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151. THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION

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Open Access
Author:
Roby, Alison C
Title:
THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
functional connectivity
nicotine
individual difference
acute response
File:
Download thesis_Roby_Alison_final_links.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

152. BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

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Open Access
Author:
Lewis, Eric Matthew
Title:
BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
public option
Germany
Affordable Care Act
File:
Download Building_a_More_Sustainable_Health_Insurance_Market_Under_the_Affordable_Care_Act.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Supervisor
Nan Zhu, Faculty Reader
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor

153. Electrification of Farming Structures Through Adaptable Solar Power Systems in the Northeast United States: An Analysis on Decision Making and Solar Utility

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Open Access
Author:
Hakun, Jennafer S
Title:
Electrification of Farming Structures Through Adaptable Solar Power Systems in the Northeast United States: An Analysis on Decision Making and Solar Utility
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Engineering
Solar Energy
Agriculture
Microgrids
File:
Download HakunThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Honors Advisor

156. The Growth of the Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry and its Potential Impact on the Future of Healthcare

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Anna
Title:
The Growth of the Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry and its Potential Impact on the Future of Healthcare
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
direct-to-consumer genetic testing
genetics
healthcare
electronic health records
health informatics
File:
Download Anna_E_Miller_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Vincent Hanrahan, Thesis Supervisor
David Joseph Fusco, Thesis Honors Advisor

157. COLLABORATIVE DIVERGENCE: Analyzing the Integration of STEM and Visual Arts Curricula Through Divergent Thinking

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Open Access
Author:
Picard, Claire
Title:
COLLABORATIVE DIVERGENCE: Analyzing the Integration of STEM and Visual Arts Curricula Through Divergent Thinking
Area of Honors:
Art Education
Keywords:
Art Education
Art
Education
STEAM
STEM
Integrative Classroom
File:
Download PicardThesis_CollaborativeDivergence.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Aaron Knochel, Thesis Supervisor
Aaron Knochel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher M Schulte, Faculty Reader

158. DYSFUNCTION IN THE BIOSYNTHETIC NAD+ SALVAGE PATHWAY AND PURINE BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY ALTER NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

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Open Access
Author:
Rohan, Laura Elizabeth
Title:
DYSFUNCTION IN THE BIOSYNTHETIC NAD+ SALVAGE PATHWAY AND PURINE BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY ALTER NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
C. elegans
Metabolism
Neurological
Purine
Nicotinamide
Model system
File:
Download Rohan_Final_Thesis__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

160. Towards a Novel Mechanical Displacement Amplification Based Impulse Harvester for Prosthetics

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Open Access
Author:
Chilson, Brian Daniel
Title:
Towards a Novel Mechanical Displacement Amplification Based Impulse Harvester for Prosthetics
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Mechanical
displacement amplification
MDA
energy harvesting
File:
Download Chilson_Brian_A_Novel_Compliant_Mechanical_Displacement_Amplifier.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

162. Orofacial Somatosensation in the Healthy Aging Population

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Open Access
Author:
Petronie, Katelyn Marie
Title:
Orofacial Somatosensation in the Healthy Aging Population
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
orofacial
somatosensation
von frey hairs
monofilaments
discrimination thresholds
detection thresholds
two-point discrimination
healthy aging
tactile thresholds
senses
sensation
somatosensory
touch
File:
Download Petronie_Orofacial_Somatosensation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nicole Michele Etter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

164. Characterization and Target Identification of Hydrazine carbonothiols, a class of trans-Translation Inhibitors

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Sydney Alexis
Title:
Characterization and Target Identification of Hydrazine carbonothiols, a class of trans-Translation Inhibitors
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
trans-translation
hydrazine carbonothiols
antibiotic resistance
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

165. THRIVE STUDY: EFFECTS OF RESILIENCE AND GRIT ON MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Open Access
Author:
D'Souza, Sarah E
Title:
THRIVE STUDY: EFFECTS OF RESILIENCE AND GRIT ON MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
resilience
grit
mental health
mental health outcomes
depression
anxiety
stress
protective measures
college students
File:
Download D_Souza_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

169. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN UNKNOWN INPUT ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Norouzi, Peyman
Title:
EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN UNKNOWN INPUT ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery
estimation
lco
lfp
input current
current
soc
kalman filter
state space
lithium-ion
voltage
experimental
simulation
matlab
arbin
cycler
File:
Download Norouzi_Peyman_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

171. EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM SIMULATING THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF DIAPHRAGMATIC MOTION ON INFERIOR VENA CAVA COLLAPSIBILITY

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Open Access
Author:
Crompton, Philip Edward
Title:
EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM SIMULATING THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF DIAPHRAGMATIC MOTION ON INFERIOR VENA CAVA COLLAPSIBILITY
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
IVC filter
IVC collapse
diaphragmatic motion
inferior vena cava
File:
Download Crompton_Thesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

172. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANDATE IN REDUCING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Cahn, Parker
Title:
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANDATE IN REDUCING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Autonomous Vehicles
Accidents
Car accidents
Automobile Accidents
Costs
Economic Costs
Societal Costs
Forcast
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Self-driving
Accident Rates
Future
Safety
Traffic fatalities
Policy
File:
Download Thesis_Complete_Draft_4_8_18.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Edward Tierney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

174. MEASURING THE STOCK RETURNS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET COMPANIES BY STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF FREQUENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Obeidat, Leen
Title:
MEASURING THE STOCK RETURNS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET COMPANIES BY STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF FREQUENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Area of Honors:
Telecommunications
Keywords:
M&A's
Mergers and Acquisitions
Telecommunications
Internet
Market Capitalization
Stock Returns
File:
Download Obeidat_Leen_TelecomM_A.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sascha Dero Meinrath, Thesis Supervisor
Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. HOW THE RACE OF THE DEFENDANT, VICTIM, AND TYPE OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION UTILIZED INFLUENCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING THE DEATH PENALTY

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Open Access
Author:
Crutchfield, Candice Nicole
Title:
HOW THE RACE OF THE DEFENDANT, VICTIM, AND TYPE OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION UTILIZED INFLUENCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING THE DEATH PENALTY
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
Death penalty
capital punishment
criminology
criminal justice reform
criminal justice
race
ethnicity
disenfranchisement
legal representation
first degree murder
Pennsylvania
courts
public defender
court appointed attorney
File:
Download Crutchfield_Final_Thesis_PDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

178. EFFECT OF 1,3-THIAZOLIDIN-4-ONES ON HELA AND GIST-T1 CELL PROLIFERATION IN VITRO

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Open Access
Author:
Alkurdi, Alaa
Title:
EFFECT OF 1,3-THIAZOLIDIN-4-ONES ON HELA AND GIST-T1 CELL PROLIFERATION IN VITRO
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
4-thiazolidinones
HeLa
GIST
Cancer
Biology
File:
Download Alkurdi_Alaa_Effect_of_1_3-thiazolidin-4-ones_on_HeLa_and_GIST-T1_cell_proliferation_in_vitro_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Eric Paul Ingersoll, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David E Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kevin Charles Cannon, Thesis Supervisor

180. LET’S TALK POLITICS: CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS & ABNORMAL RETURNS

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Open Access
Author:
Maietta, Ross Anthony
Title:
LET’S TALK POLITICS: CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS & ABNORMAL RETURNS
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Campaign Finance
Abnormal Returns
Politics
Fortune 500
Contributions
Corporate PACs
Shareholders
File:
Download Maietta_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Colin Ashley Knapp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

181. A Rhetorical Analysis on the Potential Influence of Counter-Culture on Supreme Court Decision-Making in Freedom of Expression Cases

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Open Access
Author:
Leonard, Hanna R
Title:
A Rhetorical Analysis on the Potential Influence of Counter-Culture on Supreme Court Decision-Making in Freedom of Expression Cases
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
case
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices
freedom of expression
freedom of expression cases
counter-culture
American counter-culture
File:
Download Hannah_L_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Gerald Major, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. ANALYZING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MISCONDUCT: DO MISCONDUCT RELATED EVENTS FOLLOWED BY SEC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE REPUTATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS?

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Open Access
Author:
Gross, Sarah
Title:
ANALYZING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MISCONDUCT: DO MISCONDUCT RELATED EVENTS FOLLOWED BY SEC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE REPUTATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS?
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Reputation Risk
Operational Risk
Event Study
Financial Crisis
SEC Enforcement Actions
Operational Loss
Misconduct
Cumulative Abnormal Returns
Market Value Impact
Financial Institutions
File:
Download Gross_Sarah_Rep_Risk_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

183. A PROSPCTIVE, MEDIATIONAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT, PARENTING BEHAVIORS, AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

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Open Access
Author:
Fey, Elizabeth Maddie
Title:
A PROSPCTIVE, MEDIATIONAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT, PARENTING BEHAVIORS, AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
parenting
behavior
child abuse
File:
Download Elizabeth_Fey_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Chad Edward Shenk, Thesis Supervisor
Lesley Anne Ross, Thesis Honors Advisor

185. Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power

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Open Access
Author:
Mellen, James Scott
Title:
Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
cycling
vertical jump
wearable measurement device
sprint
File:
Download James_Mellen_Thesis_Final_Draft__3-30-18_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

188. GENOME-WIDE SCREEN FOR THE INDUCTION OF PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE AND AMINOARABINOSE MODIFICATIONS ON ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Alexander Brock
Title:
GENOME-WIDE SCREEN FOR THE INDUCTION OF PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE AND AMINOARABINOSE MODIFICATIONS ON ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Escherichia coli
lipopolysaccharide
phosphoethanolamine
microbiome
transposon sequencing
metabolic endotoxemia
eptA
feoB
File:
Download Smith_Alexander_LPSMod.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor

190. Data Fusion of Security Logs to Measure Critical Security Controls to Increase Situation Awareness

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Open Access
Author:
Kennedy, Matthew
Title:
Data Fusion of Security Logs to Measure Critical Security Controls to Increase Situation Awareness
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
metrics
security metrics
data fusion
situation awareness
jdl
security logs
cybersecurity
File:
Download Final_Kennedy_SHC_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nicklaus A Giacobe, Thesis Supervisor
Dinghao Wu, Thesis Honors Advisor

193. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORAL PANIC: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMMIGRATION RHETORIC SURROUNDING THE 2012 AND THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Plummer, Madison
Title:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORAL PANIC: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMMIGRATION RHETORIC SURROUNDING THE 2012 AND THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Presidential Election
Content Analysis
Political Science
American Politics
Donald Trump
Immigration
Moral Panic
Public Opinion
File:
Download Plummer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Gerald Major, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

194. Caernorhabditis elegans model for 16p11.2 recurrent microdeletion suggests differential effects of conserved genes to knockdown

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Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Ayush
Title:
Caernorhabditis elegans model for 16p11.2 recurrent microdeletion suggests differential effects of conserved genes to knockdown
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
C. elegans
16p11.2
Autism
Genetics
File:
Download AT_Thesis_SHC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

197. EXAMINING THE INTERACTION OF PARENT-YOUTH CONFLICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT ON LATINO ADOLESCENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
O'Brien, Margaret Alyce
Title:
EXAMINING THE INTERACTION OF PARENT-YOUTH CONFLICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT ON LATINO ADOLESCENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
neighborhood disadvantage
neighborhood resources
parent-youth conflict
academic expectations
academic aspirations
academic outcomes
File:
Download M._O_Brien_Thesis__1___1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor

200. PROFILING THE EXPRESSION OF AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR

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Open Access
Author:
Lucas, Joseph H
Title:
PROFILING THE EXPRESSION OF AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR
Area of Honors:
Toxicology
Keywords:
AHR
aryl hydrocarbon receptor
amino acid transporters
LAT1
OSC-19
jejunum
File:
Download JosephLucasFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary H. Perdew, Thesis Supervisor
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Honors Advisor