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7001. An Adaptive Relational Database Development for Construction Robotic Application

Open Access

Author:: Beauchat, Tessa
Title:: An Adaptive Relational Database Development for Construction Robotic Application
Area of Honors:: Architectural Engineering
Keywords:: Construction robotics
robotics
construction
database design
relational database
File:: Download Beauchat_Tessa_AnAdaptiveRelationalDatabaseDevelopmentforConstructionRoboticApplication_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Yuqing Hu, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor

7002. Geometric Conditions of Hypersurface Deformations for Canonical Gravity Theories

Open Access

Author:: Shah, Aiden
Title:: Geometric Conditions of Hypersurface Deformations for Canonical Gravity Theories
Area of Honors:: Physics
Keywords:: gravity
general relativity
geometric
canonical
File:: Download Shah_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Martin Bojowald, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

7003. Generating Human STR DNA Profiles from Blood Ingested by Leeches

Open Access

Author:: Knapp, Elizabeth
Title:: Generating Human STR DNA Profiles from Blood Ingested by Leeches
Area of Honors:: Biology
Keywords:: DNA
STR
Copan microFlOQ® Direct swabs
Leeches
File:: Download Thesis_Final_Review_EK_Redacted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Reena Roy, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

7004. Design, development, and implementation of a wireless mesh communication system using the LoRa modulation scheme

Open Access

Author:: Stepko, Alexander
Title:: Design, development, and implementation of a wireless mesh communication system using the LoRa modulation scheme
Area of Honors:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: wireless
rf
LoRa
lora
communications
real time operating system
RTOS
networking
mesh network
File:: Download axstepko_undergraduate_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: David Cubanski, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

7005. A mmWave Down-Conversion Mixer for 5G FR2 Communication

Open Access

Author:: Artlip, Michael
Title:: A mmWave Down-Conversion Mixer for 5G FR2 Communication
Area of Honors:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: mmWave
mixer
down-conversion
linearity
Gilbert cell
5G
FR2
File:: Download artlip_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Wooram Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

7006. Analysis on AI methods for Detecting DNS Cache Poisoning Attack

Open Access

Author:: Fang, Binchen
Title:: Analysis on AI methods for Detecting DNS Cache Poisoning Attack
Area of Honors:: Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations
Keywords:: DNS Cache Poisoning
XAI tools
AI
File:: Download Binchen_Fang_Thesis_7_schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Peng Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Keith Hills, Thesis Honors Advisor

7007. Modelling the Carbon Footprint of Non-Optimal Ecommerce Last Mile Distribution

Open Access

Author:: Mc Carthy, Reilly
Title:: Modelling the Carbon Footprint of Non-Optimal Ecommerce Last Mile Distribution
Area of Honors:: Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:: Supply Chain
Sustainability
Ecommerce
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Supply Chain Management
Last Mile Distribution
Network Optimization
Environmental Impact
File:: Download Reilly_Thesis_Approved_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Saurabh Bansal, Thesis Honors Advisor

7008. Multi-agent Network Modeling for Rapid Response Against Public Emergency in Communities

Open Access

Author:: Shi, Xiaoru
Title:: Multi-agent Network Modeling for Rapid Response Against Public Emergency in Communities
Area of Honors:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: Community network model
decision-making
evacuation simulation
multi-agent modeling
pedestrian flow.
Community Network Model
Decision-Making
Rapid Response Simulation
Multi-Agent Modeling
Pedestrian Flow
File:: Download Xiaoru_Shi_Thesis_2023_Final_Draft__Redacted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Hui Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

7009. Research-Driven Design for Yellowstone's Northeast Corridor: A Transdisciplinary, Spatial Perspective on Visitor Behavior and Wildlife Interaction

Open Access

Author:: Krum, Olivia
Title:: Research-Driven Design for Yellowstone's Northeast Corridor: A Transdisciplinary, Spatial Perspective on Visitor Behavior and Wildlife Interaction
Area of Honors:: Interdisciplinary in Landscape Architecture and Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Keywords:: landscape architecture
national parks
human-wildlife interaction
wildlife approach
picturesque
Nudge Theory
human wildlife conflict
File:: Download Krum_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Supervisor
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter Newman, Faculty Reader

7010. Effects of Public Education Funding on Production and Birth Rate Decline in India

Open Access

Author:: Nissen, Callum
Title:: Effects of Public Education Funding on Production and Birth Rate Decline in India
Area of Honors:: Anthropology
Keywords:: demographic transition
population ageing
birth rate decline
educational signaling
signaling
public education
government expenditure
policy
India
demography
economics
File:: Download thesis.pdfDownload analysis.ipynbDownload analysis.xlsxDownload data.xlsxDownload education.xlsxDownload production.xlsx
Thesis Supervisors:: Mary Katherine Shenk, Thesis Supervisor
Laurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7011. Real-time Implementation of Lithium Cell Thermal Diagnostic Algorithms in dSpace

Open Access

Author:: Frain, Theodore
Title:: Real-time Implementation of Lithium Cell Thermal Diagnostic Algorithms in dSpace
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Lithium-ion Battery
dSPACE
Fault Detection
File:: Download Theodore_Frain_Thesis_2023.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Satadru Dey, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

7012. Analysis of Operating Conditions for Commercially Available Depth Filters

Open Access

Author:: Dyke, Kevin
Title:: Analysis of Operating Conditions for Commercially Available Depth Filters
Area of Honors:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: Depth Filtration
File:: Download SHC_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7013. Patterns In Homicide Correlates

Open Access

Author:: Wincott, Logan
Title:: Patterns In Homicide Correlates
Area of Honors:: Criminology
Keywords:: Criminal Homicide
Victim-Offender Relationship
Firearm Homicides
Exorbitant Killings
Co-defendant
File:: Download Logan_Wincott_-_Schryer_Thesis_11_5_23.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

7014. Presumption of Innocence

Open Access

Author:: Taylor, Paige
Title:: Presumption of Innocence
Area of Honors:: Film Production
Keywords:: screenplay
feature
film
true crime
drama
cia
cyberintelligence
File:: Download PENNSYLVANIA_STATE_UNIVERSITY_-_PAIGE_TAYLOR_PRESUMPTION_OF_INNOCENCE_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Rod Bingaman, Thesis Supervisor
Maura Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

7015. Off to the Polls and then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off?

Open Access

Author:: Carpenter, Ryan
Title:: Off to the Polls and then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off?
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Unions
Voting
Roll-off
Election
File:: Download Carpenter_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dan Mallinson, Thesis Supervisor
Juliette Tolay, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gina Brelsford, Faculty Reader

7016. Evaluating Orderbook Imbalance as a Midpoint Forecaster

Open Access

Author:: Gabbireddy, Vineeth
Title:: Evaluating Orderbook Imbalance as a Midpoint Forecaster
Area of Honors:: Statistics
Keywords:: Orderbook Imbalance
HFT
Market Making
File:: Download Thesis-_Gabireddy_corrected.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7017. The Selective Use Of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Open Access

Author:: Bijas, Joseph
Title:: The Selective Use Of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Area of Honors:: History
Keywords:: Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Sherman Act
Ambiguity
Trust
Selective Use
International Harvester
American Tobacco
File:: Download Joseph_Bijas_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dan Letwin, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7018. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Effective Risk Mitigation on Engineering Projects

Open Access

Author:: Mahesh, Nitish
Title:: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Effective Risk Mitigation on Engineering Projects
Area of Honors:: Engineering Leadership Development
Keywords:: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Engineering Leadership
Risk Management
Prompt Engineering
File:: Download Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Steve Betza, Thesis Supervisor
Paul W Mittan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7019. An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings

Open Access

Author:: Snow, Emily
Title:: An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings
Area of Honors:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: Wound Healing
Tissue Engineering
Stem Cells
Zinc
Nutrient Supplementation
Nanofiber Scaffolds
HEK293
Cell Proliferation
Cytokine Secretion
Cell Migration
File:: Download Emily_Snow_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter Butler, Faculty Reader
Maria Rita Castro, Faculty Reader

7020. Diet and Habitat Comparison of Two Closely Related Darters (Percina bimaculata and Percina caprodes)

Open Access

Author:: Stylianides, Antonios
Title:: Diet and Habitat Comparison of Two Closely Related Darters (Percina bimaculata and Percina caprodes)
Area of Honors:: Biology
Keywords:: Diet
Microhabitat
Chesapeake Logperch
Common Logperch
File:: Download Stylianides_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

7021. Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex

Open Access

Author:: Kacala, Andrew
Title:: Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex
Area of Honors:: Biology
Keywords:: Neurobiology
Alcohol Use Disorder
Somatostatin (SST)
Binge Drinking
Prefrontal Cortex
Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapy
File:: Download ANDREW_KACALA_THESIS_FALL_2023.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Nikki Crowley, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

7022. Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro

Open Access

Author:: Narayanamangalam, Aryath
Title:: Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro
Area of Honors:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: Collective Cell Migration
Wound Healing
Wound Assay
Scratch Assay
Nanofibers
Biomaterials
Cell Migration
Cancer Metastasis
Electrospinning
Stereolithography
3D Printing
File:: Download Developing_A_Wound-Assay_for_Modeling_Collective_Cell_Migration_In-Vitro_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Pak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader

7023. Economic Convergence Among US States

Open Access

Author:: Wahlster, Mitchell
Title:: Economic Convergence Among US States
Area of Honors:: Business Economics (Behrend)
Keywords:: Economic Convergence
Solow Growth Model
Capital over Labor
Diminishing returns
File:: Download Honors_Thesis_Final_Draft_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Kenneth Louie, Thesis Supervisor
Mark F Owens, Thesis Honors Advisor

7024. Analyzing the Selectivity of Commercial Cation Exchange Membrane by Electrodeposition of Polyethyleneimine (PEI)

Open Access

Author:: Fisher, Matthew
Title:: Analyzing the Selectivity of Commercial Cation Exchange Membrane by Electrodeposition of Polyethyleneimine (PEI)
Area of Honors:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: Polyethyleneimine
Trivalent Ions
Rare Earth Elements
Permselectivity
Ion Exchange Membranes
Cations
Potentiostat
Phosphogypsum
Cerium Chloride
Electrodeposition
Wastewater
File:: Download Matthew_Fisher_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Bruce Logan, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7025. Language as a Catalyst for Transformation: Exploring the Impacts of Language on the Human Experience

Open Access

Author:: Ruiz Aguirre, Arantza
Title:: Language as a Catalyst for Transformation: Exploring the Impacts of Language on the Human Experience
Area of Honors:: French and Francophone Studies
Keywords:: Language Learning
Transformation
French and Francophone Studies
Bilingualism
Multilingualism
File:: Download Ruiz_Aguirre_Language_as_a_Catalyst_for_Transformation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Tracy Rutler, Thesis Supervisor
J.-Marc Authier, Thesis Honors Advisor

7026. An Application of Cloud-by-Cloud, Multiphase, Bayesian Modeling on System C towards Quasar PG1206+459

Open Access

Author:: You, Shengdi
Title:: An Application of Cloud-by-Cloud, Multiphase, Bayesian Modeling on System C towards Quasar PG1206+459
Area of Honors:: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:: quasars
galaxies
absorption lines
File:: Download syou_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jane Camilla Charlton, Thesis Supervisor
William Nielsen Brandt, Thesis Honors Advisor

7027. Doing Fine or In Decline? A Look at Housing in the Historic Rust Belt Region

Open Access

Author:: Spearly, Katie
Title:: Doing Fine or In Decline? A Look at Housing in the Historic Rust Belt Region
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: Housing
Rust Belt
Regional economics
Urban decline
Economic decline
File:: Download Spearly_BS_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jonathan Kyle Daw, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

7028. The Influence of Sonication Processing Conditions on the Morphology and Carbon Capture Capacity of Polyethylenimine Impregnated MCF Silica Pellets

Open Access

Author:: Komma, Ramesh Babu
Title:: The Influence of Sonication Processing Conditions on the Morphology and Carbon Capture Capacity of Polyethylenimine Impregnated MCF Silica Pellets
Area of Honors:: Environmental Science
Keywords:: Carbon Capture
Sonication
Adsorbents
membrane separation
MCF Silica
Polyethylenimine
File:: Download Thesis_Ramesh_Komma_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Gregory P Dillon, Thesis Supervisor
Michael David Naber, Thesis Honors Advisor

7029. Student Affairs Professionals Supporting Historically Minoritized Students: Principles and Practice

Open Access

Author:: Starks, Ava
Title:: Student Affairs Professionals Supporting Historically Minoritized Students: Principles and Practice
Area of Honors:: African American Studies
Keywords:: Student affairs
historically minoritized students
student affairs professionals
student affairs practioners
Black Graduation
File:: Download Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jennifer F Hamer, Thesis Supervisor
Ray Block, Thesis Honors Advisor

7030. Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae)

Open Access

Author:: Sava, Blaise
Title:: Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae)
Area of Honors:: Interdisciplinary in Plant Sciences and Entomology
Keywords:: Sphodros
entomology
arachnology
taxonomy
systematics
photography
natural history
ecology
radio telemetry
File:: Download Blaise_Sava_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Michael Joseph Skvarla, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis R Decoteau, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gary Felton, Thesis Honors Advisor

7031. Maya Resistance to Conquest

Open Access

Author:: Escobar, Samantha
Title:: Maya Resistance to Conquest
Area of Honors:: History
Keywords:: Maya
Mexico
history
Indigenous
Spanish
File:: Download Escobar_Samantha_Maya_Resistance_To_Conquest.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Matthew Bennett Restall, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7032. Improving America’s Corporate Landscapes Through Thoughtful Landscape Architecture and Land Planning

Open Access

Author:: Stewart, Grace
Title:: Improving America’s Corporate Landscapes Through Thoughtful Landscape Architecture and Land Planning
Area of Honors:: Landscape Architecture
Keywords:: landscape architecture
corporate campus
business park
multi-use landscape
urban sprawl
stormwater runoff
pollinator health
third-spaces
File:: Download GraceStewart_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Hong Wu, Thesis Supervisor
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Honors Advisor

7033. A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites

Open Access

Author:: Mc Carthy, Sydney
Title:: A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites
Area of Honors:: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Geosciences
Keywords:: Lithium
Spodumene
Pegmatites
Germanium
Gallium
File:: Download McCarthy_S_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jesse R Reimink, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor

7034. Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport

Open Access

Author:: Kabi, Krish
Title:: Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Refrigerated transport
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
opportunity charging
cold supply chain
environmental impact
sustainable solutions
mileage range
charging infrastructure
operational efficiency.
File:: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Faculty Reader

7035. Impact of Dietary Sugars on Oral Microbiome Diversity and Composition

Open Access

Author:: Caissie, Matthew
Title:: Impact of Dietary Sugars on Oral Microbiome Diversity and Composition
Area of Honors:: Biological Anthropolgy
Keywords:: microbiome
diversity
composition
cavities
oral microbiome transplant
carbohydrates
sugars
File:: Download Caissie_Matthew_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Laura S Weyrich, Thesis Supervisor
Laurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7036. The Effects of Legislative Ideological Polarization, Institutional Structures of State Legislatures, and State Supreme Courts on State Congressional Overrides, 2005-2018

Open Access

Author:: Ousey, Teresa
Title:: The Effects of Legislative Ideological Polarization, Institutional Structures of State Legislatures, and State Supreme Courts on State Congressional Overrides, 2005-2018
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: Political Science
state politics
state legislature
state highest court of appeals
congressional override
legislative polarization
File:: Download Ousey__Teresa_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor

7037. A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout

Open Access

Author:: Tunis, Emily
Title:: A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout
Area of Honors:: Political Science
Keywords:: abortion
ballot measure
voter turnout
supreme court
Roe v. Wade
direct democracy
midterm elections
File:: Download Tunis_Thesis_Updated.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7038. Sports Betting and College Students

Open Access

Author:: Kisciras, Zackary
Title:: Sports Betting and College Students
Area of Honors:: Hospitality Management
Keywords:: Sports Betting
File:: Download Kisciras_Zackary_Thesis_Final_Draft_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Phillip Michael Jolly, Thesis Supervisor
Phillip Michael Jolly, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anna S. Mattila, Faculty Reader

7039. The Horror of Girlhood: Shirley Jackson’s ‘Hangsaman’ and the Female Gothic

Open Access

Author:: Gauge, Celine
Title:: The Horror of Girlhood: Shirley Jackson’s ‘Hangsaman’ and the Female Gothic
Area of Honors:: English (Behrend)
Keywords:: Gothic
Female Gothic
Shirley Jackson
Uncanny
Womanhood
Girlhood
File:: Download Celine_Gauge_The_Horror_of_Girlhood_Shirley_Jackson_s_Hangsaman_and_the_Female_Gothic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Sarah Elizabeth Whitney, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Andrew Warren, Thesis Honors Advisor

7040. Revenue Recognition in the World of Streaming

Open Access

Author:: Ramer, Alexis
Title:: Revenue Recognition in the World of Streaming
Area of Honors:: Accounting
Keywords:: Revenue Recognition
Film
Accounting
Streaming Services
File:: Download Revenue_Recognition_in_the_World_of_Streaming-_Alexis_Ramer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Shelley Lisa Curling, Faculty Reader

7041. Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid

Open Access

Author:: Campbell, Jaron
Title:: Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Infill
TPMS
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface
Fused Filament Fabrication
Anisotropy
Tensile
File:: Download Campbell_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Amrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

7042. Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells

Open Access

Author:: Anderlind, Sophie
Title:: Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells
Area of Honors:: Biology
Keywords:: Trophoblast Cells
Cortisol
Iron Transport Proteins
Extracellular Vesicles
TFR-1
FPN-1
Iron Trafficking
Pregnancy
File:: Download Schreyer_Final_Thesis___Sophie_Anderlind.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Nikki Crowley, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

7043. The War in Ukraine: Its Impact on Global Commodities and Lessons for Future Conflicts

Open Access

Author:: Bodek, Simon
Title:: The War in Ukraine: Its Impact on Global Commodities and Lessons for Future Conflicts
Area of Honors:: Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:: Supply Chain
Supply Chain Disruptions
Commodities
International Trade
Exports
Russia-Ukraine War
File:: Download The_War_in_Ukraine.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Saurabh Bansal, Thesis Honors Advisor

7044. Metallic insights into the hydrogen-based solution to the fossil fuel problem

Open Access

Author:: Mehta, Vyom
Title:: Metallic insights into the hydrogen-based solution to the fossil fuel problem
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Materials Science
Computational Modeling
Interfacial Electrochemistry
Density Functional Theory
File:: Download SchreyerThesis_VyomMehta.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7045. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women

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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:: lactation
cortisol
cortisone
milk production
metabolic health
micronutrient status
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Thesis Supervisors:: Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader

7046. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice

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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 resilience
GABA
anxiety
somatostatin
anhedonia
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Thesis Supervisors:: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader

7047. Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment

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Author:: Miller, Kara
Title:: Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment
Area of Honors:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: Electromyography
American Sign Language
Fatigue
Muscle activation
Biomechanical assessments
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Thesis Supervisors:: Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

7048. Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays

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Author:: Roggenbaum, Morgan
Title:: Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays
Area of Honors:: Biological Engineering
Keywords:: synthetic biology
genetic circuits
CRISPRi
transcriptional read-through
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Thesis Supervisors:: Howard M Salis, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

7049. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II

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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 pausing
transcription factors
gene regulation
DSIF
NELF
RNA Polymerase II
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Thesis Supervisors:: David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

7050. Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s

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Author:: Vine, Mae
Title:: Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s
Area of Honors:: History
Keywords:: immigration
Sweden
social welfare
populism
Sweden Democrats
European migration crisis
far-right
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Thesis Supervisors:: Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7051. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample

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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 Resistance
Genotyping
PCR
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Resistome Characterization
Foodborne Pathogen
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Thesis Supervisors:: Jasna Kovac, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

7052. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation

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Author:: Connor, Chloe
Title:: Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation
Area of Honors:: Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:: Thyroid
subclinical hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
stress
HPA axis
HPT axis
biomarker
blood pressure
cortisol
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
t4
t3
depression
anxiety
Trier Social Stress Task
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Thesis Supervisors:: Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor

7053. Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb

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Author:: Devarakonda, Vaishali
Title:: Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb
Area of Honors:: Data Sciences
Keywords:: Airbnb
Machine Learning
Misinformation
Text Classification
Sharing Economy
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Thesis Supervisors:: J. Andrew Petersen, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mallory Marie Meehan, Faculty Reader

7054. Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation

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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 rhythms
Memory
RSC
Gene expression
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Thesis Supervisors:: Janine Kwapis, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

7055. The Tower that Can’t Be Completed: The Impact of Language Differences on Civil Conflict

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Author:: Aronson, Lillian
Title:: The Tower that Can’t Be Completed: The Impact of Language Differences on Civil Conflict
Area of Honors:: International Politics
Keywords:: civil conflict
ethnicity
ethnic differences
language
religion
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Thesis Supervisors:: Douglas Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

7056. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks

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Author:: Ricketts, Branden
Title:: Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks
Area of Honors:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: Biofuel
Hydrothermal liquefaction
ionic liquid
sustainability
liquid fuel
cellulose
lignin
soy protein
energy
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Thesis Supervisors:: Phillip E Savage, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

7057. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens

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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 Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD
ADHD
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurology
Neuroscience
RBM8A
Exon Junction Complex
EJC
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Thesis Supervisors:: Yingwei Mao, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

7058. Patterns of Zootherapy Use in Cross River State, Nigeria and Implications for Human and Ecological Health

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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:: zootherapy
traditional medicine
Nigeria
biodiversity
conservation
human health
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Thesis Supervisors:: Sagan Friant, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor

7059. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding

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Author:: Agarwala, Vandana
Title:: Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding
Area of Honors:: Computer Science
Keywords:: Gene Regulation
Deep Learning
Transfer Learning
Domain Adaptation
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
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Thesis Supervisors:: Shaun Mahony, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7060. Differentiation of iPSC-Derived Beta Cells via the Use of Modified mRNA

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Author:: Hoenisch, Rachel
Title:: Differentiation of iPSC-Derived Beta Cells via the Use of Modified mRNA
Area of Honors:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: stem cells
iPSCs
modRNA
induced pluripotent stem cells
pancreatic beta cells
type 1 diabetes
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Thesis Supervisors:: Xiaojun Lance Lian, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

7061. The Impact of Adversarial Examples on Machine Learning Models

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Author:: Martutartus, Sheryll
Title:: The Impact of Adversarial Examples on Machine Learning Models
Area of Honors:: Computer Science
Keywords:: Machine Learning
Computer Science
Adversarial Machine Learning
Spam Detection
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Thesis Supervisors:: Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7062. Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis

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Author:: Bodovski, David
Title:: Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis
Area of Honors:: Economics
Keywords:: Disabilities
Disability Diagnosis
Health Policy
Education Policy
Medicaid
CHIP
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Thesis Supervisors:: Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

7063. Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company

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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 Quantity
Economic Order Quantity
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Thesis Supervisors:: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

7064. Investigation of the Behavior of RNA G-quadruplexes from the Human Genome under Physiological Conditions

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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-Quadruplexes
RNA Folding
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Thesis Supervisors:: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

7065. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets

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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:: sRNA
RyhB
gene expression profiling
in vivo chemical structure probing
pulldown assay
antibiotic resistance
structure-function relationship
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Thesis Supervisors:: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

7066. Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila

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Author:: Mauger, Abigail
Title:: Characterization of the Injury Response of Ciliated Neurons in Drosophila
Area of Honors:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: axon injury
ciliated neurons
chordotonal
DLK
axon regeneration
Drosophila
neuron
axon
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Thesis Supervisors:: Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7067. Understanding Women and Asian American Disparities in Computer Science Professions

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Author:: Muhunthan, Aranya
Title:: Understanding Women and Asian American Disparities in Computer Science Professions
Area of Honors:: Computer Science
Keywords:: aapi
gender gap
STEM
computer science
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Thesis Supervisors:: Sarah A Damaske, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7068. An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks

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Author:: Pham, Viet
Title:: An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks
Area of Honors:: Computer Engineering
Keywords:: Multi-label image classification
insect monitoring
convolutional neural networks
machine learning
computer vision
image classification
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Thesis Supervisors:: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7069. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism

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Author:: Dennis, Kady
Title:: The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism
Area of Honors:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: CX-5461
mechanism of action
RNA Polymerase I inhibitor
Topoisomerase II poison
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Thesis Supervisors:: Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

7070. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading

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Author:: Qu, James
Title:: Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Dark Pool
Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Trading
Performance
S&P 500
Black Box
Alpha
TD
TD Ameritrade
API
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Thesis Supervisors:: Mihail Velikov, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

7071. Using COVID 19 Healthcare Misinformation to Develop a System to Detect Future Fake News

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Author:: Denenberg, Allison
Title:: Using COVID 19 Healthcare Misinformation to Develop a System to Detect Future Fake News
Area of Honors:: Data Sciences
Keywords:: Data Science
Machine Learning
Misinformation
Fake News
COVID-19
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Thesis Supervisors:: Suhang Wang, Thesis Supervisor
Marc Aaron Friedenberg, Thesis Honors Advisor

7072. Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons

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Author:: Long, Melissa
Title:: Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: Drosophila
Neuroscience
Microtubule Nucleation
Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Wnt Signaling
Dendrite
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Thesis Supervisors:: Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

7073. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Avibacterium paragallinarum using Next-gen sequencing to characterize Infectious Coryza infections in Domestic Poultry

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Author:: Morgan, Jasmine
Title:: Comparative Genomic Analysis of Avibacterium paragallinarum using Next-gen sequencing to characterize Infectious Coryza infections in Domestic Poultry
Area of Honors:: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:: Avian Diseases
Genotyping
Avibacterium
Next-gen sequencing
serotyping
Diagnostics
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Thesis Supervisors:: Meera Surendran Nair, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

7074. First-Principles Study of Photocatalytic Semiconductors using Hubbard Corrected Density-Functional Theory for Hydrogen Production

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Author:: Zhao, Wayne
Title:: First-Principles Study of Photocatalytic Semiconductors using Hubbard Corrected Density-Functional Theory for Hydrogen Production
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Materials Science
Density-functional theory
Water-splitting
Renewable energy
Hydrogen
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Thesis Supervisors:: Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

7075. Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms

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Author:: Luu, Anthony
Title:: Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fins
topology
optimization
heat transfer
genetic algorithm
two-phase flow
multi-objective optimization
additive manufacturing
mechanical engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:: Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor

7076. Competency Modeling Mindset Skills within Human-Centered Design and Development

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Author:: Bridge, Kaitlyn
Title:: Competency Modeling Mindset Skills within Human-Centered Design and Development
Area of Honors:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: competency modeling
human centered design and development
competency-based education
CBE
HCDD
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Thesis Supervisors:: Steven R. Haynes, Thesis Supervisor
Steven R. Haynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marc Aaron Friedenberg, Faculty Reader

7077. Compiler Support for Offloading off-the-shelf Applications to PIM Cores

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Author:: Patel, Aditya
Title:: Compiler Support for Offloading off-the-shelf Applications to PIM Cores
Area of Honors:: Computer Science
Keywords:: LLVM
PIM
Compiler
Processing in memory
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Thesis Supervisors:: Anand Sivasubramaniam, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Faculty Reader

7078. Understanding the Sociological Factors that Impact POC in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Risk Assessment Proposal

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Author:: Gil Sanhueza, Vanessa
Title:: Understanding the Sociological Factors that Impact POC in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Risk Assessment Proposal
Area of Honors:: Interdisciplinary in Security and Risk Analysis and Sociology
Keywords:: human trafficking
domestic minor sex trafficking
racism
stereotypes
disparities
sexual colonization
historical trauma
risk
risk framework
risk assessment
proposal
risk factors
vulnerability
social conditions
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Thesis Supervisors:: Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
David R M Barnes, Thesis Supervisor
Karyn Mckinney Marvasti, Thesis Supervisor

7079. A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions

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Author:: Hopkins, Grant
Title:: A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions
Area of Honors:: Statistics
Keywords:: Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments
Survey
Deduction-Complete Dataset
Skip Condition
Missing Data
Sequentially Asked Questions
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Thesis Supervisors:: Le Bao, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7080. Subjugated and Submerged: An Exploration of the Relationship between Redlining and Flood Risk

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Author:: Humphrey, Jason
Title:: Subjugated and Submerged: An Exploration of the Relationship between Redlining and Flood Risk
Area of Honors:: Geosciences
Keywords:: Redlining
Flood Risk
Literature Review
HOLC
Policy
ArcMap
Flooding
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Thesis Supervisors:: Antonia Hadjimichael, Thesis Supervisor
Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7081. Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Specialty Plastics

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Author:: Villacis, Bianca
Title:: Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Specialty Plastics
Area of Honors:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: PLASTIC
POLYMERS
HTL
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Thesis Supervisors:: Phillip E Savage, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor

7082. Impact of Ties in Stable Matching Problems

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Author:: Sharma, Kanika
Title:: Impact of Ties in Stable Matching Problems
Area of Honors:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: Artificial Intelligence
Economics
Computer Science
Information Science Technology
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Thesis Supervisors:: Hadi Hosseini, Thesis Supervisor
Edward J Glantz, Thesis Honors Advisor

7083. The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent

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Author:: Anavkar, Ishaan
Title:: The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent
Area of Honors:: History
Keywords:: Partition
Ottoman Empire
First World War
Great Britain
France
State Creation
Fertile Crescent
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
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Thesis Supervisors:: Lior Betzalel Sternfeld, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7084. Communicating Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs of Differential Privacy Through Analogical Reasoning

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Author:: Govere, Ephraim
Title:: Communicating Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs of Differential Privacy Through Analogical Reasoning
Area of Honors:: Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations
Keywords:: Differential Privacy
Analogical Reasoning
Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs
Information Privacy
Visual Analogy
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Thesis Supervisors:: Aiping Xiong, Thesis Supervisor
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Thesis Honors Advisor

7085. When We Fall: A Young Adult Novel

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Author:: Zillhardt, Ashton
Title:: When We Fall: A Young Adult Novel
Area of Honors:: Professional Writing (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:: Young Adult
Fiction
Novel
Contemporary
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Thesis Supervisors:: Jeanne Marie Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

7086. Analyzing the Extant Differences Between the Data-Transaction and Privacy Regulations of China and the United States

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Author:: Yue, Alan
Title:: Analyzing the Extant Differences Between the Data-Transaction and Privacy Regulations of China and the United States
Area of Honors:: Legal Environment of Business
Keywords:: Data Transaction
China
the United States
Comparative Law
Privacy Protection Law
Data Protection
Privacy Regulations
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Thesis Supervisors:: Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Supervisor
Fiona Greaves, Thesis Honors Advisor

7087. Freshwater mussels as indicators of mining pollution in Dunkard Creek, West Virginia

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Author:: Jones, Malichai
Title:: Freshwater mussels as indicators of mining pollution in Dunkard Creek, West Virginia
Area of Honors:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: mussels
mussel tissue
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Thesis Supervisors:: Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

7088. Between the Lines: A Hip Hop Autoethnography

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Author:: Shott, G Michael
Title:: Between the Lines: A Hip Hop Autoethnography
Area of Honors:: Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:: Autoethnography
Hip Hop
Whiteness
Liminality
Intersectionality
Youth
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Thesis Supervisors:: Cheryl L Nicholas, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

7089. Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2

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Author:: Forstmeier, Peter
Title:: Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2
Area of Honors:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: SARS-CoV-2
RNA
pseudoknots
SNPs
RNA structure conservation
frameshifting element
FSE
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Thesis Supervisors:: Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

7090. Mechanistic Study of Halogenation by Iron(II) and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases

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Author:: Katch, Bryce
Title:: Mechanistic Study of Halogenation by Iron(II) and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases
Area of Honors:: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: Enzymology
Structural Biology
C-H Activation
SadA
BesD
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Thesis Supervisors:: Amie Kathleen Boal, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

7091. Relating the Shape Memory Effect to Size of Additively Manufactured NiTi Alloy by Optimizing Full-Field Strain Analysis

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Author:: Schwarz, Jackson
Title:: Relating the Shape Memory Effect to Size of Additively Manufactured NiTi Alloy by Optimizing Full-Field Strain Analysis
Area of Honors:: Engineering Science
Keywords:: shape memory alloy
digital image correlation
superelasticity
nitinol
full field strain analysis
NiTi
additive manufacturing
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Thesis Supervisors:: Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor

7092. Probing the Function of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins from Environmental Bacteria

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Author:: Hamilton, Tim
Title:: Probing the Function of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins from Environmental Bacteria
Area of Honors:: Biology
Keywords:: Lanthanide
Protein
Rare Earth Element
Bacteria
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Thesis Supervisors:: Joseph Alfred Cotruvo, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor

7093. From Modern to Contemporary: Feminism in Japanese Literature

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Author:: Fine, Shannon
Title:: From Modern to Contemporary: Feminism in Japanese Literature
Area of Honors:: Japanese
Keywords:: Japan
Feminism
Japanese Feminism
Hiratsuka Raicho
Seito
Kirino Natsuo
Out
Takeuchi Naoko
Sailor Moon
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Thesis Supervisors:: Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

7094. Noninvasive Tracking of Solidification In Casting Using Ultrasound

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Author:: Smith, Caeden
Title:: Noninvasive Tracking of Solidification In Casting Using Ultrasound
Area of Honors:: Engineering Science
Keywords:: Ultrasound
solidification
wax
casting
noninvasive
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Thesis Supervisors:: Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

7095. Investigation of Dual-Switch Combination Therapy’s Efficacy in Drug Resistant Cancer Cells

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Author:: Yang, Zeyu
Title:: Investigation of Dual-Switch Combination Therapy’s Efficacy in Drug Resistant Cancer Cells
Area of Honors:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: Drug resistance
Suicide gene therapy
Combination therapy
NSCLC
EGFR
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Thesis Supervisors:: Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

7096. Into a New World: Re-imagining Korean Mythology

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Author:: Li, Lisa
Title:: Into a New World: Re-imagining Korean Mythology
Area of Honors:: Digital Arts and Media Design
Keywords:: Korean Mythology
Digital Painting
Illustration
Concept Art
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Thesis Supervisors:: Eduardo A Navas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brian Alfred, Thesis Supervisor
Carlos E Rosas, Faculty Reader

7097. Exploration of the Discrepancy Between Sexes in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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Author:: Peduzzi, Vanessa
Title:: Exploration of the Discrepancy Between Sexes in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Area of Honors:: Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:: AML
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Hematological Disorders
Leukemia
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Thesis Supervisors:: Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

7098. Conflict in the Classroom: An Exploration of the Role of Conflict in Engineering Teams

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Author:: Patel, Krina
Title:: Conflict in the Classroom: An Exploration of the Role of Conflict in Engineering Teams
Area of Honors:: Engineering Science
Keywords:: Team Dynamics
Team Conflict
Engineering Design
Psychological Safety
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Thesis Supervisors:: Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor

7099. Method Development For Polyethylene Terephthalate Pyrolysis With Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

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Author:: Tickerhoof, Cameron
Title:: Method Development For Polyethylene Terephthalate Pyrolysis With Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
Area of Honors:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: Plastic waste
GCxGC
Micropyrolysis
Method development
PET
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Thesis Supervisors:: Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

7100. Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock

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Author:: Sollenberger, Renee
Title:: Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock
Area of Honors:: Biological Engineering
Keywords:: Bioinformatics
Diversity Analysis
Compost
Anaerobic Digestion
Biofuels
Corn Stover
Bioprocessing
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Thesis Supervisors:: Tom Richard, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

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