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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Evolutionary Dynamics in Molecular Populations of Ligase Ribozymes, Carolina Diaz Arenas
Thermodynamic Effects of 5' and 3' Single Strand Dangling Ends on Short Duplex DNA, Rebekah Dickman
Puppet Theater in the German-Speaking World, Connor Bartlett Doe
Assessing Portland's Smart Growth: A Comprehensive Housing Supply and Location Choice Modeling Approach, Hongwei Dong
Symmetric Near-Field Probe Design and Comparison to Asymmetric Probes, Jeffrey Jon Doughty
Hierarchical Image Analysis and Characterization of Scaling Effects in Remote Sensing, Craig David Ducey
Technology Roadmap for Electric Vehicle Charging Network in Oregon, Akhilesh Dwivedi, Chintan Jain, and Fredy Gomez
Project Management of Global Project Teams, Aaron Edelman, John Elliot, Majed Alahmadi, R. D. Mosier, Rubyna K. Brenden, and Yulianto Suharto
An Economic Evaluation of Asphalt Pavement Rehabilitation Alternatives, Aaron Edelman, Chih-Hsun Lin, Ho-Min Lai, and Yulianto Suharto
A Risk Management System for Think Bot, Incorporated, Aaron Edelman, Jamshid Nafisi, Majed Alahmadi, Saranya Sethu Pragasam, and Sihua Ding
Down the Drain: A Story of Sewage, Lisa Ekman
Exploring Prehistoric Salmon Subsistence in the Willamette Valley using Zooarchaeological Records and Optimal Foraging Theory, J. Tait Elder
HP Slate Marketing Plan, John Elliot, Claudiu Rusnac, Yasser Alizadeh, and Gaurav Sonny Katoch
From Kobzar to Cold War: The Ideological Trajectory of Ukrainian Nationalism, Trevor FitzSimons Erlacher
Exploring School Engagement as a Protective Factor for Youth At Risk of Joining Gangs, Lorraine M. Escribano
Knowledge‐Based View of the Firm, Shahrokh Eshghi
Image Monitoring Inc. Presentation Outline, Shahrokh Eshghi, Shriram Namasivayam, and Jesse Millan
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Grid Friendly Appliance for Hot Water Heater Control, Ryan Fedie
Dying to Know, Carla Fran Feinstein
Achieving Congruence: Building a Case for Implementing a District-Wide Interim Benchmark Assessment that is Aligned with a Balanced Literacy Framework, Theodore Feller
A Structural and Functional Analysis of Codeswitching in Mi Vida Gitana 'My Gypsy Life,' a Bilingual Play, Gustavo Javier Fernandez
Northeast Asia and the Avoidance of a Nuclear Arms Race, Samuel Fogleman
Performance Measures for Managerial Decision Making: Performance Measurement Synergies in Multi-Attribute Performance Measurement Systems, Robert Andrew Fowke
Brewery Blocks West, Ben Gates, Tom Heinicke, Jared Hendricks, Brad Johnson, Atha Mansoory, Michael Shall, Will Thier, and Jonathan Winslow
The Pulpit at the End of the Rainbow: How Queer Clergy Enter Into and Maintain Religious Occupations, Brian Gregory Gerow