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262. MECHANISM AND SPECIFICITY OF MAMMALIAN MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS A BINDING TO THE LIGHT-STRAND PROMOTER OF HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA

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Author:
Kumar, Nitin
Title:
MECHANISM AND SPECIFICITY OF MAMMALIAN MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS A BINDING TO THE LIGHT-STRAND PROMOTER OF HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
mitochondrial transcription
transcription factor A
light-strand promoter
File:
Download NitinKumarThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Faculty Reader
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor

263. When Democracies Repress: Democratic Repression of Nonviolent Islamist Groups and the Likelihood of Political Violence

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Open Access
Author:
Vining, Peter Bradley
Title:
When Democracies Repress: Democratic Repression of Nonviolent Islamist Groups and the Likelihood of Political Violence
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in International Politics and Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
repression
political violence
terrorism
islamist groups
File:
Download pvininghonorsthesis8.2.11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip A Schrodt, Thesis Supervisor
Philip A Schrodt, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Benjamin Gill, Thesis Honors Advisor

266. STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A SIMPLE CPG-BASED WALKING MODEL

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Open Access
Author:
Devlin, Patrick Joseph
Title:
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A SIMPLE CPG-BASED WALKING MODEL
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
locomotion
stability analysis
delay reconstruction
Central Pattern Generator
File:
Download Honors_College_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

267. THE ANALYSIS OF PHENOTYPIC RESPONSES DUE TO POINT MUTATIONS ON SECRETED AND NON-SECRETED SERPINS IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

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Author:
Rosenstock, Philip Jay
Title:
THE ANALYSIS OF PHENOTYPIC RESPONSES DUE TO POINT MUTATIONS ON SECRETED AND NON-SECRETED SERPINS IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
C. elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans
point mutations
serpins
serpin
phenotype
longevity
brood size
postembryonic development
File:
Download ThesisFinalRosenstock.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wendy Hanna Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Chen Pei David Tu, Thesis Honors Advisor

269. The Threat of Madrassas: An Evaluation of the Role of Islamic Education in Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia

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Open Access
Author:
Stepler, Renee
Title:
The Threat of Madrassas: An Evaluation of the Role of Islamic Education in Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
terrorism
madrassas
madrasah
madrasa
Jemaah Islamiyah
File:
Download Thesis_Renee_Stepler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Supervisor
Donald Richard Shemanski, Faculty Reader
Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Honors Advisor

272. WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PURCHASING INTENTIONS TOWARD NUTRITIONAL MENU ITEMS?

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Author:
Fletcher, Ryan E.
Title:
WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PURCHASING INTENTIONS TOWARD NUTRITIONAL MENU ITEMS?
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
College Students
Nutritional Menu Items
File:
Download Ryan_Fletcher_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Martha T Conklin, Thesis Supervisor
Martha T Conklin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor

273. DESIGN OF A HANDLE TO CONTROL A MULTIFUNCTIONAL FORCEPS FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

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Author:
Mansley, Ryan Edward
Title:
DESIGN OF A HANDLE TO CONTROL A MULTIFUNCTIONAL FORCEPS FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Endoscope
Multifunctional
Forceps
Handle design
Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery
NOTES
Minimally Invasive Surgery
MIS
Endoscopic Surgery
File:
Download Ryan_Mansleys_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
James Gordon Brasseur, Thesis Honors Advisor

274. ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS

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Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity
passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

276. Creating an Attentional Bias in Children with Varying Language Abilities

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Author:
Marodi, Rachel Marie
Title:
Creating an Attentional Bias in Children with Varying Language Abilities
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
statistical learning
visual statistics
lexical-semantics
the Novel Bias Task
File:
Download Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Elina Mainela Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Elina Mainela Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

277. Strengthening Undergraduate Global Health Curricula at Penn State

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Author:
Criner, Rachel Nicole
Title:
Strengthening Undergraduate Global Health Curricula at Penn State
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
global health
undergraduate education
curriculum development
professional development
File:
Download Criner_Rachel_StrengtheningUndergraduateGHCurricula.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Melina T Czymoniewicz Klippel, Thesis Supervisor
Melina Tanya Czymoniewicz Klippel, Thesis Supervisor
Linda L Caldwell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

278. POROUS PLATINUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA ETCHING OF INTERMETALLIC PLATINUM LEAD

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Author:
Bisbey, Ryan Patrick
Title:
POROUS PLATINUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA ETCHING OF INTERMETALLIC PLATINUM LEAD
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
porous platinum
nanostructures
catalysis
platinum lead
File:
Download Thesis_Full_merged.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

280. A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries

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Author:
Banker, Rishin Rajiv
Title:
A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
crowdfunding
crowdsourcing
crowd
finance
venture financing
Web 2.0
technology
File:
Download Thesis_-_Rishin_Banker.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor