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The Marxist Stream of Untouchable, Daniel Blanchard
Batterer Intervention Programs' Response to State Standards, Ashley Lynn Boal
Lessons in Immorality: Mishima's Masterpiece of Humor and Social Satire, Nathaniel Peter Bond
Product to Service Inflection Point, Chandana Bonthu, Greg Wease, Ashish Mishra, Monticha Khammuang, Nikesh Gajavelly, Anna-Lena Lentz, and Paul Atkinson
Non-Financial Methods for Individual and Team Motivation, Chandana Bonthu, Jiangbing Zhang, Larry Pham, and Anna-Lena Lentz
OMSI - Clinton: A Corridor for Invention and Innovation, Todd Borkowitz, Katherine Dahlin, Gena Gastaldi, Kyle Goodman, Lisa Harrison, Szilvia Hosser-Cox, Irene Kim, Shihui Liu, Qi Liu, Lindsey Menard, Julia Metz, Corrie Minor, Eve Nilenders, John Tomasini, John Verssue, and Kate Washington
An Analysis of Electric Vehicles in the Portland Market, Viktoria Boss, Josh Caldwell, Daragh Finn, Lukas Kessler, Chris Manning, Christine Radlinger, and Bilgehan Yildiz
Boeing: Meeting Customer's Needs, Now and Future Engineering & Technology Management, Philip Bottjen, Rodney Danskin, Harry Pham, and Larry Pham
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