341. Social Studies Pedagogy Grounded in Historical Literacy as a Means of Liberation Open Access Author: Springer, Jake Title: Social Studies Pedagogy Grounded in Historical Literacy as a Means of Liberation Area of Honors: Secondary Education Keywords: Critical Race TheoryLiberationSocial StudiesPedagogyCritical Pedagogybell hooksHistorical Literacy File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott Alan Metzger, Thesis SupervisorScott Alan Metzger, Thesis Honors AdvisorAshley Nichol Patterson, Faculty Reader
342. Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids Open Access Author: Jain, Preet K Title: Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: RheologyCelluloseShear-thinningIonic LiquidsPolymer SolutionsGreen solventsSolvent qualityAssociating polymersChain dynamicsGlass-transition temperaturesTime-temperature Superposition File: Download Jain_Preet_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ralph H Colby, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
343. Investigating the Effectiveness of Optical Fiber Sensors as a Failure Detection Method For Superconducting Coils Open Access Author: Kelly, Amanda Title: Investigating the Effectiveness of Optical Fiber Sensors as a Failure Detection Method For Superconducting Coils Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: superconductingsuperconductorsquenchoptical fiber sensors File: Download Amanda_Kelly_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Schwartz, Thesis SupervisorDr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
344. IMPACT OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BIG TEN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Open Access Author: Purnell, Emily Title: IMPACT OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BIG TEN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Area of Honors: Accounting Keywords: taxTCJAathleticsfundraisingaccountingcharitydonationstaxpayersBig TenPenn Statefootball File: Download Purnell_Emily_TCJAOnAthletics.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward Rowland Jenkins, Jr., Thesis SupervisorSamuel Burton Bonsall IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
345. Understanding the Relationships Between Weight Loss, Diet Quality, and Quality of Life in Women Open Access Author: Johnson, Joshua Title: Understanding the Relationships Between Weight Loss, Diet Quality, and Quality of Life in Women Area of Honors: Nutritional Sciences Keywords: Weight LossDiet QualityQuality of LifeNutritionObesity File: Download Thesis_Johnson_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kristina Susan Petersen, Thesis SupervisorAlison Diane Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
346. Estimating Elastic Energy Storage in a Footplate for Orthosis Design Open Access Author: Sweeney, Carolyn A Title: Estimating Elastic Energy Storage in a Footplate for Orthosis Design Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: biomechanicsankle-foot orthosisfinite element analysisAFOenergy storage File: Download Carolyn_Sweeney_Estimating_Energy_Storage_in_Footplate.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
347. A FINANCIAL AND STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS OF MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING COMPANIES Open Access Author: Thacker, Victoria Marie Title: A FINANCIAL AND STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS OF MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING COMPANIES Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: multi-level marketingstakeholderindependent distributor File: Download FinalThesis_VictoriaThacker.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorScott Collins, Faculty Reader
348. Chemical Game Theory: Asymmetric Rock Paper Scissors Decision Strategy Open Access Author: Scioscia, Jacob Title: Chemical Game Theory: Asymmetric Rock Paper Scissors Decision Strategy Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Chemical EngineeringGame Theory File: Download Thesis_Final_Document.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Darrell Velegol, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Themis Matsoukas, Faculty Reader
349. Exploring Hierarchical Softmax Open Access Author: Sosnader, Brenden Title: Exploring Hierarchical Softmax Area of Honors: Computer Science Keywords: natural language processinghierarchical softmaxneural networks File: Download BrendenSosnaderFinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wang-Chien Lee, Thesis SupervisorDr. John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
350. Effective Fraud Prevention, Investor Interest Protection, and Cost Conservation Measure--A Close Evaluation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Open Access Author: Peng, Chubo Title: Effective Fraud Prevention, Investor Interest Protection, and Cost Conservation Measure--A Close Evaluation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Accounting and Finance Keywords: Sarbanes-Oxley Act" "Curtailing Fraud" "Investor Interest Protection" "Compliance Cost" "Benefits of SOX File: Download Chubo_Peng_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mohammad A Ali, Thesis SupervisorNihal Bayraktar, Thesis Honors AdvisorThomas Townsend Amlie, Thesis Honors Advisor