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202. The Shortest Vector Problem in Ideal Lattices

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Open Access
Author:
Huynh, Simon
Title:
The Shortest Vector Problem in Ideal Lattices
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
number theory
Cryptology
mathematics
abstract algebra
ideal lattices
cyclic lattices
the Shortest Vector Problem
number fields
number rings
lattices
cryptosystems
quantum computers
RSA
Post-quantum Cryptography
File:
Download huynh_honors_Thesis_the_Shortest_Vector_Problem_in_Ideal_Lattices.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anne Kirsten Eisentraeger, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Levi, Thesis Honors Advisor

205. THE CASE FOR NEUTRALITY: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF JUSTICE ANTHONY M. KENNEDY’S OPINION FOR MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD. v. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

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Open Access
Author:
Insley, Ryan Christopher
Title:
THE CASE FOR NEUTRALITY: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF JUSTICE ANTHONY M. KENNEDY’S OPINION FOR MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD. v. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
LGBT
Religious Liberty
Rhetoric
File:
Download Insley_-_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jack L Selzer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Xiaoye You, Thesis Honors Advisor

210. A Framework For 3D Ultrasound Imaging For HIFU Tissue Ablation Using OpenGL

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Open Access
Author:
Fesel, Harrison
Title:
A Framework For 3D Ultrasound Imaging For HIFU Tissue Ablation Using OpenGL
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
ultrasound
computer science
software
medicine
3D imaging
HIFU
tissue ablation
cancer treatment
ultrasound therapy
OpenGL
Qt
medical technology
high-intensity focused ultrasound
CUDA
File:
Download harrison_fesel_honors_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jesse Louis Barlow, Thesis Honors Advisor

211. FOREIGN PROTEIN TAGGED WITH C-TERMINAL PIV5 NP PROTEIN AND NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SEQUENCE ALLOWS FOR PACKAGING OF CARGO INTO PIV5 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE M-NP INTERACTION AS A STEP FORWARD IN TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION OF CARGO-LOADED VLPS

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Open Access
Author:
Lorenz, Fred Jeffrey
Title:
FOREIGN PROTEIN TAGGED WITH C-TERMINAL PIV5 NP PROTEIN AND NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SEQUENCE ALLOWS FOR PACKAGING OF CARGO INTO PIV5 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE M-NP INTERACTION AS A STEP FORWARD IN TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION OF CARGO-LOADED VLPS
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Virus
VLP
Mumps
Measles
Paramyxovirus
Virus-like particles
PIV-5
virology
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Pathobiology
Infectious disease
microscopy
western blot
File:
Download Jeff_Lorenz_Final_Thesis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Thesis Honors Advisor

214. Detection and Interpretation of Glacial Landforms under Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica

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Open Access
Author:
Lin, Wenzo Jou
Title:
Detection and Interpretation of Glacial Landforms under Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Glaciology
West Antarctica
Kamb Ice Stream
Radar survey
Mega scale glacial lineation
Ice stream basal topography
Ice stream stagnation
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Wenzo_Lin.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

215. Studying Thrombosis and Surface Roughness in the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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Open Access
Author:
Richardsen, Cecilia
Title:
Studying Thrombosis and Surface Roughness in the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
thrombosis
heart
surface roughness
bridge to transplant
PVAD
artificial organ
polyurethane
platelets
fibrin
File:
Download Richardsen_Thesis_Final_SHC_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

216. LOCALIZATION AND FUNCTIONALITY OF ION CHANNELS PRESENT IN THE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AXON INTIAL SEGMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Glatzer, Laura
Title:
LOCALIZATION AND FUNCTIONALITY OF ION CHANNELS PRESENT IN THE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AXON INTIAL SEGMENT
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Neurosciences
Keywords:
voltage-gated potassium channels
voltage-gated calcium channels
two-electrode voltage clamp
drosophila melanogaster
giant-ankyrin
File:
Download Glatzer_Laura_SchreyerThesis_Final_Version.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Supervisor
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Thesis Honors Advisor

217. Psychometric Properties of the Revised McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Ye, Edie
Title:
Psychometric Properties of the Revised McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Borderline personality disorder
MSI-BPD
Clinical Assessment
Psychometric properties
File:
Download Ye_Edie_PsychometricPropertiesofMSI-BPD-R.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Ph.D., Faculty Reader

218. Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Feldstein, Hannah
Title:
Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
superhydrophobic surface
bio-inspired
liquid repellency
pdms
microstructure
File:
Download HannahFeldsteinThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tak-Sing Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

219. THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS

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Open Access
Author:
Haddad, Taylor
Title:
THE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Global Health
Community-based interventions
Community-based participatory research
Cultural competency
Intervention success
Bottom-up approach
Top-down approach
Formative research
Community collaboration
International health
Development
Biopsychosocial model
Working framework
File:
Download Haddad_Taylor_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua Morrison Smyth, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

220. The Susceptibility Complex: An Ethnographic Analysis of Social, Economic, and Political Contributions to Radicalization Efforts

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Open Access
Author:
Morris, Peyton
Title:
The Susceptibility Complex: An Ethnographic Analysis of Social, Economic, and Political Contributions to Radicalization Efforts
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
terrorism
radicalization
national security
anthropology
ethnographic study
ethnography
File:
Download Morris_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric J Fleisch, Thesis Supervisor
Janina M Safran, Thesis Honors Advisor

221. Maternal Personality Predicts Infant Regulation of Fear and Frustration

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Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Jennifer Julia
Title:
Maternal Personality Predicts Infant Regulation of Fear and Frustration
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Emotion Regulation
Maternal Factors
Personality
Developmental Psychopathology
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
Psychobiology
File:
Download JPhillips_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Koraly Elisa Pérez-Edgar, Faculty Reader

223. “Unless We’re Singing or Dancing, We Are Not Going to Be Represented in the Media”: Stereotyping of African Americans in Penn State Student News Coverage

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Open Access
Author:
Collins, Alexis
Title:
“Unless We’re Singing or Dancing, We Are Not Going to Be Represented in the Media”: Stereotyping of African Americans in Penn State Student News Coverage
Area of Honors:
Journalism
Keywords:
African Americans
Diversity
Journalism
Staff
Coverage
The Paper
Student Media
Media
Newsroom
United States
Penn State University
File:
Download Alexis_Collins_Schreyer_Thesis_fin_rev..pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Frank, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Frank, Thesis Honors Advisor
Will H Yurman, Faculty Reader

225. Brand Associations and Dementia: The Richness and Decay of Brand Associations Across a Lifetime

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Open Access
Author:
Scherrer, Samantha
Title:
Brand Associations and Dementia: The Richness and Decay of Brand Associations Across a Lifetime
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Dementia
Marketing
Brand Associations
Branding
Memory Decay
Episodic Memory
Semantic Memory
Associative Networks
Associative Links
Consumer Preferences
File:
Download Scherrer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margaret Grace Meloy, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

227. A Pastoral State: The Morgenthau Plan and the Debate Over Germany's Postwar Future

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Open Access
Author:
Labecki, Nicholas
Title:
A Pastoral State: The Morgenthau Plan and the Debate Over Germany's Postwar Future
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
History
Second World War
World War II
Morgenthau Plan
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Special Relationship
Nazi Germany
Second Quebec Conference
Postwar
File:
Download Labecki__Nicholas_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

230. SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Qifeng
Title:
SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vehicle Parameter Estimation
Linear Least-Squares Estimation
Recursive Least-Squares Estimation
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient
File:
Download QL_thesis_Final_v.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

232. SOCCER ANALYTICS: AN EXAMINATION OF CURRENT APPROACHES FOR GAME OUTCOME PREDICTION AND THE POTENTIAL OF DEEP LEARNING WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

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Open Access
Author:
Gomez Lorente, Juan
Title:
SOCCER ANALYTICS: AN EXAMINATION OF CURRENT APPROACHES FOR GAME OUTCOME PREDICTION AND THE POTENTIAL OF DEEP LEARNING WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Artificial Neural Networks
Poisson Regression
Soccer
Sports Analytics
Betting
Predictive Modelling
Moneyball Analytics
SoftMax Classifier
Regression
effects encoding
feed-forward networks
backpropagation
gradient descent
resilient backpropagation
Newton's Method
Taylor Series expansion
Manhattan Rule
Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm
BFGS
Quasi-Newton Methods
File:
Download Juan_GomezLorente.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hui Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

235. APPLYING NAKAMOTO: ENABLING ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT ONLINE CONTENT CREATORS

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Open Access
Author:
Chwistek, Philip John
Title:
APPLYING NAKAMOTO: ENABLING ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT ONLINE CONTENT CREATORS
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
blockchain
eos
eosio
ethereum
decentralization
crowdfunding
patreon
youtube
cryptocurrency
bitcoin
react
redux
nestjs
node
File:
Download Thesis_-_Chwistek_-_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Reitter, Thesis Supervisor
Steven Raymond Haynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

240. A Study of Charge Mobilities in Annealed Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Film Transistors and Optimization of Zone Annealing

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Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Seth
Title:
A Study of Charge Mobilities in Annealed Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Film Transistors and Optimization of Zone Annealing
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
P3HT
polymers
zone annealing
zone
annealing
transistor
transistors
TFT
OFET
File:
Download Thomas_Seth_P3HTZoneAnneal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

242. IS GENERATION Z’S CONSUMER BEHAVIOR REVOLUTIONARY, OR REBORN? A QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS USING GENERATIONAL MARKETING

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Bride, Colleen Mary
Title:
IS GENERATION Z’S CONSUMER BEHAVIOR REVOLUTIONARY, OR REBORN? A QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS USING GENERATIONAL MARKETING
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
Generation Z
Generational Marketing
Consumer Behavior
File:
Download McBride_Thesis_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather Shoenberger, Thesis Supervisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Thesis Honors Advisor

244. LENGUA PALENQUERA AND SPANISH: WHAT KEEPS THEM APART? WHICH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE STRUCTURE INFLUENCE A BILINGUAL'S PERCEPTION OF CODE-SWITCHING?

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Open Access
Author:
Barnes, Rebecca
Title:
LENGUA PALENQUERA AND SPANISH: WHAT KEEPS THEM APART? WHICH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE STRUCTURE INFLUENCE A BILINGUAL'S PERCEPTION OF CODE-SWITCHING?
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Keywords:
Code-switching
Linguistics
Creole
Spanish
Colombia
File:
Download Barnes_thesis_LenguaPalandSpanWhatkeepsthemapart.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Lipski, Thesis Supervisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jack L Selzer, Faculty Reader

246. Extending the Temporal Range of Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

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Open Access
Author:
De La Fuente Duran, Andres
Title:
Extending the Temporal Range of Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
machine learning
reinforcement learning
deep neural networks
temporal abstraction
hierarchical learning
artificial intelligence
File:
Download honors_thesis__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vasant Gajanan Honavar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

247. INCREASED MALE SEXUAL DISPLAYS CORRELATES WITH VENTRAL POSTERIOR AMYGDALA VOLUME AND CELL VOLUME IN WILD-CAUGHT SIDE-BLOTCHED LIZARDS UTA STANBURIANA

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Hei Yan
Title:
INCREASED MALE SEXUAL DISPLAYS CORRELATES WITH VENTRAL POSTERIOR AMYGDALA VOLUME AND CELL VOLUME IN WILD-CAUGHT SIDE-BLOTCHED LIZARDS UTA STANBURIANA
Area of Honors:
Biology (Altoona)
Keywords:
lizard
ventral posterior amygdala
sexual behavior
predation pressure
File:
Download Yu_Honors_thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lara D La Dage, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor

249. Reconciling Genomics Advancement with Responsibility to Health Care Stakeholders Through Governance Standards

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Open Access
Author:
Gaddis, Allison Lynn
Title:
Reconciling Genomics Advancement with Responsibility to Health Care Stakeholders Through Governance Standards
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Management and Risk Management
Keywords:
genomics
precision medicine
governance
patient data
data responsibility
health care organizations
hospitals
privacy
stakeholders
ethics
File:
Download Gaddis_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Forrest Scott Briscoe, Thesis Supervisor
David Arthur Cather, Thesis Honors Advisor
Srikanth Paruchuri, Thesis Honors Advisor

250. Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography

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Open Access
Author:
Trautman, Jacqueline Lee
Title:
Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Thermal Conductivity
SLA
File:
Download JTrautman_Thesis_Spring_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor