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301. Exploring Mobile Phone Usage And Potentials For Enhancing Higher Education Ghana, West Africa

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Open Access
Author:
Muntaka, M Nadhir
Title:
Exploring Mobile Phone Usage And Potentials For Enhancing Higher Education Ghana, West Africa
Graduate Program:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
Mobile phone
Higher Education
Ghana
Transactive Memory Theory
Mobile learning
m-learning
Learning process
File:
Download MS_Theses_IST_PSU_Muntaka_August2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Lynette Marie Yarger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ladislaus M Semali, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen M Trauth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

302. Spatially Resolved, In-situ Monitoring of Crack Growth via the Coupling Current in Aluminum Alloy 5083

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Krystaufeux Dormas
Title:
Spatially Resolved, In-situ Monitoring of Crack Growth via the Coupling Current in Aluminum Alloy 5083
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
coupling current
stress corrosion cracking
aluminum alloy 5083
scanning vibrating probe
electrochemistry
File:
Download K_Williams_Dissertation_Final_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Prof Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member

303. A Multi-agent Decision Process for Controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Windham, Andrew Winsome
Title:
A Multi-agent Decision Process for Controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Building Automation
Multi-Agent Systems
Conditional Game Theory
HVAC
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Distributed Control
File:
Download WindhamA_DissertationFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen James Treado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Freihaut, Committee Member
John Messner, Committee Member
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member

304. Network Traffic Analysis: Anomaly Detection and Some Implications of Neutrality

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Open Access
Author:
Kocak, Fatih
Title:
Network Traffic Analysis: Anomaly Detection and Some Implications of Neutrality
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
machine learning
anomaly detection
p-value
clustering
feature selection
network neutrality
game theory
caching
networks
File:
Download FatihKocak-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Jonathan Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
John F Doherty, Committee Member
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member

305. Rethinking the memory hierarchy design with nonvolatile memory technologies

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Jishen
Title:
Rethinking the memory hierarchy design with nonvolatile memory technologies
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Memory hierarchy
Nonvolatile memory
Persistence
Memory/storage stack
Energy efficiency
Graphics memory
CMP
GPU
File:
Download jishen-zhao-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuan Xie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Jane Irwin, Committee Member
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Onur Mutlu, Special Member

307. Experimental Identification of Noise Paths and Mitigation Methods for a Device in a Submerged Environment

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Open Access
Author:
Clark, Adam Leonard
Title:
Experimental Identification of Noise Paths and Mitigation Methods for a Device in a Submerged Environment
Graduate Program:
Acoustics
Keywords:
Acoustics
Vibrations
Noise Control
Common-Mode Choke
High Frequency
Underwater Noise Control
Source-Path-Receiver Model
File:
Download AdamC-Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

308. Electron Transfer Kinetics in Water-splitting Dye-sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Swierk, John R
Title:
Electron Transfer Kinetics in Water-splitting Dye-sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cells
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Photoelectrochemical
Water oxidation
catalysis
water-splitting
TiO2
File:
Download Thesis___Swierk_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

309. Exploring Linkages Among Preservice Teachers' Attachment Styles and Professional Dispositions Held by Effective Educators

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Open Access
Author:
Mattise, Mary Christina
Title:
Exploring Linkages Among Preservice Teachers' Attachment Styles and Professional Dispositions Held by Effective Educators
Graduate Program:
Counselor Education
Keywords:
preservice teachers
classroom conflict
diversity
professional dispositions
teacher preparation
teacher turnover
attachment
File:
Download MARY_CHRISTINA_MATTISE_DISSERTATION_RE_SUBMISSION_b.pdf
Committee Members:
Jolynn Carney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry G Trusty, Committee Member
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Catherine Augustine, Committee Member

310. The role of vitamin D in maintaining gastrointestinal homeostasis

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Jing
Title:
The role of vitamin D in maintaining gastrointestinal homeostasis
Graduate Program:
Pathobiology
Keywords:
vitamin D
inflammatory bowel disease
CD8+ T cell
Citrobacter Rodentium
File:
Download final_thesis-Jing_Chen.pdf
Committee Members:
Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Na Xiong, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Yu Zhang, Committee Member

311. Compression behavior of ultra-high modulus carbon/epoxy composites and fracture energy characterization of intermediate modulus carbon/epoxy composites

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Open Access
Author:
Glath, Michael Charles
Title:
Compression behavior of ultra-high modulus carbon/epoxy composites and fracture energy characterization of intermediate modulus carbon/epoxy composites
Graduate Program:
Engineering Mechanics
Keywords:
ASTM D6641
SACMA SRM 1R-94
ASTM D5528
end-notched flexure
ANOVA
finite element analysis
damage
fracture energy
File:
Download Glath_Michael_Thesis_ESM_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

312. Computational Approaches To Predict Phenotype Differences In Populations From High-throughput Sequencing Data

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Open Access
Author:
Bedoya Reina, Oscar Camilo
Title:
Computational Approaches To Predict Phenotype Differences In Populations From High-throughput Sequencing Data
Graduate Program:
Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
Population genomics
bioinformatics
Galaxy tools
conservation genomics
biomedical informatics
File:
Download Thesisformatted_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Webb Colby Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
George H Perry, Committee Member
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member

313. The Use Of Augmented Reality-enhanced Reading Books For Vocabulary Acquisition With Students Who Are Diagnosed With Special Needs

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Open Access
Author:
Fecich, Samantha Jo
Title:
The Use Of Augmented Reality-enhanced Reading Books For Vocabulary Acquisition With Students Who Are Diagnosed With Special Needs
Graduate Program:
Learning, Design, and Technology
Keywords:
augmented reality
mobile device
literacy
special education
File:
Download SFecichfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Susan Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather A Zimmerman, Committee Member
Roy Clariana, Committee Member
Kathryn D R Drager, Special Member

314. Multiscale Chemo-mechanical Mechanics of High-capacity Anode Materials in Lithium-ion Nano-batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Hui
Title:
Multiscale Chemo-mechanical Mechanics of High-capacity Anode Materials in Lithium-ion Nano-batteries
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
Lithium-ion battery
Anode materials
Chemomechanical modeling
Diffusion
Orientation-dependent interfacial mobility
Fracture
File:
Download MULTISCALE_CHEMO-MECHANICAL_MECHANICS_OF_HIGH-CAPACITY_ANODE_MATERIALS_IN_LITHIUM-ION_NANO-BATTERIES.pdf
Committee Members:
Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

315. The Study Of Variables Influencing The Effect Of English Medium Instruction On Academic Content Learning And English Proficiency Development

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Sungwoo
Title:
The Study Of Variables Influencing The Effect Of English Medium Instruction On Academic Content Learning And English Proficiency Development
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
English medium instruction (EMI)
ESL/EFL teaching
tertiary level
File:
Download Sung_Woo_Yang_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mari Haneda, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Special Member

320. Varieties of Capitalism and Organizational Economic Democracy: Institutional Complementarities as the Determinant of Employee’s Financial Participation

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Open Access
Author:
Chauhan, Amar Singh
Title:
Varieties of Capitalism and Organizational Economic Democracy: Institutional Complementarities as the Determinant of Employee’s Financial Participation
Graduate Program:
Human Resources and Employment Relations
Keywords:
Varieties of capitalism
financial participation
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Elaine Farndale, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Lamare, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah A Damaske, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

323. Integrative analyses of hippo pathway Mutations in human cancer genome

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Tian
Title:
Integrative analyses of hippo pathway Mutations in human cancer genome
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
mutation
cancer genome
Hippo Pathway
signal transduction
tumor
mutation correlation
File:
Download Tian_Yus_dissertation_Dec_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Zhi Chun Lai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francisco Javier Diaz, Committee Member
Graham Hugh Thomas, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Special Member

324. Young Professionals in Transition: Family Influence and Career Related Outcomes in College and Organizational Settings

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Lan
Title:
Young Professionals in Transition: Family Influence and Career Related Outcomes in College and Organizational Settings
Graduate Program:
Human Resources and Employment Relations
Keywords:
Human Resources
Career decision making
college major
family
File:
Download Lan_Li._Master_Thesis.4.6.pdf
Committee Members:
Sumita Raghuram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

326. Asymptotic behavior of Nadaraya-Watson and local linear estimators associated with the single index model

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Open Access
Author:
Christou, Eliana
Title:
Asymptotic behavior of Nadaraya-Watson and local linear estimators associated with the single index model
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
Nadaraya-Watson estimator
local linear estimator
semiparametric single index model
consistency
asymptotic normality
File:
Download 1-Christou_Eliana_MS_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael G Akritas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

327. Development of an Artificial Neural Network for Cyclic Steam Stimulation Method in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Arpaci, Buket
Title:
Development of an Artificial Neural Network for Cyclic Steam Stimulation Method in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Artificial neural network
cyclic steam injection
heavy oil
naturally fractured reservoirs
File:
Download 1-Buket_Arpaci_Master_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

328. Development Of A New Nano-scale Vehicle For Delivery Of Curcumin In Biological Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Kuo, Chung-fan
Title:
Development Of A New Nano-scale Vehicle For Delivery Of Curcumin In Biological Systems
Graduate Program:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Lipid-coated PLGA nanoparticles
Curcumin
File:
Download Thesis_of_Chung-Fan_Kuo__Final2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Sheereen Majdzarringhalamaraghy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mohammad Reza Abidian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

329. Fabrication, Characterization And Physics Of III-V Tunneling Field Effect Transistors For Low Power Logic And RF Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Rajamohanan, Bijesh
Title:
Fabrication, Characterization And Physics Of III-V Tunneling Field Effect Transistors For Low Power Logic And RF Applications
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
voltage scaling
low power
high performance
transistor
steep slope
tunnel FET
File:
Download Bijesh_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Suman Datta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Engel Herbert, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member

331. Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring

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Open Access
Author:
Makovkin, Dmitriy
Title:
Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Persistent
monitoring
surveillance
thermalling
thermal
glider
soaring
MacCready
optimal
cruise
airspeed
aggregate
departure
File:
Download Dmitriy_Makovkin_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

332. An Application of Cross-docking Theory to Solve the “last-mile Logistics” Problem at the Pennsylvania State University’s Food Delivery Department

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Open Access
Author:
Lu, Miao
Title:
An Application of Cross-docking Theory to Solve the “last-mile Logistics” Problem at the Pennsylvania State University’s Food Delivery Department
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Cross-docking
Last-mile-logistics
Food delivery
File:
Download Lu_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Ventura, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

334. Quantum Phase Amplification for Temporal Pulse Shaping and Super-resolution in Remote Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Yin, Yanchun
Title:
Quantum Phase Amplification for Temporal Pulse Shaping and Super-resolution in Remote Sensing
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
temporal pulse shaping
super-resolution
quantum phase amplification
phase-sensitive three-wave mixing
File:
Download Yanchun-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Igor Jovanovic, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Igor Jovanovic, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
Kenan Unlu, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member

339. Chronology and chronicity of altered resting-state functional connectivity after traumatic brain injury

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Open Access
Author:
Venkatesan, Umesh Meyyappan
Title:
Chronology and chronicity of altered resting-state functional connectivity after traumatic brain injury
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
TBI
brain injury
neuroimaging
functional connectivity
resting state
default mode
neurodegeneration
Alzheimer's
File:
Download Venkatesan.UM_thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

342. Ecosystem carbon dynamics following fire risk mitigation treatments in a mixed-conifer forest, Sierra Nevada, California

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Open Access
Author:
Wiechmann, Morgan L
Title:
Ecosystem carbon dynamics following fire risk mitigation treatments in a mixed-conifer forest, Sierra Nevada, California
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
climate change adaptation
fuels treatment
restoration
wildfire
File:
Download Wiechmann_MS_Ecology_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew David Hurteau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

344. Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Chakrabarty, Anjan
Title:
Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
path planning
UAV
complex environment
energy aware
ground vehicle
wind
File:
Download Chakrabarty_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
Jack Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

345. Using mobile probe data to estimate traffic states and the effects of perimeter control on urban networks

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Open Access
Author:
Nagle, Andrew Scott
Title:
Using mobile probe data to estimate traffic states and the effects of perimeter control on urban networks
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram
Mobile Probe Vehicles
Traffic Flow Theory
Intelligent Transportation Systems
File:
Download Nagle_Andrew_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

346. Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Wheel Space of the Axial Flow Turbine Research Facility Under Low Purge Flow Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Averbach, Michael Alec
Title:
Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Wheel Space of the Axial Flow Turbine Research Facility Under Low Purge Flow Conditions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Gas Turbines
Axial Flow Turbine
AFTRF
Wheel Space
Purge Flow
Ingress
File:
Download Michael_Averbach_MS_Thesis_Sp2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

347. The Use of a Brief Solution Focused Written Intervention and its Effect on Current Smokers' Willingness to Consider Making a Quit Attempt

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Open Access
Author:
Yingst, Jessica Michelle
Title:
The Use of a Brief Solution Focused Written Intervention and its Effect on Current Smokers' Willingness to Consider Making a Quit Attempt
Graduate Program:
Public Health Sciences
Keywords:
smoking cessation
solution focused therapy
quit attempts
File:
Download The_Use_of_a_Brief_Solution_Focused_Written_Intervention_and_its_Effect_on_Current_Smokers_Willingness_to_Consider_Making_a_Quit_Attempt.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan A Foulds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor