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21. The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios

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Author:
Sears, Eric Daniel
Title:
The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
lazy portfolio
asset allocation
active investing
passive investing
efficient frontier
regression analysis
diversification
Sharpe ratio
File:
Download Eric_Sears_The_Lazy_Portfolio.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michelle Lowry, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chris Muscarella, Faculty Reader

22. Cross-cultural Comparison Of Maternal Beliefs About Competent Children’s Emotions And Behaviors

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Shengnan
Title:
Cross-cultural Comparison Of Maternal Beliefs About Competent Children’s Emotions And Behaviors
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
cross-cultural comparison
emotion
behavior
child
maternal beliefs
socialization
File:
Download Chen_Shengnan_mothersbeliefs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Pamela Marie Cole, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. Detecting agency among cotton-top tamarins (sanguinus oedipus) through the social transmission of food preference

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Open Access
Author:
Anderson, Nicole Christyn
Title:
Detecting agency among cotton-top tamarins (sanguinus oedipus) through the social transmission of food preference
Area of Honors:
Animal Sciences
Keywords:
Intentionality
food preference
intention
tamarin
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel J. Weiss, Thesis Supervisor
Chad Daniel Dechow, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. Predicting Which Banks Can Survive The Threat of Bankruptcy using Pooled Cross Sectional Time Series Regression Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Cook, Justin Michael
Title:
Predicting Which Banks Can Survive The Threat of Bankruptcy using Pooled Cross Sectional Time Series Regression Analysis
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
pooled regression
binomial regression
Ed Altman's Z-Score
financial distress
prediction of bankruptcy
time series
SIC code
File:
Download Justin_Cook_-_Finance_Thesis_for_the_Schreyer_Honors_College_-_Spring_2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chris Muscarella, Faculty Reader

27. Eph Receptor and Ephrin Cross-class Binding Activities

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Feiyi
Title:
Eph Receptor and Ephrin Cross-class Binding Activities
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Eph receptor
ephrins
cross-class binding
File:
Download Movie_1_Structure_of_unbound_EphA2_receptor_ligand_binding_domain.aviDownload Movie_2._Structure_of_EphA2-ephrinA1_complex.aviDownload Thesis_Feiyi_Guo.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Arthur Mallay Lesk, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Student Perception of Usefulness of Web-Based Dynamic Assessments in Algebra II Developed in PowerPoint

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Open Access
Author:
Hannan, Nicholas Patrick
Title:
Student Perception of Usefulness of Web-Based Dynamic Assessments in Algebra II Developed in PowerPoint
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
dynamic assessment
mathematics education
secondary education
File:
Download Hannan_Nicholas_studentperceptiondynamicassessments.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary Kathleen Heid, Faculty Reader

31. Theory and methods toward an understanding of flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene

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Open Access
Author:
Howard, Michael Patrick
Title:
Theory and methods toward an understanding of flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
crystallization
polypropylene
nucleation
shear flow
File:
Download 1-Howard_Michael_Theory_and_Methods_for_FIC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. Estimation of potential for competition between wildlife and livestock within sanctuaries of the Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya and their effectiveness as corridors between national parks

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Open Access
Author:
Preston, Jessica Laine
Title:
Estimation of potential for competition between wildlife and livestock within sanctuaries of the Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya and their effectiveness as corridors between national parks
Area of Honors:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:
Kenya
Competition
Livestock
wildlife
management
human-wildlife conflict
File:
Download Jessica_Preston_Kenyawildlifelivestockcompetition.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret C Brittingham, Thesis Honors Advisor
Troy Ott, Faculty Reader

36. A Study of the Effectiveness of Opioid Treatment between Workers' Compensated Patients and Non-workers' Compensated Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

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Open Access
Author:
Kammerman, Jacob S
Title:
A Study of the Effectiveness of Opioid Treatment between Workers' Compensated Patients and Non-workers' Compensated Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
opioid
treatment
workman's compensation
VAS
musculoskeletal
File:
Download Kammerman_Jacob_opioidsworkerscompensation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frank Martin Ahern, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Faculty Reader
Henriette Evans, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Hub and Spoke Versus Low-cost Carriers: How Southwest Achieved Success in a Market Dominated by Network Airlines

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Open Access
Author:
Joyce, Lindsey Marie
Title:
Hub and Spoke Versus Low-cost Carriers: How Southwest Achieved Success in a Market Dominated by Network Airlines
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
airlines
Southwest
USAirways
low-cost
hub and spoke
network structure
File:
Download L.Joyce_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. Behavioral Responses of Cotton-top Tamarins (saguinus oedipus) to Video Recordings of the Self and Conspecifics

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Open Access
Author:
Groner, Ricky David
Title:
Behavioral Responses of Cotton-top Tamarins (saguinus oedipus) to Video Recordings of the Self and Conspecifics
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
self-recognition
self-awareness
mirror
primates
cotton-top tamarin
saguinus oedipus
video
kinesthetic-visual matching
File:
Download Ricky_Groner_Behavioral_Responses_of_Cotton_top_Tamarins.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel J. Weiss, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor

40. The Effects of Leptin Treatment on STAT/AKT/ERK Signaling Pathways in CRL2091 Fibroblast and HT1080 Fibrosarcoma Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Gharib, Niloufar
Title:
The Effects of Leptin Treatment on STAT/AKT/ERK Signaling Pathways in CRL2091 Fibroblast and HT1080 Fibrosarcoma Cells
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Leptin
obesity
cancer
ObRb
STAT
Akt
ERK
STAT3
ERK1/2
AKT1/2/3
signaling
leptin receptor
fibroblast
fibrosarcoma
File:
Download 1-Gharib_Niloufar_EffectsofLeptinTreatment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sagarika Kanjilal, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor