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302. A Content Analysis of Tripadvisor Reviews: Quantifying Guests' Attitudes Towards Hotel Attributes

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Open Access
Author:
Gattens, Brooke Allison
Title:
A Content Analysis of Tripadvisor Reviews: Quantifying Guests' Attitudes Towards Hotel Attributes
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
TripAdvisor
content analysis
satisfiers
dissatisfiers
hotels
complaints
guests
perceptions
File:
Download Gattens_Brooke_contentanalysisoftripadvisor.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Andrew Justin Mowen, Faculty Reader

303. What The Times-picayune changes mean for the relationship between a newspaper and its community

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Open Access
Author:
Mcdermott, Casey M
Title:
What The Times-picayune changes mean for the relationship between a newspaper and its community
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Journalism and Sociology
Keywords:
journalism
newspapers
New Orleans
media logic
File:
Download McDermott_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Russell Edgar Eshleman Jr., Thesis Supervisor
James Ford Risley, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

304. Best Practices of Responsible Sourcing Programs in Consumer Product Companies

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Open Access
Author:
Glavin, Kelly Anne
Title:
Best Practices of Responsible Sourcing Programs in Consumer Product Companies
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
supply chain
procurement
sourcing
purchasing
responsible sourcing
consumer products
social audit
AIM-PROGRESS
File:
Download 1-BestPracticesOfResponsibleSourcingPrograms.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

305. A Preliminary Look at Replacing the Van-slyke Apparatus at the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel

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Open Access
Author:
Mardis, Richard James
Title:
A Preliminary Look at Replacing the Van-slyke Apparatus at the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
cavitation
Van-Slyke Apparatus
air content
water tunnel
aerospace
piston
mercury
File:
Download Richard_Mardis_Replacing_VanSlykeApparatus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James A Mickey Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

308. REALIGNING INCENTIVES IN PENNSYLVANIA’S NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL BONDING

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Open Access
Author:
Edwards, Theodore D
Title:
REALIGNING INCENTIVES IN PENNSYLVANIA’S NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL BONDING
Area of Honors:
Energy, Business, and Finance
Keywords:
Reclamation
Marcellus
Shale
Bonding
Environmental Law
Environmental Economics
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL_4.22.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Anastasia Shcherbakova, Faculty Reader

310. Encapsulation of Docetaxel in Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles and the Effects of Bioconjugation

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Open Access
Author:
Hughes, Kelly E
Title:
Encapsulation of Docetaxel in Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles and the Effects of Bioconjugation
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
nanoparticles
breast cancer
cancer
calcium phosphate
File:
Download Hughes_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

312. Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Nitric Oxide-Mediated Vascular Responses

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Open Access
Author:
Bundschuh, Mark Austin
Title:
Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Nitric Oxide-Mediated Vascular Responses
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Key Words: brachial artery
dietary nitrate
enterosalivary circulation
handgrip exercise
nitric oxide
File:
Download Bundschuh_Mark_Dietary_Nitrate_Supplementation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Nathan Proctor, Thesis Supervisor
Steriani Elavsky, Thesis Honors Advisor

313. When Women's Ideas are Misattributed to Men: The Effect of Gendered Language and Argument Quality on Misattributions of Discussion Contributions

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Open Access
Author:
Simon, Alyssa Pauline
Title:
When Women's Ideas are Misattributed to Men: The Effect of Gendered Language and Argument Quality on Misattributions of Discussion Contributions
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
gendered language
misattribution
stereotyping
source recognition
File:
Download Alyssa_Simon_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theresa K Vescio, Thesis Supervisor
Rick R Jacobs, Thesis Honors Advisor

314. An Exploration into Extraction: a Comparative Institutional Analysis of Anthracite Coal Mining and Natural Gas Drilling in Northeastern Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Grogan, Kelcey A
Title:
An Exploration into Extraction: a Comparative Institutional Analysis of Anthracite Coal Mining and Natural Gas Drilling in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
natural resource extraction
Marcellus Shale
anthracite coal
natural gas
Pennsylvania
institutions
community
environment
File:
Download GROGAN_KELCEY_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey Cash Bridger, Faculty Reader

320. Effective Social Media Campaigns: Using Style and Substance to Shift Consumers into More Rigorous Processing Routes

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Open Access
Author:
Wertheim, Erica Marni
Title:
Effective Social Media Campaigns: Using Style and Substance to Shift Consumers into More Rigorous Processing Routes
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Central route processing
systematic processing
peripheral route processing
social media
brand attitude
Facebook
Twitter
File:
Download Erica_Wertheim_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margaret Grace Meloy, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Honors Advisor

322. The effect of increased memory cue duration on directed forgetting performance in healthy aging

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Open Access
Author:
Allen, Courtney Marie
Title:
The effect of increased memory cue duration on directed forgetting performance in healthy aging
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Directed Forgetting
Intentional Forgetting
Aging
Processing Speed
Differential Encoding
Inhibition
Variability
File:
Download Allen_Courtney_MemoryCueDurationandDirectedForgetting.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Faculty Reader

326. Effects of Cellulose Synthase (cesa) Mutations on Catalytic Activity, Cell Wall Structure, and Isoform Expression Profile

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Open Access
Author:
Russo, Daniel Alexander
Title:
Effects of Cellulose Synthase (cesa) Mutations on Catalytic Activity, Cell Wall Structure, and Isoform Expression Profile
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Site-directed Mutagenesis
Cellulose synthase
CesA
Cellulose
Molecular Biology
GUS
Gene Expression
File:
Download Russo_Daniel_Effectsofcellulosesynthase.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ming Tien, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

328. Support Services for At-risk Students in Rural Schools

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Open Access
Author:
Bunch, Sarah Michelle
Title:
Support Services for At-risk Students in Rural Schools
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Kindergarten Education
Keywords:
rural education
special education
support services
parental involvement
school involvement
highly qualified teachers
File:
Download Bunch_Sarah_Supportservicesinruralschools.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Supervisor
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Thesis Honors Advisor

331. Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Held, Jacob T
Title:
Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
DFT
catalysis
NiZn
Hydrogenation
ethylene
polyethylene
acetylene
File:
Download Held_Jacob_SelectiveHydrogenationofAcetylene.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Faculty Reader

332. Cartilage Injury Rehabilitation in the Human and Implications for use in Equine Rehabilitation Protocols

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Open Access
Author:
Pierce, Kathleen M
Title:
Cartilage Injury Rehabilitation in the Human and Implications for use in Equine Rehabilitation Protocols
Area of Honors:
Animal Sciences
Keywords:
Equine
Cartilage
Rehabilitation
File:
Download Kathleen_Pierce._Thesis._2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Burton Staniar, Thesis Supervisor
William Burton Staniar, Thesis Honors Advisor
Edward A. Jedrzejewski, Faculty Reader

333. Carbon, Nitrogen and Manganese in Shale Soil Profiles along a Climate Gradient

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Open Access
Author:
Bingham, Nina Lynn
Title:
Carbon, Nitrogen and Manganese in Shale Soil Profiles along a Climate Gradient
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Climate change
soil organic matter
mathematical modeling
soil mixing
File:
Download Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Bingham.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter Daniel Wilf, Faculty Reader
Dr. Peter J Heaney, Faculty Reader

334. Murine Transmission and A Potential Environmental Reservoir of Bordetella bronchiseptica

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Michael Behrooz
Title:
Murine Transmission and A Potential Environmental Reservoir of Bordetella bronchiseptica
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
mice
murine
respiratory
infection
transmission
bordetella
pertussis
reservoir
File:
Download Henry_Thesis_Bordetella_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Thomas Harvill, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Pamela A. Hankey-Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

336. Presidential Politics and the Formation of Drug Policy 1968-1986

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Open Access
Author:
Plevelich, Jake Bonarrigo
Title:
Presidential Politics and the Formation of Drug Policy 1968-1986
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
war on drugs
nixon
ford
carter
reagan
crack
cocaine
marijuana
heroin
shafer commission
len bias
southern strategy
File:
Download Plevelich_Jake_DrugPolicyFormationPresidentialPolitics.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Lloyd Lumpkins, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Honors Advisor

337. Neural recruitment following mild traumatic brain injury is task-dependent: a meta-analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Bryer, Emily Jane
Title:
Neural recruitment following mild traumatic brain injury is task-dependent: a meta-analysis
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Neurosciences
Keywords:
Mild traumatic brain injury
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Working memory
Cognitive control
File:
Download Thesis.4.8.13.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

341. The business of forests: How Indonesia's forest certification system, Lembago Ekolabel Indonesia affects forest problems in Indonesia

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Open Access
Author:
Mckinley Lester, Darcy Rose
Title:
The business of forests: How Indonesia's forest certification system, Lembago Ekolabel Indonesia affects forest problems in Indonesia
Area of Honors:
Forest Science
Keywords:
forest
forestry
forest certification
File:
Download McKinleyLester_Darcy_BusinessofForests.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Gregory Jacobson, Thesis Supervisor
John Edward Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor

343. Impurity Influence on Normal Grain Growth and Conductivity in the WAIS Divide 06A Ice Core, Antarctica

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Nathan Thomas
Title:
Impurity Influence on Normal Grain Growth and Conductivity in the WAIS Divide 06A Ice Core, Antarctica
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Ice Core
WAIS Divide
Grain Growth Controls
Grain Area
Impurity Loading
ECM
Paleoclimate
Ice Sheet Modeling
File:
Download Stevens_Nathan_impurityinfluenceongraingrowthwaisdivideantarctica.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard B Alley, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor

345. Turbidity Removal from Kaolin Suspensions and Wastewater using Moringa oliefera

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Open Access
Author:
Neal, Andrew Seth
Title:
Turbidity Removal from Kaolin Suspensions and Wastewater using Moringa oliefera
Area of Honors:
Biological Engineering
Keywords:
Moringa
oleifera
turbidity
reduction
removal
water treatment
developing world
kaolin
coagulation
micro scale jar test
File:
Download Andrew_Neal_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Herschel Adams Elliott, Thesis Supervisor
Stephanie Butler Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

348. ClassroomsUnlocked: A software prototype for searching classroom availability in the Information Sciences and Technology Building

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Open Access
Author:
Dodge, Benjamin Tyler
Title:
ClassroomsUnlocked: A software prototype for searching classroom availability in the Information Sciences and Technology Building
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
ClassroomsUnlocked
software
prototype
classroom availability
IST Building
Penn State
spatiotemporal
File:
Download dodge_benjamin_classroomsunlockedasoftwareprototype.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guoray Cai, Thesis Supervisor
Xiaolong Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

349. Design and Calibration of an Electronic Fuel Injection System for a Compressed Natural Gas Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine in a Hybrid Vehicle

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Samuel Hans
Title:
Design and Calibration of an Electronic Fuel Injection System for a Compressed Natural Gas Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine in a Hybrid Vehicle
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hybrid-electric
compressed natural gas
CNG
injection system
File:
Download Samuel_Millers_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Faculty Reader