7421. Full Information Model: A Comprehensive Approach to Zero Forcing Open Access Author: Willman, Mason Title: Full Information Model: A Comprehensive Approach to Zero Forcing Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: graph theoryzero forcinginteger programming File: Download Full_Information_Model.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Thomas Robert Cameron, Thesis SupervisorWen-Li Wang, Thesis Honors AdvisorJoseph Peter Previte, Faculty Reader
7422. Financial Education Informs Literacy Through Mandates Open Access Author: Wilkins, Mikayla Title: Financial Education Informs Literacy Through Mandates Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: financial literacymandated financial educationNFCS File: Download Mikayla_-_Honors_Thesis__Final_Version_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ewout Verriest, Thesis SupervisorNima Haghpanah, Thesis Honors AdvisorBee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader
7423. Predicting 2D Geometrical Shapes Using Partial Contour Data and Principal Component Analysis Open Access Author: Ziegler, Alexandria Title: Predicting 2D Geometrical Shapes Using Partial Contour Data and Principal Component Analysis Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Statistical Shape ModelPrincipal Component AnalysisPartial Data PredictionsUltrasoundSpinal AnatomyCross-correlation File: Download Ziegler_Alexandria_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors AdvisorJason Zachary Moore, Faculty Reader
7424. Competing Factors at Play: Understanding the Gap Between Innovation and Productivity Open Access Author: Zamansky, Adam Title: Competing Factors at Play: Understanding the Gap Between Innovation and Productivity Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Penn StateInnovationKnowledge File: Download Schreyer_Thesis_Adam_Zamansky_2024_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorSvetla V Vitanova, Faculty Reader
7425. The X-ray enhancements of radio-loud quasars at high redshift: New results at z=4--7 Open Access Author: Zuo, Zihao Title: The X-ray enhancements of radio-loud quasars at high redshift: New results at z=4--7 Area of Honors: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: galaxies: high-redshiftquasars: generalX-rays: galaxies File: Download honors_thesis_without_hyperref.pdf Thesis Supervisors: William Nielsen Brandt, Thesis SupervisorCindy Yuexing Gulis, Thesis Honors Advisor
7426. Perinatal Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Living in Prison: A Systematic Review Open Access Author: Zheng, Nanda Title: Perinatal Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Living in Prison: A Systematic Review Area of Honors: Nursing Keywords: incarcerationprisonscorrectional facilitieswomen who are pregnant and living in prisonsperinatal outcomespregnancyinfantsbabiesnewbornsprenatal careperinatal carehealthcare File: Download Nanda_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Erin Ann Kitt-Lewis, Thesis SupervisorCara L Exten, Thesis Honors Advisor
7427. Development of Laser V-Probe Calibration Methods for Measurement of Turbine Blade Tip Clearance Open Access Author: Zanine, Samantha Title: Development of Laser V-Probe Calibration Methods for Measurement of Turbine Blade Tip Clearance Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: v-probetip clearanceblade tip clearancegas turbine enginecalibration File: Download Zanine_Samantha_MechE_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reid A Berdanier, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
7428. Projecting MLB Pitcher Performance with Pitch Grades Open Access Author: Zerbe, Malcolm Title: Projecting MLB Pitcher Performance with Pitch Grades Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: BaseballMLBMachine Learning File: Download honors_thesis_mtz3.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matt Slifko, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
7429. Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment Open Access Author: Miller, Kara Title: Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: ElectromyographyAmerican Sign LanguageFatigueMuscle activationBiomechanical assessments File: Download Miller_Kara_Injury_Outcomes_In_Native_And_Non-native_American_Sign_Lanugage_Users.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Meghan Vidt, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
7430. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Open Access 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 resilienceGABAanxietysomatostatinanhedonia File: Download Julia_Botvinov_Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorYingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
7431. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women Open Access 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: lactationcortisolcortisonemilk productionmetabolic healthmicronutrient status File: Download SOUCY_THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Alison D Gernand, Thesis SupervisorAlison D Gernand, Thesis Honors AdvisorPenny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader
7432. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample Open Access 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 ResistanceGenotypingPCRAntimicrobial Resistance GenesResistome CharacterizationFoodborne Pathogen File: Download Sapre_Final_Thesis_2022.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jasna Kovac, Thesis SupervisorPamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor
7433. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Open Access 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 pausingtranscription factorsgene regulationDSIFNELFRNA Polymerase II File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Scott Gilmour, Thesis SupervisorLorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
7434. Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Open Access Author: Roggenbaum, Morgan Title: Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: synthetic biologygenetic circuitsCRISPRitranscriptional read-through File: Download RoggenbaumMorgan_SchreyerThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Howard M Salis, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
7435. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation Open Access Author: Connor, Chloe Title: Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation Area of Honors: Biobehavioral Health Keywords: Thyroidsubclinical hypothyroidismhypothyroidismstressHPA axisHPT axisbiomarkerblood pressurecortisolthyroid stimulating hormoneTSHt4t3depressionanxietyTrier Social Stress Task File: Download C_Connor_THESIS_final_FOR_SUBMISSION.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis SupervisorMarie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor
7436. Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s Open Access Author: Vine, Mae Title: Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s Area of Honors: History Keywords: immigrationSwedensocial welfarepopulismSweden DemocratsEuropean migration crisisfar-right File: Download Vine_Mae_SwedenDemocrats.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis SupervisorCathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
7437. Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb Open Access Author: Devarakonda, Vaishali Title: Examining Cases of Property Misinformation in Airbnb Area of Honors: Data Sciences Keywords: AirbnbMachine LearningMisinformationText ClassificationSharing Economy File: Download Devarakonda_Vaishali_Examining_Cases_of_Property_Misinformation_in_Airbnb.pdf Thesis Supervisors: J. Andrew Petersen, Thesis SupervisorJohn Yen, Thesis Honors AdvisorMallory Marie Meehan, Faculty Reader
7438. An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks Open Access 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 classificationinsect monitoringconvolutional neural networksmachine learningcomputer visionimage classification File: Download vhp4_shc_thesis_final_draft_submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis SupervisorJohn Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor
7439. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism Open Access 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-5461mechanism of actionRNA Polymerase I inhibitorTopoisomerase II poison File: Download Dennis_Kady_The_Chemotherapeutic_Agent_CX-5461_Affects_Cell_Viability_Through_a_Topoisomerase_II_Poison-Like_Mechanism.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin R Pritchard, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
7440. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading Open Access Author: Qu, James Title: Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Dark PoolFinanceAlgorithmic TradingTradingPerformanceS&P 500Black BoxAlphaTDTD AmeritradeAPI File: Download ThesisJamesQu.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mihail Velikov, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor