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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Captive Still Life, Magdalen Lorenz Samuelson
Electrokinetic Properties of Lipid and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Membranes in Aqueous Electrolyte and in the Presence of Lipophilic Ions, Laura Elizabeth Satterfield
Defining CCL20’s Role in Carcinogenesis, Melanie Schafer
American Cuerpos, Devan Schwartz
Origin of surface undulations at the Kamb Ice Stream grounding line, West Antarctica, Fiona Bronwyn Seifert
The Role of Habitat Restoration and Conservation in the Changing Socio-economic Conditions of Grant County, Oregon, Kristen Lauren Senkyr
An Analysis of the Impact of Global Warming on Hurricane Activity in the United States, Jesse Senzer
Fight for Flight-- Airbus vs. Boeing Competing for Technology and Markets in the Aviation Industry, Kshiti Shah, KungChe Hsieh, Namitha Shetty, Noppadon Vannaprapa, Philip Bottjen, and Vijay Kovvuri
The Link Between Image Segmentation and Image Recognition, Karan Sharma
Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Grid Integration System : A Case Study for Performance, Ming Shen
Knowledge Reuse in Open Source Software Development, Namitha Shetty
Child Welfare and Delinquency: Examining Differences in First-Time Referrals of Crossover Youth within the Juvenile Justice System, Courtney Nicole Shrifter
Heart Rate and Accelerometry during Singles Footbag Net Play, Christopher Michael Siebert
Enhancing the Process of Redistricting in Metro Area Using Operation Research Approach, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, Byung Sung Yoon, Chun Fan Pai, Shih Po Su, and Yuan Xu
Stress Reactions of Division-I Track Athletes, Laura Elizabeth Skarda
Business Plan For Riverside Energy LLC, Matt Smeraglio
Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species on Life History Traits of Caenorhabditis elegans, Samson William Smith
University Technology Transfer in Russia Case of Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod Branch, Daria Spatar
The Tea Party and Occupy Movements: Populism and Protest, Stephanie Stanley
A Proposal for a Track-II Coalition in the Middle East: Creating the Conditions for Regional Dialogue, Public Engagement, and Security Cooperation, Mart Stewart-Smith
Imagine Holgate: Transit-oriented Community Vision Plan, Tara Sulzen, Chad Armstrong, Joshua Shaklee, Alex Steinberger, and Michael Weidmann
The Sea Cow and The Siren, Sara Sutter
Passive Acoustic Vessel Localization, Pasang Sherpa Suwal
Understanding Sand Mining on the Maha Oya: The Conflict Between Economic and Environmental Survival, Meredith Corea Talbert