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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Drought Analysis under Climate Change by Application of Drought Indices and Copulas, Wen Yang
The Venus Victorieuse and Renoir’s treatment of the Female Nude, Tess Yinger
Virgin Mice, Pregnant Mares: Sex Hormone Research in the United States, 1918-1945, Emily Yoder
Internal Displacement in Colombia: Violence, Resettlement, and Resistance, Juan Esteban Zea
Implantable Electronics, Casey Zielsdorff
Team 5: Team Process Report, Casey Zielsdorff, Jiali Ju, Valesca Walesko, and Vijay Gokarn
Codename: Bedbug An Implanted Tissue Glucose Sensor, Casey Zielsdorff, Ying Liu, Greg Bourque, and Shahrokh Eshghi
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Preliminary Characterization of Mitochondrial ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel (MitoKATP) Activity in Mouse Heart Mitochondria, Venkat Raghav Aachi
The Role of Software Development Methodologies in the Technology Innovation Process, Payal Agrawal
Contact Caddy - New Product Development Log, Daniel Agu-Ibe, Dhanabal Krishnaswamy, Kevin Oursler, Marie Ottum, Ujjal Pathak, and Wajeeh Hallaj
Quaternions, Octonions, and the Quantization of Games, Aden Omar Ahmed
Alternative District Heating Fuel: Pyrolysis Oil, Josh Ailes, Marwan Lingga, and Inthrayuth Mahaphol
Forecasting WIMAX: Integrating Scenario Planning and Bass Model Methodologies, Hamad Alanazi, Nathaniel Jarpa, Sabrina Patino, and Youngkoo Yoon
Boeing Dreamliner:A Project Management Study, Fahad Aldhaban, Chris McGinnis, Wendy Peterman, Noah Third, and Tom Torres
Optimize Life Cycle of Faculty's Computers at PSU, Faisal Alfayez, Maher Almasri, Badr Alyamani, and Jingyang Zhang
Comparison of the Focal Properties of Selected Magnetic and Electrostatic Lenses and Tests of Their Theoretical Models, Luis Thomas Almarez
Decision Making Model of Place to Live for New Students at PSU: The Case of International Graduate Students, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Rafael Colon, Ibrahim Munkongsujarit, Songphon Munkongsujarit, Nuancharas Phopoonsak, Willi Schweinfort, and Napong Tanatammatorn
Graduate Financial Comparison for MBA Programs in Oregon, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Fei Huang, Lifeng Liu, Meng Liang, and Stuart Graham
Risk Management System for Brooks Cooperation, Munif Almunif, Roberto Artiga, Wajeeh Hallaj, Songphon Munkongsurjarit, and Robert Stankovic
'Conflict Analysis:' Exploring the Role of Kuwait in Mediation in the Middle East, Abdullah R. Al Saleh
Green Construction: Innovation in Material & Design, Badr Alyamani, Caroline Mudavadi, Karina Hershberg, Manal Al Marzouqi, Saeed Assiri, and Stuart Graham
Foodability, Kim Armstrong, April Chastain, Stephanie VanRheen, Steve White, Elizabeth Chapin, and Julia Person