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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Abundance and Distribution of Major and Understudied Archaeal Lineages at Globally Distributed Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Alexander Fenner Rutherford
Modeling Effective Shade to Prioritize Riparian Restoration Efforts in the Johnson Creek Watershed, OR, Brittany Sahatjian
Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Structures, Cetin Sahin
Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Sensitivity: A Cross-Cultural Examination of American Domestic Students and Japanese Exchange Students, Yoko Hwang Sakurauchi
Exploring Capability Maturity Models and Relevant Practices as Solutions Addressing IT Service Offshoring Project Issues, Rosine Hanna Salman
The West Tidewater Earthflow, Northern Oregon Coast Range, Barry A. Sanford
Small-scale Minimal-maintenance Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste for Solids Reduction and Methane Production: Feasibility Study, Leland C. Scantlebury
Complex Thermal Histories of L Melt Breccias NWA 5964 and NWA 6580, Kristy Lee Schepker
Network Analysis-Based Psychoeducation for GAD, Corinna Scott
Youth Engagement and Portland Neighborhood Associations, Kelly Sellers
Innovation at Google, Kshiti Shah, Nameer Al-Mulla, Mario Bitzer, and Josh Caldwell
Building and Maintaining Plankhouses at Two Villages on the Southern Northwest Coast of North America, Emily Evelyn Shepard
Style Shifting in First-encounter Conversations between Japanese Speakers, Kenichi Shinkuma
Nella Larsen's Passing and Color Theory: Beyond Black & White, Jeff Shoemaker
Automatic Calibration of Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Model (CE-QUAL-W2), Nasim Shojaei
Testing the Ecological and Physiological Factors Influencing Reproductive Success in Mosses, Erin Elizabeth Shortlidge
Dialogue in Identity-Based Conflict (Study of Intergroup-Dialogue with University Students), Lisha Shrestha
Open-Access Crystallography Database Administration: Preparation and Upload of 400 Structures, Justin Shuck
Bridging the Future to Postsecondary Readiness, Brian Patrick Sien
Health and Well-being of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Susan Elizabeth Sienko
Exploring Colonization and Ethnogenesis through an Analysis of the Flaked Glass Tools of the Lower Columbia Chinookans and Fur Traders, Stephanie Catherine Simmons
Property Tax Rates as an Indicator of Neighborhood Change: An Examination of an Unanticipated Effect of Measure 50 in the City of Portland, Sonia N. Singh
Adult Returning Students and Proportional Reasoning: Rich Experience and Emerging Mathematical Proficiency, Ann Sitomer
International Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba, B. Danielle Smith
Cross-Cutting Concerns: The Varying Effects of Partisan Cues in the Context of Social Networks, Benjamin King Smith