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Submissions from 2014
Prevention and Management of Stress in Policing: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Pathos, Fall 2014, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Spring 2014, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2014, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Trace Metal Analysis of Drinking Water at Portland State University, Emma Claire Prichard
Front Matter Volume 8, 2014, McNair Scholars Program
Assessing Hydrologic and Water Quality Sensitivities to Precipitation Changes, Urban Growth and Land Management Using SWAT, Alexander Michael Psaris
Dracula and Dictators: Changes in Tourism in Romania After the Fall of Communism, Kelly D. Ragalie
Assessing the Kinect Technology Acceptance/Diffusion into Healthcare (The case of Physical Therapy), Noshad Rahimi, Julie Glozarian, and Pramod Kumar Kakkireni
An Analysis of Vegetation Recovery following Dam Removal at Hemlock Recreation Site, Washington, Greer Stewart Ramsey
Detection of Homocysteine with Bridged Viologen Chemical Probes, Davin Rautiola
Aristotle's Common Good: A Historical Analysis of Aristotle's Politics, Connor D. Reising
On Thin ICE? Domestic Violence Advocacy and Law Enforcement-Immigration Collaborations, Diana Rempe
Upholding the Monroe Doctrine: American Foreign Policy in the 1954 Guatemalan Coup d'Etat, Nadjalisse C. Reynolds-Lallement
A Comparison of Different Treatments for Mesothelioma, Samira Rezaei
Using Radiation Therapy for Mesothelioma, Samira Rezaei
Neuropeptide Y: A potential Marker for a Life-History Transition in the Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), Daelyn Richards
The Impact of Documentation Status on the Educational Attainment Experiences of Undocumented Hispanic/Latino Students, Brittanie Alexandria Roberts
Helly's Theorem and its Equivalences via Convex Analysis, Adam Robinson
Translational Fidelity of a Eukaryotic Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase with an N-terminal Domain Appendage, Aaron Bethea Rogers
Cul3 Ubiquitin Ligase and Ctb73 Protein Interactions, Lacey Royer
A Comparison of Linguistic Features in the Academic Writing of Advanced English Language Learner and English First Language University Students, Margo K. Russell