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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Global Resource Management of Response Surface Methodology, Michael Chad Miller
Quiet Little Animals, Mary Milstead
Characterization of Functional Domains of Cul3, an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, Using Chimeric Analysis, Jennifer Anne Mitchell
Mobile Robot Localization Based on Kalman Filter, Omar Q. Mohsin
Salem-Keizer Transit Flexible Service Plan, Darwin Moosavi, Brenda Martin, CJ Doxsee, Mike Sellinger, Lauren Wirtis, and Matt Berggren
Explorations into the Psycholinguistic Validity of Extended Collocations, J. Arianna Morgan
The Cully Park Inter-Tribal Gathering Garden: Place-making Through Indigenous Eco-cultural Reclamation, Randall Morris
The Rise of Non-Marital Cohabitation: Review and Analysis of Existing Research, Natalia Mosailova
Socio-spatial Transformation and Contested Space at the Street Level in Latin America: The Case of Cali, Colombia, Maria Janeth Mosquera Becerra
Open-Source, Low-Cost Sensor for Custom Water Level Monitoring in Observation Wells and Piezometers, Leslie A. Mowbray
High Places, Leanna Gwyn Moxley
Spirituality and Religion in Women's Leadership for Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions: The Case of Burma, Phyusin Myo Kyaw Myint
Using Music-Related Concepts to Teach High School Math, Vytas Nagisetty
Give Me Some Credit, Jared Nambwenya, Ami Solomon, and Tien Le
Addressing the Unmet Need : an Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Refractive Error and its Possible Solutions, Sonam Narayan
Application of Text-Mining Methodology for Organizational Learning Analysis, Kruti Narvekar
Leaving And Its Static Center, Lisa L. Nasshahn
Gender Representations in U.S. Ed.D. Dissertations: A Feminist Content Analysis, Debora Kay Nelli
Issues of Authenticity in Small Scale Tourism: a Study of the McDisney Experience, Jordan Nelson
A Global Investigation of Stakeholder and Contextual Influences on Firm Engagement in Sustainability, Annette M. Nemetz
Participation in Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model for the Information and Communications Technology Industry, Ramin Neshati
Modeling Bus Bunching with Petri Nets and Max-Plus Algebra, Harry Newcomb
How can MOOCs be Utilized to Fill the Needs of Job Recruiters, Ally Nguyen, Joseph Lethlean, and Ross Lamberth
Green Buildings, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Stock Market Performance, Mary Nguyen
Learning General Features From Images and Audio With Stacked Denoising Autoencoders, Nathaniel H. Nifong