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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Investigation of Electronic and Optical Properties of 2-Dimensional Semiconductor Tin Selenide (SnSe) Thin Films, Shakila Afrin
Assembly Line Assessment and Optimization, Shivani Agarwal, Kyle Brown, Jesse Fritz, Harshita Gadiraju, and Chaitali Sunil Sawant
Our Lips are Sealed: a Social Constructionist Approach to Understanding Menstrual Concealment at Menarche, Olivia S. Agrusa
On the Drought Recovery and Resiliency: How Terrestrial and Riverine Ecosystems Recover from Agricultural and Hydrological Droughts, Behzad Ahmadi
Designing Katana : Unsheathing the Potential of Gameplay for Constructing Cultural Memory, Tracy Alan
Strength Tuned Steel Eccentric Braced Frames, Hosam Abdullah Al-Azzawi
Comparing The Best Modes of Transportation for International Shipping By Hierarchical Decision, Ali Al Gafly
Team Process Report, Ali Al-Gafly, Anju Babu, Jose Banos, and Priyanka Patil
Assessment of Mobile Payment Technologies for College Students, Sultan Al Ghamdi and Mustafa Almuzel
Efficient Methods for Robust Circuit Design and Performance Optimization for Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors, Muhammad Ali
UHF and Microwave Phase-Modulated Scattering Array, Nasr Nomas Hussein Alkhafaji
Drone Technology for Package Delivery, Ashwaq Al Khalil, James VanHuis, Alexandra Starrett, and Dharshanika Selvakumar
Working Paper No. 17, William Petty and Political Economy, Clarissa Allen
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