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101. Redesign and Testing of the Eyelid Drive System Assistive Technology

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Open Access
Author:
Venkatesulu, Erica
Title:
Redesign and Testing of the Eyelid Drive System Assistive Technology
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
assistive technology
eyelid drive system
PCB design
calibration algorithm
assistive technology
eyelid drive system
PCB design
calibration algorithm
File:
Download venkatesulu_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mehdi Kiani, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor

102. How the Smeal College of Business Can Make the Management Information System Major a Top Ten Ranked Program

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Open Access
Author:
Speros, Demetrios James
Title:
How the Smeal College of Business Can Make the Management Information System Major a Top Ten Ranked Program
Area of Honors:
Management Information Systems
Keywords:
MIS
Smeal
Management Information Systems
File:
Download Demetrios_Speros_Thesis_MIS_Program_Reconstruction.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John C Spychalski, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Honors Advisor

105. Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ

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Open Access
Author:
Yount, Taylor
Title:
Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Quorum Sensing
Host-Microbe Symbiosis
Strain Diversity
Bacteria
Vibrio fischeri
Squid
Euprymna scolopes
Bioluminescence
File:
Download Taylor_Yount_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

113. Theatre as a Multiliteracy in the Elementary Classroom

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Open Access
Author:
Walker, Shannon
Title:
Theatre as a Multiliteracy in the Elementary Classroom
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
Theatre
Multiliteracies
Arts Education
elementary
equitable
inclusive
student-centered
learning
theater
21st century literacy
File:
Download Walker__Shannon_Theatre_as_a_Multiliteracy_in_the_Elementary_Classroom.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Sterling Henward, Thesis Supervisor
Amy C Crosson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Samuel Jaye Tanner, Faculty Reader

114. Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Shah, Vraj
Title:
Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Calcium Deposition
Roughened Titanium Surfaces
Osteogenic Regeneration
Macro-micro textured surface (MM)
Macro-micro-nano textured surface (MMN)
Vraj Shah
File:
Download Analyzing_Calcium_Deposiiton_on_TItanium_Surfaces_ShahVraj.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sarah C Ritter, Faculty Reader

117. An Intra-Active Framework for Systems Management: Facilitating Repeated Cooperative Games to Catalyze Solar Policy

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Open Access
Author:
Saltzgaber, Sean Takanao
Title:
An Intra-Active Framework for Systems Management: Facilitating Repeated Cooperative Games to Catalyze Solar Policy
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
systems thinking
systems management
solar policy
policy change
cooperative game theory
agential realism
intra-action
facilitation
File:
Download Saltzgaber_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frey Brownson, Thesis Supervisor
Semih Eser, Thesis Honors Advisor

118. A Large-Scale Electrochemical Study of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathodes based on Hubbard-Corrected Density-Functional Theory and Statistical Mechanics

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Xinye
Title:
A Large-Scale Electrochemical Study of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathodes based on Hubbard-Corrected Density-Functional Theory and Statistical Mechanics
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
density-functional theory
computational materials science and engineering
lithium-ion batteries
electrochemistry
cluster expansions
Monte-Carlo simulations
File:
Download Zhao_Xinye_Thesis__Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

119. Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship With a Video Intervention Based on the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model

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Open Access
Author:
Fisher, Emily
Title:
Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship With a Video Intervention Based on the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model
Antibiotic stewardship
College health intervention
Video intervention
Antibiotic resistance
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erina Lynne Macgeorge, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Fraser Read, Faculty Reader

120. Integrating Wake Rake (Development and Profile Drag Analysis)

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez, Anthony Nicholas
Title:
Integrating Wake Rake (Development and Profile Drag Analysis)
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Integrating Wake Rake
Profile Drag Analysis
Airplane Performance
3D Printing
Froude (1874)
Betz (1925)
Jones (1936)
Profile vs. Induced Drag
Wind Tunnel Testing & Computational Analysis
Silverstein and Katzoff
File:
Download Thesis_AG.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

122. The Influence of Cr Addition on the Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Cr-Fe-Mn Alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Blanchard, Cameron Francis
Title:
The Influence of Cr Addition on the Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Cr-Fe-Mn Alloys
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
X-ray Diffraction
Vickers Hardness
Optical Microscopy
Materials Science
Corrosion
Electrochemical Polarization
File:
Download Cameron_Blanchard_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hojong Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

126. How the Increase in Three-Point Shooting Offenses in the NBA Has Impacted Wage Determinants for Point Guards

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Open Access
Author:
Boinske, Charles
Title:
How the Increase in Three-Point Shooting Offenses in the NBA Has Impacted Wage Determinants for Point Guards
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Basketball
Sports Economics
NBA
Multivariable regression
File:
Download Thesis_PDF_Draft_5.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

127. An Assessment of Colonization Patterns and the effects of Co-habitation on VRE Transmission

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Open Access
Author:
Olson, Samantha
Title:
An Assessment of Colonization Patterns and the effects of Co-habitation on VRE Transmission
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
daptomycin-resistant enterococcus
sensitive bacteria
resistant bacteria
VRE
shedding
social
isolated
colonization
File:
Download FINAL-VRE-THESIS-S0__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Fraser Read, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

133. Industrial Optimization of the Production of Cargo Loaded PIV5 Virus-Like Particles

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Open Access
Author:
Meyer, Nate
Title:
Industrial Optimization of the Production of Cargo Loaded PIV5 Virus-Like Particles
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Paramyxovirus
Virus-like Particles
VLPs
VLP
Protein Delivery
Fermentation
Biotechnology
Scale-up
Suspension Cells
CHO
293
Transfection
PEI
Virus
Virology
PIV5
Cell Culture
Optimization
Western Blot
Luminometer
Delivery Efficiency
VLP Production
Matrix
Nucleocapsid
Glycoprotein
Fusion
Budding
Nanotechnology
Viral
File:
Download Meyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

135. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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Open Access
Author:
Houtz, Brady
Title:
A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
PVAD
artificial heart
cardiovascular
fluid dynamics
beat rate
hematocrit
File:
Download Houtz_SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

137. Analysis of the Legal Framework & Policies Driving Nutrient Reductions in Agriculture: How Restoration Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Compare to Restoration Efforts in the Baltic Sea

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Open Access
Author:
Ulsh, Allyson
Title:
Analysis of the Legal Framework & Policies Driving Nutrient Reductions in Agriculture: How Restoration Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Compare to Restoration Efforts in the Baltic Sea
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
Chesapeake Bay
Baltic Sea
Agriculture
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Phase 3 WIP
Baltic Sea Action Plan
Agriculture and Environment Center
TMDL
File:
Download Ulsh_Thesis_Final_Approved.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Royer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

140. Comparing Inertial Measurement Unit and Galvanic Skin Response Sensors Regarding Their Respective Abilities to Analyze Postural Instability

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Open Access
Author:
Qazi, Gabrael
Title:
Comparing Inertial Measurement Unit and Galvanic Skin Response Sensors Regarding Their Respective Abilities to Analyze Postural Instability
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Healthcare
Ergonomics
Human Factors
IMU
GSR
Postural Instability
File:
Download Gabrael_Qazi_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

141. Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus (IDV) in Human Lung Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Sornberger, Ty Allen
Title:
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus (IDV) in Human Lung Cells
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Influenza D virus
IDV
Human lung cells
Cytopathogenicity
PI3K-Akt pathway
File:
Download Sornberger_Ty_Pathogenesis_of_IDV.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Suresh Varma Kuchipudi, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

142. Influence of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor On Epithelial Exfoliation, Proliferation, and Differentiation Within the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Open Access
Author:
Kehs, Zoe
Title:
Influence of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor On Epithelial Exfoliation, Proliferation, and Differentiation Within the Gastrointestinal Tract
Area of Honors:
Toxicology
Keywords:
aryl hydrocarbon receptor
toxicology
ahr
intestine
duodenum
jejunum
pharmacology
intestinal turnover
goblet cell count
File:
Download Final_thesis_Zoe_Kehs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary H Perdew, Thesis Supervisor
Gary H Perdew, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew David Patterson, Faculty Reader

143. First Principles Airlift Photobioreactor for the Energy Balance of Microalgae for Biofuels Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Nugent, Lucas Alexander
Title:
First Principles Airlift Photobioreactor for the Energy Balance of Microalgae for Biofuels Applications
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Microalgae
Biofuels
Photobioreactor
Photosynthetic Efficiency
Airlift
Energy Balance
Alginator
Chlorella vulgaris
File:
Download Lucas_Nugent_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdfDownload Final_Alginator_Figures.xlsx
Thesis Supervisors:
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

147. Tracking Patient Orientation on a Robotic Parallel Bar Rehabilitation Device

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Open Access
Author:
Veli, Jonathan
Title:
Tracking Patient Orientation on a Robotic Parallel Bar Rehabilitation Device
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Magnetometer
Gyroscope
Complimentary Filter
Gain-Schedule
Robotic Parallel Bar
Parallel Bar
Rehabilitation
Autonomous
Gait analysis
Arduino
IMUs
Orientation Tracking
MAG3110
MPU-6050
Rotary Encoder
File:
Download Jonathan_Veli_-_Tracking_Patient_Orientation_on_RPB_-_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Supervisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

148. The Migration of Data and Refactoring of Large Scale Digital Libraries: A Case Study For CiteSeerX

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Open Access
Author:
Parsons, Sean Walter
Title:
The Migration of Data and Refactoring of Large Scale Digital Libraries: A Case Study For CiteSeerX
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
search engine
digital libraries
data migration
SQL
NoSQL
Elasticsearch
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_April.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clyde Lee Giles, Thesis Supervisor
Edward J Glantz, Thesis Honors Advisor

149. A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Bhaskar, Nicholas Vashishta
Title:
A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
investing
factor-based investing
factor
finance
alpha
traditional investing
File:
Download Bhaskar_Nicholas_AComparisonofFactorBasedInvestingandTraditionalInvestingMethods.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

150. Glassdoor's Best Places to Work International: Are They Best for Shareholders?

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Open Access
Author:
Warnaka, Matt Alan
Title:
Glassdoor's Best Places to Work International: Are They Best for Shareholders?
Area of Honors:
Finance (Behrend)
Keywords:
Finance
Glassdoor
Employee Satisfaction
Canada
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Best Places to Work
Abnormal Returns
File:
Download GLASSDOOR_S_BEST_PLACES_TO_WORK_INTERNATIONAL_ARE_THEY_BEST_FOR.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Greg Filbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Greg Filbeck, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jessica Zhao, Faculty Reader

153. An Analysis of Moments in the Inverted Harmonic Potential and Quantum Tunneling Delay

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Open Access
Author:
Vizcarra, Alex Alberto
Title:
An Analysis of Moments in the Inverted Harmonic Potential and Quantum Tunneling Delay
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
Quantum Tunneling TIme
Quantum Mechanics
Inverted Harmonic Oscillator
Quantum Tunneling Delay
Büttiker–Landauer
Free Travel
File:
Download UndergraduateThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Martin Bojowald, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

155. IRE1α Deficient Mutants Enable Survival Under Nutrient Deprivation Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Robinson, Lily
Title:
IRE1α Deficient Mutants Enable Survival Under Nutrient Deprivation Conditions
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
IRE1α
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Unfolded Protein Response
Large amino acid transporter 1
2-deoxyglucose
Serum Stavation
Cancer Mutation
File:
Download Robinson_Lily_IRE1αDeficientMutantsSurviveUnderNutrientDeprivation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adam Bleier Glick, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

160. Speech perception of /s/-leniting Spanish Dialects by late English-Spanish bilinguals

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Open Access
Author:
Reichard, Caitlin Elizabeth
Title:
Speech perception of /s/-leniting Spanish Dialects by late English-Spanish bilinguals
Area of Honors:
Spanish
Keywords:
second language aquisition
speech perception
dialectal variation
perceptual learning
bilinguals
Spanish
File:
Download Reichard_Caitlin_Speech_Perception_of_s-leniting_Spanish_Dialects_by_late_English-Spanish_bilinguals.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew Thomas Carlson, Thesis Supervisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

162. A Comparative Analysis on the Ability of Machine Learning Models to Create a Housing Price Index Using Integrated New York City Housing and School Performance Data

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Open Access
Author:
Gault, William
Title:
A Comparative Analysis on the Ability of Machine Learning Models to Create a Housing Price Index Using Integrated New York City Housing and School Performance Data
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
Data Science
Machine Learning
Feature Engineering
Linear Regression
Neural Network
File:
Download William_Gault_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Yen, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Suhang Wang, Faculty Reader

163. A History of Environmental Degradation: A Complex Comparative Analysis of The Chesapeake Bay and Great Barrier Reef and The Effects of Climate Change

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Open Access
Author:
Seidenberger, Sydney
Title:
A History of Environmental Degradation: A Complex Comparative Analysis of The Chesapeake Bay and Great Barrier Reef and The Effects of Climate Change
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
The Chesapeake Bay
The Great Barrier Reef
Climate Change
Environmental Degradation
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Sydney_Seidenberger.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan M Duncan, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

167. Differences in Anaxyrus americanus dorsal coloration along an environmental gradient

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Open Access
Author:
Mack, Mariah
Title:
Differences in Anaxyrus americanus dorsal coloration along an environmental gradient
Area of Honors:
Biology (Behrend)
Keywords:
American toad
color variation
amphibians
environmental factors
site differences
dorsal coloration
File:
Download Mack_Thesis_DIFFERENCES_IN_ANAXYRUS_AMERICANUS_DORSAL_COLORATION.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lynne Elizabeth Beaty, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor

168. Alternative methods for encapsulation of hydrophobic organic compounds in calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for use in targeted drug delivery and biological imaging

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Open Access
Author:
Gigliotti, Nicholas
Title:
Alternative methods for encapsulation of hydrophobic organic compounds in calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles for use in targeted drug delivery and biological imaging
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
nanoparticles
nanomedicine
drug delivery
encapsulation
File:
Download Gigliotti_Nicholas_Alternative_methods_for_encapsulating_hydrophobic_organic_molecules_in_calcium_phosphosilicate_nanoparticles_for_use_in_targeted_drug_delivery_and_biological_imaging.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

169. Antimicrobial Peptide Aerogels As An Inhalable Therapy For Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Open Access
Author:
Klein, Bailey
Title:
Antimicrobial Peptide Aerogels As An Inhalable Therapy For Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Antimicrobial Peptides
Aerogels
Peptides
Tubercuosis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
File:
Download Final_Klein_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

170. An Investigation of Enhanced Raman Scattering on 2D Material Substrates

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Open Access
Author:
Anil, Vivek
Title:
An Investigation of Enhanced Raman Scattering on 2D Material Substrates
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Physics
Keywords:
graphene
WS2
Raman spectroscopy
Graphene enhanced Raman spectroscopy (GERS)
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
fluorescent dyes
File:
Download Vivek_Anil_SHC_Thesis_Final_4_27_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mauricio Terrones, Thesis Supervisor
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

176. A Study of the Effect of Perspiration on the Dynamic Measurement of Affordable Non-Textile-Based Sensors

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Open Access
Author:
Yaskolko, Alexander
Title:
A Study of the Effect of Perspiration on the Dynamic Measurement of Affordable Non-Textile-Based Sensors
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
muscle belly
flexible strain sensors
smart textiles
perspiration
anthropometry
dynamic anthropometry
design for wearability
wearable techology
ergonomic
File:
Download Yaskolko_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

178. An Analysis of the Flow of Customers at Beaver Stadium Concession Stands using Queuing Theory and Simulation Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Rose, Andrew
Title:
An Analysis of the Flow of Customers at Beaver Stadium Concession Stands using Queuing Theory and Simulation Modeling
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Queuing Theory
Jackson Network
Beaver Stadium
File:
Download Andrew_Rose_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

179. An Accretion / Dilution Analysis of The Walt Disney Company's Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

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Open Access
Author:
Arnold, Victoria
Title:
An Accretion / Dilution Analysis of The Walt Disney Company's Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
M&A
Merger
Acquisition
Disney
Fox
Finance
Film
Box Office
Antitrust
File:
Download Arnold_Victoria_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Coenraad Arnout P Pinkse, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

180. Analysis of Trace Metal Contaminants in Stormwater Impacted Sediment at the Penn State Duck Pond Basin

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Open Access
Author:
Tierney, James
Title:
Analysis of Trace Metal Contaminants in Stormwater Impacted Sediment at the Penn State Duck Pond Basin
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
stormwater
environmental geoscience
Penn State Duck Pond
trace metal contamination
pollution
stormwater sediments
File:
Download Tierney_Duck_Pond_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew S Fantle, Thesis Supervisor
Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

181. Efficient Multi-Period Trading and Learning Techniques for Portfolio Optimization

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Open Access
Author:
Diwan, Ishaan
Title:
Efficient Multi-Period Trading and Learning Techniques for Portfolio Optimization
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
machine learning
portfolio optimization
stocks
trading
boosted decision trees
decision trees
Markowitz mean-variance portfolio theory
File:
Download Diwan_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. Genetic analysis of the Drosophila ESCRT-III complex protein, VPS24, reveals requirements in lysosome homeostasis and autophagy

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Open Access
Author:
Florian, Jonathan
Title:
Genetic analysis of the Drosophila ESCRT-III complex protein, VPS24, reveals requirements in lysosome homeostasis and autophagy
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
VPS24
ESCRT
autophagy
lysosome homeostasis
File:
Download Jonathan_Florian_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

183. Theoretical and Empirical Modeling of Student Pro-Sustainability Dining Habits On Penn State’s Campus

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Open Access
Author:
Hoy, Raymond
Title:
Theoretical and Empirical Modeling of Student Pro-Sustainability Dining Habits On Penn State’s Campus
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
CADM
Sustainability
Dining Habits
Students
PSU
Evolutionary Economics
Institutions
Behavior Change
File:
Download RLH_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Wayne Kelsey, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

187. CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF IRE1alpha IN EARLY STAGES OF UVB INDUCED NEOPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION

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Open Access
Author:
Worrell, Stephen
Title:
CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF IRE1alpha IN EARLY STAGES OF UVB INDUCED NEOPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
endoplasmic reticulum stress
skin cancer
UV radiation
Unfolded Protein Response
File:
Download thesis_StephenWorrell_final_2.0.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adam Bleier Glick, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

190. The Architecture of the Catholic Church: Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval

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Open Access
Author:
Michael, Amanda
Title:
The Architecture of the Catholic Church: Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval
Area of Honors:
Art History
Keywords:
Art History
Architecture
Church
Cathedral
Christianity
Catholicism
Europe
Medieval Art
Medieval Architecture
Roman Art
Roman Architecture
Liturgy
File:
Download Amanda_Michael_FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather C Mccune Bruhn, Thesis Supervisor
Amara Leah Solari, Thesis Honors Advisor

191. Prenatal Emergency Medical Visitation as Predicted by Total Prenatal Visitation, Gestational Age, and Maternal Age

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Open Access
Author:
Hamilton, Matthew
Title:
Prenatal Emergency Medical Visitation as Predicted by Total Prenatal Visitation, Gestational Age, and Maternal Age
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Prenatal
Emergency Department
File:
Download Psychology_Honors_Thesis_-_Matthew_Hamilton_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marielena De Araujo-Greecher, Faculty Reader

195. Investigating the Role of FakA and FakB in Lipoprotein Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

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Open Access
Author:
Hussain, Sheherbano
Title:
Investigating the Role of FakA and FakB in Lipoprotein Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
lipoproteins
FakA
FakB
staphylococcus aureus
TLR activity
acylation
TLR2/1
TLR2/6
fatty acids
File:
Download hussain_sheherbano.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Supervisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

200. Examining Continuity of Compliance and the Relationships Between Situational Compliance, Committed Compliance, Maternal Behavior, and Moral Self-Perceptions from Toddler to Preschool Age

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Open Access
Author:
Classen, Julia Marie
Title:
Examining Continuity of Compliance and the Relationships Between Situational Compliance, Committed Compliance, Maternal Behavior, and Moral Self-Perceptions from Toddler to Preschool Age
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
compliance
continuity of compliance
moral self-perceptions
maternal behavior
toddler to preschool age
File:
Download JuliaClassen_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cynthia Stifter, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor