952 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
952 projects · showing 511–540
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Aging is a process which adversely affects humans, particularly in the brain. However, aging is not well characterized. This study sought to investigate the changes in neuronal lipid droplet…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction: Children with mutations in mannose phosphate isomerase (MPI) develop early liver fibrosis that can progress to require liver transplantation. We have previously shown that MPI…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Mass microalgae cultures, desirable for a number of environmentally-friendly applications, remain constrained by cost. A new paradigm posits the construction of artificial consortia to confe…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oxidized uranium (U) is soluble in groundwater and can be incorporated in or adsorbed to porous materials it encounters in the environment. In the early stages of fossilization, mammal teeth…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Sustainable and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) coated membranes possess wastewater reclamation applications to meet increasing global water demands. In this investigation, CNF coated…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
In 2019, over 3.2 million adolescents aged 12-17 experienced symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and 73% of adolescents who experienced MDD did not get enough sleep per night. Depre…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
With less farming space and water available globally, it is important to optimize the growth of crops in available farmland. Agricultural production, including the quality and quantity of pr…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Aspirin is an important drug in the medical field. It is used to relieve pain, reduce fever but also to prevent blood clots, lowering the risk of heart attack or stroke in people who had sur…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Neurodegenerative disorders affect more than 6 million people in the United States alone. Heavy metal exposure has been implicated in the progression of disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Graphene, the monolayer form of graphite, is an atomically-thin material with unique physical and electrical properties, and a wide range of applications from stronger composite materials to…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
By 2040, the global consumption of energy is expected to increase by 28% from 2017. As the demand for energy increases, the demand for sustainable sources increases. The purpose of this stud…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Epilepsy is a neurological disease involving spontaneous and chronic seizures. Seizure susceptibility and intensity are affected by a multitude of factors, including caffeine exposure and di…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein causes symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease in human brains. Treatment of transgenic NL5901 C. elegans with the xenohormetic phytochemical curcumin was…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
To combat the rise in heart disease and resulting heart attacks, researchers have been looking into the use of stem cells as a possible treatment for these major medical issues. Following my…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Protein crystallography is a scientific process that typically involves solving the structure of the protein as a 3D model. The goal is to determine the structure of the tRNA (guanine-N(1)-)…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Water is one of our earth’s greatest and most abundant resources. Since the 1800s scientists have been taking water samples and analyzing them to learn about the health of the water. More re…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Optical telescope mirrors used in aerospace imaging typically contain aluminum or silver protective coatings. Mirror life time is about three to five years, as corrosion severely degrades th…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Recently, complement component C1q and its corresponding receptors (gC1qR and cC1qR) have generated interest due to their involvement in autoimmunity, inflammation, and infectious disease. D…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
As only 11% of current energy consumption within the United States is renewable, this study investigated means by which geothermal energy may be an effective sustainable heat source for buil…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
One-dimensional cellular automata have been studied by looking at morphisms and properties of growth; however, no proof or demonstration has been made to explain these conjectured patterns a…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Network states are prevalent in virtually all behaviors. In most cases, they are established by the actions of neuromodulators. To produce articulate behaviors, neuromodulators upregulate th…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Heart rate estimation using cameras provides a cost-efficient, robust, and non-invasive heart rate detection methodology. Faces create subtle fluctuations in facial redness as a result of he…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Third Award
With global consumption of fossil fuels at an all-time high, climate change has catalyzed one of the greatest sustainability challenges facing the world today. At the cutting-edge of materia…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The rise in terrorism has increased concerns regarding aerial security. Major geographical areas are currently safeguarded by specialized active radar systems that detect, locate, and track…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Continuously occupying Europe and western Asia for 300 millennia, Neanderthals survived three major glacial periods there and invented more efficient methods to flake Middle Paleolithic (MP)…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
Bootstrap percolation, which originated from the field of statistical mechanics, is a class of monotone cellular automata describing an activation process which follows certain activation ru…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder is a severe, chronic disorder affecting over 350 million people per year, and one out of every six people will be affected in their lifetime. Not only is this debil…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Abscission, the final stage of cytokinesis, is characterized by the separation of cells through the severing of the intercellular bridge at the midbody. Components of the Endosomal Sorting C…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Bone implants are supporting structures in the body commonly used to treat fractures. Their integrity is threatened by bacterial biofilms that trigger an inflammatory response, loosening the…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Neurodegenerative disorders represent a global healthcare crisis impacting over 60 million individuals worldwide at an estimated cost of over 800 billion dollars, that is exacerbated by a re…