiquitous membrane-associated protein that, in cancer cells, is alternatively transcribed to include e…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project focuses on identifying and characterizing DNA methylation patterns and motif reoccurrences in the Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 3 gene in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia was in the p…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Because a previously identified male pheromone failed to attract females in the wild, these experiments were designed to gain understanding of the distribution and movement patterns of the w…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The investigation was to determine the myco-restorative properties fungal mycelium possess and the implication regarding them. Mycorestoration is the use of fungi to repair or restore the we…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
3D spidron architecture is being designed for a dual function photovoltaic system that would convert solar energy to electricity while passively cooling a building. A spidron is an alternati…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Major components of the brain Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) may provide new modes of therapy for impaired neurons. AngiotensinII via its receptors, AT1 and AT2, induces proliferation and di…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Robots and other machines typically need to be pre-programmed with instructions to perform and are not actually provided with what their end goal is. This project aims to change that and giv…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The formation of biofilms on biomedical devices has become a major issue all over the world. People with biomedical implants often require several surgeries for replacement of their biomedic…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
This experiment evaluates the proportionality constant between 18 selected galaxies’ distances and recessional velocities from earth. Then, compares that constant to the current accepted val…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
In this prospective study, “The Evaluation of Delirium in the ICU Utilizing CAM-ICU,” the impact of additional physical therapy for critically ill patients suffering from delirium will be ev…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease are the two most prevalent diseases both affecting nearly 200 million people globally. This research study helps us to understand the…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Four hundred tons of sulfamethazine are fed to livestock annually in North America to prevent disease and promote growth, but most of the drug is excreted unmetabolized into the environment.…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this research was to identify a differential diagnosis method between Anxiety disorder and ADHD, leading cause of behavioral issues in school-aged children. They have symptoms…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
?This experiment's purpose was to elucidate mechanisms of the interaction between AB toxins (responsible for cholera, pertussis, ricin, etc.) and host protein, protein disulfide isomerase (P…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
A novel study was designed to investigate the effect of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a natural inhibitor of pectin methylesterase, at various concentrations on Vitamin C retention and qu…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
A falling stream of water exhibits a phenomenon known as Plateau Rayleigh Instability (PRI) as it descends: initially taking the form of a fluid column, it eventually breaks up into spherica…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
This is a solar module positioning and concentration system that optimizes alignment and photon manipulation. Although commonly dismissed as economically inefficient, green energy's shortcom…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
This project explores the effectiveness of allicin in Allium sativum (garlic) and Allium cepa (onion) in preventing the growth of Escherichia coli DH5a. The allicin in Allium sativum is one…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
Despite numerous cases of beach bacteria affecting millions of people worldwide the persistence of the bacteria populations in coastal areas is still not well understood. The purpose of this…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Alzheimer's Disease is currently an incurable disease that is growing over time. A current treatment-aim is to inhibit the neurotoxic effects of a protein peptide found in Alzheimer's diseas…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Autism is a brain development disorder in which patients struggle with social interactions, verbal and non-verbal communication, and show restricted/repetitive behaviors. This study aims to…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological body based biological disorder. Although ample research has been documented, there are still many theories, questions about the cause…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The goal of this project is to determine whether Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Films will generate a modeled voltage and amperage for hi-volt galvanic healing when when strained by a simulated h…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The present study was conducted to determine how to reduce rollover rates in Sports Utility Vehicles. A remote controlled toy model Sports Utility Vehicle was modified, in order to simulate…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The goal of this project was to form a mathematical model of genetic amplification. Unlike previous attempts this equation was based off of actual data, thereby greatly reducing the percent…