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Open-Source, Low-Cost Sensor for Custom Water Level Monitoring in Observation Wells and Piezometers, Leslie A. Mowbray
High Places, Leanna Gwyn Moxley
Spirituality and Religion in Women's Leadership for Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions: The Case of Burma, Phyusin Myo Kyaw Myint
Using Music-Related Concepts to Teach High School Math, Vytas Nagisetty
Give Me Some Credit, Jared Nambwenya, Ami Solomon, and Tien Le
Addressing the Unmet Need : an Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Refractive Error and its Possible Solutions, Sonam Narayan
Application of Text-Mining Methodology for Organizational Learning Analysis, Kruti Narvekar
Leaving And Its Static Center, Lisa L. Nasshahn
Gender Representations in U.S. Ed.D. Dissertations: A Feminist Content Analysis, Debora Kay Nelli
Issues of Authenticity in Small Scale Tourism: a Study of the McDisney Experience, Jordan Nelson
A Global Investigation of Stakeholder and Contextual Influences on Firm Engagement in Sustainability, Annette M. Nemetz
Participation in Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model for the Information and Communications Technology Industry, Ramin Neshati
Modeling Bus Bunching with Petri Nets and Max-Plus Algebra, Harry Newcomb
How can MOOCs be Utilized to Fill the Needs of Job Recruiters, Ally Nguyen, Joseph Lethlean, and Ross Lamberth
Green Buildings, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Stock Market Performance, Mary Nguyen
Learning General Features From Images and Audio With Stacked Denoising Autoencoders, Nathaniel H. Nifong
Characteristics of Spoken and Written Communication in the Opening and Closing Sections of Instant Messaging, Kenta Nishimaki
A Race to the Finish: an Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Achievement Gap in Portland Public School District, Victoria Noggle
Cultural Competency: a Quantitative Analysis of Cultural Awareness in U.S. Healthcare, Jordan Nomie
SLM-based Fourier Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy, Sahand Noorizadeh
Street Level Food Networks: Understanding Ethnic Food Cart Supply Chains in Eastern Portland, OR, Alexander G. Novie
Cellular Automata as Cellular Spaces, Max Orhai
Modulation of the Cardiac Calcium Release Channel by Homocysteine Thiolactone, Laura Jean Owen
Asymmetry of Matter/Antimatter and Possibility of CPT Violations, Kai Pak
Equality, Trust and Universalism in Europe, Canada and the United States: Implications for Health Care Policy, P. Christopher Palmedo