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Author:

Mueser, Ashlyn S

Title:

RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

PVAD
Platelet Adhesion
Surface Topography
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

File:

Download Grad_Thesis_Ashlyn_Mueser.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Siedlecki, Committee Member
William Weiss, Committee Member

Author:

Snyder, Ashley H

Title:

THE IMPACT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND COSTS AMONG PRIVATELY INSURED WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Affordable Care Act (ACA)
out-of-pocket cost
cost-sharing
intrauterine device (IUD)
contraception
long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC)

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Ashley_Snyder_FINAL__revised_.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mirkin, Katelin A

Title:

Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches Offer Earlier Time to Adjuvant Chemotherapy but Not Improved Survival in Resected Pancreatic Cancer

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

MIS
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

File:

Download PS-Mirkin-Thesis_3_23_17.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Douglas Leslie, Committee Member

Author:

Roemer, Michael Richard

Title:

Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Statistical Classifiers for the Detection and Classification of Control Valve Blockages

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

neural network
fuzzy logic
statistical classifier
condition-based maintenance
cbm
support vector machines
discriminant analysis
k-nearest-neighbor
vibration
diagnostics
rotary valve
process control valve
control valve
blockage
valve blockage

File:

Download Roemer_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grijalva, Ashley Nichole

Title:

P AND S BODY WAVE TOMOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN LAKE MALAWI RIFT BASIN AND RUNGWE VOLCANIC PROVINCE

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

seismology
crust
mantle
east african rift zone
velocity
tomography
rift

File:

Download Grijalva_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Ammon, Committee Member
Christelle Wauthier, Committee Member

Author:

Mao, Zhangming

Title:

Acoustophoresis and fluid dynamics in surface acoustic wave-based acoustofluidics

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Acoustophoresis
Acoustofluidics
Fluid dynamics
Surface acoustic wave

File:

Download Zhangming_Mao_PhD_Dissertation_F.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R. Tittmann, Committee Member
Corina Drapaca, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Outside Member
Tony Jun Huang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cai, Yuzhe

Title:

PREDICTION OF BOUNDARY-DOMINATED FLOW FOR LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS USING EARLY-TRANSIENT DATA

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

unconventional gas
shale gas
tight gas
linear flow;
well performance

File:

Download Thesis_YUZHE.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F. Ayala H., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Johnson, Benjamin Norman

Title:

Understanding Dimensions and Types of Borderline Personality Disorder Through Factor Mixture Modeling

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

latent variable modeling
factor analysis
latent class analysis
assessment
diagnosis

File:

Download BNJOHNSON_THESIS_FINAL_4_3_17.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael N. Hallquist, Committee Member
James M. LeBreton, Committee Member

Author:

Oakley, David Owen Smith

Title:

Fault-Propagation Fold Kinematics and Deformation Rates in the North Canterbury Fold and Thrust Belt, South Island, New Zealand

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fault-propagation folding
trishear
marine terraces
North Canterbury
New Zealand

File:

Download Oakley_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Furlong, Committee Member
Roman DiBiase, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member

Author:

Washington, Chanell Nicole

Title:

Family Contributions to the Romantic Relationship Quality of Young Adults from Married Stepfamilies

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

romantic relationships
young adults
stepfamilies

File:

Download final_Master_s_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Valarie King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michelle Frisco, Committee Member
Dr. Melissa Hardy, Committee Member