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501. 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

503. 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

506. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SNACK FOOD PACKAGING LABELS ON CONSUMER DECISIONS IN PREPARATION FOR MANDATORY GMO LABELING

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Open Access
Author:
Staub, Haley Ann
Title:
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF SNACK FOOD PACKAGING LABELS ON CONSUMER DECISIONS IN PREPARATION FOR MANDATORY GMO LABELING
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
snack food
GMO
genetic technology
packaging
labels
legislation
consumer
analysis
green marketing
holistic health
File:
Download Staub_Haley_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ann Marie Major, Thesis Supervisor
Steve Manuel, Thesis Honors Advisor

508. 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

509. 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

510. 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

511. 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

512. 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

514. 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

516. 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

519. 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

520. 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

522. PROVINCIAL EMPEROR SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS: THE SPREAD OF ROMAN CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE PRINCIPATE

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Open Access
Author:
Kalavritinos, James Michael
Title:
PROVINCIAL EMPEROR SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS: THE SPREAD OF ROMAN CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE PRINCIPATE
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Septimius
Severus
Third Century
Crisis
Roman Identity
Roman Culture
Military Aristocracy
Social Mobility
File:
Download Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Thomas Christopher Lawrence, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Thesis Honors Advisor

524. 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

525. The Power of Protests: An Analysis of Grassroot Groups' Protest Tactics within the Civil Rights, Women's Liberation and Anti-Vietnam War Movements

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Open Access
Author:
Ebbs, Reilly Marie
Title:
The Power of Protests: An Analysis of Grassroot Groups' Protest Tactics within the Civil Rights, Women's Liberation and Anti-Vietnam War Movements
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Protests
Civil Rights
Women's Liberation
Anti-Vietnam War
File:
Download Complete_Thesis.docx.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Amira Rose Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Thesis Honors Advisor

526. 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

528. A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Szczesniak, Michael Joseph
Title:
A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
3D
Printing
Additive
Welding
welder
TIG
Manufacturing
Wire
arc
WAAM
Metal
AM
MAM
Feed
Titanium
File:
Download A_STUDY_ON_IMPACT_OF_WIRE_FEEDING_METHOD_ON_PART_ACCURACY_IN_WIRE_ARC_ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

530. Softening the Edge: A Strategy to Reduce Air Pollution in Houston's Fence-Line Communities.

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Open Access
Author:
Frass, Cristina
Title:
Softening the Edge: A Strategy to Reduce Air Pollution in Houston's Fence-Line Communities.
Area of Honors:
Landscape Architecture
Keywords:
landscape architecture
air pollution
VOCs
bio-filtration
trickling bio-filter
biofilter
Houston Ship Channel
Harris County
landscape design
fence-line communities
File:
Download Frass_C_Thesis_Part1.pdfDownload Frass_C_Thesis_Part2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Supervisor
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marc L Miller, Faculty Reader

531. A Mathematical Model of Intercranial Electrical Activity and EEG Signal Processing

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Open Access
Author:
Kennah, Justin James
Title:
A Mathematical Model of Intercranial Electrical Activity and EEG Signal Processing
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
EEG
epilepsy
seizure
epileptor
neurostimulation
File:
Download A_Mathematical_Model_of_Intercranial_Electrical_Activity_and_EEG_Signal_Processing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sudarshan Rao Nelatury, Thesis Supervisor
Sudarshan Rao Nelatury, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas Lee Hemminger, Faculty Reader

536. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF INVERTED ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Farbo, James Michael
Title:
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF INVERTED ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
organic photovoltaic
solar energy
renewable energy
bulk heterojunction
bilayer heterojunction
ordered heterojunction
P3HT
PFTBT
PCBM
File:
Download James_Farbo_Thesis_v412.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

537. ASSESSMENT OF POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

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Open Access
Author:
Gupta, Neha
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Area of Honors:
Science
Keywords:
Concussion
Management
Treatment
Resources
Brain Injury
Sports Concussions
Post-Concussion Syndrome
File:
Download Gupta_Neha_ConcussionResources.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Wayne Joseph Sebastianelli, Faculty Reader

538. A MATLAB® MODEL FOR THE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF RAMJET ENGINES USING CALORICALLY IMPERFECT GASES

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Open Access
Author:
Nunez, Marco
Title:
A MATLAB® MODEL FOR THE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF RAMJET ENGINES USING CALORICALLY IMPERFECT GASES
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
Ramjet
Rayleigh-flow
Taylor-Maccoll
Supersonic
Normal shock
Oblique shock
Matlab
File:
Download A_Matlab_R__Model_for_the_Design_and_Optimization_of_Ramjet_Engines_Using_Calorically_Imperfect_Gases.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barukyah Shaparenko, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Yi Wu, Thesis Honors Advisor

539. IMPACT OF REGULATORY DECISIONS AFTER PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS RELATING TO ONCOLOGY DRUGS ON PHARMACEUTICAL STOCK RETURNS

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Open Access
Author:
Curotto, Andrew James
Title:
IMPACT OF REGULATORY DECISIONS AFTER PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS RELATING TO ONCOLOGY DRUGS ON PHARMACEUTICAL STOCK RETURNS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
pharmaceutical
event study
finance
clinical trials
stock returns
File:
Download A._Curotto_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Faculty Reader

542. TESTING THE TAYLOR RULE FROM 1960-PRESENT: WHERE SHOULD THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BE?

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Open Access
Author:
Phelps, Victoria Rose
Title:
TESTING THE TAYLOR RULE FROM 1960-PRESENT: WHERE SHOULD THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BE?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Taylor Rule
Mankiw Rule
Economics
Federal Reserve
Bernanke
Burns
Volcker
Greenspan
monetary policy
Chuderewicz
File:
Download Phelps_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

546. A Study of Calcium-Magnesium-Alumino-Silicate (CMAS) Interactions With Gadolinium Zirconate (GZO), Gadolinum Aluminum Perovskite (GAP) and GZO-GAP Composited Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs).

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Open Access
Author:
Karwa, Saagar
Title:
A Study of Calcium-Magnesium-Alumino-Silicate (CMAS) Interactions With Gadolinium Zirconate (GZO), Gadolinum Aluminum Perovskite (GAP) and GZO-GAP Composited Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs).
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Gadolinium zirconate
Gadolinium aluminum perovskite
Gehlenite
Apatite
Gadolinium aluminum garnet
rare earth (RE) garnet
Calcium-magnesium-aluminum-silicate
Electron Beam - Physical Vapor Deposition
Air Plasma Spray
Thermal Barrier Coatings
Thermally grown oxide
Bond coat
Top coat
File:
Download Saagar_S._Karwa_Undergraduate_Thesis_2018.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor