1. A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES Open Access Author: Sloane, Justin Alexander Title: A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Mutation RateSubstitution RateHTLVHTLV-IIEvolutionary RatesVirologyStatisticsBayesianHIVPhylogenyPhylogenetics File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENOMIC AND IMMUNE RESPONSE DYNAMICS: CLUES TO LENTIVIRUS PROTECTION Open Access Author: Huso, Nicholas D Title: STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENOMIC AND IMMUNE RESPONSE DYNAMICS: CLUES TO LENTIVIRUS PROTECTION Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: HIVFIVStatisiticsGenetics File: Download Nick_Huso-Thesis-Sp2011.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Francesca Chiaromonte, Thesis SupervisorFrancesca Chiaromonte, Thesis SupervisorMary Poss, Thesis SupervisorDr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The association between sexual relationship power and partner condom use among HIV-positive Haitian women Open Access Author: Novack, Elizabeth Victoria Title: The association between sexual relationship power and partner condom use among HIV-positive Haitian women Area of Honors: Nursing Keywords: HIVrelationship powercondom useHaitiwomen File: Download NovackThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Gary King, Thesis SupervisorHarleah Graham Buck, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Untapped Potential:Opportunities for collaboration with traditional health practitioners in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in South Africa Open Access Author: Busalacchi, Katherine Irene Title: Untapped Potential:Opportunities for collaboration with traditional health practitioners in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in South Africa Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: South AfricahealthHIVAIDStraditional medicineCape Town File: Download Busalacchi_Katherine_SouthAfricaSangoma.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL HIV-TRANSMISSION PREVENTION PROTEINS NATIVE TO FRESHWATER CYANOBACTERIA Open Access Author: Jones, Ryan Joseph Title: DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL HIV-TRANSMISSION PREVENTION PROTEINS NATIVE TO FRESHWATER CYANOBACTERIA Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: HIVcyanobacteriacyanovirinmicrovirincyanobacteria transformationMicrocystis aeruginosaanti-retroviralmicrobicidemolecular cloningInteinSolubility tagFusion cloningCyanobacteria PCR File: Download RJ_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorScott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Estimation of the Transition Probabilities between HIV Disease Progression Categories Open Access Author: Li, Shanglun Title: Estimation of the Transition Probabilities between HIV Disease Progression Categories Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Mathematics and Statistics Keywords: HIVMarkov ChainMaximum Likelihood File: Download HonorThesis_ShanglunLi.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Le Bao, Thesis SupervisorSergei Tabachnikov, Thesis Honors AdvisorMurali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. PREDICTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ON-DEMAND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT HIV Open Access Author: Dorabiala, Olga M Title: PREDICTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ON-DEMAND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT HIV Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: PrEPHIVpre-exposure prophylaxisPK/PD Modelearly infection model of HIVon-demand PrEPHIV virus dynamicsHIV disease preventionpharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelmathematical model of HIV File: Download master.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jessica Conway, Thesis SupervisorDr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. The Pros and Cons of Perceived HIV-Related Stigma in Younger and Older Adolescents in Botswana Open Access Author: Grullon-Perez, Karina Title: The Pros and Cons of Perceived HIV-Related Stigma in Younger and Older Adolescents in Botswana Area of Honors: Science Keywords: HIVHIV-related stigmaStigmaAdolescentsTreatment outcomesAnticipated stigmaExperienced stigmaInternalized stigma File: Download GrullonPerez_Karina_Honors_Thesis2019.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Joshua George Rosenberger, Thesis SupervisorDr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors AdvisorKari Christine Kugler, Faculty Reader
9. A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission Open Access Author: Krum, David Title: A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: HIVcyanobacteriachemical engineeringprotein purificationPCRModelingTransgenic PlantsMicroscopy File: Download Krum_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorWayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors AdvisorAmir Sheikhi, Faculty Reader
10. Estimating Sub-National Female Sex Worker Population Sizes in Sub-Saharan Africa with Regression Analysis Open Access Author: Chen, David Title: Estimating Sub-National Female Sex Worker Population Sizes in Sub-Saharan Africa with Regression Analysis Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: HIVLinear mixed-effects modelFemale sex workers File: Download FSW_SSA_Size_Estimation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Le Bao, Thesis SupervisorLe Bao, Thesis Honors AdvisorXiaoyue Niu, Faculty Reader
11. Examining Provider Perception of Loneliness in People Living with HIV (PLWH): An Emphasis on Social Environments Affecting Lived Experiences Open Access Author: Guay, Laura Michelle Title: Examining Provider Perception of Loneliness in People Living with HIV (PLWH): An Emphasis on Social Environments Affecting Lived Experiences Area of Honors: Biobehavioral Health Keywords: LonelinessHIVProvider PerceptionSocial EnvironmentsDakar SenegalCentral Pennsylvania United States File: Download Laura_Guay_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joshua Morrison Smyth, Thesis SupervisorHelen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. the impact of medical mistrust on antiretroviral therapy in african americans/blacks with hiv in the united states Open Access Author: Richard, Larissa Title: the impact of medical mistrust on antiretroviral therapy in african americans/blacks with hiv in the united states Area of Honors: Nursing Keywords: African AmericanHIVmedication adherenceantiretroviral therapyBlacks File: Download Final_Thesis_Submission_-_Larissa_Richard_8_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Oluwamuyiwa Winifred Adebayo, Thesis SupervisorSusan Jayne Loeb, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Evaluating the Relationship between Maternal HIV and Vitamin B12 Status at Delivery in Uganda Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ostrowski, Casey Title: Evaluating the Relationship between Maternal HIV and Vitamin B12 Status at Delivery in Uganda Area of Honors: Nutritional Sciences Keywords: PregnancyNutritionHIVVitamin B12B12Nutritional StatusHuman Immunodeficiency VirusB12 Deficiency File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Alison D Gernand, Thesis SupervisorAlison D Gernand, Thesis Honors AdvisorMaria Rita Castro, Faculty Reader