231 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
231 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of this study was to analyze the expression of SLUG in ovarian cancer. The null hypothesis was that expression of SLUG would be the same between the two tissue types. This study use…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The reason behind this experiment was to discover the identity of a material found in an old classroom. In order to accomplish this goal, we observed the physical characteristics of the meta…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
This project was put forward in an effort to distinguish how the chemical structures of lipids and carbohydrates affect the amounts of energy released when heat ruptures the bonds holding to…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The question for this experiment was to see how different pH levels affect plant growth. This was done by testing three different pH levels, which were pH 4, 6, and 9. We decided to do our e…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWESs) offer an efficient, environmentally sustainable, cost-effective, portable, and safe method of generating electricity. An AWES consists of a tethered glid…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The concern related to a global energy crisis remains at the forefront of discussion because conventional sources of energy are finite and innovative methods for production of clean energy a…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study purposely aimed to determine the effects of substances on the growth of plants. The researcher hypothesized that adding substances into the growing medium will alter the genetic m…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
In the United States, more than 3.4 million people are visually impaired, and many more are affected by hyperopia and presbyopia. Because these conditions cause objects nearby to appear uncl…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Lyme disease, the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the United States, is transmitted through the bite of ticks carrying the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi (B. b.). Current serological d…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Poor lifestyle choices can lead to excess free radicals that shorten telomeres, the end caps of chromosomes. Telomere shortening is linked to cellular senescence and premature aging. This ex…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although virtual reality (VR) is most commonly associated with gaming, it is being used in many more capacities. In fact, VR technology is currently being used for education and training pur…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study is to isolate biomarkers of psychosocial stress by means of presenting scenarios with increasing stakes and observing changes in blood pressure, blood oxygen, and p…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
It has been established that high-, low-, and non-fat dairy may potentially act as driving factors in varying human fertility rates. Given the unprecedented global rate of infertility, this…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics Fourth Award
In an era of rapid growth in information technology, a significant danger threatens digital security: cyber-attacks. Public-key cryptosystems are used to overcome virtual vulnerabilities. Th…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to investigate whether modern technology has damaging effects on the environment. This was tested by putting spider plants into two Faraday cages, with one co…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Scientists have long emphasized the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy and balanced existence. While exercise may decrease age-related degeneration, few studies have looked at t…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Plants and certain types of fungi have the potential to have a symbiotic relationship, which is referred to as a mycorrhiza. Through research we identified that, the presence of mycorrhizal…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Infection, inflammation, and other factors that inhibit tissue regeneration pose a major challenge in medicine. However, research on increasing regeneration capabilities, particularly in the…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
I expect to find that the number of Asian Shore Crabs are vast in both Scituate and Nut Island and to discover that the populations are not evolving due of their geographic proximity and lac…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
Recent scientific and journalistic publications have called into question the validity and efficacy of flossing. This project aims to determine whether flossing benefits dental health by ana…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Mouse models serve as a readily available base for experimentation in neurodegenerative drug development. However, less than 10% of drugs that have shown success in mouse-based preclinical t…
ISEF · 2016
This project in its current form is the result of a three part experimentation on the relationship between the algae strain Chlorella and the amount of biofuel it produces. The purpose was t…
ISEF · 2016
Currently, evolution is known to be caused by natural selection, gene flow, environmental factors, and mutations such as missense, nonsense, and duplications. Frameshift mutations are very r…
ISEF · 2016
Prevotella intermedia is an anaerobic pathogenic bacterium. It is known to cause infections of the mouth such as periodontitis disease and gingivitis. In addition, P. intermedia produces hem…
ISEF · 2016
I have developed a cost effective aquaponic system that can be sustained in an average urban household. My initial goal was to develop an inexpensive system that urban families could use to…
ISEF · 2016
This project explored results from the previous year’s research, in which well-defined quantities of infinity appeared to be equal to undefined quantities of a larger infinite cardinality (e…
ISEF · 2016
Nearly 1,620 Americans die from cancer each day and it is important that new drugs are discovered to treat this serious disease. Eastern medicine has used herbs and spices to treat diseases…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Every day, people all over the world use their cell phones. In recent years, these devices have evolved from simple telecommunications devices into pocket-sized computers. Now equipped with…
ISEF · 2016
The goal was to create a mobile system attached to a bike that effectively takes out pollutants from the atmosphere, improving air quality. A tube was attached to the side of a bicycle, at t…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of Innovative Safe Zone Technology is designed by the researcher to save lives by reducing gun violence, especially mass shootings. An Android smartphone software application mod…