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BTYSTE
2023

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Stand Number: 1519

Project title: Inclusivity

Overview: Developing an app for our community to enhance the wellbeing of teenagers with autism and/or dyspraxia by promoting greater inclusion and awareness

School Name: St Vincent's Secondary School

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1519

Project Title: Inclusivity

Overview: Developing an app for our community to enhance the wellbeing of teenagers with autism and/or dyspraxia by promoting greater inclusion and awareness

Lead Student: Mia Doyle

Student 2: Elphie Dawes Collins

School Name: St Vincent's Secondary School

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Sinead Connolly

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1520

Project title: Good Criteria for Healthy Gut Bacteria

Overview: An investigation into the effect of specific foods on the microbiome in the gut.

School Name: Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine

School County: Kerry

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Stand Number: 1520

Project Title: Good Criteria for Healthy Gut Bacteria

Overview: An investigation into the effect of specific foods on the microbiome in the gut.

Lead Student: Muireann Rochford

Student 2: Chloe Osullivan

Student 3: Iga Maksym

School Name: Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine

School County: Kerry

Teacher Name: Sarah Abbott

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1521

Project title: Banning mobile phones in schools. Is it a good idea?

Overview: To explore the rationale behind banning mobile phones in schools, the effects of this policy, and potential innovative solutions to manage mobile phone usage.

School Name: St Josephs College

School County: Dublin

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Stand Number: 1521

Project Title: Banning mobile phones in schools. Is it a good idea?

Overview: To explore the rationale behind banning mobile phones in schools, the effects of this policy, and potential innovative solutions to manage mobile phone usage.

Lead Student: Malak Ahmed

Student 2: Sara Resetnic

Student 3: Alheena Bibi Budureea

School Name: St Josephs College

School County: Dublin

Teacher Name: Diane Cannon

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1522

Project title: Coping through Chaos: A longitudinal study of the stress and anxiety levels of teenagers and the effectiveness of stress and anxiety coping strategies

Overview: A longitudinal study of teenagers' stress & anxiety, comparing the most well-known effective strategies with those used by post-primary students.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

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Stand Number: 1522

Project Title: Coping through Chaos: A longitudinal study of the stress and anxiety levels of teenagers and the effectiveness of stress and anxiety coping strategies

Overview: A longitudinal study of teenagers' stress & anxiety, comparing the most well-known effective strategies with those used by post-primary students.

Lead Student: Roanna Lawless O'Sullivan

Student 2: Áine Newsome

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Teacher Name: Roisin Riordan

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1523

Project title: Demystifying the myth of using heat creams

Overview: An investigation into the placebo effects of various muscle/heat creams.

School Name: Skibbereen Community School

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1523

Project Title: Demystifying the myth of using heat creams

Overview: An investigation into the placebo effects of various muscle/heat creams.

Lead Student: Niall O'Callaghan

Student 2: Dan McCarthy

School Name: Skibbereen Community School

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Liam Shanahan

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1524

Project title: Subcutaneous Semaglutide- The new fashion trend

Overview: We intend to survey the experiences of people who have been prescribed a Semaglutide medication.

School Name: Gallen Community School

School County: Offaly

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Stand Number: 1524

Project Title: Subcutaneous Semaglutide- The new fashion trend

Overview: We intend to survey the experiences of people who have been prescribed a Semaglutide medication.

Lead Student: Grace Fallon

Student 2: Ava Murray

School Name: Gallen Community School

School County: Offaly

Teacher Name: Helen Bowe

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1525

Project title: 2 litres of water every day - ordinary or unnecessary?

Overview: An investigation of the effects of dehydration, specifically on students' performance at school. We will discover how much water is necessary to stay hydrated.

School Name: Holy Faith Secondary School

School County: Dublin

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Stand Number: 1525

Project Title: 2 litres of water every day - ordinary or unnecessary?

Overview: An investigation of the effects of dehydration, specifically on students' performance at school. We will discover how much water is necessary to stay hydrated.

Lead Student: Ana Walsh

Student 2: Rachel Ardiff

Student 3: Rosie Cudden

School Name: Holy Faith Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Teacher Name: Maria O'Sullivan

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1526

Project title: An analysis of makeup/skincare products that claim to contain SPF/UV protection

Overview: To investigate if makeup products that claim to contain SPF actually protect against UV rays/sunlight.

School Name: St Columbas College

School County: Donegal

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Stand Number: 1526

Project Title: An analysis of makeup/skincare products that claim to contain SPF/UV protection

Overview: To investigate if makeup products that claim to contain SPF actually protect against UV rays/sunlight.

Lead Student: Willow Doherty Falls

Student 2: Hannah-Rose Sweeney

Student 3: Katie Toner

School Name: St Columbas College

School County: Donegal

Teacher Name: Mairéad Deeney

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1527

Project title: Honey Healers - Unveiling the anti-biotic powers of different honeys and incorporating them into making medical bandages

Overview: We are investigating the anti-biotic properties of different honeys. Then we are going to develop honey bandages to help cure ulcers and other bacterial infections.

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1527

Project Title: Honey Healers - Unveiling the anti-biotic powers of different honeys and incorporating them into making medical bandages

Overview: We are investigating the anti-biotic properties of different honeys. Then we are going to develop honey bandages to help cure ulcers and other bacterial infections.

Lead Student: Caoimhe Scully

Student 2: Niamh Wygers

Student 3: Miya Sullivan

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Alison O’ Neill

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1528

Project title: Is this Pandemic a Forever Type of Thing?

Overview: How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the social and mental well-being of young people in Ireland?

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1528

Project Title: Is this Pandemic a Forever Type of Thing?

Overview: How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the social and mental well-being of young people in Ireland?

Lead Student: Kate Crowley

Student 2: Rachel Burton

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Pat Curtin

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1529

Project title: “No Environment, No Wellbeing” - An intervention to reduce eco-anxiety and increase climate engagement in teenagers.

Overview: The focus of our project is to investigate climate change and the effect it has on our generation, by using our peers.

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

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Stand Number: 1529

Project Title: “No Environment, No Wellbeing” - An intervention to reduce eco-anxiety and increase climate engagement in teenagers.

Overview: The focus of our project is to investigate climate change and the effect it has on our generation, by using our peers.

Lead Student: Roise Glynn

Student 2: Clodagh O Dwyer

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

Teacher Name: Anne Molony

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1530

Project title: Vitamin C retention in vegetables using different cooking methods

Overview: This project investigates vitamin C retention in vegetables across various cooking methods (boiling, oven, air fryer, etc) aiming to identify the most nutrient-preserving cooking method.

School Name: Santa Sabina Dominican College

School County: Dublin

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Stand Number: 1530

Project Title: Vitamin C retention in vegetables using different cooking methods

Overview: This project investigates vitamin C retention in vegetables across various cooking methods (boiling, oven, air fryer, etc) aiming to identify the most nutrient-preserving cooking method.

Lead Student: Bridget Hickey-Montoro

Student 2: Laura Connolly

Student 3: Éabha Dillon

School Name: Santa Sabina Dominican College

School County: Dublin

Teacher Name: Paul Nugent

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate