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Cuju: The Ancient Chinese Game That Held an Empire Together, Enzo H. Smith
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Uncovering Moral Injury at Work: The Development and Initial Validation of the Moral Injury at Work Scale (MIWS), Megan J. Snoeyink
Working Paper No. 99, Adam Smith and the American Experiment, Cole Soliz
Exploring Health Equity with Culturally Specific Providers of Permanent Supportive Housing, Judith Solomon
Exploring Health Equity with Culturally Specific Providers of Permanent Supportive Housing, Judith R. Solomon
Is Ride-Hailing a Potential Solution for Older Adults After Driving Cessation? The Role of Objective and Perceived Accessibility, Minju Kim Song
Young Adults’ Views on Personal Death, Victor N. Soto
Hydrosocial Ocean Commons: Offshore Wind Energy in Oregon, Bryce Ashlyn Sprauer
An Exposition of "Probabilistic Polynomials and Hamming Nearest Neighbors", Vivek Srirama
Indigenous Language Revitalization: The Klamath and Cherokee Tribes, Josephine Stapleton
Beyond the Bickering: Examining Event, Victim, and Offender Characteristics for Sibling Abuse Incidents in Oregon, Isabella M. Starr
Did Dobbs Reduce the Supreme Court's Legitimacy?, Ava Steinmetz
Orphan Basalts: Understanding the Origins of Unassigned Eastern Oregon Basalts, Angela Rae Stetson
“Through Science to Justice” Magnus Hirschfeld’s Role in Queer Liberation, Katarina L. Stoll
A Study on Fuzzy Time-Series and its Applications to Stock Price Forecasting, Takeshi Stormer
Analyzing National War Propaganda Through Comparison of Diverse Case Studies, Ike Sugitani
The Influence of Ethnic Racial Identity on the Critical Consciousness of Asian American College Students, Aliyah Sukkram
How the U.S. Can Protect Taiwan in the 21st Century, Zachary Surmacz
Assessing Behavioral Health Services in Oregon's Rural Health Clinics, Sanya M. Surya
Psilocybin and Death Anxiety: A Dual-Mechanism Approach to Existential Distress, Annabelle Swain
Is Education Regulation the Solution to Help Lower Substance Use Rates and Substance Use Disorder in Oregon Youth?, Sophia R. Swain
A Fifty-Year Assessment of Historical Planning Processes and Green Space Distribution (1975-2025): A Case Study of Portland, OR, USA, Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo
Quantitative Analysis Using MRI of Patients That Are High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer, Aqsa Tarik
Decomposition Processes and Insect Indicators in Forensic Investigations, Eli Taylor