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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Classifying Seabed Parameters from Normal Incidence Reflections: Model Comparison and Inversion Technique, Megan Frantz
The Relation Between Spinoza's Monism and Kabbalistic Monotheism, Naomi H. Fredgant
Entrainment Processes for a Jet in Cross-flow: the Quantification of Turbulent Contributions and their Importance on Accurate Modeling, Graham Asher Freedland
Biogeography, Morphology, and Systematics of the Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837), Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae, Johnnie H. French
Last Mile Delivery Cargo Trike & Microhub Marketing Plan, Jesse Fritz, Yuqian Pan, Jongyoung Jo, Aaron Cavanaugh, and Jill Lilithcleopatra
Workplace Motivation: Addressing Telework as a Mechanism for Maintaining Employee Productivity, Kaitlyn Fujii
Moonlit Nights and Seasons of Romance: Yosano Akiko's Use of the Moon in Tangled Hair, Teppei Fukuda
The Lasting Effects of U.S. Intervention in Guatemala, Katherine A. Gaffey
Evaluating R&D Projects in Regulated Utilities: the Case of Power Transmission Utilities, Edwin Garces
Accessing the Oregon Frontier: The Impact of Expanding Authority for Buprenorphine to Nurse Practitioners, Jonah Geddes, Dan Hartung, and Tracy Klein
A Historical Ecology of Aridland Springs in Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Nuwu/Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute/Chemehuevi) Ancestral Territory, Nevada, Yarrow Sarah Valentine Geggus
Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce Trends and the Affordable Care Act, Jordan C. Gemelas
Fallen Objects: Collaborating with Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Graphic Design, Harrison S. Gerard
A Scoring Model to Evaluate Offshore Oil Projects: Case of Eni and Mellitah Oil & Gas, Abdulhakim Giadedi
"We Had to Rely on Each Other": Voices of Latinx Foster Youth with Experiences in Care with Siblings, Isabella B. Ginsberg
"We Had to Rely on Each Other": The Voices of Latinx Foster Youth with Experiences in Care with Siblings, Isabella B. Ginsberg and Jessica Rodriguez-Jenkins
Assessing Well-being of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) Through Major Events and Transitions, with Development and Aging, and Husbandry Changes, Sharon Stuart Glaeser
Assessing Airborne Radar to Map Glacier Elevations in Alpine Terrain Including Estimated Glacier Volume Change, Bryce Allen Glenn
Methodologies to Quantify Transit Performance Metrics at the System-Level Using High-Resolution GPS, Stop-Level, and GTFS Archived Transit Data, Travis Bradley Glick
Smoking Behaviors in Patients Offered Lung Cancer Screening, Sara Elizabeth Golden
Fidelity and Rhetorical Strategies: an Introduction to and Translation of Arunika Senarath’s Diese Eine Nacht (2017) with an Interview with the Author, Malcolm A. Goldman
En Canastas, Cynthia Carmina Gómez Norzagaray
Examining the Narratives of Military Sexual Trauma Survivors, Maria Carolina González-Prats