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Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Consideration of Attachment Deficits in the Etiology of Offending, Lee Anna Knox
India - Can It Achieve Its Potential in Technology World?, Dinesh Reddy Kypa, Meng Liang, Jiali Ju, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana, Yulianto Suharto, and Yue Zhang
Candidate Technologies& Technology Selection - Through Extending Quick & Dirty Technology Assessment Method, Ann-Marie Lamb
Examining Ambidexterity in Practice at Insitu, Holly LaRue
City Management Theory and Practice: A Foundation for Educating the Next Generation of Local Government Administrators, Scott Douglas Lazenby
Active Site Chemistry of the NADPH-Dependent:7-Cyano-7-Deazaguanine (PreQ0) Nitrile Oxidoreductase, an Enzyme involved in Queuosine Biosynthesis, Bobby Wai Keung Lee
Biomass as an Alternative Energy, Jui-Lin Lee, Lokesh Honnappa, Tung-Lung Li, Valesca Walesko, and Vorakarn Chiamsiri
Data Center Metrics: A Model for Energy Efficiency, Matthew Letts, Ganesh Subramanian, Mukundan Thirumalai, Jay Justice, and Mark Krampits
Light Rail Project Management in Portland Focusing on Interstate MAX: Project scope, Risk Management, Knowledge Transfer, Donggyu Lim, Fatima Al-Dahwi, Nick Wallace, Jiting Yang, Justus Schwarz, and Stevan Jovanovic
Technology Assessment of Two Energy Portfolios Using with a Hierarchical Decision Model, Donggyu Lim, Lawrence Carter, Noah Third, Willi Schweinfort, and Paul Tibbot
Quantum Inductive Learning and Quantum Logic Synthesis, Martin Lukac
How to Market ETM for Prospective Students, Almarzouqi Manal, Choeda Ngawang, Intarode Nuttavut, Kothapally Srilatha, Pathak Ujjal, and Sharma Hari
Studies of DNA Hybridization Reactions and Applications in Genetic Assays, Fidelis Manyanga
Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade: A Reputation Won?, Chloe Faith Marie Massarello
Exploring Healthcare Information Technology Adoption and Resistance through the Lens of Technological Innovation, James McCormack
Barriers to Market Adoption of Renewable Energy, James McCormack, Vorakarn Chiamsiri, Majed Ahmadi, and Supalerg Supaviriyakul
Las Pioneras : New Immigrant Destinations and the Gendered Experiences of Latina Immigrants, Angie Pamela Mejia
Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria): Factors Affecting Galerucella pusilla and Galerucella calmariensis Establishment in Tidal Areas, Lynda Kathryn Moore
Paraprofessionals Who Work with Elementary Grade Students with Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, Regina Moreno
Programmer Friendly Refactoring Tools, Emerson Murphy-Hill
A Framework for Superimposed Applications : Techniques to Represent, Access, Transform, and Interchange Bi-level Information, Sudarshan Srivivasa Murthy
Management and Innovation Strategies for Successful Sustainability, Jamshid Nafisi, Matt Trippel, Stephanie Wendt, and Kenny Yoo
Leadership and the Role of Spirituality : a Qualitative Study of University Presidents in U.S. Higher Education, Joan Margaret Neice