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Restoring Eden: The Role of Christianity on Environmental Conservation, A Case of Karatu District, Arusha, Tanzania, Taylor Allen
The Team Morale Lifecycle: From Bad to Good, Fayez Alsoubaie, Rita Snodgrass, Dave Sherman, Bharat Verma, Aishwarya Joy, and Charles Weber
Legal Walls PDX, Sofía Álvarez-Castro, Ellen Palmquist, Brittany Quale, Austin Ross, Hilary Sueoka, and Joseph Williams
A Secure Anti-Counterfeiting System using Near Field Communication, Public Key Cryptography, Blockchain, and Bayesian Games, Naif Saeed Alzahrani
Métis in Oregon: Intermarriage, Agency, and Religion in French Prairie, 1830-1840, Annie B. Amsden
Influence of water availability on native wildflower phenology and pollinator attractiveness, Aaron G. Anderson, Lucas Costner, and Gail Langellotto
Molecular Systematics of Odonata, Kristin Anderson and Susan Masta
The Small Publisher’s Guide to Audiobooks, Stephanie Anderson
Connecting Local-scale Heavy Precipitation to Large-scale Meteorological Patterns Over Portland, Oregon Using Observations and Climate Models, Christina Marie Aragon
Assessing the Intersection of Public Health and Urban Planning to Evaluate Food Equity, Briana Arnold
Ready Streets, Parkrose and Argay: Community Report, Kerry Aszklar, Jaye Cromwell, Bryan Nguyen, Joey Posada, Sabina Roan, and Sophie Turnbull-Apell
Early Intervention Referral Outcomes for Children at Increased Risk of Experiencing Developmental Delays, Kristi Laurine Atkins
Behavior of Non-Ductile Slender Reinforced Concrete Columns Retrofit by CFRP Under Cyclic Loading, Wisam Amer Aules
Design and Performance Evaluation of Linear and Axial-Flux Magnetic Gears, Mojtaba Bahrami Kouhshahi
Behavioral Analyses of Zalophus californianus and Eumetopias jubatus at Bonneville Dam as Tools to Understand Salmonid Take and Inform Regulation Changes, Coral A. Bailey
Annual and Seasonal Variation in Hydrologic Performance of Ecoroofs of Multiple Depths, Portland, OR, Ashley Michelle Baker
Necessary Conditions for Stability of Vehicle Formations, Pablo Enrique Baldivieso Blanco
Working Paper No. 14, Gramsci, Dugger and Hegemony, Devin Bales
Working Paper No. 15, Jevons’ Selective Interpretation of Bentham, Devin Bales
Comparing Tax Structures in Washington and Oregon: Tax Burden Impacts on Grocery Consumption, Devin Bales and Colin Gibson
Development of a Readiness Assessment Model for Evaluating Big Data Projects: Case Study of Smart City in Oregon, USA, Husam Ahmad Barham
Virginia Woolf and Freud : The Implications of His Work on Her Mental Health, Kenidee M. Barner
Pilot Study Investigating the Effectiveness of the Active Workplace Study through a Dissemination Lens, Mary Beth Barnum