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51. MICROFINANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A Study of Grameen Foundation Australia and its Innovative Lending Program

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Open Access
Author:
Hendershot, Beth Leigh
Title:
MICROFINANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A Study of Grameen Foundation Australia and its Innovative Lending Program
Area of Honors:
International Business (Behrend)
Keywords:
microfinance
Philippines
Grameen
File:
Download Hendershot_Beth_MicrofinanceinthePhilippines.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Supervisor
James Anthony Kurre, Faculty Reader
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Honors Advisor

52. THE ROLE OF ILLICIT STIMULANT USE ON ALCOHOL AND ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION

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Open Access
Author:
Barbieri, Brittney Michele
Title:
THE ROLE OF ILLICIT STIMULANT USE ON ALCOHOL AND ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
prescription stimulants
energy drinks
alcohol
File:
Download Brittney_Barbieri_Final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert James Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Robert James Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Faculty Reader
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

54. Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals

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Open Access
Author:
Woolston, Benjamin Michael
Title:
Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Pharming
Protein Transport
Biopharmaceuticals
GUS Expression System
File:
Download Ben_Woolston_-_Honors_Thesis_-_v_1.1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Charles Peter Romaine, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor

55. Investigating Geometrical Configurations of a Hobby-Scale Pulsejet Engine for Maximum Thrust Efficiency

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Open Access
Author:
Beers, Benjamin Ray
Title:
Investigating Geometrical Configurations of a Hobby-Scale Pulsejet Engine for Maximum Thrust Efficiency
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science
Keywords:
Pulsejet
aspirating
sustaining
COMSOL
Multiphysics
deflagrative
combustion
wave diagram
valve head
reed valve
File:
Download Beers_Ben_Interdisc_SHC_Thesis_2010-2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

56. Extending Redheffer's Matrix to Arbitrary Arithmetic Functions

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Open Access
Author:
Gillespie, Bryan Rae
Title:
Extending Redheffer's Matrix to Arbitrary Arithmetic Functions
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Redheffer matrix
Mertens function
Redheffer-type matrix
arithmetic functions
embedding
general linear group
Dirichlet convolution
convolution inversion
sums
eigenvalues
characters
volume
Eulerian polynomials
File:
Download bgillespie-honors-thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Charles Vaughan, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Charles Vaughan, Thesis Supervisor
Svetlana Katok, Thesis Honors Advisor

58. SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE SILVER NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS

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Open Access
Author:
Plansinis, Brent William
Title:
SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE SILVER NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
silver nanoparticles
luminescent solar concentrator
citrate reduction
photostability
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chuck Yeung, Faculty Reader
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor

60. A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Bonnie Boshen
Title:
A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Not4
Ccr4-Not
yeast
RNA binding
Fluorescence polarization assay
Electrophoretic mobility shift assay
File:
Download Bonnie_Lu_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

61. The Effects of Medical Malpractice Legislation: Caps, Liability Insurance Premiums, and Physician Supply in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Open Access
Author:
Motley, Caitlin Ann
Title:
The Effects of Medical Malpractice Legislation: Caps, Liability Insurance Premiums, and Physician Supply in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
malpractice
liability insurance
physician supply
tort reform
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rhonda BeLue, Thesis Supervisor
Karen Volmar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis G Shea, Faculty Reader

63. SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Christine Alice
Title:
SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
tyrannus
mimus
seed dispersal
forest regeneration
File:
Download Christine_Alice_Wang_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

64. Molecular Identification and Diversity Assessment of Armored Scaled Insects from Southeastern United States

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Open Access
Author:
Hudspath, Caleb Blaine
Title:
Molecular Identification and Diversity Assessment of Armored Scaled Insects from Southeastern United States
Area of Honors:
Biology (Behrend)
Keywords:
armored scaled insects
phylogenetic analysis
molecular identification
File:
Download Complete_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew E Gruwell, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew E Gruwell, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Paul Edward Barney Jr., Faculty Reader

66. AN EVALUATION OF TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BASED METHODS FOR ASSESSING DIETARY INTAKES

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Open Access
Author:
Kropp, Chantal Colette
Title:
AN EVALUATION OF TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BASED METHODS FOR ASSESSING DIETARY INTAKES
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
assessing dietary intakes
telephone dietary intakes
internet dietary intakes
24-hour dietary recalls
File:
Download FinalDraftThesisPaperPDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Thesis Supervisor
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Thesis Supervisor
Diane Crisman Mitchell, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gordon Lee Jensen, Faculty Reader

67. DEVELOPMENT OF A VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER THRUST BEARING

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Open Access
Author:
Longacre, Christian Charles
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER THRUST BEARING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
tribology
thrust bearing
turbocharger
File:
Download Longacre_Christian_VariableGeometryThrustBearing2.pdfDownload Longacre_Christian_VariableGeometryThrustBearing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Liming Chang, Thesis Supervisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

68. Age- and Sex-Specific Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin Supplementation on Peripheral Artery Stiffness

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Open Access
Author:
Comer, Carly Diana
Title:
Age- and Sex-Specific Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin Supplementation on Peripheral Artery Stiffness
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biology and Kinesiology
Keywords:
arterial stiffness
pressure-strain elastic modulus
brachial artery
common femoral artery
tetrahydrobiopterin
File:
Download Comer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Nathan Proctor, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Nathan Proctor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

69. A TAXONOMY OF INSTRUCTIONAL REPRESENTATIONS IN HISTORY INSTRUCTION

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Open Access
Author:
Cameron, Chelsea
Title:
A TAXONOMY OF INSTRUCTIONAL REPRESENTATIONS IN HISTORY INSTRUCTION
Area of Honors:
Educational Psychology
Keywords:
Educational Psychology
Textbook
Verbal Representations
Nonverbal Representations
History Instruction
File:
Download Cameron_Final_Honors_Thesis_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Peggy Van Meter, Thesis Supervisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Honors Advisor

70. THE VALUE OF EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS: BENEFITS TO EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND

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Open Access
Author:
Coover, Courtney Elizabeth
Title:
THE VALUE OF EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS: BENEFITS TO EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
adolescents
add health
educational aspirations
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Copy_4.20.11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hobart Cleveland, Thesis Supervisor
Hobart Harrington Cleveland III, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Lynne Crissman Ishler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

72. Do differences between siblings' personal characteristics impact differences between siblings in the parent-child relationship?

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Open Access
Author:
Kuhns, Catherine Emily
Title:
Do differences between siblings' personal characteristics impact differences between siblings in the parent-child relationship?
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
academic achievement
risky behavior
parent-child relationships
siblings
peer competence
File:
Download FINAL_DRAFT_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. Health Communications and Malaria: The Applicability of EPPM in Predicting Bed Net Use

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Open Access
Author:
Mingey, Caitlin
Title:
Health Communications and Malaria: The Applicability of EPPM in Predicting Bed Net Use
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
malaria
bed nets
Extended Parallel Process Model
Mozambique
File:
Download CaitlinMingeyThesisFinalVersion.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

77. Financial Market Responses to Policy Options in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Singapore during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

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Open Access
Author:
Edwards, Christopher Pierce
Title:
Financial Market Responses to Policy Options in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Singapore during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
financial markets
policy options
1997 crisis
asian financial crisis
singapore
indonesia
hong kong
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL_April_18.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Subhanan Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

78. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON

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Open Access
Author:
McCready, Curran Shields
Title:
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
social entrepreneurship
THON
Penn State Dance Marathon
File:
Download McCready_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Lowry, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor

79. Design of Low-Profile Deployable Systems for University CubeSats

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Open Access
Author:
Friedenberger, Corey W.
Title:
Design of Low-Profile Deployable Systems for University CubeSats
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
deployable
deployment
boom
CubeSat
engineering design
space systems
space systems engineering
trade study
rapid prototyping
triax
OSIRIS
File:
Download friedenberger-corey-designcubesatdeployables-final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor

80. Evaluating a novel approach for heavy metal leaching control in coal combustion fly ash

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Open Access
Author:
Noack, Clint
Title:
Evaluating a novel approach for heavy metal leaching control in coal combustion fly ash
Area of Honors:
Environmental Systems Engineering
Keywords:
fly ash
heavy metals
environmental and health risks
File:
Download cwn5016_Final_thesis_submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Supervisor
Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Faculty Reader
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Honors Advisor

82. STUDY EXPLAINING THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SURFACE AND SUBMERGED WAKES USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

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Open Access
Author:
Wolfgang, Christopher William
Title:
STUDY EXPLAINING THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SURFACE AND SUBMERGED WAKES USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Free Surface Wake
Submerged Wake vs. Surface Wake
OpenFOAM
Fluid Mechanics
File:
Download HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Eric Paterson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Eric Paterson, Thesis Supervisor
James Gordon Brasseur, Thesis Honors Advisor

84. MARGINAL ZINC DEFICIENCY DISRUPTS MAMMARY GLAND MORPHOLOGY AND COMPROMISES MILK SECRETION

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Open Access
Author:
Dempsey, Colleen
Title:
MARGINAL ZINC DEFICIENCY DISRUPTS MAMMARY GLAND MORPHOLOGY AND COMPROMISES MILK SECRETION
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
zinc
lactation
zinc deficiency
mammary gland
milk secretion
macronutrient concentration
File:
Download Colleen_Dempsey_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

85. Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Christina
Title:
Effect Of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the A431 Human Skin Cancer Cell Line
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
PPARβ/δ
PPARγ
Skin Cancer
A431
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

88. A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATE FORMULAS

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Open Access
Author:
Peslak, David Alexander
Title:
A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATE FORMULAS
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and International Business
Keywords:
International Finance
Exchange Rates
Interest Rate Parity
File:
Download UndergraduateHonorsThesisDavidPeslak.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Terrence Robert Guay, Thesis Honors Advisor

90. ESTIMATION OF BROAD QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE LINESHAPES USING MEASUREMENTS OBTAINED WITH NARROWBAND PROBES

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Open Access
Author:
Schmitt, Drew
Title:
ESTIMATION OF BROAD QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE LINESHAPES USING MEASUREMENTS OBTAINED WITH NARROWBAND PROBES
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
quadrupole resonance
QR
reconstruction
probes
File:
Download 2011_SHT_Schmitt_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Louis Schiano, Thesis Supervisor
Jeffrey Louis Schiano, Thesis Supervisor
John Douglas Mitchell, Thesis Honors Advisor

94. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF FORMULATION ADDITIVES ON METABOLISM OF CHLOROTHALONIL IN HONEY BEES

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Open Access
Author:
Bahn, David Gordon
Title:
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF FORMULATION ADDITIVES ON METABOLISM OF CHLOROTHALONIL IN HONEY BEES
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Entomology
Keywords:
Honey Bees
Chlorothalonil
Chlorothalonil metabolites
Glutathione
Formulation additives
Colony Collapse Disorder
Entombed Pollen
LCMS
PDA
Pesticides in beeswax
File:
Download ThesisFinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Albert Mullin, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Albert Mullin, Thesis Supervisor
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Thesis Honors Advisor

96. GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

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Open Access
Author:
Cantor, David John
Title:
GENOME-WIDE DEPENDENCY OF TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ON GCN5 IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
transcription machinery genome-wide mapping
Gcn5 deletion
ChIP-exo
SOLiD sequencing
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

97. The techniques of teaching the passé composé / imparfait distinction: A theoretical and pedagogical review

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Open Access
Author:
Conway, Daniel J.
Title:
The techniques of teaching the passé composé / imparfait distinction: A theoretical and pedagogical review
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in French and Francophone Studies and World Languages Education
Keywords:
French
education
French education
world languages education
foreign language education
tense
aspect
tense and aspect
grammar
pedagogy
grammar teaching
passé composé
imparfait
File:
Download DConway_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather Mc Coy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Heather McCoy, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Willa Zahava Silverman, Thesis Honors Advisor

98. 9 YEARS LATER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 AND ITS BENEFITS

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Open Access
Author:
Lingelbach, David John
Title:
9 YEARS LATER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 AND ITS BENEFITS
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Sarbanes-Oxley
SOX
Accounting
Auditing
File:
Download Lingelbach_David_SOX_Benefits.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark William Dirsmith, Faculty Reader
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor