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2. GROWTH OF AGARICUS BISPORUS ON CORN STOVER COLONIZED BY THERMOPHYLLIC FUNGI (SCYTALIDIUM THERMOPHILUM AND MYRIOCCUM THERMOPHILUM) AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SUBSTRATE SELECTIVITY

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Author:
Slater, Amber Marie
Title:
GROWTH OF AGARICUS BISPORUS ON CORN STOVER COLONIZED BY THERMOPHYLLIC FUNGI (SCYTALIDIUM THERMOPHILUM AND MYRIOCCUM THERMOPHILUM) AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SUBSTRATE SELECTIVITY
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
scytalidium thermophilum
corn stover
Agaricus bisporus
myrioccum thermophilum
File:
Download Amber_Slater_final_draft_of_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel J Royse, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Royse, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS

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Author:
Liguori , Alyssa Rose
Title:
CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Eleutherodactylus
Conservation
Systematics
File:
Download ARL_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Genome wide analyses of the caffeic acid o-methyltransferase gene family in Populus

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Author:
Choi, Alex
Title:
Genome wide analyses of the caffeic acid o-methyltransferase gene family in Populus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
COMT
lignin biosynthesis
phylogeny
expression
gene organization
File:
Download _Alex_Choi_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Abdelali Barakat, Thesis Supervisor
John Edward Carlson, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO

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Author:
Wang, Christine Alice
Title:
SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
tyrannus
mimus
seed dispersal
forest regeneration
File:
Download Christine_Alice_Wang_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Successful Encoding within Retrieval: Neural Differences in Younger and Older Adults

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Author:
Ramasamy, Deepa
Title:
Successful Encoding within Retrieval: Neural Differences in Younger and Older Adults
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
cognitive aging
incidental encoding
retrieval
PASA
HERA
memory
File:
Download FinalThesis-DR.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE IN GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DIGE) PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARABIDOPSIS LEAF HETEROTRIMERIC G-PROTEIN MUTANTS IN RESPONSE TO ABSCISIC ACID TREATMENT

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Author:
Auker, Erik Christopher
Title:
TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE IN GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DIGE) PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARABIDOPSIS LEAF HETEROTRIMERIC G-PROTEIN MUTANTS IN RESPONSE TO ABSCISIC ACID TREATMENT
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
DIGE
G-Proteins
proteomics
ABA
arabidopsis
File:
Download Auker_Erik_DIGEABA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE

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Author:
Fay , Emily Kathryn
Title:
FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
detoxification
bioactivation
carcinogenesis
microsomal epoxide hydrolase
Alu insertion element
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
File:
Download EmilyFayThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES

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Author:
Sloane, Justin Alexander
Title:
A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Mutation Rate
Substitution Rate
HTLV
HTLV-II
Evolutionary Rates
Virology
Statistics
Bayesian
HIV
Phylogeny
Phylogenetics
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. ETHYL ALCOHOL METABOLISM AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN HUMANS: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ALCOHOLISM AND NEUROTOXICITY

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Author:
Arnold, Josh
Title:
ETHYL ALCOHOL METABOLISM AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN HUMANS: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ALCOHOLISM AND NEUROTOXICITY
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Alcohol metabolism
Alcoholism
Neurotransmitters
Wernicke-Korsakoff
Thiamine deficiency
Glutamate Excitotoxicity
Ethanol
File:
Download Arnold_Josh_alcoholmetabandneuro_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. David Peter Hughes, Faculty Reader

16. CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS

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Author:
Tobash, Kaitlin Marie
Title:
CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
frustration
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
File:
Download Tobash-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lisa Michelle Gatzke-Kopp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Faculty Reader

17. Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding

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Author:
Klabonski, Lauren Allison
Title:
Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
antidepressant
BDNF
Wnt
CREB
File:
Download Lauren_Klabonski_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

18. Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA

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Author:
Cousar, Michael Christopher
Title:
Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
ancient DNA
mitochondrial DNA
walrus
phylogenetic analysis
molecular biology
glacial history
population genetics
File:
Download Cousar_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO

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Author:
Peterson, Meredith C.
Title:
DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Xenopus
ectoderm
neural plate border
neural crest
preplacodal ectoderm
lateral neurogenic zone
File:
Download MCPTHESISFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. The Effects of Leucine Deprivation and Caloric Restriction on the Human Metabolism

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Author:
Gonzalez, Natalia Laura
Title:
The Effects of Leucine Deprivation and Caloric Restriction on the Human Metabolism
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
leucine deprivation
caloric restriction
obesity
insulin sensitivity
metabolic regulation
File:
Download NataliaGonzalez_ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

25. ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS

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Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity
passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Neotropical Lizards of the Family Diploglossidae

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Author:
Dennison, Stephanie Lauren
Title:
Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Neotropical Lizards of the Family Diploglossidae
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
biogeography
molecular phylogeny
Diploglossidae
File:
Download StephanieDennisonThesisSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
S Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. THE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE ON ADULT BEHAVIORS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

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Author:
Sandirasegarane, Sandeep
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE ON ADULT BEHAVIORS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
developmental ethanol exposure
fetal alcohol syndrome
ethanol sensitivity
eclosion clock
locomotor activity
cocaine sensitivity
File:
Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_-_11-30-09.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Kyung An Han, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kyung An Han, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)

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Author:
Kemfort, Tara Lynn
Title:
DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
investigator disturbance
ring-billed gulls
mark-recapture
waterbirds
File:
Download Thesis_final_no_sign_page.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. The effect of corticosterone on behavior in Sceloporus undulatus

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Open Access
Author:
Trompeter, Whitney Paige
Title:
The effect of corticosterone on behavior in Sceloporus undulatus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Behavior
Corticosterone
Invasive Species
Locomotor Activity
Sceloporus undulatus
Solenopsis invicta
Stress
Thermoregulation
File:
Download Trompeter_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life

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Author:
Gruen, Danielle Sarah
Title:
The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
prebiotic chemistry
origin of life
spark discharge
hydrogen cyanide
File:
Download DanielleGruenThesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Howard House, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

36. Investigating Consistency and Stability of Temperament in Two Strains of Rattus Norvegicus

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Kayllie
Title:
Investigating Consistency and Stability of Temperament in Two Strains of Rattus Norvegicus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
temperament
personality
behavior
Long-Evans
Sprague-Dawley
enrichment
chronic mild stress
open field
novel object
File:
Download Wang_Kayllie_InvestigatingTemperamentinRats.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

37. Rat Strain Differences in Response to an Unexpected Reduction in Reward

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Open Access
Author:
White, Amanda Marie
Title:
Rat Strain Differences in Response to an Unexpected Reduction in Reward
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
successive negative contrast
laboratory strain difference
individual behavior variation
neuroscience
animal behavior
File:
Download White_Amanda_StrainDifferencesRewardReduction.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites

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Open Access
Author:
Parmar, Manpreet Kaur
Title:
The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Microtubule Polarity
Dendrites
Drosophila melanogaster
Minus-end-out microtubule
Plus-end-out microtubule
polarized trafficking
Kap3RNAi
Rtnl2RNAi
Class I neuron
ddaE
morphology
endosomes
mitochondria
File:
Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader

42. A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault

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Author:
Love, Gillian Ashley Romberger
Title:
A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
college transition
social networks
drinking patterns
hooking up
sexual assault
File:
Download Love_Gillian_AQualitativeStudy.pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

43. P2X3 Expression in DRG Neuron and Effects on Blood Pressure Response Following Femoral Artery Occlusion

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Jialiu David
Title:
P2X3 Expression in DRG Neuron and Effects on Blood Pressure Response Following Femoral Artery Occlusion
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
P2X3 receptor
muscle afferents
peripheral artery disease
ATP
blood pressure
NGF
File:
Download Jialiu_Li_-_SHC_Honors_Thesis_in_Biology.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jianhua Li, Faculty Reader

45. Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana

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Author:
Deveney, Troy Wilson
Title:
Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo
Erwinia tracheiphyla
plant-herbivore-pathogen interaction
virus resistant transgene
zucchini yellow mosaic
File:
Download Deveney_Final_Thesis_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. Understanding the interactions between GABAAR and synaptic adhesion proteins neuroligin1 And neuroligin2

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Open Access
Author:
Khristov, Vladimir Rouskov
Title:
Understanding the interactions between GABAAR and synaptic adhesion proteins neuroligin1 And neuroligin2
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Neurolign
GABA
Immunoprufication
Western
File:
Download Khristov_Vladimir_GABAAR_Neuroligin.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor

49. The Role of Planar Cell Polarity Effector Gene Inturned in Hedgehog Signaling, Ciliogenesis, and Skeletal Development in Mammalian Embryogenesis

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Author:
Chang, Rachel
Title:
The Role of Planar Cell Polarity Effector Gene Inturned in Hedgehog Signaling, Ciliogenesis, and Skeletal Development in Mammalian Embryogenesis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Hedgehog signaling
Indian Hedgehog signaling
Sonic Hedgehog signaling
planar cell polarity effector gene
polydactyly
primary cilia
ciliogenesis
Inturned
skeletal development
endochondral ossification
File:
Download Chang_Rachel_Inturned_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Aimin Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor