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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Calcium and Redox Control of the Calcium Release Mechanism of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Laura Jean Owen
The Expressive Goals of Bias Crime Legislation and the Media, Louis Panush
The Prevalence and Predictive Nature of Victimization, Substance Abuse & Mental Health on Recidivism: A Comparative Longitudinal Examination of Male and Female Oregon Department of Corrections Inmates, Anastacia Konstantinos Papadopulos
Teaching Intonation Patterns through Reading Aloud, Micah William Park
Macroinvertebrate Community Analysis on Lower Hood River Before and During the Removal of Powerdale Dam: A Baseline Study, Howard Jay Patterson
Physical and Electrical Characterization of Triethanolamine Based Sensors for NO₂ Detection and the Influence of Humidity on Sensing Response, Zachariah Marcus Peterson
Review of Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb, Albert Pham
The Scientific Revelation: Reading the Books of Scripture and Nature in Newtonian England, Jonathan Phillips
Race, Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Unions in the United States, Claudia Plesa
Ecolopolis 5.0: High Speed Rail in Cascadia, Portland State University
The Lloyd 700 Superblock, Portland State University
Gangs and Gang Activity in America: A Prevention Report, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Police Community Partnerships: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Prevention of Human Trafficking: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Prevention of Identity Theft: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Pathos, Fall 2011, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Spring 2011, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2011, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Google TV - Strategic Management, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana
Hierarchical Temporal Memory Cortical Learning Algorithm for Pattern Recognition on Multi-core Architectures, Ryan William Price
Heat-Induced Solid State Phase-Change Energy Production Technology, Jeremy Provenzola
Identifying Regional Centers in Washington County, Oregon, Kevin Christopher Rancik
In or Out: Interpretation of European Union Membership Criteria and its Effect on the EU Accession Process for Candidate and Potential Member States of Southeastern Europe, Ashley Marie Rasmussen
Policy Analysis for Optimizing Native Fisheries on the McKenzie River, Mary Ray
Team Process Report, Emad Razzaghi, Fannie Black, Garrett Gilliland, and Karina Hershberg