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The Arm Sling: New Product Development Log, Faisal Alfayez, Maher Almasri, Angie Baltz, and Lifeng Liu
The Impact of the Personal Workplace Configuration on Intel Employees, Faisal Al Fayez, Maher Almasri, and Sevket Can Nuhisi
The Economic Impact on South Africa: The FIFA World Cup 2010, Faisal Alfayez, Maher Almasri, Sevket Can Nuhisi, and Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa
Synthesis of Reversible Functions Using Various Gate Libraries and Design Specifications, Nouraddin Alhagi
Wind Technology (Suzlon), Shahin Alijany, Yulianto Suharto, and Yasser Alizadeh
How Knowledge of a Firm Relates to Knowledge of Individuals, Yasser Alizadeh
Long-term Strategies of Gigantic Oil Companies: How "Peak Oil" and "Global Warming" Shape Their Future?, Yasser Alizadeh
Google Trends: Is there any significant correlation between Google Search Volume Index and Actual World Trends?, Yasser Alizadeh and Marwan Mossa Lingga
Production Scheduling Model for SKF Polyseal Factory, Julia Allmond, Robert Johnson, and Casy Elliott
Employment Expectations of ETM Students, Manal Almarzouqi, Roberto Artiga, N. Boemo-Mokhawa, and Lone Seboni
Sport Knowledge Management, Maher Almasri
When Disaster Strikes: Lessons in Emergency Management from Hurricane Katrina, Badr Alyamani
Economic Evaluation of Decentralized Water Supply System for Saudi Arabia, Badr Alyamani, Jeff Belding, Majed Alyamani, Naresh Bokka, and Saeed Assiri
Team 1: Team Progress Report, Badr Alyamani, Ibrahim Iskin, Parisa Ghafoori, and Ying Liu
Decision Model for Selecting a Smartphone, Badr Alyamani, Caroline Mudavadi, Saeed Assiri, Valesca Walesko, and Ying Liu
Globalization; But Under What conditions? -- The Case of the E.U., Michaelangelo Anastasiou
Real Time Search -- "Understanding the Human Algorithm", Praveen Ankala
Harvesting Opportunity: A Strategic Vision for Farmworker Housing and Microenterprise in Washington County, Nadine Appenbrink, Raihana Ansary, Elizabeth Decker, Kate McQuillan, Karla Nelson, and Emily Picha
Xeros “The Dry Washing System” Marketing Plan, Roberto Artiga, Vorakarn Chiamsiri, Sutheera Hengcharoen, and Noah Third
New Technology Introduction Process: RFID for groceries, Roberto Artiga, Nuttavut Intarode, Theodore Nyma Lotfi, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana, Osman Osman, and Vera Sell
Development Log: Correct-A-Pen, Roberto Artiga, Tung-Lung Li, Stevan Jovanovic, and Justus Arne Schwarz
Travel Drink Heater: New Product Development Log, Ramkumar Ashokkumar, Yi-Lung Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang Lin, and Inthrayuth Mahaphol
Conway Commons, Scott Aster, Jason Clough, Amber Hyde, Michael Shall, and Kyle Palmer
An Environment-based Education Approach to Professional Development: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Creeks and Kids Watershed Workshop and Its Impact on K-12 Teachers, Tiffany Bridgette Austin
Willamette Park Assessment and Recommendations, Julia Babcock, Bernadette Le, Maren Murphy, and Amy Rossa