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101. THE EFFECTS OF WOODY INVASIVE SPECIES ON LEAF LITTER INPUTS IN A NORTHEASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST

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Open Access
Author:
Hone, Christopher Michael
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF WOODY INVASIVE SPECIES ON LEAF LITTER INPUTS IN A NORTHEASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST
Area of Honors:
Forest Science
Keywords:
invasive plants
invasive species
forestry
trees
soil
carbon
nitrogen
growing season
morphology
native
File:
Download WINER_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Supervisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Supervisor
John Edward Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michael Gerard Messina, Faculty Reader

102. The Effects of Personality and Modeling of Behaviors in Malevolent Forms of Creativity

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Open Access
Author:
Tripi, Christin Marie
Title:
The Effects of Personality and Modeling of Behaviors in Malevolent Forms of Creativity
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Psychology
Creativity
Malevolence
File:
Download MalC_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samuel Todd Hunter, Thesis Supervisor
Melvin Michael Mark, Faculty Reader
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Samuel Todd Hunter, Thesis Supervisor

104. The 'Who' of the Cigar Making Industry: Gender, Ethnicity, & Place-Traditions, 1757-1900

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Open Access
Author:
Rosenfeld, Christine
Title:
The 'Who' of the Cigar Making Industry: Gender, Ethnicity, & Place-Traditions, 1757-1900
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
cigars
gender
ethnicity
demographics
Census
Seville
Ybor City
Key West
Cuba
Detroit
File:
Download ChristineRosenfeldThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Deryck William Holdsworth, Thesis Supervisor
Deryck William Holdsworth, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

107. The Role of V{gamma}4+ V{gamma}3+ T Cells in the Autoimmune Destruction of Pancreatic {beta} Cells in Nonobese Diabetic Mice

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Open Access
Author:
Huber, Christopher Ryan
Title:
The Role of V{gamma}4+ V{gamma}3+ T Cells in the Autoimmune Destruction of Pancreatic {beta} Cells in Nonobese Diabetic Mice
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
V{gamma}4+ V{gamma}3+ T cells
Autoimmune Destruction
Pancreatic {beta} cells
Nonobese Diabetic Mice
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Na Xiong, Thesis Supervisor
Na Xiong, Thesis Supervisor
James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Faculty Reader

108. Cost-Benefits of food allergy prevention and control within restaurants

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Open Access
Author:
Schader, Clayton Reboh
Title:
Cost-Benefits of food allergy prevention and control within restaurants
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
cost-benefit
allergies
allergy
restaurants
File:
Download COST-BENEFITS_OF_FOOD_ALLERGY_PREVENTION_AND_CONTROL_WITHIN_RESTAURANTS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amit Sharma, Thesis Supervisor
Amit Sharma, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor

109. An Exploration of Motherhood and Sexuality in Late-Twentieth Century African-American Literature

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Open Access
Author:
MacNealy, Courtney Shane
Title:
An Exploration of Motherhood and Sexuality in Late-Twentieth Century African-American Literature
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Toni Morrison
Sula
womanhood
motherhood
sexuality
Moynihan Report
File:
Download MacNealy_Courtney_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Dean Castiglia, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Dean Castiglia, Thesis Supervisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Honors Advisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Faculty Reader

110. Urban Wellness: Towards Restorative Environments in Hospitals

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Open Access
Author:
Bartels, Catherine Therese
Title:
Urban Wellness: Towards Restorative Environments in Hospitals
Area of Honors:
Architecture
Keywords:
architecture
schreyer
hospitals
healthcare
evidence-based design
environmental psychology
kossman
restorative
neuroscience
environment
health
philadelphia
north central
girard avenue
wayfinding
patients
wellness
daylighting
landscape
sense of place
social interaction
urban architecture
patient
recovery
uninsured
underinsured
healing
healing spaces
File:
Download FINAL_Thesis_Book_SHC_Version.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jawaid Haider, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Lee Gorby, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jawaid Haider, Thesis Supervisor

113. READING WORDS IN SENTENCE CONTEXT IN THE FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE: The effects of semantic constraint and cross-language ambiguity in modulating reading performance

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Open Access
Author:
Ting, Caitlin Yeh-Shan
Title:
READING WORDS IN SENTENCE CONTEXT IN THE FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE: The effects of semantic constraint and cross-language ambiguity in modulating reading performance
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
sentence processing
bilingualism
constraint effect
cognate facilitation
File:
Download Ting_Completed_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Supervisor
Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Supervisor
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

114. LIFTING THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID: WHEN SOCIOLOGY AND BIG BUSINESS UNITE

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Open Access
Author:
Lewandowski, David Alan
Title:
LIFTING THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID: WHEN SOCIOLOGY AND BIG BUSINESS UNITE
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Marketing and Sociology
Keywords:
sociology
marketing
big business
poverty
profits
innovation
education
integration
Base of the Pyramid
strategy
global
File:
Download David_Alan_Lewandowski_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor
Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

115. Molecular analysis of benthic biofilms from acidic coal mine drainage, Pennsylvania USA

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Open Access
Author:
Mills, Daniel Brady
Title:
Molecular analysis of benthic biofilms from acidic coal mine drainage, Pennsylvania USA
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
acid mine drainage
geomicrobiology
biogeochemistry
bioremediation
File:
Download Dan_Mills_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor

118. SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETITE-DERIVED ZERO VALENT NANOIRON AND TARGETING OF ZERO VALENT IRON FOR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

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Open Access
Author:
Fowler, Daniel
Title:
SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETITE-DERIVED ZERO VALENT NANOIRON AND TARGETING OF ZERO VALENT IRON FOR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
environmental remediation
nanoiron
iron targeting
File:
Download HonorsThesis_Fowler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Tom Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Faculty Reader

120. DESIGNING AND ANALYZING THE TURBOCHARGING OF A HYDROGEN-FUELED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
Klodowski, Daniel
Title:
DESIGNING AND ANALYZING THE TURBOCHARGING OF A HYDROGEN-FUELED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hydrogen fuel
internal combustion engine
engine analysis
File:
Download Schreyer_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

126. An Investigation Of The Hemotoxicity Of The Duvernoy's Gland Secretion Of The Northern Water Snake (Nerodia Sipedon)

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Open Access
Author:
Ranayhossaini, Daniel Jacob
Title:
An Investigation Of The Hemotoxicity Of The Duvernoy's Gland Secretion Of The Northern Water Snake (Nerodia Sipedon)
Area of Honors:
Biology (Behrend)
Keywords:
Nerodia sipedon
File:
Download Daniel_Ranayhossaini_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Margaret Voss, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Margaret Voss, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Roger F Knacke, Faculty Reader
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Supervisor

127. EFFECTS OF A NOVEL TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR PARA-ETHYNLPHENYLALANINE ON SURVIVAL AND GROWTH RATES IN MICE

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Open Access
Author:
Ramos, Daniel Jose
Title:
EFFECTS OF A NOVEL TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR PARA-ETHYNLPHENYLALANINE ON SURVIVAL AND GROWTH RATES IN MICE
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Tryptophan hydroxylase
Para-Ethynlphenylalanine
File:
Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_Daniel_Jose_Ramos.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

128. A feasibility study of intensity versus energy analysis as a means of testing low energy electron diffraction techniques on the Au(111) crystal

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Open Access
Author:
Schuette, Daniel
Title:
A feasibility study of intensity versus energy analysis as a means of testing low energy electron diffraction techniques on the Au(111) crystal
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
Au(111)
surface physics
LEED
File:
Download Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Renee Denise Diehl, Thesis Supervisor
Renee Denise Diehl, Thesis Supervisor
Prof. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

129. DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL LEARNING AIDED BY EMBODIMENT THROUGH GESTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Wilson, Danielle Jill
Title:
DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL LEARNING AIDED BY EMBODIMENT THROUGH GESTURE
Area of Honors:
Psychology (Behrend)
Keywords:
developmental
Math
Embodiment
Gesture
File:
Download DanielleWilsonFinalSchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Supervisor
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Dawn Blasko, Faculty Reader
Charisse Nixon, Faculty Reader
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Honors Advisor

132. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STRESS RESPONSES AMONG KINDERGARTENERS:BEHAVIOR AND CORTISOL ASSESSED IN SPEECH TASK

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Open Access
Author:
Ford-Matz, Daley Marie
Title:
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STRESS RESPONSES AMONG KINDERGARTENERS:BEHAVIOR AND CORTISOL ASSESSED IN SPEECH TASK
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
cortisol
social inhibition
shy
shyness
regulation
File:
Download DaleyFordMatzFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor

133. Baroreflex Function During Orthostatic Stress with Administration of a Somatostatin Analog

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Open Access
Author:
Leone, David Michael
Title:
Baroreflex Function During Orthostatic Stress with Administration of a Somatostatin Analog
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Baroreflex Sensitivity
Baroreflex Effectiveness Index
Orthostatic Intolerance
Octreotide
Head Up Tilt
File:
Download David_M._Leone_Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Anthony Pawelczyk, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Karl Maxim Newell, Faculty Reader

135. Faith as Rational Narrative Paradigm in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity

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Open Access
Author:
Kenniston, Dillon Michael Russell
Title:
Faith as Rational Narrative Paradigm in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Lewis
Christianity
narrative
paradigm
faith
File:
Download Thesis_Final_sub.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rachel Friedman And Dr. Weaver Santaniello, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Friedman, Thesis Supervisor
Donna Santaniello, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

136. Subjectivity, Language, and Loneliness in the Poetry of John Ashbery: A Social Reading

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Open Access
Author:
Hillier, David Nathan
Title:
Subjectivity, Language, and Loneliness in the Poetry of John Ashbery: A Social Reading
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Ashbery
Avant-Garde
McCarthy
Subjectivity
Solipsism
Social
The Tennis Court Oath
Three Poems
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_D.N.H..pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Stewart Morrisson, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Stewart Morrisson, Thesis Supervisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Honors Advisor

138. CONTRIBRUTION OF BK VIRUS miniT PROTEIN TO VIRAL ONCOGENIC ACTIVITY

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Open Access
Author:
Barrantes Gomez, Diana Paola
Title:
CONTRIBRUTION OF BK VIRUS miniT PROTEIN TO VIRAL ONCOGENIC ACTIVITY
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
viral transformation
oncogenic virus
polyomavirus
BK Virus
miniT protein
File:
Download Thesis_Fiinal_I.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
Richard John Frisque, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

141. FREMDER DURCHBLICK (AN OUTSIDER’S INSIGHT): A CRITICAL ANALSIS OF VISUAL COVERAGE OF THE SQUAT TEMPELHOF INITIATIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY, 2009

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Open Access
Author:
Antonaccio, Daniel
Title:
FREMDER DURCHBLICK (AN OUTSIDER’S INSIGHT): A CRITICAL ANALSIS OF VISUAL COVERAGE OF THE SQUAT TEMPELHOF INITIATIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY, 2009
Area of Honors:
German
Keywords:
media analysis
Berlin
Germany
German
deutsch
media
photography
communications
demonstration
Tempelhof
File:
Download DAntonaccioThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Martina Kolb, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Martina Kolb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Barry Richard Page Jr., Faculty Reader
Dr. Martina Kolb, Thesis Supervisor

142. Influence of Carbon Monoxide in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions

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Open Access
Author:
Marple, Daniel
Title:
Influence of Carbon Monoxide in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
heterogeneous catalysis
crotonaldehyde
butyraldehyde
crotyl alcohol
carbon monoxide
selectivity
activity
File:
Download Dan_Marple_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

143. The Meaning of "Diet:" A Cross-Cultural Comparison between American and Italian Food Cultures and Links to Obesity

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Open Access
Author:
Zahuranec, Diana
Title:
The Meaning of "Diet:" A Cross-Cultural Comparison between American and Italian Food Cultures and Links to Obesity
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
food culture
obesity
interviews
history
industrialized food
food industry
diet
lifestyle
quality
quantity
Mediterranean diet
anthropological
File:
Download Zahuranec_D_Thesis_AmerItalCultures.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dorothy Ann Blair, Thesis Supervisor
Dorothy Ann Blair, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

144. Putting America On a Carbon Diet: Challenges and Recommendations

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Open Access
Author:
Bakos, Delanie Suzanne
Title:
Putting America On a Carbon Diet: Challenges and Recommendations
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
carbon diet
calibration
social capital
carbon emissions
climate change
File:
Download THESISFINAL_PuttingAmericaOnACarbonDiet_DBakos.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

146. Use of starch inclusion complexes for improved delivery of dietary polyphenols to the oral cavity by chewing gum

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Open Access
Author:
Blair, Debie Wesley
Title:
Use of starch inclusion complexes for improved delivery of dietary polyphenols to the oral cavity by chewing gum
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
starch inclusion complexes
polyphenols
beta-carotene
oral cancer
chewing gum
File:
Download Debie.Blair.honorsthesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Supervisor
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Supervisor
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Faculty Reader
John D Floros, Faculty Reader

147. Design of Propellers via the Mean Streamline Method

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Open Access
Author:
Vinson, David Wesley
Title:
Design of Propellers via the Mean Streamline Method
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
design
propellers
propulsors
mean streamline method
File:
Download Vinson_MSM_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William C Zierke, Thesis Supervisor
William C Zierke, Thesis Supervisor
Jeremy James Koncoski, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

149. Morningness/Eveningness Trait as a Possible Predisposing Factor in Students Selecting their College Major

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Open Access
Author:
Berlin, Emily A
Title:
Morningness/Eveningness Trait as a Possible Predisposing Factor in Students Selecting their College Major
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
circadian rhythms
morningness
eveningness
college major selection
File:
Download BERLIN_FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frederick Martin Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Frederick Martin Brown, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor