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61. Absence of an Immunodominant MHC Class Ia-Restricted Epitope Elicits a Compensatory MHC Class Ib-Restricted CD8+ T Cell Response to Mouse Polyomavirus CNS Infection

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Author:
Jaiprakash, Amrita
Title:
Absence of an Immunodominant MHC Class Ia-Restricted Epitope Elicits a Compensatory MHC Class Ib-Restricted CD8+ T Cell Response to Mouse Polyomavirus CNS Infection
Graduate Program:
Anatomy
Keywords:
Polyomavirus
MHC
MHC class Ib
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Non-classical MHC
Mouse Polyomavirus
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Aron Lukacher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia McLaughlin, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
James Connor, Committee Member

62. ONLINE DISCONTINUITY DETECTION IN METALLIC POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING VISUAL INSPECTION SENSORS AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING

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Author:
Gobert, Christian J
Title:
ONLINE DISCONTINUITY DETECTION IN METALLIC POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING VISUAL INSPECTION SENSORS AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Machine Learning
Powder Bed Fusion
Flaw Detection
Image Processing
File:
Download Gobert_Thesis-2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Edward Reutzel, Committee Member
Guha Manogharan, Committee Member
Jan Petrich, Committee Member

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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