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1. What the Other Didn’t See: An Intersectional Analysis of the Writings of Two Civilians in World War I German-occupied Belgium

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Author:
Eckel, Katrina Marie
Title:
What the Other Didn’t See: An Intersectional Analysis of the Writings of Two Civilians in World War I German-occupied Belgium
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Belgium
WWI
World War I
Military Occupation
1916
1917
Brand Whitlock
Mary Thorp
Diary
War Diaries
Intersectionality
File:
Download Eckel_Final_Thesis_FA17.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sophie De Schaepdrijver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Cornelius, Jason Kyle
Title:
An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Aerospace
Co-axial
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Dragonfly
Aerodynamics
Simulation
STAR-CCM+
Multirotor
Multicopter
File:
Download Cornelius_Jason_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven Schmitz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN-CEOS: IMPACTS ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE SATISFACTION

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Open Access
Author:
Labanc, Andra Joelle
Title:
HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN-CEOS: IMPACTS ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE SATISFACTION
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
Expert Leadership Physician Executives Clinical Competence Organizational Success Healthcare Administration Chief Executive Officer
hospital
Expert Leadership Physician Executives Clinical Competence Organizational Success Healthcare Administration Chief Executive Officer
hospital
Expert Leader
Physician Executive
Hospital CEO
Healthcare Administration
Chief Executive Officer
File:
Download Labanc_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maureen Connelly Jones, Thesis Supervisor
Selena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Make it Do or Do Without: A Collection of Poems and Folk Memoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Maines, Kaylie Elizabeth
Title:
Make it Do or Do Without: A Collection of Poems and Folk Memoirs
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
English
Poetry
Poem
Poems
American Dream
Rural America
Pennsylvania
Experience
Identity
Family
File:
Download Kaylie_Maines_Make_it_Do_or_Do_Without_A_Collection_of_Poems_and_Folk_Memoirs_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert D. Hume, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Effect of high oleic soybean oil on omega-3 fatty acid elongation and incorporation into egg yolks

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Open Access
Author:
Kukorowski, Alexandra N
Title:
Effect of high oleic soybean oil on omega-3 fatty acid elongation and incorporation into egg yolks
Area of Honors:
Animal Sciences
Keywords:
oleic soybean oil
omega-3
omega-6
fatty acid
egg
egg yolk
chicken
hen
flaxseed oil
EPA
DHA
functional food
diet
File:
Download alexandra_kukorowski_thesis_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kevin John Harvatine, Thesis Supervisor
Troy Ott, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Democracy, Museums, and Civil Society: Exploring the Role of Museums as Public Spaces

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Open Access
Author:
Gurklis, Alyssa Marie
Title:
Democracy, Museums, and Civil Society: Exploring the Role of Museums as Public Spaces
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
democracy
museums
public space
critical pedagogy
rhetoric
public memory
informal learning
citizenship
enabling setting
narrative inquiry
power and privilege
community development
File:
Download Gurklis_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. The Interrelationships Between Sleep, Physical Activity, Psychological Well-Being, and Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

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Open Access
Author:
Rogers, Tara Catherine
Title:
The Interrelationships Between Sleep, Physical Activity, Psychological Well-Being, and Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
pregnancy
overweight
obese
physical activity
sleep
sleep disturbances
psychological health
stress
depression
gestational weight gain
nap
pregnant women
File:
Download Rogers_Tara_Kinesiology.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Danielle Symons Downs, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control

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Open Access
Author:
Leight, Emily Taylor
Title:
Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Hydrocracker
OTS
Operator Training Simulator
Refinery Training
Control Charts
Refinery Process Control
File:
Download Leight_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ling Rothrock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus)

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Open Access
Author:
Silva Seixas, Julia
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Elk
Pregnancy
Pregnancy-specific protein B
PSPB
ELISA
Post-mortem
Uterine examination
Accuracy
File:
Download JuliaSilvaSeixas_Undergraduate_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jenny Suzanne Fisher, Thesis Supervisor
Benoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin D Brown, Faculty Reader

20. A Comparative Analysis of Nicaraguan Pottery Value Chains

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Open Access
Author:
Brewton, Thomas Seader
Title:
A Comparative Analysis of Nicaraguan Pottery Value Chains
Area of Honors:
Community, Environment, and Development
Keywords:
value chain
marketing
Nicaragua
pottery
joint action
upgrading
supply chain
development
economic development
community
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Faculty Reader

21. Fear of Working-Class Agency in the Victorian Industrial Novel

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Open Access
Author:
Bivens, Adam Eric
Title:
Fear of Working-Class Agency in the Victorian Industrial Novel
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Working-Class
Victorian
Industrial
Novel
Dickens
Gaskell
Middle-class
Riot
Revolution
Combination
Trade unions
Unionism
File:
Download Fear_of_Working-Class_Agency_in_the_Victorian_Industrial_Novel_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Elizabeth C Womack, Thesis Supervisor
Paul James Degategno, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. Understanding the Influence of Motivational Readiness on the Relationship between Body Image and Weight-Related Health Behaviors in African American Adults

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Hannah Tripp
Title:
Understanding the Influence of Motivational Readiness on the Relationship between Body Image and Weight-Related Health Behaviors in African American Adults
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
physical activity
body image
health disparities
motivational readiness
African American
obesity
File:
Download Jones_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scherezade Kelly Mama, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality

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Open Access
Author:
Stutzman, Christopher B
Title:
Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Directed Energy Deposition
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Flaw Detection
Optical Emission Spectroscopy
File:
Download STUTZMAN_CB_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Honors Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

24. TEMPERATURE SIMULATION AND CALCULATION FOR THE ANTIMATTER EXPERIMENT: GRAVITY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND SPECTROSCOPY

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Open Access
Author:
Brown, Stephanie Meghan
Title:
TEMPERATURE SIMULATION AND CALCULATION FOR THE ANTIMATTER EXPERIMENT: GRAVITY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND SPECTROSCOPY
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
antimatter
gravity
antihydrogen
cern
File:
Download ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Miguel Alejandro Mostafa, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Palma, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System

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Open Access
Author:
Jadwin, Michael Seving
Title:
Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
battery
hybrid
electric vehicle
ultracapacitor
battery degradation
simulink
stateflow
simulation
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. HOW DOES MAFALDA DENOUNCE THE POLITICAL, CULTURAL, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLES OF ARGENTINE PEOPLE DURING THE 1960’S AND 1970’S?

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Author:
Haverly, Alexa A
Title:
HOW DOES MAFALDA DENOUNCE THE POLITICAL, CULTURAL, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLES OF ARGENTINE PEOPLE DURING THE 1960’S AND 1970’S?
Area of Honors:
Spanish
Keywords:
Mafalda
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Comic strip
Quino
Joaquín Salvador Lavado
Spanish
File:
Download Haverly_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Soledad Traverso, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Edward Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Hayes Cosby, Faculty Reader

36. More than the Mauer: The Promotion of the Ideological Conflict of the Cold War through the Reconstruction of East and West Berlin 1945-1961

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Open Access
Author:
Millar, Marta
Title:
More than the Mauer: The Promotion of the Ideological Conflict of the Cold War through the Reconstruction of East and West Berlin 1945-1961
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Berlin
Germany
World War Two
World War II
Reconstruction
Modernism
East Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Athens Charter
Berlin Wall
Le Corbusier
Albert Speer
post-World War Two
Cold War
File:
Download Millar_Final_Thesis_and_Vita.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Leonhard Purdy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. SPECIES DELIMITATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF HIGHLY VARIABLE MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS IN THE HOLARCTIC SOCIALLY PARASITIC BUMBLEBEE, BOMBUS FLAVIDUS

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Sarah Danielle
Title:
SPECIES DELIMITATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF HIGHLY VARIABLE MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS IN THE HOLARCTIC SOCIALLY PARASITIC BUMBLEBEE, BOMBUS FLAVIDUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
bombus flavidus
coi
species delimitation
psithyrus
bombus fernaldae
File:
Download Williams_Sarah_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather M Hines, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Hermitt, Elijah Jude
Title:
THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
maya
palenque
archaeology
mesoamerica
energetics
monumental construction
ancient architecture
labor investment
File:
Download Elijah_Hermitt_Schreyer_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kirk Dow French, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

44. Estimation of Errors in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Position Using a Modified Dvorak Satellite Technique and a Consensus Method

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Open Access
Author:
Tomoff, Alexander Marat
Title:
Estimation of Errors in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Position Using a Modified Dvorak Satellite Technique and a Consensus Method
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
Meteorology
Dvorak
Tropical
Hurricane
File:
Download Tomoff_Alexander_EstimationOfErrorsInTropicalCycloneIntensityAndPositionUsingAModifiedDvorakSatelliteTechniqueAndAConsensusMethod.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Supervisor
Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anthony Carl Didlake Jr., Faculty Reader

45. Spatial Measures for Quantifying Reservoir Connectivity

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Open Access
Author:
Hoydic, Corey James
Title:
Spatial Measures for Quantifying Reservoir Connectivity
Area of Honors:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Petroleum Engineering
Geostatistics
Reservoir
Image Processing
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
File:
Download Hoydic_Spatial_Measures_for_Quantifying_Reservoir_Connectivity.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sanjay Srinivasan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Taylor Johns, Thesis Honors Advisor

46. Understanding the Reciprocal Relationship Between Interpersonal Behaviors and Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Mawn, Mckayla Bradford
Title:
Understanding the Reciprocal Relationship Between Interpersonal Behaviors and Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Neurosciences
Keywords:
Borderline Personality Disorder
Autonomic Nervous System
Emotion Dysregulation
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Nelson Hallquist, Thesis Supervisor
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Thesis Honors Advisor

47. AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMERCIAL BANKING INDUSTRIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

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Open Access
Author:
Simon, Bryan Alexander
Title:
AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMERCIAL BANKING INDUSTRIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Commercial banking
Lending
Credit Extention
Dutch Caribbean
Small Banks
Pennsylvania
File:
Download Bryan_Simon_Final_Thesis_April_4.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeremiah Ross Green, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. INTERPRETING TRANSITIONAL CHALLENGES FACED BY PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

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Open Access
Author:
Branstetter, Casey Elizabeth
Title:
INTERPRETING TRANSITIONAL CHALLENGES FACED BY PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Area of Honors:
Agribusiness Management
Keywords:
succession
succession planning
transition
business transition
transition planning
generation
Pennsylvania Dairy farm
farm family
business planning
small business
dairy industry
File:
Download FINAL_DRAFT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stanley Carlton Ernst, Thesis Supervisor
David Gerard Abler, Thesis Honors Advisor

49. Material Shadows of Humanity: An Exploration of Theatrical Puppetry in Relation to the Allegory of the Cave

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Open Access
Author:
Joslin, Regina Lee
Title:
Material Shadows of Humanity: An Exploration of Theatrical Puppetry in Relation to the Allegory of the Cave
Area of Honors:
Theatre
Keywords:
theatre
puppetry
allegory of the cave
argonautika
greek theatre
puppets
theater
File:
Download Joslin__Regina_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Milagros Ponce De Leon, Thesis Supervisor
Susan B Russell, Thesis Honors Advisor

50. Chemical Game Theory and Cooperation in Experimental Prisoner’s Dilemma Games

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Open Access
Author:
Cook, Laura Ellen
Title:
Chemical Game Theory and Cooperation in Experimental Prisoner’s Dilemma Games
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
game theory
prisoner's dilemma
cooperation
chemical game theory
chemical engineering
gibbsian games
entropic choices
chemical physics
File:
Download Cook_Laura_CooperationCGT_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor