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Therapeutic Potential of Follistatin mRNA-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for Skeletal Muscle Healing in a Cardiotoxin-Induced Injury Model, Ngoc Phuong Bao Le
Working Paper No. 87, The Double-Edged Sword of American Philanthropy, Nathan Lewis-Lusso
Neural Visual Synthesis for Graphics, 4D Gaussians and Videos, Zhan Li
Working Paper No. 90, Social Hierarchies in the Music Industry and Thorstein Veblen's Understanding of Institutions, Citlactli Carrera López
Characterizing Rainfall Variability Within a Series of Storms Over Northern California in February 2017, Parker Jan Malek
A Crucial Western Foothold: Uyghur-Americans in the Fairfax-D.C. Metro Area, Jake C. McCauley
Guidelines for a Good Life: How Morality Tales Have Shaped Communities and Cultural Landscapes, Kate E. McFarland
Primary Place to Go For Health Care and its Association with HPV Prevalence in US Adults: Results from NHANES 2013-2016, Amy L. McVeety and Miyuki Sun
Entheogens: The Hallucinogenic Plants That Shaped Religion, Nicolas A. Michaud
Youth Experiences of Participation, Inclusion, and Influence Within a Youth-Serving Organization Implementing Participatory Processes, Rhen M. Miles
Foundational Ecology of Recently Established Invasive Mediterranean Oak Borer (Xyleborus monographus): An Emerging Threat to Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), Allison F. Monroe
The Role of Feline Goddesses in Advancing Women’s Rights in Ancient Egypt, Caitlin Moran
Turbulent Structures in Coupled Wind-Wave Flows, Cerrina Mouchref
Seasonal Bioavailability of Dissolved Organic Carbon Within Eight Urbanized Watersheds Across the Portland, OR, Metropolitan Area (Oregon, USA), Mary-Catherine J. Munt, Jacob C. Rudolph, Jennifer L. Morse, and Rebecca Hale
Between Fire and Water: Miyazawa Kenji's Reimagining of Opposites in Ginga tetsudō no yoru, Taishi Neilsen
The Color of Society: A History of Textile Dyes, Tess L. Nestel
Exposing the Truth Behind the Stanford Prison Experiment, Leo Novack
Cuadros de Casta: A Pseudo-Scientific Means of Control and Racial Taxonomy in Colonial Mexico, Lucita Ocaña Dessen
Urban Oregon Ash - Inventory and plan development in the face of Emerald ash borer, Maura Olivos
Geotechnical Centrifuge Test of a Pile-Supported Wharf in Silt (Test AEP01), Andrew Earl Parrott
The Fate of Recycled Water in Restored Wetlands, Punyotoya Paul, Jennifer L. Morse Dr., and John Richard Goetz III
Behind the Walls: The Implications of Assisted Living Building Codes on Resident Safety, Adam Pennavaria, Lindsey Smith, Paula Carder, Cassandra Hua, Eric Jutkowitz, and Kali Thomas
Culturable Microbial Communities in Root Nodules of Red Alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius L.): Patterns of Diversity and Composition, Felisha (Fay) Rene Pooler
35th Annual Young Historians Conference Program, Portland State University History Department and Portland State University Challenge Program