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Insect Foraging Behaviors Across Habitat Types in Weddell’s Saddle-Back Tamarins, (Leontocebus Weddelli Weddelli) in Pando, Bolivia, Brianna Nicole Abba

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Instructional Strategies for Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms: Implications for Pakistani Classroom Contexts, Rahma Abbasi

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Natural Resources and the Role of Political Parties in Perpetuating Authoritarian Regimes in Indonesia and Cambodia, Azriansyah A. Agoes

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Core-Shell Electrospun Fibers for Enhanced Tissue Engineering Application, Farid Ahmadpour Esmaeilabadi

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Meaningful Legislative Conflict: the Role of Party Competition, Nader Omar Alghoul

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The Relationship Between Motor Abilities and Cultural Factors in Autistic Children, Lindsey Marie Anderson

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The Roles of Parental Self-Efficacy and Educational Instrumental Support in Predicting Academic Motivation and Reading Skills Among Students with ADHD Symptoms, Saheli Anil

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Convective Modes Associated with Precipitation Exceeding Postfire Debris Flow Thresholds in the Southwestern United States, Anya M. Aponte Torres

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Effect of Universal Health Coverage on Neonatal Mortality Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing missing data in Health Indicators, Elizabeth Nalule Arihoona

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Exploring Comparative Media Analysis and its Application to Ghana, Eric Asiedu

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Limitations of Scientific Articles and Navigated Future Directions with LLM and RAG, Ibrahim Al Azher

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Establishing a Microfiber Recovery Rate in Human Lung Tissue, Kylie Nicole Babin-Howard

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X-Ray Standing-Wave Fluorescence Study of the Interaction of an Anti-Microbial Peptide with a Supported Phospholipid Bilayer, Gobind Basnet

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Above and Belowground Biomass of a Multidecadal Restored Tallgrass Prairie Chronosequence and Its Influence on Soil Carbon Dynamics, Adam John Bauer

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Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening at an Underserved Clinic, Aseiya Begum

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THE WINNING COMBINATION: A STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN HEAD WOMEN BASKETBALL COACHES ON THE DIVISION I LEVEL, Monique Bernoudy

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Improving Health Literacy Related to Hypertension in a Minority Faith-Based Population, Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall and Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall

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Human Swarm Interaction Using Non-Verbal Communication, Arunim Bhattacharya

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It's Not the Fault of the Parrot, But of the One Who Teaches Him to Talk: Understanding Identities and Relationships of an Educational NGO in Guatemala, Brittany Rebecca Blomquist

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Educational Matriarchs and All Other Duties As Assigned: A Narrative Inquiry into Motherhood and Student Affairs Leadership, Allison N. Brady Cullum

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Green's Functions and Fixed Points of Quasiregular Maps, Mark Broderius

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Internal and External Motivational Factors Affecting High School Students' Career and Technical Education Course Selection, Joseph Bruno

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The Fiction of Possibility: How Possible Worlds Theory Explains the Impossible Worlds of Science Fiction, Jacob Burlingame

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Exploring School Psychologists’ SLD Decisions for Emergent Bilingual Students, Brooke Ann Butcher

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SCHOOL LEVEL PATTERNS IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ILLINOIS’ CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS: EXPLORING PATTERNS BETWEEN ENROLLMENT AND POSTSECONDARY MATRICULATION IN THREE PATHWAYS, Nikolas C. Butenhoff

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Monte Carlo Modeling of Spin Polarized Photoemission from GaAs at Low Temperatures and Positive Electron Affinity Surfaces, John Rison Callahan

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Advanced English as a Second Language Writing Students in an Accelerated Cohort: Influence of Peer Support on Motivation, Stacy Cameron

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Romantic Relationship Quality, Coparenting, and Parenting: an Actor Partner Interdependence Mediation Model, Jill Caradec

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"This College Is Run by Women": The Narratives of Overburdened and Burnt-out Community College Women Faculty, Lindsay Spence Carson

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Alumni Perceptions of Success After Attending a Project-Based Alternative School, Cheryl A. Carter

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From Marginality to Mattering: A Narrative Inquiry into International Student Involvement in Higher Education, Nehemiah Jiyong Chung

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AN EXPLORATION OF CHANGE IN TEACHERS’ SEL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN A SEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR URUGUAYAN TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Sheila Coli

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The Roots of Empire and Industry: the Transnational History of the Soviet Rubber Industry, Alexander Hinnov Craver

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The Beautiful Struggle: A Counter-Narrative Study of African American Male School Leaders, Jamie Crosen Mr

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STORIES OF NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION TOWARD SUCCESS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THAI AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Archawee Dhamavasi

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Capturing High-Impact Weather in a Fine-Scale Climate Simulation Using the Model for Prediction Across Scales - Atmosphere (MPAS-A) v 7.0, James George Digilio Jr.

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Demographic Response of Breeding Grassland Birds to Keystone Effects of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs, Richard Andrew Dreelin

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Spatial Temporal Patterns of US Landslides in Recent Decades and Climate Change, Karissa Duff

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Navigating the Way to Colonoscopy Completion: A Quality Improvement Study, Jessica Duncan

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Acute Influence of Gum Chewing on Gait and Balance Measures in People with Parkinson's, Pamela Marie Durr

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Encouraging Selection of Effective Learning Strategies, Kaya Easley

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Taking the Leap: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Entanglement of the Vertical Transfer Process and Engineering Identity Development among Community College Students, Janice Edwards

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The Threat of a Changing Social Hierarchy: Status Threat and Its Effects, Cassandra F. Epping

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Building Diversity Pathways from Community College to Law School: A Descriptive Case Study, Marc D. Falkoff

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Preparing to Teach: Exploring Perspectives on the Co-Teaching Experience Through the Educator's Lens, Jesus E. Favela

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Reimagining Traditional Education Through Humanizing Models of Personalized Learning: Examining Implementation in the Midwest, Laura R. Garland

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Hurts So Good: an Exploration of Benign Masochism and Other Motivations toward Discomfort, Cody T. Gibson

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Leading Transition: How Special Education Directors Make Meaning of Their Leadership in Advancing Pathways to Employment, Deanna Gill

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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Di-Peptide Probes for Stoichiometric Quantitative Analysis of Antibodies, Taylor Gladson

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Avoiding the Anxious Self: the Role of Self-Concept Clarity, Alexithymia, and Experiential Avoidance in Social Anxiety, Allison Graham

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Race Into the Future: Counselor Educators' Experiences Training with an Antiracist Pedagogy, Darita Rose Grays

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Gustatory Behaviors of House Flies: Body Parts Used and Response to Bitter, R M Panchalie Bhagya Gunathunga

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Where You Live and How You Die: Social Vulnerability, Geography, and Inequities in Cancer in the United States, Lei Raymond Guo

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Investigating the Impact of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention on Shame and Psychopathology for Women with Histories of Childhood Emotional Abuse, Sarah Hill

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Exploring the Relationship Between Margin in Life and Preferred Enrollment Status of Adult Learners in Nursing Programs, Katherine Hodur

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SCIENCE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AMONG MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL STEM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY, Michaela Friedrichova Holtz

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Statelessness and the Social Construction of Rohingya’s Citizenship Rights in Myanmar, Md Imamul Hossain

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Investigating the Social Effects of Doomscrolling, Sean Daniel Hronek

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Point of Care (POC) - Compatible Detection Platform Based on Catalase Activity of DNA G-Quadruplexes, Elzbieta Iwaniuk

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Digital Community Policing: Using Social Media to Engage Students and Enhance Campus Safety, Dathan C. Jackson

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International Students' Information-Seeking Experiences with a Library Discovery Tool, Kristen Jacobson

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Development and In Vitro Evaluation of Novel Near-IR Fluorescent Sensors for EGFR Kinase, Haniyeh Jadidi

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Evaluating Role of Household and Individual Characteristics on Femlae Labor Force Participation: Case of MGNREGA, Anisha Jain

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A Multiple Case Study on Racial Equity Plan Implementation at Illinois Community Colleges, Jennifer Jennings

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The Role of Metaperceptions in Mindset Formation From Performance Feedback, Audra Paige Jensen

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Path Analysis of Person, Socio-Cognitive, Environmental Factors on International Counseling Students’ Researcher Development, Priyanka Jha

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Gaming the System: a Study of the Effect of Simulation-Gaming on the Performance of First-Year Writing College Students, Jen L. Justice

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Beyond Grit: Structural Determinants of Resilience Among College Women with Children in the U.S., Juliana Kahrs

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Grading Ecosystems and the Work of Teaching: Educator Perspectives on Implementing and Sustaining Ungraded Learning Practices, Aliaa Kamara-Ibrahim

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WHY DO TEACHERS STAY OR LEAVE?: THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PEER PERCEPTIONS, SATISFACTION OF SALARY AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR ON THE BIG CAREER DECISION, Thomas Kanwischer

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A Daily Study of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Stress Response, Maxwell J. Katsikas

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Maternal and Child Anxiety Symptoms: a Longitudinal Examination of Parent-Related Indirect Pathways During COVID-19, Karamveer Kaur

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Beyond Borders: Exploring Counselors’ Perceptions of Multicultural Counseling Competencies Following Cultural Immersion, Kassandra M. Kavanaugh

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Gas–phase Studies of C–h Activation and Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Model Compounds, Robert S. King

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La Integración De La Literatura Chicana En La Enseñanza Del Español Como Lengua Adicional Hacia La Competencia Cultural Y Lingüística En EE.UU., Marina Linares Klauke

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Uncertainty Tolerance in DPT Education: a Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Learners, Lindsey Renee Kojich

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FIRST-DOLLAR PROMISE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION, Jennifer Kotowski

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Optimization of Derivation Jobs and Modernization of I/O Integration Tests for the ATLAS Epxeriment, Arthur Charles Kraus

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Implementation of the Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Referral Protocol: A Quality Improvement Project, Khrystyna LaCombe

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Mindful Parenting and Child Outcomes: Examining Potential Mediators, Riley Laffoon

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The Relationships Between Learner Socio-Demographic Factors, Self-Efficacy, Culture, and Student Engagement in the Online Learning Environment, Nikki L. Lagrone

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Testing the Dimensional Model of Adversity and Psychopathology: Expanded ACEs and the Mechanisms of Executive Functioning, Emotion Regulation, and BMI in the Context of Psychopathology, Kaitlyn Larkin

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Development and Prototyping of a Modular Quadruped Towards Testing Standardization for Legged Robot Stability, Michael Conner Larsen

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Moral Bonds, Modern Subjects: Pecúlio, Property Rights, and the Abolition of Slavery in Rio de Janeiro, 1822-1888, Alexander Joseph Lundberg

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Understanding the Solvation Structure of Electrolytes Using Advanced Synchrotron Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering, Xingyi Lyu

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A Quality Improvement Project on Risk Stratification and Screening for Sleep Apnea in Cardiology Outpatient Setting, Ma Vanessa S. Mabazza

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How Do First-Generation Latinx Students at an HSI Community College Navigate Financial Aid Barriers?, Gema M. Mariscal

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Climate Change Effects on the 2022–2023 High Impact Series of Atmospheric Rivers Along the United States West Coast, Hunter Martinez-Buehrer

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Geology, paleoecology and vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Hell Creek Formation, Carter County, Montana, USA, Joshua Collin Mathews

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Academic Entitlement: Why Gen Z Students Believe They Deserve Good Grades for Academic Success Regardless of their Performance, Clinton Stephen Mawusi

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To Negotiate a Labyrinth: Indonesia Within and Without ASEAN During the Third Indochina War (1978-1991), Daniel McCoy

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Creating Counternarratives To Heteronormativity in Art Education: Portraits of the Lives of Five Gay Art Teachers, Bradley Mckinney

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Optimizing Advance Care Planning: Leveraging an Electronic Medical Record Prompt to Impact Advance Directive Documentation, Annette L. Meares

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Reducing Acute Care Visits in Oncology: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project, Judy Metropulos

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Theoretical and Applied Considerations in Dynamical Sampling, Brendan Miller

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Universality of Complex Valued Neural Networks, Sauvik Mondal

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Predictors of Dietary Meat Reduction in Gen Z College Students: a Cross-Sectional Survey Using the COM-B Model, Deanne Moosman

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Leveraging Synthetic Data for Efficient Training of AI Models for Real-World Object Detection, Reinaldo A. Moraga

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"OH, I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. THIS IS GOOD!": A CASE STUDY OF THE VALIDATION EXPERIENCES AND RESILIENCY OF FOSTER CARE ALUMNI IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Candida Mumford

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A Comparison of Two Motivational Tasks in Male and Female Rats Under Acute Stress, Stephanie M. Muscott