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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Mechanisms of Connexin-46 and -50 Intercellular Channel Function and Stability by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Bassam George Haddad
Exploring the Impact of Interpersonal Trust on Health Outcomes in Rapidly Gentrifying Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon, Julie Ha and Yves Labissiere
Exploring the Impact of Trust on Health Outcomes in Urban Neighborhood, Julie T. Ha
Exploring The Correlational Relationship Of Interpersonal Discrimination And Leader-Member Exchange, Bryan Wesley T. Hamilton
The Community Case for Violence: Toward a Materialist Perspective on Community Work, Aven Handley-Merk
Evolution of the Mexican American Border: How the Victorio Campaign in 1880 Changed Mexican American Border Management, Dameon Hansen
The Patriarchy in Publishing: Examining Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Women (Non-men) in the Publishing Industry, Grace E. Hansen
Investigating Values in Discourse: Ideals and Social Plans, Luke Edward Hanst
How to Decide Whether and How to Sell a Small Family Business, Gabriel Harlow
How Has Cultural Marxism Been Used as a Political Tactic in Order to Decrease Trust in Higher Education?, Drew Havnaer
After Aidan: Irish Peregrini and English Ethnogenesis from Aldhelm to Boniface, Jonathan R. Hayes
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