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7602. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets

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Open Access
Author:
Grecco, Samantha
Title:
The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
sRNA
RyhB
gene expression profiling
in vivo chemical structure probing
pulldown assay
antibiotic resistance
structure-function relationship
File:
Download Grecco_Samantha_Thesis__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

7605. The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent

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Open Access
Author:
Anavkar, Ishaan
Title:
The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Partition
Ottoman Empire
First World War
Great Britain
France
State Creation
Fertile Crescent
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
File:
Download Thesis_Anavkar2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lior Betzalel Sternfeld, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7609. Analyzing the Extant Differences Between the Data-Transaction and Privacy Regulations of China and the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Yue, Alan
Title:
Analyzing the Extant Differences Between the Data-Transaction and Privacy Regulations of China and the United States
Area of Honors:
Legal Environment of Business
Keywords:
Data Transaction
China
the United States
Comparative Law
Privacy Protection Law
Data Protection
Privacy Regulations
File:
Download Jiangyinglun_Yue_-_ANALYZING_THE_EXTANT_DIFFERENCES_BETWEEN_THE_DATA-TRANSACTION_AND_PRIVACY_REGULATIONS_OF_CHINA_AND_THE_UNITED_STATES.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Supervisor
Fiona Greaves, Thesis Honors Advisor

7610. Communicating Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs of Differential Privacy Through Analogical Reasoning

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Open Access
Author:
Govere, Ephraim
Title:
Communicating Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs of Differential Privacy Through Analogical Reasoning
Area of Honors:
Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations
Keywords:
Differential Privacy
Analogical Reasoning
Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs
Information Privacy
Visual Analogy
File:
Download Govere_ENTA_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Aiping Xiong, Thesis Supervisor
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Thesis Honors Advisor

7611. Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2

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Open Access
Author:
Forstmeier, Peter
Title:
Development of a Functional RNA-Identifying Computational Pipeline and its Application to SARS-CoV-2
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2
RNA
pseudoknots
SNPs
RNA structure conservation
frameshifting element
FSE
File:
Download Forstmeier_Thesis_2022_final_revised.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

7616. The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Davon
Title:
The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
SUN2
Matrix Stiffness
P-Lamin A/C
Cell Contractility
TGFβ1
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Y27632 ROCK Inhibitor
File:
Download Final_Honors_Thesis_Chen.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Esther Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

7617. Type VI Secretion System Dependent Interactions and Diversity in Vibrio fischeri

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Open Access
Author:
Moore, Peyton
Title:
Type VI Secretion System Dependent Interactions and Diversity in Vibrio fischeri
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
Vibrio fischeri
Euprymna scolopes
Type VI secretion system
Effectors
Interference competition
Strain diversity
Host-microbe
Symbiosis
File:
Download PJM_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

7618. Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel

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Open Access
Author:
Starr, Daniel
Title:
Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
ultrasound
attenuation
reflection
binder jet
surface roughness
File:
Download Daniel_Starr_UG_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

7619. The Efficacy of the Opioid Epidemic’s Preventative Policies: A Comparative Study Between the Financial Relationships of Big Pharma and the Integrity of Public Health

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Open Access
Author:
Moyer, Kathryn
Title:
The Efficacy of the Opioid Epidemic’s Preventative Policies: A Comparative Study Between the Financial Relationships of Big Pharma and the Integrity of Public Health
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
Interviews
Methodology
File:
Download KMT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Howard Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

7622. Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Coating of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Spinal Cages

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Author:
Kurzenknabe, Caden
Title:
Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Coating of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Spinal Cages
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
PEEK
Antimicrobial
Spinal Cages
AgNPs
Polyetheretherketone
Silver Nanoparticles
Polydopamine
pDA
Capping Agent
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Ola Hamada Rashwan, Thesis Supervisor
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nik Tsotakos, Faculty Reader

7623. Mechanical Testing of Zinc Specimens made from Laser Powder Bed Fusion for Use as Biodegradable Implants

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Open Access
Author:
Molnar, Thomas
Title:
Mechanical Testing of Zinc Specimens made from Laser Powder Bed Fusion for Use as Biodegradable Implants
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Zinc
Tensile Strength
Osteogenic Material
Biodegradable Implant
File:
Download Schreyers_Thesis_Molnar.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

7624. Ethical and Societal Ramifications in Human-AI use Patterns

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Sharon
Title:
Ethical and Societal Ramifications in Human-AI use Patterns
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
artificial intelligence
disaster management
flood response
social equity
marginalized communities
ethical frameworks
artificial intelligence
disaster management
flood response
social equity
marginalized communities
ethical frameworks
Human-AI interaction
File:
Download LIU_SHARON_Ethical_and_Societal_Ramifications_in_Human-AI_use_Patterns.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Dancy, Thesis Supervisor
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy, Thesis Honors Advisor

7627. Imposing Worlds: On the Magic-Inflected Forms of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Kiran Desai

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Open Access
Author:
Malik, Huzaifa
Title:
Imposing Worlds: On the Magic-Inflected Forms of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Kiran Desai
Area of Honors:
Comparative Literature
Keywords:
Latin American Literature
South Asian Literature
Literary Forms
Magical Realism
Gabriel García Márquez
Kiran Desai
Watery Spaces
Metaphor
File:
Download MALIK_HUZAIFA_IMPOSING_WORLDS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Magali Armillas-Tiseyra, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Istanbulli, Thesis Honors Advisor

7630. Challenging the Canon: A Thematic Exploration of Underrepresented Composers in Music Theory Pedagogy

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Open Access
Author:
Neely, Emma
Title:
Challenging the Canon: A Thematic Exploration of Underrepresented Composers in Music Theory Pedagogy
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
music
music education
music theory
theory pedagogy
women composers
women in music
diversity
inclusion
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Eric John Mckee, Thesis Supervisor
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Taylor Aitken Greer, Faculty Reader

7631. The Impact of Prenatal and Postpartum Vitamin D Supplementation on Cholecalciferol Concentrations in Breast Milk

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Open Access
Author:
Scott, Sarah
Title:
The Impact of Prenatal and Postpartum Vitamin D Supplementation on Cholecalciferol Concentrations in Breast Milk
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
cholecalciferol
vitamin D supplementation
pregnancy
lactation
maternal
infant
Bangladesh
File:
Download SScottThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gregory C Shearer, Faculty Reader

7632. Comparison of RNA Reconstruction Assemblers for Long-Read RNA Sequences

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Open Access
Author:
Rao, Saadya
Title:
Comparison of RNA Reconstruction Assemblers for Long-Read RNA Sequences
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
RNA Transcript Assembly
Long-read RNA Sequencing
StringTie
StringTie2
Scallop
Scallop2
PsiCLASS
IsoQuant
File:
Download Rao_Saadya_Comparison_of_RNA_Reconstruction_Assemblers_for_Long-Read_RNA_Sequences.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mingfu Shao, Thesis Supervisor
Ting He, Thesis Honors Advisor

7633. The Effect of External Salt Solution Concentration on Weakly Charged Polyacrylic Acid-Based Polymer Membranes in Clean Technologies for Sustainability

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Author:
Rahman, Charleen
Title:
The Effect of External Salt Solution Concentration on Weakly Charged Polyacrylic Acid-Based Polymer Membranes in Clean Technologies for Sustainability
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
polymers
polyelectrolyte
membranes
ion-exchange
separations
water and ion transport
sustainability
decarbonization
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Hee Jeung Oh, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

7634. What’s Not Working? The Criminalization of Addiction in the United States Compared to the Decriminalization of Addiction in Portugal

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Open Access
Author:
Robinson, Sydney
Title:
What’s Not Working? The Criminalization of Addiction in the United States Compared to the Decriminalization of Addiction in Portugal
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
addiction
war on drugs
opioid epidemic
drug criminalization
drug decriminalization
File:
Download Sydney_Robinson-Thesis_3.0.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Efraín Marimón, Thesis Supervisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

7636. Accurate Arithmetic Methods with Matrix Applications in Real Floating-Point Arithmetic

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Open Access
Author:
Murarik, Nathan
Title:
Accurate Arithmetic Methods with Matrix Applications in Real Floating-Point Arithmetic
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Accurate Arithmetic
K-Fold Accuracy
Error Analysis
Perturbation Theory
Numerical Analysis
File:
Download Accurate_Arithmetic_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas Robert Cameron, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Joseph Galiffa, Thesis Honors Advisor
Derek William Hanely, Faculty Reader

7638. Do Longer Auditor-Client Relationships Lead to Limited Issues? The Impact of Auditor Tenure on Financial Restatements

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Open Access
Author:
Nybro, Natasha
Title:
Do Longer Auditor-Client Relationships Lead to Limited Issues? The Impact of Auditor Tenure on Financial Restatements
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Accounting
Auditing
File:
Download HonorsThesis_NatashaNybro.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brent Schmidt, Faculty Reader

7639. Model Development and Analysis of the Rat Supraspinatus Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit

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Open Access
Author:
Cush, Coleman
Title:
Model Development and Analysis of the Rat Supraspinatus Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
finite element model
shoulder tear
sensitivity analysis
tendinopathy treatments
dry needling
focused ultrasound
rat
supraspinatus muscle-tendon-bone unit
File:
Download Cush_Coleman_ModelDevelopmentandAnalysisoftheRatSupraspinatusMuscle-Tendon-BoneUnit.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Julianna Simon, Faculty Reader

7640. A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

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Open Access
Author:
Selinsky, Peter
Title:
A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Penn State
Particle image velocimetry (PIV)
pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD)
total artificial heart (TAH)
ventricular assist device (VAD)
pediatric total artificial heart (pTAH)
right side of pediatric total artificial heart (RpTAH)
fluid dynamics
blood analog
mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD)
outlet valve angle
3D flow
rotational flow
wall washing
fluid velocity
flow loop
File:
Download Selinsky_Thesis_schreyer2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

7642. Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding

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Open Access
Author:
Venable, Matthew
Title:
Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
citric acid
biomaterials
rheology
mechanics
engineering
biomedical engineering
orthopedics
injection molding
implants
File:
Download VENABLE_THESIS_FINAL_DRAFT_SIGNED.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Honors Advisor

7644. Symmetry Detection from Dance Textures

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Weisheng
Title:
Symmetry Detection from Dance Textures
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
motion capture data
Symmetry
Machine Learning
File:
Download 01_HRef_highThresh_TP.aviDownload 02_HRef_lowThresh_TP.aviDownload 03_HRef_lowThresh_FP.aviDownload 04_HRef_lowThresh_FP.aviDownload 05_VRef_highThresh_TP.aviDownload 06_VRef_highThresh_TP.aviDownload 07_VRef_lowThresh_TP.aviDownload 08_VRef_lowThresh_FP.aviDownload 09_TFRot_highThresh_TP.aviDownload 10_TFRot_highThresh_TP.aviDownload 11_TFRot_lowThresh_FP.aviDownload 12_TFRot_lowThresh_FP.aviDownload Dance021.mp4Download Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca Jane Passonneau, Thesis Honors Advisor

7646. Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness

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Open Access
Author:
Yonke, Thomas
Title:
Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Inflation Reduction Act
Heat Pumps
Solar Panels
Price Elasticity of Demand
Price Elasticity of Supply
Linear Demand Equation
Linear Supply Equation
High-Efficiency Energy Appliances
File:
Download Yonke_Thomas_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

7648. Applying Geneva Censorship Evasion Tool Against Private-Access WiFi Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Haffner, Jill
Title:
Applying Geneva Censorship Evasion Tool Against Private-Access WiFi Networks
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
censorship evasion
TCP/IP protocols
network security
WiFi security
genetic algorithms
File:
Download Haffner_Jill_ApplyingGenevaCensorshipEvasionToolAgainstPrivateAccessWiFiNetworks.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Syed Rafiul Hussain, Thesis Supervisor
Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

7649. Analysis of the Structural Role of Key Cell Wall Components in Arabidopsis thaliana via SAXS and GIWAXS

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Open Access
Author:
Martin, Benjamin
Title:
Analysis of the Structural Role of Key Cell Wall Components in Arabidopsis thaliana via SAXS and GIWAXS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
SAXS
GIWAXS
Arabidopsis thaliana
Cell Wall
Pectin
Cellulose
Xyloglucan
Growth Media
Methyl Esterification
File:
Download Martin_Benjamin_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor