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Quantum Circuit Synthesis using Group Decomposition and Hilbert Spaces, Michael S. Saraivanov
Arsenic Mobility and Compositional Variability in High-Silica Ash Flow Tuffs, Courtney Beth Young Savoie
Computer Aided Design of Permutation, Linear, and Affine-Linear Reversible Circuits in the General and Linear Nearest-Neighbor Models, Ben Schaeffer
How did the use of propaganda affect the development of Nazi Germany as a single-party state?, Lindsey Schiager
Spinoza and Virtue: The Significance of Habituation to a Virtuous Character to the Ethics of the Ethics, Bobbie Sue Schindler
All Begins to Bloom: Stories, Daniel Drew Schlegel
Economic Inequality's Correlation with Political Inequality and Inequality of Opportunity and the Implications for Social Justice Theory, Staci Leigh Schoff
Special Education Teacher Candidates and Mentors: Case Studies of Collaboration in Pre-service Field Experiences, Rebecca Lynn Schulte
Top-Down Nationalism in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan, Annie M. Scriven
Nonstandard PL Embeddings in Codimension Two, Roy Sharp
Patterns in Nature Forming Patterns in Minds : An Evaluation of an Introductory Physics Unit, Christopher Ryan Sheaffer
Status of Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Populations in the Pacific Northwest and Development of Associated Control and Management Strategies, with an Emphasis on Metropolitan Habitats, Trevor Robert Sheffels
Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Using Multiple Perspectives and Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Nasir Jamil Sheikh
A Comparative Study of Administrator and Special Education Teacher Perceptions of Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention, Danielle Angelina Sheldrake
From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices, Jeff Scott Shelton
The Palestinian Diaspora 1947 Onwards: Social and Political Reasons, Margaret Sheppard
An Bó Bheannaithe: Cattle Symbolism in Traditional Irish Folklore, Myth, and Archaeology, Amy Sherwood
Project Management Processes and Tools in Technology Driven Companies, Namitha Shetty
Enhanced Sonar Array Target Localization Using Time-Frequency Interference Phenomena, Jordan Almon Shibley
A Case Study of After-School Activities in one School that is Making Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap, Susan Robin Shugerman
Developing the Instructional Leadership Skills of High School Principals in Tanzania: A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Peter N. Siamoo
A Theory of Travel Decision-Making with Applications for Modeling Active Travel Demand, Patrick Allen Singleton
Novel Thermophilic Bacteria Isolated from Marine Hydrothermal Vents, Christine Demko Sislak
The Relationship Between Traffic Signals and Pedestrian, Bicyclist and Transit User Exposure in Urban Areas, Courtney Natasha Slavin
CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Delta (C/EBP-delta) Expression in Antarctic Fishes: Implications for Cell Cycle and Apoptosis, Isaac Martin Sleadd