504 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
504 projects · showing 271–300
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The Effect of the Decay of Organic Matter on the Energy Output of a Renewable, Solar Energy Storage System. This experiment was conducted to determine if placing organic matter inside an air…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if mass loss would occur in household plastic products due to photodegradation aided by non-modified titanium dioxide in the presence of ultra…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Dry macular degeneration affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. There is no FDA-approved therapy for this disease, which is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among people ove…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
The Enigma was an encryption device the Nazis used during World War II. The purpose of this study was to determine the circumstances under which intercepted Enigma messages could be decrypte…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Ultrasound imaging is the most commonly performed cross-sectional diagnostic imaging method in the medical field today due to its adaptability and cost-effectiveness. However, despite these…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Norepinephrine (NE) and acetylcholine (ACh) mediate cell-to-cell communication in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Due to their importance in regulating many complex brain functio…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
An activated carbon foam surfaced carbon dioxide scrubber with an environmentally sustainable gas purification system using bicarbonate ions removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at low…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Aggregation of protein tau into neurofibrillary tangles and a-synuclein into Lewy bodies are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, respectively. These proteins are known to form…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, adverse drug events (ADEs) account for one-third of total hospital adverse side effects every year. The increasing prevalence o…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Surveys are a preferred, but flawed, method of predicting election outcomes. 71% of polling during the last months of the 2016 Presidential campaign predicted candidate Clinton winning by an…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Plastics, especially high density polyethylene, contribute to the pollutant epidemic that harms the planet's environment. Polylactic acid, a polymer derived from corn and other natural sourc…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ih currents in Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels play a crucial role in neuronal activity and synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Autism spe…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The purpose of the experiment was to expand upon the ultimate goal of creating a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) -based biosensor through a Proof of Principle. The MFC was tested with an opening a…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Precision and personalized medicine are emerging approaches for cancer therapeutics. By characterizing patients’ risk for adverse developments such as tumor progression, specialized treatmen…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
Current state-of-the-art prostheses require invasive surgical procedures which can pose risks to the patient, while on the other hand, non-invasive prosthetic technology lacks accurate patte…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that are implicated in many gene expression pathways. Because they can degrade genes before translation, they have been extensively resea…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The Falcon 9 rocket can put up to 22,800 kg into Low Earth Orbit when the first stage is not recovered; however, the payload only represents ~4.1% of the total mass of the rocket. The rest o…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Over 90 percent of these cancer-related deaths are du…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases and the use of synthetic fertilizers on large-scale agricultural sites contribute to a proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in many wate…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Although many language-to-language conversion technologies have been optimized to automate translation at a fast and accurate rate, automating the conversion of sign language to text has bee…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Chronic wounds and ulcers disproportionately affect the world’s diabetic, aging, and economically disadvantaged populations, with antibiotic-heavy treatments contributing to global antimicro…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Third Award
The world’s unsustainable reliance on fossil fuels prompts the intense search for innovation to enable paradigm shift to renewable energy. A promising solution is to harness abundant solar e…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a prevalent herpesvirus which is strongly implicated in the development of numerous cancers. Central to tumor progression, hypoxia has also been demonstrated to p…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With the use of motor boats, gasoline is being emitted into the ocean everyday at an alarming rate. The objective of this stu…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to better understand the impact of coal ash pollution in the environment through studying its impact on the model organism C. elegans. Coal ash, a pollutan…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
When conducting a study using fMRI, it is often beneficial to be able to track the eyes of participants, especially for experiments that require visual fixation. One method of achieving this…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Though early cancer detection is vital to patient survival, most lung cancers are diagnosed late due to the lack of a routine screening test. While blood miRNAs hold potential for this purpo…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
DNA sequencing of patient’s tumors allows computational methods to reveal unprecedented insights on their genomes. Analysis of mutations in tumor genomes allows inference of the underlying m…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
In the United States, an estimated 26.9 million adults live with some sort of visual impairment. Many VI individuals make use of a phenomenon called "facial vision," which is the ability of…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Annually, the environmental bacteria cause food-borne illnesses that affect over 50 million persons worldwide. Over half the pharmaceuticals utilize bacterial products. Less than 1% of the e…