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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
両忘: Ryōbō Both Forgotten, Claire Elizabeth Dame Hinkley
Multi-Node Networked Indoor Air Quality Monitor, Brandon P. Hippe, Adam A. Dezay, Manuel A. Garcia, Mercedes C. Newton, John M. Acken, and David C. Burnett
Business Capstone Review: Analysis of Startups in Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Grayson Hoffman
Integration of Agent Models and Meta Reinforcement Learning (Meta-RL) Algorithms for Car Racing Experiment, Vidyavarshini Holenarasipur Jayashankar
Stricken by the Worst Type of Sickness: The Communal Reaction and Response to Impaired Individuals in the Middle Ages, Alice Holland
Development of a Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscope, Jess Hollenbaugh
Development of a Two-Photon Imaging System, Jesseca Hollenbaugh
How Can DEI Training Change the Culture of an Organization to Achieve Belonging and Retain Diverse Employees?, Kaisa S. Holt
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
Bridging the Gap: Using Significance Modeling to Identify Data Gaps in Lithic Sites Within the Tualatin River Basin, Aaron James Reid Hood-Foster
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
Participatory Democracy: The Potential for Civic Transformation Understanding Participants' Learning in the Milwaukie Citizens Jury, Amanda Grace Hudson
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
An Analysis of Citizen Participation in Spatial Plan Preparation, Case Study of Gaborone City, Botswana, Bongani Tshidiso Ikaneng
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