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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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The Morphology, Speleogenesis, and Classification of Cave Turnips in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevada (U.S.A.), Ryan James Johnston
Department: Geology

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Cash Flow, Justin L. Jones
Department: History

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Evaluating a Monetary Value for Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Difference in Differences Case Study of Colorado's 2013 House Bill 13-1293, Tucker R. Joseph
Department: Economics

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Confronting Climate Change: A Real(ist) Problem, Hannah Keough
Department: English

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Ageism: Does it Exist Within DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria?, Isa Kevorkian
Department: Psychology

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Human Right Violations and Systematic Oppression of Baha'is in Iran, Ryan Koroush Khazra
Department: Global and International Studies

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The Development of an ADHD Treatment Application, Nour Kherfi
Department: Neuroscience

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Religion in North Korea, Hyunmin Kim
Department: Religious Studies

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Creation of Dimeric Perkinsus Marinus Creatine Kinase Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis: Insight into Phosphagen Kinase Quaternary Structure Evolution, Kyungjoo Kim
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Sources of Stress in NCAA Division III Athletes: Racism and Mental Health Threats in Competition, Minkyung Kim
Department: Psychology

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Are the Arginine Kinase Functions Found in Myxococcus xanthus Conserved in a Sister Species, Myxococcus macrosporus?, Seula Kim
Department: Biology

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My Favorite Movie is a Play! An Analysis of Adaptations to Stage and Film, Audrey L. Klosterman
Department: Theatre and Dance

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Journey: Exploring Animation Through Story, Helen Kohlmetz
Department: Art and Art History

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A Drunken Carnival of Hate: The Impact of a Minority Group’s Growth on Intergroup Conflict, Yeeun Koh
Department: Economics; Mathematics

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Uniaxial Compression of FOAMGLAS® and Bubble Deformation, Lauren Kreeger
Department: Geology

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Examining Influences Behind Perceptions of Inequality in Education: Meritocracy Through Multicultural Perspectives, Alicia Krielaart
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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The Cowboy Way, Morgan C. Kromer
Department: Art and Art History

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Influence of Supplemented Micronutrients on Immune Response in Caenorhabditis Elegans During Pathogenic Infections, Emma C. Kurtz
Department: Biology

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Becoming a National Park Ranger: An Ethnographic Research Study Examining How Rangers From the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Conceptualize Their Role in Nature and the Park’s Preservation for Visitors, Abby Kushner Benson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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A Puzzle That’ll Never Be Complete: A Multi-Generational Memoir of Four Generations of Black Women, and Our Experiences in the Black Church, Yakeria S. Lamar
Department: Religious Studies

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Breaking Out From Binaries Behind Bars: How Structural Identity Denial Influences Pro/Anti-Social Reactionary Responses and Corresponding Psycho-Social Experiences Inside and Outside the Prison Industrial Complex, Kate Larson
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Effects of Phage Cocktail Compared to Antibiotic Treatments on Host Bacteria (Pseudomonas Chlororaphis), Minjin Lee
Department: Biology

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A Django Implementation of a Stock Market Simulation Web Application, Yong Seok Lee
Department: Computer Science

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The Socio-Cultural and Biomechanical Impacts of Throwing Velocity for Professional Baseball Pitchers, Steven Leicht
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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The Political Games of Foreign Direct Investment: Investigating the Influence of Regime Type on Host Country FDI Inflows During the Olympic Games, Clare C. Leithauser
Department: Political Science

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Investigation Of SI And PC1 Bacteriophages' Putative Genomic Identities And Infection Methods On Phage Resistant Pseudomonas Chloraphis, May M. Le
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology

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Is it Femicide, Travesticidio, or Just a Hate Crime? An Analysis of the Creation and Legal Impact of New Terminology to Refer to Gendered Violence, Noah Leonard
Department: Political Science; Spanish

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Gold Sounds: An Empirical Analysis of Popular Music From the 1960s to Today, Ian Hueston Leon
Department: Economics

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Weighing Unity and Victory: Exploring Political Parties’ Role in the Election of Extreme Candidates, Graham Letkeman
Department: Political Science

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Comparative Analysis of Princess Character Development: Stereotypes, Sexuality and Racism, Guo Li
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies

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The Impacts of Language Policy in Migrants Choice and Economic Developments in Singapore, Zhehao Liu
Department: Economics

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Understanding the Effects of Warming Temperatures on Mountain Hemlock Trees Located in Proximity to Columbia Glacier, Southern Alaska, USA, Nivaan Lobo
Department: Earth Sciences

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Mixed Bundling: An Investigation of Video Streaming Services Use of Mixed Bundling on Social Welfare, Robert M. Loftus
Department: Business Economics

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Using East Asian Thought to Analyze Depictions of Life and Death in Chinese and Japanese Film and Television, Dingsheng Luo
Department: East Asian Studies

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Eat Your Heart Out: The Role of Food in the Health and Livelihood of a Free-Meal Site Community, Brianna Lyman
Department: Biology; Sociology and Anthropology

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改变我们的世界观: 尊重外语学习传统和风气,从小培养新型的世界观, Carol A. Maag
Department: Chinese Studies

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The [Hidden] Costs of War: Rape Culture Awareness and The Effects of Transitional Justice on Victims of Conflict Related Sexual Violence, Morgan Ann Malone
Department: Political Science

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The Effect of Innexin Mutations on Seizure Recovery in Drosophila Melanogaster Model of Epilepsy, Isabel Manche
Department: Neuroscience

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Together, We Can Everything: The Social Outcomes of Cohousing Communities in Denmark, Alice K. Markey
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology

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Who We Are: Queerness Within Lockdown, Veda Christine Massanari-Thatcher
Department: Philosophy; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Little Gems: A Poetry Anthology Examining Family Structure and How it Affects Self Discovery Through a Feminist Lens, Kathryn Rose Materick
Department: English

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"Lord, You Make Me Worthy": How Women Priests View Excommunication and Work toward an Inclusive Catholicism, Alysha V. Matson
Department: Religious Studies

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Metabolomics to Predict the Onset of Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Propionic Acidemia, Riley Thomas McErlean
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Finding My Way on Campus: The Effects of Religion and Spirituality on Undergraduate Mental Health, Sharif J. McGee
Department: Psychology

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The Truth Hurts: A Thematic Reading of the Argentinian and Guatemalan Truth Commissions in the Re-Humanization of Victims, Emily Mendoza
Department: Political Science

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Uncovering Unintended Consequences: A Deep Learning Approach to Algorithmic Fairness in Eye Gaze Prediction, Adam P. Meyer
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Jessica Krystal Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Power of Narratives: Exploring the Influence of Propaganda Narratives on U.S. Ethiopian Migrants’ Remittance-Sending Behavior Post 2020 Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict, Alegnta Mezmur
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies

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Effects of Hand Movement on Stress and Anxiety, Marek Mican
Department: Psychology

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Passing on Seeds and the Past: Conservation of Heirloom Vegetable Varieties in Tokyo, Japan, Natsumi Miki
Department: Environmental Studies

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Greening our Cities: The Power of Constructed Wetlands and Rain Gardens in Wastewater Management, Jackeb-Eligah M. Milan
Department: Environmental Studies

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The Effect of Positive and Negative Experiences of Type 1 Diabetics in K-12 Education on Health-Related Quality of Life, Rachel Miley
Department: Psychology

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Examining the Effects of Imposter Syndrome and Social Support on Mental Health Based on Students Generational Status, Stephany Vanesa Miranda
Department: Psychology

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Angel, Take A Dive, Andy Mockbee
Department: English

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Richard Wagner; Ein Mann vor seiner Zeit oder nach seiner Zeit?, Matthew Robert Monge
Department: German Studies

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Analyzing the Effects of DNT1 on the overproduction of Tau within Drosophila Melanogaster, Malik J. Moore
Department: Neuroscience

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Nature Made Me, Nurture Ruined Me: Attitudes of Adolescent Delinquency During Adulthood, Giuliana Morales
Department: Psychology

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According to Plan: An Introspection, Vanessa Morris
Department: Art and Art History

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Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Mughal
Department: Biology

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Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology

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Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology

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Traditional/Local Ecological Knowledge and Its Role in Building Socio Ecological Resilience in the Context of Displaced Communities, Temuul Munkhtur
Department: Environmental Studies

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Predicting the Behaviour of Breast Cancer Cells Through Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Anesu Munyanyi
Department: Mathematics

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Predicting the Behaviour of Breast Cancer Cells Using Data Analytics and Mathematical Modelling, Anesu Munyanyi
Department: Mathematics

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The Truth About Probiotics? - A Study of How Probiotic Bacterial Produced 5-Ht (Serotonin) in the Microbiome of Caenorhabditis Elegans Alters Behavior, Jillian Murray
Department: Biology

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Exploring the Power of Generative Architectures such as GANs, Transformers, and VQGAN+CLIP through the Construction of an Illustrated Storybook Generator, Ussama Mustafa
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics

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A Home for People and Planet: Assessing the Feasibility of Sustainable Affordable Housing by Designing a Proof-of-Concept, Jennifer Teare Mynard
Department: Art and Art History; Environmental Studies

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Architectural Style Changes in Arizona Homes: How a Place Becomes a Home During Different Times Periods, Hayley Nash
Department: Art and Art History

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A Critical Examination of Internal Self-Determination: A Case of Ethiopia, Salem Nega
Department: Global and International Studies

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Becoming HOA: Constructing A Virtual Realistic Webxr Archive To Imagine And Unimagine The HOA Identity In Present-Day Vietnam, Minh Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; History

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Foreign Trade Policy as Contextualized Political Leadership: Analyzing Vietnam's Negotiation and Implementation of the CPTPP and EVFTA, Trong Tung Lam Nguyen
Department: Political Science

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Topic Modelling and Sentiment Analysis of Customer Reviews for B2C E-commerce Platforms in Vietnam: A Comparative Study of Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, and Sendo, Tuan M. Nguyen
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences

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Considered or Coincidence: Analyzing the Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Hybridization Across Different Populations: A Review, Natalie Nonno
Department: Biology

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Nike's “Equality”: How the Spread of Equality is Halted by the Delivery of Nike's Message and Their Past Controversies, Zak Nowatzke
Department: Communication Studies

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Nike's Equality: How the Spread of Equality is Halted by the Delivery of Nike's Message and Their Past Controversies, Zak Nowatzke
Department: Communication Studies

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An Analysis of Large Language Models in the HealthCare Domain, Bolanle Oladeji
Department: Computer Science

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Working Women: How Early Modern Women Artists Generated Empowering Self-Portraits in Male Dominated Italian Culture, Jessica R. Olson
Department: Art and Art History

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Understanding Viewer’s Reactions to Sports Commentators and What They Bring to the Table During a Broadcast of a NFL Game, Noah J. Olson
Department: Communication Studies

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Alternative Ways to Understanding: Promoting Community Food Sovereignty Through Value-Driven Education, Brendan Ortiz
Department: Environmental Studies

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This Is Not About The Body: Deprioritizing A Corporeal Study of The Hijra, Alex C. Padfield
Department: Religious Studies

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This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us; Do Apis mellifera Colonies Deter Wild Bee Visitation to Urban Pollinator Gardens?, Matthew Pardi
Department: Biology

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Benzo(a)pyrene Induces CYP1A and p53 Expression in Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Gracie Park
Department: Biology

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Utopia Across Time and Space: Could There Ever Be a "Perfect World"?, Ashini Patel
Department: English; Philosophy

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An Investigation of Criticality: Characterizing Motion on a Conical Bead Pile, Davis K. Patterson
Department: Physics

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Les Mourides: Perceptions of Religious Authority and Political Decision-Making, Henry Pellegrin
Department: Global and International Studies; Religious Studies

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Imperialism in Action: A High School Unit Designed to Teach Core Concepts of Imperialism During the Scramble for Africa, Nathaniel Perry
Department: History

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Exploiting Emergencies: Government Corruption and Repression in Post-Disaster Societies, Lark Pinney
Department: Political Science

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Un análisis léxico y sociolingüístico del shesheo en la canción "La Mushasha Shula" de Espinoza Paz, Penelophe Pintor
Department: Spanish

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Divinity's Secret Love Song: An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Humanity and the Divine Through The Lens of Sacred Narratives, Kevin Douglas Poe
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies

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Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Workforce Participation, Separated by Gender, and Income, in the Construction Industry, Mason Poisson
Department: Business Economics

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“They’re a 10, but..”: Exploring the Effects of Romantic Relationships on Black Women, Kennedy Pope
Department: Psychology

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Greedy Gamblers and Bayesian Bandits: A Quantitative ERP, EEG, and Behavioral Analysis of the Iowa State Gambling Task, Noah Pounds
Department: Neuroscience

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Nuclear Power Plays: An Examination of US Opinion on the Nuclear Energy Industry through Film, Samuel William Powers
Department: History

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Racial Preferences in the NCAA Coaching Market: A Study on the Level of Racial Discrimination in NCAA Coaching Employment, and How Density of Hate Groups Can be Used as an Indicator, Scott Presley
Department: Business Economics

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The Necessary Inclusion of Historical Trauma in Trauma-Based Diagnoses and Subsequent Alternative Therapies Informed by Decolonial Philosophy: Indigeneity as a Philosophia Nata Ex Conatu, Alix Joseph Printup
Department: Philosophy; Psychology

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Cubulus: Procedural World Generation Using Marching Cubes, Keeton P. Purvis
Department: Computer Science

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Teaching the Long Civil Rights Movement: A Construction of Lessons That Dive Further In-Depth Than What the Ohio Standards Require, Nicholas Rabaut
Department: Education; History

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Warfarin in Natural Water: A Study of the Photochemical Decomposition and Product Formation, Colton Rambur
Department: Chemistry