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61. The Effect of Body Mass Index On Children's Gait Patterns While Walking On Flat and Sloped Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Dau, Bryan John
Title:
The Effect of Body Mass Index On Children's Gait Patterns While Walking On Flat and Sloped Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
children body size
body mass index
gait patterns
locomotion
File:
Download Dau_Bryan_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Cynthia J Bartok, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Cynthia J Bartok, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jonathan Robert Olson, Faculty Reader

62. Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Becton Dickinson

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Open Access
Author:
Ng, Benjamin
Title:
Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Becton Dickinson
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
logistics
supply chain
metrics
sustainability
environmental sustainability
Becton Dickinson
BD
File:
Download Ng_Benjamin_EnvironmentalSustainabilityMetrics.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

63. "The Ballot is Stronger Than The Bullet": The Issue of Race in the 1864 Presidential Election Campaign

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Open Access
Author:
Black, Bianca Leigh
Title:
"The Ballot is Stronger Than The Bullet": The Issue of Race in the 1864 Presidential Election Campaign
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Lincoln
McClellan
1864 election
race
slavery
File:
Download BLACKTHESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark E Neely Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Mark E Neely Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Faculty Reader

64. DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE

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Open Access
Author:
Denkin, Benjamin Lawrence
Title:
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Academy Awards
finance
box office performance
File:
Download Benjamin_Denkin_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

65. The Effects of Weathering on Rare Earth Element (REE) Uptake: A Study of Pleistocene and Eocene Fossil Material

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Open Access
Author:
Grimm, Brittany L.
Title:
The Effects of Weathering on Rare Earth Element (REE) Uptake: A Study of Pleistocene and Eocene Fossil Material
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Rare earth elements
geochemistry
bone
Pleistocene
Megalonyx
File:
Download Grimm_SHCThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell W Graham, Thesis Supervisor
Russell W Graham, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Martin Bice, Faculty Reader

66. MICROFINANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A Study of Grameen Foundation Australia and its Innovative Lending Program

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Open Access
Author:
Hendershot, Beth Leigh
Title:
MICROFINANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A Study of Grameen Foundation Australia and its Innovative Lending Program
Area of Honors:
International Business (Behrend)
Keywords:
microfinance
Philippines
Grameen
File:
Download Hendershot_Beth_MicrofinanceinthePhilippines.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Supervisor
James Anthony Kurre, Faculty Reader
Kenneth Louie, Thesis Honors Advisor

67. DOES AN INDIVIDUAL'S LOVE STYLE HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE WAY HE/SHE PERCEIVES AGGRESSION IN A SEXUALLY COERCIVE RELATIONSHIP?

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Open Access
Author:
Anderson, Brittney Marie
Title:
DOES AN INDIVIDUAL'S LOVE STYLE HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE WAY HE/SHE PERCEIVES AGGRESSION IN A SEXUALLY COERCIVE RELATIONSHIP?
Area of Honors:
Applied Psychology (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
love styles
rape
sexual coercion
File:
Download Brittney_Anderson_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Supervisor
Brenda L Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

68. THE ROLE OF ILLICIT STIMULANT USE ON ALCOHOL AND ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION

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Open Access
Author:
Barbieri, Brittney Michele
Title:
THE ROLE OF ILLICIT STIMULANT USE ON ALCOHOL AND ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
prescription stimulants
energy drinks
alcohol
File:
Download Brittney_Barbieri_Final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert James Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Robert James Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Faculty Reader
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

72. Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals

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Open Access
Author:
Woolston, Benjamin Michael
Title:
Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Pharming
Protein Transport
Biopharmaceuticals
GUS Expression System
File:
Download Ben_Woolston_-_Honors_Thesis_-_v_1.1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Charles Peter Romaine, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor

73. Investigating Geometrical Configurations of a Hobby-Scale Pulsejet Engine for Maximum Thrust Efficiency

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Open Access
Author:
Beers, Benjamin Ray
Title:
Investigating Geometrical Configurations of a Hobby-Scale Pulsejet Engine for Maximum Thrust Efficiency
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science
Keywords:
Pulsejet
aspirating
sustaining
COMSOL
Multiphysics
deflagrative
combustion
wave diagram
valve head
reed valve
File:
Download Beers_Ben_Interdisc_SHC_Thesis_2010-2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

74. Extending Redheffer's Matrix to Arbitrary Arithmetic Functions

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Open Access
Author:
Gillespie, Bryan Rae
Title:
Extending Redheffer's Matrix to Arbitrary Arithmetic Functions
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Redheffer matrix
Mertens function
Redheffer-type matrix
arithmetic functions
embedding
general linear group
Dirichlet convolution
convolution inversion
sums
eigenvalues
characters
volume
Eulerian polynomials
File:
Download bgillespie-honors-thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Charles Vaughan, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Charles Vaughan, Thesis Supervisor
Svetlana Katok, Thesis Honors Advisor

76. OF MEN AND MACHINES: AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTING PATTERNS IN 1930s CHICAGO

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Open Access
Author:
Krasnopolsky, Brian Victor
Title:
OF MEN AND MACHINES: AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTING PATTERNS IN 1930s CHICAGO
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Chicago
Politics
Cermak
Thompson
African-American
File:
Download Krasnopolsky_Brian_OfMenAndMachinesFinal2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis Supervisor
Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric Charles Novotny, Faculty Reader

77. SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE SILVER NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS

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Open Access
Author:
Plansinis, Brent William
Title:
SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE SILVER NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
silver nanoparticles
luminescent solar concentrator
citrate reduction
photostability
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chuck Yeung, Faculty Reader
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor

80. A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Bonnie Boshen
Title:
A BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF Not4 OF THE CCR4-NOT COMPLEX IN YEAST
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Not4
Ccr4-Not
yeast
RNA binding
Fluorescence polarization assay
Electrophoretic mobility shift assay
File:
Download Bonnie_Lu_honors_thesis_PSU_May_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader