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1. Implied Probability of Default and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Open Access
Author:
Aarons, Ross Hanson
Title:
Implied Probability of Default and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis
Area of Honors:
Finance
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
  • James Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
  • Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Faculty Reader

2. The Effects of Uphill, Downhill, and Lateral Roll Treadmill Walking: An EMG, Kinematic, and Metabolic Analysis

Open Access
Author:
Abdou, Hossam
Title:
The Effects of Uphill, Downhill, and Lateral Roll Treadmill Walking: An EMG, Kinematic, and Metabolic Analysis
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Supervisor
  • Stephen Jacob Piazza, Honors Advisor

3. An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature

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Author:
Abello, Kerry
Title:
An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
  • Justin Lee Brown, Honors Advisor

4. Measuring Galaxy Bias of Emission Line Galaxies with a Mask

Open Access
Author:
Abelson, Cullen
Title:
Measuring Galaxy Bias of Emission Line Galaxies with a Mask
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Thesis Supervisor
  • William Nielsen Brandt, Honors Advisor

5. A Search for Dark Matter via Higgs Decay Using Quark Jet Substructure

Open Access
Author:
Abercrombie, Daniel Robert
Title:
A Search for Dark Matter via Higgs Decay Using Quark Jet Substructure
Area of Honors:
Physics
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sarah Shandera, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Richard Wallace Robinett, Honors Advisor

6. The effect of Symbiodinium spp. symbiont diversity on coral host performance

Open Access
Author:
Abidi, Nadia Yasmin
Title:
The effect of Symbiodinium spp. symbiont diversity on coral host performance
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Honors Advisor

7. Celebrated Authors, Distinguished Translators, and Me

Open Access
Author:
Abraham, Christopher
Title:
Celebrated Authors, Distinguished Translators, and Me
Area of Honors:
Spanish
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Krista Marie Brune, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Lipski, Honors Advisor

8. Terminal Four

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Author:
Abraham, Joseph
Title:
Terminal Four
Area of Honors:
Film-Video
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Rodney Brent Bingaman, Thesis Supervisor
  • Maura Elizabeth Shea, Honors Advisor

9. Operational Business Practices of Successfully Disruptive Companies

Open Access
Author:
Abramovitz, Milan
Title:
Operational Business Practices of Successfully Disruptive Companies
Area of Honors:
Agribusiness Management
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mark A Gagnon, Thesis Supervisor
  • David Gerard Abler, Honors Advisor

10. THE USE OF ACTORS AS STANDARDIZED PATIENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING SIMULATIONS TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND DECREASE ANXIETY IN PRE-LICENSURE NURSING STUDENTS

Open Access
Author:
Abramowich, Kathryn Donlin
Title:
THE USE OF ACTORS AS STANDARDIZED PATIENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING SIMULATIONS TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND DECREASE ANXIETY IN PRE-LICENSURE NURSING STUDENTS
Area of Honors:
Nursing
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Lisa Ann Kitko, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Lisa Ann Kitko, Honors Advisor
  • Judith E Hupcey, Faculty Reader

11. CAMPAIGN GAFFES: AN ANALYSIS OF WHEN AND WHY THE MISTAKES OF POLITICIANS MATTER

Open Access
Author:
Abramowich, Thadeus Stewart Sandoe
Title:
CAMPAIGN GAFFES: AN ANALYSIS OF WHEN AND WHY THE MISTAKES OF POLITICIANS MATTER
Area of Honors:
Political Science
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mark Gerald Major, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Honors Advisor

12. Extending Video Action Recognition in the Compressed Domain

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Author:
Abrams, Samuel B
Title:
Extending Video Action Recognition in the Compressed Domain
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Honors Advisor
  • John Morgan Sampson, Faculty Reader

13. Accounting Students and the Future of Accounting: A Look into the Effect of Automation

Open Access
Author:
Abreu, Kiara Liz
Title:
Accounting Students and the Future of Accounting: A Look into the Effect of Automation
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • James V Izzo, Thesis Supervisor
  • David E Ruth, Honors Advisor

14. The Similarities and Differences of Cultural Values in Television Advertising: A Comparison of Malaysia and the United States

Open Access
Author:
Abu Bakar, Nabilah Husna
Title:
The Similarities and Differences of Cultural Values in Television Advertising: A Comparison of Malaysia and the United States
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Zinaida Taran, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Ronald Walker, Honors Advisor
  • Erdener Kaynak, Faculty Reader

15. Of Languages and Borders: Chinua Achebe and Nuruddin Farah

Open Access
Author:
Abukar, Ilyas Omar
Title:
Of Languages and Borders: Chinua Achebe and Nuruddin Farah
Area of Honors:
Comparative Literature
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Alexander C Y Huang, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sydney Sue Aboul Hosn, Honors Advisor

16. LOCATIONAL ATTRIBUTES IN REAL ESTATE POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH DENTAL PRACTICE FINANCIAL SUCESS

Open Access
Author:
Achek, Danny Jadd
Title:
LOCATIONAL ATTRIBUTES IN REAL ESTATE POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH DENTAL PRACTICE FINANCIAL SUCESS
Area of Honors:
Risk Management
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Honors Advisor
  • Jiro Yoshida, Faculty Reader

17. Dominant Negative Suppression of Kv12 Channels in Transgenic Mice

Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Colin Thomas
Title:
Dominant Negative Suppression of Kv12 Channels in Transgenic Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Gong Chen, Honors Advisor

18. Best Practices for Contingency Planning after COVID-19: An Application in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Industry

Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Jeffrey
Title:
Best Practices for Contingency Planning after COVID-19: An Application in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Industry
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
  • John C Spychalski, Honors Advisor

19. The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement

Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Rachel Elisabeth
Title:
The effect of a summer choir camp experience on children's short-term and long-term singing voice achievement
Area of Honors:
Music Education
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
  • Joanne Rutkowski, Honors Advisor
  • Anthony Thomas Leach, Faculty Reader

20. Low Field Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance

Open Access
Author:
Acquaviva, Joseph
Title:
Low Field Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jun Huang, Honors Advisor
  • Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

21. “A STUDENT IS NOT ABOVE HIS TEACHER:” AN EXAMINATION OF THE POSSIBLE DISCPLE-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS OF NAZARETH

Open Access
Author:
Actis-Grande, Michael
Title:
“A STUDENT IS NOT ABOVE HIS TEACHER:” AN EXAMINATION OF THE POSSIBLE DISCPLE-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS OF NAZARETH
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Paul Chandler Dilley, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Paul B Harvey Jr, Thesis Supervisor
  • Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Honors Advisor

22. ULTRASENSITIVE BIOMOLECULAR DETECTION ENABLED BY NANOMATERIALS

Open Access
Author:
Adalsteinsson, Viktor Arnarson
Title:
ULTRASENSITIVE BIOMOLECULAR DETECTION ENABLED BY NANOMATERIALS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Jong In Hahm, Thesis Supervisor
  • Themis Matsoukas, Honors Advisor

23. Adult observers' sensitivity to optic flow varies by pattern and speed

Open Access
Author:
Adamiak, William Noel
Title:
Adult observers' sensitivity to optic flow varies by pattern and speed
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biology and Psychology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Rick Owen Gilmore, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Gong Chen, Honors Advisor
  • Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Faculty Reader

24. The Tragic Tale of Trayvon Martin: An Analysis of Representative Anecdotes and Their Implications

Open Access
Author:
Adams, Briana P
Title:
The Tragic Tale of Trayvon Martin: An Analysis of Representative Anecdotes and Their Implications
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Kirtley Hasketh Wilson, Thesis Supervisor
  • Lori Ann Bedell, Honors Advisor

25. Deep Ensemble Learning for Robust Defense Against Adversaries

Open Access
Author:
Adams, Ethan
Title:
Deep Ensemble Learning for Robust Defense Against Adversaries
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mahdi Nasereddin, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sandy Feinstein, Honors Advisor

26. The Benefit of Improving Forecast Accuracy on Customer Service

Open Access
Author:
Adams, Jade
Title:
The Benefit of Improving Forecast Accuracy on Customer Service
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. John C. Spychalski, Honors Advisor

27. Economic Margnialization on Migrants From Host Country Resettlement Programs: An International Comparative Analysis

Open Access
Author:
Adams, Zachary Michael
Title:
Economic Margnialization on Migrants From Host Country Resettlement Programs: An International Comparative Analysis
Area of Honors:
International Affairs
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sophia A Mcclennen, Thesis Supervisor
  • Eleanor Marie Brown, Honors Advisor

28. A Prologue to the Documentary Finding Home

Open Access
Author:
Adcroft, Patrick Joseph
Title:
A Prologue to the Documentary Finding Home
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Honors Advisor

29. EVALUATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Open Access
Author:
Addis, Matthew Raymond
Title:
EVALUATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
  • Professor Matthew M Mench, Honors Advisor

30. Achieving IASB Independence: Creating an independent International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) through the examination and comparison of the organizational structures of the IFRS Foundation, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), and the German Accounting Standards Committee (GASC)

Open Access
Author:
Addis, Michael Richard
Title:
Achieving IASB Independence: Creating an independent International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) through the examination and comparison of the organizational structures of the IFRS Foundation, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), and the German Accounting Standards Committee (GASC)
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Karl A Muller III, Thesis Supervisor
  • Orie Edwin Barron, Honors Advisor

31. The effects of PCBM, ICBA And Annealing on the performance of P3HT deposited on organic solar cells

Open Access
Author:
Adepoju, Adebola
Title:
The effects of PCBM, ICBA And Annealing on the performance of P3HT deposited on organic solar cells
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
  • Darrell Velegol, Honors Advisor

32. Maternal Conceptions of Child Competence and Parenting Practices: A Cross-national View

Open Access
Author:
Affinito, Salvatore Jude
Title:
Maternal Conceptions of Child Competence and Parenting Practices: A Cross-national View
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dr. Pamela Marie Cole, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Honors Advisor

33. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding

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Author:
Agarwala, Vandana
Title:
Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Shaun Mahony, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Joseph Hannan, Honors Advisor

34. The Effect of Asset Allocation From Bear to Bull Markets

Open Access
Author:
Agins, Zachary A.
Title:
The Effect of Asset Allocation From Bear to Bull Markets
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
  • James Alan Miles, Honors Advisor

35. A Quantitative Investigation Into the Association of EHR Vendor Selection on Physician Performance Scores

Open Access
Author:
Agnihotri, Devanshi
Title:
A Quantitative Investigation Into the Association of EHR Vendor Selection on Physician Performance Scores
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Yunfeng Shi, Thesis Supervisor
  • Selena E Ortiz, Honors Advisor

36. COMPETITION THROUGH INNOVATION IN PRICING VARIABLES: A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH

Open Access
Author:
Agostinone, Maria
Title:
COMPETITION THROUGH INNOVATION IN PRICING VARIABLES: A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • David Arthur Cather, Thesis Supervisor
  • Lisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader
  • David Arthur Cather, Honors Advisor

37. Synthesis And Analysis Of ATP-Independent Enzyme-Powered Micropumps

Open Access
Author:
Agrawal, Arjun
Title:
Synthesis And Analysis Of ATP-Independent Enzyme-Powered Micropumps
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Ayusman Sen, Thesis Supervisor
  • Raymond Lee Funk, Honors Advisor

38. An Examination of the Car-rxr Heterodimer and Response Element Transactivation

Open Access
Author:
Agrawal, Rishi Raj
Title:
An Examination of the Car-rxr Heterodimer and Response Element Transactivation
Area of Honors:
Toxicology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
  • Gary H. Perdew, Honors Advisor

39. Sex Differences in Autophagic Protein Expression

Open Access
Author:
Aguilar, Gabrielle
Title:
Sex Differences in Autophagic Protein Expression
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Steven Bloomer, Thesis Supervisor
  • David E Ruth, Honors Advisor
  • Eric Paul Ingersoll, Faculty Reader

40. Perceptions of Warmth and Competency of Women of Color in Leadership

Open Access
Author:
Aguilar, Melissa
Title:
Perceptions of Warmth and Competency of Women of Color in Leadership
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Michael Jason Bernstein, Thesis Supervisor
  • Carla Rae Chamberlin-Quinlisk, Honors Advisor

41. The Relationship Between the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System and Different Political Economies

Open Access
Author:
Aguilera, Luis
Title:
The Relationship Between the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System and Different Political Economies
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
  • Matthew Richard Golder, Honors Advisor

42. Moments In Between: Short Stories

Open Access
Author:
Agwuna, Chikodili Tochukwu
Title:
Moments In Between: Short Stories
Area of Honors:
Creative Writing (Behrend)
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Thomas Noyes, Thesis Supervisor
  • George Looney, Faculty Reader
  • Thomas Noyes, Honors Advisor

43. THE EFFECT OF THE USE OF DIFFERENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ON THEIR REPORTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Open Access
Author:
Ahearn, Ryan David
Title:
THE EFFECT OF THE USE OF DIFFERENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ON THEIR REPORTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dan Givoly, Thesis Supervisor
  • Orie Edwin Barron, Honors Advisor

44. Night Terrors

Open Access
Author:
Ahlefeld, Erin Anna
Title:
Night Terrors
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • William James Cobb, Thesis Supervisor
  • Christopher Gervais Reed, Honors Advisor

45. A Computational and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Ionized Nucleobases

Open Access
Author:
Ahluwalia, Amarpreet Kaur
Title:
A Computational and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Ionized Nucleobases
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
  • Chen Pei David Tu, Honors Advisor
  • Kenneth S Feldman, Faculty Reader

46. Health Policy and Administration

Open Access
Author:
Ahmed, Noorein
Title:
Health Policy and Administration
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Maureen Connelly Jones, Thesis Supervisor
  • Selena E Ortiz, Honors Advisor

47. Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data

Open Access
Author:
Ahmed, Raiid
Title:
Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Daniel C Brown, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

48. An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry

Open Access
Author:
Ahmed, Tariq
Title:
An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
  • James Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
  • Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

49. Predicting Corporate Defaults Using Machine Learning and Microeconomic Data

Open Access
Author:
Ahuja, Neil S
Title:
Predicting Corporate Defaults Using Machine Learning and Microeconomic Data
Area of Honors:
Data Sciences
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sarah Michele Rajtmajer, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Yen, Honors Advisor

50. The Effect of National Origin on Sentencing for Non-citizens

Open Access
Author:
Aigeldinger, Emma
Title:
The Effect of National Origin on Sentencing for Non-citizens
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Supervisor
  • Stacy Silver, Honors Advisor