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Biofeedback Gaming for Substance Use Disorder, Rebecca L. Chevrel
Three Essays on Communicative Planning: From the Perspective of East Asians, Minji Cho
Exhibiting the Museum: Interrogating Spaces of Institutional Knowledge Production through Interactive Print Design, Malcolm Church
Examining the Role of RGS2 in the Maintenance of Diapause After Anoxic Stress in Embryos of the Annual Killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus, Patrick Clouser
Relationship Between Trunk Cross-Sectional Area Growth and Water Stress in Garry Oaks (Q. garryana): A Species of Conservation Concern, John Cochrane
What Explains Male and Female Decision Making to Enter Law? Evidence From a Survey of US-Based Undergraduate Students, Abigail Cohen
Capstone Review: Filament Unit Multiplexing Engine, Gal Cohen
Microplastic Pollution in Stormwater: Preliminary Findings from the Oregon Coast, Jazmine Compton
The Cultivation of Ulva Lactuca in Jambiani, Zanzibar: A Case Study, Jazmine R. Compton
Exploring Evidentiary Approaches and Reform Potential in the Allies in Change Program for Abusive Intimate Partners, Julie Melissa Conner
Evaluation of US Immigration Policies for Technology Professionals, Angel Contreras Cruz
Immigration Policy Evaluation for Technology Professionals Immigrants in the United States, Angel Contreras Cruz
An Exploratory Study of an Executive Team Leading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Tara LaShawn Cooper
Characterizing the Role of the Complement Receptor C3aR in Regulating Inflammatory Responses and Mitochondrial Function in Activated Macrophages, Jesse Alan Corcoran
Social Media and the Technological Infrastructure of Polarization in the United States: How Do We Move Forward?, Phoebe Cordova
Gaza's Healthcare System in Collapse: An Exploratory Analysis of Healthcare Attacks in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and Israel since October 2023, Vincenzo J. Cornacchione
Marketing in Higher Education: The Effects on the College Choice Experience of First-Generation Latinx Students, David Cortez
Mutagenetic Analysis Of The Minor Capsid Protein VP3 Of The Archaeal Fusellovirus SSV1, Laura Costal Lagarde
An Examination of the Impact of Court-Appointed Fines and Fees: How Governmental Reliance on These Expenses is Harming Vulnerable Communities, Rachel Elizabeth Couche
Anthropogenic Resistance on Occupancy of Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Coyote (Canis latrans), Clarissa E. Cressotti
Ceremonial Sexual Sacrifice to Commercial Prostitution: The History of Prostitution and the Social, Economic, and Religious Progress That Revolved Around the Profession, Katelyn E. Crowell
Describing Shen & Shen Ming Via a Hybrid Quantum Computational Model, Alex M. Cullen and Johnny Lemau
Manga in Bookstores, Claire Curry