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3. Evaluating the effect of intelligent tutoring of structure strategy on students' reading ability using a cognitive diagnostic modeling approach

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Author:
Jiang, Xiaoli
Title:
Evaluating the effect of intelligent tutoring of structure strategy on students' reading ability using a cognitive diagnostic modeling approach
Graduate Program:
Educational Psychology
Keywords:
reading comprehension
structure strategy
ITSS
cognitive diagnostic modeling
subskill
G-DINA model
File:
Download Xiaoli_Jiang_Master_Thesis_Final_Version_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Pui Wa Lei, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. Quantifying the Uniaxial High Cycle Fatigue Life of Laminated Composites with a Resonant Beam Test

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Author:
Kupchella, Chester Alan
Title:
Quantifying the Uniaxial High Cycle Fatigue Life of Laminated Composites with a Resonant Beam Test
Graduate Program:
Acoustics
Keywords:
FRP
Fatigue
High Frequency
Composites
Temperature Controlled
Viscoelasticity
Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Fiberglass
Vibration
File:
Download ChesterKupchella-MSThesis-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Lee Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen A Hambric, Committee Member
Kevin L Koudela, Committee Member

17. Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane

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Author:
Dai, Jingyao
Title:
Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Ceramics
Fracture
Nanoporous
Anodic Aluminum Oxide
Nanoindentation
File:
Download JingyaoDai-MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

18. EVIDENCE FOR DISSIMILATORY NITRATE REDUCTION TO AMMONIA BY AQUEOUS BIOFILMS IN THE SULFIDIC CAVES OF FRASASSI, ITALY

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Author:
Labrado, Amanda Leane
Title:
EVIDENCE FOR DISSIMILATORY NITRATE REDUCTION TO AMMONIA BY AQUEOUS BIOFILMS IN THE SULFIDIC CAVES OF FRASASSI, ITALY
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Metagenomics
Elemental sulfur
Biofilms
File:
Download LabradoMSThesis3.26.17.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Katherine Freeman, Committee Member
Dr. Christopher House, Committee Member

19. Seizure-Associated Spreading Depolarization, Autonomic Dysfunction, and Epileptogenesis in a Murine Model of Post-Cerebral Malaria Epilepsy

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Author:
Bahari, Fatemeh
Title:
Seizure-Associated Spreading Depolarization, Autonomic Dysfunction, and Epileptogenesis in a Murine Model of Post-Cerebral Malaria Epilepsy
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
SUDEP
Epilepsy
Spreading Depolarization
Cardiac Abnormalities
Seizure
Cerebral Malaria
File:
Download MasterDraft_FatemehBahari.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce J. Gluckman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick J. Drew, Committee Member
Steven J. Schiff, Committee Member

21. Sedimentary record of the evolution of the Kumano Forearc Basin, offshore southwest Japan

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Yang
Title:
Sedimentary record of the evolution of the Kumano Forearc Basin, offshore southwest Japan
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Kumano
basin
forearc
sequencestratigraphy
basinanalysis
nankai
sedimentology
iodp
File:
Download YangXu_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Ann Hajek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member

22. Identify the Response of Forest Songbirds to Local Scale Forest Features and Complexity

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Author:
Barenblitt, Abigail Cohen
Title:
Identify the Response of Forest Songbirds to Local Scale Forest Features and Complexity
Graduate Program:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:
Forest bird communities
Forest bird species richness
Occupancy Models
Local Forest Features
Forest Complexity
File:
Download AbigailBarenblitt_MastersThesis1.12.16_.pdf
Committee Members:
Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Andrew Miller, Committee Member
Matthew Marshall, Committee Member

23. The Influence of Neighborhood Risk, Parental Control, and Fearful Temperament on the Development of Internalizing Problems in Young Children

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Doniel, Meghan E
Title:
The Influence of Neighborhood Risk, Parental Control, and Fearful Temperament on the Development of Internalizing Problems in Young Children
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Fearful temperament
parental control
neighborhood risk
internalizing
File:
Download McDonielThesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kristin Buss, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member

24. SHORT-TERM VEGETATION RESPONSES FOLLOWING NATURAL DISTURBANCE ON PRESERVED FOREST LANDS

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Open Access
Author:
Manning, Douglas Richard
Title:
SHORT-TERM VEGETATION RESPONSES FOLLOWING NATURAL DISTURBANCE ON PRESERVED FOREST LANDS
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Disturbance
Forest Dynamics
Invasives
Invasive species
Invasive plants
Preserved lands
Windthrow
Understory vegetation
Natural disturbance
File:
Download DouglasRManning_Final_Thesis_edited.pdf
Committee Members:
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Durland Laurence Shumway, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Committee Member

25. EXCESS FEED CONSUMPTION DURING GROWTH CAUSES CHANGES IN EXPRESSION OF STEROIDOGENIC ENZYMES AND NEUROACTIVE RECEPTORS IN OVARIES OF PREPUBESCENT BROILER BREEDER HENS

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Author:
Anthony, Kate Lordan
Title:
EXCESS FEED CONSUMPTION DURING GROWTH CAUSES CHANGES IN EXPRESSION OF STEROIDOGENIC ENZYMES AND NEUROACTIVE RECEPTORS IN OVARIES OF PREPUBESCENT BROILER BREEDER HENS
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
ovary
follicle
chicken
broiler breeder hen
microarray
DAVID
steroidogenesis
neural
prepubescent
feed
gene expression
VIP
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
File:
Download Final_Version_with_no_blank_page.pdf
Committee Members:
Francisco Javier Diaz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Leslie Johnson, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Committee Member

26. Developmental Trends, Processes, and Associations between Children's Gender Understanding and Felt Pressure to Conform to Gender Roles

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Open Access
Author:
Schroeder, Kingsley Manning
Title:
Developmental Trends, Processes, and Associations between Children's Gender Understanding and Felt Pressure to Conform to Gender Roles
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
gender development
felt pressure
parent socialization
gender understanding
gendered peer relations
File:
Download SchroederMastersThesis_KMS_16Apr2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Lynn Susan Liben, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

27. DESIGN OF A MULTI-SITE, MULTI-REGION MICRODRIVE NEURAL RECORDING SYSTEM

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Author:
Billard, Myles William
Title:
DESIGN OF A MULTI-SITE, MULTI-REGION MICRODRIVE NEURAL RECORDING SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
Neurophysiology
Microdrive
Sleep
Wake
Circuits
Systems
Electrophysiology
Neural Recordings
Brainstem
File:
Download BillardMyles_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Committee Member
Mark William Horn, Committee Member

28. Design of Brine Disposal Wells in Depleted Gas Reservoirs via Artificial Intelligence Protocols

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Open Access
Author:
Shang, Bin
Title:
Design of Brine Disposal Wells in Depleted Gas Reservoirs via Artificial Intelligence Protocols
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
ANN
Brine Disposal
Depleted Gas Reservoirs
File:
Download Bin_Shang_Masters_Thesis_July_26_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Member
Sanjay Srinivasan, Committee Member

29. Lithological Controls on Soil Properties of Temperate Forest Ecosystems in Central Pennsylvania

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Author:
Hill, Lillian Z
Title:
Lithological Controls on Soil Properties of Temperate Forest Ecosystems in Central Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Lithology
Nutrient Cycles
Critical Zone
Soil Gas
Soil Properties
Temperate Forest
File:
Download Lillian_Hill_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jason Philip Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Alexander Dibiase, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Committee Member

30. Non-dominant arm training improves functional performance and modifies spontaneous arm selection.

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Author:
Dunn, Alexandra Marie
Title:
Non-dominant arm training improves functional performance and modifies spontaneous arm selection.
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
handedness
handedness training
hand function
arm selection
File:
Download Dunn_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert L Sainburg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member

31. Development and Operation of a Li6F:ZnS(Ag) Scintillating Plastic Capture-Gated Detector

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Open Access
Author:
Wilhelm, Kyle Jacob
Title:
Development and Operation of a Li6F:ZnS(Ag) Scintillating Plastic Capture-Gated Detector
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Neutron scintillation
Composite detector
Capture-gated spectroscopy
Fast neutron detection
Pulse shape discrimination
Li6F:ZnS(Ag) scintillator
File:
Download wilhelm-ms-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marek Flaska, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member

33. Responding to growers' needs: Evaluation of management strategies for onion center rot, caused by Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea agglomerans

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Open Access
Author:
Mazzone, Jennie Diehl
Title:
Responding to growers' needs: Evaluation of management strategies for onion center rot, caused by Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea agglomerans
Graduate Program:
Plant Pathology
Keywords:
onion
Pantoea ananatis
Pantoea agglomerans
center rot
cultivar
nitrogen
transplant
bactericide
management
integrated pest management
Allium cepa
bacteria
disease
Honduras
horticultural production guide
Rhizoctonia solani
tomato
tomato foliar blight
Pennsylvania
File:
Download Thesis-_MAZZONE_J.D..pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Beth K. Gugino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. María del Mar Jiménez Gasco, Committee Member
Dr. Kari A. Peter, Committee Member
Dr. William Lamont, Jr., Committee Member

34. EXTENDING A BIOLOGICAL CELL TRACKING SYSTEM TO TRACK RANGE DATA OF PEDESTRIANS

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Open Access
Author:
Poore, Ryan James
Title:
EXTENDING A BIOLOGICAL CELL TRACKING SYSTEM TO TRACK RANGE DATA OF PEDESTRIANS
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
LIDAR range data
topological constraints
geometric active contour
Interacting Multiple Model
File:
Download ThesisMastersRyanPoore.pdf
Committee Members:
William Higgins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Tutwiler, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member

37. Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite

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Open Access
Author:
Ajayi, Oluwaseyi Adebola
Title:
Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
molecular modeling
fracking
hydraulic fracturing
marcellus shale
supercritical CO2
illite
density functional theory
molecular dynamics
DFT
DFT-MD
scCO2
interfacial tension
interfacial energy
interaction energy
VASP
energy minimization
File:
Download seyi_ajayi_ms_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. James Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michael Arthur, Committee Member
Dr. Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Dr. Demian Saffer, Committee Member

39. Density-based rescaled exponential model for gas-condensate reservoirs during boundary-dominated flow

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Madhu
Title:
Density-based rescaled exponential model for gas-condensate reservoirs during boundary-dominated flow
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
density-based
rescaled exponential
gas-condensate
boundary dominated flow
variable bottomhole pressure
multiphase flow
analytical model
File:
Download MadhuSingh_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
John Yilin Wang, Committee Member

40. Cross-Functional Project Teams in Construction: A Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Laurent, Jean Emile
Title:
Cross-Functional Project Teams in Construction: A Case Study
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Integrated Project Delivery
IPD
Lean
Cross-functional teams
cross-functional project teams
cluster
case study
interviews
File:
Download Master_Thesis__-_Jean_Laurent_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert M. Leicht, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Riley, Committee Member
John R. Bechtel, Committee Member

41. EFFECTS OF AN EXTRUDED FLAXSEED SUPPLEMENT ON TRANSITION COW IMMUNE FUNCTION AND EFFECTS OF A METHANE INHIBITOR ON TRANSITION COW OVARIAN ACTIVITY

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Open Access
Author:
Fetter, Molly Elizabeth
Title:
EFFECTS OF AN EXTRUDED FLAXSEED SUPPLEMENT ON TRANSITION COW IMMUNE FUNCTION AND EFFECTS OF A METHANE INHIBITOR ON TRANSITION COW OVARIAN ACTIVITY
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
Dairy cattle
Transition period
Periparturient diseases
Flaxseed
Methane inhibitor
Negative energy balance (NEB)
File:
Download Fetter._Masters_Thesis._04.02.17.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Troy L. Ott, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

43. Implications of Mother-Infant Dyadic Regulation for Emotion Self-Regulatory Development across Infancy

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Author:
Backer, Penina Miriam
Title:
Implications of Mother-Infant Dyadic Regulation for Emotion Self-Regulatory Development across Infancy
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
dyadic regulation
emotion regulation
infant-caregiver interaction
infant development
File:
Download Penina_s_Master_s_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Cynthia Stifter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Fosco, Committee Member
Timothy Brick, Committee Member

44. TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AS A HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTION IN INDONESIA BASED ON SIMULATION STUDIES

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Open Access
Author:
Pardede, Fabiola Marella
Title:
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AS A HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTION IN INDONESIA BASED ON SIMULATION STUDIES
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
geothermal
carbon dioxide
supercritical
Indonesia
IGCC
utilization
sequestration
simulation
File:
Download Pardede_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Sarma Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

45. TXT2STAYQUIT: A PILOT RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF BRIEF AUTOMATED SMOKING CESSATION TEXTING INTERVENTION FOR INPATIENT SMOKERS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL

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Author:
Hammett, Erin Elizabeth
Title:
TXT2STAYQUIT: A PILOT RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF BRIEF AUTOMATED SMOKING CESSATION TEXTING INTERVENTION FOR INPATIENT SMOKERS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL
Graduate Program:
Public Health Sciences
Keywords:
smoking cessation
File:
Download Final_Master_s_Thesis_Erin_Hammett.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan Foulds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Sciamanna, Committee Member
Vernon Chinchilli, Committee Member

46. Investigation of food safety parameters for fermented semi-dry and dry sausage products

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Open Access
Author:
Mckinney, Samantha Rene
Title:
Investigation of food safety parameters for fermented semi-dry and dry sausage products
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
E. coli O157:H7
Salmonella
L. monocytogenes
fermented sausages
File:
Download McKinney_Thesis_4_1.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Cutter, Committee Member
Nancy Ostiguy, Committee Member

47. “IF YOU USE YOUR AAC FROM THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP, IT WILL BE NORMAL FOR YOU AND YOUR PARTNER, EVEN DURING SEX”: PEOPLE WHO USE AAC AND SEXUALITY

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Open Access
Author:
Hoorn, Megan Elizabeth
Title:
“IF YOU USE YOUR AAC FROM THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP, IT WILL BE NORMAL FOR YOU AND YOUR PARTNER, EVEN DURING SEX”: PEOPLE WHO USE AAC AND SEXUALITY
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
sexuality
sex
AAC
augmentative and alternative communication
complex communication needs
speech-language pathology
disability
relationships
File:
Download megan_hoorn_thesis_final_4.3.2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Janice Light, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Committee Member

50. A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations

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Open Access
Author:
Nusiner Bassi, Maria Alessandra
Title:
A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations
Graduate Program:
Engineering Design
Keywords:
Anthropometry
Virtual Fitting Trials
Synthesis
Summary Statistics
Design
Multivariate Analysis
File:
Download MariaAlessandraNusiner_PennState.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Meisel, Committee Member