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3. Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Young Women: An integrative Literature Review

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Open Access
Author:
Ligorski, Jacqueline Emma
Title:
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Young Women: An integrative Literature Review
Area of Honors:
Nursing
Keywords:
ardiovascular Disease
heart disease
women
awareness
prevention programs and English Language programs.
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Draft-LigorskiJacqueline.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol A Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Donna Marie Fick, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Open Access
Author:
Cheng, Zijun
Title:
HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Ethnic diversity
Economic growth
Affirmative action
File:
Download Final_Draft_Cheng.2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Female Figurines of the Cypriot Bronze Age: Aesthetic And Interpretation

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Kathleen Colby
Title:
Female Figurines of the Cypriot Bronze Age: Aesthetic And Interpretation
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Cyprus
figurines
Bronze Age
aesthetic
plastic art
interpretation
cult
plank
bird-headed lady
File:
Download Miller_Kathleen_FemaleFigurinesofCyprus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Munn, Thesis Supervisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Using the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve to Predict S&P 500 Returns and U.S. Recessions

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Open Access
Author:
Hanks, Theodore G
Title:
Using the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve to Predict S&P 500 Returns and U.S. Recessions
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve
S&P 500 Returns
Yield Curve
S&P 500
U.S. Recessions
Recessions
Predicting S&P 500 Returns
Predicting Recessions
File:
Download Hanks_Theodore_UsingTheUSTreasuryYieldCurveToPredict.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. The Effects of Increased Caloric Intake on Reproductive and Bone Health: A Report of Three Cases

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Open Access
Author:
Riddle, Emily Suzanne
Title:
The Effects of Increased Caloric Intake on Reproductive and Bone Health: A Report of Three Cases
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
exercise-associated amenorrhea
bone mineral density
menstrual dysfunction
energy deficiency
caloric intake
File:
Download Riddle_Emily_EffectsofIncreasedCaloricIntake.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Isolating and Targeting Student Misconceptions in Genetics Through the Implementation of a Problem-based Learning Unit

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Open Access
Author:
Moloney, Kristyn Danielle
Title:
Isolating and Targeting Student Misconceptions in Genetics Through the Implementation of a Problem-based Learning Unit
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
Misconceptions in Genetics
Problem-Based Learning
File:
Download Moloney_Kristyn_IsolatingandTargeting.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Honors Advisor
Deborah Anne Smith, Faculty Reader

16. The Difference In What Customers Value and Perceived Service Quality When Staying at Branded Versus Independent Properties

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Open Access
Author:
Kach, Sarah Marie
Title:
The Difference In What Customers Value and Perceived Service Quality When Staying at Branded Versus Independent Properties
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
independent hotels
branded hotels
customer expectations
importance
perceived service quality
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John W. O'neill, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Gut Microflora Display Their Handiwork: Dietary Implications on Intestinal Bowel Disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Wilke, Michelle N
Title:
Gut Microflora Display Their Handiwork: Dietary Implications on Intestinal Bowel Disorder
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
ulcerative colitis
gut microflora composition
lactose
fiber
dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)
File:
Download WILKE_FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Thesis Supervisor
James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. A Foundational Study Of Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: exploration of Natural and Synthetic Scaffold Approaches

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Open Access
Author:
Johnson, Katherine Lynn
Title:
A Foundational Study Of Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: exploration of Natural and Synthetic Scaffold Approaches
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Tissue engineering
Bioengineering
heart valve
File:
Download Johnson_Katherine_heartvalvetissue.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George Engelmayr, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

19. Investigating Possible Deterministic Chaos in Syllables of Zebra Finch Song

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Open Access
Author:
Vidmar, David Michael
Title:
Investigating Possible Deterministic Chaos in Syllables of Zebra Finch Song
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
chaos
zebra finch
time series analysis
nonlinear dynamics
songbird vocalization
maximal lyapunov exponents
minimum embedding dimension
File:
Download vidmar_david_chaosinbirdsong.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dezhe Jin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. Promoting Clean Hands Among Uganda's Children: A School-Based Intervention Using Tippy-Taps

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Ce
Title:
Promoting Clean Hands Among Uganda's Children: A School-Based Intervention Using Tippy-Taps
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Civic and Community of Engagement
Keywords:
public scholarship
handwashing
Uganda
diarrheal disease
child health
public health
File:
Download Zhang_Ce_CleanHands.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Matthews, Thesis Supervisor
Jeremy Cohen, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. An Examination of the Assignment Scheduling Capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (asc-u) Model

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Open Access
Author:
Immendorf, Robert Erik
Title:
An Examination of the Assignment Scheduling Capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (asc-u) Model
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Army
Mathematics
Linear Programming
Optimization
Operations Research
File:
Download Immendorf_Honors_Thesis-Final-Version.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Leonid N Vaserstein, Thesis Supervisor
Luen Chau Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. The Yasuní-itt Initiative: Protecting Biodiversity Through Economic Development and International Collaboration

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Open Access
Author:
Digiulio, Laura Ann
Title:
The Yasuní-itt Initiative: Protecting Biodiversity Through Economic Development and International Collaboration
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
Ecuador
Amazon
Oriente
Yasuni
oil
extraction
biodiversity
Correa
Waorani
indigenous
species
ITT
File:
Download DiGiulio_Laura_YasuniITTInitiative.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anouk Patel, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. How Generalist Interest Organizations Choose Issues: Testing Implications of Niche Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Monahan, Rose Katherine
Title:
How Generalist Interest Organizations Choose Issues: Testing Implications of Niche Theory
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
niche theory
population ecology
interest groups
generalist interest groups
old bulls
the Sierra Club
Keystone XL pipeline
File:
Download Monahan_Rose-GeneralistInterestOrganizations.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Ramifications of Copy Number Variants in Autism

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Open Access
Author:
Khoo, Su Jen
Title:
Ramifications of Copy Number Variants in Autism
Area of Honors:
Biotechnology
Keywords:
Autism
copy number variants (CNV)
DNA micro array
de novo
pathogenic
duplications
deletions
File:
Download Khoo_Su_Jen_ramificationsofcopynumbervariantsinautism.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maria Krasilnikova, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

32. Preliminary Exploration of Diamond Formation at Atmospheric Pressure Using Laser Sustained Plasmas

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Open Access
Author:
Githens, Alan Stover
Title:
Preliminary Exploration of Diamond Formation at Atmospheric Pressure Using Laser Sustained Plasmas
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
diamond
chemical
vapor
deposition
laser
sustained
plasma
File:
Download Githens_Alan_preliminaryexplorationofdiamond.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith A Todd Copley, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Vladimir Semak, Faculty Reader

36. Is Interest Group Density a Function of the Population of Interest?: Using the Population Ecology Model to Test State-level Interest Groups

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Open Access
Author:
Paretti, Michael
Title:
Is Interest Group Density a Function of the Population of Interest?: Using the Population Ecology Model to Test State-level Interest Groups
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Interest
Groups
Interest Groups
Population
Population Ecology Model
Desity
File:
Download Michael_Paretti_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

37. Violence, Magic, and the Alice Plot: The Experience of Liminality in 20th Century British Fiction

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Open Access
Author:
Begley, Catherine Teresa
Title:
Violence, Magic, and the Alice Plot: The Experience of Liminality in 20th Century British Fiction
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Carrington
Carter
liminal
surrealism
violence
magic
File:
Download BEGLEY_THESIS_2012_SHC_SUBMISSION_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Emily Harrington, Faculty Reader

39. An Investigation of the Electron Transport Mechanisms in Silicon Carbide for use as a Low-k Dielectric

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Open Access
Author:
Ebersole, Chad Martin
Title:
An Investigation of the Electron Transport Mechanisms in Silicon Carbide for use as a Low-k Dielectric
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
low-k
dielectric
semiconductor
electron transport
SiC
silicon carbide
File:
Download Chad_Ebersole_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christine Masters, Faculty Reader

41. Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing

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Open Access
Author:
Bader, David Andrew
Title:
Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
finance
retirement
savings
401k
consumption-smoothing
File:
Download FINAL_Version_of_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Louis Gattis Jr., Faculty Reader

42. Weathering the Storm: A Comparison of Scandal Recovery watergate, Iran-contra, and The Lewinsky Affair

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Open Access
Author:
Donnelly, Mia Claire
Title:
Weathering the Storm: A Comparison of Scandal Recovery watergate, Iran-contra, and The Lewinsky Affair
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
presidential scandal
scandal recovery
Nixon
Reagan
Clinton
Watergate
Iran-Contra
Lewinsky
File:
Download Donnelly_Mia_Weatheringthestorm.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Philip Jenkins, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

44. The effect of bioconjugation of calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles on breast cancer cell association under shear conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Harter, Lauren Michele
Title:
The effect of bioconjugation of calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles on breast cancer cell association under shear conditions
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
nanoparticles
breast cancer
shear conditions
File:
Download Harter_Lauren_bioconjugationCPSNPsbreastcancer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. Cultural Processes and Interpersonal Factors Linked to the Mental Health of Asian-origin Youth: A Review of the Literature

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Open Access
Author:
Tsai, Christine
Title:
Cultural Processes and Interpersonal Factors Linked to the Mental Health of Asian-origin Youth: A Review of the Literature
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Acculturation
Asian
Adolescence
Mental health
Parent-child relationship
Peers
File:
Download Tsai_Christine_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mayra Y Bamaca-Colbert, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Emilie Smith, Faculty Reader

49. Knowledge Versus Love: The Problems of Passion and Art in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus

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Open Access
Author:
Green, Rachael Leigh
Title:
Knowledge Versus Love: The Problems of Passion and Art in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Love
Knowledge
Thomas Mann
Doctor Faustus
Prometheus
Art
Passion
File:
Download Green_Rachael_Knowledge_and_Love_in_Mann.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sanford Ray Schwartz, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Faculty Reader