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Submissions from 2012
Imperialistic Incentives, Katherine Jensen
Using PESTEL to Evaluate the Macro-Environment and Outline Strategies for Competitive Advantage, Ryan M. Jenson
A Sequence of Unfortunate Events: Why the Lost Colony Collapsed, Kate Jesse
Exploring Ethnic Differences in the Predictors and Outcomes of Academic Engagement During Middle School, Robin Margarett Johnson
Investigating the Holocene History of Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, Nadia Sittara Jones
Evaluation of Voltage Instability Countermeasures in Constrained Sub-transmission Power Networks, Peter Gibson Jones
Digital Luggage Weighing Machine Development Log, Alex Julien, Mohamed Borgan, Phaneendra Rampalli, Puniti Singla, and Sandeep Bhendigeri
Iktomi: A Character Traits Analysis of a Dakota Culture Myth, Marianne Sue Kastner
The Role of Compliment Topics in Compliment Response, Hiroko Katsuta
Reservoir Evolution Following the Removal of Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, Oregon, Mackenzie Karli Keith
Material Characterization of Zinc Oxide in Bulk and Nanowire Form at Terahertz Frequencies, Forest Emerson Kernan
Critical Elements of R&D Management: Case Study of Three Firms from Different Sectors of Industry, Zack Khalifa, Nertila Bregaj, Melinda Pizarro, and Baraa Abudawod
TRM for Next Generation PC: Hybrid-PC, Zack Khalifa, Mohamed Burgan, Tila Bregaj, and Manar Al Mallak
Involvement in the Online Autistic Community, Identity, Community, and Well-Being, Colleen Anne Kidney
Relative Heart Ventricle Mass and Cardiac Performance in Amphibians, Gregory Joseph Kluthe
Supranationalism in the Fight Against Transnational Threats: A Comparative Study of ASEAN and EU Policy Responses to Human Trafficking, Nicholas M. Klynn
Measurement and modeling of passive surface mount devices on FR4 substrates, Rahulkumar Sadanand Koche
Euthanasia, the Ethics of Patient Care and the Language of Propaganda, Elizabeth Maria Krapf
Memristor-based Reservoir Computing, Manjari S. Kulkarni
Alternative Fuel Economic Analyses for Freight Trucks, Arvind Kumar, Justin Thompson, Thanaporn Ngarmnil, Mahsa Eshghi, Mehdi Toobaei, and Timothy Calderwood
Multiple Program Resource Forecasting with Variation in Award Date, Duration, and Effort, Daniel LaValley
Sustainability Education as a Framework for Enhancing Environmental Stewardship in Young Leaders: An Intervention at Tryon Creek Nature Day Camp, Andrea Nicole Lawrence
The Influence of Parental Gender on the Type of Communication between Incarcerated Parents and Their Children, Sarah Renee Lazzari
Pig (Sus scrofa) Exploitation at Hallan Çemi, Southeastern Anatolia: Proposing an Alternative Model, Ximena Lemoine