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Submissions from 2013
A Better Work Life Balance with Flexible Work Schedule, Stosh Zydek, Sallam Thabet, and Bing Wang
Submissions from 2012
The Kaiser Blocks, Rahim A. Abbasi, George McCleary, Randy Mueller, Andy Shaw, Peter Skei, and Matt Tackett
Suggested Solutions to the Summer Season Power Shortage in Saudi Arabia, Kon Abdulai, Ibrahim Almulhim, Abdulah Alshafi, Saranya Durairajan, Nan Hu, and Selen Yilmaz
Determining An Optimal Scenario for Adapting Cloud Computing at SAIF Corporation from a Cost Analyses Perspective, Kon Abdulai, Saranya Durairajan, nan Hu, Emy Loanzon, Thien Anh Tran, Selen Yilmaz, and Byung Sung Yoon
Selection of the Highest Valued Tablet for a College Student using HDM, Kon Abdulai, Nan Hu, Xiaowen Wang, Selen Yilmaz, and Byung Sung Yoon
Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera Technology Forecasting with Technology Forecasting using Data Envelopment Analysis, Mimie Abdulai, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Nan Hu, Rachanida Koosawangsri, Xiaowen Wang, and Byung Sung Yoon
Technology Roadmap for Tesla Motors Sedan EV, Abrahim Abdulsater, Aparna Balasubramanian, Bing Wang, Farshad Madani, Mohammad Mansour, and Rajasree Talla
Patent Analysis for Smart Grid Development in the U.S, Abrahim Abdulsater, Bahareh Saatchi, and Farshad Madani
Android OS Open-Source Strategy, Baraa Abudawod
Decision Support System for Database Placement, Baraa Abudawod, Manar Al Mallak, Mark Krampits, and Phaneendra Rampalli
Samsung OLED TV Marketing Plan, Baraa Abudawod, Christophe Perrenoud, Chris David, and Farshad Madani
Alternative District Heating Fuel for PSU, Baraa Abudawod, Namitha Shetty, and Rupha Natarajan
"We Were Privileged in Oregon": Jessie Laird Brodie and Reproductive Politics, Locally and Transnationally, 1915-1975, Sadie Anne Adams
Insight into the Reactivity of Metastasis Inhibitor, Imidazolium trans-[tetrachloro (dimethyl sulfoxide)(imidazole)ruthenate(III)], with Biologically-active Thiols, Risikat Ajibola Adigun
Biological Treatment of Leachates of Microaerobic Fermentation, Manar Arica Alattar
Building on the Strengths of Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions from the Community Level: The Case of Palestine, Jehad Yousif Alayasa
Decision Model for Selection of a Senior Program Manager for Rovi Corporation, Asem Alluhibi, Fannie Black, Shabnam Razeghian Jahromi, Pinprapa Pakdeekasem, and Alex Trolese
Technology Assessment and Attractive Analysis of a New Concrete Modifier, Asem Alluhibi, Farshad Madani, and Pinprapa Pakdeekasem
Common Practices to Handle Key Challenges in Managing Virtual Teams, Asem Alluhibi, Alex Trolese, Puniti Singla, Sara Bahrini, Shabnam R. Jahromi, and Matt Nickeson
Team 1 Process Report, Asem Alluhibi, Kevin C. van Blommestein, Shabnam Razeghian Jahromi, Matt Nickeson, and Shamla Puthuparambil
Project Glass: Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses, Manar Al Mallak, Nameer Al-Mulla, Sarah Griffis, Rachanida Koosawangsri, Tri Nguyen, and Sajeda Tamimi
Forecasting the viability of Thin Film Solar PV Systems, Manar Al Mallak, Niharika Jeena, Isaac Pendergrass, and Sumir Varma
Brazil: A Technological Poster Child, Nameer Al-Mulla, Melvin Cooper, Colette Cox, Ryan Menze, Michael Uffelman, and David Ulrich
Open Source Medical Solutions, Rami Alshafi and Joseph King