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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Couples Therapy: Gender and Sexuality in The Sun Also Rises, Jacob Michael Montie
Finding the Beat: How Young Girls Create Self Through Music, Jen Lynne Moore
Boeing 787 Financial Approach, Caroline Mudavadi, Jamshid Nafisi, Pinprapa Pakdeekasem, Chakaphan Pornsatit, and Vorakarn Chiamsiri
Executive Summary for Dosing Unit for Selective Catalytic Reduction System, Caroline Mudavadi, Diane Yates, Lokesh Honnappa, Napong Tanatammatorn, Tin Nguyen, and Wlamir Mello
Rebuilding the Architectural History of the Fort Vancouver Village, Meredith J. Mullaley
A Study of Compensation for Face-Threatening Acts in Service Encounters in Japan and the United States, Miki Murakami
A Macroergonomics Approach Examining the Relationship between Work-family Conflict and Employee Safety, Lauren Ann Murphy
Campus Sexual Assault: How Oregon University System Schools Respond, Michael William Murphy
"Outing" Queer Issues in Teacher Preparation Programs: How Pre-Service Teachers Experience Sexual and Gender Diversity in Their Field Placements, Olivia Jo Murray
Open Innovation Trend in Semiconductor Industry - A Foundry's Perspective, Mamatha Murthy, Chihsun Lin, Lokesh Honnappa, and Yuan Xu
Floorplan Design and Yield Enhancement of 3-D Integrated Circuits, Rajeev Kumar Nain
Research Methods used in Engineering and Technology Management research: A Trend Analysis, Aarthi Neethirajan, Lokesh Honnappa, Mamatha Murthy, Mohamed Borgan, Priti Maheshwari, and Ziyad Alzamil
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