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The First Crusade: The Forgotten Realities, Jonathan Chang
“A Curiosity Which Has Many Eyes”: Ante-Nicene Church Fathers’ Attitudes Towards Bathing, Lilian C. Chan
Pro-Life PDX! An Exploration of Values and Feminism in Portland's Pro-Life Community, Belen H. Chapin
Daycare Center Selection using Hierarchical Decision Model, Maria Chavarria
Editor's Introduction, Robert Cheney
Masthead, Robert Cheney
Decision Model for Mobile Phone ODM (Original Design Manufacture) Vendor Selection, Juchun Cheng
Multicultural Conflict Resolution Strategy, Juchun Cheng, Roli Eyetsemitan, Bobby Romanski, and Konstantin Tuv
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: Analysis of HPE’s Decision to Acquire SimpliVity, Juchun Cheng, Bret Hunley, Devender Kaur, and Erica Merckling
Drone Technology and Applications, Juchun Cheng, Shahram Khorasanizadeh, Sivagamasundari Sathappan, and Vidhi Chokshi
Are There Discrete Symmetries in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Izzy Pikting Cheung
Evaluating the Best Smart Phone in the Market, Vidhi Chokshi
Communities of Concentrated Poverty: A Proposal for Oregon, Sara A. Chopp
The Edict of Milan and the Early Roots of Christianity in the Roman Empire, Christopher J. Chow
Adaptive Evolution under Favorable and Unfavorable Population Genetic Conditions in Caenorhabditis elegans Nematodes, Stephen Fuller Christy
Identifying Clusters of Non-Farm Activity within Exclusive Farm Use Zones in the Northern Willamette Valley, Nicholas Chun
"If not in this world...": Rereading Power and Possibility in The Silent Partner, Olivia Clarke
The Politicization of Climate Change and the United States Department of Defense, Margaret Cochrane
Framing Homelessness as Crisis: A Comparative Content Analysis of Local Media Reports on Portland's Tent Cities, Katrien Cokeley
Brentwood-Darlington: Say Our Name! Neighborhood Assessment and Action Plan, Laura Combs, Samuel Garcia, Olivia Holden, Amanda Howell, Andrea Pastor, and Shannon Williams
Informing Oregon's Marine Protected Area (MPA) Baseline Past and Present Tribal Uses of Marine Resources, Sabra Marie TallChief Comet
Informing Oregon's Marine Protected Area (MPA) Baseline: Past and Present Tribal Uses of Marine Resources, Sabra Marie TallChief Comet
Delays in Treatment: a Literature Review of Pathways to Treatment for Psychosis, Daniel S. Connelly
Galen’s Analogy: Animal Experimentation and Anatomy in the Second Century C.E., Annastasia Conner