1. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Soucy, Elizabeth Title: The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women Area of Honors: Nutritional Sciences Keywords: lactationcortisolcortisonemilk productionmetabolic healthmicronutrient status File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Alison D Gernand, Thesis SupervisorAlison D Gernand, Thesis Honors AdvisorPenny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader
2. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Botvinov, Julia Title: Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: stress resilienceGABAanxietysomatostatinanhedonia File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorYingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
3. Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Miller, Kara Title: Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: ElectromyographyAmerican Sign LanguageFatigueMuscle activationBiomechanical assessments File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Meghan Vidt, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Roggenbaum, Morgan Title: Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: synthetic biologygenetic circuitsCRISPRitranscriptional read-through File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Howard M Salis, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Deng, Eilene Title: The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: promoter-proximal pausingtranscription factorsgene regulationDSIFNELFRNA Polymerase II File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: David Scott Gilmour, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Sapre, Anjali Title: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample Area of Honors: Immunology and Infectious Disease Keywords: Antimicrobial ResistanceGenotypingPCRAntimicrobial Resistance GenesResistome CharacterizationFoodborne Pathogen File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Jasna Kovac, Thesis SupervisorPamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Connor, Chloe Title: Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation Area of Honors: Biobehavioral Health Keywords: Thyroidsubclinical hypothyroidismhypothyroidismstressHPA axisHPT axisbiomarkerblood pressurecortisolthyroid stimulating hormoneTSHt4t3depressionanxietyTrier Social Stress Task File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis SupervisorMarie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Devarakonda, Vaishali Title: Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb Area of Honors: Data Sciences Keywords: AirbnbMachine LearningMisinformationText ClassificationSharing Economy File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: J. Andrew Petersen, Thesis SupervisorJohn Yen, Thesis Honors AdvisorMallory Marie Meehan, Faculty Reader
9. Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Lo, Chenyu Title: Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Circadian rhythmsMemoryRSCGene expression File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Janine Kwapis, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ricketts, Branden Title: Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BiofuelHydrothermal liquefactionionic liquidsustainabilityliquid fuelcelluloseligninsoy proteinenergy File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorThemis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Asthana, Shravan Title: The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Autism Spectrum DisorderAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderASDADHDNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeurologyNeuroscienceRBM8AExon Junction ComplexEJC File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Yingwei Mao, Thesis SupervisorStephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Patterns of Zootherapy Use in Cross River State, Nigeria and Implications for Human and Ecological Health Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Lemke, Grace Title: Patterns of Zootherapy Use in Cross River State, Nigeria and Implications for Human and Ecological Health Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: zootherapytraditional medicineNigeriabiodiversityconservationhuman health File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Sagan Friant, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Agarwala, Vandana Title: Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: Gene RegulationDeep LearningTransfer LearningDomain AdaptationComputational BiologyBioinformaticsMachine Learning File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Shaun Mahony, Thesis SupervisorJohn Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Differentiation of iPSC-Derived Beta Cells via the Use of Modified mRNA Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hoenisch, Rachel Title: Differentiation of iPSC-Derived Beta Cells via the Use of Modified mRNA Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: stem cellsiPSCsmodRNAinduced pluripotent stem cellspancreatic beta cellstype 1 diabetes File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Xiaojun Lance Lian, Thesis SupervisorNanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. The Impact of Adversarial Examples on Machine Learning Models Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Martutartus, Sheryll Title: The Impact of Adversarial Examples on Machine Learning Models Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: Machine LearningComputer ScienceAdversarial Machine LearningSpam Detection File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis SupervisorJohn Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Bodovski, David Title: Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: DisabilitiesDisability DiagnosisHealth PolicyEducation PolicyMedicaidCHIP File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Mark John Roberts, Thesis SupervisorRussell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Semmer, Julia Title: Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company Area of Honors: Supply Chain and Information Systems Keywords: Minimum Order QuantityEconomic Order Quantity File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis SupervisorJohn C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Veglia, Karleigh Title: Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: G-QuadruplexesRNA Folding File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Grecco, Samantha Title: The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: sRNARyhBgene expression profilingin vivo chemical structure probingpulldown assayantibiotic resistancestructure-function relationship File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorYing Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Mauger, Abigail Title: Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: axon injuryciliated neuronschordotonalDLKaxon regenerationDrosophilaneuronaxon File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor