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Theses from 2018
A Technical Translation of Melentiev's Graph Representation Method with Commentary, Asya Volkova
Painting a New Narrative: Facilitating the Social Integration and Personal Empowerment of Schizophrenic Individuals Through Art, Erica M. Vollmer
Composition and Dispersal Dynamics of Vegetation Communities in Urban Riparian Forests, Christa von Behren
Toll-like Receptor 7 Expression and Function on Sensory Nerves, Karol Wai
The Origins of the Alliance Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Michelle K. Waite
Thietmar of Merseburg's Views on Clerical Warfare, Benjamin Joseph Wand
Early Emerging Pathogen Detection, Mackenzie Wangenstein
Novel 2D Structure Nanomaterials Synthesis and IR Absorption, Suming Wang
Cyanobacteria Ecotypes in the North Pacific, Samantha Ward
The History of British Art and the Burkean Sublime, Natalie Ware
Notes from a Native Son and Other Stories, Jacob K. Warren
Hierarchical Decision Model of Utility Battery Energy Storage Implementation, Nicole Wehner
Strong Coupling Between Photonic Cavities, Xiang Wei
Completion of DNA Replication in Escherichia coli, Brian Michael Wendel
The Semiotics of Wine Labeling: a Study of Millennial Perception, Abby Williams
Truth, Fiction, and Image: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Changing Tides of Political Imagination, Isabel K. Williams
Lateral Deformation Behavior of Mass Timber Beam to Column Gravity Connection, Tyler James Williams
Health Risks in Medical Homes and their Effects on Emergency Department and Inpatient Expenditures: a Focus on Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes in Oregon, Kweku Nyameyepa Wilson
A Comparative Examination of Primary Care Physician Shortages in Oregon, Arizona, and South Carolina, Jamie L. Wimmer
A Woman Named Fulvia: Life, Actions, and Perceptions, Jeneveve T. Winchell
A Foucaultian Discourse Analysis of Person-Centered Practice Using a Genealogical Framework of Intellectual Disability, Nick Winges-Yanez
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Rates and Drivers of Methane Production and Consumption in Bioretention Facility Soils Across Six U.S. Cities, Anna Withington, Jennifer L. Morse, and Erin Looper
A Literature Review on Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement, Steven Witt