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The Names, Karolinn Fiscaletti
Introducing Complex Systems Analysis in High School Mathematics Using System Dynamics Modeling: A Potential Game-Changer for Mathematics Instruction, Diana Marie Fisher
Westside Community Park: A Vision for Public Space, David Fiske, Nathen Lamb, Will Roberts, Kara Srnka, Grace Stainback, and Jeffrey Waldo
Following the Flat Hat: What Leads People to National Park Service Interpretive Careers?, Avarie Fitzgerald
Emerging Adaptive Architectures for Biomolecular Computation, Matthew Fleetwood
Investigation of Jet Dynamics in Cross-Flow: Quantifying Volcanic Plume Behavior, Graham Freedland
After Houselessness: Queer Youth of Color Severed From Cultural and Spiritual Community, Carrie Fuentes and Miriam Abelson
A Study on the Current State of Contaminants of Concern Research, with a Focus on Biosolids and Regulations, Maren Mariah Fulton
A Bridge Across the Pacific: A Study of the Shifting Relationship Between Portland and the Far East, Michael Todd Gagle
Comparison of Body Size and Wing Type in Beetles Found on Green Roofs and Adjacent Ground Sites in Portland, Oregon, Maggie Gardner
Attitudes Among Legal Professionals: Measuring for a Difference in Attitudes Towards Science, Jonathen N. Gates
The Effects of the ACA on Actuarial Pricing: How the Work of Health Actuaries Has Changed Post-ACA, Alex M.S. George
Trust & Growth in the Workplace: an Analysis of Leadership in Flat Organizations, Drake George
Frequency Multiplication in Silicon Nanowires, Marius Mugurel Ghita
A Measurement System for Science and Engineering Research Center Performance Evaluation, Elizabeth Carole Gibson
SATOR / AREPO / TENET / OPERA / ROTAS, Aaron Giesa
Design for Fractal Grid Generated Turbulence, Moira Gion
525,600 Minutes: How Do You Measure Cultural Diversity in Oregon Trade Publishing?, Alyssa Gnall
Green Roofs and Urban Biodiversity: Their Role as Invertebrate Habitat and the Effect of Design on Beetle Community, Sydney Marie Gonsalves
Prospectus for Future Research: Temperature Effects on Green Macroalgae, Ana Gonzalez Pelayo
Trajectory Analysis of Black Carbon in the Arctic Region, Kimberly Gottschalk
Vignettes and Havensville Farm, Michael McKee Green
Crisis in Education -- The Effect of the Cold War on the American Education System, Spencer C.J. Gregg
Gertrude's Lazy Susan, Emily Griffin