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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Cyclist Path Choices Through Shared Space Intersections in England, Allison Boyce Duncan
Evaluating an Assessment Instrument for the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan, Susan Mae Duncan
The Impact of Daily 5 and CAFE Literacy Framework on Reading Comprehension in Struggling Fourth Grade Readers: A Case Study, Sandra Lee Duty
Intel's Internet of Things: How does the Internet of Things (IOT) Play into the Growth Strategy of Intel, Agam Ebramsyah, Cody Miller, David Burchfield, Liyan Xiao, Jacob Yang, and Surekha Chanamolu
HDM in Cellphone Selection, Agam Ebramsyah, Anjana Penumarti, Catalina Reyes, Dale Frakes, Soheil Zarrin, and Touraj Goudarznia
The Servant Problem: Servants and Working-Class Identity in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain, Stephanie Edwards
"The Responsibility to Learn": an Investigation into the Language Ideologies of Young Women Speakers of Chinuk Wawa, Kelila Eichstadt
Wiki-based Collaborative Creative Writing in the ESL Classroom, Rima Elabdali
Implementation of a Public Community Library in Libya, Ali Eljayar, Maoloud Dabab, Michael Clark, and Nader Beltaif
Fabrication and Characterization of Gradient Oxide Thin Films, Gabriel Eng
Variation in Green Roof Storage Capacity, Associated Drivers, and Implications for Stormwater Management in Portland, Oregon, Melecio Estrella
Transformative Encounters in Conflict Processes, Garrett Evans
Assessing Wind Energy Potential for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines on the Tilikum Crossing, Clint Everett
Arts Integrated Elementary School Classrooms and Academic Success, Rachel Fackler
Expanding the Versatility of Nano Assembled Capsules as Platform of Potential High Payload MRI Contrast Agents, Annah Farashishiko
2016 Innovation Challenge Event Program, Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
Examining Generational and Gender Differences in Parent-Young Adult Child Relationships During Co-residence, Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson
Arsenic Mobilization from Silicic Volcanic Rocks in the Southern Willamette Valley, Gabriela Ribeiro de Sena Ferreira
Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Through Retinal Cell Layer Thickness: An Insight into the Neurodegeneration Process, Zac Festner
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