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301. An Exploration of Nitrogen Adsorption and Subsequent Reduction on Nickel-Hydroxide Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Egan, Nicholas Joseph
Title:
An Exploration of Nitrogen Adsorption and Subsequent Reduction on Nickel-Hydroxide Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
DFT
Catalysis
Nickel
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Reactions
Energy
Electrochemistry
File:
Download Nicholas_Egan_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

303. NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE HYDROLOGIC-AGRICULTURAL-ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN PUNJAB, INDIA: AN ANALYSIS AND REFLECTION ON INTERDISCIPLINARY MODELING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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Open Access
Author:
Nyblade, Madeline Louise
Title:
NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE HYDROLOGIC-AGRICULTURAL-ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN PUNJAB, INDIA: AN ANALYSIS AND REFLECTION ON INTERDISCIPLINARY MODELING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Hydrology
Sustainability
Numerical Modeling
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Modeling
Geology
File:
Download Thesis_Nyblade.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tess Alethea Russo, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

305. Effects of grid-based AAC apps to support academic sight word learning in an individual with ASD

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Open Access
Author:
Filipovits, Erica Kay
Title:
Effects of grid-based AAC apps to support academic sight word learning in an individual with ASD
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
sight word learning
autism spectrum disorder
complex communication needs
AAC
academics
literacy
access to curriculum
grid-based display
File:
Download Filipovits_Erica_AAC_Display.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jessica Gosnell Caron, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

308. AN EXAMINATION OF LOCOMOTIVE BEHAVIOR, GERMLINE PROLIFERATION, AND LIPID CONTENT IN A NOVEL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 16P11.2 DELETION CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS MODEL

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Open Access
Author:
Sullivan, Rhea Elena
Title:
AN EXAMINATION OF LOCOMOTIVE BEHAVIOR, GERMLINE PROLIFERATION, AND LIPID CONTENT IN A NOVEL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 16P11.2 DELETION CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS MODEL
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
neurodevelopmental
disorders
autism
schizophrenia
16p11.2
deletion
Caenorhabditis elegans
intellectual disability
proliferation
obesity
worm
File:
Download Final_Draft_Sullivan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

309. THE GLOVE PROJECT: ALLOWING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIORNMENT

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Open Access
Author:
De Matheu De Lima, David Jose
Title:
THE GLOVE PROJECT: ALLOWING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIORNMENT
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
human computer interaction
computer engineering
feather
haptic feedback
glove
visual cortex on silicon
grocery assistance system
GAS
MDL
HoloLens
microcontroller
C#
C
flex sensor
gestures
PCB
File:
Download deMatheu_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
Chitaranjan Das, Thesis Honors Advisor

311. Lighting up the past: an archaeological perspective on life on early 19-20th century farmsteads in central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Ruffe, Danielle Astrid
Title:
Lighting up the past: an archaeological perspective on life on early 19-20th century farmsteads in central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
central Pennsylvania; farmsteads; historic archaeology
File:
Download Ruffe_Thesis5.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Claire M Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

312. BINDING AFFINITIES OF FLAVINS TO RIBOFLAVIN BINDING PROTEIN USING FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY AND ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY, AND ESTIMATED BINDING ENERGIES USING COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES

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Open Access
Author:
Yazgi, Habib A
Title:
BINDING AFFINITIES OF FLAVINS TO RIBOFLAVIN BINDING PROTEIN USING FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY AND ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY, AND ESTIMATED BINDING ENERGIES USING COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Riboflavin binding protein
Riboflavin
Cancer
Folate receptor alpha
Binding energy
Binding affinity
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
ICM-Pro
File:
Download Yazgi_Habib_Riboflavin_Binding_Protein.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Julie B Ealy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

313. EFFECT OF SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION ON ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE-NICKEL-IRON COMPOSITES

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Open Access
Author:
Reinert, Owen Tanner
Title:
EFFECT OF SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION ON ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE-NICKEL-IRON COMPOSITES
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
nanoparticle
electrodeposition
EIS
electrochemical frequency modulation
electochemical impedance spectroscopy
EFM
surfactant
dispersion
iron
nickel
alumina
linear polarization resistance
scanning electron microscopy
energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
galvanodynamic scanning
passivation
catalysts
corrosion
alloys
surfactant concentration
EEC-1659653
REU
NSF
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Document.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

315. Boundary Operators Associated with Conformally Covariant Tri-Laplacian Operator

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Open Access
Author:
Luo, Weiyu
Title:
Boundary Operators Associated with Conformally Covariant Tri-Laplacian Operator
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
GJMS operator
Poincaré-Einstein manifold
Boundary operator
conformally covariant operator
fractional Laplacian
Sobolev trace inequality
File:
Download Luo_Weiyu_Boundary_Operator.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Steven Case, Thesis Supervisor
Sergei Tabachnikov, Thesis Honors Advisor

317. A comparative analysis of Spanish and English Semantic Features and their role in aphasia Treatment

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Open Access
Author:
Mentch, Allison Marie
Title:
A comparative analysis of Spanish and English Semantic Features and their role in aphasia Treatment
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
semantic feature
semantic feature therapy
aphasia
billingual
File:
Download thesisfinal3-tw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Chaleece Wyatt Sandberg, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

318. DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MAGNESIUM DOPED CITRATE BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPEDIC ENGINEERING

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Open Access
Author:
Rahn, Kevin Michael
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MAGNESIUM DOPED CITRATE BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPEDIC ENGINEERING
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
bone
bone engineering
orthopedic engineering
citrate-based materials
magnesium oxide
polymer
tissue engineering
injection molding
File:
Download Kevin_Rahn_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

319. GETTING TO KNOW MY STUDENTS: A STUDENT TEACHER’S REPORT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING WITH YOUR STUDENTS IN A NEW CLASSROOM

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Open Access
Author:
Gammel, Alyssa Marie
Title:
GETTING TO KNOW MY STUDENTS: A STUDENT TEACHER’S REPORT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING WITH YOUR STUDENTS IN A NEW CLASSROOM
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
Building Relationships
5th Grade
Deliberate Instances
Vulnerability
Consistent Communication
Global Citizens
File:
Download AlyssaGammelThesis2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Thomas Kissling, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Edith Frances Arbaugh, Thesis Honors Advisor

321. Genetic Analysis of Protection from Environmental Stress-Induced Degeneration: Characterization of a Loss of Function Drosophila Mutant for the Cytoplasmic RNA Exosome Component, dSKI2

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Open Access
Author:
Moon, Mackenzie Taylor
Title:
Genetic Analysis of Protection from Environmental Stress-Induced Degeneration: Characterization of a Loss of Function Drosophila Mutant for the Cytoplasmic RNA Exosome Component, dSKI2
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
heat shock
pele
SKI2
Ski complex
infertility
File:
Download Moon_Mackenzie_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

322. PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA

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Open Access
Author:
Taylor, Mary Isabella
Title:
PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Area of Honors:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Parametric Study
Architectural Engineering
Mechanical Option
File:
Download Mary_Taylor_Schreyer_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Moses Df Ling, Thesis Supervisor
Richard George Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor

323. THE IMPACT OF MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN REDUCING NEURAL NETWORK DYNAMICS

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Open Access
Author:
Gilbert, Nicholas Lyndon
Title:
THE IMPACT OF MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN REDUCING NEURAL NETWORK DYNAMICS
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
traumatic brain injury
dynamic connectivity
fmri
reliability
graph theory
File:
Download Gilbert_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michael Nelson Hallquist, Faculty Reader

327. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 5 DEGREE OF FREEDOM BIOPRINTING MOTION STAGE, CONTROL SOFTWARE AND TOOLPATH GENERATION ALGORITHMS.

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Open Access
Author:
Povilianskas, Adomas
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 5 DEGREE OF FREEDOM BIOPRINTING MOTION STAGE, CONTROL SOFTWARE AND TOOLPATH GENERATION ALGORITHMS.
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
bioprinting
5dof
motion stage
3D printing
File:
Download FormatedThesisOzbolatSubmissionFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

328. From Central America to the United States: Youth Migratory Productions Out of El Salvador and Guatemala in the 2000s

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Open Access
Author:
Reinke, Shannon E
Title:
From Central America to the United States: Youth Migratory Productions Out of El Salvador and Guatemala in the 2000s
Area of Honors:
Spanish
Keywords:
Immigration
Migration
Central America
Youth migrants
Guatemala
El Salvador
File:
Download THESIS_OFFICIAL_FINAL_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Thesis Supervisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Andres Ochoa, Faculty Reader

330. ETHNORACIAL DIFFERENCES IN SLEEP DURATION IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF U.S. STUDENTS LIVING IN COLLEGE DORMITORIES

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Open Access
Author:
Mazzei, Alana Maria
Title:
ETHNORACIAL DIFFERENCES IN SLEEP DURATION IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF U.S. STUDENTS LIVING IN COLLEGE DORMITORIES
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
sleep
race
ethnicity
dormitories
ethnoracial
File:
Download Mazzei_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Orfeu M. Buxton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

331. "Let the World to Hear Our Voice": Investment in Spoken English for English Majors in China

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Open Access
Author:
Bastian, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
"Let the World to Hear Our Voice": Investment in Spoken English for English Majors in China
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Applied Linguistics and Chinese
Keywords:
investment
ideology
EFL
investment
ideology
EFL
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Bastian.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Xiaoye You, Thesis Supervisor
Nicolai Martin Volland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sharon Smith Childs, Thesis Honors Advisor

332. HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES

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Open Access
Author:
Bradley, Connor P
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Heat Transfer
Particle-Laden Flow
Curved
Heat Exchanger
Entrainment
Nusselt
Reynolds
Pneumatics
Mechanical Engineering
File:
Download Thesis_FINAL_4.9.18_SUBMITTED_ARL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael P Manahan Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

333. INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA

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Open Access
Author:
Kutz, David James
Title:
INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Inversion
polymorphism
heterogeneous environment
competitive ability
competition
File:
Download Kutz_Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

337. Beatrice Goes to France// Beatrice va en France// Beatrice va in Francia: A Trilingual Tale in English, French, and Italian

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Open Access
Author:
Rhoads, Jayme Renee
Title:
Beatrice Goes to France// Beatrice va en France// Beatrice va in Francia: A Trilingual Tale in English, French, and Italian
Area of Honors:
French and Francophone Studies
Keywords:
Trilingual children's book
Trilingual
Children's Literature
English French and Italian
Illustrated Book
French
Italian
File:
Download Rhoads_Jayme_SHCThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Monique Yvonne Yaari, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Marc Authier, Thesis Honors Advisor

338. THE CARSIA BUILDING: CONSTRUCTABILITY ANALYSES, SAFETY SOLUTION, & THE INDUSTRY’S PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE

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Open Access
Author:
Zanette, Bradley Marco
Title:
THE CARSIA BUILDING: CONSTRUCTABILITY ANALYSES, SAFETY SOLUTION, & THE INDUSTRY’S PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE
Area of Honors:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Construction
Structural
Mechanical
Labor Shortage
Safety
Precast
Structural Steel
HVAC
File:
Download Zanette_Bradley_The_Carsia_Building.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Isaac Messner, Thesis Supervisor
Richard George Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor

340. THE EFFECT OF MICROFIBER MORPHOLOHY AND CELL DENSITY ON THE LOCALIZATION OF YAP PROTEIN IN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Steltz, Austin E
Title:
THE EFFECT OF MICROFIBER MORPHOLOHY AND CELL DENSITY ON THE LOCALIZATION OF YAP PROTEIN IN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
mesenchymal stem cell
msc
YAP
Yes Associated Protein
Mechanotransduction
Transduce
biology
biomedical engineering
electrospinning
fibers
flat
File:
Download Austin_Steltz_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yong Wang, Faculty Reader

341. Decoding the Mechanism of Action for Triazole and 8-hydroxyquinoline trans-Translation Inhibitors

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Open Access
Author:
Ryan, Taryn Jeanne
Title:
Decoding the Mechanism of Action for Triazole and 8-hydroxyquinoline trans-Translation Inhibitors
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
trans-translation
antibiotic resistance
8-hydroxyquinoline
triazole
luciferase-based
click chemistry
File:
Download Taryn_Ryan_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Faculty Reader

342. ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT

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Open Access
Author:
Kwok, Caleb
Title:
ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Private Equity
Private Credit
Private Real Estate
Alternative Investments
Finance
File:
Download Kwok_Caleb_Analysis_of_Private_Market_Funds_and_the_Impending_Rise_of_Private_Credit.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

344. Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Haochen
Title:
Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Highway Traffic Simulator
Human Driving Behavior
Decision Making
Autonomous Vehicles
Potential Fields
Preview Control
Collision Avoidance
File:
Download Haochen_Wu_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

346. HYBRID NETWORK OF HANDCRAFTED AND NON-HANDCRAFTED FEATURES FOR COMPUTER VISION CLASSIFICATION TASKS

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Open Access
Author:
Protivash, Prottay
Title:
HYBRID NETWORK OF HANDCRAFTED AND NON-HANDCRAFTED FEATURES FOR COMPUTER VISION CLASSIFICATION TASKS
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
CNN
Machine Learning
Hybrid Network
Handcrafted Features
File:
Download Protivash_Prottay_HYBRID_CNN.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Honors Advisor

349. INVESTIGATION OF THE MOLECULAR TARGETING MECHANISMS OF TRANS-TRANSLATION INHIBITORS AND DETERMINING THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF TRANS-TRANSLATION IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

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Open Access
Author:
Victor, Samjeris
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF THE MOLECULAR TARGETING MECHANISMS OF TRANS-TRANSLATION INHIBITORS AND DETERMINING THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF TRANS-TRANSLATION IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
antibiotics
trans-translation
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
S. aureus
File:
Download SV_Honors_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor

351. The Role of Rhetoric and Framing in the 2016 Presidential Election: The Language of Voting Rights and the Environment

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Open Access
Author:
Sontheimer, Tessa Elizabeth
Title:
The Role of Rhetoric and Framing in the 2016 Presidential Election: The Language of Voting Rights and the Environment
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
cognitive linguistics
2016 presidential election
trump
hillary clinton
democracy
rhetoric
framing
metaphors
File:
Download Sontheimer_Tessa_The_Role_of_Rhetoric_and_Framing_in_the_2016_Election.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Magneson Chiles, Faculty Reader
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

352. Determining Embolus Trapping Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter during Exercise

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Open Access
Author:
Riley, Joshua Mackey
Title:
Determining Embolus Trapping Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter during Exercise
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Inferior Vena Cava Filter
IVC Filter
Pulmonary Embolism
Trapping Efficiency
File:
Download Riley_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

356. COGNITIVE RETENTION DURING ACTIVE EXERCISE WHILE USING UNDER DESK EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Mathur, Apoorva
Title:
COGNITIVE RETENTION DURING ACTIVE EXERCISE WHILE USING UNDER DESK EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Ergonomics
Cognitive Retention
Exercise
Human Factors
Memory
Under Desk Machines
ANOVA
File:
Download Mathur_Apoorva_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

360. A Content Analysis of Fitspiration Images on Pinterest

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Open Access
Author:
Blair, Lauren Ashley
Title:
A Content Analysis of Fitspiration Images on Pinterest
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
FITSPIRATION
BODY IMAGE
SOCIAL MEDIA
BODY DISSATIFICATION
FITSPIRATION
BODY IMAGE
SOCIAL MEDIA
BODY DISSATISFACTION
File:
Download Blair_Lauren_SociologyPsych.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. David J Hutson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David E Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Montemurro, Faculty Reader

361. AN EXAMINATION OF FORMATION FLYING SPACECRAFT IN HYPERBOLIC ORBITS THROUGH LAMBERT'S PROBLEM

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Open Access
Author:
Stephans, Tyler Brett
Title:
AN EXAMINATION OF FORMATION FLYING SPACECRAFT IN HYPERBOLIC ORBITS THROUGH LAMBERT'S PROBLEM
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
formation
spacecraft
hyperbolic
orbit
lambert
velocity change
synthetic aperture radar
sar
constellation
File:
Download Stephans.final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader

364. Scared Stupid

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Open Access
Author:
Range, Megan
Title:
Scared Stupid
Area of Honors:
Film-Video
Keywords:
anxiety
File:
Download Megan_Range_s_Senior_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maura Elizabeth Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Maura Elizabeth Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rodney Brent Bingaman, Faculty Reader

369. Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Edible Mushrooms on Gastrointestinal Health

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Open Access
Author:
Roy, Pratiti
Title:
Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Edible Mushrooms on Gastrointestinal Health
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Mushrooms
Intestinal gluconeogenesis
gut microbiota
gut-brain neural circuit
File:
Download Pratiti_Roy_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew David Patterson, Faculty Reader

370. Whitman's Expanse: Translating Walt Whitman's Poetry into Vocal Music Across the Twentieth Century

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Open Access
Author:
Edelstein, Jeremy Daniel
Title:
Whitman's Expanse: Translating Walt Whitman's Poetry into Vocal Music Across the Twentieth Century
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
choral
conducting
music
poetry
Walt Whitman
vocal music
American music
twentieth century
File:
Download edelstein.thesis.pdfDownload edelstein.thesis.recital.zip
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher A Kiver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

372. RON’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE INFLAMMASOME PATHWAY ATTENUATES ALZHEIMER’S-ASSOCIATED NEUROINFLAMMATION

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Open Access
Author:
Hare, Amelia June
Title:
RON’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE INFLAMMASOME PATHWAY ATTENUATES ALZHEIMER’S-ASSOCIATED NEUROINFLAMMATION
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Macrophages
Neuroinflammation
Inflammasome
RON
Alzheimer's Disease
microglia
File:
Download THESIS_-_AMELIA_HARE_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Pamela A. Hankey-Giblin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Pamela A. Hankey-Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Robert F. Paulson, Faculty Reader

375. Optimizing the Power Output of Luminescent Solar Concentrators that Use White Diffusive Backgrounds

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Open Access
Author:
Schrecengost, Jonathon Ray
Title:
Optimizing the Power Output of Luminescent Solar Concentrators that Use White Diffusive Backgrounds
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
Luminescent solar concentrator
air gap
white background
scatterer
LSC
diffusive
Luminescent Solar Concentrator
LSC
scatterer
white background
air gap
diffuse
Solar Energy
File:
Download Schrecengost_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor
Darren Williams, Thesis Honors Advisor

376. Free Press In Exile: Galina Timchenko gives Russians uncensored news

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Open Access
Author:
Kohlman, Emily Marya
Title:
Free Press In Exile: Galina Timchenko gives Russians uncensored news
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Journalism and Russian
Keywords:
Media
Russia
Galina Timchenko
Latvia
Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump
BuzzFeed
Journalism
Censorship
News
Press Freedom
International Reporting
Committee to Protect Journalists
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Meduza
Lenta
Social Media
File:
Download KOHLMAN_Emily_FreePressInExile.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anthony Barbieri, Thesis Supervisor
Anthony Barbieri, Thesis Honors Advisor
Irina Mikaelian, Thesis Honors Advisor
Russell Edgar Eshleman Jr., Faculty Reader

380. THE ACCURACY OF RHYTHM RECOGNITION WITH CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS ON TRUENORTH PROCESSOR

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Galante, Eric Andrew
Title:
THE ACCURACY OF RHYTHM RECOGNITION WITH CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS ON TRUENORTH PROCESSOR
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Convolutional Neural Networks
TrueNorth
Rhythm Recognition
File:
Download Thesis_EGalante_PSU_CMPEN_2018_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Faculty Reader

382. Computational Design and Experimental Validation of RNA-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Biomarker Proteins

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gadila, Lipika Reddy
Title:
Computational Design and Experimental Validation of RNA-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Biomarker Proteins
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Aptamer
Riboswitch Calculator
Riboswitch
Biosensor
File:
Download Gadila_Lipika_CompDesignThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Howard M Salis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

383. Discrete Element Method (DEM) Model Calibration Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Meihofer, Kristen Nicole
Title:
Discrete Element Method (DEM) Model Calibration Techniques for Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion
Calibration
Discrete Element Method
DEM
Design of Experiments
Angle of Repose
Shear Modulus
Scaling
File:
Download Meihofer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sanjay Joshi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

385. Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Casey, Patrick Connor
Title:
Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hip
Arthroplasty
Insertion Device
FEA
Impactor
Spring
Biomechanical Response
Impact
Stiffness
Geometry
Offset
File:
Download Casey_Patrick_Hip_Insert_FEA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

386. The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Clees, Sean Michael
Title:
The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vortex
breakdown
turbulent
swirling
jet
swirl
unsteady
DMD
dynamic
mode
decomposition
combustion
fluid
mechanics
turbine
PVC
File:
Download Clees_Thesis180409.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rui Ni, Faculty Reader

387. NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS

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Open Access
Author:
Warmate, Tamuno Negiye
Title:
NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Rotary Vane Expander
Venus Power Cycle
Numerical Modeling
File:
Download Warmate_TamunoN_ModelingRVE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

388. Analyzing the Effectiveness of the U.S. Yield Curve as a Leading Economic Indicator

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kalgutkar, Aditya Anil
Title:
Analyzing the Effectiveness of the U.S. Yield Curve as a Leading Economic Indicator
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Yield Curve
Interest Rates
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve
U.S. Recessions
Predicting Recessions
Probit Model
Economic Indicator
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

389. PREVENTATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILD BEHAVIOR: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PARENTING, COPARENTING, AND CHILD BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES WITH FAMILY FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM

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Open Access
Author:
Schwendeman, Emma Bell
Title:
PREVENTATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILD BEHAVIOR: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PARENTING, COPARENTING, AND CHILD BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES WITH FAMILY FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
parenting
coparenting
child behavior
Family Foundations
human development
File:
Download Schwendeman_Emma_PrevEffectsChildBehavior.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Ethan Feinberg, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lesley Anne Ross, PhD, Thesis Honors Advisor

390. Gendered Overweight Prevalence Among Mexican-Origin Individuals by Parental Nativity

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cherwony, Carly M
Title:
Gendered Overweight Prevalence Among Mexican-Origin Individuals by Parental Nativity
Area of Honors:
Sociology
Keywords:
overweight prevalence
children of immigrants
Mexican-origin
life course framework
overweight prevalence
Mexican-origin
children of immigrants
life course framework
File:
Download HONORS_THESIS_CHERWONY.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

392. The Effect of College Graduate Minimum Wage on Labor Market and Educational Choices in Thailand

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Thaminkaew, Thanakorn
Title:
The Effect of College Graduate Minimum Wage on Labor Market and Educational Choices in Thailand
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Economics
Employment
Education
Time Series Analysis
Minimum Wage
File:
Download Thaminkaew_Thanakorn_College_Graduate_Minimum_Wage.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

393. LOW TEMPERATUER AND PRESSURE ELASTOMER AIDED WELDING OF GOLD CONTACTS FOR INCREASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULARITY

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Dexheimer, Michael Gregory
Title:
LOW TEMPERATUER AND PRESSURE ELASTOMER AIDED WELDING OF GOLD CONTACTS FOR INCREASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULARITY
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Flexible Electronics
Welding
Cold Welding
Gold
Elastomer
Modularity
File:
Download Undergrad_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Huanyu Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Honors Advisor

396. Assessing the role of Lesion Volume and Cingulate Gyrus Within the Default Mode Network on Executive Function in Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Patel, Riddhz
Title:
Assessing the role of Lesion Volume and Cingulate Gyrus Within the Default Mode Network on Executive Function in Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cingulate Cortex
Default Mode Network
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey M Love, Faculty Reader

397. Performance of Property and Casualty Insurance Through United States Recession

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cheng, Caleb
Title:
Performance of Property and Casualty Insurance Through United States Recession
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Insurance
Recession
Property and Casualty Insurance
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_Performance_of_Property_and_Casualty_Insurance_through_US_Recession.FV.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Edward Eugene Babcock Jr., Faculty Reader

399. Using laboratory measurements of vapor-grown ice crystals to infer surface kinetics and estimate deposition coefficients

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Pokrifka, Gwenore Flora
Title:
Using laboratory measurements of vapor-grown ice crystals to infer surface kinetics and estimate deposition coefficients
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
deposition coefficient
surface transitions
ice crystals
surface kinetics
vapor growth
laboratory
File:
Download Pokrifka_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jerry Y Harrington, Thesis Supervisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Thesis Honors Advisor