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Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Retrofitted in Flexure Using CFRP-NSM Technique, Salam Al-Obaidi
Develop an App for FoodDelivery Restaurant, Ahlam Alsuwaida, Ahmed Shebab Alshereef, and Zuhair Alheayk
Decision Model for the Features of a Smart House, Ahlam Alsuwaida, Ahmed Shebab Alshereef, Zuhair Alheayk, You Hong Yong, and Wei Ming Jang
Vasectomy Disparities among Foreign-Born Latinos Living in the United States : a Preliminary Study, Midori Mawi Altamirano
Constant Interface Temperature Reliability Assessment Method: An Alternative Method for Testing Thermal Interface Material in Products, Christian Amoah-Kusi
A Combined Energy and Geoengineering Optimization Model (CEAGOM) for Climate Policy Analysis, John George Anasis
Analytic Thinking Predicts Vaccine Endorsement: Linking Cognitive Style and Affective Orientation Toward Childhood Vaccination, Daniel A. Anderson
Developing Key Sustainability Competencies through Real-World Learning Experiences: Evaluating Community Environmental Services, Erin Lorene Anderson
Divine Diets: Food and Fasting of Medieval Mystics in the Vitae of Thomas of Cantimpré, Hannah Anderson
Estella, Roxana L. Arguello
Fostering Critical Thought Alongside the Common Core State Standards, Bianca Arias
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Consequences of Loneliness: Health Behavior, Social Interactions, Self-Disclosure, and Perceived Responsiveness, Sarah Noel Arpin
Language Policy and Bilingual Education for Immigrant Students at Public Schools in Japan, Naomi Asakura
Vortex Identification in the Wake of a Wind Turbine Array, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Aseyev
DevOps and Knowledge Managetment, Paul Atkinson
Marketing Plan: TESLA Powerwall, Paul Atkinson, Momtaj Khanam, Jackie Mcpherson, and Greg Wease
LeadApp: Sales Opportunity Management, Paul Atkinson, Greg Wease, Jonathan Lui, and Jared Omulindi
An Ornithological Investigation of the Relationships Among Species Assemblages in Diverse Landscapes in Portland, Oregon, Trevor Attenberg
The Floating Men: Portland and the Hobo Menace, 1890-1915, Marin Elizabeth Aurand
Algeria in Perspective: Changing the Understanding of the Modern Algerian State, Austin Averett
Women in Philosophy: A Qualitative Assessment of Experiences at the Undergraduate Level, Crystal Nicole Lilith Aymelek
Novel Methods for Learning and Adaptation in Chemical Reaction Networks, Peter Banda
The Irish Hunger and its Alignments with the 1948 Genocide Convention, Larissa M. Banitt
On the Estimation of Volumes of Roadways: An Investigation of Stop-Controlled Minor Legs, Joel Stephen Barnett
α-TEA's Tumor Toxicity may be Attributed to its Capability of Inducing Oxidative Damage in the Endoplasmic Reticulum, Diego Mathias Barragan Echenique