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Team Progress Report, Yassir Alamari, Hamed Alyaqout, Qin Guo, and Jerrod Thomas
PDX Urban Wineries Mobile Application Development, Mohammed Alaqeel, Samuel Cheek, and Nicholas Swanson
The Morrison Mercantile, Khalid Alballaa, Kevin Clark, Barbara Fryer, Carly Harrison, A. Synkai Harrison, Liz Hutchinson, Scott Kueny, Erik Pattison, Nate Raynor, Clancy Terry, and Joel Thomas
Escaping Cascadia, Todd Albertson
Financial Analysis of Automated CNC Systems for Nike’s Mold and Tooling Center, Zuhair Alheayk, Ahlam Alsuwaida, Shihab Hanayneh, Shane Iverson, Sridharkumar Paneerselvam, and Zachary White
Experimental Investigation of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams, Karrar Ali Al-lami
Livia's Power in Ancient Rome, Tori L. Allen
Exploring Dietary Sacrifice in Intimate Relationships for Couples with Celiac Disease, Lindsey Marie Alley
Fall Risk, Jacqueline Alnes
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Retrofitted in Flexure Using CFRP-NSM Technique, Salam Al-Obaidi
Develop an App for FoodDelivery Restaurant, Ahlam Alsuwaida, Ahmed Shebab Alshereef, and Zuhair Alheayk
Decision Model for the Features of a Smart House, Ahlam Alsuwaida, Ahmed Shebab Alshereef, Zuhair Alheayk, You Hong Yong, and Wei Ming Jang
Vasectomy Disparities among Foreign-Born Latinos Living in the United States : a Preliminary Study, Midori Mawi Altamirano
Constant Interface Temperature Reliability Assessment Method: An Alternative Method for Testing Thermal Interface Material in Products, Christian Amoah-Kusi
A Combined Energy and Geoengineering Optimization Model (CEAGOM) for Climate Policy Analysis, John George Anasis
Analytic Thinking Predicts Vaccine Endorsement: Linking Cognitive Style and Affective Orientation Toward Childhood Vaccination, Daniel A. Anderson
Developing Key Sustainability Competencies through Real-World Learning Experiences: Evaluating Community Environmental Services, Erin Lorene Anderson
Divine Diets: Food and Fasting of Medieval Mystics in the Vitae of Thomas of Cantimpré, Hannah Anderson
Estella, Roxana L. Arguello
Fostering Critical Thought Alongside the Common Core State Standards, Bianca Arias
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Consequences of Loneliness: Health Behavior, Social Interactions, Self-Disclosure, and Perceived Responsiveness, Sarah Noel Arpin
Language Policy and Bilingual Education for Immigrant Students at Public Schools in Japan, Naomi Asakura
Vortex Identification in the Wake of a Wind Turbine Array, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Aseyev
DevOps and Knowledge Managetment, Paul Atkinson
Marketing Plan: TESLA Powerwall, Paul Atkinson, Momtaj Khanam, Jackie Mcpherson, and Greg Wease