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201. Changes in Center of Pressure, Alpha Depression, and Traumatic Brain Injury Discriminan Scores Before and After a Sports-related Concussion

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Author:
Johnson, Molly Lee
Title:
Changes in Center of Pressure, Alpha Depression, and Traumatic Brain Injury Discriminan Scores Before and After a Sports-related Concussion
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Sports-Related Concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury
Alpha Depression
EEG
Center of Pressure
Concussion
File:
Download Johnson_Molly_ThesisFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

204. Development of Magnesium EBPVD Magnesium Anode Material for use in a 'Green' Battery

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Open Access
Author:
Gresh, Robert William
Title:
Development of Magnesium EBPVD Magnesium Anode Material for use in a 'Green' Battery
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
battery
electron beam
physical vapor deposition
magnesium
thin films
corrosion
electrochemical
structure
anode
File:
Download Gresh_Robert_DevelopmentOfEBPVDMagnesium.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark William Horn, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

205. Relations Between Parents’ And Daughters’ Body Esteem At Different Time Points In Adolescence.

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Open Access
Author:
Paul, Melissa Lauren
Title:
Relations Between Parents’ And Daughters’ Body Esteem At Different Time Points In Adolescence.
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Body-Esteem
Adolescence
File:
Download Paul_Melissa_Body_Esteem.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Leann L Birch, Thesis Supervisor
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Faculty Reader
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

206. A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault

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Open Access
Author:
Love, Gillian Ashley Romberger
Title:
A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
college transition
social networks
drinking patterns
hooking up
sexual assault
File:
Download Love_Gillian_AQualitativeStudy.pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

208. The Honey Bees Next Door: Backyard Beekeeping as a Means to Monitor Pesticides in Urban Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Bates, Brian Mcdonnell
Title:
The Honey Bees Next Door: Backyard Beekeeping as a Means to Monitor Pesticides in Urban Environments
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Entomology
Keywords:
honey bees
beekeeping
pesticides
colony collapse disorder
pollinator
Pittsburgh
Marin County
File:
Download Bates_Brian_backyardbeekeepersandpesticides.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maryann Tomasko Frazier, Thesis Supervisor
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Thesis Honors Advisor

209. P2X3 Expression in DRG Neuron and Effects on Blood Pressure Response Following Femoral Artery Occlusion

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Jialiu David
Title:
P2X3 Expression in DRG Neuron and Effects on Blood Pressure Response Following Femoral Artery Occlusion
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
P2X3 receptor
muscle afferents
peripheral artery disease
ATP
blood pressure
NGF
File:
Download Jialiu_Li_-_SHC_Honors_Thesis_in_Biology.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jianhua Li, Faculty Reader

210. The Viable Desiccation of Moringa Oleifera in High Humidity Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Dodson, Abigail Lorraine
Title:
The Viable Desiccation of Moringa Oleifera in High Humidity Environments
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Engineering Leadership Development
Keywords:
leaf drying
desiccant
Moringa
moisture content
File:
Download Dodson_Abigail_ViableDesiccationMoringa.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

211. Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites for Driveshafts

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Open Access
Author:
Trella, Ryan Matthew
Title:
Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites for Driveshafts
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Composites
Carbon Fiber
FMC
polyurethane
driveshaft
environmental conditioning
fatigue
File:
Download Trella_Ryan_DurabilityofComposites.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Osama O Awadelkarim, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

213. Cleaning Up Little Laurel Run: Design and Performance of Different Crab shell Mixtures for Supporting Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage in Pilot-scale Reactors at the Klondike-1 Discharge

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Open Access
Author:
Goots, Sara Sinclair
Title:
Cleaning Up Little Laurel Run: Design and Performance of Different Crab shell Mixtures for Supporting Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage in Pilot-scale Reactors at the Klondike-1 Discharge
Area of Honors:
Environmental Systems Engineering
Keywords:
Acid mine drainage
crab shell
passive treatment
substrates
environmental engineering
File:
Download Thesis_Sara_Goots.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Honors Advisor

214. Cognitive Differences Between Monolingual and Bilingual Preschoolers in Theory of Mind and Executive Function

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Open Access
Author:
Verlinich, Alyssa Marie
Title:
Cognitive Differences Between Monolingual and Bilingual Preschoolers in Theory of Mind and Executive Function
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
theory of mind
executive function
preschool
bilingual
language
File:
Download 1-rlinich_Alyssa_CognitiveDifferencesBetweenMonolingualandBilingualPreschoolers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Faculty Reader

215. The word learning ability of two children with Down syndrome using the exclusion training technique

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Open Access
Author:
Moore, Jennifer Lynn
Title:
The word learning ability of two children with Down syndrome using the exclusion training technique
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
fast mapping
exclusion training
generalization
efficiency
Down syndrome
word learning
File:
Download Moore_Jennifer_TheWordLearningAbilityofTwoChildren.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

217. Achieving IASB Independence: Creating an independent International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) through the examination and comparison of the organizational structures of the IFRS Foundation, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), and the German Accounting Standards Committee (GASC)

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Open Access
Author:
Addis, Michael Richard
Title:
Achieving IASB Independence: Creating an independent International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) through the examination and comparison of the organizational structures of the IFRS Foundation, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), and the German Accounting Standards Committee (GASC)
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Accounting
IASB
IFRS
FASB
GASC
FAF
Independence
Germany
File:
Download Michael_Addis_Final_Thesis_SP2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karl A Muller III, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

220. an explanation of household formation and composition in developed and developing countries

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Open Access
Author:
Miskewicz, Erich Thomas
Title:
an explanation of household formation and composition in developed and developing countries
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
household formation
household composition
marriage
cohabitation
household production
File:
Download Miskewicz_Erich_householdformationandcomposition.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader

221. Simulating the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of A Designed Magnetoelectric Resonant Gate Transistor

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Yufei
Title:
Simulating the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of A Designed Magnetoelectric Resonant Gate Transistor
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Magnetoelectric Resonant Gate Transistor (MERGT)
COMSOL Multiphysics
Sentaurus
File:
Download Wu_Yufei_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Suman Datta, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

222. Yeast 2-hybrid Testing of β(heavy)-spectrin (geflong) with Candidate Rho and Rab Gtpases and the Re-evaluation of Previous Yeast 2-hybrid

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Author:
Yeoh, Beng San
Title:
Yeast 2-hybrid Testing of β(heavy)-spectrin (geflong) with Candidate Rho and Rab Gtpases and the Re-evaluation of Previous Yeast 2-hybrid
Area of Honors:
Biotechnology
Keywords:
Yeast 2-Hybrid
Spectrin
Rho
Rab
Fax
Eps15
Nemy
File:
Download Yeoh_Beng_San_YEAST_2-HYBRID_TESTING_OF_BETA_HEAVY_SPECTRIN.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Graham Hugh Thomas, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

225. The Fluid Dynamics of Human Respiration and Olfaction

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Open Access
Author:
Dombrowski, Stephanie Marie
Title:
The Fluid Dynamics of Human Respiration and Olfaction
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
respiration
olfaction
human
canine
inspiration
expiration
inhalation
exhalation
ARL
File:
Download Dombrowski_The_Fluid_Dynamics_of_Human_Respiration_and_Olfaction_Spring_2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor

226. A Case Study of Literacy Development in a Child with a Cochlear Implant

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Open Access
Author:
Fustos, Emily Margaret
Title:
A Case Study of Literacy Development in a Child with a Cochlear Implant
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
literacy
reading
oral development
cochlear implant
early intervention
File:
Download Fustos_Emily_casestudyoflitdevelopment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Faculty Reader

228. High Dietary Cognitive Restraint, Independent of Disinhibition, is Associated with Lower Energy Availability in Exercising Women

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Open Access
Author:
Rickard, Ashley Deanna
Title:
High Dietary Cognitive Restraint, Independent of Disinhibition, is Associated with Lower Energy Availability in Exercising Women
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Cognitive Restraint
Disinhibition
Energy Availability
Female Athlete Triad
File:
Download Rickard_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy I. Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

229. Adjusting Expectations Of Collaborative Group Work As A New Teacher

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Open Access
Author:
French, Chelsea Erin
Title:
Adjusting Expectations Of Collaborative Group Work As A New Teacher
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
group work
collaborative learning
secondary education
authentic learning
peer orientation
student reflection
File:
Download french_chelsea_adjustingexpecationsofgroupwork.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Supervisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jamie Myers, Faculty Reader

231. Meaning is medicine: an analysis of meaning and its potential to heal and transform

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Open Access
Author:
Lohr, Rachel Ann
Title:
Meaning is medicine: an analysis of meaning and its potential to heal and transform
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
meaning
exercise
medicine
philosophy of exercise
philosophy of meaning
holistic health
movement
experience
File:
Download lohr_rachel_meaningismedicine.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Scott Kretchmar, Thesis Supervisor
Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Honors Advisor

233. An Electrophysiological Study of Translation in Spanish - English Bilinguals

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Open Access
Author:
Marinello, Katherine Megan
Title:
An Electrophysiological Study of Translation in Spanish - English Bilinguals
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
bilingualism
translation
semantics
File:
Download marinello_katherine_anelectrophysiologicalstudy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Faculty Reader

240. Examining the Disconnect: The Gap Between America's Lawmakers, Enforcers, the Courts, and the People

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Open Access
Author:
Russoniello, Gina Maria
Title:
Examining the Disconnect: The Gap Between America's Lawmakers, Enforcers, the Courts, and the People
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Business Law
Keywords:
Disconnect
government
legislature
courts
police
rap
EPA
racial profiling
welfare
Prop 21
Occupy Wall Street
Tea Party
File:
Download Gina_RussonielloThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Paul Vincent Whitehead, Faculty Reader

244. The Impact of PPACA on Employer Sponsored Health Insurance: An Analysis of Employer Motivations to Self-Insure Health Benefits

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Open Access
Author:
Mosier, Tiffany Lynn
Title:
The Impact of PPACA on Employer Sponsored Health Insurance: An Analysis of Employer Motivations to Self-Insure Health Benefits
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
PPACA
health insurance
self-insurance
employer-sponsored plans
File:
Download Mosier_Tiffany_SelfInsuringHealthCare.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Arthur Cather, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor

248. Default Mode Network Deactivation During Encoding and Retrieval Predicts Performance in Traumatic Brain Injury

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Open Access
Author:
Schanz, Olivia Alexandra
Title:
Default Mode Network Deactivation During Encoding and Retrieval Predicts Performance in Traumatic Brain Injury
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
default mode network
traumatic brain injury
working memory
File:
Download OSchanzThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

250. Effects of Different Patellofemoral Joint Taping Techniques on Perceived Pain and Knee Neuromuscular Performance in Patellofemoral Joint Dysfunction Patients

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Open Access
Author:
Boss, Zachary Thomas
Title:
Effects of Different Patellofemoral Joint Taping Techniques on Perceived Pain and Knee Neuromuscular Performance in Patellofemoral Joint Dysfunction Patients
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
hip taping
knee taping
kinesiotape
kinesio-tape
patellofemoral
SEBT
File:
Download Boss_Zachary_effectsofdifferentpatello.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor