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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Effect of the Bicycle Detector Symbol and R10-22 Sign on Cyclist Queuing Position at Signalized Intersections, Stefan W. Bussey
Analyzing the Foodshed: Toward a More Comprehensive Foodshed Analysis, Meara Butler
Optics and Spectroscopy in Massive Electrodynamic Theory, Adam Caccavano
A Survey of Systems for Predicting Stock Market Movements, Combining Market Indicators and Machine Learning Classifiers, Jeffrey Allan Caley
Macroeconomic and Political Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East, Robin Barnaby Calver
Spatial Analysis of Climate and Winegrape Production in Winegrape Growing Regions of Oregon, United States of America, Willow Devin Campbell
An Experimental Investigation of Nest Reuse and Nest Site Selection in an Open-Cup Nesting Passerine, Sarah A. Cancellieri
Portland's Artisan Economy: The Arts and Crafts Sector, Melissa Cannon
Building Stories: Modernity, Socialization and Failure in Works of Franz Kafka and Hannah Arendt, Chris Carpenter
When Again Comes Back to You, Robert Benjamin Carver
Nursing Student Anxiety in Simulation Settings: A Mixed Methods Study, Mary Louise Cato
Increasing Evidence Based Reasoning in an 8th Grade Classroom Through Explicit Instruction, Erol Chandler
Data Driven Feed Forward Adaptive Testing, Chaitrali Santosh Chandorkar
Developing a Strategic Policy Choice Framework for Technological Innovation: Case of Chinese Pharmaceuticals, Leong Chan
The Technology Analysis of Vacuum Cleaning Robots, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Byung Sung Yoon, Edwin Garces, and Sheng-Te Tsai
An Evaluation of the Nontarget Effects of Transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis Maize on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Soil Ecosystem, Tanya Elizabeth Amy Cheeke
Spectrum Regrowth for OFDM-based LTE and WIMAX Systems, Bosi Chen
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Occupancy in Amphibian Habitats, Tara Chestnut
Spectroscopic Studies of Cu2+ and Zn2+ Binding to Prodigiosin Analogs, Karen Chichetu, Papireddy Kancharla, Shilah Bonnett, and Kevin Reynolds
A Framework for Strategic Thinking, Yonghee Cho, Kevin van Blommestein, and Bing Wang
The Strategic Effects of Counterinsurgency Operations at Religious Sites: Lessons from India, Thailand, and Israel, Timothy L. Christopher
Optimal Network Topologies and Resource Mappings for Heterogeneous Networks-on-Chip, Haera Chung
Industrial and Environmental Pressures Affecting Fante-Speaking Artisanal Fishers of Anomabo, Ghana: A Case Study, Dylan Clark
Postwar Reconstruction in Liberia: The Participation and Recognition of Women in Politics in Liberia, Roland Tuwea Clarke
Best Practices for Managing Organizational Downsizing: Portland State University Research Administration, Michael Clark