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Gateway EcoDistrict Pilot Study, Michael Budds, Erin Reome, Dan Schauer, and Aaron Wilson
Exploratory Eddy Covariance Measurements of Surface Heat and CO2 Fluxes in the Roughness Sublayer of an Urban Environment, Benjamin F. Burnett
Characterization of Novel Functions and Topologies in RNA, Aaron Steven Burton
Investigation of the sources and sinks of atmospheric methane, Christopher Lee Butenhoff
Economic Case Study on Web Application Hosting Alternatives for Small and Medium Businesses, Wayne Bynum, Mohammad Mansour, Abrahim Abdulsater, Abdussalam Alawini, and Dinesh Soysa
The Effects of Ageism Climates and Core Self-Evaluations on Nurses' Turnover Intentions, Organizational Commitment, and Work Engagement, David Michael Cadiz
Solar Energy: What are the Prospects?, Timothy Calderwood, Justin Thompson, Arvind Kumar, Sath Vang, and Bennett Barnwell
Visions and Voices: An Arts-Based Qualitative Study Using Photovoice to Understand the Needs and Aspirations of Diverse Women Working in the Sex Industry, Moshoula Capous Desyllas
Team 3: Team Process Report, Kevin Carbone, Jason McBain, Noah Third, and Duygu Ucar
Negotiating Meaning with Educational Practice: Alignment of Preservice Teachers' Mission, Identity, and Beliefs with the Practice of Collaborative Action Research, Jan Marie Carpenter
Hombres en Accion (Men in Action): A Community Defined Domestic Violence Intervention with Mexican, Immigrant, Men, Rosemary Carmela Celaya-Alston
Team Four Process Report, Erin Elizabeth Chapman, Emy Loanzon, Nagajyothi Murala, and Nuttavut Praechareonwatana
Somatization and Engagement in Mental Health Treatment, Teresa Chianello
Risk Management System for PMT Restaurant, Bundit Chotivanawan, Yi-Lung Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Inthrayuth Mahaphol, Ujjal Pathak, and Napong Tanatammatorn
Mitochondrial Inheritance and Natural Phenotypic Variation Among Caenorhabditis briggsae Populations, Anna Luella Coleman-Hulbert
Trim Algorithm Analysis, Rafael Colon
PMT² Unveils New PMTablet, Rafael Colon, Stevan Jovanovic, Jay Justice, Mukundan Thirumalai, and Paul Tibbot
Determination of Optimal Home Investment Properties Using Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Trevor Combs, Tam Nguyen, Tom Shott, Matthew Trippel, and Nadja Wolfangel
Do Parents Matter? Parental Attachment and Its Effect on Becoming Independent in Emerging Adulthood, Cara Joy Copeland
Local food and land-use in Washington County, Oregon, Joshua James Cousins
Use of Media Technologies by Native American Teens and Young Adults: Evaluating their Utility for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Sexual Health Interventions Targeting Native Youth in the Pacific Northwest, Stephanie Nicole Craig Rushing
Influence of Wetland Landscape Structure on Duck Nest Success at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, Daniel Robert Craver
Community Development for a White City: Race Making, Improvementism, and the Cincinnati Race Riots and Anti-Abolition Riots of 1829, 1836, and 1841, Silas Niobeh Crowfoot
Designing Exhibits For Gender Equity, Toni Nicole Dancu
Spousal Crossover Effects of Job Demands on Health, Rachel Jane Daniels