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Towards an Explicit Understanding of Network Governance in Urban Forestry Management: A Case Study of Portland (OR), USA, Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo and Vivek Shandas
Guided Video Frame Interpolation for Video Compression, Pan Tan
Toward Contextual Adaptation and Knowledge Grounding in Large Language Models, Yufei Tao
The Voice as the Ultimate Microtonal Instrument, Catherine Terrell
Healthcare Access Challenges Among Asian Americans, Phyo Theingi
Good Will Dunking: A Reflection of the Filmmaking Process, Jordan Thompson
Jazz v. Law: An Overview of Copyright Law for Jazz Musicians, Trevor Thompson
Ecoroof Runoff Mitigation Comparison by Photosynthetic Pathway in Three Species of Interest, Harper Thomson and Samantha Hartzell
Fuel Tank Seismic Stability Program-Informed Displacement Maps of Portland's Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, Ana Tijerina Esquino
A Northwest Perspective: A Comprehensive Survey of Sally Haley's Life and Career, Mary Timbrook
Investigating an Energy-Preserving Spectral Finite Difference Numerical Method for a Wave Equation on the Metric Graph, Tue Minh Tran
Chiaroscuro, Joseph F. Traver
Profiles of Family Engagement in Head Start, Elizabeth Jane Tremaine
Domestic Gastrodiplomacy in the U.S. During the Great Depression and International Relations Theory, Leah Tucker
Acceptance of Shared Autonomous Vehicles: Exploring the Attitudes and Perspectives of Older Adults, Sara Sohaee Urbina
Modeling the Combined Effects of Forest Fire and Climate Change on Snow-Water Storage in the Oregon Cascades, Joseph D. Vigil
Allyship in Action: Structural Positions, Supportive Behaviors, and Diversity Climate in Collaborative STEM Networks, Avery Nichole Waklatsi
The Commons of the Mind: Modeling Repeat-Player Behavior in Intellectual Property Infringement Disputes, Eliot Bridges Warner
"Your Problem is Not at All an Uncommon One": Visibility, Black Men, and Sexual Orientation in The Anti-Apartheid and Civil Rights Movements, Wren Addison Weddell
It Takes a Village: Community Science in Portland’s Urban Waters, Brian John Weir
From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Black Intellectual Engagement in PSU’s RESR Curriculum, Chantell Wesley
Brutalism, Bad Manners, and Tech Baddies: Strengthening Women's Sense of Belonging in Undergraduate Computer Science Spaces, McKenzie Starr West
Foundations' Deep, Emily Williams and Morgan Williams
Heat Misers, Snow Misers, and Cognitive Misers: The 'Nukewarm' Perceptions of Nuclear Power, Tyler Williams