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Comparison of Monowave and Polywave Transmission and Curing Profile thru Various Composites, Anna Kolpakova
That Mysterious, Remisse Knot: Katherine Philips's Unincorporated Fraternity, Rene Kramer
Sound Effects: Age, Gender, and Sound Symbolism in American English, Timothy Krause
Sound Effects: Age, Gender, and Sound Symbolism in American English, Timothy Allen Krause
Isn’t Citizen Science a Hoot? A Case-study Exploring the Effectiveness of Citizen Science as an Instrument to Teach the Nature of Science through a Local Nocturnal Owl-Monitoring Project, Tess Marie Kreofsky
In Some Asbestos World, Aaron Kroska
The Effects of Urban Containment Policies on Commuting Patterns, Sung Moon Kwon
Compassion Fatigue, the Wellness of Care Providers, and the Quality of Patient Care, Merna Labib
E-Books and Author Payments: The Affect of Digital Publishing on Author Royalties, Missy Lacock
Liberalization, Contention, and Threat: Institutional Determinates of Societal Preferences and the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Morocco, Matthew Thomas Lacouture
Paleological and Ecological Impacts of Virus Silicification, James Robert Laidler
Rent, Sell, or Else?, Ross Lamberth, Justin Krueger, Lakshmi Rajagopal, and Leopoldo Marino
Modeling the Optical Response to a Near-Field Probe Tip from a Generalized Multilayer Thin Film, A.J. Lawrence
Never You Mind What They Say, It's Still Not Okay To Be Gay, Kelley Lawson
A Study on the Effects of Using Redox Active Solvents on the Photophysical Properties of Hydride-Terminated Silicon Nanoparticles, Eunice Y. Lee
Celtic Romanization: Cultural Assimilation or Cultural Exchange?, Shawn Lee
Socioeconomic Disparities in the Provision of Outdoor Time in Portland, Oregon Public Elementary Schools, Sabine L. Lefkowitz
Hardware/Software Interface Assurance with Conformance Checking, Li Lei
Unequal Medicine: The Impact of Patient Mistrust on the Racial Differences in Reproductive Health Outcomes, Ashley Lenherr
Ordinary Women/Extraordinary Lives: Oregon Women and Their Stories of Persistence, Grit and Grace, Shannon Moon Leonetti
Technological Forecasting Based on Segmented Rate of Change, Dong-Joon Lim
Tilikum Bridge Grand Opening Event Project, Needa Lingga and Lee Sipprell
The Role of Translesion DNA Polymerase(s) in the Survival of Escherichia Coli Exposed to UVA Light in the Presence of Psoralen and Angelicin, Dena Livingstone