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255. Examining Continuity of Compliance and the Relationships Between Situational Compliance, Committed Compliance, Maternal Behavior, and Moral Self-Perceptions from Toddler to Preschool Age

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Open Access
Author:
Classen, Julia Marie
Title:
Examining Continuity of Compliance and the Relationships Between Situational Compliance, Committed Compliance, Maternal Behavior, and Moral Self-Perceptions from Toddler to Preschool Age
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
compliance
continuity of compliance
moral self-perceptions
maternal behavior
toddler to preschool age
File:
Download JuliaClassen_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cynthia Stifter, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

256. Identification and Characterization of trans-Translation Inhibitors

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Open Access
Author:
Davison, Alexis
Title:
Identification and Characterization of trans-Translation Inhibitors
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
trans-translation
antibiotic resistance
ribosome profiling
KKL-4669
high-throughput screen
luciferase reporter assay
bacterial pathogens
Caulobacter
in vitro transcription/translation assay
File:
Download Davison_Alexis_Thesis_Sp2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ken Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

259. A Culture Dependent approach to Examine the Effects of Silver Ions on Bacterial Compositions within Local Streams

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Open Access
Author:
Hostetler, Tyler
Title:
A Culture Dependent approach to Examine the Effects of Silver Ions on Bacterial Compositions within Local Streams
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Silver
Silver ions
bacteria
bacterial composition
antimicrobial
antibacterial
antibiotic resistance
silver resistance
File:
Download Thesis.Tyler_Hostetler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Beth Ann Potter, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor

261. Let My People Go: Religion in the Civil Rights Movement and Chicano Movement

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Open Access
Author:
Morris, Aaron
Title:
Let My People Go: Religion in the Civil Rights Movement and Chicano Movement
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in History and Spanish
Keywords:
Civil Rights
Chicano Movement
Chicano
Black Power
Religion
Christianity
Islam
Indigenous
Activism
United States
History
Latino
File:
Download Final_Revision_w._Corrections.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Andres Ochoa, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amira Rosa Davis, Thesis Supervisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

262. Within Day Energy Balance in Elite Swimmers: Effects on Health and Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Canil, Hannah Nicole
Title:
Within Day Energy Balance in Elite Swimmers: Effects on Health and Performance
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
within day energy balance
elite swimmers
performance
energy status
metabolism
File:
Download Canil_Hannah_WDEBinEliteSwimmers_HealthandPerformance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Alison Diane Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

263. Factors that Encourage and/or Inhibit Behavior Change in Regard to Meat and Dairy Consumption

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Open Access
Author:
Cuddy, Bridget
Title:
Factors that Encourage and/or Inhibit Behavior Change in Regard to Meat and Dairy Consumption
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
Meat and Dairy Consumption
Factors of Behavior
Mindfulness
Behavior Change
File:
Download Final_Thesis_PDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Magneson Chiles, Faculty Reader

265. Radium Accumulation is Sediment Associated with Coal Drainage: Dependence on Environmental Conditions and Sequestration Mechanisms

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Open Access
Author:
Reese, Garrett
Title:
Radium Accumulation is Sediment Associated with Coal Drainage: Dependence on Environmental Conditions and Sequestration Mechanisms
Area of Honors:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
AMD
Anthracite
Bituminous
Radium
Passive
Active
Sequestration
File:
Download Thesis_Draft_Final_May_1-2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

266. Early behavior of service dogs in training in their new homes: Predictive ability of early testing and the effect of puppy raiser experience

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Open Access
Author:
Heckman, Katrina
Title:
Early behavior of service dogs in training in their new homes: Predictive ability of early testing and the effect of puppy raiser experience
Area of Honors:
Animal Sciences
Keywords:
Behavior testing
Working dogs
Survey
Raiser experience
File:
Download Heckman_Honors_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy Ann Dreschel, Thesis Supervisor
William Burton Staniar, Thesis Honors Advisor

270. The Nature of Legal Codification: A Historical and Cultural Perspective

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Open Access
Author:
Torres, Olivia
Title:
The Nature of Legal Codification: A Historical and Cultural Perspective
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, English, and History
Keywords:
Legal Codification
Law Codes
Legal Commentaries
Ancient Near East
Ancient Mesopotamia
Law
Classics
CAMS
ANE
Legal Commentary
File:
Download OKT_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gonzalo Rubio, Thesis Supervisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor
Carla J. Mulford, Thesis Honors Advisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

271. The Role of Coping Style and Cognitive Reserve in Depression and Cognitive Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis

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Open Access
Author:
Hochberg, Aaron
Title:
The Role of Coping Style and Cognitive Reserve in Depression and Cognitive Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Multiple Sclerosis
MS
Depression
Coping
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Clinical
Cognitive Reserve
Cognitive Functioning
File:
Download Hochberg_Thesis_FINAL_4.30.20.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Supervisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor

272. The Penn State Protein Ladders: An Inexpensive Source of Protein Molecular Weight Markers Appropriate For Both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting

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Open Access
Author:
Santilli, Ryan Thomas
Title:
The Penn State Protein Ladders: An Inexpensive Source of Protein Molecular Weight Markers Appropriate For Both Coomassie Staining and Western Blotting
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Recombinant Protein Molecular Weight Markers
SDS-PAGE
Western blot
File:
Download Thesis__Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

274. Adsorption Potential of Trace Organic Contaminants on Microplastics in the Penn State Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent

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Open Access
Author:
Dumm, Courtney
Title:
Adsorption Potential of Trace Organic Contaminants on Microplastics in the Penn State Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent
Area of Honors:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
microplastics
microplastic
adsorption
wastewater treatment
trace organic contaminants
File:
Download cad5762_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

275. PREDICTIVE MODELING AND ANALYTICS FOR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF INJURIES, PLAYER PERFORMANCE, AND MEDICAL STAFF OPTIMIZATION

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Open Access
Author:
Scheri, Patrick
Title:
PREDICTIVE MODELING AND ANALYTICS FOR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF INJURIES, PLAYER PERFORMANCE, AND MEDICAL STAFF OPTIMIZATION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Predicting Future Injury
Medical Staff Modeling
Professional Baseball
File:
Download Patrick_Scheri_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guodong Pang, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

276. Intersectionality: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Immigration Policy

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Open Access
Author:
Oboudiyat, Sameen
Title:
Intersectionality: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Immigration Policy
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Intersectionality
Feminism
Women
Woman
Human Rights
immigration
policy
immigration policy
Women's Studies
Philosophy
Jurisprudence
File:
Download OBOUDIYAT_FINAL_THESIS_SUBMISSION.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amy Rebekah Allen, Thesis Supervisor
Brady Bowman, Thesis Honors Advisor

280. Effects of Variable Amplitude Laser Scanning for Wire-Fed Metals Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Walsh, Christopher
Title:
Effects of Variable Amplitude Laser Scanning for Wire-Fed Metals Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
AM
Laser processing
Laser scanning
Scanning
Metals additive manufacturing
Metals AM
Simulation
Laser characterization
Software development
File:
Download Walsh_Christopher_Thesis_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor

281. Players in Power: A Historical Review of Contractually Bargained Agreements in the NBA into the Modern Age and their Limitations

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Open Access
Author:
Phythyon, Eric
Title:
Players in Power: A Historical Review of Contractually Bargained Agreements in the NBA into the Modern Age and their Limitations
Area of Honors:
Labor and Employment Relations
Keywords:
NBA
Basketball
Oscar Robertson
Spencer Haywood
Power
Lebron James
David Stern
Adam Silver
NFL
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alfred Boland, Thesis Supervisor
Jean Marie Phillips, Thesis Honors Advisor

283. Factors Affecting Cybersecurity Policy Development: A Cross-national Policy Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Ye Eun
Title:
Factors Affecting Cybersecurity Policy Development: A Cross-national Policy Analysis
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Cybersecurity Policy
File:
Download Factors_Affecting_Cybersecurity_Policy_Development_A_Cross-national_Policy_Analysis_--_Ye_Eun_Lee.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Keith Hills, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

284. Bootstrap Methods Within Bayesian Networks For Estimating Statistics Students Knowledge of Hypothesis Tests

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Intyre, Thomas
Title:
Bootstrap Methods Within Bayesian Networks For Estimating Statistics Students Knowledge of Hypothesis Tests
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
bootstrapping
R
R Shiny Apps
Bayesian Networks
Educational Application
Hypothesis Testing
"bnlearn" R Package
File:
Download THOMAS_MCINTYRE_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis Keith Pearl, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis Keith Pearl, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Elaine Paret, Faculty Reader

285. Information Enabling Action: Agency-Focused Social Media Frames as a Way to Promote Willingness to Help and Prevent Compassion Fade in Response to Natural Disasters

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Open Access
Author:
Colucci, Anthony
Title:
Information Enabling Action: Agency-Focused Social Media Frames as a Way to Promote Willingness to Help and Prevent Compassion Fade in Response to Natural Disasters
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
social media frames
natural disaster response
social media natural disasters
compassion fade
empathy
willingness to help
empathy-altruism hypothesis
empathy helping
File:
Download Final_File__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theresa K Vescio, Thesis Supervisor
Greg Edward Loviscky, Thesis Honors Advisor
Heather Shoenberger, Thesis Supervisor

286. Build Time and Cost Estimation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes for Metal Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Midea, Matthew
Title:
Build Time and Cost Estimation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes for Metal Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
Metal
direct metal laser sintering
additive manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion
Model
cost
File:
Download Midea_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

287. The Trajectory of Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams: A Longitudinal Exploration in Engineering Design Education

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Open Access
Author:
Gong, Zibing
Title:
The Trajectory of Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams: A Longitudinal Exploration in Engineering Design Education
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering
Education
Engineering Design
Psychological Safety
Trajactory
Reliability
File:
Download ZibingGong_Thesis_May4.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

288. Media Framing and Public Opinion Effects in the Context of Medical Marijuana Legalization

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Open Access
Author:
Shelton, Patrick
Title:
Media Framing and Public Opinion Effects in the Context of Medical Marijuana Legalization
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Framing
Media Framing
Public Opinion
Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
File:
Download Media_Framing_and_Public_Opinion_Effects_in_the_Context_of_Medical_Marijuana_Legalization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Witko, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

289. Design Mastery: Understanding High Achieving Engineering Students’ Design Processes Through Eye Tracking

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Colin
Title:
Design Mastery: Understanding High Achieving Engineering Students’ Design Processes Through Eye Tracking
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering
Education
Design
File:
Download Miller_Colin_Spring_2020_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

290. Design, Analysis, and Simulation of Single Quantum Well PN Light Emitting Diodes for Cryogenic Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Wisch, Jesse
Title:
Design, Analysis, and Simulation of Single Quantum Well PN Light Emitting Diodes for Cryogenic Applications
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Semiconductor
Applied Physics
LED
Composition Grading
Devices
File:
Download SchreyerThesisJesseWischFINALDRAFT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rongming Chu, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

291. A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Roles of Ideology, Narrative, and the State of Exception

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Open Access
Author:
Baumgartner, Erin
Title:
A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Roles of Ideology, Narrative, and the State of Exception
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
United States
Chile
Afghanistan
Iraq
Operation Condor
War on Terror
Ideology
State of Exception
Foreign Policy
Military-Industrial Complex
9/11
Narrative
Comparative Analysis
File:
Download Baumgartner_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lior Betzalel Sternfeld, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

292. Phenotypic variablility associated with the 15q11.2 CNV region in a Drosophila melanogaster model for neurodevelopmental disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Gould, Dagny
Title:
Phenotypic variablility associated with the 15q11.2 CNV region in a Drosophila melanogaster model for neurodevelopmental disorders
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
15q11.2 CNV region
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodevelopmental disorders
genetics
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

293. "How Far Out Can We Go?": A Feminist Analysis of Twentieth Century American Lesbian Activism

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Open Access
Author:
Murray, Lily
Title:
"How Far Out Can We Go?": A Feminist Analysis of Twentieth Century American Lesbian Activism
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
lesbian history
queer history
American history
feminism
lesbianism
20th century America
Daughters of Bilitis
National Organization for Women
Radicalesbians
Combahee River Collective
File:
Download Murray_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amira Rose Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

295. The Cartography of Power in Greek Epic: Homer's Odyssey & The Reception of Homeric Geographies in the Hellenistic and Imperial Periods

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Open Access
Author:
Skoutelas, Charissa Martha
Title:
The Cartography of Power in Greek Epic: Homer's Odyssey & The Reception of Homeric Geographies in the Hellenistic and Imperial Periods
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Homer
Ancient Greek epic
cartography
geography
power
Odyssey
Argonautica
Dionysius Periegesis
threshold
gender
class
reception
space
place
File:
Download Skoutelas_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anna Irene Peterson, Thesis Supervisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor

296. Development of an in vitro culture and loading protocol to study the mechanobiology of rabbit anterior cruciate ligaments

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Open Access
Author:
Carrozzi, Sabrina
Title:
Development of an in vitro culture and loading protocol to study the mechanobiology of rabbit anterior cruciate ligaments
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
anterior cruciate ligament
ACL
mechanobiology
ligament
tendon
allograft
autograft
biomechanics
File:
Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Spencer Szczesny, Thesis Supervisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

297. SrMoO3 Thin Films: Ceramic Processing of Sputter Targets for Future Use in Industry

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Open Access
Author:
Waldman, Jacob
Title:
SrMoO3 Thin Films: Ceramic Processing of Sputter Targets for Future Use in Industry
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Materials
Electronics
Thin Films
Ceramics
Sputter Deposition
SrMoO3
SrMoO4
Processing
Industrialization
Sintering
Transparent Conductor
File:
Download WaldmanThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roman Engel-Herbert, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor