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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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"But There's a Black History Month": A Content Analysis of Ideological Framing and Presentation in White Nationalist Publications, Dylan Tomas Waite

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Katharsis & Tragic Pathos, Jared L. Wait-Molyneux

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A Girl Power Study: Looking and Listening to the Role of Emotions and Relationality in Developing Critical Consciousness, Jennifer Wallin-Ruschman

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The Calculation of Beta, Bing Wang

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1631 NW Thurman, James Wang, Jovan West, Jana Faro, Jason West, Maddie McMonies, and Tom Remmers

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Foods, Melissa Louise Ward

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Go Before You Go: How Public Toilets Impact Public Transit Usage, Kate M. Washington

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Analysis of Landsat Satellite Data to Monitor Water Quality Parameters in Tenmile Lake, Oregon, Michael T. Waxter

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Understanding Local Jazz Ecology : An Inquiry into what Research is Required to Develop a Comprehensive Understanding of Local Jazz Scenes, Tristan Weitkamp

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The Nuremberg Trials and Crimes Against Humanity, Katie A. Welgan

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Lifeblood of the Earth: Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) Hydrological Knowledge and Perceptions of Restoration in Two Southern Nevada Protected Areas, Kendra Lesley Wendel

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Allen Boulevard Corridor Plan, Anna Wendt, Samantha Petty, JP McNeil, Taren Evans, August Benzow, and Art Graves

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The Geology and Petrology of Enigmatic Rhyolites at Graveyard and Gordon Buttes, Mount Hood Quadrangle, Oregon, Elizabeth G. Westby

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Veteran Literacy: A Case for Veteran Identity Theory in Composition and Literature, Devin Whitaker

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Strengths in Action: Implementing a Learning Organization Model in a Human Service Setting, Barbara Ann Whitbeck

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The Value of Well-Being: Advancing Urban Blue Infrastructure with Holistic Metrics, Lisa Marie White

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Frozen, Old, or New? : Comparing Biochemical Markers and Tissue Oxygenation in Transfused Blood, Connor Wiles

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Mexico and Expropriation: The Case of the German-American Coffee Company, Angela Winters

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Third Wave Power -- Strategic Marketing Planform Power Pad, Alexis Wittman, Babek Attari, Bilgehan Yildiz, Stephanie Arendt, and Yen Tran

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The Sovereign Wolf: Feudal Tension and Noble Animal Changes in William of Palerne, Charis Woodward

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Positive Behavior Supports: An Alternative to the Overuse of Psychotropic Drugs, Rachel Woollard

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The Status Device, John Worcester, Jon Pace, Gabe Guodace, and Santos Perez

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Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Infection and Common Mycelial Network Formation on Invasive Plant Competition, Rachael Elizabeth Workman

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Institutionalization in the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon, Devon Woznack

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Decision Support System for Energy Storage Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources, Medhane Wubet, Nithin Yadav Nimmala Ramesh, and Pramod Kumar Kakkireni