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Teacher Retention Challenges: What we learned before and after COVID-19, Brenda Morton, EdD. and Joel Maresh EdD
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Gender Affirming Surgery and Pain in Adolescents: Teen and Parent Experiences, Corrin Murphy, Eleanor Battison, University of Rhode Island, and Anna Wilson PhD
Exploring Attrition and Linguistic Shifts: The Impact of COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Discrimination on the East and Southeast Asian Diaspora, Sam Mutschler-Aldine, Amy Wan-Ling Lin, Natalie Robison, Milntra Raksachat, and Carolyn Quam
Improved Parameters of ANAND Model and Advanced FEA Technique for Low-Cycle Fatigue Life: Finite Element Analysis Models for Pb-free Solder and Pb Solder in Real Life Ball Gird Ally Package, Hamidreza Nahavandi
Acquisition of Spatial and Temporal Vte-kuru by Learners of Japanese at a University in the U.S., Ayumi Naraoka
Climate Justice Issues, Urban Heat Island Effect, and Trees as the Solution in Portland, Oregon, Cleo Needham
Center for Lakes and Reservoirs Dreissena Mussel and Invasive Plant Survey Efforts, Ashley Newcomb
Sustainability in the Specialty Mushroom Industry and the Fight Against Single-Use Plastic: A Case Study, Amanda Newman
Early Reading Instruction Methods: An Analysis on the Outcomes of Whole Language Instruction and Phonics Instruction, Kaitlin Nims-Fournier
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Gangism: An 'Elementary Form of Religious Life', Robert Northman
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A History of the Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik, Sequoia J. Oar