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Fig : A List Of Eight Unclean Animals, Heather Napualani Hodges
The Antimalarial Activity of PL74: A Pyridine-Based Drug Candidate, Cheryl Anne Hodson Shirley
"Russia is a European State" : Gender and Publicity in Early Imperial Russia, William Forrest Holden
Seasonal and Sex Differences in the Effects of Melatonin on Brain Arginine Vasotocin in Green Treefrogs (Hyla cinerea): Relationship to Melatonin Receptor 1a, Christina Marie Howard
Electrohydrodynamic Thrusters: An Examination of the Biefeld-Brown Effect and its Influence on its Surroundings, Cameron Howell
Selected Critiques of the Philosophical Underpinnings of the Neoclassical School, Thomas Howell
Scheduling Supervisors for Camp Yakety Yak Using a Binary Program, Michelle Hribar
Confessions of a Forager, Lauren Elaine Hudgins
Applications of Remote Sensing to the Study of Estuarine Physics: Suspended Sediment Dynamics in the Columbia River Estuary, Austin Scott Hudson
From the Whiteboard to the Web: Equipping Administrators to Recruit, Hire, and Induct Top Quality K-12 Online Teachers, Daniel Keith Huld
The Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes of Elites in Jordan towards Political, Social, and Economic Development, Laila Huneidi
Himilco, and Other Stories, Jonathan Caldwell Hunsberger
Moving Beyond Regulatory Mechanisms: A Typology of Internet Control Regimes, Richard Reid Hunt
Copernicus’ Role in the Scientific Revolution: Philosophical Merits and Influence on Later Scientists, Jonathan Huston
Participation, Information, Values, and Community Interests Within Health Impact Assessments, Nicole Iroz-Elardo
An Assessment Model for Energy Efficiency Program Planning in Electric Utilities: Case of the Pacific of Northwest U.S.A., Ibrahim Iskin
Determine the Place to Take Vacation for the Spring Break, Abhishek Jain, Eric Lin, Standley Limarta, and Teddy Wang
Technology Assessment of Waste Disposal Technologies for Tillamook County, Abhishek Jain, Jonathan Lui, Jing Jiang, Jorge Garcia, and Standley Limarta
Washougal Waterfront (A Community Connected), Shannon Jamison, Sravya Garladenne, Michael Armstrong, Irene Kim, Julia Metz, and Victor Caesar
Accountability Models in Policy Design: Understanding the Explanatory Power of the Four Major Accountability Models in Policy Tool Choices, David Seiler Jarvis
System-wide Performance Analysis for Virtualization, Deron Eugene Jensen
Design and Prototyping of an Antenna-Coupled Cryotron, Shauna Jensen
Bicycle Level of Service: Where are the Gaps in Bicycle Flow Measures?, Pamela Christine Johnson
The Role of Network Position for Peer Influences on Adolescents' Academic Engagement, Price McCloud Johnson