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5603. Associations Between Greek Life Membership and Undergraduate Student Well-being

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Author:
Quinn, Meghan
Title:
Associations Between Greek Life Membership and Undergraduate Student Well-being
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Emerging adulthood
Greek life
Sense of belonging
Social connectedness
Fraternity
Sorority
Social well-being
File:
Download Quinn_Meghan_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Supervisor
Blake Anthony Colaianne, Thesis Honors Advisor

5604. Validation of Pseudo Virus Neutralization Assay (PVNT) for Domestic Cattle SARS-COV-2 Natural Infection

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Open Access
Author:
Quraishi, Meysoon
Title:
Validation of Pseudo Virus Neutralization Assay (PVNT) for Domestic Cattle SARS-COV-2 Natural Infection
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2
pseudo virus neutralization assay
Domestic Cattle
indirect ELISA
PVNT
COVID-19
File:
Download Validation_of_Pseudo_Virus_Neutralization_Assay__PVNT__for_Domestic_Cattle_SARS-COV-2_Natural_Infection_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ruth H Nissly, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

5605. The Impact of Industrial Collapse on Communities: A Case Study of the American Automotive Industry

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Open Access
Author:
Pusateri, Isabella
Title:
The Impact of Industrial Collapse on Communities: A Case Study of the American Automotive Industry
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Difference-In-Difference
Dynamic Difference-In-Difference
Automotive Industry
Plant Closures
Microeconomic Shocks
File:
Download Pusateri_-_The_Impact_of_Industrial_Collapse_on_Communities.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Delina E Agnosteva, Thesis Supervisor
Nima Haghpanah, Thesis Honors Advisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader

5607. Development and Analysis of AI Generated Motivational Health Intervention Content Using Prompt Engineering Architecture

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Open Access
Author:
Pye, Nolan
Title:
Development and Analysis of AI Generated Motivational Health Intervention Content Using Prompt Engineering Architecture
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
Generative AI
Prompt Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Saeed M Abdullah, Thesis Supervisor
Carleen Maitland, Thesis Honors Advisor

5608. Exploring Corporate Tax Dynamics: The Case of the United Arab Emirates

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Open Access
Author:
Rafie, Abdul Rahman
Title:
Exploring Corporate Tax Dynamics: The Case of the United Arab Emirates
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
UAE Corporate Tax
Tax
UAE
Tax Avoidance
Prediction Model
File:
Download Rafie_Abdul_Rahman_Exploring_Corporate_Tax_Dynamics_The_Case_of_The_United_Arab_Emirates.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Huilan Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel James Kerch, Faculty Reader

5609. Take a Look in the Rearview Mirror: Determinants of Nostalgic Consumer Responses to Automotive Retro Brands & the Impact on Perceived Utilities

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Open Access
Author:
Saganowich, Julia
Title:
Take a Look in the Rearview Mirror: Determinants of Nostalgic Consumer Responses to Automotive Retro Brands & the Impact on Perceived Utilities
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Retro
Retro Branding
Retro Brands
Marketing
Brand Management
Automotive
Automotive Industry
Nostalgia
Cars
Perceived Utilities
Brand Relaunch
Brand Revitalization
Brand Revival
Nostalgia Marketing
File:
Download JuliaSaganowich_HonorsMarketingThesis_Spring2024_TakeaLookintheRearViewMirror.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Johanna H Slot, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

5610. Engineering Periodontal Ligament Synthesis Through Environmental Modulation of Stem Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Runkle, Leeann
Title:
Engineering Periodontal Ligament Synthesis Through Environmental Modulation of Stem Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
periodontal ligament
nanofiber surface
regenerative engineering
extracellular matrix
File:
Download Runkle_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lauren Griggs, Faculty Reader
Mark D. Pacey, Faculty Reader

5611. Applying Recursive Quantum Circuit Generation to Solve Database Search Problems Using Grover's Algorithm

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Open Access
Author:
Rondinelli, Nate
Title:
Applying Recursive Quantum Circuit Generation to Solve Database Search Problems Using Grover's Algorithm
Area of Honors:
Software Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
Quantum Computing
Grover's Algorithm
Recursion
Toffoli Gate
Qiskit
File:
Download Recursive_Grover.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wen-Li Wang, Thesis Supervisor
Wen-Li Wang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Shahid Hussain, Faculty Reader

5612. Photosensitive Delivery of Mir-34a Using Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles to Treat Glioblastoma

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Open Access
Author:
Sawyers, Alex
Title:
Photosensitive Delivery of Mir-34a Using Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles to Treat Glioblastoma
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Glioblastoma
Nanoparticles
Furan-Diels Alder
File:
Download Sawyers_Alex_Photosensitive_Delivery_of_Mir-34a_Using_CSS_Nanoparticles_to_Treat_Glioblastoma.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel J Hayes, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

5613. Spectroscopy Based In-situ Monitoring of AlSi10Mg Repair of 7000 Series Aluminum

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Open Access
Author:
Savage, Conor
Title:
Spectroscopy Based In-situ Monitoring of AlSi10Mg Repair of 7000 Series Aluminum
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Laser Directed Energy Depsotion
Spectroscopy
Repair
Aluminum 7075
Process Monitoring
File:
Download Savage_Conor_Honors_Thesis_PSU_Schreyer_AM_Process_Monitoring_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

5616. The Association Between Childhood Adversity and the Development of Cardiovascular Conditions in Adulthood: A Scoping Review

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Open Access
Author:
Siqueira De Novaes Franco, Laura Elena
Title:
The Association Between Childhood Adversity and the Development of Cardiovascular Conditions in Adulthood: A Scoping Review
Area of Honors:
Nursing
Keywords:
childhood adversity
childhood maltreatment
cardiovascular disease
socio-ecologic model
File:
Download LAURA_ELENA_SIQUEIRA_DE_NOVAES_FRANCO_THESIS_2024.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Solim Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Cara L Exten, Thesis Honors Advisor

5618. Mind the Darién Gap: Migration Trends through Americas’ Isthmus

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Open Access
Author:
Shiels, Emily
Title:
Mind the Darién Gap: Migration Trends through Americas’ Isthmus
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Geography & Global and International Studies
Keywords:
Migration
Drug Trafficking
Panama
Colombia
Darién Gap
U.S. foreign policy
Geopolitics
File:
Download Thesis_EmilyShiels.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa W. Wright, Thesis Supervisor
Brian H. King, Thesis Honors Advisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

5623. Prepartum anti-inflammatory therapies in high-priority cow groups: effects on cow performance, health, and inflammatory and metabolic status

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Open Access
Author:
Spring, Jacquelin
Title:
Prepartum anti-inflammatory therapies in high-priority cow groups: effects on cow performance, health, and inflammatory and metabolic status
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Prepartum anti-inflammatory therapies
metabolic status
systemic inflammation
daily milk yield
File:
Download Spring_Thesis_Final_with_edits.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adrian A Barragan, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

5624. Achievement Unlocked: The Sinister Convergence of Gaming and Terrorism

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Author:
Soni, Prachi
Title:
Achievement Unlocked: The Sinister Convergence of Gaming and Terrorism
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
gamification
extremist violence
terrorism
online radicalization
white supremacy
gaming culture
Christchurch shooting
El Paso shooting
Halle synagogue attack
manifestos
livestreaming
chan boards
digital platforms
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Thesis Supervisors:
Sommer N Mitchell, Thesis Supervisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

5626. Evaluation of NWS Probabilistic Snowfall Graphics and NBM Snow Percentiles in the Mid-Atlantic Region

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Open Access
Author:
Spallone, Christian
Title:
Evaluation of NWS Probabilistic Snowfall Graphics and NBM Snow Percentiles in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
snowfall
forecasting
probabilistic forecasting
ensembles
weather
national weather service
winter weather
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Final_-_Christian_Spallone.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jon Michael Nese, Thesis Supervisor
Paul Markowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

5628. Teaching Children to Enjoy Reading: Building A Strong Foundation in Children to Develop Lifelong Readers

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Open Access
Author:
Sterner, Courtney
Title:
Teaching Children to Enjoy Reading: Building A Strong Foundation in Children to Develop Lifelong Readers
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
Education
Reading
Attitudes
Independent Reading
Read Aloud
Elementary
Teaching
Literature
Lifelong Readers
File:
Download Sterner_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason J Griffith, Faculty Reader

5631. Adsorption of Red Dye 40 from Wastewater via a Moringa Oleifera Coated Cotton Filter

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Open Access
Author:
Terceiro, Kathryn
Title:
Adsorption of Red Dye 40 from Wastewater via a Moringa Oleifera Coated Cotton Filter
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Adsorption
Moringa
Red Dye
File:
Download Adsorption_of_Red_Dye_40_from_Wastewater_via_a_Moringa_Oleifera_Coated_Cotton_Filter_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie Butler Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

5636. Error correcting codes for distributed non-linear function computation

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Author:
Tapha, Thitiwat
Title:
Error correcting codes for distributed non-linear function computation
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Communication system
optimization
gradient descent
alternating optimization
logistic regression
loss function
matrix-multiplication
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Viveck Ramesh Cadambe, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

5637. Comparative Cross-Sectional Analysis of Body Composition, Energy Status, and Triad-Related Symptoms in Japanese and American Female Distance Runners

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Author:
Vijaya Krishnan, Maha Lakshmi
Title:
Comparative Cross-Sectional Analysis of Body Composition, Energy Status, and Triad-Related Symptoms in Japanese and American Female Distance Runners
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Female Athlete Triad
Racial differences
Ethnic differences
Female Athlete Triad
Cultural differences
Body Composition
Energy Availability
Energy Deficiency
Menstrual Function
Bone Mineral Density
Female Athlete
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

5638. Comparing the Catalytic Activity of High Entropy Oxides and their Parent Compounds in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Open Access
Author:
Vincent, William
Title:
Comparing the Catalytic Activity of High Entropy Oxides and their Parent Compounds in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electrochemistry
Renewable Energy
OER
File:
Download Vincent_Schreyer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Derek M Hall, Faculty Reader

5641. The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability.

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Author:
Vaneman, Zachary
Title:
The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability.
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Disease Progression
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Cell Migration
Viscoelastic Hydrogels
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

5642. Evaluating Random Forest Model Performance in Predicting Photovoltaic Power Generation Across Puerto Rico

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Open Access
Author:
Vitti, Caden
Title:
Evaluating Random Forest Model Performance in Predicting Photovoltaic Power Generation Across Puerto Rico
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
Puerto Rico
resilience
microgrid
random forest
solar power
climate change
File:
Download Evaluating_Random_Forest_Model_Performance_in_Predicting_Photovoltaic_Power_Generation_Across_Puerto_Rico.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Renee Obringer, Thesis Supervisor
Nelson Yaw Dzade, Thesis Honors Advisor

5644. Single-Print Rolling Contact Joints to Minimize Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Prosthetic Fingers

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Open Access
Author:
Wilson, Mary
Title:
Single-Print Rolling Contact Joints to Minimize Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Prosthetic Fingers
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
compliant mechanisms
rolling contact joint
prosthetics
prosthetic finger joints
engineering design
TPU
contact-aided joint
finger joints
additive manufacturing
3d printing
3d-print
mechanical design
fatigue analysis
joint fatigue
File:
Download SHC_THESIS_-_Mary_K._Wilson.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jared Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

5645. Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions

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Author:
Winemiller, Atlas
Title:
Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA
thermodynamics
non-Watson-Crick
in vivo-like
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Stewart Anthony Mallory, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth A Jolley, Faculty Reader

5648. Sexual and gender minority college student disparities in biobehavioral health outcomes: a call to action

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Author:
Yerger, Jordan
Title:
Sexual and gender minority college student disparities in biobehavioral health outcomes: a call to action
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM)
health disparities
biobehavioral health outcomes
college students
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Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Kari Christine Kugler, Thesis Honors Advisor

5650. Predicting 2D Geometrical Shapes Using Partial Contour Data and Principal Component Analysis

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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 Model
Principal Component Analysis
Partial Data Predictions
Ultrasound
Spinal Anatomy
Cross-correlation
File:
Download Ziegler_Alexandria_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Faculty Reader