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51. Urban vs. Rural: Comparing Ecological Worldviews of High School Students in Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Schanwald, Sarah
Title:
Urban vs. Rural: Comparing Ecological Worldviews of High School Students in Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
ecological worldviews
environmental pedagogy
climate change
new ecological paradigm
curriculum
high school
environmental concern
urban
rural
worldviews
pedagogy
environment
File:
Download Schanwald_Sarah_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas R Goodstein, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

52. "Pamela" in Context: Commentary on Economics, the State of the Anglican Clergy, and Mental Illness

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Open Access
Author:
Davidson, James
Title:
"Pamela" in Context: Commentary on Economics, the State of the Anglican Clergy, and Mental Illness
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in English and History
Keywords:
Pamela or Virtue Rewarded
Samuel Richardson
Pamela
English
History
1700
Enlightenment
England
Novel
Epistolary Novel
Suicide
Depression
Economy
South Sea Bubble
Anglican Church
Religion
London
File:
Download Davidson_Pamela_in_Context_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carla J. Mulford, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher Gervais Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

53. Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Stephanie
Title:
Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Uber
Lyft
logistical analysis
IPO
Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation
Market Analysis
Financial Analysis
File:
Download Stephanie_Jones_thesis_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

59. Literacy for individuals who use AAC: Observations of teachers implementing literacy lessons in schools

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Open Access
Author:
Livi, Emilia
Title:
Literacy for individuals who use AAC: Observations of teachers implementing literacy lessons in schools
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Complex Communication Needs
Special Education
Literacy
File:
Download Livi__Emilia_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Thesis Supervisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

60. Using Virtual Reality Headsets to Study the Effect of Context on Consumer Perception

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Open Access
Author:
Ginn, Jacob
Title:
Using Virtual Reality Headsets to Study the Effect of Context on Consumer Perception
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
Virtual Reality
Consumer Preference
Tea
Green Tea
Sensory Science
ANCOVA
VR
Liking
Health
Health Consciousness
Ethnography
Grocery Store
Context
Context Effect
File:
Download Jacob_Ginn_Thesis_Final_Submission_Revised.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Helene Hopfer, Thesis Supervisor
John Hayes, Thesis Honors Advisor

65. In Vitro Examination and Detection of a Triplex Structure Produced as a Result of a GAA Trinucleotide Repeat Sequence in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia

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Open Access
Author:
Pettoruto, Zachary
Title:
In Vitro Examination and Detection of a Triplex Structure Produced as a Result of a GAA Trinucleotide Repeat Sequence in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Friedreich's Ataxia
Triplex
Triplex Structure
Trinucleotide Repeat
GAA
In vitro
Microsatellite
Chemical Modification
File:
Download Zack_Pettoruto_-_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis_Final_Submission_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maria Krasilnikova, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

66. Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization

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Open Access
Author:
Biswas, Ritwik
Title:
Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Seat Design
Anthropometry
Design for Human Variability
Ergonomics
Accommodation
File:
Download BISWAS_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

67. Strain-Control Fatigue Anisotropy of Laser-Powder Bed Fusion 316L Following Hot-Isostatic Pressing

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Open Access
Author:
Wietecha-Reiman, Ian
Title:
Strain-Control Fatigue Anisotropy of Laser-Powder Bed Fusion 316L Following Hot-Isostatic Pressing
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
fatigue
316L stainless steel
hot-isostatic pressing
strain-control
lack of fusion
gas porosity
surface roughness
cyclic stress-strain hysteresis
File:
Download 316L_fatigue_thesis_FINAL-ivw5030.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Todd Palmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. A Comparison Of Externalizing Behaviors Between Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Cases of Abuse

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Open Access
Author:
Schwartz, Andrea
Title:
A Comparison Of Externalizing Behaviors Between Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Cases of Abuse
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Child Maltreatment
substantiated
unsubstantiated
externalizing behaviors
CPS
child protective services
File:
Download Thesis-_Andrea_Schwartz.docx.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Chad Edward Shenk, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

74. Examining the Relationship Between Early Life SES and Adult Cognition: The Importance of Maternal Warmth and Inflammation

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Open Access
Author:
Dialectos, Jocelyn Mary
Title:
Examining the Relationship Between Early Life SES and Adult Cognition: The Importance of Maternal Warmth and Inflammation
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
socioeconomic status
SES
inflammation
maternal warmth
cognition
executive function
cytokine
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kyle Wayne Murdock, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

75. Nature and University Park: Creating a Forest Network within The Pennsylvania State University's Flagship Campus

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Open Access
Author:
Gomez, Hannah
Title:
Nature and University Park: Creating a Forest Network within The Pennsylvania State University's Flagship Campus
Area of Honors:
Landscape Architecture
Keywords:
campus
network
landscape architecture
design
path
corridor
matrix
afforestation
history
penn state
The Pennsylvania State University
ecology
biophilia
forest
woods
Hort Woods
Hartley Woods
Fisher Plaza
File:
Download Gomez_Hannah_FInal_Thesis_FinalEdits.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Supervisor
Paul Daniel Marriott, Thesis Honors Advisor

77. Investigation of Structure-Property Relationships of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel

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Open Access
Author:
Caputo, Alexander
Title:
Investigation of Structure-Property Relationships of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Metals
Structure Property Relations
File:
Download Caputo_Alexander_Investigation_of_Structure_Property_Relationships_of_Additively_Manufactured_316L_Stainless_Steel.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Michelle Beese, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

78. Deep Ensemble Learning for Robust Defense Against Adversaries

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Open Access
Author:
Adams, Ethan
Title:
Deep Ensemble Learning for Robust Defense Against Adversaries
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
AI
Artificial Intelligence
ML
Machine Learning
TensorFlow
Keras
Python
AI Security
Ensemble Learning
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Adversarial
Adversaries
File:
Download Adams_ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mahdi Nasereddin, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

80. Development of a Methodology for Cryogenic Seebeck and Nernst Coefficient Measurements

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Open Access
Author:
Munyan, Simon
Title:
Development of a Methodology for Cryogenic Seebeck and Nernst Coefficient Measurements
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
seebeck
nernst
low temperature
cryogenic
coefficients
thermoelectrics
thin film
method of four coefficients
transport
File:
Download munyan_simon_Development_of_a_Methodology_for_Cryogenic_Seebeck_and_Nernst_Coefficient_Measurements.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roman Engel-Herbert, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

84. Beyond the average: A statistical investigation of fluctuations in glass-forming systems

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Open Access
Author:
Kirchner, Katelyn
Title:
Beyond the average: A statistical investigation of fluctuations in glass-forming systems
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
glass
topological constraint theory
computaitonal
statistical mechanics
fluctuations
File:
Download Thesis_Katelyn_Kirchner.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John C Mauro, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

86. Exploring The Interaction Between Colicin B And The TonB Dependent Transporter FepA Using Colicin B Mutants

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Open Access
Author:
Bhimwal, Rijul
Title:
Exploring The Interaction Between Colicin B And The TonB Dependent Transporter FepA Using Colicin B Mutants
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
TonB
Colicin B
FepA
Outer Membrane
Bacteriocin
Escherichia coli
Gram-negative
File:
Download Rijul_Bhimwal_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Postle, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

87. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games

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Open Access
Author:
Grabowski, Connor
Title:
Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
actuarial science
sports
gambling
statistics
regression
actuarial
actuary
basketball
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor

96. Family and Medical Leave: The Rhetoric of Paid Family Leave

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Open Access
Author:
Rothenberg, Jaclyn
Title:
Family and Medical Leave: The Rhetoric of Paid Family Leave
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Paid family leave
family leave
maternity leave
paternity leave
parental leave
sick leave
political parties
women
gender
race
seniority
committee assignment
target populations
issue definition
issue framework
Family and Medical Leave
File:
Download Rothenberg_Jaclyn_Family_and_Medical_Leave_-_The_Rhetoric_of_Paid_Family_Leave.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

97. The role of sediment grain size and bedrock abundance in setting the morphology of headwater channels in McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains, NM/TX USA

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Open Access
Author:
Loucks, Emily
Title:
The role of sediment grain size and bedrock abundance in setting the morphology of headwater channels in McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains, NM/TX USA
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Geomorphology
headwater channels
Guadalupe Mountains
Rock Strength
File:
Download Loucks_Thesis_Final_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roman Alexander Dibiase, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor

99. Examining Generation Z's Purchase Intention and Perceptions of Corporate Social Advocacy When Displayed Through Brand Campagins

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Open Access
Author:
Aul, Rachel
Title:
Examining Generation Z's Purchase Intention and Perceptions of Corporate Social Advocacy When Displayed Through Brand Campagins
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
Corporate Social Advocacy
Brand Campaigns
Generation Z
File:
Download Aul_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Supervisor
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bill Zimmerman, Faculty Reader

100. Weight Concerns in African American Youth: The Role of Body Mass Index, Gender, and Sociocultural Factors

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Open Access
Author:
Lisse, Adenique
Title:
Weight Concerns in African American Youth: The Role of Body Mass Index, Gender, and Sociocultural Factors
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Weight concerns
Sociocultural Factors
Adolescence
African American Youth
BMI
Ethnic identity
Parent's Racial Socialization
File:
Download A.Lisse_Thesis_Official_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor