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51. Diabetes Knowledge, Management, and Prevention in Haitians: A Mixed Methods Examination

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Open Access
Author:
Moise, Rhoda Keese
Title:
Diabetes Knowledge, Management, and Prevention in Haitians: A Mixed Methods Examination
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Health Disparities
Chronic Disease
Diabetes
File:
Download MOISE_Formatted_Thesis_Draft_7.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Supervisor
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Faculty Reader

52. Study of the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity in the Control of Urban Traffic Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Anthony, Ryan Duschl
Title:
Study of the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity in the Control of Urban Traffic Networks
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Traffic Congestion
Efficiency
Equity
Metering
Urban Traffic Networks
Traffic Control
Macroscopic Traffic Modeling
File:
Download Ryan_Anthony_-_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

54. The Effects of Parental Attachment and Parental Monitoring on High Risk Internet Behaviors in Adolescent Females

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Open Access
Author:
Knauer, Kirsten Nicole
Title:
The Effects of Parental Attachment and Parental Monitoring on High Risk Internet Behaviors in Adolescent Females
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
parental monitoring
parental attachment
sexual abuse
Internet
Facebook
File:
Download KNAUERFINALTHESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennie G Noll, Thesis Supervisor
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor

56. Evaluating the agronomic potential and nutrient production efficiency of pulse crop production in Central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Rimol, Kaitlyn Mary
Title:
Evaluating the agronomic potential and nutrient production efficiency of pulse crop production in Central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Agroecology
Keywords:
agriculture
legume
lentil
bean
pea
nutrient production
global food
food security
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Report.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Austin Dempsey, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Heather D Karsten, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Curran, Faculty Reader

57. Acoustic Characterization of Combustors with Azimuthally Resolved Acoustic Forcing

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Open Access
Author:
Levenson, Shayna Nicole
Title:
Acoustic Characterization of Combustors with Azimuthally Resolved Acoustic Forcing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermoacoustic instabilities
circumferential
longitudinal
azimuthal
Comsol
eigenmode
eigenfrequency
File:
Download Levenson_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

60. A study of constructed soil-membrane diffusivity probes for the determination of gaseous diffusivity coefficients at varying soil volumetric water contents

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Open Access
Author:
Turner, Bret Douglas
Title:
A study of constructed soil-membrane diffusivity probes for the determination of gaseous diffusivity coefficients at varying soil volumetric water contents
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
gas diffusion
soil gas
soil
volumetric water content
membrane probe
carbon dioxide
greenhouse gas
File:
Download Turner_Bret_astudyofconstructedsoilmembranediffusivityprobeforthedeterminationofgaseousdiffusivitycoefficientsatvaryingsoilvolumetricwatercontents.pdfDownload 1-Turner_Bret_astudyofconstructedsoilmembranediffusivityprobeforthedeterminationofgaseousdiffusivitycoefficientsatvaryingsoilvolumetricwatercontents.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jason Philip Kaye, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

61. Targeted Sequencing Of Chromosome 9 Genes Associated With Papillary Type 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Open Access
Author:
Belsky, Michael Alan
Title:
Targeted Sequencing Of Chromosome 9 Genes Associated With Papillary Type 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Cancer
next generation sequencing
renal cell carcinoma
targeted sequencing
papillary type 1
File:
Download Belsky_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William A La Framboise, Faculty Reader

64. Birth mother antisocial behavior and child social competence as moderated by adoptive parent-child relationship quality

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Open Access
Author:
Brusca, Rebecca Ann
Title:
Birth mother antisocial behavior and child social competence as moderated by adoptive parent-child relationship quality
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies (University College)
Keywords:
Child social competence
birth mother antisocial behavior
adoptive parent-child relationship quality
adoption study
File:
Download rab_honors_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor
Charles Geier, Thesis Honors Advisor

66. Optimization and Hardware Acceleration of Consensus-based Matching and Tracking

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Joshua Scott
Title:
Optimization and Hardware Acceleration of Consensus-based Matching and Tracking
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
hardware acceleration
object tracking
FPGA
CMT
hardware architecture
computer vision
File:
Download Snyder_Joshua_optimizationandaccelerationofcmt.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
Lee David Coraor, Thesis Honors Advisor

67. the effect of vitamin d deficiency on VDR and ZO-1 in the colon tissue during a citrobacter rodentium infection of wild type and CYP27B1KO mice

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Open Access
Author:
Mcgill, Kelly J
Title:
the effect of vitamin d deficiency on VDR and ZO-1 in the colon tissue during a citrobacter rodentium infection of wild type and CYP27B1KO mice
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
vitamin D
citrobacter rodentium infection
inflammation
tight junction proteins
immune challenge
File:
Download KMcGill_Thesis_Format_final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

68. Mitochondrial Localization and Interactions at Dendritic Branch Points of Drosophila Sensory Neurons

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Open Access
Author:
Weinman-follick, Brandon Matthew
Title:
Mitochondrial Localization and Interactions at Dendritic Branch Points of Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Neuron
Development
Mitochondria
Drosophila
Dendrite
File:
Download BrandonW-Follick_HonorsThesis_SHC_BMB_Sp15_FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

69. A Reformulation of the CSSR Algorithm and Application to Optimal Deception Strategy in Two Player Games

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Open Access
Author:
Paulson, Elisabeth C
Title:
A Reformulation of the CSSR Algorithm and Application to Optimal Deception Strategy in Two Player Games
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
hidden markov models
probabilistic finite-state machine
deception strategy
game theory
File:
Download merged_document_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher H Griffin, Thesis Supervisor
Svetlana Katok, Thesis Honors Advisor
Svetlana Katok, Faculty Reader

71. Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico

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Open Access
Author:
Fu, Bo
Title:
Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
coral
deepwater horizon
oil
gulf of mexico
hydroid
File:
Download thesis_format__final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

72. Mechanism Determination for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 1,2-propanediol Over Gold and Platinum

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Julie Ann
Title:
Mechanism Determination for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 1,2-propanediol Over Gold and Platinum
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
catalysis
1
2-propandiol
electrocatalytic oxidation
File:
Download Miller_Julie_MechanimDeterminationOfOxidationof12Propanediol.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. The 'Immorality Premium' and the Relative Undervaluation of Sin Stocks

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Open Access
Author:
Mandel, Mark Ross
Title:
The 'Immorality Premium' and the Relative Undervaluation of Sin Stocks
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Sin
stocks
immorality
premium
risk-adjusted return
finance
s&p500
security market line
model
capital
asset
pricing
File:
Download The_Immorality_Premium_and_the_Relative_Undervaluation_of_Sin_Stocks_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Quanwei Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

74. Making and Maintaining Friendships on the Autism Spectrum

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Open Access
Author:
Nahmod, Nicole Grace
Title:
Making and Maintaining Friendships on the Autism Spectrum
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Autism
ASD
Friendship
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Friends
parents
children with ASD
making friends
maintaining friends
File:
Download Nahmod_Nicole_MakingandMaintainingFriendshipsontheAutismSpectrum.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erinn Heer Finke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor

79. Individualized Customization for Next Generation Virtual Learning Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Dickens, Bryan R
Title:
Individualized Customization for Next Generation Virtual Learning Environments
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Virtual Reality
Education Technology
Sentiment Analysis
Data-Mining
Oculus Rift
Immersive Learning
File:
Download Dickens_Bryan_individualizedcustomizationfornextgenerationvirtuallearningenvironments.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Conrad S Tucker, Thesis Supervisor
Lee David Coraor, Thesis Honors Advisor

82. Family Background, Education, and Income Mobility: A Closer Look at the American Dream

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Open Access
Author:
Hayes, Duncan Wistar
Title:
Family Background, Education, and Income Mobility: A Closer Look at the American Dream
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Family Background
Education
Income Mobility
American Dream
Intergenerational Income Mobility
File:
Download Hayes_Duncan_IncomeMobility.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

87. Low-Technology Visual Scene Display Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) Intervention for a Young Child with Autism

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Open Access
Author:
Riley, Lindsay Erin
Title:
Low-Technology Visual Scene Display Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) Intervention for a Young Child with Autism
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
autism
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
low-tech
low-technology
case study
File:
Download LINDSAY_RILEY_-_THESIS-_Final1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathryn D R Drager, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor

89. The Achievement Gap: The Relationship Between Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Trauma, and Academic Functioning

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Open Access
Author:
Ross, Ana-sophia M
Title:
The Achievement Gap: The Relationship Between Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Trauma, and Academic Functioning
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Borderline Personality Disorder
Childhood Trauma
Academic Achievement
Academic Functioning
Level of Education Attained
File:
Download ROSS_ANA-SOPHIA_TheAchievementGap__TheRelationshipBetweenBorderlinePersonalityDisorderChildhoodTraumaandAcademicFunctioning_v5_7_17_15.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Faculty Reader

91. Discrepancy in Hospitalization Charges and Length of Stay between Children with and without Obesity

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Open Access
Author:
Chiang, Timothy
Title:
Discrepancy in Hospitalization Charges and Length of Stay between Children with and without Obesity
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
Childhood Obesity
Hospitalization Charges
Length of Stay
File:
Download Chiang_Timothy_discrepancyinhospitalizationchargesandlengthofstaybetweenchildrenwithandwithoutobesity.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor

92. Analysis of the effects of feeding regimens that feed two rations over the day on rumen fermentation products and rumen microbial populations in dairy cattle.

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Open Access
Author:
Crawford, Christine
Title:
Analysis of the effects of feeding regimens that feed two rations over the day on rumen fermentation products and rumen microbial populations in dairy cattle.
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Rumen fatty acid
Rumen microbial population
Circadian rhythms
File:
Download Christine_Crawford_-_FINAL_Spring_2015_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Kevin John Harvatine, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

95. The Organizational Effects of Educational Background on Hospital Leadership: A Systematic Literature Review

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Open Access
Author:
Mcmanemin, Lauren
Title:
The Organizational Effects of Educational Background on Hospital Leadership: A Systematic Literature Review
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
Hospital
Health Care
Literature Review
Leadership
HPA
File:
Download McManemin_Lauren_TheOrganizationalEffectsofEducationalBackgroundonHospitalLeadershipASystematicLiteratureReview.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan Rogers Clark, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor

98. Best in Class Use of Point of Sale Data to Drive Demand Planning and Forecasting

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Open Access
Author:
Sweeney, Jamie Alison
Title:
Best in Class Use of Point of Sale Data to Drive Demand Planning and Forecasting
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Point of Sale Data
Forecasting
Demand Planning
Customer Data
Supply Chain
Third Party Data Provider
File:
Download 1-JSweeney_April_15.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Honors Advisor

99. Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Cultural Awareness and Content Incorporation into Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs in Pennsylvania.

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Open Access
Author:
Carson, Alison Lee
Title:
Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Cultural Awareness and Content Incorporation into Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs in Pennsylvania.
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Undergraduate Curriculum
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Speech Language Pathology
File:
Download Alison_Carson_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Faculty Reader