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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
"Agglutinating" a Family: Friedrich Max Müller and the Development of the Turanian Language Family Theory in Nineteenth-Century European Linguistics and Other Human Sciences, Preetham Sridharan
Decision Model for selecting CRM software for an Organization, Raj Srinivasan
Exploring the Cultural and Infrastructural Impacts of Consumerism on the New Cuba, Grace Stainback
Optimization of Carbon Supported Palladium and Gold Nanoparticles for Hydrodechlorination, Candice Stauffer
Biomimetic Design and Construction of a Bipedal Walking Robot, Alexander Gabriel Steele
Discount Ceremony: a Collection of Short Stories, Tim Steele
The Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Field Service Operations, Jake Stevens
Intrapersonal and Social-Contextual Factors Related to Psychological Well-being among Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Katricia Stewart
Internet of Things Security: Ongoing Threats and Proposed Solutions, Samuel Strba
Accumulation and Transmission Dynamics of a Naturally-Occurring mtDNA Deletion in Caenorhabditis briggsae, Jennifer Anne Sullins
A Million Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Transition Experiences of Foster Youth Accessing Higher Education through Community College, Karen A. Sullivan-Vance
Working Paper No. 01, Three Forms of Fascism, Lauren Sweger-Hollingsworth
Working Paper No. 02, Marx on British Colonialism in India, Lauren Sweger-Hollingsworth
Using Archival and Archaeofaunal Records to Examine Victorian-era Fish Use in the Pacific Northwest, Emily Celene Taber
HDM Model to Select Marketing Analyst Job Offer, Alex Tacco-Melendez
Hierarchical Decision Model - Location Selection of a Traditional Ecuadorian Food Restaurant in Portland, Alex Tacco-Melendez
Stance-taking: JFL Learners and Benefactive Verbs, Kumiko Takizawa
Plant Health and Greenness of Different Income-level Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon Using Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Surface Reflectance, Michelle L. Talal and Mary Santelmann
Mapping Risks Across Urban-Wildlife Connectivity, Amanda Temple, Martin Lafrenz, and Leslie Bliss-Ketchum
App Pricing Decision Using Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM), Binu Kamundakathil Thomas
Perception of the Online Degree by Accounting Hiring Gatekeepers of Mid-Size Firms in the Northwestern U.S., Domanic Thomas
Analysis of Avian Diversity and Richness in Relation to Urban Park Size Using eBird, Jordan J. Tippetts