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303. COMPARISON OF SIMILARITY FUNCTIONS FOR VECTOR AGGREGATION IN NETWORK REPRESENTATION LEARNING MODELS

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Open Access
Author:
Colom, Daniel A
Title:
COMPARISON OF SIMILARITY FUNCTIONS FOR VECTOR AGGREGATION IN NETWORK REPRESENTATION LEARNING MODELS
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Neural Network
Information Network
Representation Learning
Similarity Functions
File:
Download Daniel_Colom_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wang-Chien Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jesse Louis Barlow, Thesis Honors Advisor

305. OBSERVATIONAL AND SELF-REPORTED COPARENTING: ASSOCIATIONS WITH MATERNAL DEPRSSION, HOUSEHOLD CHAOS, & EMOTIONAL AVAILABILITY AT 12 MONTHS POST-PARTUM

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Open Access
Author:
Bangs, Kaylee B
Title:
OBSERVATIONAL AND SELF-REPORTED COPARENTING: ASSOCIATIONS WITH MATERNAL DEPRSSION, HOUSEHOLD CHAOS, & EMOTIONAL AVAILABILITY AT 12 MONTHS POST-PARTUM
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
coparenting
maternal depression
household chaos
emotional availability
File:
Download Last_Version_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Douglas Michael Teti, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

306. THRIVING IN COLLEGE: EFFECTS OF SELF-COMPASSION ON AFFECT AND WELL-BEING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Casilli, Cara Nicole
Title:
THRIVING IN COLLEGE: EFFECTS OF SELF-COMPASSION ON AFFECT AND WELL-BEING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
thrive
self-compassion
forgiveness
body mass index
depression/anxiety
college student
File:
Download Casilli_thesis_4.6.18_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

307. THE CHALLENGES OF APPLYING LEAN PRINCIPLES TO SMART MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Rusack, James Nathaniel
Title:
THE CHALLENGES OF APPLYING LEAN PRINCIPLES TO SMART MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
smart manufacturing
manufacturing
big data
IoT
Internet of Things
smart sensor
sensor
security
quality
lean principles
lean methodology
lean
File:
Download James_Rusack_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Jordan, Thesis Supervisor
John Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

310. Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Kiger, Shane
Title:
Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomechanics
imaging
mechanical response
magnetic resonance elastography
orthopedic tissue
mechanical stiffness
File:
Download kiger_thees.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

311. Beneficial Effects of NeuroD1-Mediated Direct Astrocyte-To-Neuron Conversion

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Open Access
Author:
Mok, Yung Kin
Title:
Beneficial Effects of NeuroD1-Mediated Direct Astrocyte-To-Neuron Conversion
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
glial scar
NeuroD1
stab injury
in vivo conversion
glia to neuron ratio
brain repair
CNS injury
astrocyte to neuron ratio
direct reprogramming
neuron regeneration
File:
Download Thesis__Yung_Kin_MOK.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

312. BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON MUSCLE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS THROUGH ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY

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Open Access
Author:
Johnson, Matthew Bryan
Title:
BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON MUSCLE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS THROUGH ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Compartment Syndrome
Blood Pressure
Ultrasound
Shear Wave Elastography
Intramuscular Pressure
Muscle Stiffness
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Meghan Elise Vidt, Faculty Reader

313. Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification

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Open Access
Author:
Winick, Ryan
Title:
Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
energy
harvest
collection
power
generation
shock absorber
suspension
vehicle
bicycle
car
displacement
amplification
gain
salvage
mechanical
File:
Download Thesis_4_9.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

314. Regulation by the Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase to Attenuate Central Nervous System Inflammation in a Model of Atherosclerosis

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Open Access
Author:
Alnemri, Diana Mary
Title:
Regulation by the Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase to Attenuate Central Nervous System Inflammation in a Model of Atherosclerosis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Central Nervous System
Inflammation
Ron
Microglia
Neuron
File:
Download THESIS_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Pamela A. Hankey-Giblin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

316. INVESTIGATING SENSORY AND MOTOR DIFFERENCES IN VARYING FORCE OUTPUT IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD

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Open Access
Author:
Tucker, Jacqueline Rose
Title:
INVESTIGATING SENSORY AND MOTOR DIFFERENCES IN VARYING FORCE OUTPUT IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
grip force
motor control
sensory
tactile
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
File:
Download Jacqueline_Tucker_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kristina A Neely, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Meghan Elise Vidt, Faculty Reader

317. PREDICTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ON-DEMAND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT HIV

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Open Access
Author:
Dorabiala, Olga M
Title:
PREDICTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ON-DEMAND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT HIV
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
PrEP
HIV
pre-exposure prophylaxis
PK/PD Model
early infection model of HIV
on-demand PrEP
HIV virus dynamics
HIV disease prevention
pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model
mathematical model of HIV
File:
Download master.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jessica Conway, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor

319. Social Security Reform: Assessing the Impact of the Rising Social Security Cap on Savings and Investment

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Open Access
Author:
Mylavarapu, Kumar Anirudh
Title:
Social Security Reform: Assessing the Impact of the Rising Social Security Cap on Savings and Investment
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Social Security
Taxable earnings cap
savings
investment
co-integration
unit roots
stationarity
household level data
logistic model
social security reform
File:
Download Mylavarapu_KumarAnirudh_SocialSecurity.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paul Kagundu, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

320. 3D PRINTING AND DIFFUSION MODELING OF COLORIMETRIC CHEMO-RESPONSIVE ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES: AN INNOVATIVE SMART MATERIAL FOR THE DETECTION AND FILTRATION OF HARMFUL CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER

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Open Access
Author:
Pohlmann, Hannah Katherine
Title:
3D PRINTING AND DIFFUSION MODELING OF COLORIMETRIC CHEMO-RESPONSIVE ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES: AN INNOVATIVE SMART MATERIAL FOR THE DETECTION AND FILTRATION OF HARMFUL CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Mathematics and Materials Sciences and Engineering
Keywords:
3D printing
membranes
mercury
lead
pH
zinc
materials sceince
colorimetric response
File:
Download Hannah_Pohlmann_Thesis_Final_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Long-Qing Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Reluga, Thesis Supervisor

323. Identification of 2,8-Dihydroxyquinoline as a Novel Agonist of the Human Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

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Open Access
Author:
Cassel, Kaitlyn Marie
Title:
Identification of 2,8-Dihydroxyquinoline as a Novel Agonist of the Human Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
aryl hydrocarbon receptor
dihydroxyquinoline
gastrointestinal health
microbiome
xenobiotic metabolism
dietary ligands
File:
Download Identification_of_2_8-DHQ_as_a_Novel_AHR_Agonist.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary H. Perdew, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

328. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF IRON (II) AND 2-(OXO)-GLUTARATE-DEPENDENT OXYGENASES WITH ALTERNATIVE REACTIVITIES

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Open Access
Author:
Altmyer, Madison Jo
Title:
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF IRON (II) AND 2-(OXO)-GLUTARATE-DEPENDENT OXYGENASES WITH ALTERNATIVE REACTIVITIES
Area of Honors:
Science
Keywords:
metalloenzyme
oxygenase
hydroxylation
desaturases
isonitriles
crystallography
File:
Download Altmyer_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amie Kathleen Boal, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Joseph M Bollinger Jr., Faculty Reader

330. Altered resting-state brain activity in a postnatally developing valproic acid mouse model of autism

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Open Access
Author:
Lovell, Trevor Thomas
Title:
Altered resting-state brain activity in a postnatally developing valproic acid mouse model of autism
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autism
Mouse
Resting-State
Brain Activation
c-Fos
Valproic Acid
Serial Two-Photon
Immunohistochemistry
File:
Download Trevor_Lovell_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yongsoo Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor

332. Effects of Maternal Stress on Performance Behavior of Lizard Offspring

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Open Access
Author:
Heppner, Jennifer Joan
Title:
Effects of Maternal Stress on Performance Behavior of Lizard Offspring
Area of Honors:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:
maternal stress effects
maternally-derived stress
prenatal stress
phenotypic plasticity
developmental plasticity
glucocorticoids
corticosterone
stress hormones
offspring
eastern fence lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
performance behavior
fitness-relevant traits
locomotion
sprint speed
righting ability
File:
Download Jennifer_Heppner_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret C Brittingham, Thesis Honors Advisor

333. How Can Philanthropic Dollars Be Spent Most Cost-Effectively to Combat Climate Change?

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Open Access
Author:
Cohen, Zachary Austin
Title:
How Can Philanthropic Dollars Be Spent Most Cost-Effectively to Combat Climate Change?
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
climate change
capital
efficiency
nonprofits
private foundations
grants
grantmaking
philanthropy
philanthropic
File:
Download Cohen_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael Mann, Faculty Reader

337. NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS

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Open Access
Author:
Frederick, Mark Daniel
Title:
NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Precessing Vortex Core
Combustion Instability
Swirling Flows
Shear Layer Receptivity
Gas Turbine
Acoustic Forcing
File:
Download Mark_Frederick_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader

338. Lexical Decision and Semantic Relatedness Judgment Processing

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Open Access
Author:
Exton, Erika Lynn
Title:
Lexical Decision and Semantic Relatedness Judgment Processing
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Communications Sciences and Disorders and Linguistics
Keywords:
semantic processing
concreteness
ERP
bilingualism
aphasia
File:
Download Exton_Lexical_Decision_and_Semantic_Relatedness_Judgment_Processing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janet van Hell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lisa A Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

340. Sound Categories and Nasalance Score Types Affected in Speakers with Dysarthria Secondary to ALS

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Open Access
Author:
Hobbs, Sierra
Title:
Sound Categories and Nasalance Score Types Affected in Speakers with Dysarthria Secondary to ALS
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
dysarthria
sound category
nasalance score type
sibilant
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ji Min Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

343. PERFORMANCE GAINS OF A STANDARD-CLASS SAILPLANE USING A SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW AIRFOIL

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Open Access
Author:
Axten, Rachel Marie
Title:
PERFORMANCE GAINS OF A STANDARD-CLASS SAILPLANE USING A SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW AIRFOIL
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aircraft design
sailplane
soaring competition
airfoil analysis
slotted
natural laminar flow
File:
Download Axten_Rachel_SNLFsailplane.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor

346. CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CYAN FLUORESCENT-EXPRESSING POLIOVIRUS

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Ziwei
Title:
CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CYAN FLUORESCENT-EXPRESSING POLIOVIRUS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Virology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Poliovirus
File:
Download Ziwei_Yang_s_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Supervisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Joyce Jose, Faculty Reader

348. Developing Techniques to Provenance Jaspers from Central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Nagle, Natasha Noel
Title:
Developing Techniques to Provenance Jaspers from Central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Classics Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Geoscienes
Keywords:
chert
jasper
Central Pennsylvania
Mediterranean
provenance
archaeology
museum collections
File:
Download Nagle_Honors_Thesis__Jasper_Provenance_in_Central_PA_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Peter J Heaney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor

350. THE EFFECT OF 3D BALANCE TRAINING ON POSTURAL TASK PERFORMANCE ASSESSED BY CENTER OF PRESSURE METRICS

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Open Access
Author:
Milas, Natalie Ann
Title:
THE EFFECT OF 3D BALANCE TRAINING ON POSTURAL TASK PERFORMANCE ASSESSED BY CENTER OF PRESSURE METRICS
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Balance training
Center of pressure
Force platform
Visual feedback
Sway tests
Displacement
File:
Download MilasNatalieThesis_FinalVersion.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

352. Resonance Radar Imaging

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Open Access
Author:
Bienert, Nicole L
Title:
Resonance Radar Imaging
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Mie Theory
Ground Penetrating Radar
Resonance Radar Imaging
Radar
Rayleigh
Physical Optics
Resonance
Genetic Optimization Algorithm
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Vector Network Analyzer
Frequency
Frequency Response
Transfer Function
SNR
Electromagnetics
Clutter
Imaging
Nicole Bienert
S11
File:
Download Bienert_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

355. STUDY OF NUCLEOSOME DEPLETING FACTORS ON THE STOCHASTIC EXPRESSION OF THE YEAST HO PROMOTER

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Open Access
Author:
O'Callaghan, Jessica
Title:
STUDY OF NUCLEOSOME DEPLETING FACTORS ON THE STOCHASTIC EXPRESSION OF THE YEAST HO PROMOTER
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Chromatin structure
NDRs
NDFs
Transcription regulation
Gene expression
Single-cell fluorescence microscopy
File:
Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lu Bai, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor

357. THE EFFECTS OF A STABLE DYSREGULATED FEAR PROFILE ON SOCIAL ANXIETY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

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Open Access
Author:
Rothermel, Emily
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF A STABLE DYSREGULATED FEAR PROFILE ON SOCIAL ANXIETY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
child psychology
temperament
fear
dysregulated fear
social anxiety disorder
social withdrawal
social inhibition
asocial with peers
behavior
File:
Download Rothermel_Emily_DysregulatedFearProfile.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor

358. ACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A MODEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Jackson B
Title:
ACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A MODEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Comsol
Acoustic Instabillities
Acoustic Modes
Gas-Turbine Combustor
Eigenmode
Eigenfrequency
Combustion Instability
Fourier Transform
File:
Download JBL5204_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Faculty Reader
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

359. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF A VOLTAGE BASED SHIFTING ALGORITHM ON A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE LIMITED BY BACK EMF

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Open Access
Author:
Brown, Kyle
Title:
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF A VOLTAGE BASED SHIFTING ALGORITHM ON A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE LIMITED BY BACK EMF
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
hybrid-electric vehicles
simulation
MATLAB
Simulink
Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team
Electrical Engineering
File:
Download Brown_Kyle_Exploring_the_Effects_of_a_voltage_based.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary L Neal Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor

360. Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Emma Caroline
Title:
Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
arabidopsis thaliana
pectin
click chemistry
CuAAC
SPAAC
fluorescence
microscopy
plant cell wall
fucose alkyne
File:
Download Price_ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles T Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

361. An Investigation into Gas-Cooled Fast Spectrum Nuclear Reactor Modelling Software

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Open Access
Author:
Cristini, Dalton James
Title:
An Investigation into Gas-Cooled Fast Spectrum Nuclear Reactor Modelling Software
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Nuclear
Reactor
Modelling
Serpent
Fast Spectrum
Gas-Cooled
GFR
NEAMS Workbench
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_-_dalton_cristini.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nicholas Robert Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marek Flaska, Thesis Honors Advisor

362. A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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Open Access
Author:
Galang, Sarah N
Title:
A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
adverse childhood experiences
coronary artery disease
biopsychosocial
risk factors
File:
Download Galang_FINAL_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Y Miranda-Hartsuff, Thesis Supervisor
Selena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor

363. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTICAL BEHAVIORAL MONITORING DEVICE AND CLOSED LOOP REWARD DISPENSER FOR USE DURING IN VIVO ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS ALLOWS FOR EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF THE ALM IN GENERATING MOTOR MOVEMENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Vilella, Olivia Marie
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTICAL BEHAVIORAL MONITORING DEVICE AND CLOSED LOOP REWARD DISPENSER FOR USE DURING IN VIVO ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS ALLOWS FOR EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF THE ALM IN GENERATING MOTOR MOVEMENTS
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
LFP
MUA
Volitional Behavior
Nonvolitional Behavior
ALM
DREADD
File:
Download Vilella_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick James Drew, Thesis Supervisor
Prof. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

364. Determing Brain Regions Underlying an Antidepressant-like Phenotype in Mice

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Open Access
Author:
Morris, Christian James
Title:
Determing Brain Regions Underlying an Antidepressant-like Phenotype in Mice
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
major depressive disorder
immunohistochemistry
somatostatin
Fos
stress
fluorescence microscopy
File:
Download Morris_Christian_Determining_Brain_Regions_Underlying_An_Antidepressantlike_Phenotype_In_Mice__.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Ming Tien, Thesis Honors Advisor

366. Effect of Sucrose Particle Size, Sucrose Content, and Water Content on Melt Resistant Chocolate Made via a Sugar Network

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Open Access
Author:
Rosenberger, Claire Margaret
Title:
Effect of Sucrose Particle Size, Sucrose Content, and Water Content on Melt Resistant Chocolate Made via a Sugar Network
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Melt Resistant Chocolate
Heat Resistant Chocolate
Sugar Network
Sucrose
Chocolate
Water in Chocolate
Sugar Skeleton
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL_edits.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Neil Coupland, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

367. ARE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS AN APPROPRIATE TOOL TO REDUCE THE RATE OF CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN MEXICO?

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Open Access
Author:
Beltz, Mackenzie Erin
Title:
ARE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS AN APPROPRIATE TOOL TO REDUCE THE RATE OF CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN MEXICO?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Conditional Cash Transfers
Mexico
Prospera
Obesity
File:
Download Mackenzie_Beltz_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

368. An Analysis of Climate Change Policies on Economic, Political, and Legal Grounds

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Open Access
Author:
Blakney, Aaron Mark
Title:
An Analysis of Climate Change Policies on Economic, Political, and Legal Grounds
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
environmental
environmental science
policy
environmental policy
economic environmental policy
political
File:
Download Blakney_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Royer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

369. THE PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD AND ITS ROLE IN REDUCING OCCURRENCES OF FRAUD

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Open Access
Author:
Bunney, Alexander
Title:
THE PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD AND ITS ROLE IN REDUCING OCCURRENCES OF FRAUD
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PCAOB
Fraud
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
SOX
Auditing
File:
Download Bunney__Alex_Honors_Thesis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall IV, Thesis Supervisor

371. An Analysis of Linear Portfolio Optimization Theoretic on Empirical Data

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Open Access
Author:
Rowles, Benjamin Austin
Title:
An Analysis of Linear Portfolio Optimization Theoretic on Empirical Data
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Portfolio Management
Optimization
Portfolio Optimization
Sharpe Ratio
Sortino Ratio
Conditional Value at Risk
Value at Risk
Risk
Semivariance
File:
Download Updated_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

374. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WEAK AND SEMI-STRONG MARKET EFFICIENCY IN LIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION

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Open Access
Author:
Mckellar, Jonathan Unruh
Title:
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WEAK AND SEMI-STRONG MARKET EFFICIENCY IN LIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Market Efficiency
Unit Root Test
Serial Correlation
Runs Test
Variance Ratio Test
Martingale Hypothesis
Event Study
File:
Download McKellar_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

375. Formation of Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus in advecting air masses

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Open Access
Author:
Simpfendoerfer, Lucien Felix
Title:
Formation of Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus in advecting air masses
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Arctic
Arctic climate
Arctic stratocumulus
Atmospheric mixed layers
Stratocumulus
Radiative Transfer
RRTM
Single column model
SCM
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_Simpfendoerfer_FINAL_LO.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Supervisor
Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Faculty Reader

376. Pressure Transient Analysis of Shale Gas Reservoirs with Horizontal Boreholes: An Artificial Intelligence Based Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Zhong, Xuwei
Title:
Pressure Transient Analysis of Shale Gas Reservoirs with Horizontal Boreholes: An Artificial Intelligence Based Approach
Area of Honors:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Pressure Transient Analysis
Artificial Neural Network
Shale Gas Reservoir
PTA
ANN
File:
Download Zhong_Thesis_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Supervisor
John Yilin Wang, Thesis Honors Advisor

377. Economic Value Of Inertia Management In Power Grid Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Gupta, Rahul Ajay
Title:
Economic Value Of Inertia Management In Power Grid Systems
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Economics and Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Power System
Inertia
Economic Value
Synchronous Generators
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

379. INVESTIGATING RATES OF HETEROPLASMY IN THE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA CONTROL REIGON OF AFRICAN, ASIAN, AND LATINO POPULATION GROUPS USING MASSIVELY PARALLEL SEQUENCING

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Open Access
Author:
Demchak, Emily Louise
Title:
INVESTIGATING RATES OF HETEROPLASMY IN THE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA CONTROL REIGON OF AFRICAN, ASIAN, AND LATINO POPULATION GROUPS USING MASSIVELY PARALLEL SEQUENCING
Area of Honors:
Forensic Science
Keywords:
DNA
mtDNA
Heteroplasmy
NGS
MPS
File:
Download Demchak_Emily_Thesis_mtDNA_heteroplasmic_rates.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mitchell Mark Holland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jennifer McElhoe, Faculty Reader

380. Investigations of Short-Timescale C IV Broad Absorption Line Variability

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Open Access
Author:
Hemler, Zachary S
Title:
Investigations of Short-Timescale C IV Broad Absorption Line Variability
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
active galaxies
active galactic nuclei
quasar outflows
broad absorption line
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
BAL quasars
File:
Download hemler_zachary_CIVBAL.pdfDownload meanspec.pdfDownload ew.pdfDownload varspecs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Nielsen Brandt, Thesis Supervisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Thesis Honors Advisor

382. USING COMPUTATIONAL NARRATOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VALUE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM

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Open Access
Author:
Kennedy, Alayna A
Title:
USING COMPUTATIONAL NARRATOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VALUE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence
AI Safety
value alignment problem
computational narratology
narrative information extraction
narrative analysis
computational linguistics
intelligent narrative technologies
computational models of narrative
emotional arcs
natural language processing
inverse reinforcement learning
File:
Download Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

385. LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF MECHANISMS GOVERNING LOW-SALINITY WATERFLOODING IN OIL-WET CARBONATE RESERVOIRS

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Open Access
Author:
Kojadinovich, Gregory Stephen
Title:
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF MECHANISMS GOVERNING LOW-SALINITY WATERFLOODING IN OIL-WET CARBONATE RESERVOIRS
Area of Honors:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Low salinity waterflooding
Wettability Alteration
Carbonate
File:
Download Kojadinovich_Schreyer_Honor_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zuleima T. Karpyn, Thesis Supervisor
John Wang, Thesis Honors Advisor

386. Utilization Of Receiver-Specific Dictionaries For Improved Auto-Completion Functionality

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Open Access
Author:
Gujjula, Sai Pravallik
Title:
Utilization Of Receiver-Specific Dictionaries For Improved Auto-Completion Functionality
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
Receiver Specific Dictionaries
Auto-complete
Mobile User Personalization
Trie-Based
Text Message Data
Mobile Keyboard
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Paper_Gujjuia.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeremy Joseph Blum, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Witwer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Linda Marie Null, Faculty Reader

387. DYNAMICS OF MINIMAL PERMITTED MOTIFS IN COMBINATORIAL THRESHOLD-LINEAR NETWORKS

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Open Access
Author:
Falk, David Benjamin
Title:
DYNAMICS OF MINIMAL PERMITTED MOTIFS IN COMBINATORIAL THRESHOLD-LINEAR NETWORKS
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
CTLN
neural network
threshold linear
mathematical modeling
mathematical neuroscience
mathematical biology
minimal permitted motif
nonlinear dynamics
differential equations
graph theory
combinatorics
discrete mathematics
symmetry
neurons
clique union
cyclic union
File:
Download David_Falk_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carina Pamela Curto, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Levi, Thesis Honors Advisor

388. Sex Hormone Mediation by Hormonal Contraceptives and Differences in Affective Recognition Memory Processing

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Open Access
Author:
Dunlap, Margaret Davis
Title:
Sex Hormone Mediation by Hormonal Contraceptives and Differences in Affective Recognition Memory Processing
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biology and Psychology
Keywords:
emotional memory
birth control
sex hormones
event-related potentials
File:
Download Dunlap_Margaret_AffMem.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Supervisor
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Carol Leigh Wilson, Faculty Reader
James Warren Jr., Faculty Reader

389. ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION

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Open Access
Author:
Woelkers, Eric Ferguson
Title:
ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasonic
Guided Wave
Nonlinear
File:
Download Woelkers_Eric_ThirdHarmonic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Faculty Reader

391. HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF PHYTOCYANIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN FROM DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT TO PROMOTE SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

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Open Access
Author:
Shouse, Eva Mei
Title:
HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF PHYTOCYANIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN FROM DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT TO PROMOTE SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
endophyte
endosymbiont
PLA
phytocyanin-like arabinogalactan
Dioscorea rotundata
Yam
somatic embryogenesis
16s
File:
Download Shouse_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lorraine C Santy, Faculty Reader
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

393. How Acquisitions Impact Authenticity: An Investigation of Brand Authenticity and Its Dimensions

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Open Access
Author:
Ebner, Rachel Ann
Title:
How Acquisitions Impact Authenticity: An Investigation of Brand Authenticity and Its Dimensions
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
Brand
Branding
Marketing
Authenticity
Authentic
Corporate Acquisitions
Acquisitions
Consumer Packaged Goods
File:
Download Ebner_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

395. EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION USING PULSE TRANSIT TIME DURING CHANGES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS

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Open Access
Author:
Sklarsky, Amanda Nicole
Title:
EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION USING PULSE TRANSIT TIME DURING CHANGES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
PULSE TRANSIT TIME
BLOOD PRESSURE
COLD PRESSOR TEST
STATIC HANDGRIP
SHG
CPT
PTT
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CVD
PECA
PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS
PTT BP ESTIMATION
MEDICAL DEVICE
CONTINUOUS
NONINVASIVE
CUFF-LESS
CUFF-FREE
PRE-EJECTION PERIOD
PEP
CARDIAC OUTPUT
CARDIAC RESISTANCE
File:
Download EVALUATION_OF_BLOOD_PRESSURE_ESTIMATION_USING_PULSE_TRANSIT_TIME_DURING_CHANGES_IN_PHYSIOLOGICAL_STATUS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Anthony Pawelczyk, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

396. Effects of Solution Concentration and Ionic Strength on the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Bacterial Polysaccharides in Varying Pore Size Membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Ledingham, Jessica Leigh
Title:
Effects of Solution Concentration and Ionic Strength on the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Bacterial Polysaccharides in Varying Pore Size Membranes
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
bacterial polysaccharides
ultrafiltration
vaccines
File:
Download Ledingham_Jessica_ChEThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor

398. THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Open Access
Author:
Chiappa, Christopher John
Title:
THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
TCJA
Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Taxes
Accounting
Unemployment
Depreciation
Corporate Tax Rate
File:
Download Chris_Chiappa_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara Yener, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall IV, Thesis Honors Advisor

399. Theory, Methods and Applications of the Classical Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomial Sequences of Sheffer and Jacobi

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Open Access
Author:
Langharst, Dylan Jacob
Title:
Theory, Methods and Applications of the Classical Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomial Sequences of Sheffer and Jacobi
Area of Honors:
Mathematics (Behrend)
Keywords:
orthogonal polynomial sequences
classical analysis
Legendre
Hermite
Laguerre
inverse method
jacobi polynomials
sheffer polynomials
hypergeometric functions
three-term recursion relation
Schrödinger form
generating function
Chebyshev
numerical analysis
Fibonacci sequence
File:
Download Dylan_Langharst_thesis_orthogonal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Joseph Galiffa, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Joseph Galiffa, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chuck Yeung, Faculty Reader
Boon W Ong, Faculty Reader