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Submissions from 2010
"OOPS" Pot Cover, Opinderjit Bhella, Dinesh Reddy Kypa, Meghana Rao, Neil Runde, and Nikita Vagesh
Changes in Oregon Batterer Intervention Program Characteristics in Relation to State Standards, Ashley Lynn Boal
Utilizing Non-Linear Programming to Optimize the Selection of Six Sigma Projects in a Food Production Environment, Adam Bobek, Chris Imondi, Tom Shott, and Mehdi Toobaei
Personal Healthcare Records: Identifying the Best Alternative from a Patients Perspective, Adam Bobek, Dinesh Reddy, Rubyna K. Brenden, Sevket Can Nuhisi, and Saranya Sethu
HDM Model of a Country’s Competitiveness - A Perspective Of African Students Studying in the U.S.A, Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa
High Efficiency Solar Cells, Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa
Review of R&D Project Selection Models, Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa, Fredy Gomez, I-Hsuan Hsieh, and Theodore Nyma Lotfi
Confirmation Bias and Related Errors, Geoffrey Ludlow Borthwick
Development of a Portable Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopic Technique for Measuring Stable Isotopes in Atmospheric Methane, Gregory A. Bostrom
Identity, Nostalgia and Leisure: Technology Use in Second Homes, Françoise Bourdonnec
Love(Other), Wendy Renee Bourgeois
Analysis of the ETM Program Impact on the Portland Region: Final Report, Greg Bourque, Vorakarn Chiamsiri, Shahrokh Eshghi, and Jesus Maria Martinez Ponce
Evaluation of emerging Logic Devices for Future Semiconductor Industry, Jacques Bourque, Liang Meng, Lai Ho-min, Nikita Vagesh, Rehman Ashraf, and Yulianto Suharto
The Transnational Networks of Cultural Commodities: Peruvian Food in San Francisco, Kelsey Ann Brain
Cloud Computing Adoption in a Small Business Setting: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, Rubyna K. Brenden, Karen Dasmarinas, Michael Getman, Manar Al Mallak, and Rupha Natarajan
Development Log: Stow Trek, Marc Britton, Rubyna Brenden, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Bundit Chotivanawan, Michael Getman, and Numwhan Nuancharas
Gateway EcoDistrict Pilot Study, Michael Budds, Erin Reome, Dan Schauer, and Aaron Wilson
Exploratory Eddy Covariance Measurements of Surface Heat and CO2 Fluxes in the Roughness Sublayer of an Urban Environment, Benjamin F. Burnett
Characterization of Novel Functions and Topologies in RNA, Aaron Steven Burton
Investigation of the sources and sinks of atmospheric methane, Christopher Lee Butenhoff
Economic Case Study on Web Application Hosting Alternatives for Small and Medium Businesses, Wayne Bynum, Mohammad Mansour, Abrahim Abdulsater, Abdussalam Alawini, and Dinesh Soysa
The Effects of Ageism Climates and Core Self-Evaluations on Nurses' Turnover Intentions, Organizational Commitment, and Work Engagement, David Michael Cadiz
Solar Energy: What are the Prospects?, Timothy Calderwood, Justin Thompson, Arvind Kumar, Sath Vang, and Bennett Barnwell
Visions and Voices: An Arts-Based Qualitative Study Using Photovoice to Understand the Needs and Aspirations of Diverse Women Working in the Sex Industry, Moshoula Capous Desyllas
Team 3: Team Process Report, Kevin Carbone, Jason McBain, Noah Third, and Duygu Ucar