216 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
216 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Altered epigenetic landscapes play an integral role in the deregulation of genes. In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), tumor cells overexpress BCL6, a transcription factor that normally…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
A number of studies have shown that diversity programs are effective in reducing stereotypes. The purpose of this study was to determine the best age to implement these programs to educate p…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an epidemic that affects more than 5.4 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death. Previous research has suggested that the dysfunction and degener…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Vocal behavior of birds is linked to individual recognition, mate and parent-chick bonding, and enhancing social bonds. However, geographically-specific dialects have been observed in bird a…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Circadian clocks are biological systems found in nearly all living species. In plants, they are responsible for water, nutrient and light intake and usage. Based on numerous studies, there a…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Today's children are spending over fifty hours a week immersed in technology (Burke, 2003) and yet, seventy-five percent of these children fail to meet the World Health Organization's recomm…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Commercial fertilizer usage has caused drastic environmental impacts. Its use has lead to the overgrowth of bacteria, causing death to aquatic ecosystems, carcinogenic effects in humans, and…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Invasive crayfish damage ecosystems and increase costs within aquaculture farms by burrowing themselves underground, creating levees, and physically harming fish by clipping fins, lacerating…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease affecting millions of people worldwide. PD is characterized by aggregation of alpha-synuclein (a-syn) proteins resulting in tox…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
In the last ten years, twenty five million ash trees have been destroyed by the Emerald Ash Borer; the most destructive invasion by a pest to date. This study looks to save vulnerable ash tr…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
More than six million crashes were reported by the police in 2015. Almost thirty percent of the accidents in the U.S. are rear end collisions. Collisions from the rear are not only dangerous…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Bumble bee (Bombus spp) populations are declining nationally and globally. There are a multitude of factors which are hypothesized to contribute to this decline such as habitat loss, pathoge…
ISEF · 2016
This study is the first to examine the accuracy of Google Translate with American vocabulary from actual high school syllabi. Five sentences, chosen for their potential to pose complications…
ISEF · 2016
Many regions in the world are facing the dangers of water shortages, and are not able to produce enough food. If an agriculture system were extremely cost and water efficient, then farmers i…
ISEF · 2016
A newly discovered steroid called lanosterol has been found to be a potential topical treatment for cataracts. The properties of lanosterol and the reasoning as to why it is so effective hav…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
C. elegans is a viable homolog for multitudes of human genetic disorders; research using C. elegans previously has benefited those afflicted with some disorders. The purpose of this study wa…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
In agriculture, soil microbial communities can have a significant impact on plant growth and strongly influence the characteristics and health of the soil itself. Turning the top layer of so…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Protein misfolding is the root cause of many human diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Type II Diabetes). Proteins with folding defects are difficult to…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
In the last 10 years, 25 million Ash trees in North America have been destroyed by emerald ash borer larvae; a number that continues to grow exponentially. The purpose of this project is to…
ISEF · 2016
Gene expression is the process by which the information of genes is used to direct the activities of cells in all living things. It involves the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the transl…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Through the use of Forensics Science, I developed a procedure that would allow me to test the hemoglobin in beef blood for possible false positives and false negatives. Using peroxidases and…
ISEF · 2016
Plastic that is not degradable makes up a great percentage of waste produced each year. The purpose of this project is to design a bioplastic, with no harmful additives, that will degrade ov…
ISEF · 2016
The least-cost graph traversal algorithm A* has diverse applications from video game pathfinding to accessibility programs for the visually impaired. While there is substantial research conc…
ISEF · 2016
Due to an increase in wounded veterans and an aging population, it is important to develop technologies for the treatment of damaged epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues. Unti…
ISEF · 2016
It has recently been discovered that the C9orf72 gene mutation causes RNA molecules to block critical pathways for protein transport. Nerve cells will die off, causing degeneration in the br…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to study the effect of biomedical suture material on IgE levels in canine blood indicating allergic reaction. The hypothesis was If the sutures contain bio…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Colorectal cancer affects more than 130,000 people per year. Currently, the available methods of treatment target cancer cells by eliminating all rapidly proliferating cells, including norma…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to test the effects Juglone has on bacteria found in water as well as the body. If the bacteria are adversely affected, then Juglone has an effect external fro…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Fish in a confined space can only breed with themselves. Does this make it more likely for them to interbreed? The purpose of this experiment was to find the genetic diversity of Sunfish in…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
With most people accepting the dangers of texting and driving, hands-free devices have been regarded as a safe alternative. The purpose of this project was to see if using hands-free devices…