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Supporting Self-managed Abortion Care in “practice not premise”: Provider Perspectives, Roles, and Referral Pathways in India, Laura E. Jacobson MPH, Caila Brander, P. Balasubramanian, Sruthi Chandrasekaran, Blair Darney, Julia Goodman, Ruvani Jayaweera, and Caitlin Gerdts
A Window of Opportunity: Describing Participants Engaged in a Comprehensive Perinatal Care Model to Treat Substance Use Disorder During Pregnancy, Christina Jäderholm
“Sense of Belonging”: Partnering with Central Oregon's Communities to Promote Health and Social Inclusion, Christina Jäderholm
Efficient Visual Data Processing Approaches to Improve Resource Utilization, Yeganeh Jalalpour
PCL and DMSO2 Composites as Biomaterials for Additive Manufacturing, Jae-Won Jang
Say It With Flowers: The Semiotics Of A Not-So Secret Language, Cecilia Januszewski
Photocathodes From Aerobic Oxidation of Tellurorhodamines, Amelia Jellison
Pathways to Social Mobility: Examining Trades as a Career Path for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, June Jenkins
Using Stable Isotopes of Meteoric Water to Evaluate the Efficacy of Manmade Canals at Maintaining Lake Habitats for Salmon and Waterfowl, Adrian Jimenez
Sex Toys in the City: Pleasure, Profit, and Sex-Positive Cultures in Portland, Abigail Jobe
Sex Toys in the City- The Sex Toy Market vs. Profit, Culture and Education, Abigail M. Jobe
Extreme Precipitation Climatology of the Contiguous U.S., Amy M. Johnson
“Fruit From a Poisonous Tree”? Constituting Logics of Law Enforcement Phlebotomy, Anne Johnson
Primary Care in the University Setting After COVID-19: A Multiple Case Study of Student Health Services in Oregon, D. Chad Johnson
Gut Feelings: A Literature Review on The Gut-Brain Axis and its Potential Influence on Mood, Grace Johnson
A Native American Perspective on Navigating the Academic World With Resilience and Honoring the Wisdom of Native Elders, Shani Renee Johnson
Choosing to Become a Teacher-Mentor: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Experience of Informal Teacher-Mentors, Stephen Wayne Johnson II
Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Reliability of Solder Joints, Robert Lee Jones
A Qualitative Study on the Persistence of Seasoned Student Affairs Professionals, Russell Taylor Jones
Flexible Strain Gauge Sensors as Real-Time Stretch Receptors For Use in Biomimetic BPA Muscle Applications, Rochelle Jubert
Flammability of Dominant Tree Species Portends Severe Wildfire Risk in the Portland-Vancouver Metro Area, Hannah Kaba, Diya Mandyam, and Aaron A. Ramirez
Effects of Exogenous and Endogenous Variables on Efficiency and Productivity: Case of Indian Banks, Aurobindh Kalathil Puthanpura
Trends of Groundwater Levels Over Time, Parvaneh Z. Karch-Agnew
Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Its Interpretation With Christian Contemporary Thought, Audrey Kelley-Henroid
Provisioning the 21st Century City: Community and School Gardens as Food Centers, Charleen L. Kepner