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Submissions from 2011
Application of Hierarchy Decision Model in Selecting a DSLR Camera, Aarthi Neethirajan, Priti Maheshwari, Chih-Hsun Lin, Mamatha Murthy, and Jiali Ju
"Each Generation of a Free Society": The Relationship between Montana's Constitutional Convention, Individual Rights Protections, and State Constitutionalism, Inga Katrin Nelson
Is Employee Development a Sound Investment for Employers?, Hung Nguyen, Matt Nickeson, Jeremy Provenzola, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, and Neil Runde
Project Report: Optimization Systems Science Courses, Alex Nielsen, Garrett Gilliland, Asem Alluhibi, Tin Nguyen, and Pinprapa Pakdeekasem
Closed Loop Satisfaction Measurement: New Wine from Old Bottles, Michael Thomas O'Connell
Through the Eyes of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots: The Perception of Cyprus, Mary N. Olin
Writing Her Way to Spiritual Perfection: The Diary of 1751 of Maria de Jesus Felipa, Stephanie Oliver
Embedding Parallel Computation in a Stochastic Mesh Network: A Morphogenetic Approach, Max Orhai
Challenges in Managing Projects in a Distributed Environment, Wolman Ori
Calcium and Redox Control of the Calcium Release Mechanism of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Laura Jean Owen
The Expressive Goals of Bias Crime Legislation and the Media, Louis Panush
The Prevalence and Predictive Nature of Victimization, Substance Abuse & Mental Health on Recidivism: A Comparative Longitudinal Examination of Male and Female Oregon Department of Corrections Inmates, Anastacia Konstantinos Papadopulos
Teaching Intonation Patterns through Reading Aloud, Micah William Park
Macroinvertebrate Community Analysis on Lower Hood River Before and During the Removal of Powerdale Dam: A Baseline Study, Howard Jay Patterson
Physical and Electrical Characterization of Triethanolamine Based Sensors for NO₂ Detection and the Influence of Humidity on Sensing Response, Zachariah Marcus Peterson
Review of Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb, Albert Pham
The Scientific Revelation: Reading the Books of Scripture and Nature in Newtonian England, Jonathan Phillips
Race, Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Unions in the United States, Claudia Plesa
Ecolopolis 5.0: High Speed Rail in Cascadia, Portland State University
The Lloyd 700 Superblock, Portland State University
Gangs and Gang Activity in America: A Prevention Report, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Police Community Partnerships: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Prevention of Human Trafficking: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Prevention of Identity Theft: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Pathos, Fall 2011, Portland State University. Student Publications Board