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Submissions from 2020
Flight Simulator Modeling Using Recurrent Neural Networks, Nickolas Sabatini and Andreas Natsis
Use of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Including Sheets, Rods, and Ropes in Strengthening and Repairing Long Reinforced Concrete Columns, Yasir Matloob Saeed
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults with Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD), Ajesh Saini
Challenging Narratives: The Implications of being perceived as an Agent of Development within the Filipinx Community, Erin San Antonio and Alma M. O. Trinidad
Variation in Female and Male Dialogue in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Multi-dimensional Analysis, Amber Morgan Sanchez
Cultural Wealth and the Racialized Experiences of Persisting Latinx Business Students in a Predominantly White Institution: a Study on Sense of Belonging, Rebecca Sue Sanchez
Developing a Conceptual Framework for Research on Social Media and Political Polarization, Audrey C. Sanders
Volatile Organic Compound Adsorption-Desorption properties in Various Materials, Franklyn Santos and Elliott T. Gall
Examining Bicycle and Motorized Vehicle Speeds and Their Relationships in the Context of Urban Roadways, Jaclyn Sue Schaefer
Epictetus’ Enchiridion and the Influence on Women, Eloise C. Schell
Religious Motivations Can Only Get You So Far: The Impacts and Limitations of Lutheran Educational Reforms, Abigail Schipper
Lack of Replication Disruption Following H2O2-induced Damage in Escherichia coli, Sierra S. Schmidt, Justin Courcelle, and Charmain T. Courcelle
Evaluating the Efficacy of Telepractice Speech Therapy for an Adult Who Covertly Stutters, Patrizha Schroth and Megann McGill
Statistical Modeling of Historical Daily Water Temperatures in the Lower Columbia River, Malia Hanae Scott
Comparing FARS-Reported Motor Vehicle Fatalities on Tribal and Non-Tribal Lands in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2018, Jennifer Seamans
Straying From the Norm: Which Single Mothers Choose Non-Traditional Last Names for Their Children?, Cyrena Selden
Project - Smart Sole, Dharshanika Selvakumar, Garrette Stauffer, Dmitry Gryaznov, Elaina L. Gabriel, and Waseem Khalaf
Great Sand Sea, Nada Sewidan
Race and Desirability: Black Women in the Dating Scene, Isabella Shackelford and Shirley A. Jackson
Untangling the Factors that Affect Student Retention: a Quantitative Study of the Relationships among First-Year Seminar Program Characteristics and Instructor Type (Full-Time and Part-Time), Christina Marie Shafer
Teaching VR and AR, Sam Shippey
The Impacts of the Bicycle Network on Bicycling Activity: a Longitudinal Multi-City Approach, Wei Shi
The Impact of Paternal Caregivers for Youth Who Commit Sexual Offenses, Miranda Hope Sitney
Categorizing bird species based off response to Pleistocene climate variation, Ashwin Sivakumar and Alexis Mychajliw
Strategies for Urban Pollinator Management Using Habitat Monitoring and Restoration Planning in Portland OR, Fiona Smeaton