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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Parr Going the Distance: How Migratory Difficulty Influences Red Muscle Lipid Storage in Juvenile Oncorhynchus mykiss, Emily Jean Morse
A Lot of Admiration and a Little Bit of Worship: Parasocial Relationships and Young Women, Raz Mostaghimi
Women and Corrections: a Review of Oregon Prisoners' Perspectives on Procedural Justice, Kelci J. Mueller
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Corpus Data from Reddit Discussions of "Gay Voice", Sara Elizabeth Mulliner
A Dendritic Transfer Function in a Novel Fully-connected Layer, Mark Robert Musil
Application of Single Particle Electron Microscopy to Native Lens Gap Junctions and Intrinsically Disordered Signaling Complexes, Janette Bernadette Myers
Architectural and Philosophical 'Makerspace' Redesign Impact on Teacher Beliefs and Practices: a Case Study, Rurik-Rory James Nackerud
Parasocial Relationships with Podcast Hosts, Mikhaela Nadora
Walking the Ridge of the Whorl, David Naimon
Future of Sports: Impact of Wearable Technology: Case Study on Nike’s Wearable Technologies, Alison Nalven, Garrette Stauffer, Obianuju Obiano, and Shivani Agarwal
Green Ring Wayfinding Map, Lorena Nascimento, Adam Brunelle, and Arlene Amaya
From Refugee to Citizen: Rhizomes and Roots in the Digital Age, Julia Nett
From Refugee to Citizen: Rhizomes and Roots in the Digital Age, Julia Nett and Michele Ruth Gamburd
Du Fu and Chinese Poetic Expression: How Politics, Nature, and Self Become One, Binhnam Nguyen
The Synthesis of Di-substituted DOTA Ligands for MRI Contrast Agents, Chau V. Nguyen
Noncompliance with Land Acquisition in Vietnam: a Policy Tools Approach, Dang Van Nguyen
Confronting Noh Demons: Zeami's Demon Pacifying Noh and Nobumitsu's Demon Killing Noh, Jitsuya Nishiyama
RevolutionärInnen am Fließband: a Comparative Gendered Analysis of the 1973 Pierburg and Ford Migrant Labor Strikes, Jordan Faith Norquist
Architectural Stewardship: Exploring Interpretation Architecture through the Lens of the Visitor, Graham A. Oden
Abstract Pronominal Anaphora in Three Registers of English, Dominique H. O'Donnell
Other-Initiated Other-Repair: Repair Organization While Playing a Place-Based Augmented-Reality Game, Adam C. Okoye
Mexico's Newest Threat: Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Maria Teresa Olivares
Perceived Partner Responsiveness, Sleep and Pain: a Dyadic Study of Military-Connected Couples, AnnaMarie Sophia O'Neill