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151. Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors

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Open Access
Author:
Judge, Jared Scott
Title:
Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music
education
conducting
ensemble
orchestra
band
choir
score study
sequencing
technology
garageband
logic pro
notation
midi
File:
Download Judge_Jared_exploringmidisequencing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Orrin Richard Bundy Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

153. Maternal Depression Affects Maternal Eating Behaviors as shown by Levels of Disinhibition, Food Insecurity, and Perceived Barriers to Healthy Eating in a sample of Wic Mothers

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Open Access
Author:
Geida, Jessica Ashley
Title:
Maternal Depression Affects Maternal Eating Behaviors as shown by Levels of Disinhibition, Food Insecurity, and Perceived Barriers to Healthy Eating in a sample of Wic Mothers
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
maternal depression
restraint
disinhibition
food insecurity
barriers to healthy eating
WIC mothers
File:
Download GEIDA_JESSICA_MATERNAL.DEPRESSION.FINALpdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennifer Savage Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Leann L Birch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

154. Developing Student Entrepreneurship at Penn State the Resources and Recommendations Students Need to Launch a Venture

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Open Access
Author:
Tornetta, Jonathan Mark
Title:
Developing Student Entrepreneurship at Penn State the Resources and Recommendations Students Need to Launch a Venture
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Engineering Entrepreneurship
Keywords:
entrepreneurship
startup
start-up
venture
company
incubator
innoblue
innovation
business
Innoblue
mentor
funding
collaborate
File:
Download 2012-04-09_Developing-Entrepreneurship-at-PSU_Jon-Tornetta.pdf

155. The Association between Weight Loss Induced Suppression of LH Pulsatility and Metabolic Hormones

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Open Access
Author:
Figurelle, Morgan Elizabeth
Title:
The Association between Weight Loss Induced Suppression of LH Pulsatility and Metabolic Hormones
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
cortisol
ghrelin
LH pulsatility
EAMD
File:
Download Figurelle_Morgan_TheAssociationBetweenLHPulsatilityandMetabolicHormones.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy I. Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

156. The City by Foot: an analysis of the different paths of literary walkers in New York City

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Laura
Title:
The City by Foot: an analysis of the different paths of literary walkers in New York City
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
urban
literature
Auster
New York City
city
Kazin
Whitehead
Foer
Crane
Roth
Carpenter
File:
Download Miller_Laura_TheCityByFootFinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Jared Schreier, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey Nealon, Faculty Reader

158. Are Companies Inflating Earnings & Equity by Granting Employee Stock Options?

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Open Access
Author:
Frazier, Charles William
Title:
Are Companies Inflating Earnings & Equity by Granting Employee Stock Options?
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Employee stock options
employee
stock
option
ESO
earnings
equity
accounting
IPO
initial public offering
contingent liability
File:
Download Charles_Frazier_AreCompaniesInflatingEarnings.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Honors Advisor

159. Reflections of the Father: Mirroring in Hemingway's Garden of Eden

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Open Access
Author:
Danella, Kristin T
Title:
Reflections of the Father: Mirroring in Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
Ernest Hemingway
The Garden of Eden
Mirror Images
In Our Time
Dr. Clarence E. Hemingway
Fathers and Sons
Autobiographical influences on Hemingway's writing
File:
Download Reflections_of_the_Father_-_Mirroring_in_Hemingways_GOE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Patterson Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Ellen Andrews Knodt, Thesis Honors Advisor

160. Development of an Evaluative Tool for Selecting Appropriate Water Treatment Technologies for Developing World Communities

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Open Access
Author:
Baskaran, Shruthi
Title:
Development of an Evaluative Tool for Selecting Appropriate Water Treatment Technologies for Developing World Communities
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Civil Engineering and Engineering Leadership Development
Keywords:
developing world
water treatment
evaluative framework
computer program
WaTTS
Water Treatment Technology Selector
File:
Download Shruthi_Baskaran_-_Senior_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andras Gordon, Faculty Reader
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

161. The Routinization Of Charismatic Authority: Martin Luther’s Case

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Open Access
Author:
Korn, Joshua Laurence
Title:
The Routinization Of Charismatic Authority: Martin Luther’s Case
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in History and Sociology
Keywords:
Charisma
Charismatic Authority
Routinization
Martin Luther
Max Weber
Protestant Reformation
File:
Download Joshua_Korn_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samar Farage, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ronnie Po Chia Hsia, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

162. Simulation of hydrocephalus based on mathematical modeling and technological advancements

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Justin Allen
Title:
Simulation of hydrocephalus based on mathematical modeling and technological advancements
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Hydrocephalus
mathematical modeling
simulation
File:
Download Kauffman_Justin_Final_Hydrocephalus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Samia A Suliman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

163. Examining Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy in Human Hair Shafts using 454 Life Science Next Generation Sequencing

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Open Access
Author:
McGinley, Kerry Elise
Title:
Examining Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy in Human Hair Shafts using 454 Life Science Next Generation Sequencing
Area of Honors:
Forensic Science
Keywords:
forensic science
mitochondrial DNA
heteroplasmy
hair shafts
454 sequencing
File:
Download McGinley_Kerry_mtDNAheteroplasmy1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ronald D Porter, Faculty Reader

164. The Development of The Medical Specialist in The Moonstone and The Sherlock Holmes Canon

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Open Access
Author:
Bober, Timothy Michael
Title:
The Development of The Medical Specialist in The Moonstone and The Sherlock Holmes Canon
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Wilkie Collins
Arthur Conan Doyle
Moonstone
Sherlock Holmes
Foucault
Specialist
Resident Patient
Speckled Band
Creeping Man
File:
Download Bober_Timothy_moonstoneholmesspecialist.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Emily Harrington, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Lougy, Faculty Reader

165. Understanding Perspectives of Identity and Belonging as a U.s. College Student Third Culture Kid

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Open Access
Author:
Yoshimura, Alyssa
Title:
Understanding Perspectives of Identity and Belonging as a U.s. College Student Third Culture Kid
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Identity
Belonging
Expatriate
International School
Third Culture Kid
Global Nomad
Cross Cultural Kid
Globalization
File:
Download Yoshimura_Alyssa_TCKidentityandbelonging.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda L Caldwell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

167. The Ideological Self: Race, Ideology and Identity in Brazil, 1964-1985

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Open Access
Author:
Blair, Dana E
Title:
The Ideological Self: Race, Ideology and Identity in Brazil, 1964-1985
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Anthropology and History
Keywords:
Race
Ideology
Identity
Brazil
File:
Download Dana_Blair_TheIdeologicalSelf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Solsiree Del Moral, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Claire M Milner, Faculty Reader

168. Regulation of σE by ppGpp in Escherichia coli and the use of famP as a reporter for SigE in Bordetella bronchiseptica

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Jia Yii Airina
Title:
Regulation of σE by ppGpp in Escherichia coli and the use of famP as a reporter for SigE in Bordetella bronchiseptica
Area of Honors:
Biotechnology
Keywords:
Sigma E
DksA
Bordetella
SigE
ppGpp
membrane stress
RseA
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

169. The Impact of Economic Development Programs and the Potential of Business Incubators in Haiti

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Open Access
Author:
Mohoric, Andrew Shea
Title:
The Impact of Economic Development Programs and the Potential of Business Incubators in Haiti
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Economic Development
Haiti
Business Incubators
Mohoric
Roberts
File:
Download Mohoric_Andrew_TheImpactOfEconomicDevelopment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

170. Deposition and Patterning of CZTS as a Light Absorbing Material for Solar Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Nicol, Katherine Tait
Title:
Deposition and Patterning of CZTS as a Light Absorbing Material for Solar Applications
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
solar energy
photovoltaics
building integrated photovoltaics
photolithography
building integrated photovoltaics
File:
Download Nicol_Katherine_Patterning_CZTS_Solar.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Honors Advisor

173. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites

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Open Access
Author:
Parmar, Manpreet Kaur
Title:
The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Microtubule Polarity
Dendrites
Drosophila melanogaster
Minus-end-out microtubule
Plus-end-out microtubule
polarized trafficking
Kap3RNAi
Rtnl2RNAi
Class I neuron
ddaE
morphology
endosomes
mitochondria
File:
Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader

176. Integrating Suppliers and S&OP: Deciding which Suppliers Should Be Incorporated

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Open Access
Author:
Wilkinson, Julia Irene
Title:
Integrating Suppliers and S&OP: Deciding which Suppliers Should Be Incorporated
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Supplier segmentation
S&OP
Sales and Operations Planning
Industrial Equipment Manufacturer
Supplier S&OP
Supply chain
File:
Download Wilkinson_Julia_IntegratingSuppliersandSOP.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. The Effectiveness of Smart Choices, Guidance Daily Allowances, and Traffic Light Front-of-package labels on Raising Health Awareness and Helping Consumers Make Healthy Choices

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Helen Angela
Title:
The Effectiveness of Smart Choices, Guidance Daily Allowances, and Traffic Light Front-of-package labels on Raising Health Awareness and Helping Consumers Make Healthy Choices
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
front-of-package labels
FOP labels
Smart Choices label
Guidance Daily Allowances label
GDA label
traffic light label
File:
Download FINAL_Helen_Wang_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

180. Optimizing the Solar Water Disinfection Method to Produce Potable Water from Ecologically-treated Wastewater Using Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles

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Open Access
Author:
Sheehan, M. William
Title:
Optimizing the Solar Water Disinfection Method to Produce Potable Water from Ecologically-treated Wastewater Using Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
solar water disinfection method (SODIS)
eco-machine
E. coli
total coliforms
ultraviolet-A rays
File:
Download Will_Sheehan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. Amylose Inclusion Complexes with Fatty Acid and Functional Molecules

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Open Access
Author:
Marden, Erica
Title:
Amylose Inclusion Complexes with Fatty Acid and Functional Molecules
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
amylose
fatty acid
functional molecules
x-ray diffraction
differential scanning calorimetry
V-type inclusion complex
File:
Download Marden_Erica_amylosecomplexes.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David John Green, Thesis Honors Advisor

184. The Impacts on African Oil & Mineral Trade as a Result of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa's Extraction Sector

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Open Access
Author:
Antonik, Anthony Jacob
Title:
The Impacts on African Oil & Mineral Trade as a Result of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa's Extraction Sector
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
China
Africa
Foreign Direct Investment
Extraction
Oil
Petroleum
Minerals
Base Metals
Precious Metals
Trade
Exports
File:
Download anthony_antonik_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

187. Restricting access to palatable snack foods: parents' and children's perspectives of restrictive feeding practices in the home

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Open Access
Author:
O'Malley, Shannon Elizabeth
Title:
Restricting access to palatable snack foods: parents' and children's perspectives of restrictive feeding practices in the home
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
restriction; parent feeding practices; child eating habits; Chil
File:
Download OMalley_Shannon_Restrictingacesstopalatablesnackfoods.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennifer Savage Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Leann L Birch, Thesis Supervisor
Jill Patterson, Thesis Honors Advisor

190. Interaction of Nipah virus matrix protein with cellular AP3B1

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Open Access
Author:
Khaw, Wei Young
Title:
Interaction of Nipah virus matrix protein with cellular AP3B1
Area of Honors:
Biotechnology
Keywords:
Paramyxovirus
Nipah virus
matrix protein
AP3B1
virus-like particle
virus budding
File:
Download Khaw_WeiYoung_NipahM.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Thesis Supervisor
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

191. Government Office Center - An Analysis of the Importance of an Engaged Owner

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ward, Alexander Wells
Title:
Government Office Center - An Analysis of the Importance of an Engaged Owner
Area of Honors:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
construction management
engaged owner
IPD
SIPS
BIPV
BIM
progressive collapse
File:
Download Ward_Alexander_GovernmentOfficeCenter.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Michael Leicht, Thesis Supervisor
Richard George Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor
M Kevin Parfitt, Thesis Supervisor

192. The Effects Of Manual Therapy and Balance Training on Performance Outcomes in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability

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Open Access
Author:
Stokes, Erin Nicole
Title:
The Effects Of Manual Therapy and Balance Training on Performance Outcomes in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Chronic Ankle Instability
manual therapy
balance training
File:
Download Stokes_Erin_EffectsOfManualTherapy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Thesis Supervisor
Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

193. The Use of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting to Optimize siRNA Encapsulation in Nanoliposomes

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Tanella, Elaine Marie
Title:
The Use of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting to Optimize siRNA Encapsulation in Nanoliposomes
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
siRNA
nanoliposome
molecular brightness
time correlated single photon counting
fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
File:
Download Elaine_Tanella_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter J Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

194. The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement

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Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Rachel Elisabeth
Title:
The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
children's singing voice
choir
summer program
File:
Download Ackerman_Rachel_Theeffectofasummerchoircampexperience-1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anthony Thomas Leach, Faculty Reader

196. The Importance of Implementing Foreign Languages into Pubic Elementary and Middle Schools as a Mandatory Subject

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Open Access
Author:
Mcknight, Kristen Mae
Title:
The Importance of Implementing Foreign Languages into Pubic Elementary and Middle Schools as a Mandatory Subject
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Kindergarten Education
Keywords:
bilingual
foreign language
education policy
competitiveness
security
globalization
culture
elementary
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Supervisor
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jamie Myers, Faculty Reader

197. Views on Leadership by Youth and Staff at the Children and Youth Empowerment Centre, Nyeri, Kenya

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Open Access
Author:
Thieman, Andrea M
Title:
Views on Leadership by Youth and Staff at the Children and Youth Empowerment Centre, Nyeri, Kenya
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
Kenya
leadership
street children
perspective
File:
Download Thieman_Andrea_ViewsonLeadership.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda L Caldwell, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

198. Modern Family: The Effects of Family Instability and Parenting on Low- Income Maternal Health

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Open Access
Author:
Daniels, Susanna Grace
Title:
Modern Family: The Effects of Family Instability and Parenting on Low- Income Maternal Health
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
maternal health
low-income
parenting
relationship status
File:
Download daniels_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daphne Hernandez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Paul Richard Amato, Faculty Reader

199. Identification of Putative Virulence Biomarkers in Pathogenic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

open_access
Open Access
Author:
McIntyre, Emily Abbie
Title:
Identification of Putative Virulence Biomarkers in Pathogenic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
Virulence
Pathogenic
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
STEC
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
EHEC
Escherichia coli
foodborne pathogens
File:
Download mcIntyre_emily_identification_of_putative_virulence_biomarkers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward G Dudley, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen John Knabel, Thesis Honors Advisor

200. The Examination of the Patterns of Bi-lateral Ground Reaction Forces During Quiet Standing

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Open Access
Author:
Meholic, Bradley Steven
Title:
The Examination of the Patterns of Bi-lateral Ground Reaction Forces During Quiet Standing
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
posture
standing
postural stability
entropy
center of pressure
postural control
quiet standing
File:
Download Meholic_Brad_ExaminationOfPatternsOfBilateralGroundReactionForces_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Henry Challis, Thesis Supervisor
Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader