The aim of our project was to discover a new antimicrobial extracted from some medicinal plants. We choose Thymus vulgaris, Thymus capitatus and Melaleuca alternifolia. Then we extracted the essential oils from these plants by means of steam distillation....
Nested Eggs: Where Brianchon, Pascal and Poncelet Meet
- juillet 6, 2016
- Mathematics, USA
Scientific field Mathematics Country USA Contestants PEI-HSUAN CHANG Share this Post
Biochemical Characterization and Imaging of Arc: Insights into Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Development
Alzheimer’s Disease is characterized by extracellular Beta-Amyloid (βA) Plaques. Beta-Amyloid are produced by the sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by Y-secretase. Arc, a ~50 kDa IEG protein, may regulate Y-secretase activity. For this study, Unilaminar Vesicles acted as...
Shining a Light on the Blind: Evolutionary Regression and Adaptive Progression in the Micro-vertebrate Ramphotyphlops braminus, a Model for Understanding Brain Organization and Complex Neurological Disorders
Many current efforts aim at understanding the depth of our nervous systems. However, complexity imposes impediments, while simpler systems can provide fundamentally important insight. The brahminy blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) is among Earth’s smallest vertebrates, and has a tiny central...
How extreme was climate change in South Wales at the end of the last glacial period?
- juillet 6, 2016
- Chemistry, United Kingdom
During the most recent Ice Age, the majority of the UK, all the way down to South Wales, was covered in ice. Records across Britain show many climatic changes since then. This project finds evidence for abrupt climate change...
David’s Wheels; a disability accessible and driveable hot rod for social and physical mobility
- juillet 6, 2016
- Engineering, United Kingdom
Inspired by the team leader’s younger brother who has Down Syndrome along with various health and mobility issues, this wheelchair-accessible, hand-controlled hot rod has been designed and built in roughly three months. This unique vehicle will enable paraplegic drivers...
Comparative analysis of fatty acids composition of cruciferous plant oil as a perspective biofuel source and eco-friendly biodiesel production from camelina
- juillet 6, 2016
- Environment, Ukraine
With the increasing needs in the alternative fuels scientists offer new sources to obtain biodiesel. To evaluate potential of tyfon, oilseed radish and camelina (false flax) forms and varieties of Ukrainian breeding their seed oil content, fatty acid composition...
Universal platform with voice control
- juillet 6, 2016
- Engineering, Ukraine
Easy-to-manage universal platform is required to develop robots for everyday housework, for using by disability persons, etc. To create such platform prototype was the project’s goal. Special (distribution) gearbox is installed and put into practice in the platform prototype...
The effects of mass transfer and presence of the third components in the close stellar systems
We studied 9 close binary stellar systems in which one component eclipses another moving along its orbit. We found the increase or decrease of the period between eclipses in 6 systems. These changes can be caused by mass transfer...
Turkey: THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR – THE MIRROR IN THE IMAGE
- juillet 6, 2016
- Social sciences, Turkey
Scientific field Social sciences Country Turkey Contestants Melis Kırtıllı Share this Post