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7551. Teaching Children to Enjoy Reading: Building A Strong Foundation in Children to Develop Lifelong Readers

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Open Access
Author:
Sterner, Courtney
Title:
Teaching Children to Enjoy Reading: Building A Strong Foundation in Children to Develop Lifelong Readers
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
Education
Reading
Attitudes
Independent Reading
Read Aloud
Elementary
Teaching
Literature
Lifelong Readers
File:
Download Sterner_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason J Griffith, Faculty Reader

7553. The Effects of Structural and Environmental Conditions on Insurgent Organization Participation in Illicit Activities,1998-2012

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Open Access
Author:
Staricka, Allison
Title:
The Effects of Structural and Environmental Conditions on Insurgent Organization Participation in Illicit Activities,1998-2012
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Insurgency
Crime
File:
Download Allison_Staricka_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Vitek, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7556. Adsorption of Red Dye 40 from Wastewater via a Moringa Oleifera Coated Cotton Filter

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Open Access
Author:
Terceiro, Kathryn
Title:
Adsorption of Red Dye 40 from Wastewater via a Moringa Oleifera Coated Cotton Filter
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Adsorption
Moringa
Red Dye
File:
Download Adsorption_of_Red_Dye_40_from_Wastewater_via_a_Moringa_Oleifera_Coated_Cotton_Filter_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie Butler Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

7561. Beyond the Hero: Depictions of Liminal Masculinity in Classical Greek Theater

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Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Jt
Title:
Beyond the Hero: Depictions of Liminal Masculinity in Classical Greek Theater
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Ancient Greece
Classics
Theater
Gender
Queerness
Tiresias
Theseus
Hippolytus
Dionysus
Pentheus
Agathon
File:
Download JT_Thomas_CAMS_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anna Irene Peterson, Thesis Supervisor
Gonzalo Rubio, Thesis Honors Advisor

7562. Error correcting codes for distributed non-linear function computation

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Author:
Tapha, Thitiwat
Title:
Error correcting codes for distributed non-linear function computation
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Communication system
optimization
gradient descent
alternating optimization
logistic regression
loss function
matrix-multiplication
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Thesis Supervisors:
Viveck Ramesh Cadambe, Thesis Supervisor
Julio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

7563. Comparative Cross-Sectional Analysis of Body Composition, Energy Status, and Triad-Related Symptoms in Japanese and American Female Distance Runners

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Author:
Vijaya Krishnan, Maha Lakshmi
Title:
Comparative Cross-Sectional Analysis of Body Composition, Energy Status, and Triad-Related Symptoms in Japanese and American Female Distance Runners
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Female Athlete Triad
Racial differences
Ethnic differences
Female Athlete Triad
Cultural differences
Body Composition
Energy Availability
Energy Deficiency
Menstrual Function
Bone Mineral Density
Female Athlete
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

7564. Comparing the Catalytic Activity of High Entropy Oxides and their Parent Compounds in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Open Access
Author:
Vincent, William
Title:
Comparing the Catalytic Activity of High Entropy Oxides and their Parent Compounds in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electrochemistry
Renewable Energy
OER
File:
Download Vincent_Schreyer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Derek M Hall, Faculty Reader

7567. The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability.

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Author:
Vaneman, Zachary
Title:
The Effect of Matrix Viscoelasticity on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Apoptosis, and Genomic Instability.
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Disease Progression
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Cell Migration
Viscoelastic Hydrogels
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

7568. Evaluating Random Forest Model Performance in Predicting Photovoltaic Power Generation Across Puerto Rico

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Open Access
Author:
Vitti, Caden
Title:
Evaluating Random Forest Model Performance in Predicting Photovoltaic Power Generation Across Puerto Rico
Area of Honors:
Energy Engineering
Keywords:
Puerto Rico
resilience
microgrid
random forest
solar power
climate change
File:
Download Evaluating_Random_Forest_Model_Performance_in_Predicting_Photovoltaic_Power_Generation_Across_Puerto_Rico.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Renee Obringer, Thesis Supervisor
Nelson Yaw Dzade, Thesis Honors Advisor

7569. Pass the Plate: An Exploratory Study of the Extent to Which Media Representation of Food has the Ability to Create an Ingroup Among First-Generation Americans

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Open Access
Author:
Vitoc, Lidia
Title:
Pass the Plate: An Exploratory Study of the Extent to Which Media Representation of Food has the Ability to Create an Ingroup Among First-Generation Americans
Area of Honors:
Journalism
Keywords:
food
ethnic food
culture
first-generation american
american studies
media studies
food studies
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Maggie Messitt, Thesis Supervisor
John R Affleck, Thesis Honors Advisor

7570. Enemies of the States: A Comparative Analysis of the Visual Depictions of America's Enemies (Real or Imagined) During World Wars I and II

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Open Access
Author:
Vento, Jackson
Title:
Enemies of the States: A Comparative Analysis of the Visual Depictions of America's Enemies (Real or Imagined) During World Wars I and II
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
World War I
World War II
Propaganda
Posters
File:
Download VentoFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dan Letwin, Thesis Supervisor
Jacob F. Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor

7572. Single-Print Rolling Contact Joints to Minimize Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Prosthetic Fingers

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Open Access
Author:
Wilson, Mary
Title:
Single-Print Rolling Contact Joints to Minimize Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Prosthetic Fingers
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
compliant mechanisms
rolling contact joint
prosthetics
prosthetic finger joints
engineering design
TPU
contact-aided joint
finger joints
additive manufacturing
3d printing
3d-print
mechanical design
fatigue analysis
joint fatigue
File:
Download SHC_THESIS_-_Mary_K._Wilson.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jared Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

7573. Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions

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Author:
Winemiller, Atlas
Title:
Thermodynamic Parameters of Non-Watson-Crick Base Paired Structures in In-vitro and In-Vivo-Like Conditions
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA
thermodynamics
non-Watson-Crick
in vivo-like
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Stewart Anthony Mallory, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth A Jolley, Faculty Reader

7578. Sexual and gender minority college student disparities in biobehavioral health outcomes: a call to action

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Author:
Yerger, Jordan
Title:
Sexual and gender minority college student disparities in biobehavioral health outcomes: a call to action
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM)
health disparities
biobehavioral health outcomes
college students
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Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Kari Christine Kugler, Thesis Honors Advisor

7580. Predicting 2D Geometrical Shapes Using Partial Contour Data and Principal Component Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Ziegler, Alexandria
Title:
Predicting 2D Geometrical Shapes Using Partial Contour Data and Principal Component Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Statistical Shape Model
Principal Component Analysis
Partial Data Predictions
Ultrasound
Spinal Anatomy
Cross-correlation
File:
Download Ziegler_Alexandria_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Faculty Reader

7583. Perinatal Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Living in Prison: A Systematic Review

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Open Access
Author:
Zheng, Nanda
Title:
Perinatal Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Living in Prison: A Systematic Review
Area of Honors:
Nursing
Keywords:
incarceration
prisons
correctional facilities
women who are pregnant and living in prisons
perinatal outcomes
pregnancy
infants
babies
newborns
prenatal care
perinatal care
healthcare
File:
Download Nanda_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erin Ann Kitt-Lewis, Thesis Supervisor
Cara L Exten, Thesis Honors Advisor

7585. Development of Laser V-Probe Calibration Methods for Measurement of Turbine Blade Tip Clearance

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Open Access
Author:
Zanine, Samantha
Title:
Development of Laser V-Probe Calibration Methods for Measurement of Turbine Blade Tip Clearance
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
v-probe
tip clearance
blade tip clearance
gas turbine engine
calibration
File:
Download Zanine_Samantha_MechE_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reid A Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

7587. Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Kara
Title:
Injury Outcomes in Native and Non-Native American Sign Language Users: An EMG Assessment
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Electromyography
American Sign Language
Fatigue
Muscle activation
Biomechanical assessments
File:
Download Miller_Kara_Injury_Outcomes_In_Native_And_Non-native_American_Sign_Lanugage_Users.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor

7588. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice

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Open Access
Author:
Botvinov, Julia
Title:
Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
stress resilience
GABA
anxiety
somatostatin
anhedonia
File:
Download Julia_Botvinov_Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader

7589. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women

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Open Access
Author:
Soucy, Elizabeth
Title:
The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
lactation
cortisol
cortisone
milk production
metabolic health
micronutrient status
File:
Download SOUCY_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader

7590. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample

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Open Access
Author:
Sapre, Anjali
Title:
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Antimicrobial Resistance
Genotyping
PCR
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Resistome Characterization
Foodborne Pathogen
File:
Download Sapre_Final_Thesis_2022.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jasna Kovac, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

7591. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II

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Open Access
Author:
Deng, Eilene
Title:
The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
promoter-proximal pausing
transcription factors
gene regulation
DSIF
NELF
RNA Polymerase II
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

7592. Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays

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Open Access
Author:
Roggenbaum, Morgan
Title:
Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays
Area of Honors:
Biological Engineering
Keywords:
synthetic biology
genetic circuits
CRISPRi
transcriptional read-through
File:
Download RoggenbaumMorgan_SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Howard M Salis, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

7593. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation

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Open Access
Author:
Connor, Chloe
Title:
Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Thyroid
subclinical hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
stress
HPA axis
HPT axis
biomarker
blood pressure
cortisol
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
t4
t3
depression
anxiety
Trier Social Stress Task
File:
Download C_Connor_THESIS_final_FOR_SUBMISSION.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor

7596. An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Pham, Viet
Title:
An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-label image classification
insect monitoring
convolutional neural networks
machine learning
computer vision
image classification
File:
Download vhp4_shc_thesis_final_draft_submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7597. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism

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Open Access
Author:
Dennis, Kady
Title:
The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
CX-5461
mechanism of action
RNA Polymerase I inhibitor
Topoisomerase II poison
File:
Download Dennis_Kady_The_Chemotherapeutic_Agent_CX-5461_Affects_Cell_Viability_Through_a_Topoisomerase_II_Poison-Like_Mechanism.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

7598. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading

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Open Access
Author:
Qu, James
Title:
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Dark Pool
Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Trading
Performance
S&P 500
Black Box
Alpha
TD
TD Ameritrade
API
File:
Download ThesisJamesQu.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mihail Velikov, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

7600. Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Melissa
Title:
Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
Neuroscience
Microtubule Nucleation
Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Wnt Signaling
Dendrite
File:
Download Melissa_Long_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor