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201. Investigating the effects of romantic and sexual partnerships on face perception

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Williams, Caitlin
Title:
Investigating the effects of romantic and sexual partnerships on face perception
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
facial expressions
basic facial expressions
complex facial expressions
social sexual facial expressions
emotional expressions
developmental neuroscience
face processing
perceptual threshold
File:
Download Caitlin_FINAL_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathryn Suzanne Scherf, Thesis Supervisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor

202. Synthesis and Review of Polymer Structures Ranging from 1D to 3D

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Open Access
Author:
Hu, Jinzhen
Title:
Synthesis and Review of Polymer Structures Ranging from 1D to 3D
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Keywords:
Polymer
Covalent Organic Framework
D-A Copolymer
Anion Sensing
File:
Download Honor_Thesis_Final-Jinzhen_Hu.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Honors Advisor

205. Creativity in Two Languages: Convergent and Divergent Thinking in Bilingual Engineering Students

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Open Access
Author:
Pifer, Emily
Title:
Creativity in Two Languages: Convergent and Divergent Thinking in Bilingual Engineering Students
Area of Honors:
German
Keywords:
linguistics
german
psychology
bilingualism
divergent thinking
convergent thinking
File:
Download EmilyPifer_FinalThesisSubmission_Spring2021.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adriana Van Hell, Thesis Supervisor
Jens-Uwe Guettel, Thesis Honors Advisor

206. Identifying Causal Configurations for Engineering Graduate Student Attrition Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Ellery, Megan
Title:
Identifying Causal Configurations for Engineering Graduate Student Attrition Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
engineering education
attrition
engineering pathways
graduate engineering
graduate education
File:
Download Ellery_Megan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

207. The Effect of Spices on Cardiovascular Risk: Interrelationships Between Traditional and Novel Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Following Spice Consumption

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Open Access
Author:
Morris, Hannah
Title:
The Effect of Spices on Cardiovascular Risk: Interrelationships Between Traditional and Novel Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Following Spice Consumption
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
Cardiovascular Disease
Flow mediated dilation
Endothelial Health
Spice Consumption
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

208. Simulating the Effects of Anthropometry on the Contralateral Limb of Transtibial Amputees

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Open Access
Author:
Mahajan, Ninad
Title:
Simulating the Effects of Anthropometry on the Contralateral Limb of Transtibial Amputees
Area of Honors:
interdisciplinary in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomechanics
gait analysis
anthropometry
simulations
dynamics
OpenSim
amputees
File:
Download SHCThesis_NinadMahajan_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor

209. The relationship between depressive symptoms and four cognitive constructs

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Doyle, Cassidy
Title:
The relationship between depressive symptoms and four cognitive constructs
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Depressive symptoms
Depression
Cognition
Memory
Older adults
processing speed
executive function
subjective memory
File:
Download Thesis_FullManuscript_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

215. A PLAN for Tackling the Locust Crisis in East Africa: Harnessing Spatiotemporal Deep Models for Locust Movement Forecasting

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Open Access
Author:
Gluck, Jared Paul
Title:
A PLAN for Tackling the Locust Crisis in East Africa: Harnessing Spatiotemporal Deep Models for Locust Movement Forecasting
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
ai
ai for social good
deep learning
machine learning
locusts
File:
Download Gluck_Jared_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amulya Yadav, Thesis Supervisor
Jesse Louis Barlow, Thesis Honors Advisor

216. Effects of Revised SCS Curve Number Method on Ecohydrological Indicators and BMP Decision-Making using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool

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Open Access
Author:
Weikel, Jamie
Title:
Effects of Revised SCS Curve Number Method on Ecohydrological Indicators and BMP Decision-Making using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool
Area of Honors:
Biological Engineering
Keywords:
SCS Curve Number Method
Soil and Water Assessment Tool
Hydrology
Runoff
Watershed Management
File:
Download JWeikel_Thesis_2021.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cibin Raj, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

217. Supporting African American Owned Businesses Through Higher Education: New Directions for The Pennsylvania State University's Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Open Access
Author:
Moss, Zara
Title:
Supporting African American Owned Businesses Through Higher Education: New Directions for The Pennsylvania State University's Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Area of Honors:
Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Keywords:
Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Farrell Center
Black Owned Business
African American Owned Business
Minority Owned Business
Black Entrepreneur
Rebuildtheblock
Propel Business
File:
Download Moss_Zara_Supporting_African_American_Owned_Businesses_Through_Higher_Education_-_New_Directions_for_The_Pennsylvania_State_University_s_Farrell_Center_for_Corporate_Innovation_and_Entrepreneurship.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shawn Mitchell Clark, Thesis Supervisor
Denny Gioia, Thesis Honors Advisor

218. Combining Ethnography and Spatial Sciences to Investigate the Modern Effects of People-Plant Relationships Over Time and Space

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Open Access
Author:
Ernst, Sydney
Title:
Combining Ethnography and Spatial Sciences to Investigate the Modern Effects of People-Plant Relationships Over Time and Space
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
human ecology
anthropology
cultural anthropology
GIS
ethnography
File:
Download Ernst_Sydney_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor

219. A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Josephine
Title:
A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Rainy Day Stocks
Alpha
Excess Returns
Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio
Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Covid-19
Recessions
Investing
File:
Download A_Relook_and_Retest_of_the_Rainy_Day_Hedged_Portfolio.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Lenkey, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader

221. All People

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Open Access
Author:
Thompson, Bryce
Title:
All People
Area of Honors:
Creative Writing (Behrend)
Keywords:
Creative writing
Fiction
Novel
File:
Download Senior_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas Noyes, Thesis Supervisor
Thomas Noyes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Craig Andrew Warren, Faculty Reader
Aimee Pogson, Faculty Reader

222. Perspective of children's play in three countries: A comparative study of play in China, Australia, and The United States of America

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Mills, Alexandria
Title:
Perspective of children's play in three countries: A comparative study of play in China, Australia, and The United States of America
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
united nations convention on the rights of the child
article 31
play for children
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Sterling Henward, Thesis Supervisor
Amy C Crosson, Thesis Honors Advisor

223. The Feasibility Behind Constructing and Designing a Structural System in a Multi-Story Building for Mobile Home Units

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Open Access
Author:
Fitch, Michael
Title:
The Feasibility Behind Constructing and Designing a Structural System in a Multi-Story Building for Mobile Home Units
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Building
Construction
Mobile Home
Housing
Structure
Modular
Design
Unit
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

225. Pushing the Boundaries: The Impact of School Attendance Zone Boundaries on School Segregation in Montgomery County Public Schools

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Open Access
Author:
Bodenschatz, Hope
Title:
Pushing the Boundaries: The Impact of School Attendance Zone Boundaries on School Segregation in Montgomery County Public Schools
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
Education
School attendance zones
School segregation
Residential segregation
File:
Download Bodenschatz_Hope_PushingTheBoundaries.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Stiles Fowler, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

228. Determining Human Performance Given Robot-Provided Explanations Through Task-Based Interaction

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Open Access
Author:
Hannah, Sydney
Title:
Determining Human Performance Given Robot-Provided Explanations Through Task-Based Interaction
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
human-robot interaction
task-based interaction
simulation
explanation
robot
human performance
File:
Download Thesis_Hannah_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Faculty Reader

233. Living on Ramen: Food Insecurity Among College Students and the Lion's Pantry at Penn State University Park

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Open Access
Author:
Carey, Lydia
Title:
Living on Ramen: Food Insecurity Among College Students and the Lion's Pantry at Penn State University Park
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
food insecurity
survey
invisible community
lion's pantry
food security
File:
Download FINAL_DRAFT_THESIS_4_6.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justine F Lindemann, Faculty Reader

234. Picturing Urban Agriculture: An Overview of the Mission, Community, and Support that Drive Urban Agriculture in Philadelphia

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Open Access
Author:
Barron, Daniel
Title:
Picturing Urban Agriculture: An Overview of the Mission, Community, and Support that Drive Urban Agriculture in Philadelphia
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
Urban Agriculture
Philadelphia Urban Agriculture
Food Sovereignty
Urban Agriculture Mission
Urban Agriculture Challenges
Norris Square Neighborhood Project
Germantown Kitchen Garden
Weavers Way Farm
Urban Creators
8th and Poplar Community Farm
Heritage Farm
Novick Urban Farm
Urban Agriculture Best Practices
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
File:
Download Barron_-_Picturing_Urban_Agriculture_-_An_Overview_of_the_Mission__Community__and_Support_that_Drive_Urban_Agriculture_in_Philadelphia_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

239. The use of warm-season grasses as vegetative buffers to capture particulate matter from manure pit exhaust fans associated with a swine finishing facility

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Open Access
Author:
Grube, Amanda
Title:
The use of warm-season grasses as vegetative buffers to capture particulate matter from manure pit exhaust fans associated with a swine finishing facility
Area of Honors:
Plant Sciences
Keywords:
grass
particulate matter
swine
manure
air quality
vegetative buffer
plant science
agriculture
File:
Download The_Use_of_Warm-Season_Grasses_as_Vegetative_Buffers_to_Capture_Particulate_Matter_from_Manure_Pit_Exhaust_Fans_Associated_with_a_Swine_Finishing_Facility.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis R Decoteau, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis R Decoteau, Thesis Honors Advisor
Tarrah Geszvain, Faculty Reader

240. Coherent Software-Defined Radio for Multi-Dynamic Weather Radar Receiver Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Meade, Robert
Title:
Coherent Software-Defined Radio for Multi-Dynamic Weather Radar Receiver Networks
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Coherent Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
Dual-Polarization Multistatic Weather Radar
NEXRAD WSR-88D
GPS Disciplined Oscillator (GPSDO)
HackRF
KerberosSDR
Passive Radar
Multi-Dynamic Weather Radar Networks
Digital Beamforming
Wetaher Radar
File:
Download Coherent_Software-Defined_Radio_for_Multi-Dynamic_Weather_Radar_Receiver_Networks_by_Robert_J_Meade.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Julio Urbina, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Matthew Kumjian, Faculty Reader

241. Unintentional Single-Family Loan Price and Approval Discrimination on Race through Financial Deserts

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Open Access
Author:
Liang, Deric
Title:
Unintentional Single-Family Loan Price and Approval Discrimination on Race through Financial Deserts
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
statistics
economics
mortgages
financial deserts
discrimination
regression
regularization
regression tree
market competition
File:
Download LiangDericThesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Qi Li, Thesis Supervisor
Jia Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

242. The Study of Women’s Perceptions of Performance and Experience in All-Female and Mixed-Gender Engineering Teams

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Open Access
Author:
Kirban, Devyn
Title:
The Study of Women’s Perceptions of Performance and Experience in All-Female and Mixed-Gender Engineering Teams
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
engineering
teams
cohesion
psychological safety
emotions
team
performance
experience
women
all-female
perceptions
STEM
diversity
gender
File:
Download Devyn_Kirban_s_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

247. Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper

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Open Access
Author:
Gershanok, Ezra
Title:
Employing Economic Principles for the Benefit of Entrepreneurs: Assessing Added Value, Willingness to pay, and the Demand for the Keyper
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Ezra
Gershanok
Keyper
Economics
willingness to pay
convenience
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurs
File:
Download Gershanok__Ezra_Final_Thesis_Updated.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

248. Non-habitual Code-switching Bilinguals Listen to Switched Speech: Does Switching Direction Effect Comprehension?

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez-Recober, Carmen
Title:
Non-habitual Code-switching Bilinguals Listen to Switched Speech: Does Switching Direction Effect Comprehension?
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
code-switching
bilinguals
spanish
psycholinguistics
linguistics
File:
Download CARMEN_GONZALEZ_HONORS_THESIS_2021_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adriana Van Hell, Thesis Supervisor
Jeff M Love, Thesis Honors Advisor

251. Impact of Litter Variables and Maternal Stress Factors on the Behavioral Test Scores and Placement Outcomes of Service Dog Candidates in a Service Dog Breeding and Training Program

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Open Access
Author:
Rhoads, Hanna
Title:
Impact of Litter Variables and Maternal Stress Factors on the Behavioral Test Scores and Placement Outcomes of Service Dog Candidates in a Service Dog Breeding and Training Program
Area of Honors:
Animal Sciences
Keywords:
service dog
dog
domestic dog
early life experience
litter effects
maternal effects
GDBART
BCL
The Guide Dog Behavioral Response Assessment Test
Behavior Checklist
service dog temperament test
working dog
working dog temperament test
File:
Download Rhoads_Hanna_Impact_of_Litter_Variables_and_Maternal_Stress_Factors_on_the_Behavioral_Test_Scores_and_Placement_Outcomes_of_Service_Dog_Candidates_in_a_Service_Dog_Breeding_and_Training_Program.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy Ann Dreschel, Thesis Supervisor
William Burton Staniar, Thesis Honors Advisor

254. Conflicting Identities: Algerian Jewish Migration to France as a Result of the Algerian War, 1954-1962

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Farber, Elinor
Title:
Conflicting Identities: Algerian Jewish Migration to France as a Result of the Algerian War, 1954-1962
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Algeria
France
Jews
Migration
Decolonization
Jewish History
1950s
1960s
File:
Download Farber_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

260. Evaluation of Seasonal Taste and Odor Problems Associated with the Drinking Water in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

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Open Access
Author:
Rojas-Balli, Camilo
Title:
Evaluation of Seasonal Taste and Odor Problems Associated with the Drinking Water in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Bosconia
Bucaramanga
Geosmin
2-MIB
Cyanobacteria
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Camilo_Rojas.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William D Burgos, Thesis Supervisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

261. Removal of Antibiotics from Water Using Functionalized Celluloses

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kennedy, David
Title:
Removal of Antibiotics from Water Using Functionalized Celluloses
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Antibiotics
adsorption
antibiotic removal
cellulose
nanocellulose
microcellulose
microfibrous precipitate
File:
Download Kennedy_David_Removal_of_Antibiotics_from_Water_Using_Functionalized_Celluloses_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amir Sheikhi, Thesis Supervisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

263. Multicomponent catalysis: Interfacial properties directing furfuryl alcohol hydrodeoxygenation pathways at doped TiO2-Pd core shell catalysts

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Weikel, Kelly
Title:
Multicomponent catalysis: Interfacial properties directing furfuryl alcohol hydrodeoxygenation pathways at doped TiO2-Pd core shell catalysts
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
catalysis
hydrodeoxygenation
biomass
furfuryl alcohol
Density Functional Theory
vacancies
File:
Download Kelly_Weikel_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Rioux, Faculty Reader

265. 3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Scheidler, Justin
Title:
3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
3DCP
3D Concrete Printing
Bridge
Arch Bridge
Printing
Concrete
Concrete Printing Process
Carbon Emissions
3DCP Mix Design
3D Concrete Printing Mix Design
Optimize
Optimization
File:
Download 3D_Concrete_Printing_of_Pedestrian_Arch_Bridges_Thesis_Final_Submission_Justin_Scheidler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor

266. Commensal Biocapsules as a Bacterial Delivery System to Reengineer the Microbiome

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ali, Yasmin
Title:
Commensal Biocapsules as a Bacterial Delivery System to Reengineer the Microbiome
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
biomaterials
microbiome engineering
precision therapy
drug delivery
antimicrobial peptides
gastrointestinal disease
File:
Download Undergraduate_Thesis_-_Yasmin_Ali.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

267. Eye of the Storm: The Art of Optimizing Traditional Animation

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Davey, Samuel
Title:
Eye of the Storm: The Art of Optimizing Traditional Animation
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Digital Arts and Media Design and Film-Video
Keywords:
Traditional Animation
Optimization
Deep Canvas
ones
twos
partials
3D Animation
3D Environmental Design
3D Character Design
Animation Production
Production Pipeline
keying
inbetweening
File:
Download Figure_1.3.gifDownload Figure_2.3.gifDownload Figure_2.4.gifDownload Figure_2.5.gifDownload Figure_2.6.gifDownload Figure_2.7.gifDownload Figure_2.8.gifDownload Figure_2.9.gifDownload Figure_2.15.gifDownload Figure_2.16.gifDownload Figure_2.17.gifDownload Figure_2.18.gifDownload Figure_2.19.gifDownload Figure_2.22.gifDownload Figure_2.23.gifDownload Figure_2.24.gifDownload Figure_2.26.gifDownload Figure_3.2.gifDownload Figure_3.5.gifDownload Figure_3.9.gifDownload Figure_3.10.gifDownload Figure_3.11.gifDownload Figure_3.12.gifDownload Figure_3.13.gifDownload Figure_3.14.gifDownload Figure_3.15.gifDownload Figure_3.16.gifDownload Figure_3.17.gifDownload Figure_3.18.gifDownload Figure_3.19.gifDownload Figure_3.20.gifDownload Figure_3.21.gifDownload Figure_3.22.gifDownload Figure_3.23.gifDownload Figure_3.24.gifDownload Figure_3.25.gifDownload Figure_3.26.gifDownload Figure_4.16.gifDownload Figure_5.1.gifDownload Figure_5.2.gifDownload Figure_5.3.movDownload Figure_5.4.movDownload Figure_5.5.movDownload Figure_5.6.gifDownload Figure_5.7.gifDownload Figure_5.9.gifDownload Davey_SHC_Thesis_The_Art_of_Optimizing_Traditional_Animation_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carlos E Rosas, Thesis Supervisor
Eduardo A Navas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew T Hieronymi, Thesis Supervisor

270. Biomolecular Materials Emulate Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity for Signal Processing

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Open Access
Author:
Almatar, Ahmed
Title:
Biomolecular Materials Emulate Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity for Signal Processing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomolecular memristor
alamethicin
memristor
ion channel
biomembrane
neuromorphic computing
lipid bilayer
neuromorphic
DIB
smart materiels
biomolecular
File:
Download Ahmed_I_Almatar_SHC_Thesis_SP21.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Najem, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

272. Quantifying Seasonal Patterns of Stream Metabolism Across Spatial Scales

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Briggs, Jessica
Title:
Quantifying Seasonal Patterns of Stream Metabolism Across Spatial Scales
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
stream metabolism
gross primary production
ecosystem respiration
seasonality
spatial scale
watersheds
modelling
File:
Download Briggs_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan M Duncan, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

273. Conversion of the C-Terminus of Transcription Factor Pdx1 to a Vehicle for Small Peptide Investigations

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Olson, Jarod
Title:
Conversion of the C-Terminus of Transcription Factor Pdx1 to a Vehicle for Small Peptide Investigations
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
biophysical
Pdx1
centFCP1
IDP
intrinsically disordered protein
fluorescence anisotropy
NMR
monte carlo
small peptides
q5 mutagenesis
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Olson_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott A Showalter, Thesis Supervisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

274. Improving On-Site Diagnostics and Sustainability Tactics for Pregnancy Toxemia and Failure of Passive Transfer of Immunity in Meat Sheep in Pennsylvania Farms

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Open Access
Author:
Sjoberg, Amy
Title:
Improving On-Site Diagnostics and Sustainability Tactics for Pregnancy Toxemia and Failure of Passive Transfer of Immunity in Meat Sheep in Pennsylvania Farms
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Pregnancy Toxemia
Hyperketonemia
Failure of Passive Transfer of Immunity
Meat Sheep
Hand-Held Meters
Colostrum Quality
File:
Download Sjoberg_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin D Brown, Faculty Reader

277. Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Coleman, Alexis
Title:
Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
Underwriting
Auto Insurance
Psychological Factors
Aggression
Actuarial Science
Statistics
Actuarial
Rating Factors
Traditional Underwriting
File:
Download Alexis_Coleman_Thesis_2021_Finished.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor

278. Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cayley, Alex
Title:
Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Biomedical
Total Hip Replacement
Lattice
nTopology
File:
Download Cayley_Alexander_Computational_Study_of_Additively_Manufactured_Porous_Biomimetic_Total_Hip_Replacement.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

280. Assessing the Correlation Between Children’s Selection of Ideal Portions for Common Foods and Parental Feeding Practices

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Guinee, Caitlin
Title:
Assessing the Correlation Between Children’s Selection of Ideal Portions for Common Foods and Parental Feeding Practices
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
portion size
parental feeding practices
childhood obesity
eating behavior
File:
Download CHG-Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

282. Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Against Private Military and Security Companies

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Egg-Krings, Christopher
Title:
Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Against Private Military and Security Companies
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
PMSC
Private Military
Government Contractors
Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
File:
Download OPERATION_IRAQI_FREEDOM-_A_CASE_AGAINST_PRIVATE_MILITARY_AND_SECURITY_COMPANIES.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sommer N Mitchell, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

285. Who We Believe Her To Be: A Contextualization of Pope Gregory the Great’s Statements on the Magdalene Figure 591CE-604CE

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Zuckerman, Anna
Title:
Who We Believe Her To Be: A Contextualization of Pope Gregory the Great’s Statements on the Magdalene Figure 591CE-604CE
Area of Honors:
Religious Studies
Keywords:
Gregory the Great
Religious Studies
Medieval Christianity
Women's Studies
Mary Magdalene
historical memory
history
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
C. Libby, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Keith Falk, Thesis Honors Advisor

286. Predicting Occurrences and Potential Impacts of Concentrated Flow Pathways within Riparian Zones of Agricultural Landscapes

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Bartuska, Elizabeth
Title:
Predicting Occurrences and Potential Impacts of Concentrated Flow Pathways within Riparian Zones of Agricultural Landscapes
Area of Honors:
Biological Engineering
Keywords:
riparian buffers
ArcGIS
concentrated flow pathways
Mahantango Creek
File:
Download BartuskaE_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

287. Utilizing Logical Creative Thinking Methods to Innovate within the Consumer Goods Sector

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Harney, Shannon
Title:
Utilizing Logical Creative Thinking Methods to Innovate within the Consumer Goods Sector
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Innovation
Logical Creative Thinking Methods
Marketing
Sales
Salty Snack Industry
Snack Foods
Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods Sector
New Product Innovations
Chips
Sun Chips
Umbrella Brands
Garden Salsa Sun Chips
Health Trends
Replacement
Abstraction
Horizontal Extension
Frito-Lay
PepsiCo
File:
Download Shannon_Harney_-_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Min Ding, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

289. In Vielfalt geeint: The foundations of modern Europe through the example of post-war Freiburg, 1945-1951

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Slate, Abigail
Title:
In Vielfalt geeint: The foundations of modern Europe through the example of post-war Freiburg, 1945-1951
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in German and Global & International Studies
Keywords:
Germany
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau
World War II
WWII
Quakers
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC
France
European Union
EU
Europe
Post-war reconstruction
File:
Download Slate_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bettina Brandt, Thesis Supervisor
Bettina Brandt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Samuel Mark Frederick, Faculty Reader

291. Adolescent Social Stress Alters Morphine Behaviors in C57BL/6J Mice, but not BALB/cJ Mice.

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Peat, Aidan
Title:
Adolescent Social Stress Alters Morphine Behaviors in C57BL/6J Mice, but not BALB/cJ Mice.
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Stress
Genetics
Opioids
Biobehavioral Health
Adolescence
File:
Download Aidan_Peat_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

292. Universal Design Analysis for Improving the Usability of FFF 3D Printers

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Grey, Rebecca Maureen
Title:
Universal Design Analysis for Improving the Usability of FFF 3D Printers
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
3D Printing
Fused Filament Fabrication
Universal Design
Usability
Aging in Place
File:
Download Grey_Rebecca_Universal_Design_Analysis_for_Improving_the_Usability_of_FFF_3D_Printers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charlotte Marr De Vries, Thesis Supervisor
Adam Scott Hollinger, Thesis Honors Advisor

295. Encouraging More Black Women to Join and Stay in Teacher Education Programs

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Atif, Ameena
Title:
Encouraging More Black Women to Join and Stay in Teacher Education Programs
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
black women
teacher education
elementary education
higher education
Black teachers
critical race theory
racial battle fatigue
engaged pedagogy
Black Female Teacher Pipeline
File:
Download Atif_Ameena_Encouraging_More_Black_Women_to_Join_and_Stay_in_Teacher_Education_Programs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Boni Wozolek, Thesis Supervisor
Dave Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor

297. Feature Selection for Raman Spectra of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Recursive Feature Elimination with Random Forest

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Biase, Isabelle
Title:
Feature Selection for Raman Spectra of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Recursive Feature Elimination with Random Forest
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
Random Forest
Recursive Feature Elimination
Alzheimer's Disease
Machine Learning
Raman Spectroscopy
File:
Download Biase_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shengxi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

298. Public Discourse about Sexual Violence from 1991 to 2018: An Analysis of the Hill and Kavanaugh Hearings

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Brown, Erin Elizabeth
Title:
Public Discourse about Sexual Violence from 1991 to 2018: An Analysis of the Hill and Kavanaugh Hearings
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Anita Hill
Sexual Violence
#MeToo
Aristotle
Enthymeme
Endoxa
Ethos
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court
Democrats
Republicans
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
Brett Kavanaugh
Rhetoric
Public Discourse
Syllogism
Feminism
Intersectionality
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Schreyer_Approved.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ekaterina Haskins, Thesis Supervisor
Mary High, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jill Wood, Faculty Reader

300. The Role of Root-Mediated Kin Recognition in a Genotypically Diverse “Neighborhood” in Triticum aestivum Defense Against Rhopalosiphum padi Herbivory

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ni Chochlain, Lasair Macha
Title:
The Role of Root-Mediated Kin Recognition in a Genotypically Diverse “Neighborhood” in Triticum aestivum Defense Against Rhopalosiphum padi Herbivory
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biology and Entomology
Keywords:
R. padi
T. aestivum
herbivory
genotypic diversity
agriculture
entomology
wheat
aphid
plant-insect interaction
kin recognition
File:
Download NiChochlain-wheat-aphid.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Tooker, Thesis Supervisor
Benoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gary Felton, Thesis Honors Advisor