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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Women's Actions and Reactions to Male Migration: A Case Study of Women in San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico, Julie Boyles
Queer! Narratives of Gendered Sexuality: A Journey in Identity, Kym Bradley
Differential Effects of Membrane Order on Membrane Permeability, Miranda J. Bradley, Marshall J. Colville, Miles J. Crumley, and Drake C. Mitchell
Study of Employment Retention Veterans (SERVe): Improving Reintegration of Oregon National Guard and Reserves in the Workplace, Gilbert Patrick Brady, Jr. and Leslie B. Hammer
Classical Political Philosophy and Modern Democracy, Rebekkah Brainerd
Faulty Measurements and Shaky Tools: An Exploration into Hazus and the Seismic Vulnerabilities of Portland, OR, Brittany Ann Brannon
Fame, Carolyn Paulette Brazda
Municipal Wastewater Asset Prioritization Using Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Nertila Bregaj, Nina Chaichi, Sean McGraw, Alaa Nour, Melinda Pizarro, and Jeremy Provenzola
Final Report: Dr. Alavi, Tila Bregaj, Thanaporn Ngarmnil, and Mehdi Toobaei
The Gap, Adam Brewer
Family and Social Roles in Queer Children's Literature, Nicolas Toscana Brouhard
Bismuth Nanoparticles as Medical X-ray Contrast Agents: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Anna Laura Brown
Victor‐Lévy Beaulieu and Québec's Linguistic and Cultural Identity Struggle, Anna Marie Brown
Regression Analysis: Real Estate Comparison Between Two Neighborhoods in Oregon and Texas, Neil Brown
Construction Contractor Selection: Comparing and Contrasting Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Neil Brown and Alex Julien
Portland, Oregon's Long Hot Summers: Racial Unrest and Public Response, 1967-1969, Joshua Joe Bryan
Antifascism Across Borders: Neus Catala and the Spanish Exile Resistance Networks in France, 1939-1945, Julia A. Buck
Phantom Islands A Collection of Short Stories, Marie Buckner
Dance Lessons, Kaitlyn Burch
The Effects of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Religion on Formal End-of-Life Planning, Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall
Rural Revolution: Documenting the Lesbian Land Communities of Southern Oregon, Heather Jo Burmeister
The Effect of the Bicycle Detector Symbol and R10-22 Sign on Cyclist Queuing Position at Signalized Intersections, Stefan W. Bussey
Analyzing the Foodshed: Toward a More Comprehensive Foodshed Analysis, Meara Butler
Optics and Spectroscopy in Massive Electrodynamic Theory, Adam Caccavano