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Rocking the Third Republic: The Succession of Political Crises That Led to the Rise of Xenophobic Nationalism in France, Sophia DeLeonibus
Workplace Aggression: A Multi-Study Examination of Work and Nonwork Consequences, Caitlin Ann Demsky
Introduction, Sarah N. Donaldson
Betrayal : Short Stories, Mary Ann Dougherty
Evaluating the Effects of a Congestion and Weather Responsive Advisory Variable Speed Limit System in Portland, Oregon, Matthew Blake Downey
The Intangible Factors of Design and New Product Development, David L. Driskill
Determining Initial Firing Temperatures of Thule Era (1000-250 ya) Pottery from Two Northwest Alaskan Archaeological Sites, Jonathan Duelks
Novel Cryptographic Primitives and Protocols for Censorship Resistance, Kevin Patrick Dyer
Green Loop SWPDX Concept Plan: Alignment and Design Treatment Recommendations for the Southwest Green Loop, Ashley Eaton, Brian Gunn, Jake Adams, Kate Washington, and Mohd Meidiansyah
Making a Meaningful Contribution to Clinical Research, Eric Eddy
Strategic Analysis of Patent Portfolios and Litigation Risks, J. Curtis Edmondson
The Migration of Bibliographic Methodology, Zachary Thomas Eggemeyer
Key Aspects for LRFD Implementation for Driven Pile Capacity by Dynamic Methods, Natalie R. Ehrlich
Body-Worn Cameras: A Step Toward Trust and Legitimacy for Campus Police, Jaycee Elliott
Building Resources at Home and at Work: Day-Level Relationships between Job Crafting, Recovery Experiences, and Work Engagement, Allison Marie Ellis
The Body: Conceptualizing Abortion in Contemporary Ireland, Sofia Ellis-Curry
Ninth Grade Student Responses to Authentic Science Instruction, Michael Steven Ellison
The Role of Pyrococcus furiosus Transcription Factor E in Transcription Iniitiation, Robyn Lynn Eustis
Methods of Collecting and Separating Atmospheric Organic Aerosols for Analysis Using Two-Dimensional Gas and Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry, Craig Fairbaugh
2015 Innovation Challenge Event Program, Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
The Media’s Presentation of The Second Chance Act: Funding for Reentry Following Prison, Ailene Joyce Farkac
NWA 8614: The Least Heated Winonaite, Karla Farley, Alexander M. Ruzicka, and Katherine Armstrong
An Investigation of the Role of Alternate Numeration Systems in Preservice Teacher Mathematics Content Courses, Jodi I. Fasteen
Revenant Joe Pilot Script, Will Ferguson