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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
Galen: The Philosophical Physician, Chloe Sellers
Spacetime Numerical Techniques for the Wave and Schrödinger Equations, Paulina Ester Sepùlveda Salas
Associative Learning in Biochemical Networks, Yasmin S. Sepulveda