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Theses from 2023

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HYDROTHERMAL FLUID TRANSPORT PATHWAYS ALONG FRACTURES AND VEINS AT BROTHERS VOLCANO, SOUTHERN KERMADEC ARC, Robert Atnip

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A META-ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING: THE EFFECTS ON TEACHERS’ TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND QUALITY WHEN IMPLEMENTING BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS, Taylor Ben

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Predicting Suicide Risk Among Youths Using Machine Learning Methods, Saswati Bhattacharjee

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Comparative Analysis of Rhizosphere and Endosphere Microbiome of Different Blueberry Species (Vaccinium sp.), Niladri Bhowmik

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I Was Looking for God: A Study of Wehrmacht Personnel and their Personal Relationships with Religion, Christopher Bishop

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A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR DETECTION OF PALATO-LINGUAL CONTACT WITHOUT INTRAORAL ELECTRODES IN A HUMAN PARTICIPANT, Amitava Biswas

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PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF A 3D BODY SCANNING MOBILE APPLICATION FOR METABOLIC HEALTH RISK, Caleb Brandner

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The Implications of Sexual Assault Awareness on Sexual Overperception Bias, Zach Buckner

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THE RELATIONS BETWEEN RUMINATION, THOUGHT CONTROL, AND SUICIDAL THINKING, Morgan Buerke

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BEYOND THE CLINIC: MODIFIED INTERNET-DELIVERED PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY, Terreca Cato

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SOLVING THE CABLE EQUATION, A SECOND-ORDER TIME DEPENDENT PDE FOR NON-IDEAL CABLES WITH ACTION POTENTIALS IN THE MAMMALIAN BRAIN USING KSS METHODS, Nirmohi Charbe

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Negotiating National Identity: A Study of Nationalist Rhetoric during the British Voluntary Recruiting Movement, 1914-1916, Emily Cloys

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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF TOPOBATHYMETRIC DATA ON STORM SURGE MODEL PREDICTIONS, Sydni Crain

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HIDE AND SEEK: AN EXPLORATION OF ANTIPREDATOR AND PREDATOR AVOIDANCE MECHANISMS IN ORTHOPODOMYIA SIGNIFERA IN RESPONSE TO PREDATION FROM TOXORHYNCHITES RUTILUS, Nathaniel Dahlberg

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Freckled Darter (Percina lenticula) And Other Fishes’ Usage Of Wood Pile Habitat, Noah Daun

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MULTISPECIES USE OF VARIOUS HABITATS IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FUTURE OYSTER REEF CONSTRUCTION, Austin Draper

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CHARACTERIZATION AND ESTIMATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN USING MACHINE LEARNING, Boluwatife Faremi

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Disability Identity in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Letters, Jackson Fields

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Habitat use of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in Pascagoula River holding areas and in estuarine and marine environments including Ship Island, Mississippi and Mobile Bay, Alabama, Elizabeth M. Greenheck

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Porotic Hyperostosis and Cribra Orbitalia in the Adult Population of Tipu, Miranda Hahn

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The role of emotion regulation and alexithymia in the relationship between sleep and social functioning, Lillian A. Hammer

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Caregiver Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Education and Training: A Survey of Caregiver and SLP Perspectives, Michelle Hasenkampf

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RAMIE (BOEHMERIA NIVEA): AN UNDERUTILIZED PLANT FOR A MULTIPURPOSE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; A PERENNIAL PLANT WITH PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION USING MALDI-MS, A BIOSORBENT FOR Hg (II) REMOVAL FROM WATER AND AS A BAST FIBER PRODUCTION VIA ENZYMATIC DEGUMMING, Abdul Rashid Issifu

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The King and His Court: The Culture of Royal Power and the Creation of the Angevin Empire Under Henry II, Joseph Jarrell

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Annotation of Non-Model Species’ Genomes, Taiya Jarva

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Determining the Refractive Index of Phytoplankton via Direct Measurement of Cellular Structures, Michael Kamowski

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ESTIMATION OF QUANTITATIVE GENETIC PARAMETERS OF THE EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, Heather King

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Cultural Behaviors and Their Influence on the Proximal Femur: Comparisons of Postural Behavior, Occupation, and Subsistence-Settlement Between a Pre-Contact and Historic Sample, Joanna Klein

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IDENTIFICATION OF SPRING AND FALL SPAWNED EGGS AND THE GENETIC DISTINCTION OF GULF STURGEON IN THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER, ALABAMA-FLORIDA, Nicholas Lamey

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Effects of Increased Shoe Collar Height and Limb Dominance on Landing Knee Biomechanics in Collegiate Volleyball Players, Lindsey Legg

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NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PALEOVEGETATION OF THE ANCIENT UNDERWATER FOREST LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO, Karla Lizarraga Garcia

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Beginnings of the Nuevo South: Mexican Migration in 1970s and 1980s Mississippi, Isabel Loya

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GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR HEAT AND SALINITY STRESS TOLERANCE IN NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA, Paul McDonald

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ASSESSING DYNAMICS AND TRENDS OF CO2 FLUX ON THE LOUISIANA SHELF, Claire McGuire

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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY DYSFUNCTION AND AGGRESSION IN A SAMPLE OF AT-RISK YOUTH, Chloe O'Dell

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BENTHIC HABITAT MAPPING OF MOUNTAIN TOP BANK WITHIN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH INTEGRATED GEOPHYSICAL AND VISUAL DATA ANALYSIS, Bethany Pertain

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UNDERSTANDING THE FLOW DYNAMICS OF THE PEARL RIVER, MS, THROUGH HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING, Nahruma Mehzabeen Pieu

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COMPARING EFFECTS OF PRAISE RATES ON CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, Brittany Pigg

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A Minor Place: A Short Story Collection, Nathaniel Pyle

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ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROXIMITY TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION DELIVERY, Kenneth Ross

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Introspective accuracy for social cognition across the psychosis spectrum: Influence of sleep disturbance, Cassi Springfield

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THE INFLUENCE OF RANGE SHIFTS AND WIND ENERGY ON THE ATLANTIC SURFCLAM (SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA) AND OCEAN QUAHOG (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) FISHERIES ON THE U.S. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, Stephanie Stromp

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Driving Demands of a Successful Protest: A Comparative Analysis of Drivers That Leads To a Successful Outcome of Protest, Prince Tetteh

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Brazilian Camming: The Monetization of Intimacy in Online Sex Work, Fernanda Veiverberg

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ESTIMATION OF MORTALITY RATES FOR THE GULF MENHADEN STOCK AND REFERENCE POINT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE FISHERY, Catherine Wilhelm

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STRUCTURAL AND KINEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF THE DADEVILLE COMPLEX-BREVARD ZONE CONTACT (SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS): POLYPHASE EMPLACEMENT OF AN ALLOCHTHONOUS TERRANE ON THE LAURENTIAN MARGIN, Andrew Williams

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Genetic Population Structure and Effective Number of Breeders in Systems Across the Range of the Gulf Sturgeon, Jacob Zona

Theses from 2022

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INDUCED SPAWNING OF CAPTIVE TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS, Nicholas Adams

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Influence of Altitude and Scan Angle on UAS-LiDAR Ground Height Measurement Accuracy in Juncus roemerianus Scheele (Black Needle Rush)-dominated Marshes, Michael Amelunke

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the hungarian word for owl, Anna Bagoly

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EMPLACEMENT OF THE DADEVILLE COMPLEX OF THE SOUTHERNMOST INNER PIEDMONT WITHIN THE 7.5 MIN. CUSSETA QUADRANGLE, CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA: CHANNEL FLOW, KLIPPE KINEMATICS, OR OROGEN PARALLEL TRANSLATION, Timothy Black

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The Impact of Environmental Variability on Perceptions of Parental Ability From Bodily Cues, Kaitlyn Boykin

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CHANGES IN THE MORPHOLOGY OF WIDGEON GRASS (RUPPIA MARITIMA) WITH THE ONSET OF REPRODUCTION AND IMPACTS ON FISH ASSEMBLAGES AT THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, LA, Matthew Byrnes

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The Rhetoric of Blame: A Rhetorical Framing Analysis of Othering and Blame in Historical Health Crises, Colin G. Cameron

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MILITANT MAIDS: DOMESTIC WORKERS’ PARTICIPATION IN BUS BOYCOTTS, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND HEAD START PROGRAMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH, Brittany Ann Carey

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TEACHING OLD CALIPERS NEW TRICKS: USING CRANIOMETRICS FOR ANCESTRY ADMIXTURE ESTIMATION VIA FUZZY MATH, Kristi Carnahan

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THE KNIVES I USED, KateLin Carsrud

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DISABILITY, GENDER, AND SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STIGMA IN THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE, Abby Cawley

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BON APPЀTIT: FAUNAL SUBSISTENCE AT FORT TOMBECBE (1SU7)​, Sarah Coffey

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Yonder, Aaron Cohen

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Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Detection in Slash Pine Radial Growth along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastline, Alyssa C. Crowell

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Henry Knox: The American Frontier as a Foreign Policy Arena, 1785-1794, John DeLee

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Examining Parenting Practices and Routines as Possible Mediators of Parenting Inflexibility and Child Behaviors, Lauren S. Erp

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CDC’S COVID-19 VACCINATION MESSAGES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY ON FACEBOOK POSTS, Hasan Mahmud Faisal

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Plant productivity and diversity in coastal wetlands in Mississippi – impact of hydrological extremes, Kodi Feldpausch

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Drinking Motives as Mediators for the Relationships between Overparenting and Alcohol Outcomes, Tatum Freeman

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Analysis of Fossil Pollen from a Pleistocene Cypress Forest Preserved on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Kathryn Joyce Garretson

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Relationship Among Department Satisfaction, Training, and Police Behavior, Matthew Garvin

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DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY OF THE SONADORA RIVER ROCK POOL INSECT ASSEMBLAGE AT LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO, Patrick Gilkey

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Sensitivity of a LAMP Assay for Detection of the Dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum in Simulated Field Conditions and Freeze Tolerance of the Parasite, Robert Gonzales

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An Annotated Bibliography of String Method Books and Theory Books for Pre-College String Students, with a Focus on Music Theory Concepts and Sequence Analysis, Rebecca Zou Hale

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Mindset matters: The relations between growth mindset and academic and career variables among first-generation college students, Dillon Harper

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PREDICTORS OF INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PLACEMENT AMONG COMMITTED YOUTHS WITHIN A MAXIMUM-SECURITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, Tiffany Harris

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Knowledge and Perceptions of SLP Graduate Students Regarding Multiculturalism, Evy Jewell Hayes

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The Validity of The VmaxPro during Countermovement Jump and Back Squat Performance, Hunter Haynes

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ALT-RIGHT OF THE_DONALD AND AUTHORITARIAN COMMUNISTS ON REDDIT: INTERNET MEMES TO BUILD COMMUNITY, Joshua Hendricks

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NCAA DI Assistant Coaches' Understanding of Mental Performance and Mental Health Services, Heather Hill

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“Life Out of Death": Poisons, Antidotes, and the Medical Marketplace in Christina Rossetti's “Goblin Market", Ashley Hobson

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'AS VIVID AS BLOOD IN A SINK': (RE)READING QUEERNESS AND REPRESSION IN TEJU COLE'S OPEN CITY, Jack Hoda

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Digital Pastoral, Rebecca Holifield

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Psychosocial Maturity and Alcohol Outcomes: The Mediating role of Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies, Skyler Hoover

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Finding Balance: A Content Analysis of how Newspaper Authors Framed Simone Biles Before, During, and After the 2020 Olympic Games, Hadley Howell

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TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF SAILFISH LARVAE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: AN ANALYSIS OF DIET, PREY AVAILABILITY, PREY QUALITY, AND INFLUENCES ON LARVAL GROWTH, April Hugi

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Upland Migration of Coastal Marshes as a Response to Sea Level Rise and Fire Management: Past, Present, and Predicted, Devin Jen

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A META-ANALYSIS OF ANTECEDENT EXERCISE ON CHILDREN’S CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS, Chelsea Johnson

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Assessing the effect of negative mood states on valence-dependent belief updating, Aleksandr Karnick

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SEDIMENTARY CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED CARBON AND NUTRIENTS OF OVERBANK SEDIMENTS DEPOSITED DURING THE 2018, 2019, AND 2020 FLOODS IN EMBANKED FLOODPLAINS ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, Rachel Kelk

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The Politicization of School Reopenings: Media Coverage of Teachers Unions, Sarah King

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INVESTIGATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARINE VIRUSES TO OPTICAL BACKSCATTER IN THE <0.2 µM FRACTION OF SEAWATER, Kacey Mae Lange

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INVESTIGATION OF DEAD OCEAN QUAHOGS (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) SHELLS ON THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT CONTINENTAL SHELF, Alyssa LeClaire

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Message Convergence in Information Seeking and Decision Making among Adult Children Regarding their Parent's Diagnosis, Collyn Leggett

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Emotions in Work and War: Comparisons of Emotional-Cultures of New Deal CCC Enrollees and WWII U.S. Army Enlistees, 1933-1945, Maeve Losen

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Reinforcement Actor-Critic Learning As A Rehearsal In MicroRTS, Shiron Manandhar

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Large Scale Disease Modeling, Walker Mattox

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"Yours For Freedom": The Life and Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Victoria Gray Adams, Meridian McDaniel

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Evaluating the Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Attentional Control and Episodic Memory, Jacob M. M. Namias

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THE PLAGUE AND THE PARTHENON: CRUSADE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISEASE IN THE EARLY MODERN MEDITERRANEAN, John Mark Nicovich

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THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL (UNTIL CORONAVIRUS COMES AROUND), Jessica Payne

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Celestial Bodies and Other Stories, Emily Prehn

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Understanding Biogeochemical and Physical Controls on Methane Air-Sea Exchange Fluxes in the Pacific Ocean, Sarah Raney