1125 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
1125 projects · showing 1081–1110
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
The prevalence of tanning and UV-overexposing activities continues to enthrone skin cancers as the most common type of cancer affecting humans. The deadliest and most aggressive form of thes…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
In the agriculture industry and other fields dealing with significant crop management, mathematical functions can be utilized as a tool to aid users and to streamline the growing process. By…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
A primary problem of gathering hydrogen from electrolysis of water today is the high overpotential associated with the O2 evolution reaction. Research into anodic catalyst formation and comp…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to prevent the deacetylation of microtubule-associated tubulin protein through the use of the inhibitory mechanisms of histone deacetylase inhibitors, thus…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This experiment tested whether the muon count is altered by changing the conditions between counter scintillators, with the purpose of determining if applied fields could cause any deflectio…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if Mycoplasma bovis could be isolated from milk fluid, blood, lachrymal fluid, and nasopharyngeal cultures. The veterinarian collected milk fl…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) occurs when aggregated Beta-Amyloid (ABeta) protein causes massive neuronal death, resulting in atrophy of affected brain regions, memory loss, and eventually death.…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Condensation plays an important role in thermal desalination, environmental control, and power generation processes with a combined global market of $300 billion per year. Hydrophobic surfac…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
With an increased desire to access medically important compounds, chemists are pursuing many alternative synthetic methodologies. The purpose of this research was to investigate the potentia…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The purpose of this project is to see what the Olympic Medal results would look like if they were based on Gender and to see if Gender Equality is being promoted throughout the Olympic Games…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate combinations of technologies which will ultimately lead the design of a system tuned to collision avoidance. The goal is to observe and…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to reduce the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels by removing carbon dioxide from the flue gas that is the produced during this process. CO2 is a p…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
NASA has developed the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) to help astronauts maintain lower body muscle mass on the International Space Station (ISS). While ARED squat exercise has be…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research is to determine if a more efficient and cost effective wind turbine design can be created through the utilization of novel engineering concepts. This researcher…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
One in eight women will be diagnosed with a form of noninvasive Breast cancer during her lifetime. NEK2 is a highly-expressed gene in Breast cancer. The objective was to determine the role N…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Over the past decade, photovoltaic solar cells have been increasing in popularity exponentially despite their high cost. Photovoltaics are clean, robust, and flexible energy sources that can…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This experiment analyzed the effects of solute concentration on the optical rotation of various chiral molecules by building a polarimeter to measure their angle of rotation and comparing th…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The primary purpose of this experiment was to determine whether quarry's can sustain freshwater prawns. These researchers tested the quarry's water quality and compared it to the water quali…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) have a profound impact on aquatic reproductive processes. Current municipal waste water treatment plants (MWTP) do not eliminate highly persistent EDC’s…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this year’s research and development was to add to the accuracy of the previously produced earth-like planets. To accomplish this I have shifted much of the code of the progra…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are found in over 200 common products, including paints and toothpastes. These particles can be flushed into wastewater, and agricultural fertilizer is formed fr…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
F. duorarum is one of the most economically important shrimp species in the US, and also may serve as a critical indicator for assessing effectiveness of Everglades restoration. Understandin…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment was to test the efficacy of the nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagran's in reducing the L3 Strongyles migration. The hypothesis was: If Duddingtonia flagran…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Recently, educational institutions have transitioned from traditional instructional methods to computer-based practices. Research must be done to ensure these modifications are not negativel…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
In the Concentration Combination experiment, the combination of luminescent solar concentration and solar water heating was investigated. The purpose of the experiment was to determine wheth…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
This experiment determined if there is a correlation between the number of resin canals and the production of resin in various pine species. The species were selected based on their commerci…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the difference of enterococci levels with increasing depths of shoreline sediment beneath aquatic vegetation and sediment clear of vegetation.…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
It is known that after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, the sex ratio of the subsequent population was skewed in favor of girls. However, it is not known whether the environmental stress caused…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Experimentation used yeast as a model organism to determine possible benefits phycocyanin could provide to irradiated cells. Since genetic damages may be caused by UV radiation, finding a so…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of hypoxia on human osteosarcoma cells’ ability to metastasize through examining cell motility, as well as expression of the HIF-1…