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Influence of Climate Change on Forest Fire Occurrence and Distribution of Sri Lanka and Modeling of Forest Fire, Mohan Heenatigala
Density of Free-Roaming Cats Related to Feeding Stations on Hayden Island, Oregon, Olivia Helback and Joe Liebezeit
Population Density of Free-Roaming Cats in Relation to Feeding Stations on Hayden Island, Olivia Helback, Joe Liebezeit, and Olyssa Starry
Agency, Sense of Place, and Knowledge on the Zumwalt Prairie: A Social Study of Place-Based Conservation and Resilience, Dana Elyse Hellman
Automated Decision Making and Machine Learning: Regulatory Alternatives for Autonomous Settings, Alyssa Heminger
A Comparative State Policy Analysis of Sexual Health Bills in the US Concerning Abortion, Maternal Mortality, Postpartum Depression, and Medicaid, Yuliana Hernandez Paniagua and Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman
The Role of Cognitive Load and Individual Differences When Interpreting Human-Resource Data Visualizations, Zachary Hesson
'There are No Bathrooms Available!': How Older Adults Experiencing Houselessness Manage their Daily Activities, Ellis Jourdan Hews
Partizan: Separating the Human from Propaganda with Film, Raymond Hill
The Cause and Effect of Paramilitary Groups, Ryan Hill
All Changelings Have Autism: How to Make a Better Book for Autistic Children, Nadia L. Hitchcock
Comparing Instruments for Measuring Runoff from Experimental Ecoroof Platforms: A Case Study on Test Plots at Portland State University, Chance F. Hodges
Can turtles and humans coexist? An examination of the minimum habitat requirements of Western painted turtles in Oregon, James P. Holley
An Examination of Limiting Factors of Chrysemys picta bellii (Western painted turtles) in the Lower Willamette River Basin, Oregon, James P. Holley
Ecological Exposure and Effects of Microplastics in Crabs Along the Pacific Coast, Dorothy A. Horn
Session 1: Panel 3 (Video) -- U.S. Geopolitical Policy in the Modern Era, David Horowitz, Roselyn S. Dai, Cole H. Powers, and Fevronia M. Van Sickle
Parents’ and caregivers' perspectives on transition to telehealth during COVID-19: Barriers and facilitators for children with complex communication needs who use AAC., Jennifer C. Hudson
Numerical Simulation of Continuous Cone Penetration and Interpretation of CPTu Dissipation Tests, Andrew Phillip Eugene Huffman
Spiders You May Encounter While Social Distancing: A Field Guide to Oregon, Daniel K. Hufnagel
Exploring "What Works" in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care, Elizabeth Catherine Hulen
Session 2: Panel 2: Presenter 2 (Paper) -- The History of Bathing: a Cross-Cultural Tradition, Ben Iboshi
Quantum Field Theories, Topological Materials, and Topological Quantum Computing, Muhammad Ilyas
Simulation of Light Propagation Captured by Photoemission Electron Microscopy (PEEM), Nabila Islam