245 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
245 projects · showing 211–240
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Potential "newly emerging contaminants" in waterways are being evaluated. Unused or excreted pharmaceuticals may pose threats to aquatic organisms. This arouses concern since the EPA has not…
ISEF · 2015
Total artificial hearts (TAHs) are 70cc in size but, in recent, a 50cc TAH has been developed. This smaller device could cause an increased percent of hemolysis due to greater pressure and t…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Recently, Continuous Flow (CF) Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) have emerged as a long term alternative to heart transplant in heart failure patients. However, CF VAD support diminishe…
ISEF · 2015
Thermal power plants generate coal-ash, a bi-product of combustion, which is drained in a liquefied form into man-made ponds, called coal-ash ponds. These coal-ash ponds contain dangerous ch…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Urolithin-A is a metabolite synthesized by the gut microbiota from compounds of fruits such as pomegranates and raspberries. Its therapeutic effects have been documented in prostate cancer a…
ISEF · 2015
This program was created to eliminate the need for public and private keys. It was designed to be the only party knowledgeable of the encrypted data, besides the creator. The program infinit…
ISEF · 2015
Arsenic is one of the natural compositions of our earth's crust that can present many lethal effects to our cardiovascular system. In fact, many individuals especially in third world and dev…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in Kentucky and the United States as well as the leading cause of long-term disability in several countries. Despite its vast implications, there is…
ISEF · 2015
Supercapacitors store ten to a hundred times more energy than a simple capacitor; however, supercapacitors possess only one tenth of the energy of a standard battery. Therefore, through the…
ISEF · 2015
Switchgrass is a perennial, native prairie grass with strong potential as a biofuel stock crop. This project studied the relationship between switchgrass, fertilizer, and arbuscular mycorrhi…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause posttraumatic epilepsy, currently 20% of all epilepsy cases are due to TBI. This research project studied the effects of TBI on PTE. The purpose of thi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
It is necessary to better understand human haptics because of the explosion of multi-sensory interfaces and growing need for devices that utilize weight perception to decide force required f…
ISEF · 2015
Waste biomass material can be harnessed to be useful in several ways, from creating energy to creating novel materials. Using biomass also has the advantage of being able to decrease the amo…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Acrolein exposure decreased NF-E2 expression in human proximal renal tubular (HK-11) cells and induced renal cell apoptosis and increased expression of pro-fibrotic proteins. Interestingly,…
ISEF · 2015
The mechanical properties of a silicon carbide (SiC) monolayer were studied theoretically based on total energy calculation. The stiffness of the monolayer, the question of whether the syste…
ISEF · 2015
Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent commonly found in consumer products, and when added to products, delays the growth of bacteria, fungi, and mildew. Rising levels of Triclos…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of the experiment was to understand the physics behind heat transfers involved in fine particle forest fires, as well as to understand how radiation, convection, wind speed, and…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry Fourth Award
Based on the results of previous work done by the researcher, which showed that quadruplex-forming oligonucleotides induced cell death in four breast cancer cell lines, this project studied…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that causes ganglion cell death in the retina, leading to vision loss. To study the effects of glaucoma, the DBA/2J mouse has proven to be a precise m…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
For as long as human’s have been alive, there has always been the desire to live in the imagination; A place where anything can happen, be it standing on top of the tallest building in the w…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test the randomness of various pseudorandom linear congruential number generators. It is hypothesized that these four LCGs are not random, but that they wil…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
A number of epidemiological studies and animal experiments have shown that individuals with preexisting diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes melli…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
There are approximately 10^31 phages in the biosphere, making them the most abundant biological entities known to science. They are genetically diverse and play a primary role in bacterial e…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Cigarette smoke promotes renal fibrosis but the direct effects of acrolein (acrylic aldehyde), a constituent of cigarette smoke on renal fibrosis had not been determined. Heat shock protein…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
Botryococcus braunii race B is a green algae that generates large amounts of triterpene oils, such as squalene, which are known progenitors of modern combustible fuels. Triterpene methyltran…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Iridium-based oxides have become a fertile ground for novel physics driven by strong spin-orbit coupling. Among them, honeycomb lattices Na2IrO3 and Li2IrO3 have drawn a great deal of attent…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Throughout the world, lithium batteries are the prevalent form of mobile energy sources for modern technological devices. Though its importance is invaluable, its deficiencies have become no…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Known as the third leading cause of death in the United States, cerebrovascular ischemic stroke leads to over 100,000 deaths per year. Furthermore, stroke causes long-term disabilities, one…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this study was to discover the most effective bactericidal essential oils, especially in combination, on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. BSL-1 microorganisms Escheri…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
One area actively under development at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the entry, descent, and landing phase of missions to Mars. Work is needed to reduce the size of landing ellipses. I…