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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Using Archival and Archaeofaunal Records to Examine Victorian-era Fish Use in the Pacific Northwest, Emily Celene Taber
HDM Model to Select Marketing Analyst Job Offer, Alex Tacco-Melendez
Hierarchical Decision Model - Location Selection of a Traditional Ecuadorian Food Restaurant in Portland, Alex Tacco-Melendez
Stance-taking: JFL Learners and Benefactive Verbs, Kumiko Takizawa
Plant Health and Greenness of Different Income-level Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon Using Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Surface Reflectance, Michelle L. Talal and Mary Santelmann
Mapping Risks Across Urban-Wildlife Connectivity, Amanda Temple, Martin Lafrenz, and Leslie Bliss-Ketchum
App Pricing Decision Using Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM), Binu Kamundakathil Thomas
Perception of the Online Degree by Accounting Hiring Gatekeepers of Mid-Size Firms in the Northwestern U.S., Domanic Thomas
Analysis of Avian Diversity and Richness in Relation to Urban Park Size Using eBird, Jordan J. Tippetts
A Hierarchical Decision Model for Ranking the Approval Criteria of Foundation of Industrial Zones in Turkey, Mert Cihan Tonkal
Wideband Absorber Characterization Using Coaxial Airline and Electromagnetic Simulation, Ha Tran, Thanh Le, and Branimir Pejcinovic
Clustering and Multifacility Location with Constraints via Distance Function Penalty Methods and DC Programming, Tuyen Tran, Samuel Reynolds, Thai An Nguyen, and Mau Nam Nguyen
Molecular Probes Selectively Targeting Pancreatic Cancer for Imaging, Brian Viet Truong
Health IT Organization Should Use Security As a Competitive Advantage, Jessie Truong
Silicon Forest, the Tier-2 Stagnation, Jessie Truong, Jose Banos Sanchez, Mohammad Al Gafly, Shreyas Vasanth, and Smarajit Chakraborty
An Investigation of Wapato Along the Lower Columbia River, Maria E. Tunno
Thermally Stable Super-Hydrophobic Surface Creation, Caleb Turner
"I Do Not Speak French": Cruising, Magic, and Proust's Queer Sociability, Finn Turner
Effectiveness of Pollinator Enhancements in Portland Community Orchards, Jess Alan Tyler
Effectiveness of Pollinator Enhancement in Portland Community Orchards AKA Pollinators Count!, Jess Tyler and Marion Dresner
Neighborhood Economic Impacts of Contemporary Art Centers, Steve Van Eck
Latinas and Sexual Health: Correlates of Sexual Satisfaction, Christine Marie Velez
An Analysis of LoRa Low Power Technology and its Applications, Gomathy Venkata Krishnan