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