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Neo-Kraepelinian Divergences from Kraepelin : What are They and Why They Matter, Lindsay Hoeschen
An Investigation into Teacher Support of Science Explanation in High School Science Inquiry Units, Rebecca Sue Hoffenberg
Room to Roam: Using GPS to Determine the Effect of Exhibit Size and Herd Size on Zoo Elephant Movement, Matthew Holdgate, Deborah A. Duffield, and David J. Shepherdson
An Archaeology of Capitalism: Exploring Ideology through Ceramics from the Fort Vancouver and Village Sites, Dana Lynn Holschuh
Here, We Are Walking on a Clothesline: Statelessness and Human (In)Security Among Burmese Women Political Exiles Living in Thailand, Elizabeth Hooker
English Loan Words in Japanese: Exploring Comprehension and Register, Naoko Horikawa
Examining Differences in Student Achievements in Differential Equations, Erin Horst
Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Change: Portland, Oregon 1990-2010, Kelly Ann Howsley-Glover
Scenario Development and Analysis of Freshwater Ecosystem Services under Land Cover and Climate Change in the Tualatin and Yamhill River Basins, Oregon, Robert Wesley Hoyer
Bent, Genevieve Hudson
Circle Technology: Business Strategy, Nan Hu, Sean McGraw, Judith Estep, and Corey White
Truth and Memory in Two Works by Marguerite Duras, Rachel Deborah Hunter
Working Paper No. 32, Canada and the United States: A Comparison of their Philosophical Bases, Lorraine M. Hutton
Novellus Strategy Case, Maria M. Ibarra and Noshad Rahimi
Selection of Mobile Communication Plans, Castillejos Ignacio, Ha Jejung, Koosawangsri Rachanida, Rahimi Noshad, and Wang Bing
Work Stress Reactivity and Health Outcomes: A Study of Nurses, Laurie Marie Jacobs
Google Self-driving Cars, Abhishek Jain, Jing Jiang, Jonathan Lui, Rohit D'Souza, and Standley Limarta
Optical Microscopy – Preliminary Classification of Two R Chondrites, Niina Jamsja
Searching the Silence: Finding Black Women’s Resistance to Slavery in Antebellum U.S. History, Loucynda Jensen
Call Center Optimization and Staff Scheduling Utilizing the Eland A Model, Jing Jiang, Zeina Boules, and Mel Cooper
TRM for Household Refrigerator, Jing Jiang, Justin Thompson, Nameer Al-Mulla, and Zina Boulos
The Role of Wood Microsites at Timberline-Alpine Meadow Borders for Conifer Regeneration, Adelaide Chapman Johnson
Establishing Foundations for Investigating Inquiry-Oriented Teaching, Estrella Maria Salas Johnson
Public Space and Urban Life: A Spatial Ethnography of a Portland Plaza, Katrina Leigh Johnston
Investigating Some Correlates of Hegemonic Masculinity and Criminal Motives among Residents in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Caitlin D. Jones