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484. Reliability of Using a Pharyngometer in Healthy Adults for Normative Measures of the Vocal Tract

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Open Access
Author:
Salabaj, Kinga
Title:
Reliability of Using a Pharyngometer in Healthy Adults for Normative Measures of the Vocal Tract
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Acoustic Pharyngometer
test-retest reliability
vocal tract
normative
File:
Download reliability_of_using_a_pharyngometer_in_healthy_adults_for_normative_measures_of_the_vocal_tract.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nicole Michele Etter, Thesis Supervisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

485. Optimizing Inventory: A Process Improvement Case Study In Orthopedic Medical Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Lombardo, Hannah
Title:
Optimizing Inventory: A Process Improvement Case Study In Orthopedic Medical Devices
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
supply chain management
healthcare
six sigma
inventory management
medical devices
process improvements
File:
Download Hannah_Lombardo_Honors_Thesis_FA20.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

486. The Decoy Effect on Consumer Choice: An Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Brand, Product Involvement and Consumer Age

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Open Access
Author:
Yom-Tov, Adi
Title:
The Decoy Effect on Consumer Choice: An Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Brand, Product Involvement and Consumer Age
Area of Honors:
Business (University College)
Keywords:
Decoy effect
cell phones
disinfecting wipes
decision making
millennials
consumer behavior
behavioral economics
decoy effect
cell phones
disinfecting wipes
decision making
millennials
consumer behavior
behavioral economics
brand information
product involvement
COVID-19
File:
Download YomTov_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Julie V Stanton, Thesis Supervisor
Hans Schmidt, Thesis Honors Advisor

487. Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Bakes, Riley
Title:
Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
recurrent neural networks
natural language processing
mathematical language processing
education assistive tools
encoder decoder attentional GRU
encoder decoder LSTM
random forest
machine learning
File:
Download PSU_THESIS_RBAKES.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
C Lee Giles, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

488. Silent Selection: Identifying predictors of hotel choice with regard to accommodations in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community

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Open Access
Author:
McDowell, Courtney
Title:
Silent Selection: Identifying predictors of hotel choice with regard to accommodations in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community
Area of Honors:
Hospitality Management
Keywords:
communication sciences and disorders
deaf
disability
hotel
hard-of-hearing
accommodations
americans with disabilities act
propensity to spend
File:
Download McDowell.SilentSelection.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anna S Mattila, Thesis Supervisor
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

496. Quantifying Local and Non-Local Error in Quantum Computing

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Open Access
Author:
Cyphers, Joshua
Title:
Quantifying Local and Non-Local Error in Quantum Computing
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Quantum Computing
Quantum
IBM
Electrical Engineering
Qubit
Qiskit
LOGICS
pyGSTi
Gate Set Tomography
Crosstalk
Error
Error Mitigation
Python
Decoherence
Thermal Relaxation
Gate Time
Bit
File:
Download JoshuaCyphers_UGRD_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Swaroop Ghosh, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

497. Analysis of the Strategic Optimization of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income Deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for Outbound U.S. Multinational Companies in the Industry of Digital Content Streaming

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Open Access
Author:
Hetrick, Julie
Title:
Analysis of the Strategic Optimization of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income Deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for Outbound U.S. Multinational Companies in the Industry of Digital Content Streaming
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
GILTI
Multinational Corporation
FDII Deduction
Digital Content Streaming
File:
Download Hetrick_Julie_FDII_Deduction_Optimization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward Rowland Jenkins, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Faculty Reader

498. Analyzing Success Case Studies in Pivoting Manufacturing Strategies to Benefit Frontline Healthcare Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Open Access
Author:
Weiland, Elizabeth
Title:
Analyzing Success Case Studies in Pivoting Manufacturing Strategies to Benefit Frontline Healthcare Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
supply chain
covid-19
pandemic
supply chain disruption
manufacturing capabilities
adaptability
supply chain resilience
flexibility
File:
Download Elizabeth_Weiland_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

500. Effects of Solution Ionic Strength and Prefilter Characteristics on the Sterile Filtration of Glycoconjugate Vaccines

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Open Access
Author:
Dinse, Erica Joy
Title:
Effects of Solution Ionic Strength and Prefilter Characteristics on the Sterile Filtration of Glycoconjugate Vaccines
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
sterile filtration
prefiltration
glycoconjugates
vaccines
membrane fouling
File:
Download Dinse_Erica_ChEThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor