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Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Baldwin I of Jerusalem: Defender of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, John Francis Lowe (Thesis)

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The Effects of Green Smoothie Consumption on Blood Pressure and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Emiko Maeda (Thesis)

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War's Visual Discourse: A Content Analysis of Iraq War Imagery, Mary Elizabeth Major (Thesis)

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Grief Lives Online: An Empirical Study of Kübler-Ross' Categories of Bereavement on MySpace Profiles, Ilona Yurivna Malenkovich (Thesis)

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Incorporating Chemical Activity and Relative Humidity Effects in Regional Air Quality Modeling of Organic Aerosol Formation, Marguerite Colasurdo Marks (Thesis)

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Exploring Tissue Engineering: Vitamin D3 Influences on the Proliferation and Differentiation of an Engineered Osteoblast Precursor Cell Line During Early Bone Tissue Development, Shelley S. Mason (Dissertation)

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A 40 GHz Power Amplifier Using a Low Cost High Volume 0.15 um Optical Lithography pHEMT Process, Kenneth W. Mays (Thesis)

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Kinetics and Mechanism of S-Nitrosation and Oxidation of Cysteamine by Peroxynitrite, Wilbes Mbiya (Thesis)

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Substituent Effects on Reactivity and Allergenicity of Benzoquinone, Wilbes Mbiya (Dissertation)

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Ghosts of a Life Long Past, Seth William McBride (Closed Thesis)

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Understory Diversity and Succession on Coarse Woody Debris in a Coastal, Old-growth Forest, Oregon, Shannon Lee Mcdonald (Thesis)

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State Need-Based Aid and Four-Year College Student Retention: A Statewide Study, Kara Lynn McFall (Dissertation)

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Academic Advising Structures that Support First-year Student Success and Retention, Brett Leland McFarlane (Dissertation)

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Lost in the Margins? Intersections Between Disability and Other Non-Dominant Statuses with Regard to Peer Victimization and Psychosocial Distress Among Oregon Teens, Marjorie Grace McGee (Dissertation)

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Neighboring in Strip City: A Situational Analysis of Strip Clubs, Land Use Conflict, and Occupational Health in Portland, Oregon, Moriah McSharry McGrath (Dissertation)

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Sexting Unleashed: The Social Phenomenon According to Youth Sexters, Jessica Marie McGraw (Thesis)

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Archipelago, Caleb Chase McPeak (Closed Thesis)

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Perceived Dangerousness of the Job and Well-Being Among Correctional Officers: the Role of Perceived Stress and Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB), David Duane Meier (Thesis)

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Identification of Markov Processes within a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer, Matthew Scott Melius (Thesis)

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Interspecific variation in leaf-level biogenic emissions of the Bambuseae, Andrea Natalie Melnychenko (Thesis)

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Thinking Aloud in the Science Classroom: Can a literacy strategy increase student learning in science?, Lindsey Joan Mockel (Thesis)

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Tracking Fish and Human Response to Abrupt Environmental Change at Tse-whit-zen: A Large Native American Village on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, Kathryn Anne Mohlenhoff (Thesis)

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Rural Water, Daniel Ray Mollet (Closed Thesis)

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Development of Dynamic Thermal Performance Metrics for Eco-roof Systems, Seth Sinclair Moody (Thesis)

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Type Classes and Instance Chains: A Relational Approach, John Garrett Morris (Dissertation)

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The Life and Thought of Mormon Apostle Parley Parker Pratt, Andrew James Morse (Thesis)

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Understanding Travel Modes to Non-work Destinations: Analysis of an Establishment Survey in Portland, Oregon, Christopher D. Muhs (Thesis)

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Remember Who You Are: The Story of Portland Dykecore, Mel Mundell (Closed Thesis)

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An FPGA Implementation of a High Performance AER Packet Network, Sirish Kumar Munipalli (Thesis)

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The Impact of Social Capital on Innovation Intermediaries, Songphon Munkongsujarit (Dissertation)

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Attitudes toward Science (ATS): An Examination of Scientists' and Native Americans' Cultural Values and ATS and their Effect on Action Priorities, Adam T. Murry (Thesis)

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Climate Change Impact on the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Hydro-Climate Extremes, Mohammad Reza Najafi (Dissertation)

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The Production of Organic Nitrates in Portland Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge, Holly Ann Neill (Thesis)

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Self-Timed DRAM Data Interface, Rajesh Nerkar (Thesis)

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Effects of Molecular Structure of the Oxidation Products of Reactive Atmospheric Hydrocarbons on the Formation of Secondary Organic Particulate Matter, Including the Effects of Water, Negar Niakan (Thesis)

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Teachers' Negative Comments Toward Youth in Foster Care with Disabilities: How Do They Relate to Youths' Problem Behaviors, School Attitudes, and School Performance?, Sunghwan Noh (Dissertation)

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Building Bridges with Social Capital in the European Union, Peter Andrew Noordijk (Dissertation)

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Characterization of Nano-scale Aluminum Oxide Transport Through Porous Media, Sasha Norien Norwood (Thesis)

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Exploring the Effects of Multi-Level Protective and Risk Factors on Child and Parenting Outcomes in Families Participating in Healthy Start/Healthy Families Oregon (HS/HFO), Peggy Nygren (Dissertation)

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Fated to Pretend?: Culture Crisis and the Fate of the Individual, Rebecca Jade Ok (Thesis)

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From Company Town to Company Town: Holden and Holden Village, Washington, 1937-1980 & Today, Mattias Olshausen (Thesis)

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A Summer in the Land of Milk, Louis Charles Opatz (Closed Thesis)

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Self-Presentation and Identity in the Roman Empire, ca. 30 BCE to 225 CE, Rhiannon Ysabel-Marie Orizaga (Thesis)

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Factors Influencing Social, Cultural, and Academic Transitions of Chinese International ESL Students in U.S. Higher Education, Akiko Ota (Dissertation)

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Real Witness, Lynn Michelle Otto (Closed Thesis)

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Just-In-Time Power Gating of GasP Circuits, Prachi Gulab Padwal (Thesis)

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Division of Labor within the Household: The Experience of Bosnian Immigrant Women in Portland, Oregon, Miro Paljevic (Thesis)

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Exploring Online Community Among Rural Medical Education Students: A Case Study, Ryan Tyler Palmer (Dissertation)

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Beyond Sustainable Bounds: Changing Weather, Emigration, and Irrigation in a Farming Village of Sichuan, China, 1945-2012, Joseph Lynn Parker (Closed Thesis)

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Fostering Strengths in Incarcerated Youth: The Development of a Measure of Psychological Empowerment in Oregon Youth Authority Correctional Facilities, Lindsey Brianna Patterson (Dissertation)

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Coordinating Job Release Dates with Workdays: a Job Shop Application to Utilities Field Service Scheduling, Ryan Lawrence Pelkey (Thesis)

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Modeling Fecal Bacteria in Oregon Coastal Streams Using Spatially Explicit Watershed Characteristics, Paul Bryce Pettus (Thesis)

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Innovation Measurement: a Decision Framework to Determine Innovativeness of a Company, Kenny Phan (Dissertation)

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Application of GIS and Spatial Analysis of Golden Eagle Fatalities Caused by Wind Turbines at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource, Andrew James Pinger (Thesis)

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The Impact of Knowledge Inflows on the Performance of National Laboratories in Technological Latecomer Countries, Pattravadee Ploykitikoon (Dissertation)

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Finding the Gifted Child's Voice in the Public Elementary School Setting: A Phenomenological Exploration, Keely S. Porter (Dissertation)

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Air-quality and Climatic Consequences of Bioenergy Crop Cultivation, William Christian Porter (Dissertation)

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Methyl Halide Production by Calcareous Periphyton Mats from the Florida Everglades, Ann Eileen Raffel (Thesis)

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Can Cross-Race Mentoring Help Minority Students and Break Down Prejudice? Mentoring Experiences in Higher Education, Jennifer Brooke Rainer (Thesis)

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Solar Data Analysis, Mike C. T. Ray (Thesis)

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Track I Diplomacy and Civil Society in Cyprus: Reconciliation and Peacebuilding During Negotiations, Elicia Keren Reed (Thesis)

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Red Flag Warning, Jill McKenna Reed (Closed Thesis)

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Ecomorphology and Mating Behavior of Two Species of Night-stalking Tiger Beetles, Omus audouini and O. dejeanii, Robert Kent Richardson (Dissertation)

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Arsenic in the Soils of Northwest Oregon, Tracy Ryan Ricker (Thesis)

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Elvis Plays Texas, John Michael Ritchey (Closed Thesis)

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Soil Development and Vegetation Response to Removal of a Small Dam, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, Stephanie Kay Rohdy (Thesis)

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Bicycle Traffic Count Factoring: An Examination of National, State and Locally Derived Daily Extrapolation Factors, Josh Frank Roll (Thesis)

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The Effect of Teacher-Identified Classroom Management, Monica Rose Root (Thesis)

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Characterization of Secondary Organic Aerosol Precursors Using Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography with Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (GC×GC/TOFMS), Melissa Jordan Roskamp (Thesis)

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Thousands or Millions: Stories, J. Peter Roth (Closed Thesis)

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A Unique Support for Sexual-Minority Identity Development: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of a Long-Term Formal Mentoring Relationship Between an Adult and a Youth From the Gay Community, Christian L. Rummell (Dissertation)

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Ecology of White-Cheeked Crested Gibbons in Laos, Julia Cleverly Ruppell (Dissertation)

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Forming a New Art in the Pacific Northwest: Studio Glass in the Puget Sound Region, 1970-2003, Marianne Ryder (Dissertation)

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Who Owns This Body? Enslaved Women's Claim on Themselves, Loucynda Elayne Sandeen (Thesis)

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Public Opinion and the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, Peggy Jo Ann Sandeen (Dissertation)

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Quantum Circuit Synthesis using Group Decomposition and Hilbert Spaces, Michael S. Saraivanov (Thesis)

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Arsenic Mobility and Compositional Variability in High-Silica Ash Flow Tuffs, Courtney Beth Young Savoie (Thesis)

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Computer Aided Design of Permutation, Linear, and Affine-Linear Reversible Circuits in the General and Linear Nearest-Neighbor Models, Ben Schaeffer (Thesis)

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All Begins to Bloom: Stories, Daniel Drew Schlegel (Thesis)

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Economic Inequality's Correlation with Political Inequality and Inequality of Opportunity and the Implications for Social Justice Theory, Staci Leigh Schoff (Thesis)

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Special Education Teacher Candidates and Mentors: Case Studies of Collaboration in Pre-service Field Experiences, Rebecca Lynn Schulte (Dissertation)

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Patterns in Nature Forming Patterns in Minds : An Evaluation of an Introductory Physics Unit, Christopher Ryan Sheaffer (Thesis)

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Status of Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Populations in the Pacific Northwest and Development of Associated Control and Management Strategies, with an Emphasis on Metropolitan Habitats, Trevor Robert Sheffels (Dissertation)

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Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Using Multiple Perspectives and Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Nasir Jamil Sheikh (Dissertation)

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A Comparative Study of Administrator and Special Education Teacher Perceptions of Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention, Danielle Angelina Sheldrake (Dissertation)

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From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices, Jeff Scott Shelton (Thesis)

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Enhanced Sonar Array Target Localization Using Time-Frequency Interference Phenomena, Jordan Almon Shibley (Thesis)

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A Case Study of After-School Activities in one School that is Making Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap, Susan Robin Shugerman (Dissertation)

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Developing the Instructional Leadership Skills of High School Principals in Tanzania: A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Peter N. Siamoo (Dissertation)

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A Theory of Travel Decision-Making with Applications for Modeling Active Travel Demand, Patrick Allen Singleton (Thesis)

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Novel Thermophilic Bacteria Isolated from Marine Hydrothermal Vents, Christine Demko Sislak (Thesis)

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The Relationship Between Traffic Signals and Pedestrian, Bicyclist and Transit User Exposure in Urban Areas, Courtney Natasha Slavin (Thesis)

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CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Delta (C/EBP-delta) Expression in Antarctic Fishes: Implications for Cell Cycle and Apoptosis, Isaac Martin Sleadd (Dissertation)

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Peak of the Day or the Daily Grind: Commuting and Subjective Well-Being, Oliver Blair Smith (Dissertation)

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Learning to Adapt: Online Social Science Instruction in Higher Education, Patrick Steven Smith (Thesis)

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Factors Influencing Youth Self-Perceptions of Overweight and Obesity, Caitlin Helen Sommers (Thesis)

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Lucky Creature, Neesa Sonoquie (Closed Thesis)

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Empowerment in Community-Based Participatory Research with Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Perspectives of Community Researchers, Erin Elizabeth Stack (Thesis)

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The Economic Impact of Veteran Status: The Effect of Veteran and Demographic Statuses on Household Income, Daniel Standridge (Thesis)

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Effects of HRU Size on PRMS Performance in 30 Western U.S. Basins, Madeline Olena Steele (Thesis)