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Submissions from 2019
Working Paper No. 12, Technological Convergence and Institutional Evolution in the Energy Sector, James Bennett
Understanding the gaps between interest and knowledge of bee pollinators, Lauren E. Bennett and Gail Langellotto
The Woodworks: At the Convention Center Portland, Chase Bennington, Angie Lyman, Jay Reedy, Abby Taylor, Geoffrey Taylor, and Joe Taylor
Is it Possible to Change Someone's Mind Online? A Graphic Design Thesis, Laurel Benson
Pathways to Planning: A Field Guide for Long Range Planning, Sally Bernstein, Adrienne Chaille, Jake Davis, Theresa Huang, Rhey Haggerty, and Emily Scott
The Influence of Shared Mobility and Transportation Policies on Vehicle Ownership: Analysis of Multifamily Residents in Portland, Oregon, Edgar Bertini Ruas
Deciding on the Pursuit of an Advanced Degree, Danielle W. Beyer
A Characterization of Structures Across the Hurricane Ridge Fault in the Southeastern Olympic Peninsula, WA, Hamma Hamma River Transect, Veronica Catherine Biesiada
Spectral Clustering for Electrical Phase Identification Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure Voltage Time Series, Logan Blakely
The Impact of Infrastructure on Habitat Connectivity for Wildlife, Leslie Lynne Bliss-Ketchum
What Comes After: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Charles S. Borah
Analysis of Toxic Pollutant Sources and Characteristics Contributing to Water Quality Impairments in the Willamette River Basin, Melinda Borgens
Social Correlates of Paternal Postpartum Depression: a Statistical Analysis, Sonia Bosch
Testing the Bechdel Test, Kathryn Gray Bouchat
Family Linked Workplace Resources and Contextual Factors as Important Predictors of Job and Individual Well-being for Employees and Families, Jacquelyn Marie Brady
Loss of NRF2 results in decreased neuronal arborization and synaptic density and causes exacerbated age-related cognitive impairment., Mikah Brandes, Nora Gray, Maya Caruso, Jonathan Zweig, Amala Soumyanath, and Joseph F. Quinn
Hydrologic Trends and Spatial Relationships of Stream Temperature and Discharge in Urbanizing Watersheds in the Portland Metropolitan Area of the Pacific Northwest, Emma Lee Brenneman
Local Radiance, Scott Peter Britell
Survivorship and growth of seedlings and saplings in urban forests, Nancy Broshot, William W. McCuen, and Austen F. Bassler
Our Vision of Health for Future Generations: an Exploration of Proximal and Intermediary Motivations with Women of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Danica Love Brown
Emergence and complexity in public health, Lela Brown
Evaluation of a Novel Remote Displacement Sensor Prototype Using Video and Laser-Based Technology for Civil Infrastructure Applications, Nicholas J. Brown
Racial Capitalism and Expropriation in American Welfare Reform, Sam A.G. Bruns
Stratification of Protein Expression across the Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Disease Axis to Inform an Early Detection Platform, Sarah Bumatay