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4904. Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel

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Author:
Starr, Daniel
Title:
Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
ultrasound
attenuation
reflection
binder jet
surface roughness
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Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Honors Advisor

4906. The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

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Author:
Chen, Davon
Title:
The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
SUN2
Matrix Stiffness
P-Lamin A/C
Cell Contractility
TGFβ1
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Y27632 ROCK Inhibitor
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Thesis Supervisors:
Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Esther Gomez, Honors Advisor

4907. Type VI Secretion System Dependent Interactions and Diversity in Vibrio fischeri

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Author:
Moore, Peyton
Title:
Type VI Secretion System Dependent Interactions and Diversity in Vibrio fischeri
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
Vibrio fischeri
Euprymna scolopes
Type VI secretion system
Effectors
Interference competition
Strain diversity
Host-microbe
Symbiosis
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Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Honors Advisor

4911. Analyzing Social Media Platforms to Establish Evaluation Metrics for Propensity of S.C.A.R.E. Abuse

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Open Access
Author:
Thoet, Austin
Title:
Analyzing Social Media Platforms to Establish Evaluation Metrics for Propensity of S.C.A.R.E. Abuse
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
social media
extremism
persuasive technology
captology
S.C.A.R.E.
File:
Download Thoet_Austin_AnalyzingSocialMediaPlatformstoEstablishEvaluationMetricsforPropensityofSCAREAbuse2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Keith Hills, Thesis Supervisor
Dinghao Wu, Honors Advisor

4913. Engaged Buddhism: A Buddhist Approach to Personal and Social Transformation

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Open Access
Author:
Falcone, Raymond
Title:
Engaged Buddhism: A Buddhist Approach to Personal and Social Transformation
Area of Honors:
Religious Studies
Keywords:
Buddhism
Engaged Buddhism
Personal Transformation
Social Transformation
Vietnam
Four Noble Truths
Meditation
Mindfulness of the Body
Mindfulness of Emotions
Shamatha
Loving Kindness meditation
Trauma
Vajrayana Buddhism
Zen/Chan Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
File:
Download Thesis_Paper_Final_Draft_RSF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
On-Cho Ng, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Keith Falk, Honors Advisor

4914. From Theory To Practice: The real-world application of culturally relevant pedagogy in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms

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Open Access
Author:
Hetrick, Hannah
Title:
From Theory To Practice: The real-world application of culturally relevant pedagogy in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
culturally relevant pedagogy
cultural and linguistic diversity
ESL education
classroom content
relationship building
advocacy
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Elizabeth A Smolcic, Thesis Supervisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Honors Advisor

4915. Compartmentalizing and Ordering Claude Monet's Water Lily Paintings Using a Data-Driven Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Hoover, Thomas
Title:
Compartmentalizing and Ordering Claude Monet's Water Lily Paintings Using a Data-Driven Approach
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
Data
Monet
UNET
Segmentation
Machine Learning
convolutional neural network
artificial neural network
Impressionism
File:
Download Hoover_Final_Honors_Thesis_2022.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Z Wang, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Honors Advisor

4916. The Effects of Physical Backgrounds in Technology-Mediated Interviews on Perceptions of Employment Suitability

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Baoluo
Title:
The Effects of Physical Backgrounds in Technology-Mediated Interviews on Perceptions of Employment Suitability
Area of Honors:
Hospitality Management
Keywords:
Employment Suitability
Hiring Outcomes
Physical Backgrounds
Virtual Interview
Contextual Factor
Gender Stereotype
Tidiness
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Phillip Michael Jolly, Honors Advisor

4920. The effect of physical activity and energy restriction on tumor vessel architecture and hypoxia in the 4T1.2 murine breast cancer model

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Open Access
Author:
Cain, Abriana
Title:
The effect of physical activity and energy restriction on tumor vessel architecture and hypoxia in the 4T1.2 murine breast cancer model
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
calorie restriction
physical activity
triple negative breast cancer
breast cancer
hypoxia
vessel architecture
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Final_Submission_Abriana_Cain_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Honors Advisor

4921. A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

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Author:
Selinsky, Peter
Title:
A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Penn State
Particle image velocimetry (PIV)
pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD)
total artificial heart (TAH)
ventricular assist device (VAD)
pediatric total artificial heart (pTAH)
right side of pediatric total artificial heart (RpTAH)
fluid dynamics
blood analog
mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD)
outlet valve angle
3D flow
rotational flow
wall washing
fluid velocity
flow loop
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Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

4922. Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida

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Open Access
Author:
Guzman, Nicholas
Title:
Investigation into the HutD Protein within the Histidine Utilization (hut) Pathway in Pseudomonas putida
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Histidine
Histidine Utilization Pathway (Hut)
HutC
HutD
repressor
promoter
operator
beta-galactosidase
pET vectors
Protein Overexpression
SDS-PAGE
Nickel-IMAC
Molecular Cloning
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Version_-_Guzman.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Allen T Phillips, Honors Advisor

4924. The use of lattice structures in creating additively manufactured rib fracture implants

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Open Access
Author:
Gabriele, Christine
Title:
The use of lattice structures in creating additively manufactured rib fracture implants
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
BCC lattice
rib fracture fixation
bending testing
porosity
File:
Download Thesis_Christine_Gabriele_Final__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Honors Advisor

4930. Localizing Digital Humanitarianism: Creating an IT (Information Technology) Asset for Refugee-Led Humanitarian Organizations

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Hayden
Title:
Localizing Digital Humanitarianism: Creating an IT (Information Technology) Asset for Refugee-Led Humanitarian Organizations
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
Refugees
ICT
Informatics
Digital Humanitarianism
Localization
Refugee-Led Organizations
Human Centered Design
File:
Download long_hayden_fall_2022_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carleen Maitland, Thesis Supervisor
Steven R. Haynes, Honors Advisor

4931. Whole-genome sequence-based molecular characterization of antimicrobial genes in Salmonella enterica subsp. Dublin and Salmonella enterica subsp. Heidelberg isolated from veal calves

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Open Access
Author:
Reiss, Hailey
Title:
Whole-genome sequence-based molecular characterization of antimicrobial genes in Salmonella enterica subsp. Dublin and Salmonella enterica subsp. Heidelberg isolated from veal calves
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Salmonella
Salmonella Dublin
Salmonella Heidelberg
Pennsylvania
Veal
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Whole-genome sequence analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bhushan M Jayarao, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Paulson, Honors Advisor

4934. Model Development and Analysis of the Rat Supraspinatus Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit

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Author:
Cush, Coleman
Title:
Model Development and Analysis of the Rat Supraspinatus Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
finite element model
shoulder tear
sensitivity analysis
tendinopathy treatments
dry needling
focused ultrasound
rat
supraspinatus muscle-tendon-bone unit
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Thesis Supervisors:
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Honors Advisor
Julianna Simon, Faculty Reader

4935. Developing a Portable Station to Assess Climate Change and Air Quality in the Central Peruvian Andes

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Open Access
Author:
De Marchis, Antonio
Title:
Developing a Portable Station to Assess Climate Change and Air Quality in the Central Peruvian Andes
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
sensors
Peru
Andes
climate change
air quality
weather
electrical engineering
climatology
agriculture
Arduino
microcontroller
battery
temperature
humidity
relative humidity
particulate matter
PM
South America
developing nations
carbon dioxide
water vapor
solar power
solar energy
instrumentation
portable
weather station
rural
File:
Download DeMarchis_Antonio_Developing-a-Portable-Station-to-Assess-Climate-Change-and-Air-Quality-in-the-Central-Peruvian-Andes.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Julio Urbina, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Honors Advisor
Tim Kane, Faculty Reader

4936. A Longitudinal Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in the Sediment Samples of the Delaware River Watershed and in the Clinical Infections in the Reading Hospital

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Open Access
Author:
Sindhar, Safitaj
Title:
A Longitudinal Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in the Sediment Samples of the Delaware River Watershed and in the Clinical Infections in the Reading Hospital
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Antibiotic Resistance
Delaware River Watershed
Tetracycline
Ampicillin
Enterococcus
Escherichia coli
Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA
Berks County
tet(A)
tet(R)
ctx
oxa
blaP
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Tami H Mysliwiec, Thesis Supervisor
Sandy Feinstein, Honors Advisor

4944. Long-Term Rates of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Sequelae; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus

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Open Access
Author:
Roach, Mikayla
Title:
Long-Term Rates of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Sequelae; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Cytomegalovirus
Congenital
Infection
Prevalance
Sequelae
File:
Download Roach_Mikayla_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Riley Broach, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Honors Advisor

4947. Ultrasonic Shear Wave Evaluation of Cracks in Thin Aluminum Samples Using Finite Elements

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Open Access
Author:
Rollins, Cate
Title:
Ultrasonic Shear Wave Evaluation of Cracks in Thin Aluminum Samples Using Finite Elements
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ultrasound
Finite Element Analysis
Non-Destructive Evaluation
File:
Download Cate_Rollins_Undergraduate_Thesis_ESM_Final_11-9-22.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Honors Advisor
Christopher Kube, Faculty Reader

4949. Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding

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Author:
Venable, Matthew
Title:
Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
citric acid
biomaterials
rheology
mechanics
engineering
biomedical engineering
orthopedics
injection molding
implants
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Melik C Demirel, Honors Advisor

4950. Comparative Analysis of Engineering and Humanities Writers Employing Eye-Tracking Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Fowler, Katherine
Title:
Comparative Analysis of Engineering and Humanities Writers Employing Eye-Tracking Methods
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Eye-tracking
Graduate Engineering
Engineering Education
Engineering Writing
Writing Cognition
File:
Download Fowler_Katherine_Comparative_Analysis_of_Engineering_and_Humanities_Writers_Employing_Eye_Tracking_Methods.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Honors Advisor