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NHSEE Open Categories - Examples

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Behavioral Science

  • A Study of the Senses in Stress Management
  • Does Age Affect Implicit Learning?
  • The Effectiveness of Flash Cards vs. Computer Scripts
  • Effect of Caffeine on Memory
  • The Effects of Music on Fruit Flies
  • An investigation into the amount of endorphins the human brain produces as a result of various activities
  • Colorblind ink-blots
  • Activity Level of Mice on Sugar
  • The wonders of the ant nest: Studying how ants build their nests. I am testing how ants build their nest in the dark and in the light
  • The Human Reactions to Snakes
  • How Teaching Methods Affect the Way Students Learn
  • The Effects of Polyphasic Sleep on Healthy Behavior
  • A Closer Look into the Awareness of Sudden Deaths in the New Hampshire Infant Population
  • Worms are Motivated by Their Addictions Instead of Their Meals
  • Human Lie Detecting, and What to look For
  • Running to a Beat An Investigation Into The Effects of a Beat on Stamina
  • A Retrospective Analysis of New Hampshire Suicide Deaths: January 2003 – June 2006
  • Do video games affect your I.Q.?
  • An investigation into the effects of external elements on people’s dreams
  • The Effects of Hearing Loss on a Small Variety of People
  • Color Blindness and Video Games
  • The Effects of Tuning
  • Lobster Aggression
  • How do videogames affect you reflexes
  • Rat Behavior
  • Fizzy Frenzy
  • Autism Tantrums
  • The reaction between video games and the human body
  • Does what you do during your day effect your dreams?
  • School Dress Code: The Pros and Cons
  • Energy Drinks: Worth the Boost?
  • To Eat, or Not to Eat? The Breakfast Blood Sugar Battle!
  • How Video Games Affect I.Q.

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

  • Lipooxygenase Influence on Lipofuscin Granule Formation in Bananas
  • Effects of P1 Precursors on Virus Growth
  • Catalyzed Reactions of Enzymes
  • Isolation of Pre-mRNA Mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • The Assembly and Operation of an ABI 377 PRISM DNA Sequencer
  • The Effect of Mitochondria Quantity on Cell Function
  • DNA Sequencing of Bombyx mori cells infused with eGFP gene via Baculovirus Expression System
  • Bacterial Transformation with Lux: A Glowing Opportunity
  • Detecting Genetically Modified Foods by PCR
  • Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism to Predict Bitter Tasting Ability
  • Expression of GFP and CPK13 in Arabidopsis thaliana Agrobacterium tumefaciens
  • The comparative of glucose levels in the media and inner cell of genetically modified Synechocystis sp
  • The effect of CO2 on the growth of Dinococcus radiodurans
  • Worms are Motivated by Their Addictions
  • Alteration to Planarian regeneration due to Vitamin Supplements
  • An Exploration of the Effects of Variables Nutrients on Epithelial Cells
  • An Investigation In Youths With Melanoma
  • How mixtures of SWIX hydrocarbonated ski wax effect the glide of a cross country ski
  • Storing Insulin at Concentrations Greater than 1%
  • The mutation of the EEE virus
  • Family DNA comparisons
  • The Smell of love
  • Will a Yeast Cell Reproduce Protein from Bacteria?
  • Effects of Acid On Plant Growth
  • The effect of a virus on cancer cells
  • Alu Genes in DNA
  • Decalcification of Mice Bones Using Soda
  • Why don't some people respond to Tamoxifen?
  • Adeno-associated virus (AAV) used as a gene shuttle for the protein dystrophin to help regain muscle strength in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD.)
  • Allergens in Dog Saliva

Botany

  • The Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Plant Growth
  • Effect of Rhizobium on Legume Plants (Pisum)
  • Transpiration of Plants Under Different Light Sources
  • The effect of different music on a plants growth
  • A Controlled Study of the Effect of Acid Rain on Land Plants
  • Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics
  • Effects of Hormones on Plants
  • The Effects of Visible Light on Plant Growth and Development
  • Soil Effects on Plants
  • The Effects of Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid on Plant Nutrition
  • The Effects of Different Wavelengths of Light on Plant Growth
  • How Plant Nutrients in the Soil Affect the Growth of Plants
  • Effects of Acid Rain on Fast Growing Plants
  • Effect of Hormones on the Plant Growth
  • Effects of Acid Precipitation on Plants

Chemistry

  • Determination of Ascorbic Acid Concentration in Orange Juice Using a Redox Reaction
  • Isolation, Purification, and Specific Rotation Determination of Ricinoleic Acid
  • Conductivity of Electrolytes
  • Does Water Purity Affect Surface Tension?
  • Effects of Food Preparation on Vitamins
  • The Ultimate Sugar High
  • Water Hardness Sudding

Earth Science/Planetary/Physical Enviroment

  • Gravity Current Velocities
  • Beach Sand Fluctuations and Cliff Erosion
  • Dependence of Liquefaction upon Soil Composition
  • Solar Activity and Refraction Properties of the Ionosphere.
  • An Efficient System for Initiating Successful Garden Crops
  • Observing the Progression of A. tumefaciens in Sunflowers Using GFP
  • Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics
  • Using conductance to find the concentration of chloride ion from road salt in the Contoocook River, and its effects on the local environment
  • The Investigation of Bacterial Infected Air
  • Studying the Effects of Elizabeth Mine on the Connecticut River and its Surroundings
  • The investigation of the effects of CO2 on ornamental plant growth
  • The Affects of Ocean Pollution on Living Organisms
  • An Investigation of Fish Memory by repetition Fish memory is important in understanding the capacity and structure of the fish brain
  • ELF Magnetic Fields effects on neuron growth
  • The Study of Forced Evolution on Fruit Flies
  • Drosophila melanogaster and isolation
  • Fish and food variables
  • Frog egg development
  • Mus musculus and green algae
  • As food crops are a valuable commodity, it is imperative that we protect them from pests
  • Experimentation with Insect DNA Extraction
  • What has affect on waves?
  • The Match-Stick Acid Rain

Environmental Science

  • Newspapers as Mulch
  • Oil Control
  • Water Hyacinth: Primary Water Treatment?
  • What Soil Conditions Best Control Soil Erosion While Assisting Growth?
  • Designing a New Home Sewer System
  • The Investigation of Synthetic Chemicals that Effect the Endocrine System of RedEar Sunfish in NH lakes
  • Music’s effects on cells
  • Bacteria on everyday used items
  • Phytoremediation in New Hampshire
  • The effect of metal pollutants on mammalian cells.
  • The Strength of Spider Webs
  • The growth patterns between animals and plants
  • The effect of household detergents on fish

Mammalian Biology/Zoology

  • Hot Fish, Cold Fish: Respiration in Goldfish
  • Hearing and the Dominance Hierarchy ofCrickets
  • Effect of Gravity on Living Organisms
  • Invertebrates in Kelp Holdfast
  • Auditory Stimuli in Interganglial Neurons of Acheta domesticus
  • Bird Responses to Boar Rootings
  • Effect of Age on Aerobic Abilities
  • Peripheral Vision
  • Correlation of Strength with Gender
  • Effect of Vaccination on Antibody Development in Neonatal Bovines
  • Comparing Wound Healing in Mammalian Cells Using Honey and Polysporing
  • Can Platies become asexual or Can They Change Gende
  • Will different stimuli (of color and size) affect the way betta fish react?
  • Disproving Haeckel's Embryos

Microbiology

  • Studies of Light Producing Bacteria
  • Effect of Light Before and After UV Damage to E.coli
  • What Sugars do Yeast Use?
  • Testing the Effectiveness of Various Sunscreens Using UV Sensitive Yeast
  • Which antibiotic cream works the best?
  • Microbiological Analysis of Fast Food Hamburgers
  • The antimicrobial effects of capsaicin based on the quantification of capsaicin using the HPLC
  • Household cleansers vs Their Guarantee
  • What duration of ultraviolet light exposure kills bacteria?
  • Do different races of people contain different anti-microbial in their saliva?
  • General consumer food product research
  • The isolation of Normal Flora from a C. elegan, and what the types of bacteria that are found in the Normal Flora
  • The comparison between human saliva and dog saliva and how well they kill bacteria
  • An investigation into the degree of contamination in various water samples and the effectiveness of common water purification techniques
  • Identifying Bacteria on Soda Cans, Candy Bar Wrappers, and Vegetable Cans
  • The effects of Vitamin C on C. elegans
  • Tolerance Levels of D. radiodurans to Heat and Cold
  • The Role of FoxM1 in injured and uninjured planaria, Drosophila melanogaster and cat cells
  • The Correlation of Normal Flora and Armpit Odor
  • An Investigation into the Cultivation of Bacteria in Make-up Products
  • Generating a Vibrio fischeri Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Library
  • The Isolation and Characterization of the Genes of Photorhabdus temperata Mutants and their Effects on Biofilm Formation
  • An Investigation into the effects of the mRNA csrB and the protein CsrA on the phenotypes of v. fischeri
  • Bacteria are Found Everywhere, Even in the Lab...
  • An Investigation of Coliform Growth on Sports Jugs and Water Dispensers
  • Microbes found in restrooms
  • Activation of phage
  • Simulated Disease Spread
  • Lysozyme vs. real tear activity
  • Bacteria Growth in Different Substances
  • Rate of Regeneration of a cell after injured
  • Cell Regeneration and Gene Shutoff
  • Bacteria on your Hands
  • Bunyawera Virus
  • The Effects of Hand Washing
  • Whose Mouth IS The Cleanest?
  • Protoplast Fusion
  • Protoplast Fusion/Chloroplast Replication
  • An exploration of E. coli's tollerance factors.
  • The Effects of Mouthwash on oral bacteria

Pharmacology/Toxicology

  • Effect of Caffeine on Daphnia
  • Effect of Insecticides on Mosquitoes
  • Vitamin Deficiencies
  • Copper Toxicity of Marine Embryos
  • The Effects of Petroleum Contaminated Water on Aquatic Plants
  • The Effects of Intermittent and Constant EMFs on Drosophila
  • Caffeine in Saliva before Bed
  • The Production of Monoclonal Antibodies In Mice For Crotalus atrox Venom
  • The Amount of Caffeine in Major Organs Using Tilapia
  • Killing E. coli
  • Using Differentiating Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells to Analyze Myelin Basic Protein Levels After the Addition of Ethanol
  • Effects of Energy Drinks
  • An investigation into the study of the effects that cooking garlic has on its anti-cancer activity.
  • Optimal Purification of Tissue Plasminogen Activator Using Various Types of Chromatography
  • Shellfish and water pollution
  • Daphnia and sunscreen
  • Capsaicin and cancer growth
  • Daphnia magna and artificial sweeteners
  • Cancer growth and fungal inhibitors
  • Daphnia magna and growth hormone
  • Hair Growth and Generic Brand Supplements
  • Drug interactions with Advil
  • Purrel Anti-Bacterial soaps vs. Dove soap and the effect on your hands
  • The affect of different pH levels on fish
  • The paradoxical responses to Albuterol inhalers
  • The effects of facewash to your skin's ph balance
  • Addiction to Addiction: Methadone Maintenance
  • The Carcinogenicty of the Radiofrequencies of Cell Phones

Physics & Astronomy

  • Emissivity as a Function of Geometry
  • Do High Temperature Superconductors have a First Order Phase Transition?
  • Which Material is the Best Insulator?
  • Chaotic Pendulum
  • Jupiter's Decametric Emission
  • Solar Activity and Geosynchronous Satellites