44 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
44 projects · showing 31–44
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Purpose: Ebola virus (EBOV) can cause severe and fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. Being capable of causing large-scale epidemics, EBOV also emerges as a global security threat. Therefore,…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
This project is aimed to test the feasibility of Manihot esculenta as a raw material for the production of biodegradable plastic. Manihot esculenta commonly known as bitter cassava, tapioca,…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
The first observation of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum, commonly known as bacterial Leaf Streak being in the United States occurred in Nebraska. As of August 2016, was identified…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Various natural plant products have been thought to contain compounds that could possibly counteract the deadly effects of many diseases, like cancer. Using this knowledge, I hypothesized th…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Many smokers believe the concept that e-cigarettes are a healthy alternative for the otherwise prejudicial cigarettes. Although they are not as harsh as traditional cigarettes, these perilou…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research has been to study the effects of phytohormones, specifically the auxin 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid and the cytokinin 6-Benzylaminopurine, on their ability to inhibi…
ISEF · 2016
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Have you ever wondered how a morning coffee is actually working to wake you up? Or what about that pepsi everyday at work? It is often thought that a dose of caffeine will wake you right up,…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this research is to study various methods of inoculation with Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum brasilense promoting germination and growth of Zea mays. Two experimental…
ISEF · 2016
Does loss of taxa affect trophic function? To examine this question I estimated taxonomic diversity and trophic function for aquatic insects across streams exhibiting a gradient of habitat d…
ISEF · 2015
How do cattle manure microbes affect the growth of Clavibacter Michiganensis subspecies nebraskensis (Cmn)? Cmn is a bacteria and the cause of Goss’s Bacterial Wilt in zea mays. In this stud…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this experiment was to see if traditional or nontraditional treatments for Clavebacter michiganensis nebraskensis (Goss’s Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight)a re more affective in…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Introduction: Bacteria develop resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics by synthesizing a ß-lactamase to counteract this. It is vital to examine the genetic elements within the ß-lactamases that c…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
My experiment consisted of testing the effectiveness of antacids in two different ways, and I also tested how long it remained effective. I started by testing the effectiveness by crushing o…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
I ran a series of tests on water samples testing the overall water quality with an emphasis on high nitrate concentrations. Based on studies I completed, this is continuation research involv…