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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Can Churches Change a Neighborhood? A Census Tract, Multilevel Analysis of Churches and Neighborhood Change, David E. Kresta
The Energy Policy Act of 2005: The Rapid Decline of Jura Majestatis for Communities in Ohio, Alexander Krokus
Localizing Little Landmarks with Transfer Learning, Sharad Kumar
BRET Assays to Determine Altered Function of a D2DR Variant in G Protein-Independent and -Dependent Pathways, Alex R. Kunz
Qualities of Impactful Cyber Security Awareness Training, Fadi Labib
HDM Selection of Emerging Technology for Supercomputing Storage, Wendy Lally, Angel Contreras Cruz, and Roland Richards
Gender and the Voir Dire Process, Tasha Ann Lane
Are the Trailers the Real Star of Star Wars: the Last Jedi?, Zachariah Lanis
Interventions in Type 1 Diabetes: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Examining Factors that Lead to Improved Glycemic Control, Christopher E. Larsen
Attitudes, Behavior, and Archetypes in the Clackamas River Basin: a Model of Water Customer Analysis and Outreach for Watershed Protection and Conservation, Daniel Close Larson
HIV, Stigma, and Attribution of Causal Emotions, Zoe Elizabeth Larson
Gothic Cathedrals: A Shift in Christians' Relationship With God, Matthew D. Latham
A Scoring Model to Assess Organizations' Technology Transfer Capabilities: the Case of a Power Utility in the Northwest USA, João Ricardo Lavoie
Modeling Changes in Public Transit and Private-for-Hire Usage When Implementing a Spatial Tax, Ty Lazarchik
Support From Inside Out: Exploring Whether Various Social Supports Assist in Reducing Prison Rule Violations, Sarah Renee Lazzari
Politics in the San Clemente Dam Removal, Aylan Matthew Lee
The Optimized Synthesis of Copper Nanowire for High-quality and Fabrication of Core-Shell Nanowire, Suhyun Lee
Urbanicity as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Stigma and Well-being Outcomes for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses, Emily Leickly
The Improvement of Machine Learning Accuracies Through Transfer Learning, Jordan T. Le
Interrogating the Construction and Representations of Criminalized Women in the Academic Social Work Literature: a Critical Discourse Analysis, Sandra Marie Leotti
Sensors and Portable Instruments for Postharvest Agriculture, Ryan M. Lerud
Language and Culture as Barriers to Healthcare for Chinese Immigrants, Edwin Leung
Stigmatization and Mental Illness: the Communication of Social Identity Prototypes through Diagnosis Labels, Justin Samuel Leverett