266 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
266 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to create controllable lift by means of a hybrid rocket engine with solid fuel and a gas oxidizer. The thrust will be able to be controlled by the flow of the…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project is to validate the impact of evidence-based instruction in increasing the phonological awareness skills for individuals with Dyslexia. The hypothesis of this proj…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
There is a limitation in the ability to simulate a high-resolution image of diffracted light. Diffraction occurs when light passes through an aperture. An aperture is a common component of a…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This study explored the antimicrobial properties found in honey and to compare honeys from two different regions in North America. The research was performed in hopes to find the honey with…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The purpose of this experiment is to analyze teen driver crashes in the state of Louisiana by using statistical tests and creating a dashboard to illustrate the following purposes: purpose A…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The photoperiodic circadian rhythm in plants helps direct when photosynthesis occurs, and controls an organism's response to light/dark patterns. Hedera helix (common ivy) was the plant used…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
Due to excessive cultivation and timber extraction, the Monkey River has become polluted from runoff fertilizer and pesticide flowing from nearby farms. The Belize Community is experiencing…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This investigation studied the potential effectiveness of bacteriophage P1 therapy, in comparison to 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-Dimethylhydantoin (DBDMH) on Escherichia Coli in cow skeletal muscle. The…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) present a high degree of clonal heterogeneity, making it difficult to identify which cells are capable of repopulating tissues versus those more prone to underg…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The use of the electronic nicotine delivery system, also known as electronic cigarette (e-cig), is tremendously rising in young adults in the US. E-cigs are the most commonly used tobacco-re…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Many bacteria have been observed to become more infectious in spaceflight, and astronauts are more susceptible to infection in space. Alternate sigma factor H (SigH) has been identified as a…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the Staphylococcus aureus found on most types of band instruments. Can the bacteria found on band instruments be potential pathogens for the hum…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
In this research, MDA-MB-231 cells were placed in a microfluidic device in order to determine the effects of fluid flow on breast cancer circulating tumor cells. The cells were trapped in th…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of open heart surgery performed in the United States, and the surgery most commonly involves harvesting the saphenous vein and…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide. However, the molecular pathway that causes different effects in men and women during a myocardial infarction (MI) is unknown.…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Hydrogen fuel production is one of the most pressing issues that is preventing hydrogen fuel cells from becoming a green, cost-efficient alternative to fossil fuels. Currently, the cheapest…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not multilingualism had an effect on working memory capacity and retention of information. The null hypothesis was that there would be n…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a paradox as a "statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and is yet perhaps true." Can napkin rings from spheres of differe…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is identified and associated with symptoms such as changes in gait stability, slowness of movement, essential tremor, and changes in cognitive function. Symptoms and…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and permanent disability. Blood- brain barrier (BBB) disruption greatly contributes to ischemic brain damage. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Americans throw away 1 in 3 aluminum (Al) cans every year, worth ~$1 billion, although recycling scrap Al requires only 5% of the energy used to make new Al. The motivation behind this work…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to design a craft that can travel through air as well as water using an invertible foil. The foil will be able to change the direction of the force being produ…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
From April 2017 to October 2017, 80 advisories on the beaches of Louisiana (Department of Health 2017) have been reported. Louisiana Department of Health has recorded bacteria count througho…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to determine whether two-mode squeezing (TMS) can be used for photon-number-resolving detectors (PNRDs) to generate an accurate photon count. We envisioned the…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how the Bernoulli Principle can be used underwater to provide a downward force to counteract the natural buoyancy of a submersible craft by mean…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of the project is to determine if fire extinguishers can be made using only sound waves to combat fire. My hypothesis was that sound waves with any frequency will extinguish a fi…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
A Method for Analyzing Basketball Teams started as an attempt to use statistics to analyze our team's offense. Eventually it grew into a data collection and analysis software. There are thre…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The aim of this project was to discover whether or not oxidative stress could cause DNA damage in cells deficient of Ogg1 and if so, to see if that would increase transcriptional mutagenesis…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The project that is being presented is experimenting which child proof container is the most efficient. This project was chosen to determine which household container is the safest. The bott…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Almost 5 million dental implants are placed annually in the United States, and they are now considered the standard of care for the replacement of lost teeth. Despite their increased use for…