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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
The Dark Realism of Miyazawa Kenji: Social Activism in the Science-Fiction Children's Story, The Life of Gusukō Budori, and its Precursor Work, Elsiemae Ann Ito
New Perspectives on Prolific and Voluminous Rhyolite Volcanism of the Mahogany Mountain--Three Fingers Rhyolite Field, Eastern Oregon, Robert Andrew Jackson
Traveling for Abortion Services in Mexico 2016-2019: Community-Level Contexts of Mexico City Public Abortion Clients, Laura E. Jacobson MPH
The Development and Application of Instrumental Methods for the Identification of Materials and Processes Used in the Manufacture of Orotone, Hand-Colored Orotone, and Silvertone Photographs, Ivanny Jeannette Jácome-Valladares
Community Readiness Assessment: How Ready Is Central Oregon to Foster Resilience, Christina Jäderholm
CRA to Inform Health Related Research in Rural Oregon, Christina Jäderholm
Boredom and Risk-Taking in Mania, Rose M. Jardine and Nicholas A. Smith
Influence of the Federal Government on the Diffusion of Victims' Rights State Constitutional Amendments, Vicki Rose Jeffries-Bilton
American Apartheid In The Walamt Valley: The Creation Of Grand Ronde And The Struggle To Assimilate In A Segregated Society, Bruce Jenks and Katrine Barber
The Significance of Oomoto: Why Imperialization of Japan led to an Alternative Religion, Chancellor T. Jenniges
The Meghan Markle Effect: An Analysis of a 21st Century Celebrity through a Veblenian Perspective, Lucy Jensen
A Corpus Approach Study on the Manzanar Free Press, Danielle Jochums