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104. An Efficient Cyclic Projection Algorithm for Quadratic Programming Problems

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Open Access
Author:
Sickau, Kristin
Title:
An Efficient Cyclic Projection Algorithm for Quadratic Programming Problems
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Convex Optimization
Cyclic Projections
Quadratic Programming
Dykstra's Algorithm
Dykstra's Cyclic Projections Method
Variational Inequalities
Obstacle Problems
Best Approximation
File:
Download Sickau_Kristin_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Thesis Supervisor
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Thesis Honors Advisor
Wen Shen, Faculty Reader

106. The Influence of Child Maltreatment, Attachment Styles, and Pathological Narcissism on Stalking Perpetration

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Open Access
Author:
Williamson, Allison
Title:
The Influence of Child Maltreatment, Attachment Styles, and Pathological Narcissism on Stalking Perpetration
Area of Honors:
Criminal Justice (Altoona)
Keywords:
Child maltreatment
Attachment styles
Pathological narcissism
stalking perpetration
File:
Download Williamson__Allison__The_Influence_of_Child_Maltreatment__Attachment_Styles__and_Pathological_Narcissism_on_Stalking_Perpetration.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kim S. Ménard, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michael Arter, Faculty Reader

107. The Correlation Between Pulse Wave Velocity and Flow Mediated Dilation in Adults with Enlarged Waist Circumference

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Open Access
Author:
Priestley, Diana
Title:
The Correlation Between Pulse Wave Velocity and Flow Mediated Dilation in Adults with Enlarged Waist Circumference
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Pulse wave velocity
PWV
Flow-mediated dilation
FMD
arterial stiffness
endothelial dysfunction
Cardiovascular disease
CVD
File:
Download Priestley_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kristina Susan Petersen, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

108. The Athleisure Tipping Point: An Analysis of the Message, Messengers, and Context of the Movement

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Open Access
Author:
Edwards, Allison
Title:
The Athleisure Tipping Point: An Analysis of the Message, Messengers, and Context of the Movement
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Athleisure
Activewear
Sportswear
Digital Influencers
Influencers
Tipping Point Theory
Activewear Brands
Nike
Adidas
Under Armour
Lululemon
Fabletics
Outdoor Voices
Streetwear
Athleisurewear
Fashion Innovation
Fashion
Market Positioning
Product Offering
Brand Messaging
Branding
File:
Download The_Athleisure_Tipping_Point.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew Michael Checchio, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

110. Synthesis of Fluorogenic Probes for CLIP-tag Protein Labeling Based on GFP and RFP Fluorophores & Optimization of RFP Mimic Fluorophore Synthesis

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Sojung
Title:
Synthesis of Fluorogenic Probes for CLIP-tag Protein Labeling Based on GFP and RFP Fluorophores & Optimization of RFP Mimic Fluorophore Synthesis
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Organic synthesis
Fluorogenic Probes
Protein Labeling
Protein Aggregation
File:
Download Kim_Sojung_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Xin Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor

113. Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Cartney, Carrie
Title:
Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Compliant Mechanisms
Psuedo Rigid Body Model
Energy Absorption
Additive Manufacturing
C3M
Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms
Compression
File:
Download McCartney_Thesis_FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

116. Effect of a Dried Plum Nutritional Intervention on Glucose Regulation in Postmenopausal Women

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Open Access
Author:
Barton, Emily
Title:
Effect of a Dried Plum Nutritional Intervention on Glucose Regulation in Postmenopausal Women
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
Dried plum
Plum
Postmenopause
Postmenopausal
Insulin
Blood Glucose
Menopause
Glucose
women
File:
Download Barton_Nutr_Thesis.Complete.FINAL._April_29_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Supervisor
Alison Diane Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

117. Social Network Ties and Weight Status: Mechanisms, Individual Differences, and Health-Related Implications

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Open Access
Author:
Harris, Grace
Title:
Social Network Ties and Weight Status: Mechanisms, Individual Differences, and Health-Related Implications
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
homophily
weight bias
BMI
MTurk
social networks
weight status
File:
Download GH_Thesis_Official.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua Morrison Smyth, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

121. Identifying a Potential Drug-Drug Interaction Between Two Antimalarials and Understanding the Influence of Lipid Supplement Composition on Plasmodium falciparum

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Open Access
Author:
Luck, Cuyler
Title:
Identifying a Potential Drug-Drug Interaction Between Two Antimalarials and Understanding the Influence of Lipid Supplement Composition on Plasmodium falciparum
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
malaria
falciparum
plasmodium
combination
p218
sj733
albumax
serum
transmission
File:
Download no_signature_page_for_submission_Luck_Cuyler_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Manuel Llinas, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

122. The Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion in Reducing Health Disparities Among the Disabled Population

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Open Access
Author:
Lunney, Katherine Grace
Title:
The Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion in Reducing Health Disparities Among the Disabled Population
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
disability
Affordable Care Act
health disparity
Medicaid Expansion
File:
Download Lunney_Katherine_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Catherine Zavatsky Baumgardner, Thesis Supervisor
Selena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor

123. Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on the Sensitivity of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Pezzulo, Joshua Daniel
Title:
Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on the Sensitivity of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
mcf7
extracellular matrix
breast cancer
cyp1a1
ahr
immunofluorescence
western blot
dim
cells
emt
epithelial
mesenchymal
transition
mts
cruciferous
vegetables
indole
polyacrylamide
File:
Download Pezzulo_Thesis_Final_2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Esther Gomez, Thesis Supervisor

124. The Utilization of Reclaimed Waste-to-Energy Aggregates as Lightweight Sand in Concrete Masonry Units and Precast Concrete

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Open Access
Author:
Soliman, Martina
Title:
The Utilization of Reclaimed Waste-to-Energy Aggregates as Lightweight Sand in Concrete Masonry Units and Precast Concrete
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Waste-to-Energy
Lightweight aggregate
Concrete Masonry Units
Internal curing
Precast Concrete
File:
Download Soliman_SchreyerThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Grady F Mathews, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Grady F Mathews, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Shashidhara S Marikunte, Faculty Reader

125. Design and Analysis of Fully Portable, Battery Powered, Photoacoustic Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Shirley, Tyler
Title:
Design and Analysis of Fully Portable, Battery Powered, Photoacoustic Systems
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Portable
Battery Powered
Photoacoustic
Imaging
Ultrasound
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Official_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

128. Amazon's Acquisition of Dollar General: A Strategic, Logistical, and Financial Analysis of the Proposal

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Open Access
Author:
Ator, Gabrielle Antonia
Title:
Amazon's Acquisition of Dollar General: A Strategic, Logistical, and Financial Analysis of the Proposal
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Amazon
Dollar General
acquisition
strategy
Zappos
Whole Foods
Diapers.com
logistical
financial
in-store
online
retail
e-tail
market-share
File:
Download Ator_-_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

129. Redesign and Testing of the Eyelid Drive System Assistive Technology

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Open Access
Author:
Venkatesulu, Erica
Title:
Redesign and Testing of the Eyelid Drive System Assistive Technology
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
assistive technology
eyelid drive system
PCB design
calibration algorithm
assistive technology
eyelid drive system
PCB design
calibration algorithm
File:
Download venkatesulu_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mehdi Kiani, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor

130. How the Smeal College of Business Can Make the Management Information System Major a Top Ten Ranked Program

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Open Access
Author:
Speros, Demetrios James
Title:
How the Smeal College of Business Can Make the Management Information System Major a Top Ten Ranked Program
Area of Honors:
Management Information Systems
Keywords:
MIS
Smeal
Management Information Systems
File:
Download Demetrios_Speros_Thesis_MIS_Program_Reconstruction.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John C Spychalski, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Honors Advisor

133. Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ

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Open Access
Author:
Yount, Taylor
Title:
Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Quorum Sensing
Host-Microbe Symbiosis
Strain Diversity
Bacteria
Vibrio fischeri
Squid
Euprymna scolopes
Bioluminescence
File:
Download Taylor_Yount_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

141. politicizing the immigration courts: the effect of the trump administration on the board of immigration appeals

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Open Access
Author:
Bernstein, Andrew
Title:
politicizing the immigration courts: the effect of the trump administration on the board of immigration appeals
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Immigration adjudication
Bureaucracy
Trump
Obama
Judicial hierarchy
Department of Justice
Board of Immigration Appeals
File:
Download Andrew_Bernstein_Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

142. Theatre as a Multiliteracy in the Elementary Classroom

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Open Access
Author:
Walker, Shannon
Title:
Theatre as a Multiliteracy in the Elementary Classroom
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
Theatre
Multiliteracies
Arts Education
elementary
equitable
inclusive
student-centered
learning
theater
21st century literacy
File:
Download Walker__Shannon_Theatre_as_a_Multiliteracy_in_the_Elementary_Classroom.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Sterling Henward, Thesis Supervisor
Amy C Crosson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Samuel Jaye Tanner, Faculty Reader

143. Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Shah, Vraj
Title:
Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Calcium Deposition
Roughened Titanium Surfaces
Osteogenic Regeneration
Macro-micro textured surface (MM)
Macro-micro-nano textured surface (MMN)
Vraj Shah
File:
Download Analyzing_Calcium_Deposiiton_on_TItanium_Surfaces_ShahVraj.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sarah C Ritter, Faculty Reader

146. An Intra-Active Framework for Systems Management: Facilitating Repeated Cooperative Games to Catalyze Solar Policy

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Open Access
Author:
Saltzgaber, Sean Takanao
Title:
An Intra-Active Framework for Systems Management: Facilitating Repeated Cooperative Games to Catalyze Solar Policy
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
systems thinking
systems management
solar policy
policy change
cooperative game theory
agential realism
intra-action
facilitation
File:
Download Saltzgaber_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frey Brownson, Thesis Supervisor
Semih Eser, Thesis Honors Advisor

147. A Large-Scale Electrochemical Study of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathodes based on Hubbard-Corrected Density-Functional Theory and Statistical Mechanics

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Xinye
Title:
A Large-Scale Electrochemical Study of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathodes based on Hubbard-Corrected Density-Functional Theory and Statistical Mechanics
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
density-functional theory
computational materials science and engineering
lithium-ion batteries
electrochemistry
cluster expansions
Monte-Carlo simulations
File:
Download Zhao_Xinye_Thesis__Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

148. Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship With a Video Intervention Based on the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model

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Open Access
Author:
Fisher, Emily
Title:
Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship With a Video Intervention Based on the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model
Antibiotic stewardship
College health intervention
Video intervention
Antibiotic resistance
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erina Lynne Macgeorge, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Fraser Read, Faculty Reader

149. Integrating Wake Rake (Development and Profile Drag Analysis)

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez, Anthony Nicholas
Title:
Integrating Wake Rake (Development and Profile Drag Analysis)
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Integrating Wake Rake
Profile Drag Analysis
Airplane Performance
3D Printing
Froude (1874)
Betz (1925)
Jones (1936)
Profile vs. Induced Drag
Wind Tunnel Testing & Computational Analysis
Silverstein and Katzoff
File:
Download Thesis_AG.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor