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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Systems Isomorphisms in Stochastic Dynamic Systems, Rajesh Venkatachalapathy
CatsVision: Smart Lens Marketing Plan, Neeti Verma, Mert Cihan Tonkal, Chaitali Sunil Sawant, Poonam Ganoskar, and John Tacco-Melendez
Providing for birds in our neighborhoods: Relationships between bird communities, front yard habitat, and neighborhood-scale landcover, Michael Vermeulen
The Influence of Neighborhood Landscape Characteristics on Native Bird Communities: Implications for Increasing Biodiversity in Our Yards, Michael E. Vermeulen
Working Paper No. 34, Rosa Luxemburg and Joan Robinson on the Accumulation of Capital, Brian Vistica
"To Call or Not to Call?" The Impact of Supervisor Training on Call Center Employee Attitudes and Well-Being, Whitney Elan Schneider Vogel
Modeling and Control of Magnetic Gear Dynamics in a Wind Turbine Drivetrain, Danielle Vournas
Investigating the Origins of Toxins Present in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols, Shawna Vreeke
Fatigue Characteristics of New ECO Series Aluminum 7175 Alloy, Chinh Q.L. Vu
The Life, Composing and Impact of Kenny Wheeler, Quinn Walker
Assessing the relationship between floral blossom density, type and floral visitation activity of bees in southeast Portland involving community scientists, Hailey Wallace and Dr. Marion Dresner
Are we providing the preferred floral resources for bees in our neighborhoods? Relationships between small scale vegetation metrics and pollinator visitation in SE Portland, Hailey Wallace and Marion Dresner
Mud, Twigs, and Clover, Mark Walsh
Considerations of Turbine Replacement Using Linear Programming Optimization, Wei Wang, America Tirado, Yingzhe Jiao, and Margaret Ryan
Gentrification and Student Achievement: a Quantitative Analysis of Student Performance on Standardized Tests in Portland's Gentrifying Neighborhoods, Justin Joseph Ward
Principia, Kathryn Borak Watson
Tragic Ways of Killing a Lesbian: a Synchronic Analysis, Taylor D. Watt
"It's All Because I Like the Person That's Teaching Me": Masculinities, Engagement, and Caring Relationships in Secondary Schools, Cristy Lauren Weggelaar
The Relationship between Attachment Style and Hyperperceptions, Nolan E.G. Welch
Literature Review of the Effectiveness of Intercultural Competence in the MEPI Program, Haley L. Wells
Nine Times Out of Ten, You Don't Die, Patrick Ronald Wensink
Concrete Bridge Deck Performance Data and Metrics for the State of Oregon, Jael Wettach-Glosser
The Gouda, the Bad, and the Ugly: Prioritizing Intersections for Pedestrian Safety in Tillamook, OR with Different Risk Estimation Methods, Kelly M. White