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Direct Numerical Simulation of Unstably Stratified Turbulent Flow Over Riblets, Max Eltzroth
Pressure and Force Dynamics in Artificial Muscle Actuators: A State-Space and Optimization-Based Approach, Mohammad Elzein
Human Evil (in the Weird), Lucas Ethridge
Leaden Circles, Eternal Springs, and Rusty Pumps: Time, Nature, and Industry in Mrs. Dalloway, Katherine Evans
"It Had to Stop": Content Analysis of Fox News Library Censorship Discourse, Lex Faller
Immigrant Families and Stress, Nikita Farhaj, Lily Hinden, and Alex Foster
Design and Synthesis of Near-Infrared PSMA-Targeted Probes for Prostate Cancer Imaging and Surgical Resection, Nicholas C. Ferguson
The Effects of Family Cohesion on the Relationship Between Trauma and State-Level Social Policy Provision in the United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding
The People's Rivers: Early Environmental Regulation and the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, Avery Morgan Fischer
Spread, Natalie Ann Flaherty
Emergence of Norms in the Presence of Social Network Structure in a Stochastic Evolutionary Game Theory Model, Parker Foresman
The Roots of Ethno-Political Strife in Ceylon: The Dividing Power of British Colonialism, Audrey Francioch
Online Crime Reporting: Procedural Justice and Victims' Psychological Outcomes, Sarah M. Fridrich
Who's Afraid of Femininity? An Examination of Hegemonic Masculinity and Envy, Shiloh R. Frost and Emily Shafer
Stigma, Shame, and Narcissism: A Literature Review, Alex Gaither
The Legend of the Renata, Part One, Derrick Edward Galloway
Ecological Interactions Between Native and Non-Native Lady Beetle Species., Jackson Gamby and Mairin Thorne
Ecological Drivers and Temporal Dynamics of Daphnia in a Diverse Environmental and Spatial Landscape, Crysta A. Gantz
Notes on a Descent Into Isolated Unconsciousness, Or: The (Post-)Traumatic Resubstantiation of the Ego, Nick Gatlin
Alignment of Perceptual Similarity Metrics with Human Perception, Abhijay Ghildyal
Gianjara's Ribs: The Ecosystem, Body, Animalia, and Politic, Linus Gomez Ellis
Cinematic Empathy: Autistic Interpretation of Social Cues in Narrative Film, Lux Gomez
Cultural Ecologies and Local Policies: A Comparative Analysis, Alexis M. Gonzalez
Justice Impacted Mothers: An Autoethnographic Study Exploring the Impacts of Quality Prison Visitation with Children, Sarah E. Gore
The Relationship Between Perceived Stress, Psychological Distress and Thwarted Belongingness Among Military Service Members, Isaac Greenblatt