21. Development of an Empirical Correlation for the Manganese Sulfate Bath Neutron Absorption in Manganese Fraction Using the Monte Carlo N-Particle Code Open Access Author: Bucks, Scout Title: Development of an Empirical Correlation for the Manganese Sulfate Bath Neutron Absorption in Manganese Fraction Using the Monte Carlo N-Particle Code Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Manganese BathMCNP252-Cf241-Am-Be249-Pu-BeManganese Absorption Fraction File: Download Bucks_Scout_Development_of_an_Empirical_Correlation_for_the_Manganese_Sulfate_Bath_Neutron_Absorption_in_Manganese_Fraction_Using_the_Monte_Carlo_N_Particle_Code.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marek Flaska, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors AdvisorGuhaprasanna Manogharan, Faculty Reader
22. Design and Development of Electrochemical Sensors Based on Direct Gold Functionalization of Laser Induced Graphene for Ultrasensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Brustoloni, Caroline Title: Design and Development of Electrochemical Sensors Based on Direct Gold Functionalization of Laser Induced Graphene for Ultrasensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: SARS-COV-2; biosensor; laser induced graphene; antigen; electrochemical File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, Thesis SupervisorJulio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. Application of Video-Based Technology in Tracking Hand Movements for Medical Training Simulations Open Access Author: Budzinski, Cynthia Title: Application of Video-Based Technology in Tracking Hand Movements for Medical Training Simulations Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Medical TrainingSimulation TrainingHand TrackingEndotracheal IntubationMediaPipeLaryngoscope File: Download Budzinski_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. The Effects of Incubation, Fixation Stimuli, and Working Memory Capacity on Design Fixation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Brundage, Amanda Title: The Effects of Incubation, Fixation Stimuli, and Working Memory Capacity on Design Fixation Area of Honors: Industrial Engineering Keywords: Engineering DesignFixationFixation StimuliWorking Memory CapacityIncubation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis SupervisorCatherine Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Adetayo, Olutomilola Title: Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BRCA1breast cancersynthetic lethalityBRCA1 localizationBRCA1 focinuclear areanuclear intensitychromatin remodellingchromatin organizationtissue viscoelasticitychemotherapyselective cancer therapyetoposideBRCA1 and etoposideextracellular matrixhydrogelsviscoelastic hydrogelsDNA damageDNA repair mechanisms File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States Open Access Author: Ackerman, Catherine Title: The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States Area of Honors: Criminology Keywords: Opioid CrisisOpioidPrescribingCrime RatesDispensing RatesDrugs/Violence NexusArrest Rates File: Download The_Opioid_Crisis_and_Crime-Understanding_the_Relationship_Between_Opioid_Dispensing_Rates_and_Crime_Rates_in_the_United_States_-_Catherine_Ackerman.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Holly Nguyen, Thesis SupervisorStacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. The social and sexual relationships of sorority women. Open Access Author: Allen, Madison Title: The social and sexual relationships of sorority women. Area of Honors: Biological Anthropolgy Keywords: Sexual selectionevolutionanthropologysocial statusfemale intrasexual competitionsorority women File: Download Madison_Allen_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorLaurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors Advisor
28. Music, More Than Sound: Examining the Musical Experiences of d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals Open Access Author: Almonte, Alex Title: Music, More Than Sound: Examining the Musical Experiences of d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals Area of Honors: Music Education Keywords: deafDeafmusic educationd/Deaf File: Download Almonte_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis SupervisorLinda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors AdvisorSarah H Watts, Faculty Reader
29. Exploring Hybrid Pre-Training and Fine-Tuning Strategies for Multimodal Transfer Learning in Cross-Modal Retrieval Open Access Author: Agarwala, Jayesh Title: Exploring Hybrid Pre-Training and Fine-Tuning Strategies for Multimodal Transfer Learning in Cross-Modal Retrieval Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: Cross-Modal RetrievalMultimodal Transfer LearningDomain Adaptation File: Download Honors-Thesis-Jayesh-Agarwala.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wang-Chien Lee, Thesis SupervisorTing He, Thesis Honors Advisor
30. Punishment by ESG: The Impact of Negative Environmental, Social, and Governance News on Stock Returns Open Access Author: Adeseyoju, Ronnie Title: Punishment by ESG: The Impact of Negative Environmental, Social, and Governance News on Stock Returns Area of Honors: Accounting Keywords: ESG newsEvent studyCorporate Social ResponsibilitySustainable InvestingESGFirm valueStock pricesESG investing File: Download thesis_FINAL.edited.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis SupervisorJason Lunn, Thesis Honors Advisor
