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Theses from 2022
Understanding CH4 Emissions from Compostables: An Exploration of Local CH4 Emissions from Landfilled Compostables and the Efficacy of Emission Mitigation via Anaerobic Biogas Digestion, Jordan-Yoosuf Aljbour
Developing an Assessment Model for Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Using Hierarchical Decision Model: Case Study of Riyadh City, Mustafa Kamal Almuzel
A Biomimetic Model for Oxidative Metabolism of Thiopurine Drugs, Oluyemi Oludare Alo
A Privacy-Preserving Strategy for the Trust Layer of the Energy Grid of Things Distributed Energy Resource Management System, Mohammed Abdullah Alsaid
Healthcare Information Security Maturity Model: Final Report, Salman Alshmrani, Kawther Elolaimi, David Moroney, Alex Ruiz, Fredrik Torosian, and Courtney Wright
Collective Proving Activity in a Synchronous Online Environment, Tenchita Alzaga Elizondo
Characterization of High Mobility Channels for Use in Quantum Computing Devices, Payam Amin
Maternal Socioeconomic Status and Infant Low Birth Weight: Interactions Across Generations, Kira M. Anderson
Efficiency in the Upper Deschutes Basin: Understanding the Hydrosocial Implications of Irrigation Canal Piping, Rebecca Anderson
Patricia Carpio Whiting: Women, Environmentalism, and the Oregon Legislature in the 1970s, Kim L. Andrews
Curating Conflict: The Material Record of the Philippine-American War at the Oregon Historical Society, Silvie M. Andrews
Heat, Wildfire and Energy Demand: An Examination of Residential Buildings and Community Equity, Chrissi Argyro Antonopoulos
Literature Review: the Relationship Between Art and Anxiety, Madeline R. Armendariz Sullivan
Transformative Ecoliteracy Development in Postsecondary Education: Cultivating Intentional Relationships Through Garden-Based Learning, Shevawn Armstrong
Validation of Sleep Questionnaires in the Down syndrome Population, Alicia Arreola-Bustos
The Cult Fascist: Establishing Cultic Behavior in Proud Boys and Incels, AJ Ashland
Measuring Morality in the 2020 US Presidential Election, Scott Edward Atkins
Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Obese Trauma Patients, Sarah Autry
Comparative Foreign Aid Analysis: Replacing the Competition Between Donors with Complementary Aid Policies, Emily Melinda Baker
Space and Identity in J.M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K, Joshua Baker
An Investigation into Magnetic Gears and Magnetic Springs for Marine Hydrokinetic Power Generators, Hossein Baninajar
A Distributed Trust Model Simulator for Energy Grid of Things Distributed Energy Resource Management System, Abdullah Barghouti
National Climate Data Graphical Plotting Software Review, Melissa Barnes
Using Intrinsically-Typed Definitional Interpreters to Verify Compiler Optimizations in a Monadic Intermediate Language, Dani Barrack
Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Vertical Ground Acceleration Investigation and Potential Impact on Bridges in the Pacific Northwest, Rachel Caroline Bassil