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2017

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An Investigation of Acid Rock Drainage in Glacial Streams Through Multivariate Exploratory Analysis and the Biotic Ligand Model in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru., Edward W. Bain

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Towards the Substrate-bound Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sortase A, Orion Banks

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Changes in Water Chemistry and Biological Communities Associated with Metal Mining in Streams in the North Cascades, Brooke G. Bannerman

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Building a Musical Theatre Program: A Standards Driven Curriculum for High School Educators, Emilee J. Buchanan

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Population Characteristics and Habitat Use by the Recently Introduced Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Lake Whatcom, Washington, Jason A. (Jason Alexander) Buehler

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Trust and Conservation Opportunity: the importance of trust in landholders' decisions to participate in conservation programs, Analiese C. E. Burns

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Plant Community and Nutrient Development within Four Estuary Restoration Sites in Kitsap County, Washington, Shannon M. (Shannon Marie) Call

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Holocene Fault Reactivation and Landscape Evolution in the Eastern Cascades, WA, Benjamin M. Carlson

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Determining the Maximal Recoverable Volume of Resistance Training in Tonnage during a Strength Phase, Patrick C. Castelli

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Social Class and the Production of Mountain Space: The historical geographies of the Seattle Mountaineers, 1906-1939, Thomas C. Christian

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Phylogenetic-Based Characterization of Microbial Eukaryote Community Structure and Diversity of an Estuary in the Salish Sea, Taylor L. Clement

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The Effect of Fatigue on the Motor Evoked Potential of the Infraspinatus, Joseph Howard Cordell

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Initiation and Evolution of Subduction: T-t-D History of the Easton Metamorphic Suite, Northwest Washington State, Jeremy Cordova

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Creatine and Electrolyte Supplementation Improves Repetitive Sprint Cycling Performance, Daniel L. Crisafulli

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More Than Faith: Latter-Day Saint Women as Politically Aware and Active Americans, 1830-1860, Kim M. (Kim Michaelle) Davidson

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Probing the Secondary Coordination Sphere of Zn(II) and Fe(II) Pyridinediimine (PDI) Complexes, Mayra Delgado

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Interpreting the dynamics of submarine landslides through hydroacoustic modeling, West Mata volcano, NE Lau Basin, Jonathan G. Drobiarz

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Do Conspecific Soil Microorganisms Inhibit Potentilla recta?, Faythe Duran

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Effects of Thoracic Spine Position during Cycle Sprint Recovery, Deanna Marlene Emnott

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Polycentric Solutions for the Skagit River Water Wars?, Alanna Ewert

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La Petite Maria de Normandie, Charles-John S. Fontillas

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Gender Identity in a Cultural Context: An Application of the Master Narrative Framework, Chelsea Fordham

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Investigating Pterion from Two Perspectives: Phylogenetics and Biomechanics, Nambi Gamet

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Rethinking the “Ghetto Synthesis”: Problems and Prospects in the Black Metropolis, Brent Gaspaire

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Mothers' Roots Curriculum Project, Sonya Gobert

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Clustering of Epigenetic Methylation and Oxidative Damage: Effects on Duplex DNA Solution Structure, Thermodynamic Stability and Local Dynamics, David R. Gruber

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Gender Stereotype and Spatial Reasoning: the Milankovitch Cycles, Kristina Gustovich

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Comparing Aggressive and Impulsive Behavior in Concussed and Non-Concussed Athletes, Jason Haddix

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Convenience of Corruption, Diane Henderson

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A Legacy of Supremacy: Prison, Power, and the Carceral Nation, Luke J. Hickey

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“If You Likin’ This Position You Can Tape It”: Reception of the Male Gaze Among Dancer and Non-Dancer Consumers of Music Videos, Mary A. (Mary Anne) Hood

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An Exploration of Digital Sketch Mapping, Interview and Qualitative Analysis to Document a Therapeutic Landscape in Whatcom County, George Edward Juszynski

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Program Development at the Outback: Exploring Place-Based, Experiential Education through a Campus Farm., Paul Kearsley

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Effect of Distance on Lumbar Flexion and Erector Spinae Electromyography on a Slide versus Fixed Base Rowing Ergometer, Nicole Y. (Nicole Yvette) Kelp

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Bumps in the Road, Katherine Kendall-Weed

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Caring For The Qualified Life: Mexicana Certified Nursing Assistants In Bellingham, Washington, Marinel Kniseley

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Physiological Mechanisms of Desiccation Resistance in Fruit-Parasitic Rhagoletis Flies, Christa M. (Christa Marie) Kohnert

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A Computational Investigation of BODIPY Excited State Properties and Photosensitization of Molecular Oxygen, Keenan Komoto

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A Qualitative Investigation of the Peer Mentor Experience in a Physical Activity Intervention for Mental Health, Taylor R. Leenstra

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The Effect of Knee Extension Angle on Knee Joint Position Sense Between Genders, Samuel M. Lyons

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Building the Climate Justice Movement: A Field Manual to Increase Climate Activism, Jill MacIntyre Witt

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An Exploration of the Relationship Between Burnout and Depression in Intercollegiate Athletes, Arianna Martignetti

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Here’s Looking at You Kid: Preferential Attention to Same and Other Race Infant Faces Does Not Overcome the Other Race Effect, Sarah L. Martinez

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How do lizards use behavior and physiology to inhabit different climate zones?, Matthew R. McTernan

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College Students’ Values for Self-Expression, their Facebook Use, and Bridging Social Capital, Chelsea J. Melton

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Seismicity and Velocity Structure of Offshore Hawai`i, including Lo`ihi Submarine Volcano, Dara K. Merz

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Structural and Functional Characterization of the F-actin Binding Headpiece Domain of Plant Villin 4, Heather Miears

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Six Weeks of Creatine-Electrolyte Supplement Effects on Muscle Fatigability, Donnelly R. Miller

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Community within Single-Site Permanent Supportive Housing: Perspectives and Experiences from Staff and Residents at St. Mary’s House, Peter Miterko

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Building Arc Crust – Plutonic to Volcanic Connections in an Extensional Island Arc, the Alisitos Arc Crustal Section (Southern Rosario Segment), Baja California, Rebecca A. (Rebecca Anne) Morris

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Designing a Curriculum on Sustainable Living Practices, Stefanie Neale

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Effects of a Single Diaphragmatic Breath on Anxiety, Gaze, and Performance, Mason B. (Mason Burk) Nichols

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Simulation Modeling of Population Expansion for Introduced Mountain Goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State, Melissa M. Oscarson

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Modeling, Design and Fabrication of Biocompatible Silk-Based Electronics and Actuators, Nicholas Ostrovsky-Snider

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O Lady, Speak Again, Dayna E. Patterson

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Structural Evolution of the San Juan Thrust System, Orcas and Shaw Islands, WA, Kevin Quillan

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The Presence of Rhetoric: A Content Analysis of the Estonian American National Council’s Documents from Estonia, 1986-1989, Michael Redlinger

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Elk Abundance Estimation and Road Ecology in Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington, Nathan C. Rice

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Sediment Budget of the Middle Reach Skagit River, Washington 1937-2015 Reveals Decadal Variations in Sediment Export and Storage, Amelia Deuell Rothleutner

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A Malleable Strength: The Formation of Jewish Identity in Response to Imperialism in Antiquity, Abigail L. (Abigail Lynn) Russell

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A Theoretical and Experimental Study into the Kinetics of Solution Phase Thin Film Deposition, Cyrus Schaaf

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The effects of an ankle strengthening and proprioception exercise protocol on peak torque and joint position sense, Jayson Shepherd

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Galentown: A Tragedy in Five Acts, Marley A. Simmons-Abril

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The Stones They Chose: Lithic Analysis and Design Selections at Čḯxwicən Village (45CA523), Joseph Sparaga

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Testing the time dependence of slip on the western Klamath Lake fault zone, Oregon, Gunnar Speth

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Luminance, Megan Spiegel

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Let Me Show You I’m Not Biased! Demonstrating Non-Prejudiced Opinions while Navigating the Topic of Race, Emily R. Stafford

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Effectiveness of Salmon Carcass Analogs as a Form of Nutrient Enhancement for Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Three Lower Columbia Watersheds, Matthew T. Sturza

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Permission, Fallon Sullivan

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Framing and Moral Motives: The Interaction Between Moral Foundations and Political Identity in Predicting Motives, Joshua A. Thompson

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The Impact of Crossramp Angle and Elliptical Path Trajectory on Lower Extremity Muscle Activation, Matthew M. Thorsen

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Probing the catalytic properties of Ni-based bimetallic phosphides for deep hydrodesulfurization, Peter J. Topalian

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Regulation of the Odorant Receptor ODR-10 via Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation in Caenorhabditis elegans, Alexandra Townsend

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Cultural Schemas as Cultural Capital: The Fuerza and Flexibility of Latino Family Values, Shane Treadway

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Veil of Resilience: How the Concept of Honor Affects Female Education in Afghanistan, Fereshta Ullah

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Intermolecular interactions that lead to the activation and inhibition of ribosome-dependent GTPases, Amanda J. Weis

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Retreat to refugia: Severe habitat contraction projected for endemic alpine plants of the Olympic Peninsula, Samuel T. Wershow

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Ongoing Exhumation and Recent Exposure of Sedimentary Outcrops on Mars, Joshua M. Williams

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Structural Characterization of Factor VIII C2 Domain Activated Platelet Membrane Binding, Serena W. Wo

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The 'F-Word': Awareness and Perceptions in Fin-Fish Farming and Aquaculture Policies, Jordan Wrigley

2016

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Year-Round Algal Toxin Exposure in Free-Ranging Sea Lions: Implications of Trophic Exposure for Declining Populations, Adrianne M. (Adrianne Monet) Akmajian

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Borderlands, Sarah K. (Sarah Kathleen) Appleton

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Effects of Hand Position During a Push-Up on Scapular Kinematics, Tylre M. Arens

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Use of Patchy, Early Successional Slope Habitat Along Coastal Sun-Facing Beaches by the Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis at the Species' Northern Geographic Extreme, Paul Backus

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A molecular method to quantify sex-specific consumption of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) using scat, Brittany S. (Brittany Summer) Balbag

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Nutritional Intake and Hormone Phenotypes in the Kansas Mennonite, Christopher E. Barrett

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Using Intersectionality to Enhance and Mitigate Group Threats, Jeremy R. Becker

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The Body is a Situation, Ali Beemsterboer

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The Compounding Consequences of Climate Change and Wildfire for a High Elevation Wildflower (Saxifraga austromontana), Trevor D. S. (Trevor David Snow) Bloom

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Mechanisms of Inverted Seismic Multiplets, Joel Brann

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Histidine Domain-Arabinogalactan Proteins (HD-AGPs) in the Solanaceae, Jenna K. (Jenna Kristine) Brooks

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Fine-scale Topoclimate Modeling and Climatic Treeline Prediction of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) in the American Southwest, Jamis M. Bruening

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Toward Sovereignty: Zhang Zhidong’s Military Strengthening of China, 1884-1901, Adam Y. (Adam Yung-Ho) Chang

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Black Cottonwood (Populus Trichocarpa) Nutrition in the Dewatered Lake Aldwell Reservoir on the Elwha River, Washington, Ezra H. Citron

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Blurred Vision? Evaluating the Legacy of Puget Sound Smart Growth, Stacy Clauson

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The Deoxygenation and Hydrogenation Properties of Noble Metal-Based Bimetallic Phosphide Catalysts, Paul M. Cochran

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The Effect of High-Intensity Visible Light on the Bloom Niches of the Phototrophic Dinoflagellates Alexandrium fundyense and Heterocapsa rotundata, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Colleen) Cooney

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Return to Sarah: for Orchestra, Nicaela Coté

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Leveraging Legitimacy: How Alaska Circumvented Salmon Sustainability By Creating Their Own Eco-Label, Monique Couture

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The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Attention and Rumination, Diana M. David