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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Removal Efficiencies, Uptake Mechanisms and Competitive Effects of Copper and Zinc in Various Stormwater Filter Media, Emily Heleva-Ponaski
The Cost of Extreme Heat: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Three Heat-Ameliorating Interventions in Portland, Oregon, Dana E. Hellman
Dark Current RTS-Noise in Silicon Image Sensors, Benjamin William Hendrickson
Resiliency & Energy Planning for the Broadway Corridor, Bill Henry
The Dispute Over the Commons: Seed and Food Sovereignty as Decommodification in Chiapas, Mexico, Carol Frances Hernández Rodríguez
bodysecrecy: State Surveillance and Black Feminist Refusal, Alex León Herrera
Consciousness Against Commodifcation: the Potential for a Radical Housing Movement in the Cully Neighborhood, Cameron Hart Herrington
Development of a Direct Aqueous Synthetic Route for the Production of Elemental Bismuth Nanoparticles, Colin Jon Hiatt
News Work: the Impact of Corporate Newsroom Culture on News Workers & Community Reporting, Carey Lynne Higgins-Dobney
Emulating Balance Control Observed in Human Test Subjects with a Neural Network, Wade William Hilts
To What Extent Does Aristophanes’ Knights Reflect Greek Opinion of Cleon and the Peloponnesian War?, Samuel M. Hinerfeld
Assessing PPGIS Usability and its Relationship to Spatial Data Production: a Case Study, Timothy Michael Hitchins
British Tea: Steeped in the Imperial Nation-State, Steven J. Hoaglin
Assessment of Technology Adoption Potential of Medical Devices: Case of Wearable Sensor Products for Pervasive Care in Neurosurgery and Orthopedics, Liliya Stepanivna Hogaboam
Investigating the Role of Genomic Variation in Susceptibility to Environmental Chemicals across Populations, Lindsay Adrian Holden
Transformation of Pyrococcus furiosus with Thermostable Green Fluorescent Protein, Emma R. Hollar
Erasing History? Contextualizing Modern Monument Destruction through an Archaeological Lens, Stephanie Holton
Banking on Blockchain, Stephan Hoo-Fatt
Inhibition of Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase-1 is a Therapeutic Strategy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Subtypes, Mona Mohammad Hosseini
Daylighting Optimization Study: Rock Creek High School Commons Skylight Optimization, Razieh Hosseini Nezhad, Ashley McDaniel-Harpster, Nicholas Papaefthimiou, and Rosemary Hill
Assessing Effort Shifts and Familial Succession in Oregon’s Nearshore Fisheries, Bryn Ellen Hudson
The Impact of Cultural Communication on Team Performance, Bret Hunley, Smarajit Chakraborty, and Stephen MacDonald
Assessment of Observed Increases in Extreme Warm Exceedances in Locations with Short Warm Side Tails, Jacob S. Hunter, Paul C. Loikith, and J. David Neelin
Nadaka 2023 Management Plan, Andrea Hurzeler
Effects of Variable Density Thinning on Spatial Patterns of Overstory Trees in Mt. Hood National Forest, Emma Huston