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Integration of Agent Models and Meta Reinforcement Learning (Meta-RL) Algorithms for Car Racing Experiment, Vidyavarshini Holenarasipur Jayashankar
Development of a Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscope, Jess Hollenbaugh
Development of a Two-Photon Imaging System, Jesseca Hollenbaugh
STEM Students and Faculty See Value in a Classroom Belonging Exercise, Kaisa S. Holt and Elizabeth A. Runkel-Baez
Death, Grief, and Loss Through the Eyes of Child: The Importance of Teaching Children About Death Using Children's Literature, Sara Holzschuh
Dragon Pseudoscorpions Shed Light on Ancient Climate History in the Pacific Northwest, Joshua W. Hootman
Future Sandy: A Multimodal Transportation Plan, Afroza Hossain Misty, Anchal Erachankandy Cheruvari, Holly Querin, Katelyn Dendas, and Symeon Walker
Systematic Review of Long-term and Related Effects (Including Additional Drug Misuse) of Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions in Adolescents and Transitional Youth, Shay Houston and Jake Fossum
Strong Hearts Program: the Results of a Novel Primary-care Based Diagnostic and Referral Program for Chagas Disease in East Boston, MA, USA, Javier J. Huerta
Characterization of Histone Modifications in Response to Anoxia in Killifish Cells, Chelsea Hughes, Jason E. Podrabsky, Dietmar Kueltz, and Elizabeth Mojica
Numerical Study of Cone Penetration in Calcareous Sands: Investigating Cone Tip Resistance Correction Factors for Crushable Soils, Stephanie Michelle Hyder
Story of Your Lazy Function’s Life: A Bidirectional Demand Semantics for Mechanized Cost Analysis of Lazy Programs, Laura Israel and Nicholas Coltharp
Self-reported Follow-up Care Needs Can be Met in Both Facility and Self-managed Abortion: Evidence from Low- and Middle-income Countries, Laura E. Jacobson MPH
Supporting Self-managed Abortion Care in “practice not premise”: Provider Perspectives, Roles, and Referral Pathways in India, Laura E. Jacobson MPH, Caila Brander, P. Balasubramanian, Sruthi Chandrasekaran, Blair Darney, Julia Goodman, Ruvani Jayaweera, and Caitlin Gerdts
A Window of Opportunity: Describing Participants Engaged in a Comprehensive Perinatal Care Model to Treat Substance Use Disorder During Pregnancy, Christina Jäderholm
“Sense of Belonging”: Partnering with Central Oregon's Communities to Promote Health and Social Inclusion, Christina Jäderholm
PCL and DMSO2 Composites as Biomaterials for Additive Manufacturing, Jae-Won Jang
Say It With Flowers: The Semiotics Of A Not-So Secret Language, Cecilia Januszewski
Photocathodes From Aerobic Oxidation of Tellurorhodamines, Amelia Jellison
Using Stable Isotopes of Meteoric Water to Evaluate the Efficacy of Manmade Canals at Maintaining Lake Habitats for Salmon and Waterfowl, Adrian Jimenez
Sex Toys in the City: Pleasure, Profit, and Sex-Positive Cultures in Portland, Abigail Jobe
Sex Toys in the City- The Sex Toy Market vs. Profit, Culture and Education, Abigail M. Jobe
Extreme Precipitation Climatology of the Contiguous U.S., Amy M. Johnson
“Fruit From a Poisonous Tree”? Constituting Logics of Law Enforcement Phlebotomy, Anne Johnson