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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
Reclaiming Women's Stories at the Border: Mexicana Migration, Catholicism, and Revolution, 1910-1930, Alexandra Ibarra
India's Economic Growth: Role of Political Performance and Gender Wage Gap, Rajeev Indira Nagaraju
Human-Centered Design of an Air Quality Feedback System to Promote Healthy Cooking, Chantal Iribagiza
Evaluating Mobile-Based Educational Adventure Games for Language Learning, Deana Jackson
Binder Free Graphene Hybridized Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Supercapacitor Applications, Nathan D. Jansen
A Study of Fragmentation and Spontaneous Covalent Self-Assembly of the Azaorcus Ribozyme from Multiple Small Inactive RNA Fragments, Tharuka Sewwandi Jayathilaka
Marketing in Portland's Small Publishing Industry: Case Studies in the Biographical Approach, Kate Jay
Online Learners: a Study of their Advising Attitudes, Experiences, and Learning, Stephen Philip Jenkins
All Saints, Rayna Maria Jensen
Food Security and the Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Development in Uganda, Megan Jessup-Varnum
Rock Glaciers of the Contiguous United States: Spatial Distribution, Cryospheric Context, and Riparian Vegetation, Gunnar Forrest Johnson
Water Quality Factor Prediction Using Supervised Machine Learning, Kathleen Joslyn
Ethical Issues of Data Tracking and Analytics, Aishwarya Joy, Tyler Stahl, Caitlin Mohnike, Rushikesh Jirage, and Kate Kula
Serpent, Shadow, & Cyborg: Active Interpretation in a Sea of Information, Sara Karl
The Effects of Aging, Prolonged Life Expectancy and Retirement on the American and Japanese Social Security Systems, Torgen Karns
Criteria for Active Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide, Christina Kavehrad
Using Strong Laser Fields to Produce Antihydrogen Ions, Christopher Michael Keating