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Author:

Yang, Fan

Title:

EXCHANGING SOCIAL SUPPORT ONLINE: DECODING MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF IBS PATIENTS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Online forum
social support
IBS
social network analysis

File:

Download Fan_Yang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bu Zhong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bu Zhong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Niu, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Chih Hsiang

Title:

A TIME-VARYING PERSPECTIVE ON MINDFULNESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

behavioral medicine
mind-body relations
public health promotion
health behavior
behavioral intervention

File:

Download Chih-Hsiang__Jason__Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David E. Conroy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David E. Conroy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steriani Elavsky, Committee Member
Michael Blair Evans, Committee Member
Lesley A. Ross, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Yun

Title:

MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FLOWBACK RATE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Flowback Analysis
Rate Transient Analysis (RTA)
Production Data Analysis (PDA)
Fracture Characterization
Two-phase Flowback Model
Single-phase Flowback Model
Shale Gas
Tight Sand Gas

File:

Download Yun_YangMaster_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Jennifer Tu

Title:

Integrating root and leaf phenotypes to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in maize (Zea mays L.)

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Root anatomy
Maize
Zea mays L.
Nitrogen uptake
Node
Phenotyping
Root plasticity
Root diameter
Root number
IBM
Recombinant Inbred Lines
Leaf anatomy
Leaf thickness
Nitrogen use efficiency
Root anatomy
Maize
Zea mays L.
Nitrogen
Recombinant inbred lines
IBM
Phenotyping
Leaf anatomy
Root architecture
Leaf thickness
Root diameter
Nitrogen use efficiency
Nitrogen uptake efficiency

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Brown, Committee Member
Gabriele Monshausen, Committee Member
Timothy Ryan, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Chun

Title:

THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON THREAT APPEALS: ENHANCEMENT OR ATTENUATION OF PERSUASION?

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Threat appeal
Disgust
Fear
Persuasion

File:

Download Yang__Chun_dissertation_for_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Xiaoxu

Title:

Investigating the roles of primary cilium in Gli protein activation and Hedgehog signaling pathway using Sufu/Gli ciliary recruitment system

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Hh signaling
Sufu
Gli2
primary cilia

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Xiaoxu_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Aimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiong Na, Committee Member
Adam Bleier Glick, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Songshan

Title:

TIME-VARYING EFFECT MODEL FOR STUDYING GROUP DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Time varying-coefficient effect model

File:

Download Penn_State_University_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Li, Committee Member
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Xiyu

Title:

ENLARGED CORTICAL CELLS AND REDUCED CORTICAL CELL FILE NUMBER IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER SUBOPTIMAL NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM AVAILABILITY

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

Zea mays
Root cortical cell size
Root cortical cell file number
Root cortical aerenchyma
Nutrient acquisition efficiency
SimRoot
Functional-structural
plant model

File:

Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Xiyu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katheleen Brown, Committee Member
Armen Kemanian, Committee Member
Tom Richard, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Bowen

Title:

TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

live load distribution factor
curved bridge
warping and bending
permit vehicle
steel I-girder bridge

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Gang

Title:

Network Control and Damage Mitigation in Complex Networked System

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Network Control
Network Dynamics
Boolean Network
Damage Mitigation
Logical Modelling

File:

Download GangYang-Dissertation_20180109_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Réka Albert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Réka Albert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dezhe Jin, Committee Member
Tim Reluga, Committee Member
Lingzhou Xue, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Yi

Title:

Energy Optimization for Wireless Communications on Mobile Devices

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Wireless network
Energy optimization
Mobile devices

File:

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Committee Members:

Guohong Cao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guohong Cao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Kesidis, Committee Member
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member
Dinghao Wu, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Manda

Title:

development of efficient modeling and diffusion control approaches of nonlinear spatially distributed processes

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

distributed parameter system
nonlinear control
model reduction

File:

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Committee Members:

Antonios Armaou, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Guang

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYBRID ELECTROLYTES WITH TETHERED IONIC LIQUID FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lithium metal battery
octasilsesquioxane
hybrid electrolyte
polymers
ionic conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Hickey, Committee Member
Enrique Gomez, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Tiannan

Title:

PHASE-FIELD STUDY ON FERROELECTRIC OXIDE COMPOSITES AND HETEROSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric materials
ferroelectric composites
materials modeling
phase-field model

File:

Download Tiannan_Yang_PHD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Long-Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long-Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Songshan

Title:

NEW STATISTICAL ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

High Dimensional Data
Feature Screening
Statistical Inference

File:

Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bing Li, Committee Member
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Committee Member
Jingzhi Huang, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Junfeng

Title:

Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Flight Simulation
Flight Control
Guidance and navigation
Autonomous System
Shipboard Landing

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_final__-_Junfeng_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Jack W. Langelaan, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Tao

Title:

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR COMAPRING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING DATA REPRODUCIBILITY, SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENTIATION

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Keywords:

sequencing
reproducibility
quality control
ChIP-seq
Hi-C
differential interaction
genomics

File:

Download TaoYang_dissertation_2018_FinalVersion.pdf

Committee Members:

Qunhua Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qunhua Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shaun Mohany, Committee Member
Yu Zhang, Committee Member
Ross Hardison, Outside Member
Feng Yue, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yang, Ching Chi

Title:

Dimensional Analysis for Response Surface Methodology

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Dimension reduction
Function approximation
Optimization
Variable selection

File:

Download Dissertation_CCY_17May19.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Le Bao, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Guang

Title:

What drives the growth of black holes?

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

X-ray
active galactic nucleus
black hole-galaxy coevolution
photometric redshift
AGN variability
extragalactic transient

File:

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Committee Members:

William Nielsen Brandt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Nielsen Brandt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Eracleous, Committee Member
Donald P Schneider, Committee Member
Kohta Murase, Outside Member
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Chung Han

Title:

Dynamic Trade, Education and Intergenerational Inequality

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

international trade
inequality

File:

Download Han_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Eaton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Eaton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Yeaple, Committee Member
Kim Ruhl, Committee Member
Yizao Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Ying

Title:

The Moderating Effect of Trait Anxiety on Physiological Arousal in Coping with Racial Discrimination

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Trait anxiety
Racial Discrimination
Coping Strategies

File:

Download Yang_Y_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Seriashia Joyce Chatters, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seriashia Joyce Chatters, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Andrew John Wiesner, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Xiao

Title:

Robust Text Spotting in Natural Images with Deep Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Text Spotting
Text Recognition
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Text Detection

File:

Download XiaoYang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Kifer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Kifer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clyde Lee Giles, Committee Member
Robert Collins, Committee Member
Zihan Zhou, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Ya Fei

Title:

SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AMONG SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS TO TAIWAN

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

second-generation immigrants
educational inequality
parental involvement
immigrant educational policy
Taiwan

File:

Download Fall_2019_Dissertation_Ya-Fei_Yang_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Post, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Post, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member
Soo-Yong Byun, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Xiao

Title:

Use Boolean Network to Model and Control Within- and Between-Person Dynamics

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

psychological dynamics
boolean network
network control
emotion regulation
group process

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Xiao_Yang_-_for_thesis_office_0620.pdf

Committee Members:

Nilam Ram, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nilam Ram, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member
Timothy Raymond Brick, Committee Member
Rachel A. Smith, Outside Member
Douglas Michael Teti, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Yun

Title:

MODELING OF GAS SORPTION AND DIFFUSION BEHAVIOR AND IMPLICATIONS ON COALBED METHANE PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coalbed Methane
Gas Adsorption
Gas Diffusion
Pore Structure
Cryogenic Fracturing
Fractal Dimension
Sorption Models

File:

Download Yun_Yang_PhD_Thesis__Plain_Text__Edited2.pdf

Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Outside Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Saili

Title:

Reproducing kernel finite volume methods for dynamic brittle fracture

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Reproducing kernel finite volume methods
Meshfree methods
Dynamic fracture
Cohesive zone methods
Phase-filed modelling

File:

Download SailiYangDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Pinlei Chen, Major Field Member
Charles Bakis, Outside Field Member
Christian Peco, Outside Unit Member
Mike Hillman, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Fengting

Title:

Geometry Inspired Deep Neural Networks for 3D reconstruction

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

3D reconstruction
Geometry
Deep Neural Networks

File:

Download Fengting_dessertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Outside Unit & Field Member
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Sharon Huang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zihan Zhou, Major Field Member

Author:

Yang, Lina

Title:

Leveraging Big Genetic Data for Prediction in Multi-ethnic Studies: Applications to Tobacco Use Phenotypes

Graduate Program:

Biostatistics (PHD)

Keywords:

GWAS
meta-analysis
linkage disequilibrium
polygenic risk score
multi-ethnic population
tobacco usage

File:

Download Lina_Yang_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vernon Chinchilli, Co-Chair of Committee
David Mauger, Major Field Member
Bibo Jiang, Outside Field Member
Ian Paul, Outside Unit Member
Arthur Berg, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Yang, Hyun

Title:

AI Anxiety: An Explication and Exploration of Its Effect on State Anxiety When Interacting with AI Doctors

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

AI Anxiety
State Anxiety
Explainable AI
AI in Healthcare

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Committee Members:

Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Major Field Member

Author:

Yang, Ling

Title:

Numerical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies for Device-Induced Thrombosis

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
medical device
computational fluid dynamics
magnetic resonance imaging

File:

Download Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Thomas Neuberger, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member
Daniel J Hayes, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Lu

Title:

Essays on information processing in the capital markets

Graduate Program:

Business Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Asset pricing
Market efficiency
Options
Jumps
Mutual funds
Learning
Corporate investment

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Committee Members:

Mihail Velikov, Major Field Member
Douglas Wrenn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair
Quanwei Cao, Major Field Member
Alexey Zhdanov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simin, Major Field Member
Kai Du, Outside Field Member

Author:

Yang, Di

Title:

Essays on Determinants of Health

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Determinants of Health
Health Equity
Population Health
Social Health Insurance Consolidation
Housing Demolition
Machine Learning

File:

Download Di_Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Hollenbeak, Program Head/Chair
David Vanness, Major Field Member
Yubraj Acharya, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joel Segel, Major Field Member
Kristin Sznajder, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Yang, Kezhou

Title:

Exploring Emerging Device Physics for Efficient Spin-Based Neuromorphic Computing

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Neuromorphic computing
Spintronic devices
Spiking neural networks
Bayesian neural networks
Magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ)
Stochasticity
Crossbar array
Sneak path current
Voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA)
Hall bar

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Swaroop Ghosh, Major Field Member
Joseph Najem, Outside Unit & Field Member
Abhronil Sengupta, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saptarshi Das, Major Field Member

Author:

Yang, Guolan

Title:

Advertising Recognition and Persuasion in the Context of Sponsored Influencer Content: Effects of Disclosure Prominence, Message Involvement, and Persuasion Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

sponsorship disclosure
persuasion knowledge
involvement
native advertising
advertising recognition
resistance

File:

Download GuolanYang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Denise Sevick Bortree, Committee Member
Francis Erin Dardis, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Outside Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Ming

Title:

Effects of supplemental services on students' motivation, engagement and academic achievement

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

supplemental service
propensity score matching

File:

Download Yang_Ming_Final_draft_1110.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew T Mc Crudden, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Matthew T Mc Crudden, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Member
P Karen Murphy, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Mingyao

Title:

Roles of Pramex1 and Pramel1 during spermatogenesis

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (PHD)

Keywords:

Transgenic mouse
Single/double Knockout
Spermatogenesis
Prame gene family
Synergistic genetic enhancement
Sertoli cell-only phenotype
Retinoic acid signaling

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Committee Members:

Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Joy Pate, Major Field Member
Francisco Diaz, Major Field Member
Jon Oatley, Special Member
Wansheng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Margherita Cantorna, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Yang, Bi

Title:

"I like it but cannot have it": desired yet unavailable products lead to negative WOM

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

product unavailability
defense mechanisms
self-esteem
negative WOM
ownership

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Tews, Major Field Member
Seoki Lee, Major Field Member
Anna Mattila, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lisa Bolton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anna Mattila, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Yin

Title:

What Messages Help Address Period Poverty? Testing the Effectiveness of Individual and Collective Narratives Combined With Visuals of Menstrual Blood

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Narrative Persuasion
Emotions
Period Poverty
Menstrual Justice
Message Effects
Gender
Health Communication

File:

Download Dissertation_Yin_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Jes Matsick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor