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A Method for Reducing Ill-Conditioning of Polynomial Root Finding Using a Change of Basis, Edison Tsai
Magnolia: A Creative Thesis Project, Stephanie Tshappat
It's Complicated: The Role of Facebook in Romantic Relationships Concerning Relational Certainty, Attachment, and Self-Esteem, Jenna Rae Tucker
Salt in the Sandcastle, Jonathan C. Ulrich
Research Thesis Essay of Findings from Campus Language Capacity Survey 2012-2014 Done in Collaboration with the Heritage Language Initiative, Laura Van Doren
An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Uses of Data to Understand Students' Cognitive and Affective Engagement, Nicole Van Gasse
Application of Data Mining to Evaluate the Survival on the Titanic, Noppadon Vannaprapa, Srujana Penmetsa, and Jesus Martinez
Informal Trails and the Spread of Invasive Species in Urban Natural Areas: Spatial Analysis of Informal Trails and their Effects on Understory Plant Communities in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, Jill Elise Van Winkle
Employee Grievance Handling and Methodology, Jeanne Victor, Anusha Muthiah, and Rasika Surve
Social Networks of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators, Wendy Elaine Viola
Adoption and Child Trafficking: Structural Violence in the International Adoption System, Vanessa Virgiel
A Renewed Look at Ideology and Legislative Professionalism, Jacob Voegele
Impact of Sustainable Cool Roof Technology on Building Energy Consumption, Prem Kiran Vuppuluri
Neighborhood Sustainability: the Genesis of Three EcoDistricts within Portland, Oregon, Laura Waddick
Integrating K-W-L Prompts into Science Journal Writing: Can Simple Question Scaffolding Increase Student Content Knowledge?, Brandon Joel Wagner
"But There's a Black History Month": A Content Analysis of Ideological Framing and Presentation in White Nationalist Publications, Dylan Tomas Waite
Katharsis & Tragic Pathos, Jared L. Wait-Molyneux
A Girl Power Study: Looking and Listening to the Role of Emotions and Relationality in Developing Critical Consciousness, Jennifer Wallin-Ruschman
The Calculation of Beta, Bing Wang
1631 NW Thurman, James Wang, Jovan West, Jana Faro, Jason West, Maddie McMonies, and Tom Remmers
Foods, Melissa Louise Ward
Go Before You Go: How Public Toilets Impact Public Transit Usage, Kate M. Washington
Analysis of Landsat Satellite Data to Monitor Water Quality Parameters in Tenmile Lake, Oregon, Michael T. Waxter
Understanding Local Jazz Ecology : An Inquiry into what Research is Required to Develop a Comprehensive Understanding of Local Jazz Scenes, Tristan Weitkamp