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Ureilite Meteorite Petrofabrics: Evolution and Formation Deformational Conditions, Benjamin Botwe Agyemang
Effectiveness of Peace Education and Recommendations for Implementation in the Sultanate of Oman's School Curriculum, Vision 2040, Mohamed Al Braiki
Moderately-High Fat Diet Exacerbates Some but Not All Phenotypes of a Murine LCHADD Model, Ayah Asal
Disability Experiences of University Students: An Interview Study, Cece Austin
Reasoning in Large Language Models Across Multilingual, Long-Context, and Symbolic Settings, Sina Bagheri Nezhad
Adaptive Design Strategies for a Dual-Shaft PVC Shredder, Gavin Balderas
Characterizing the Effect of Plasticity Index on Monotonic and Cyclic Shear Behavior of Natural Low-Plastic Silt Mixtures, Amir Barati-Nia
Universal Communications Module: Converting IEEE2030.5 XML Files to ANSI/CTA-2045, Wyatt Bilodeaux
Thermal Modeling of the Willamette River Basin: A 7DADM-Based Assessment of Ecological Risk, Long Bui
The Study of Enteroendocrine Cells in Gastrointestinal Autopsies of Parkinson’s Disease Patients, Quynh Nhu Anna Bui, Gregory Scott M.D./Ph.D., and Jan Just Ph.D.
Fundamentalist Disorientations for Queer Subjects: Narrative and Theory, Betty Canoso
"But Oh, What Harm Those Basics Would Cause": How Journalists Can Better Interview Vulnerable Sources Utilizing an Ethic of Care, Noah Carandanis
Business Capstone Review: An Analysis of a Local School Foundation, Emily Carlile
Rewiring the Senses: Neural and Perceptual Adaptation Through Cultural Immersion in Chile, Alexa Castillo
An Applied Anthropological Study of Conflict Reduction: Fostering a Culture of Safety at a Homeless Service Organization in Portland, OR, Katelyn Champion
Viruses Causing Panleukopenia in Domestic Cats: A Review of Feline and Canine Parvoviruses, Simon Colby
BL(u)E CRAB: Bluetooth Low Energy Connection Risk Assessment Benchmarking, Dylan Christopher Conklin
Developing a High-Resolution Off-Axis Common-Mode Digital Holographic Microscope, Lucy Cook
Strategic Anti-Transgender Policy Diffusion: Interest Groups, Courts, and the Two-Track Politics of Gender Regulation, Henry Danford
Custom SBC GPS Tracking and Geocaching Carputer Software Development and Implementation, Joshua A. Davis
Carver, Kafka, and Woolf on Re-enchanting Modernity, Zachary Davis
Navigating Filipino-American Identity Through Philippine Foodways, Jenelle Kirsten De Leon
Relational Histories: Exploring the Transmission of Ceramic Technology in the Norton Sound Region Through Petrographic Analysis, Laurel Michelle Diciuccio
Development of a Downwind Wind Turbine: Encouraging Faster Wake Recovery Through Coned Rotors, Taiga Naomi Drucker-Boisvert