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Preliminary Reactions for DO3MBn ester Design of Experiments With a Separation Procedure for DO2MBn ester and DO3MBn ester ligand, Cerys A. Easton
The Influence of Soil Composition on Stormwater Retention and Runoff in Green Roofs at Portland State, Manuel Edrozo, Lily Green, Mitchell McDonald, and Nicholas Olmos
Pulse Modulation in Braided Pneumatic Actuators Mimics Contractile Behavior of Biological Muscles, Mohamad Elzein
Examining the Effects of Emotional Support and Therapy Animals on Anxiety and Depression in University Students: A Literature Review, Alexys Endries
Between Magic and Realism: The Ashes of the Forest, Guzide Erturk Guzeldere
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Faithful Coverage: the Irish Independent’s Catholic Transformation of the Spanish Civil War, Willa M. Fahrbach
Trauma Informed Approaches to Researcher-Participant Relationships: Examples from a Housing and Health Study, Cristina Flores, Jade Garza, Judith R. Solomon, and Marisa Westbrook
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Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in the Northern California Current System, Kristin Forgrave
The Bonneville Power Administration in a Transformative Decade: A Study of Collibration in Public Administration, Christopher M. Frost
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