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Domestic Violence and Other Poems, Patrick Sevin Rogers
Modeling Spawning Habitat Potential for Chum (Onchorhynchus keta) and Pink Salmon (O. gorbuscha) in Relation to Landscape Characteristics in Coastal Southeast Alaska, Bernard Timothy Romey
Optimum Suspension Geometry for a Formula SAE Car, Nathan Roner
The Influence of the Stonewall Riots, Leah K. Rosenbaum
Feminism During the Russian Revolution: A Failure on Multiple Fronts, Helen R. Rossmiller
Using Wetlands to Prevent the Surface Accumulation of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae from Upper Klamath Lake, Arick Christopher Rouhe
REDD+ Policy Preferences in Ethiopia: Developing Controls for Attribute Non-Attendance in Choice Experiment Data, Adam Rovang, Sahan T.M. Dissanayake, and Randall Bluffstone
Lessons from the Past: Analyzing a Multipolar World and Shifting Transatlantic Relationships, Andrew Russo
Three Speed 3D Printed Magnetic Gear, Robert J. Rutherford
Stock Selection using Data Envelopment Analysis, Mohammadsaleh Saadatmand
Bond-Type CFRP Anchorage System for Prestressed Concrete Applications, Yasir Saeed, Franz Rad, and Salam Al-Obaidi
Socializing Public Space: Benches in the Urban Setting, Kelsey I. Sagrero
The Wildcat Creek Tuff, Eastern Oregon: Co-eruption of Crystal-poor Rhyolite and Fe-rich Andesite with Implication for Mafic Underpinnings to Voluminous A-type Rhyolites, Hillarie Jaye Sales
Facility Location Model for Free Clinics to Address Healthcare Disparities in Portland, OR, Mikhaela C. Sample
How Managers can Create a Fair Compensation Procedure in the Engineering Sector, Jose Banos Sanchez
Non-Linear Deformation Analysis of an Embankment Dam, Silas T. Sanderson
Close: a Collection of Short Stories, Samantha Saxby
“The Criminal Class” -- Long Term Social Health Consequences of Mass Incarceration, Spencer D. Schaaf
"I didn't want to say it's a bad thing": Supporter Experiences with Autistic Patients in Healthcare, Mirah L. Scharer
Electro-Drop Bouncing in Low-Gravity, Erin Stivers Schmidt
Predicting ADHD Symptoms in Adolescents Using Error-Related Brain Potentials, Amber Schwartz, Jessica Tipsord, Brittany Alperin, and Sarah Karalunas
Masculinity, Mental Health, and Modern Psychotherapy: From the Practitioner’s Mind, Logan Schwartz
Working Paper No. 10, The Epic Rise and Subtle Fall of American Herbalism, Julia Schweid
Short-Term Tracking of Orientation with Inertial Sensors, Golriz Sedaghat
The Preparation of Diaryliodonium Salts for Application in Arylation Chemistry, Thomas Ludwig Seidl