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Submissions from 2019
A Cover is Worth 1000 Words: Visibility and Racial Diversity in Young Adult Cover Design, Jenny Kimura
The Many Wives of General August V. Kautz: Colonization in the Pacific Northwest, 1853-1895, Nicole Ann Kindle
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associations Across Multiple Saltmarsh Plant Species Mitigating the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise, Rayna Koberstein and Catherine E. de Rivera
Stormwater Treatment Effectiveness of Established Bioretention Facilities in Portland, Oregon, Emma Rose Kohlsmith
Bleached Chondrules and the Possible Influence of Aqueous Alteration, Robert P. Kostynick
The Applications of Grid Cells in Computer Vision, Keaton Kraiger
Working Paper No. 19, Werner Sombart and National Socialism, Jenica M. Kramer
Working Paper No. 20, Veblen and the Question of Sexual Selection, Jenica M. Kramer
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