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2016

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Walking in Broken Pixels, Hans M. Klein

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Cognitive Motor Interference in Adults with LCVA and Typical Comparison Peers Under Single- and Dual-task Conditions, Shandra Knapstad

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Synthesis & Reactivity of Iron (II) Pyridinediimine Complexes For the Reduction of Nitrite, Yubin Kwon

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Detecting Fires: A Nationally Consistent, Rule Based Approach, Jacob D. (Jacob Daniel) Lesser

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Middle-Class Masculinity in England: Examining Citizen-Soldier Volunteers of the First World War, Connor Litchman

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Microbial Diversity Across an Oxygen Gradient Using Large-scale Phylogenetic-based Analysis of Marine Metagenomes, Ryan J. (Ryan James) McLaughlin

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Scandinavian Origins through Christian Eyes: A Comparative Study of the History of the Normans and the Russian Primary Chronicle, Aron Miller

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Seagrasses (Zostera marina) and (Zostera japonica) Display a Differential Photosynthetic Response to TCO2: Implications for Acidification Mitigation, Cale A. Miller

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Behavioral Characterization of a Knock-in Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease, Shawn Minnig

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Science and Strategy: How Scientific and Technical Information Are Used in Disputes Over Landslide Regulations in Seattle, WA, Ana E. Miscolta-Cameron

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Comparing Soil Datasets with the APEX Model: Calibration and Validation for Hydrology and Crop Yield in Whatcom County, Washington, Andrew M. Monks

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Modeling the Effects of Forecasted Climate Change and Glacier Recession on Late Summer Streamflow in the Upper Nooksack River Basin, Ryan D. Murphy

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Exploring the Effects of Psychological Distance and Action-Related Knowledge on Wildlife Conservation, Brett A. Muskavage

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Investigating the Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Snowmelt Timing and Wildfire Area Burned in the US Mountain West, Donal Seán (Donal Seán) O'Leary III

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-12°F: for orchestra, David Pangborn

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Wanderingland, Lindsay Petrie

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Water Quality and Algal Diversity of Ten Lakes Along the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, Katy Pfannenstein

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Ring-Closing Metathesis Reactions of Acyloxysulfones: Synthesis of γ-Alkylidene Butenolides, Iris T. Phan

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Emergent Contaminants and Effects on Field-Exposed Chinook Salmon and Cutthroat Trout in the Stillaguamish Watershed, WA., Jody M. Pope

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Depositional Environments and Provenance of Early Paleogene Strata in the Huerfano Basin: Implications for Uplift of the Wet Mountains, Colorado, USA, Dirk M. Rasmussen

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Beaver Seasons: A Whatcom Phenology, Rob Rich

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One Hundred Years of Vegetation Succession in the Easton Glacial Foreland, Mount Baker, Washington, Katherine A. (Katherine Ann) Rosa

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Development of 2D and 3D Conductive Biomaterial Composites for Use as Electromechanical Actuators, Sean Severt

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Narrative Processes and Well-being in the Context of Chronic Illness, Hannah Shucard

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Effects of Zostera marina Roots and Leaf Detritus on the Concentration and Distribution of Pore-Water Sulfide in Marine Sediments, Alexandra G. (Alexandra Garcia) Simpson

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The Role of Cognitive and Evolutionary Processes in Guiding Gaze Patterns While Viewing Transgender Women, Naomi Skarsgard

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Wisdom of the Ancient Forests: Stories in the Living Thread, Nick Sky

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Diatom Frustules as a Mechanical Defense Against Predation by Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates, Tyler Spillane

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Emergent Wetland Plant Biophysical Characteristics Associated with Wave Attenuation and Sediment Retention, Chad D. Stellern

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Video Education For Nutritional Management Of Type 2 Diabetes In A Rural, Multiethnic Community In Molokai, Hawaii, Megan Stephenson

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Microzooplankton grazing, growth and gross growth efficiency are affected by pCO2 induced changes in phytoplankton biology, Kelly Still

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History at Hand: An Analysis of Self-Guided Historic Walking Tours in Whatcom County, Washington, Laura M. (Laura Marie) Stone

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Copper Indium Disulfide Nanocrystal Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Ryan I. (Ryan Isaac) Sumner

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Cluster Analysis as a Means of Examining Topographically-mediated Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) Growth in the American Southwest, Tyler J. Tran

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Heart's Desire, A. D. (Austin David) VanKirk

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Coping Skills, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Puerto Rican Women Undergoing Drug and/or Alcohol Treatment, Cheryl A. Vázquez-Colón

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Spatial Variability of Snow Chemistry of High Altitude Glaciers in the Peruvian Andes, Lindsay K. Wallis

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A Holocene Glaciolacustrine Record of the Lyman Glacier and Implications for Glacier Fluctuations in the North Cascades, Washington, Harold N. Wershow

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Exploring the Biofuel Potential of Isochrysis sp., John R. Williams II

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Development of a Samarium Based Allylic Benzoate Elimination/Isomerization: Application to a Total Synthesis of Honokiol, Alicia M. Wright

2015

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Three Languages, One Nation: Trilingualism and National Identity in England, From the Mid-Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Century, Christopher Anderson

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Fathersblood, Britton Andrews

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Ludic Suite: for Orchestra, Jon R. Bash

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Differential Incision and Uplift of the Yakima River Terraces, Adrian M. Bender

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Ocean Acidification Affects Larval Swimming in Ostrea lurida but not Crassostrea gigas, Shannon Buckham

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Effects of Heavy Metals on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, George L (George Livingston) Burgess

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Structural Requirements for Ribosome-Dependent GTPase Activity and Binding, Markus A. Carlson

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Effects of Hypoxia and Sulfide Intrusion on Eelgrass (Zostera marina), Melissa Ciesielski

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The effect of maternal traits on rearing success in pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii), Erin Rose D'Agnese

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Probing the Hydrodesulfurization Properties of Nickel-Rich Bimetallic Phosphides: Supported Catalysts and Encapsulated Nanoparticles, Samuel J. Danforth

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Determining biologically available phosphorus in storm water entering Lake Whatcom, WA using the dual culture diffusion apparatus, Jonnel Deacon

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Paleomagnetic Determination of Vertical-Axis Block Rotation and Magnetostratigraphy in the Mecca Hills and Coachella Valley, California, Cassidy W. (Cassidy Wade) Dimitroff

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Incorporating Experiential Education into Entry-level College Biology Curriculum, David W. Droppers

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The Effects of an Isometric Quarter Squat on Countermovement Jump Performance, Mitchell W. Dropp

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Unnecessary Roughness: Examining Terrain, Indiscriminate Violence, and Conflict Duration, Christine Dulaney

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Effect of Augmented Eccentric Training in Older Adults, Jennifer L (Jennifer Lee) Estep

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A Qualitative Analysis of Superstitious Behavior and Performance: How it Starts, Why it Works, and How it Works, Alexandra A. Farley

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The Effects of a Five-Week Exercise Intervention Using EMG Biofeedback on Scapular Stabilizer Muscle Activation and Scapular Kinematics, Samantha R. Gunderson

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Trajectories of Functional and Species Change During Plant Community Assembly in a California Serpentine Grassland, Melissa N. Habenicht

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Surface Slip during Large Owens Valley Earthquakes, Elizabeth K. Haddon

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Integrated Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for the South River, Virginia: a Bayesian Approach, Meagan J. Harris

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Living in the Moment: Daily Life Assessments of Mindfulness Meditation on Stress, Coping Flexibility, and Well-Being, Dusti R. Jones

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Quartz Crystal Microblade Function in the Salish Sea Region of Washington State During the Locarno Beach Phase (3500-2400 BP), Rachael N. Kannegaard

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Investigating Effective Methods for Aggregating, Organizing, Storing, Managing, and Disseminating Community Resilience Data, Jonathan A. Kemp Jr

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Marine Microzooplankton are Indirectly Affected by Ocean Acidification Through Direct Effects on Their Phytoplankton Prey, Kasey Kendall

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Apologues, Katelyn Kenderish

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The Effect of Deep Slow Breathing on Pain-Related Variables in Osteoarthritis, Kalee L. (Kalee Lynn) Larsen

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Recrystallization of Biogenic Aragonite Shells from Archaeological Contexts and Implications for Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Susan C. Larsen

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The Effect of American Kestrels on Deterrence of Bird Damage to Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries, Deanna K. Leigh

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Gold(III)-Catalyzed Cyclizations to Form Saturated Oxygen Heterocycles, Ryan D. Lyski

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Socioeconomic Status and Stress as Factors in Academic Dishonesty, Ashton D. Macaulay

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Rethinking Majoritarian Modification: Toward an Explanatory Theory of Electoral System Reform in Canada, the U.K., and New Zealand, Christopher M. Miller

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Stuttering in the Movies: Effects on Adolescents' Perceptions of People who Stutter, Terrylandrea Miller

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Abdominal Fatigue and Lower Extremity Kinematics During a Drop Landing in Females., Eryn N. Murphy

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Effects of Organic versus Conventional Agricultural Management on Soil Quality in Skagit County, Washington, Daniel Nessly

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Profiling Sortase Substrate Specificity using Peptide Libraries, Keyvan Dastkhosh Nikghalb

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The Vocal Breeding Behaviour of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Georgia Strait, Canada: Temporal Patterns and Vocal Repertoire, Katrina A. (Katrina Anne) Nikolich

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A Fresh Look at an Old Artifact: A New Interpretation of Edged Cobbles at Cherry Point (45WH1), Northwest Washington, Jamie J. Palmer

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An Ecogeomorphic Model to Assess the Response of Padilla Bay's Eelgrass Habitat to Sea Level Rise, Katrina L. Poppe

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Effect of Symbiotic State on the Fatty Acid Composition of Anthopleura elegantissima, Andrés J. Quesada

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Still the Red, Ellen Rogers

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Non-invasive genetic tracking of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina), Andrew P. (Andrew Peter) Rothstein

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Keeper of the Flame: Antifascist Feature Films and the Hollywood Popular Front, 1934-1941, Jacob T. Sager

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High-Mg Andesites from the Northern Cascade Arc: Using Mineral Chemistry to Distinguish Between Hypotheses for Petrogenesis, May Sas

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The “Squat-n-Swap”: A Pilot Exercise Intervention to Promote Increased Physical Activity among Mothers of Young Children, Brook Skidmore

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High-Sr Volcanic Domes from the Lassen Volcanic Region, Southernmost Cascade Arc, Northern California: Implications for Andesite and Dacite Magma Generation, Christina M. Stout

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Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Changes in Salinity in the Invasive Bivalve Nuttallia obscurata Compared to the Native Bivalve Leukoma staminea, Tori B. Talkington

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The Impact of the 1980-81 Literacy Campaign on the English Kriol Language Spoken on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, Barbara J. Tasker-Mueller

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Poly(vinylpyridine) Nanostructures for Nanoparticle Synthesis and Energy-related Catalysis, Audrey Taylor

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Surface Tension, Kaitlyn Teer

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Hardiness: An examination of psychological characteristics of participating in high intensity interval training, Matthew Vezzani

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The Effect of Structural Integration on Ankle Joint Position Sense and Balance in Recreational Soccer Players, Sarah A. Viera

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Identity Development Processes in Emerging Adulthood: Accounting for Variations in Educational Context, Becky A. (Becky Ann) Wood

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Structural Studies of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII in Protein Complexes, Michelle E. Wuerth

2014

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Sediment and vegetation monitoring during a levee removal project on the Stillaguamish River Delta at Port Susan Bay, WA, Alec Barber

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Sediment and phosphorus inputs from perennial streams to Lake Whatcom, northwestern Washington State, Katherine Beeler

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Assessing economic impacts of disruption to Oregon's energy infrastructure to enhance regional disaster resilience, Alexis C Blue

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CXCL12 induces CaMKII synaptic localization and glutamate-induced hippocampal cell death, Robert M. Bragg III

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The effects of values and the presence of a mobile phone on friendship interactions, Genavee Brown

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Romantic relationship memory effects on future romantic relationship forecasts: differences by attachment, Derek D. Caperton