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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Jacob Burckhardt: History and the Greeks in the Modern Context, Anthony Rhodes
Chord, Kirsten Rian
A comparative case study of newspaper coverage of the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot/Incinerator from 1994 to 1998., Rogue Elliott Robertson
Fuel: Collected Memoir Essays, Mario Joachim Ross
Microsoft Together™ - Marketing Plan, Neil Runde, Greg Bourque, Mohamed Burgan, and Opinderjit Bhella
Information Technology - Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (IT-GRC), Claudiu Rusnac
Exploring NEMS as Emerging Technology, Tatiana Russell
Investigating the Predictors of Postsecondary Education Success and Post-College Life Circumstances of Foster Care Alumni, Amy Michele Salazar
Modeling the Impact of Roof Reflectivity, Integrated Photovoltaic Panels and Green Roof Systems on the Summertime Heat Island, Adam Scherba
Investigating Technological Organization at the Buck Lake Site (45PI438) in Mount Rainier National Park Using a Lithic Debitage Analysis, Michael Charles Schurke
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Changing the Discourse by Legitimizing Youth Voice, Donald Dale Schweitzer
Erosion and Adjustment: A Bourdieuian-Inspired Analysis of Imprisonment and Release, Joshua David Seim
Pennsylvania Private Sanctuary (PPS) Electronic Timekeeping System, Vera Sell, Shailabh Mazari, Fannie Black, and Baraa Abudawod
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: How a Best-Seller Diffused Online, Melissa Ann Shavlik
David Hill Urban Reserve Concept Plan, Joey Shearer, Misty Schymtzik, Lisa Peffer, Ryan Michie, Lindsey Kuipers, and Krissy Hostetler
Central Stories, Dinah Belle Sheehan
BASF: Global R&D Management, Nasir Sheikh
Solid State Batteries, Nasir Sheikh
Community Wind: Feasibility Study, Nasir Sheikh, Greg Bourque, Ziyad Al Zamil, Andy Vosper, and Shahrokh Eshghi
Forecasting Of Advanced Electronic Packaging Technologies Using Bibliometric Analysis and Fisher-Pry Diffusion Model, Nasir Sheikh, Fredy Gomez, Joseph Cho, and Jayanth Siddappa
Exploring Sense of Place of Community Gardens in Portland, Barbara E. Shields
Postfledging Survival and Habitat Use of Spotted Towhees (Pipilo maculatus) in an Urban Park, Amy Ann Shipley
Marginalized Characters in Contemporary American Short Fiction, Timur Shishkin
Spare Block Cache Architecture to Enable Low-Voltage Operation, Nafiul Alam Siddique
Complete and Exact Small Signal Analysis of DC-to-DC Switched Power Converters Under Various Operating Modes and Control Methods, Justin French Simmons