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52. Examining family structure as a moderator of the relationship between parental permissiveness and drinking in college students.

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Open Access
Author:
Kumar, Roopesh
Title:
Examining family structure as a moderator of the relationship between parental permissiveness and drinking in college students.
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
college student drinking
parental influences
parental permissiveness
family structure
moderator
sex differences
parental-based interventions
File:
Download Full_Thesis_RK_new_update_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert J Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

57. Inter-particle Contact Effects on Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Maghemite-epoxy Nanocomposites.

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Open Access
Author:
Park, Jung Eun
Title:
Inter-particle Contact Effects on Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Maghemite-epoxy Nanocomposites.
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer nanocomposites
Composites
Nanofillers
Carbon nanotubes
Image processing
Aerospace materials
Structure-property relationship
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_Park_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Supervisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Honors Advisor
Xin Ning, Faculty Reader

59. Working Against Loneliness: Examining the Impact of Workplace Relationships on Loneliness in Young Adults

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Open Access
Author:
Yan, Jiahao
Title:
Working Against Loneliness: Examining the Impact of Workplace Relationships on Loneliness in Young Adults
Area of Honors:
Hospitality Management
Keywords:
workplace relationships
loneliness
young adults
millennials
Gen Z
psychology
basic psychological needs
self-determination theory
employee wellbeing
File:
Download JIAHAO_YAN_WORKING_AGAINST_LONELINESS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
Phillip Michael Jolly, Faculty Reader

60. Does Safe Touches improve second-grade student’s knowledge of safe and unsafe touches and lead to maintenance of this knowledge over time?

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Open Access
Author:
Lipson, Lauren
Title:
Does Safe Touches improve second-grade student’s knowledge of safe and unsafe touches and lead to maintenance of this knowledge over time?
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Child Sexual Abuse
Safe Touches
Child Maltreatment
Prevention
File:
Download Lipson_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennie G Noll, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

61. A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission

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Open Access
Author:
Krum, David
Title:
A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
HIV
cyanobacteria
chemical engineering
protein purification
PCR
Modeling
Transgenic Plants
Microscopy
File:
Download Krum_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Faculty Reader

62. Evaluating the Usefulness and Response to Graphical Information Used to Communicate Uncertainty-Driven and Probabilistic Winter Weather Forecasts

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Open Access
Author:
Morse, Jacob
Title:
Evaluating the Usefulness and Response to Graphical Information Used to Communicate Uncertainty-Driven and Probabilistic Winter Weather Forecasts
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
meteorology
social science
survey
winter weather
forecasting
communicating information
public
uncertainty
probabilistic information
graphic design
social media
focus groups
meteorologists
File:
Download Morse_Jacob_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Chris E Forest, Thesis Supervisor
Chris E Forest, Thesis Honors Advisor
Colin M. Zarzycki, Faculty Reader

63. Serum calcium-phosphorus product as a diagnostic method for vitamin D deficiency and toxicity in camelids

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Open Access
Author:
Bakaj, Marta
Title:
Serum calcium-phosphorus product as a diagnostic method for vitamin D deficiency and toxicity in camelids
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Camelid
Vitamin D
Calcium-Phosphorus Product
Toxicity
Deficiency
Rickets
File:
Download Serum_Calcium-Phosphorus_Product_as_a_Diagnostic_Method_for_Vitamin_D_Deficiency_and_Toxicity_in_Camelids.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin D Brown, Faculty Reader

65. Nonlinear ultrasonic measurements for the characterization of fracture toughness in steel alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Colin
Title:
Nonlinear ultrasonic measurements for the characterization of fracture toughness in steel alloys
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ultrasound
Fracture Toughness
Nondestructive Evaluation
Material Characterization
File:
Download Williams_Signature_Page.pdfDownload Williams_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Parisa Shokouhi, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Honors Advisor

66. Immigrants in the United States: Cultural Diffusion and Xenophobia

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Open Access
Author:
Musolino, Noelle
Title:
Immigrants in the United States: Cultural Diffusion and Xenophobia
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
cultural anthropology
immigration
immigrants
chinese-americans
Italian-americans
Mexican-americans
german-americans
irish-americans
cultural diffusion
xenophobia
mexican immigrants
chinese immigrants
italian immigrants
irish immigrants
german immigrants
immigrant culture
united states culture
united states
immigrants in the us
immigrants in the united states
us
us culture
mexican
chinese
italian
irish
german
culture
File:
Download Immigrants_in_the_United_States__Cultural_Diffusion_and_Xenophobia.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Luke Glowacki, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

71. The Effect of Purposeful Movement on Students’ Beliefs about Mathematics

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Open Access
Author:
Stephens, Sarah
Title:
The Effect of Purposeful Movement on Students’ Beliefs about Mathematics
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
Mathematics Education
Embodied Cognition
Secondary Education
Purposeful Movement
Mathematics Beliefs
File:
Download Lesson_Plan_Compilation.pdfDownload Stephens_Honors_Thesis_Update_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Kathleen Heid, Thesis Supervisor
Mary Kathleen Heid, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gina Marie Foletta, Faculty Reader

72. The State Initiative: An Exploration of the Variation in Climate Change Policies Passed in the Fifty US States

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Open Access
Author:
Kiver, Emily
Title:
The State Initiative: An Exploration of the Variation in Climate Change Policies Passed in the Fifty US States
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Political science
Climate Change
Public Opinion
Public Policy
Renewable Energy
Greenhouse Gases
Energy
Pennsylvania
Florida
Texas
Environmental Policy
File:
Download FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

75. Comparisons between the Monte Carlo method and Finite Difference method for option price and interest rate models

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Jiawei
Title:
Comparisons between the Monte Carlo method and Finite Difference method for option price and interest rate models
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Numerical Analysis
Financial Mathematics
Partial Differential Equations
File:
Download Wu_Jiawei_Comparisons_between_the_Monte_Carlo_method_and_Finite_Difference_method_for_option_price_and_interest_rate_models.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anna L Mazzucato, Thesis Supervisor
Xiantao Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

78. Education of Girls in Pakistan: What can Pakistan Learn from Previously Successful Programs about how Best to Educate Girls?

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Open Access
Author:
Kuo, Evan
Title:
Education of Girls in Pakistan: What can Pakistan Learn from Previously Successful Programs about how Best to Educate Girls?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Education
Pakistan
Economics
Developmental Economics
Girls' Education
File:
Download Evan_Kuo_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

80. Citizens United: Judicial Rhetoric and Corporate Constitutional Rights

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Open Access
Author:
Fleming, Meghan
Title:
Citizens United: Judicial Rhetoric and Corporate Constitutional Rights
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
law
Citizens United
corporations
Constitution
constitutional law
rhetoric
constitutive rhetoric
First Amendment
campaign finance law
judicial rhetoric
corporate rights
free speech
constitutional rights
File:
Download FLEMING_SP21_SHC_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margaret M Michels, Thesis Supervisor
Mary High, Thesis Honors Advisor

81. Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries

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Open Access
Author:
Weiss, David
Title:
Water Means Life: The Effect of Access to Clean Water on Education and Literacy Rates in Developing Countries
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Poverty
Water Access
Education
Development Economics
Propensity Score Matching
File:
Download Weiss_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

86. The Role of Discrepancies in Parent and Youth Reporting of Parental Monitoring on Anxiety Symptoms in Early Adolescence

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Open Access
Author:
Burke, Margaret Mary
Title:
The Role of Discrepancies in Parent and Youth Reporting of Parental Monitoring on Anxiety Symptoms in Early Adolescence
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Psychology
development
parenting
monitoring
adolescence
discrepancies
File:
Download Burke_Thesis_FINAL2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Melissa Dawn Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor

87. Addressing Overfitting Issues with Deep Learning Model for Video Action Recognition

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Open Access
Author:
Muralidhar, Shivran
Title:
Addressing Overfitting Issues with Deep Learning Model for Video Action Recognition
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
deep learning
machine learning
video recognition
computer vision
File:
Download Muralidhar_Shivran_Addressing_Overfitting_Issues_with_Deep_Learning_Model.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Faculty Reader

88. Money is "Music to My Ears": An Analysis of Royalty-Backed Securities and Their Value as an Alternative Investment Class

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Open Access
Author:
Nybro, Nicolette
Title:
Money is "Music to My Ears": An Analysis of Royalty-Backed Securities and Their Value as an Alternative Investment Class
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
cash flows
alternative investment
portfolio diversification
music royalties
asset-backed security
royalty-backed security
securitization
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL_COPY_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Supervisor
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader

91. Predicting Corporate Defaults Using Machine Learning and Microeconomic Data

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Open Access
Author:
Ahuja, Neil S
Title:
Predicting Corporate Defaults Using Machine Learning and Microeconomic Data
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
Corporate Default
Microeconomic Data
Consumer Credit Data
Economic Health
Corporate Stress
Default Prediction
File:
Download Predicting_Corporate_Defaults_Using_Machine_Learning_and_Microeconomic_Data.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Michele Rajtmajer, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Thesis Honors Advisor

97. Effect of childhood maltreatment on the amygdala and hippocampal volume in children with substantiated vs. unsubstantiated reports of maltreatment

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Open Access
Author:
Baker, Samantha
Title:
Effect of childhood maltreatment on the amygdala and hippocampal volume in children with substantiated vs. unsubstantiated reports of maltreatment
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Childhood Maltreatment
Substantiated
Unsubstantiated
Amygdala
Hippocampus
File:
Download Samantha.Baker.Thesis.Final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Emma Jane Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

99. Photomultiplier Tube Timing Resolution Recovery for WATCHMAN

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Open Access
Author:
Emeigh, Timothy
Title:
Photomultiplier Tube Timing Resolution Recovery for WATCHMAN
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
Photomultiplier Tube
PMT
Neutrino
Antineutrino
WATCHMAN
Analogue-to-Digital-Converter
Waveform Digitizer
AIT
File:
Download Emeigh_Timothy_PHOTOMULTIPLIER-TUBE-TIMING-RESOLUTION-RECOVERY-FOR-WATCHMAN.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tyler Brooks Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Thesis Honors Advisor