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Books from 2020
Original, Nicole Donisi, Skyler Hayes, Ash Horn, Naomi Likayi, Trudy Chin, Fahad Al-Meraikhi, Matt Davidson, Wolfgang Schildmeyer, Nicola Cheadle, Melissa Delzio, Olivia Ridgley, and Portland Design History
Catherine de' Medici: The Crafting of an Evil Legend, Lindsey J. Donohue
Urban nesting biology of a threatened subspecies of Willow Flycatcher, Stephanie Doorly, Samantha Gillette, and Michael Murphy
Where's the Learning in On-Campus Student Employment? An Inquiry into the Experiences of Undergraduate Student Employees, Patricia Ann Dorman
Proposal for Comparative Morphometrics of Tübingen (TU) and Tübingen longfin (TL) Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Andrew Draper
Toward a Definition of Adult Sibling Resilience, Cheyenne R. Drover
Morphology, Taxonomy, and Ecological Niche Modeling of the Cochabamba Grass Mouse, Akodon siberiae Myers & Patton, 1989, James George Dunn
Settler Colonial Curriculum in Carlisle Boarding School: a Historical and Personal Qualitative Research Study, Patrick Gerard Eagle Staff
Computed Tomography in Medicolegal Death Investigation: a Critical Review, Trenton Eames
Exploratory Study of Obesogenic Commercial School Food Environments in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Sruthi Eapen
Spirantization amongst Early and Late Sequential Spanish-English Bilinguals, Lidia Echeverria-Garcia and Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann
A Soundless Feminine Representation: an Ecofeminist Reading of "The Eolian Harp", Eve Echternach
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems: Spatial Variation, Organism Effects, and Consumer Perspectives, Amy Lynne Ehrhart
"I'm Absolutely Ordinary": Bella and Her Perception of Gender within Twilight, Jaid M. Eichmiller
Functional Programming for Systems Software: Implementing Baremetal Programs in Habit, Donovan Ellison
Competing Narratives: the Struggle for the Soul of Egypt, Ahmed El Mansouri
A Posteriori Error Estimates for Maxwell's Equations Using Auxiliary Subspace Techniques, Ahmed El sakori
A Multi-Scale Assessment of the Relationship Between the Riparian Landscape and the Health of Streams in Portland, Oregon, Dylan Esmonde
A Multi-Scale Assessment of Urban Streams and the Influence of the Urban Environment on Aquatic Health and Function, dylan esmonde
An Equity Focused Study on the Trip Temporal Distributions of Vulnerable Road Users, Santiago Espinosa Wild
DNA Methylation Correlates with Network Surface Area in Discordant ADHD Twins, Favio Estrada-Sanchez and Robert Hermosillo
Louise Bourgeois and Her Revolutionary Approach to Medicine as a Midwife in Seventeenth Century France, Jaiden H. Eubanks
Tending the Fire: Wildfire Risk Management at the Interface, Cody Randolph Evers
Warmer Conditions Favor Conifer Tree Establishment at the Muddy River Lahar in Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Ignacio D. Falcon-Dvorsky
Occupational Exposure to Lead from Electronic Recycling Facilities, Megan K. Farley