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6802. Commendātiōne Maiōrum: Familial Advertising in the Crises of the Late Roman Republic

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Open Access
Author:
Hamel, Seth
Title:
Commendātiōne Maiōrum: Familial Advertising in the Crises of the Late Roman Republic
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
familial advertising
nobiles
homines novi
coinage
imagines
laudationes
aristocrat
File:
Download Commendatione_Maiorum_-_Seth_Hamel_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jake Nabel, Thesis Supervisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor

6803. Hysterical Science: Analyzing the Methodology of Feminist Psychoanalysis in Reclaiming Female Literary Figuration

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Open Access
Author:
Oplinger, Kristen
Title:
Hysterical Science: Analyzing the Methodology of Feminist Psychoanalysis in Reclaiming Female Literary Figuration
Area of Honors:
Comparative Literature
Keywords:
Freud
Butler
Cixous
Ettinger
Figuration
Performativity
Reclamation
File:
Download Oplinger_Kristen_Hysterical_Science.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Thesis Supervisor
Nergis Erturk, Thesis Honors Advisor

6804. Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire

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Open Access
Author:
Lehmann, Peter
Title:
Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Roman Empire
Viticulture
Wine
Profitability
Liquidity
Roman Agriculture
Relative Return
Average Net Margin
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Net Income
EBITDA
Levered Free Cash Flow
Net Present Value
Internal Rate of Return
Time Value of Money
Revenue
File:
Download Peter_Lehmann_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jake Nabel, Thesis Supervisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor

6805. Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion

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Open Access
Author:
Fronk, Caleb
Title:
Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Strain Gauges
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Damage Detection
Strain
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

6806. Community Gardens as a Vehicle for Community Development: A Case Study of Orti Urbani di San Matteo degli Armeni Community Garden

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Open Access
Author:
Mazzarella, Bianca
Title:
Community Gardens as a Vehicle for Community Development: A Case Study of Orti Urbani di San Matteo degli Armeni Community Garden
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
Urban Agriculture
Community Gardens
Community Development
Perugia
Italy
Community
Democracy
File:
Download Mazzarella_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justine F Lindemann, Faculty Reader

6810. Investigation of the Printability and Curing of Barium Titanate Composites with Direct Ink Writing

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Open Access
Author:
Karekatte, Rishabh
Title:
Investigation of the Printability and Curing of Barium Titanate Composites with Direct Ink Writing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Barium Titanate
3D Printing
Direct Ink Writing
Polymer-Ceramic Composites
Ceramics
Polymers
Printability
Curability
File:
Download Karekatte_Rishabh_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Thesis Supervisor

6811. Cryptocurrency as an Indicator for Economic and Market Sentiment

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Open Access
Author:
Tillinger, Harel
Title:
Cryptocurrency as an Indicator for Economic and Market Sentiment
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Market Efficiency
US Equity Market
After-Hour Trading Effects
Information Channel
File:
Download Harel_Tillinger_Cryptocurrency_as_an_Indicator_for_Economic_and_Market_Sentiment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Conor Ryan, Thesis Supervisor
Sung Jae Jun, Thesis Honors Advisor

6812. Design of and Business Case for a Deployable Rectenna for Spacecraft-to-Spacecraft Power Beaming

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Carlson, Kade
Title:
Design of and Business Case for a Deployable Rectenna for Spacecraft-to-Spacecraft Power Beaming
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rectenna
Circuit
Electrical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Kapton
Additive Manufacturing
Conductive Ink
Space Environment
Entrepreneurship
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

6816. Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100

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Open Access
Author:
Cordano, Olivia
Title:
Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Labor and Employment Relations
Keywords:
return on asset
return on equity
profitability
fortune 100
board of directors
female CEO
DE&I reporting
labor efficiency ratio
compulsory employment arbitration
change in rank
best companies to work for
top-revenue producing companies
employment law
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Gough, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher Cody Stephens, Faculty Reader

6818. 3D Printing of Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites

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Open Access
Author:
Vandervort, Zachary
Title:
3D Printing of Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Electrifi Filament
Electrical Conductivity
File:
Download 3D_Printing_of_Electrically_Conductive_Polymer_Composites_-_Z.Vandervort.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adam Scott Hollinger, Thesis Supervisor
Adam Scott Hollinger, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brian Phillip Lani, Faculty Reader

6820. Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Vertical Swimming System for a Modular, Robotic Fish

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Open Access
Author:
Wertz, Andrew
Title:
Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Vertical Swimming System for a Modular, Robotic Fish
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Soft Robotics
Biomimicry
Robotics
Shape-Memory Alloy
Prototyping
Buckling Beam
File:
Download Andrew_Wertz_Undergraduate_Thesis_Final_Draft_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Honors Advisor

6822. Compliance with Masking Mandates During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Moral Foundations

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Corby, Ella
Title:
Compliance with Masking Mandates During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Moral Foundations
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
masking compliance
social distancing
Moral Foundations Theory
individualizing intuitions
binding intuitions
public health mandates
File:
Download Thesis_Schreyer_Format.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Silver, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

6824. The Consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impacts on American Ideals and Political Views

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Vazquez, Tyler
Title:
The Consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impacts on American Ideals and Political Views
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Industrial Revolution
Social Media
Politics
Political Polarization
Algorithms
Echo Chambers
Smart Technology
File:
Download 1The_Consequences_of_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution_and_Its_Impacts_on_American_Ideals_and_Political_Views.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary High, Thesis Supervisor
Ellen M Taricani, Thesis Honors Advisor

6825. Predicting 30-Day ICU Readmission Rates Using Machine Learning on Electronic Health Records

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Open Access
Author:
Farooq, Sarah
Title:
Predicting 30-Day ICU Readmission Rates Using Machine Learning on Electronic Health Records
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
machine learning
classification
EHR
data
electronic health records
hospital
ICU
readmission
class imbalance
missing values
imputation
rebalancing
hospital readmission
patient
medical data
XG Boost
MICE data imputation
health
health care
model
supervised learning
model performance
File:
Download SarahFarooq_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fenglong Ma, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Thesis Honors Advisor

6826. Overlooked Histories: An Ethnographic and Historical Study of the Jewish Communities of Central Pennsylvania

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Sennett, Casey
Title:
Overlooked Histories: An Ethnographic and Historical Study of the Jewish Communities of Central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Anthropology, Jewish Studies, and History
Keywords:
Jewish
Central Pennsylvania
Ethnography
Oral History
Small-town Jewish life
History
Anthropology
Rural America
File:
Download Sennett_Casey_Overlooked__Histories_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Katherine Shenk, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eliyana Adler, Thesis Supervisor
Sabine Doran, Thesis Honors Advisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

6829. A Review of The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Practice of Speech Language Pathology

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Open Access
Author:
Grabowski, Caitlin
Title:
A Review of The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Practice of Speech Language Pathology
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
artificial intelligence
AI
speech-language pathology
SLP
File:
Download Grabowski_Caitlin_A_Review_of_the_Use_of_Artificial_Intelligence_to_Enhance_the_Practice_of_Speech_Language_Pathology.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ji Min Lee, Faculty Reader

6833. Effect of patella button design on modulating rotating hinge knee implant biomechanics

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez, Rebecca
Title:
Effect of patella button design on modulating rotating hinge knee implant biomechanics
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
total knee arthroplasty
patellar resurfacing
patella
anatomical patellar implant
spherical patellar implant
knee joint biomechanics
File:
Download RSGfinal_thesis_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Thesis Honors Advisor

6834. Virgil’s Verse and the English Ear: A New Translation of Virgil’s Aeneid VI

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Open Access
Author:
White, Corey
Title:
Virgil’s Verse and the English Ear: A New Translation of Virgil’s Aeneid VI
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and History
Keywords:
Aeneid
Translation
Book VI
Classics
Roman Poetry
Virgil
Augustus
Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
History
File:
Download Thesis_Aeneid_VI_Corey_White.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jake Nabel, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor

6835. Basil (Ocimum Spp.) Leaf Extracts as Inhibitors of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Growth and Quorum Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Boltz, Danika
Title:
Basil (Ocimum Spp.) Leaf Extracts as Inhibitors of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Growth and Quorum Sensing
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
basil
MRSA
AIP
MIC
ocimum
File:
Download DanikaBoltzThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua J Kellogg, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

6837. Bacteria’s Best Friend: Factors that Contribute to Oral Microbiome Change in the Domesticated Dog and its Effects on Human Relationships

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Open Access
Author:
Stroupe, Lauren
Title:
Bacteria’s Best Friend: Factors that Contribute to Oral Microbiome Change in the Domesticated Dog and its Effects on Human Relationships
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
Dog Oral Microbiome
Human Oral Microbiome
Dog Domestication
Human and Dog Behavior
Human and Dog Relationships
File:
Download Stroupe_Lauren_BacteriasBestFriendFactorsthatcontributetooralmicrobiome.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
Laura S Weyrich, Thesis Supervisor

6838. Bioprospecting for Phosphorus Accumulating Organisms for Water Treatment

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Hiestand, Gabriel
Title:
Bioprospecting for Phosphorus Accumulating Organisms for Water Treatment
Area of Honors:
Environmental Systems Engineering
Keywords:
phosphorus accumulating organisms
bioprospecting
water treatment
File:
Download Hiestand_Gabriel_BioprospectingforPhosphorusAccumulatingOrganismsforWaterTreatment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jay Regan, Thesis Supervisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

6839. Game of Thrones: The Delicate Art of Succession Risk Management

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Open Access
Author:
Day, Bridget
Title:
Game of Thrones: The Delicate Art of Succession Risk Management
Area of Honors:
Risk Management
Keywords:
succession risk management
succession planning
executive succession
CEO succession
family business succession
risk management
family business
case study
File:
Download Day_Bridget_Game_of_ThronesFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Cather, Thesis Supervisor
David Cather, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader

6840. An Observation of Penn State Entrepreneurship Programs: Qualifying Startup Success

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Day, Christopher
Title:
An Observation of Penn State Entrepreneurship Programs: Qualifying Startup Success
Area of Honors:
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
Penn State Programs
Invent Penn State
Innovation Hub
Student Startups
Student Entrepreneurs
Happy Valley Launch Box
Accelerator Programs
Student Feedback
File:
Download Day_Christopher_SchreyerThesis2023.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frank T Koe, Thesis Supervisor
Ted Graef, Thesis Honors Advisor

6843. Investigating the Role of STAT1 Transcription Factor in the Regulation of Schistosome Immunopathology

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Yi, Sara
Title:
Investigating the Role of STAT1 Transcription Factor in the Regulation of Schistosome Immunopathology
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
schistosome
mansoni
schistosomiasis
inflammation
inflammatory
stat1
stat3
infectious
disease
parasite
parasitic
worms
infect
interferon
ifn-1
ifn
cytokines
th2
th1
transcription factor
transcription
dendritic
cell
inflammasome
nlrp3
asc
il-10
il-1b
immunopathology
bmdc
cercariae
granule
fibrosis
trematode
immunology
immune
File:
Download Investigating_the_Role_of_STAT1_Transcription_Factor_in_the_Regulation_of_Schistosome_Immunopathology.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Parisa Kalantari, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

6844. Chikanobu: Three Court Ladies Performing the Ceremony of the New Year (c.1800): From Woodblock to Augmented Reality

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Longenecker, Anderson
Title:
Chikanobu: Three Court Ladies Performing the Ceremony of the New Year (c.1800): From Woodblock to Augmented Reality
Area of Honors:
Japanese
Keywords:
Japanese Woodblock Printing
Japanese
Woodblock Printing
Augmented Reality
AR
art education
museum education
File:
Download Installation_1_QR_Code.pngDownload Installation_2_Animation_Panels_QR_Code.pngDownload Installation_3_Left_panel_seperated_gallery_QR_Code.pngDownload Anderson_Longenecker_thesis__with_CV_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Thesis Supervisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

6846. Intelligence Goldmine or Overwhelming Hinderance? Social Media’s Impact on U.S. Intelligence Community Analysis

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Pfohl, Samuel
Title:
Intelligence Goldmine or Overwhelming Hinderance? Social Media’s Impact on U.S. Intelligence Community Analysis
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
Social Media
Intelligence Community
Analysis
Domestic Extremism
Intelligence
File:
Download SamPfohlSchreyerThesis2023.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Parquette, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Keith Hills, Thesis Honors Advisor

6847. Investigating Patterns of Undergraduate Engineering Writing Efficacy and Career Trajectories

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Walp, Adriana
Title:
Investigating Patterns of Undergraduate Engineering Writing Efficacy and Career Trajectories
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Undergraduate Engineering
Engineering Education
Writing Efficacy
Writing Apprehension
Writing
Career
File:
Download AVW5568_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

6848. How sleep restriction, or inadequate sleep, may affect individual non-esterified fatty acid concentrations in the human body

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Xiang, Yiru
Title:
How sleep restriction, or inadequate sleep, may affect individual non-esterified fatty acid concentrations in the human body
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
sleep
high-fat meal
non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA)
myristic acid
palmitic acid
stearic acid
oleic acid
linoleic acid
File:
Download YX-Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gregory C Shearer, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

6849. The Potential of Collective Pitch Actuation Using Shape Memory Alloys for Aeroacoustic Benefit in Coplanar Rotors

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Hafner, Aaron
Title:
The Potential of Collective Pitch Actuation Using Shape Memory Alloys for Aeroacoustic Benefit in Coplanar Rotors
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Aeroacoustics
VTOL
rotor
rotor blade
experiment
experimental
OASPL
PSD
Vold-Kalman Filter
Tonal
Broadband
File:
Download Thesis_AJH_04_03_Final__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Supervisor
Xin Ning, Thesis Honors Advisor

6855. Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Pevner, Joseph
Title:
Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Finance
Film
File:
Download JosephPevnerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lingzhou Xue, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

6857. Physical Activity as a Moderator of the Effects of Stress Dysregulation on Obesity in Adolescents Experiencing Rural Poverty

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Buss, Camryn
Title:
Physical Activity as a Moderator of the Effects of Stress Dysregulation on Obesity in Adolescents Experiencing Rural Poverty
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Adolescent obesity
physical activity
stress
stress dysregulation
obesity
r
respiratory sinus arrhythmia
rural poverty
File:
Download CamrynBuss_ThesisFinalPDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor
Kari Christine Kugler, Thesis Honors Advisor

6858. Applying Lessons Learned From The COVID-19 Vaccine

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Huang, Peiqi
Title:
Applying Lessons Learned From The COVID-19 Vaccine
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Vaccine Supply Chain
Influenza Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine Distribution
File:
Download Applying_Lessons_Learned_From_The_COVID-19_Vaccine_Distribution_To_Future_Public_Health_Emergencies.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

6859. Electrochemical Reduction of Transition Metal Oxides in Lithium Chloride Salt at 650°C

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Pickarski, Timothy
Title:
Electrochemical Reduction of Transition Metal Oxides in Lithium Chloride Salt at 650°C
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Electrochemistry
Sintering
Voltammetry
Iron (III) Oxide
Nickel Oxide
Lithium Chloride
Li-Bi Reference Alloy
SEM-EDS
Electrode Design
File:
Download Pickarski_Timothy_Electrochemical_Reduction_of_Transition_Metal_Oxides.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hojong Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

6860. The Lived Experiences of Music Majors Dealing with Performance-Related Injuries

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Nevins, Heather
Title:
The Lived Experiences of Music Majors Dealing with Performance-Related Injuries
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
music
musicians health
music major
mixed methods
music education
body mapping
Alexander Technique
health
wellness
lived experience
File:
Download Heather_Nevins-Honors_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michquelena Potlunas Ferguson, Thesis Supervisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor

6861. Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Processing, Properties, and Controlled-Release Applications

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Metzger, Melissa
Title:
Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Processing, Properties, and Controlled-Release Applications
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
polymers
electrospinning
polycaprolactone
drug release
controlled release
drug delivery
peppas
rhodamine b
rhodamine 6g
File:
Download metzger_thesis_finaldraftsubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick Mather, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor

6863. Improved Estimates for the Sensitivity of the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) to Tau Neutrinos

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Monteiro, Dylan
Title:
Improved Estimates for the Sensitivity of the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) to Tau Neutrinos
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
Neutrino
Astrophysics
High Energy
Simulation
Monte Carlo
Detector Physics
File:
Download Monteiro_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie Wissel, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

6864. Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Vangeri, Cassidy
Title:
Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
minimum wages
state
party control
inflation
cost of living
ballot access
public opinion
unions
File:
Download Vangeri__Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

6865. Health Disparities with Mammogram and Pap Test Utilization Among Low Income African American Women

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kallur, Aarathi
Title:
Health Disparities with Mammogram and Pap Test Utilization Among Low Income African American Women
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
health disparities
mammograms
pap smear
cancer
preventative care
utilization rates
low income
black women
African American women
File:
Download Kallur_Final_Thesis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeannette A Rogowski, Thesis Supervisor
Selena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor

6866. Effect of Forest Canopy Density on the Distribution of Five Rubus Species in Central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Showalter, Levi
Title:
Effect of Forest Canopy Density on the Distribution of Five Rubus Species in Central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Forest Ecosystems Management
Keywords:
Rubus
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus occidentalis
Wineberry
Raspberry
Blackberry
Forest Canopy
Invasive Species
Wine Raspberry
File:
Download Showalter_Levi_Rubus_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Paul Burkhart, Thesis Supervisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Honors Advisor

6867. Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Turbine Vane in Transonic Conditions

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gayoso, Isabella
Title:
Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Turbine Vane in Transonic Conditions
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Film cooling
Turbine Vane
Overall Film Effectiveness
Transonic
High-speed Cascade
File:
Download Film_Cooling_Effectiveness_on_a_Turbine_Vane_in_Transonic_Conditions.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

6868. “Virulent Madness”: Network, Videodrome, and the Tropes of Twentieth Century Television Anxiety

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wendelken, Ava
Title:
“Virulent Madness”: Network, Videodrome, and the Tropes of Twentieth Century Television Anxiety
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
television
media theory
films
movies
videodrome
david cronenberg
network
sidney lumet
paddy chavefsky
media panic
horror
satire
File:
Download final_thesis_wendelken__paginated_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Nealon, Thesis Supervisor
Carla J. Mulford, Thesis Honors Advisor

6873. Behavior Change Techniques and mHealth Interventions for Obesity Management and Weight Loss: A Narrative Review and Case Study of Noom

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wiggins, Noah
Title:
Behavior Change Techniques and mHealth Interventions for Obesity Management and Weight Loss: A Narrative Review and Case Study of Noom
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
mHealth
Obesity
behavioral interventions
weight management
Noom
weight loss
File:
Download Noah_Wiggins_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Peter Gyekis, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor

6879. Effect of the SO(A)R Intervention on the Communication Functions of Children with Autism using AAC

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Open Access
Author:
Sultana, Julia
Title:
Effect of the SO(A)R Intervention on the Communication Functions of Children with Autism using AAC
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
parent training
asynchronous training
communication disorder
intervention
File:
Download Julia_Sultana_Effect_of_the_SO_A_R_Intervention_on_the_Communication_Functions_of_Children_with_Autism_using_AAC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Diane L Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

6883. Modeling Stock Return Volatility, a Comparative Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Krimetz, Robert
Title:
Modeling Stock Return Volatility, a Comparative Approach
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
Stock Volatility
time series models
Bayesian Models
Probabilistic Programming
Markov chain Monte Carlo
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo
Implied Volatility
Realized Volatility
File:
Download Krimetz_Robert_Modeling_Stock_Return_Volatility_a_Comparative_Approach.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Supervisor
Anh Tuan Le, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeremy Seeman, Faculty Reader

6884. Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery

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Open Access
Author:
Kotireddy, Abhiram
Title:
Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Finance
M&A
Arbitrage
Recession
File:
Download Analysis_of_U.S._Merger_Arbitrage_Spreads_During_the_2008_Financial_Crisis_and_the_COVID-19_Market_Recovery.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
J. Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

6886. Investigation of the Astrodynamics and GNC Challenges for Space-Based Solar Power Satellite Spacecraft-to-Spacecraft Power Beaming

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Open Access
Author:
Nelson, Quintin
Title:
Investigation of the Astrodynamics and GNC Challenges for Space-Based Solar Power Satellite Spacecraft-to-Spacecraft Power Beaming
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
space based solar power
astrodynamics
orbital mechanics
wireless power transfer
GNC
sustainable energy
simulation
systems engineering
solar power
File:
Download Quintin_Nelson_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Xin Ning, Thesis Honors Advisor

6888. Integrating Wearable Fitness Data into Group Health Insurance Incentive Programs to Promote Cost Savings and Improve Policyholder Health

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Open Access
Author:
Grattan, J P
Title:
Integrating Wearable Fitness Data into Group Health Insurance Incentive Programs to Promote Cost Savings and Improve Policyholder Health
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
Group Health Insurance
Health Insurance
Incentive Programs
Fitbit
Wearable Fitness Devices
Fitness Tracking Technology
File:
Download Grattan_J.P._Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nan Zhu, Thesis Supervisor
Amanda W Hammell, Thesis Honors Advisor

6890. Political Polarization in the United States and the Implications for the Future Landscape

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Open Access
Author:
Igoe, Nirali
Title:
Political Polarization in the United States and the Implications for the Future Landscape
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Political Polarization
consumer behavior
buying power
politics
polarization
File:
Download Igoe_Nirali_Political_Polarization_in_the_United_States_and_the_Implications_for_the_Future_Landscape.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Franklin Jerome Carter, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

6891. Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics

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Open Access
Author:
Schlichtig, David
Title:
Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
sports
sports betting
sports gambling
betting
gambling
predictive analytics
probit modeling
probit regression
arbitrage
financial returns
standardized returns
investment
investment strategy
NFL
football
efficient markets
market inefficiency
financial assets
asset class
odds
moneyline
statistics
sports analytics
File:
Download Schlichtig_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

6894. Temperament and its Relationship to Gut Microbiome Diversity in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats

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Open Access
Author:
Kadidahl, Deepa
Title:
Temperament and its Relationship to Gut Microbiome Diversity in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Temperament
Gut Microbiome
Sprague-Dawley rats
File:
Download Deepa_Kadidahl_Honors_Thesis.pdfDownload Deepa_Kadidahl_Honors_Thesis_4.7.23.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

6895. Recruiting and Retaining Truck Drivers amidst Driver and Equipment Capacity Issues

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Open Access
Author:
Adams, Katherine
Title:
Recruiting and Retaining Truck Drivers amidst Driver and Equipment Capacity Issues
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
truck driver
over-the-road
pay structure
freight market
File:
Download Adams_Katherine_Recruiting_and_Retaining_Truck_Drivers_amidst_Driver_and_Equipment_Capacity_Issues.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

6899. Optimizing Path Planning in 3D Environments with Reinforcement Learning and Sampling-based Algorithms

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Open Access
Author:
Huang, Wensi
Title:
Optimizing Path Planning in 3D Environments with Reinforcement Learning and Sampling-based Algorithms
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Motion planning
Path planning
Sampling-based Algorithm
Reinforcement Learning
RRT
RRT*
Q-learning
DQN
TRPO
PPO
File:
Download Honor_Thesis_Wensi_Huang.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Minghui Zhu, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor