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Submissions from 2011
Optimization of Student Utilization in PSU Library, Opinderjit Bhella, Priti Maheshwari, Neil Runde, Aarthi Neethirajan, and Duygu Ucar
3D Interdigitated Electrode Array (IDEA) Biosensor For Detection Of Serum Biomarker, Dheeraj Kumar Bhura
Universal Event and Motion Editor for Robots' Theatre, Aditya Bhutada
Traffic Congestion Mitigation as an Emissions Reduction Strategy, Alexander York Bigazzi
The Selection of Economic Car, Antonio Bilello, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Pai Chun Fan, Tin Nguyen, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, and Xu Yuan
Interception in Open-grown Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Urban Canopy, Mitchell Bixby
Attaining a Sustainable Future for Public Higher Education: The Role of Institutional Effectiveness and Resource Dependence, Mirela Blekic
The Fuzzy Front End of New Patent Development, Adam Bobek, Joseph Cho, John Elliot, and Matt Nickeson
Comparative Analysis of Project Management and Decision Making Structures of Two Mega-Projects, Adam Bobek, Trevor Combs, and Thomas Torres
Amplify PDX, Becky Bodonyi, Julia Crain, Rowan Steele, and David West
Working in an Artist Collective in Portland Oregon: The artistic benefits of cooperation and place in an underground art world, Elizabeth Furlong Borders
Bus Replacement Modeling and the Impacts of Budget Constraints, Fleet Cost Variability, and Market Changes on Fleet Costs and Optimal Bus Replacement Age, A Case Study, Jesse Alexander Boudart
Home Power Management for Energy Efficiency through Smarter Appliances Adapters, Greg Bourque, Xin Li, and Jayanth Siddappa
Coupled Pedagogy: A Study of Sustainability Education and Community-Based Learning in the Senior Capstone Program at Portland State University, Emily Erin Bowling
The Realization of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse: Reflections on Cross-Cultural Collaboration in the Post-NAGPRA Era, Erica Lynn Boyne
Examining the Portland Music Scene through Neo-localism, Tyler James Brain
Effects of Daily Social Support on Tension-Reduction Drinking, Deborah L. Brannan
The dynamics of change among community development corporations in Inner North/Northeast Portland, 1987-2006, Louisa Jenkins Brown
Vision Zero Oregon, Marielle Brown, Nick Falbo, Brandy Steffen, Michelle van Tijen, and Ben Weber
"A College for Women, or Something Like It": Bedford College and the Women's Higher Education Movement, 1849-1900, Megan Katherine Brown
Navigating the Edges: An Examination of the Relationship between Boundary Spanning, Social Learning, and Partnership Capacity in Water Resource Management, Stephan Edward Brown
Proactive Personality and Big Five Traits in Supervisors and Workgroup Members: Effects on Safety Climate and Safety Motivation, Michael Anthony Buck
Team Process Report, Mohamed Burgan, Mousa Alharbi, Zakariya Khalifa, and Xu Yuan
Employee Age Differences in Formal Performance Feedback Reactions: Examining the Effects of Perceived Valence, Content, and Delivery, Gabriela Burlacu
The Work of Promising and the Creation of Meaning, Evan Conrad Buswell