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61. Automatic Contrail Detection and Segmentation in Polar-orbiter Satellite Images

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Open Access
Author:
Padmanabhan, Viveknarayanan
Title:
Automatic Contrail Detection and Segmentation in Polar-orbiter Satellite Images
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Contrail
AVHRR
Line detection
segmentation
Hough Transform
File:
Download Thesis-Viveknarayanan.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Mark Carleton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Evan Higgins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

63. A Microbiologically-based Rating System for In-duct Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Air Disinfection Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Martin, Stephen Benjamin
Title:
A Microbiologically-based Rating System for In-duct Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Air Disinfection Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation
UVGI
In-Duct
Biodosimeter
Air Disinfection
Collimated Beam
k-value
File:
Download Stephen_Martin_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Complete_with_Appendices_-_FINAL_AS_SUBMITTED_TO_PENN_STATE_-_20140717.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard George Mistrick, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

64. Multimodal Functional Neuroimaging of Oculomotor Deficits in Athletes with Concussion.

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Kai
Title:
Multimodal Functional Neuroimaging of Oculomotor Deficits in Athletes with Concussion.
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Concussion
Neuroimaging
fMRI
DMN
Graph Theory
File:
Download 2-Kai_Zhang_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Semyon Slobounov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Semyon Slobounov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Member
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Wayne Joseph Sebastianelli, Committee Member
David E Conroy, Committee Member

65. Online Travel Media and Touristic Experience: Examining the Psychological Effects of Technology Affordances

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Open Access
Author:
Choi, Youngjoon
Title:
Online Travel Media and Touristic Experience: Examining the Psychological Effects of Technology Affordances
Graduate Program:
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Keywords:
media technology
affordance
touristic experience
modality
agency
navigability
File:
Download eTD_Youngjoon_Choi.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Committee Member
Alan R Graefe, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

67. Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOX by NH3 for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment

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Open Access
Author:
Sokolowski, Christopher Henry
Title:
Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOX by NH3 for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
selective catalytic reduction
SCR
NH3-SCR
diesel
NOX
nitrogen oxides
catalyst deactivation
zeolite
iron zeolite
File:
Download Sokolowski_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Yongsheng Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

69. Adaptations of Electrical Field Flow Fractionation For Use With Nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Konarske, Alison Marie
Title:
Adaptations of Electrical Field Flow Fractionation For Use With Nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
ElFFF
Field Flow Fractionation
Nanoparticles
separation
File:
Download A_Konarske_Vermilya_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

70. A Study on the Effect of Media Volume Manipulations on Global HUVEC Colony Proliferation Within a Microfluidic Channel

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Open Access
Author:
Poudyal, Ashutosh
Title:
A Study on the Effect of Media Volume Manipulations on Global HUVEC Colony Proliferation Within a Microfluidic Channel
Graduate Program:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
HUVEC
microfluidic
cell culture
File:
Download Poudyal_Ashutosh_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Siyang Zheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sheereen Majdzarringhalamaraghy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

71. An Empirical Analysis of The New York Independent System Operator's Transmission Congestion Contract Market: Speculator and Hedger Transaction Characteristics, Competition, and Profit

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Open Access
Author:
Toole, Cameron John
Title:
An Empirical Analysis of The New York Independent System Operator's Transmission Congestion Contract Market: Speculator and Hedger Transaction Characteristics, Competition, and Profit
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Transmission congestion contract
New York Independent System Operator
speculation
hedging
locational based marginal pricing
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

73. Essays on Retail Analytics and Material Information Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Tang, Donghuan
Title:
Essays on Retail Analytics and Material Information Modeling
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Retail Analytics
Clustering
Association Rules
Material Information Modeling
Sustainability Metrics Computational Platform
File:
Download Master_Thesis_IE_Donghuan_Tang-2014-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Soundar Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Christopher Saldana, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Akhil Kumar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

74. Acoustic Reflection Coefficient; A Forward and Inverse Scattering Model for Ice and Bed Topography

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Open Access
Author:
Kudekar, Aneesh Rajendra
Title:
Acoustic Reflection Coefficient; A Forward and Inverse Scattering Model for Ice and Bed Topography
Graduate Program:
Acoustics
Keywords:
acoustic scattering
reflection coefficient
File:
Download Aneesh_Kudekar_thesis_post_correction.pdf
Committee Members:
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Allen Russell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

78. Electrochemical Methods to Investigate Competition Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

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Open Access
Author:
Keyes, Nicholas Adam
Title:
Electrochemical Methods to Investigate Competition Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
cyclic voltammetry
chronoamperometry
PA14
MRSA
E-MRSA
File:
Download Nicholas_A_Keyes_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

79. Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization via Direct Collocation and Nonlinear Programming

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Open Access
Author:
Policelli, Michael J
Title:
Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization via Direct Collocation and Nonlinear Programming
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Direct
Collocation
Nonlinear Programming
Vertical
Takeoff
Landing
VTVL
moon
lunar
trajectory
optimization
spacecraft
File:
Download 2014_Policelli_M.S._Thesis_Final_Version__August_3_.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

80. Daily behavior and trap cropping of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål) in Pennsylvania agricultural systems

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Open Access
Author:
Soergel, Deonna Catherine
Title:
Daily behavior and trap cropping of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål) in Pennsylvania agricultural systems
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Halyomorpha halys
stink bug
insect periodicity
circadian rhythm
feeding preference
invasive species
File:
Download Soergel_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Grzegorz Krawczyk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor