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Clientelism and Citizens' Right to the City in the Province of Buenos Aires, Sara Hyman
Paving the Pathway for Loving v. Virginia, Maia L. Insinga
Rate-limited Mass Transfer of Trichloroethene, Deza R. Irving
Mujeres Fuertes y Corazones Saludables: Adaptation of the StrongWomen—Healthy Hearts (SWHH) Program for Rural Latinas Using an Intervention Mapping Approach, Christie L. Jackson, Cynthia K. Perry, Jean McCalmont, Emma Solanki, Rebecca Seguin, Judy P. Ward, and Hannah-Dulya K. Menelas
The Efficacy of Virtual Protest: Linking Digital Tactics to Outcomes in Activist Campaigns, Rina Lynne James
Microplastic Concentrations in Crassotrea gigas: Establishing a Baseline of Microplastic Contamination in Oregon's Oyster Aquacultures, Mia K. Jauregui
Meat Shack and Other Creative Works, Susannah Katherine Jayroe
Interpreting Lincoln: Propaganda Myths in Film, Jared Jensen
Torrefaction Kinetics of Hemp Hurds, an Emerging Agricultural Byproduct, in a Small Retort, Tel Jensen
A New Meridian, Catherine Ann Johnson
Building Energy Model Calibration for Retrofit Decision Making, Nicolas R. Johnson
Lexical Bundles in Applied Linguistics and Literature Writing: a Comparison of Intermediate English Learners and Professionals, Kathryn Marie Johnston
Maximizing Stew’s Retirement Plan, Aishwarya Joy, Donavon Nigg, Tejas Deshpande, Michael D. Smith, Priyanka Patil, and Rushikesh Jirage
GIS Spatial Analysis of Arctic Settlement Patterns: A Case Study in Northwest Alaska, Justin Andrew Junge
How to Address Music Performance Anxiety (MPA): an Explorative Study, Jing Kappes
The Power of the Court: Racial Discrimination as Evidenced through Supreme Court Decisions After 1954, Marry A. Karam
Genetic Diversity in Frankia -- Host Plant Relationships, Emily S. Kauffman
Choosing the Right CEO, Devender Kaur
Application of Data Mining to Virtual Viking Student Engagement Data, Devende Kaur, Jacob Yang, Rashi Tiwari, and Sudipta Tripathy
Expanding Metabolic Diversity of Two Archaeal Phyla: Nanoarchaeota and Korarchaeota, John Forad Kelley
Charles A. Moose: Race, Community Policing, and Portland's First African American Police Chief, Douglas Jon Kenck-Crispin
Human Subjects, Stephanie Wong Ken
Distance Learning in Physics: an Investigation of Possible Benefits to Female Students in an Online Laboratory Environment, Caitlin Marie J. Kepple
Women and the Wilderness: a Review of Barriers to Participation, Current Coping Strategies, and Guidance for Future Programs, Naiyear Khajavei