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Submissions from 2015
Working Paper No. 07, Evsey Domar and the Keynesian Tradition, Cesar Maldonado
Geotechnical Statistical Evaluation of Lahore Site Data and Deep Excavation Design, Aiza Malik
Poor Dead Jar, Alexa Rae Mallernee
Mechanisms of Adaptation in the Newly Invasive Species Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson) Beauv., Gina Lola Marchini
Steps Towards Deciphering the Post-Polyketide Synthase Tailoring Steps in the Phoslactomycin Biosynthesis Pathway, Patience Marimo
Motivations of Yoga Teachers and the Impact of Training and Teaching, Casadi "Khaki" Marino
Updating a PMO: Analysis and recommendations for upgrade of an IT PMO, Leopoldo Marino, Daniel Lee, and Justin Krueger
Biomimetic Model Membranes to Study Protein-membrane Interactions and their Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Grant W. Marquart
The Considerations of Editing Previously Published Works, Ariana Marquis
Regulations, Policies and Innovation in Photovoltaic Industry, Anna Mary Mathew, Dmitriy Moskovkin, Qin Guo, and Roli Eyetsemitan
tacHOMEa: Infill Tools for a Happy City, Anaïs Mathez, Michael Cynkar, Hannah Silver, and Nicholas Kobel
Analyzing Sustainable Product Development processes in Fuzzy Front End Stage, Anna Mary Matthew, Prajakta Patil, Chinu Joy, and Oyin Owojori
A.C.M.E Association to Conservatively Manage the Environment, Anna Matthew, Sowmini Sengupta, Michael Smith, and Charles Asafo-Adjei
The Impeccable Timing of the Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Dipetera: Tephritidae), and its Implications for Ecological Speciation, Monte Arthur Mattsson
Network Structure, Network Flows and the Phenomenon of Influence in Online Social Networks: An Exploratory Empirical Study of Twitter Conversations about YouTube Product Categories, Nitin Venkat Mayande
Gender Difference in Working Parents' Perceptions of Work/Family Conflict and the Role of Occupational Prestige, Heather Kirsten McCabe
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Attitudes: An Exploration of a Landscape of Choices, Mersiha Spahic McClaren
Analysis of Capillary Flow in Interior Corners : Perturbed Power Law Similarity Solutions, Joshua Thomas McCraney
Applying Five Forces in the Competitive Advantage of 3D Printing Technology in the Footwear Industry, Jacqueline McPherson and Ahlam Alsuwaida
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Physical Activity According to Social Media: a Content Analysis of Celebrities' Posts on Twitter and Instagram, Amelia Meisser
Portland State University School of Business Administration (SBA) Renovation + Personal Comfort Investigation, Abolfazl Mekanik, Corey Griffin, and Louise Foster
An Evaluation of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program of Centennial, Colorado, Rolando Gabriel Melgoza
The Design and Validation of a Group Theory Concept Inventory, Kathleen Mary Melhuish
Avoiding Online Predators: Proactive Measures Companies Can Take to Protect Their Female Consumers, Alexandra Meneely
Margin Expansion Through Cost Reduction Focused Redesign Of A Bicycle, Erica Merckling and Mufeed Yacoub