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  • “Narco-Deforestation” in Central American Protected Areas: Developing A Spatiotemporal Proxy Database for Drug-Trafficking Activities from Media Reporting

    Creator:
    Cameron, Olivia Z.
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    On a global scale, illicit economies have dramatic impacts on the physical environment. Cocaine trafficking has been recognized as a major driver of deforestation inside Central American protected areas. A key problem in studying and managing the environmental impacts of illicit economic activity is the difficulty in obtaining reliable data....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : Penn State Univ Press. Devine, J. A., Wrathall, D., Currit, N., Tellman, B., & Langarica, Y. R

  • Music Generation and Evaluation Using R

    Creator:
    Lanz, Andrea L.
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    The main goal of this project is to implement an algorithmic music composition procedure and present all procedures and results in a reproducible fashion by creating a web application produced by R. To approach the implementation of the algorithmic composition of music, we start by exploring various models, but ultimately...
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    Music Generation and Evaluation Using R By Andrea Lanz A

  • Cancer Cell Detection with Mask R-CNN

    Creator:
    Wong, Ryan
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    Instance segmentation, the classification and localization of objects in an image, is a problem in cellular biophysics due to the physiological relevance of cell morphology. Particularly, cancer cells migrate in tissue space by changing their body shape similarly to how humans extend their limbs to swim through water. Monitoring such...
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    Cancer Cell Detection with Mask R-CNN By Ryan Wong A THESIS

  • Attachment Bonds Between Cohabitant Pairs of Domestic Cats and Their Owners

    Creator:
    Smith, Arden O.
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    Domestic cats have been shown to form secure attachment bonds with humans, allowing them to use their owners as a secure base and giving them comfort and confidence when exploring an unfamiliar environment. Many cat owners believe that cohabitation with other cats is beneficial for their pets, and that cohabitant...
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    /journal.pone.0135109 Ramos, D., Reche-Junior, A., Fragoso, P. L., Palme, R., Yanasse, N. K., Gouvêa, V. R

  • Does Athleticism Moderate Reactions to Diverse Images?

    Creator:
    Gregory, Charlotte
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    There is significant evidence that an increase in social media usage causes changes to mood and feelings about the self. It has also been found that there is a significant relationship between the extent of social media usage consumption and self-perception. Mimicking social media exposure, I focused on how participants...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Regan A. R. Gurung, Mentor, representing Psychological Science

  • The impact of assigned reading on reading for pleasure throughout life

    Creator:
    Pruitt, Sydney
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    The reason for reading for pleasure falling out of popular fashion is ambiguous, and there is an ongoing drive to identify the source in order to encourage more reading. I attempted to see if liking the books assigned to one in middle and high school had an effect on reading...
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    , 2023. APPROVED: _____________________________________________________________________ Regan A. R

  • The Influence of Scent and Owner Presence on Cat Attachment Behavior

    Creator:
    Behnke, Alexandra C.
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    Domesticated cats frequently use their sense of smell to navigate their environment, convey social cues, and communicate with other individuals. In applied contexts, cat owners are often encouraged to leave items holding their scent with their cat in periods of absence with the aim of reducing stress. The purpose of...
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    ://www.americanpetproducts.org/ Arteaga, L., Bautista, A., Gonzalez, D., & Hudson, R. (2013). Smell, Suck, Survive: Chemical

  • Modifying Perception: How Clothing and Context Influence the Objectification of Women

    Creator:
    Sherman, Megan
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    The objectification of women is a scourge of society, related to a host of negative mental and physical health implications for women. Objectification is largely influenced by the types of clothing worn. How much is objectification modified by contextual features (e.g., the situations the clothes are worn in)? In two...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    .2020.20810abstract Gurung, R. A. R., & Chrouser, C. J. (2007). Predicting objectification: Do provocative

  • Attachment as a Significant Predictor of Problem-Solving Persistence in Pet and Working Dogs

    Creator:
    Nissinen, Prema J.
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    It has been demonstrated that dogs form attachment bonds to their owners and that these attachments can be classified and described in ways that are analogous to attachments found between human infants and their mothers. While a secure attachment to a parent has been shown to improve problem-solving abilities in...
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    Attachment as a Significant Predictor of Problem-Solving

  • Substance Use and Imagery In Hip Hop, R&B, and Popular YouTube Music Videos

    Creator:
    Chac, Christina L., Stapleton, Angie, Seifert, Jessica, and Sakuma, Kari-Lyn K.
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    Background: There are over four billion YouTube views per day with “music” the most searched topic. Among US internet users, 8.3 million YouTube users are under 18 years old. Incorporation of substance use imagery in YouTube videos has a considerable potential influence on young viewing audience behavior. This study identifies...
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    Poster
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    a list of songs from the top 25 R&B/Hip-Hop weekly charts for all 52 weeks of 2014.  There were