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453. Surviving Covid Resistance and Resilience of Movie Box Office Based on Machine Learning Prediction

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Author:
Fang, Yucheng
Title:
Surviving Covid Resistance and Resilience of Movie Box Office Based on Machine Learning Prediction
Area of Honors:
Telecommunications
Keywords:
Movie
Covid
Machine Learning
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Jackson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rui Zhang, Thesis Supervisor

454. Modeling of Discrete Dynamic Systems Using an Integrated Operator-and Control- Theoretic Method

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Author:
Pandey, Abhinav
Title:
Modeling of Discrete Dynamic Systems Using an Integrated Operator-and Control- Theoretic Method
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Koopman Operator Theory
Analytical Backpropogation
Data Science
Data Driven Modeling
Imitation Learning
Linear Quadratic Regulator
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Daning Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Honors Advisor

455. Detecting Truth in a Racialized Society: White Authors, Black Authors, and the Implications of Colorized Criminality

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Author:
Harris, Emily
Title:
Detecting Truth in a Racialized Society: White Authors, Black Authors, and the Implications of Colorized Criminality
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
detective fiction
detective
crime fiction
african american literature
chester himes
sherlock holmes
sir arthur conan doyle
edgar allen poe
race theory
black detective fiction
black detective
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Nealon, Thesis Supervisor
Carla J. Mulford, Thesis Honors Advisor

456. Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict Variable Threshold Target Speed for Future Motor Control Studies of the Brain

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Author:
Muthler, Noah
Title:
Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict Variable Threshold Target Speed for Future Motor Control Studies of the Brain
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Logistic Regression
Supervised Learning
Augmented Reality
Neuroscience
Motor Control
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Tarkeshwar Singh, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

457. “No Person is Illegal”: Senegalese Migration, Informal Sectors and New Paths to Regularization in Barcelona, Spain

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Author:
Talwar, Neelanjana
Title:
“No Person is Illegal”: Senegalese Migration, Informal Sectors and New Paths to Regularization in Barcelona, Spain
Area of Honors:
Spanish
Keywords:
Migration
Informal Economy
Street Vending
Social Mobility
Regularization
Workers' Cooperative
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marco Antonio Martinez, Thesis Supervisor

459. Translation by Group: The Relationship between Word and Meaning in the Derrida Studies Translation Project

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Author:
Nealon, Bram
Title:
Translation by Group: The Relationship between Word and Meaning in the Derrida Studies Translation Project
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
translation
Derrida
Derrida Seminars Translation Project
translator
Schleiermacher
Benjamin
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Leonard Richard Lawlor, Thesis Supervisor
Brady Bowman, Thesis Honors Advisor

462. Engineering Molecular Sensors for The Detection of SOX9, RUNX2, and PPARG Transcription Factors

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Author:
Pera Mendes, Joao Paulo
Title:
Engineering Molecular Sensors for The Detection of SOX9, RUNX2, and PPARG Transcription Factors
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Nanosensor
Transcription Factor
DNA
Probe
SOX9
RUNX2
PPARG
FRET
iPSC
Molecular
Sensor
GNR
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Pak Kin Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel J Hayes, Faculty Reader

464. Designing Net-Shaped Molds to Manufacture Fiber Composite Laminates With Defined Thickness Variation

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Author:
Karan, Adam
Title:
Designing Net-Shaped Molds to Manufacture Fiber Composite Laminates With Defined Thickness Variation
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Composite Materials
Manufacturing
3D-Printing
Acoustic Black Holes
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Melik C Demirel, Faculty Reader

465. Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events: Initial Computational Analysis of Nuclear Winter Scenarios on Rice

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Author:
Viswanathan, Vishnu
Title:
Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events: Initial Computational Analysis of Nuclear Winter Scenarios on Rice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
nuclear
offset
genomics
rice
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jesse R Lasky, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

466. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women

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Author:
Soucy, Elizabeth
Title:
The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
lactation
cortisol
cortisone
milk production
metabolic health
micronutrient status
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Thesis Supervisors:
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader

467. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice

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Author:
Botvinov, Julia
Title:
Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
stress resilience
GABA
anxiety
somatostatin
anhedonia
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader

470. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II

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Author:
Deng, Eilene
Title:
The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
promoter-proximal pausing
transcription factors
gene regulation
DSIF
NELF
RNA Polymerase II
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Thesis Supervisors:
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

472. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample

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Author:
Sapre, Anjali
Title:
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Antimicrobial Resistance
Genotyping
PCR
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Resistome Characterization
Foodborne Pathogen
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jasna Kovac, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

473. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation

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Author:
Connor, Chloe
Title:
Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Thyroid
subclinical hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
stress
HPA axis
HPT axis
biomarker
blood pressure
cortisol
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
t4
t3
depression
anxiety
Trier Social Stress Task
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Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor

476. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks

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Author:
Ricketts, Branden
Title:
Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Biofuel
Hydrothermal liquefaction
ionic liquid
sustainability
liquid fuel
cellulose
lignin
soy protein
energy
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Thesis Supervisors:
Phillip E Savage, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

477. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens

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Author:
Asthana, Shravan
Title:
The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD
ADHD
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurology
Neuroscience
RBM8A
Exon Junction Complex
EJC
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Thesis Supervisors:
Yingwei Mao, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

482. Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis

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Author:
Bodovski, David
Title:
Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Disabilities
Disability Diagnosis
Health Policy
Education Policy
Medicaid
CHIP
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

483. Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company

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Author:
Semmer, Julia
Title:
Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Minimum Order Quantity
Economic Order Quantity
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Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

485. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets

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Author:
Grecco, Samantha
Title:
The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
sRNA
RyhB
gene expression profiling
in vivo chemical structure probing
pulldown assay
antibiotic resistance
structure-function relationship
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Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

488. An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks

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Author:
Pham, Viet
Title:
An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-label image classification
insect monitoring
convolutional neural networks
machine learning
computer vision
image classification
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Thesis Supervisors:
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor

489. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism

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Author:
Dennis, Kady
Title:
The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
CX-5461
mechanism of action
RNA Polymerase I inhibitor
Topoisomerase II poison
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

490. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading

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Author:
Qu, James
Title:
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Dark Pool
Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Trading
Performance
S&P 500
Black Box
Alpha
TD
TD Ameritrade
API
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mihail Velikov, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

492. Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons

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Author:
Long, Melissa
Title:
Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
Neuroscience
Microtubule Nucleation
Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Wnt Signaling
Dendrite
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Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

493. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Avibacterium paragallinarum using Next-gen sequencing to characterize Infectious Coryza infections in Domestic Poultry

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Author:
Morgan, Jasmine
Title:
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Avibacterium paragallinarum using Next-gen sequencing to characterize Infectious Coryza infections in Domestic Poultry
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Avian Diseases
Genotyping
Avibacterium
Next-gen sequencing
serotyping
Diagnostics
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Thesis Supervisors:
Meera Surendran Nair, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

494. First-Principles Study of Photocatalytic Semiconductors using Hubbard Corrected Density-Functional Theory for Hydrogen Production

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Author:
Zhao, Wayne
Title:
First-Principles Study of Photocatalytic Semiconductors using Hubbard Corrected Density-Functional Theory for Hydrogen Production
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Photocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Materials Science
Density-functional theory
Water-splitting
Renewable energy
Hydrogen
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Thesis Supervisors:
Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

495. Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms

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Author:
Luu, Anthony
Title:
Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fins
topology
optimization
heat transfer
genetic algorithm
two-phase flow
multi-objective optimization
additive manufacturing
mechanical engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor

496. Competency Modeling Mindset Skills within Human-Centered Design and Development

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Author:
Bridge, Kaitlyn
Title:
Competency Modeling Mindset Skills within Human-Centered Design and Development
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
competency modeling
human centered design and development
competency-based education
CBE
HCDD
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Thesis Supervisors:
Steven R. Haynes, Thesis Supervisor
Steven R. Haynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marc Aaron Friedenberg, Faculty Reader

498. Understanding the Sociological Factors that Impact POC in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Risk Assessment Proposal

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Author:
Gil Sanhueza, Vanessa
Title:
Understanding the Sociological Factors that Impact POC in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Risk Assessment Proposal
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Security and Risk Analysis and Sociology
Keywords:
human trafficking
domestic minor sex trafficking
racism
stereotypes
disparities
sexual colonization
historical trauma
risk
risk framework
risk assessment
proposal
risk factors
vulnerability
social conditions
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Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
David R M Barnes, Thesis Supervisor
Karyn Mckinney Marvasti, Thesis Supervisor

499. A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions

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Author:
Hopkins, Grant
Title:
A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments
Survey
Deduction-Complete Dataset
Skip Condition
Missing Data
Sequentially Asked Questions
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Thesis Supervisors:
Le Bao, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor