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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Investigations of an "Objectness" Measure for Object Localization, Lewis Richard James Coates
Cofactor Binding Determinants in the NADPH-Dependent Nitrile-Oxidoreductase QueF, Spencer William Cohen
Parking Space Estimation in the City of Portland, Ashley Colder, Madison Weakley, and J. Robert Zoeller
The Gate and Other Stories, Cassondra Bird Combs
Skyscrapers of Rome, Elizabeth B. Condie
National Security, Mass Surveillance, and Citizen Rights under Conditions of Protracted Warfare, Krystal Lynn Conniry
High-Performance Computing for Drought Prediction, Henry Cooney
Business Model Canvas, Max Cope
Effective Global Leadership: Identifying and Developing Leadership Competencies in Global Teams, Horatiu Corban, Henry Janzen, Juliana Suzuki, and Mufeed Yacoub
A Chemistry Neutral Flow Battery Performance Model Development, Validation, and Application, Alasdair James Crawford
Advocacy Campaign for Women's Reproductive Health and Access on Social Media, Rachel Crist, Jules Montes, and Lauren Frank
Gender Bias and the Evaluation of Players: Voice and Gender in Narrated Gameplay Videos, Robin April Crowell
Navigating Academia: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Sense of Community, Student-Faculty Relationships, and Student Success, Camilla Cummings
Prevalence and Use of Guns in Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence, Caroline D. Cummings
Bridging the Worlds of Home and School: a Study of the Relational Worlds of First-Generation Students in a School of Social Work, Miranda Cunningham
Mark O. Hatfield's Legacy: He Called the Interns, Kevin Curry
Almadar Corporation 2016 Strategic Plan, Maoloud Dabab, Nader Beltaif, and Ross Lamberth
Adoption Criteria Evaluation of Activity Tracking Wristbands for University Students, Ali Daneshi, Hakan Kutgun, Dilek Ozdemir, Amir Shaygan, and Anthony Williams
Prison Programs to Reduce Recidivism: What is the Ideal Structure of an Inmate Reentry Program?, Magali Davila-Centeno
Toy World, Inc., Christopher Davis, Juchun Cheng, Konstantin Tuv, Shivani Purwar, and Wesley Murar
Watershed Management and Private Lands: Moving Beyond Financial Incentives to Encourage Land Stewardship, Matthew Thomas DeAngelo
Acid-Base Equilibria in Organic-Solvent/Water Mixtures and Their Relevance to Gas/Particle Partitioning in the Atmosphere and in Tobacco Smoke, Julia Lynn DeGagne
The Art of War: Battles Won and Wars Lost, Mark W. DeKay
Glial Cell Involvement in Early Alzheimer's Disease, Rachel Y. De La Torre
Local Approaches to Regional Problems: Suburban Government Responses to Portland's Regional Housing Crisis, Emma Deppa