481. History Honors Thesis Summer 2020 Open Access Author: Miller, Mary Title: History Honors Thesis Summer 2020 Area of Honors: History Keywords: historyhealthcarecommunicationsunited states File: Download miller_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Scott Witwer, Thesis SupervisorCathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
482. Clery Act Scandals at Big Ten Universities: Opportunities for Growth and Information-Sharing Open Access Author: Mac Dowell, Bailey Title: Clery Act Scandals at Big Ten Universities: Opportunities for Growth and Information-Sharing Area of Honors: Security and Risk Analysis Keywords: Clery ActBig Ten UniversitiesCampus Safety File: Download MacDowell_2020_Thesis_for_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward J Glantz, Thesis SupervisorDonald Richard Shemanski, Thesis Honors Advisor
483. A Comparison of the Umbrella and Drop and Lean Methods for Cucumber Cultivation Open Access Author: Kile, Lily Title: A Comparison of the Umbrella and Drop and Lean Methods for Cucumber Cultivation Area of Honors: Plant Sciences Keywords: cucumberproductivityUmbrellaDrop and Leanyieldsproductionhorticulturegreenhousecrop File: Download Final_Copy_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Berghage, Jr., Thesis SupervisorElsa Sanchez, Thesis Honors Advisor
484. Reliability of Using a Pharyngometer in Healthy Adults for Normative Measures of the Vocal Tract Open Access Author: Salabaj, Kinga Title: Reliability of Using a Pharyngometer in Healthy Adults for Normative Measures of the Vocal Tract Area of Honors: Communication Sciences and Disorders Keywords: Acoustic Pharyngometertest-retest reliabilityvocal tractnormative File: Download reliability_of_using_a_pharyngometer_in_healthy_adults_for_normative_measures_of_the_vocal_tract.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nicole Michele Etter, Thesis SupervisorCarol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
485. Optimizing Inventory: A Process Improvement Case Study In Orthopedic Medical Devices Open Access Author: Lombardo, Hannah Title: Optimizing Inventory: A Process Improvement Case Study In Orthopedic Medical Devices Area of Honors: Supply Chain and Information Systems Keywords: supply chain managementhealthcaresix sigmainventory managementmedical devicesprocess improvements File: Download Hannah_Lombardo_Honors_Thesis_FA20.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis SupervisorJohn C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor
486. The Decoy Effect on Consumer Choice: An Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Brand, Product Involvement and Consumer Age Open Access Author: Yom-Tov, Adi Title: The Decoy Effect on Consumer Choice: An Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Brand, Product Involvement and Consumer Age Area of Honors: Business (University College) Keywords: Decoy effectcell phonesdisinfecting wipesdecision makingmillennialsconsumer behaviorbehavioral economicsdecoy effectcell phonesdisinfecting wipesdecision makingmillennialsconsumer behaviorbehavioral economicsbrand informationproduct involvementCOVID-19 File: Download YomTov_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Julie V Stanton, Thesis SupervisorHans Schmidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
487. Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks Open Access Author: Bakes, Riley Title: Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: recurrent neural networksnatural language processingmathematical language processingeducation assistive toolsencoder decoder attentional GRUencoder decoder LSTMrandom forestmachine learning File: Download PSU_THESIS_RBAKES.pdf Thesis Supervisors: C Lee Giles, Thesis SupervisorLucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors AdvisorJudith Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
488. Silent Selection: Identifying predictors of hotel choice with regard to accommodations in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community Open Access Author: McDowell, Courtney Title: Silent Selection: Identifying predictors of hotel choice with regard to accommodations in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community Area of Honors: Hospitality Management Keywords: communication sciences and disordersdeafdisabilityhotelhard-of-hearingaccommodationsamericans with disabilities actpropensity to spend File: Download McDowell.SilentSelection.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Anna S Mattila, Thesis SupervisorMichael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
489. Map-based Lane Detection and Tracking by Combining Lane Marker and Road Geometry Information Open Access Author: Kazandjian, Vahan Title: Map-based Lane Detection and Tracking by Combining Lane Marker and Road Geometry Information Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: LIDARLane DetectionAutonomous VehiclesVehicleRoad Detection File: Download Vahan_Kazandjian_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
490. Improving the Usability of Design Tools Open Access Author: Reddie, Madison Title: Improving the Usability of Design Tools Area of Honors: Elective Area of Honors - Engineering Design Keywords: design toolsusabilitydesign File: Download Madison_Reddie_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Honors Advisor
491. Swimming Motion Tunability of Janus Complex Emulsion Droplet Via Chemotactic Interactions Open Access Author: Chiu, Yu Jen Title: Swimming Motion Tunability of Janus Complex Emulsion Droplet Via Chemotactic Interactions Area of Honors: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Janus DropletChemotaxisComplex EmulsionSwimming Motion File: Download Chiu_Yu-Jen_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lauren Dell Zarzar, Thesis SupervisorRobert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor
492. Experiments with Manual and Automated Content Analysis of Student Writing Open Access Author: Rubin, Noah Title: Experiments with Manual and Automated Content Analysis of Student Writing Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: summaryannotationnlp File: Download Rubin_Noah_Experiments_with_Manual_and_Automated_Content_Analysis_of_Student_Writing.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Rebecca Jane Passonneau, Thesis SupervisorDanfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
493. An Exploration of UBI and Cost Comparison to Current Welfare Programs Open Access Author: Campbell, Samia Title: An Exploration of UBI and Cost Comparison to Current Welfare Programs Area of Honors: Global and International Studies Keywords: Universal Basic IncomeUBI File: Download Samia_Campbell_An_Exploration_of_UBI_and_Cost_Comparison_to_Current_Welfare_Programs.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Edward Tierney, Thesis SupervisorJonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor
494. Android Location Permissions and How They Affect the Privacy of Users Open Access Author: Drozdovaite, Dovile Title: Android Location Permissions and How They Affect the Privacy of Users Area of Honors: Computer Engineering Keywords: AndroidLocation PermissionsLocation SensorsPrivacySecurityAndroid OSComputer EngineeringComputer Science File: Download honors-thesis-final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis SupervisorJohn Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor
495. Everyday Magic Open Access Author: Kalra, Marali Title: Everyday Magic Area of Honors: English Keywords: fantasymagic File: Download M_Kalra_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: William James Cobb, Thesis SupervisorChristopher Gervais Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor
496. Quantifying Local and Non-Local Error in Quantum Computing Open Access Author: Cyphers, Joshua Title: Quantifying Local and Non-Local Error in Quantum Computing Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Quantum ComputingQuantumIBMElectrical EngineeringQubitQiskitLOGICSpyGSTiGate Set TomographyCrosstalkErrorError MitigationPythonDecoherenceThermal RelaxationGate TimeBit File: Download JoshuaCyphers_UGRD_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Swaroop Ghosh, Thesis SupervisorJulio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
497. Analysis of the Strategic Optimization of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income Deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for Outbound U.S. Multinational Companies in the Industry of Digital Content Streaming Open Access Author: Hetrick, Julie Title: Analysis of the Strategic Optimization of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income Deduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for Outbound U.S. Multinational Companies in the Industry of Digital Content Streaming Area of Honors: Accounting Keywords: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017GILTIMultinational CorporationFDII DeductionDigital Content Streaming File: Download Hetrick_Julie_FDII_Deduction_Optimization.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward Rowland Jenkins, Jr., Thesis SupervisorOrie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors AdvisorSamuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Faculty Reader
498. Analyzing Success Case Studies in Pivoting Manufacturing Strategies to Benefit Frontline Healthcare Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic Open Access Author: Weiland, Elizabeth Title: Analyzing Success Case Studies in Pivoting Manufacturing Strategies to Benefit Frontline Healthcare Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic Area of Honors: Supply Chain and Information Systems Keywords: supply chaincovid-19pandemicsupply chain disruptionmanufacturing capabilitiesadaptabilitysupply chain resilienceflexibility File: Download Elizabeth_Weiland_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis SupervisorJohn C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor
499. Kolmogorov Complexity and an Application: Overlapping String Problem Open Access Author: Yang, Chen Title: Kolmogorov Complexity and an Application: Overlapping String Problem Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: Algorithmic information theoryComputability TheoryKolmogorov complexity File: Download Honors_Thesis_Chen_Yang_fall2020_final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Linda Brown Westrick, Thesis SupervisorLudmil Tomov Zikatanov, Thesis Honors Advisor
500. Effects of Solution Ionic Strength and Prefilter Characteristics on the Sterile Filtration of Glycoconjugate Vaccines Open Access Author: Dinse, Erica Joy Title: Effects of Solution Ionic Strength and Prefilter Characteristics on the Sterile Filtration of Glycoconjugate Vaccines Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: sterile filtrationprefiltrationglycoconjugatesvaccinesmembrane fouling File: Download Dinse_Erica_ChEThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Zydney, Thesis SupervisorScott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor