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101. Exploring External Supply Chain Risk in Maritime Transportation

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, David Z.Y.
Title:
Exploring External Supply Chain Risk in Maritime Transportation
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
supply chain
transportation
piracy
maritime
risk
disruption
hijacking
pirates
tanker
cargo ships
File:
Download Wu_David_ExploringMaritimeSupplyChainRisk.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Saurabh Bansal, Faculty Reader

105. 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

106. Characterizing Properties of Optical Fibers and Fiber Couplings to Near-Infrared High-Resolution Spectrographs Critical to Precision Radial-Velocity Studies

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Open Access
Author:
McCoy, Keegan Sean
Title:
Characterizing Properties of Optical Fibers and Fiber Couplings to Near-Infrared High-Resolution Spectrographs Critical to Precision Radial-Velocity Studies
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
exoplanets
near-infrared
spectrograph
optical fiber
modal noise
File:
Download Keegan_McCoy_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lawrence William Ramsey, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jane Camilla Charlton, Thesis Honors Advisor

109. 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

111. Mapping Food Access

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Open Access
Author:
Steiner, Claire Renee
Title:
Mapping Food Access
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Community, Environment, and Development and Geography
Keywords:
food
desert
food desert
access
security
availability
map
index
Philadelphia
obesity
transportation
File:
Download Steiner_MappingFoodAccess.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anouk Patel, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Cynthia Ann Brewer, Faculty Reader

112. A Comparison of the Social Contexts of Costume Books from Renaissance Venice and Nineteenth Century Paris

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Open Access
Author:
Brosnan, Barbara Ann
Title:
A Comparison of the Social Contexts of Costume Books from Renaissance Venice and Nineteenth Century Paris
Area of Honors:
Art History
Keywords:
costume
clothing
renaissance
paris
venice
File:
Download barbara_brosnan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian A Curran, Thesis Supervisor
Brian A Curran, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Faculty Reader

115. Exploring Teaching Techniques to Increase Active Engagement During Whole Group Instruction

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Open Access
Author:
Clancy, Erin Marie
Title:
Exploring Teaching Techniques to Increase Active Engagement During Whole Group Instruction
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Kindergarten Education (University College)
Keywords:
active participation
cognitive engagement
elementary classroom
whole group instruction
teaching techniques
thinking process
File:
Download Clancy_Erin_totalparticipationtechniques.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bernard Joel Badiali, Thesis Supervisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Thesis Honors Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Faculty Reader

118. Gender-Specific Differentiation of Teachers' Perspectives of and Interactions with Students

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Open Access
Author:
Timlin, Samantha Elizabeth
Title:
Gender-Specific Differentiation of Teachers' Perspectives of and Interactions with Students
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
mathematics education
gender differences
teacher-student interactions
File:
Download Timlin_Samantha_genderspecificdifferentiation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Edith Frances Arbaugh, Faculty Reader

121. The Effects of Nicotine on DNA Methylation Patterns of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha Gene

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Open Access
Author:
Patel, Samir Narendra
Title:
The Effects of Nicotine on DNA Methylation Patterns of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha Gene
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Pparα
nicotine
methylation
MspI
HpaII
Real-Time PCR
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor
Byron C Jones, Faculty Reader

123. Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System: a Proposal for the Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Research

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Open Access
Author:
Ogram, Caitlin M
Title:
Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System: a Proposal for the Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Research
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System
Neurological Disorders
Brain Injury
File:
Download Thesis_Caitlin_Ogram.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor

126. Analysis and Applications of Natural Gas Micro-grids

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Open Access
Author:
Carbine, Megan D'Lauro
Title:
Analysis and Applications of Natural Gas Micro-grids
Area of Honors:
Energy, Business, and Finance
Keywords:
natural gas
Marcellus shale
Micro-Grid
economic analysis
Clearfield County
DuBois
NCL Resources
File:
Download Carbine_Megan_AnalysisandApplicationsofNaturalGasMicroGrids.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Supervisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor
Luis F. Ayala, Faculty Reader

128. A Lecture Recital: The Lives of Notable Members of The "modern" French Flute School with a Performance of Dedicated Works

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Open Access
Author:
Clapper, Laura Marie
Title:
A Lecture Recital: The Lives of Notable Members of The "modern" French Flute School with a Performance of Dedicated Works
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
Flute
Music
French
File:
Download 1_Lecture.wavDownload 2_Cantabile_et_Presto.wavDownload 3_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_I.wavDownload 4_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_II.wavDownload 5_Sonata_for_Flute_and_Piano_III.wavDownload 6_Syrinx_pour_flute_seule_Density_21.5.wavDownload 7_Concerto_for_Flute_and_Orchestra.wavDownload 8_Concerto_for_Flute_and_Orchestra.wavDownload Clapper_Laura_Lecture_Recital_2012-COMPLETE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eleanor Duncan Armstrong, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor

129. Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Amy E
Title:
Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
alq3
fluorescence
angular emission
non-planar substrates
File:
Download Miller_Amy_Thesis2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

130. INSIGHTS INTO THE RARE BIOSPHERE: EXHAUSTIVE ELIMINATION OF TOTAL DNA FROM COMPLEX MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ENHANCES PCR RESOLUTION OF ALPHA-DIVERSITY.

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Open Access
Author:
Chopra, Arsh
Title:
INSIGHTS INTO THE RARE BIOSPHERE: EXHAUSTIVE ELIMINATION OF TOTAL DNA FROM COMPLEX MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ENHANCES PCR RESOLUTION OF ALPHA-DIVERSITY.
Area of Honors:
Science
Keywords:
PCR
PMA
Bias
File:
Download ChopraA_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Faculty Reader

133. Evaluation of the Performance of Whole Life Insurance Versus Buy Term Insurance and Invest the Difference

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Open Access
Author:
Wendel, Shawn A
Title:
Evaluation of the Performance of Whole Life Insurance Versus Buy Term Insurance and Invest the Difference
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Life insurance
whole life insurance
File:
Download Wendel_Shawn_wholelifeinsuranceperformance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy T Simin, Faculty Reader

135. Metal Organic Framework Formation from Flexible, Heterochelating Ligands and HPLC Characterization of Self-Assembling Multimetallic Duplexes

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Open Access
Author:
Kapelewski, Matthew Thomas
Title:
Metal Organic Framework Formation from Flexible, Heterochelating Ligands and HPLC Characterization of Self-Assembling Multimetallic Duplexes
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
chemistry
inorganic
HPLC
metal organic frameworks
File:
Download Kapelewski_Matthew_iDNAMetalOrganicFrameworks.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Faculty Reader

137. Two Hundred Years of Discovery: Using Google Earth to Raise Awareness of Scientific Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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Open Access
Author:
Neville, Sara Elise
Title:
Two Hundred Years of Discovery: Using Google Earth to Raise Awareness of Scientific Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Science, Technology, and Society
Keywords:
Academy of Natural Sciences
Google Earth
science education
Bloom’s Taxonomy
ABCD model
Earth Science Literacy Initiative
File:
Download Neville_Two_Hundred_Years_of_Discovery.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Guertin, Thesis Supervisor
Ivan Enrique Esparragoza, Thesis Honors Advisor

138. The Misunderstood Municipal Market: Why Predictions For Mass Municipal Defaults Are Incorrect

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Open Access
Author:
Zurad, Noah Joseph
Title:
The Misunderstood Municipal Market: Why Predictions For Mass Municipal Defaults Are Incorrect
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Municipal
Debt
States
Fiscal
Pensions
Debt Market
Default
Bankruptcy
Tax-Exempt
Harrisburg
Balanced Budget
File:
Download Zurad_Noah_MunicipalMarket.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

139. Dialectical Relationships as a Prominent Role in Crisis Communication: A Penn State University Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Tupper, Ashton Michelle
Title:
Dialectical Relationships as a Prominent Role in Crisis Communication: A Penn State University Case Study
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Crisis communication
Sandusky scandal
Situated Crisis Communication Theory
Dialetics
Public Relations
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheryl L Nicholas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

140. L’Altro In Italia: una traduzione e analisi critica (The Other in Italy: A Translation and Critical Analysis)

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Open Access
Author:
Imbarlina, Paul Alexander
Title:
L’Altro In Italia: una traduzione e analisi critica (The Other in Italy: A Translation and Critical Analysis)
Area of Honors:
Italian
Keywords:
Italy
translation
prejudice
immigration
racism
Lega Nord
Europe
File:
Download Paul_Imbarlina_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sherry Lynnette Roush, Thesis Supervisor
Maria Rosa Truglio, Thesis Honors Advisor

141. Small Molecule Inhibitors of the trans-translation Pathway Have Antibiotic Activity Against Mycobacterium smegmatis

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Open Access
Author:
Chambers, Benjamin Stewart
Title:
Small Molecule Inhibitors of the trans-translation Pathway Have Antibiotic Activity Against Mycobacterium smegmatis
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
smegmatis
tuberculosis
tb
small molecule inhibitors
trans-translation
tmRNA
antibiotic
drug
chambers
File:
Download Chambers_Ben_smallmoleculeinhibitors.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

144. Possible Specific Role Of Triplex And Hairpin DNA Structures In Causing Microsatellite Instability Through Different Modes Of Replication Cycle

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Open Access
Author:
Law, Qiao Kai
Title:
Possible Specific Role Of Triplex And Hairpin DNA Structures In Causing Microsatellite Instability Through Different Modes Of Replication Cycle
Area of Honors:
Biotechnology
Keywords:
Possible Specific Role of triplex hairpin DNA secondary structur
File:
Download LAW_QIAO_KAI-POSSIBLE_SPECIFIC_ROLE_OF_TRIPLEX_AND_HAIRPIN.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maria Krasilnikova, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

146. Implication of Orphan Nuclear Receptors Nr4a1 and Nr4a3 in a Conditional Knockout Murine Model for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Open Access
Author:
Harrington, Emily Ann
Title:
Implication of Orphan Nuclear Receptors Nr4a1 and Nr4a3 in a Conditional Knockout Murine Model for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Area of Honors:
Biology (Behrend)
Keywords:
acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
hematopoiesis
File:
Download Harrington_Emily_Implication_of_Orphan_Nuclear_Receptors.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Warren Jr., Faculty Reader

147. Design, testing and analysis of an inline one-way valve for developing world agricultural water transfer applications

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Open Access
Author:
Steiner, Matthew R
Title:
Design, testing and analysis of an inline one-way valve for developing world agricultural water transfer applications
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Leadership Development and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Treadle pump
Check valves
Low-density polyethylene seals
LDPE seals
Developing world agriculture
Water transfer application
File:
Download Matt_Steiner_-_Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Richard J Schuhmann, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Faculty Reader

148. Cicero's Accuracy Concerning Epicurean Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics

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Open Access
Author:
Weiner, Nathan Adam
Title:
Cicero's Accuracy Concerning Epicurean Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
cicero
epicurus
epicureanism
epicurean ethics
lucretius
de natura deorum
de natura rerum
de finibus bonorum et malorum
File:
Download weiner_nathan_ciceroepicureanism.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Paul B Harvey Jr, Thesis Supervisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor