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Green Building - Innovation in the Commercial Construction Industry, Kelly Cowan, John Easton, Leong Chan, Hithem Sughi, Mutib Algannas, and Abdullah bin Saeed
Application of Hierarchical Decision Modeling for Selection of Laptop, Adriana Cutar, Byung Chul Choi, Kenny Phan, Phakphoom Chuengparsitporn, Qian Gu, and Rimal Abu Taha
Project Management in Multicultural Environment – European Union, Adriana Cutar, Byung Chul Choi, Kenny Phan, Phakphoom Chuengparsitporn, Qian Gu, and Rimal Abu Taha
Workplace Cognitive Failure as a Mediator between Work-Family Conflict and Safety Performance, Rachel Jane Daniels
Islamophobia and the U.S. Media, Michelle Maria Nichole Diamond
Buying a Home: A Structured Decision Making Method, Tad Drozdowski, Bianca Fazekas, Clarence Forrest, Bruce Irby, and Paul Liner
Linking Project Management to Organizational Strategy - The Critical Role of the Project Manager, Anthony Erickson, Isil Cebeli, Tad Drozdowski, Georgina Harell, and Kelly Waugh
Portland Aerial Tram, Michael Fang, Daniel Ho, and Lynn Jen
Gods, Emperors, and the Crisis: The Panegyrici Latini and the Novel Ideology of Diocletian and Constantine, Daniel Glenn Fellin
A Multilevel Analysis of Individual and Organizational-Level Effects on Staff Attitudes Towards Use of Medication in Substance Abuse Treatment, John Patrick Fitzgerald
The Effects of Coypu Myocaster Coypus (Nutria) Trapping on the Water Quality of South Johnson Creek, Beaverton, Oregon, Deborah Jean Frankel
Optimal Meeting Scheduling, Alan Fryer, Joseph Lebow, Gopinatth Selvaraje, and David Carswell
Comparing Efficiency of Electricity Power Plants: DEA Application, Edwin Garces
"Questions About Stuff You Don't Normally See on a Map:" A Study of Sixth-Graders' Abilities to Understand Quantitative Thematic Maps, Stephanie Lynn Gaspers
Memory and hypnotism in Wagner's musical discourse, Jonathan C. Gentry
Biosedimentology of Thermal Features in the Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka, Russia : Implications for Biosignature Formation, Jessica Christine Goin
The Changing Paradigm of Emergency Management : Improving professional development for the Emergency Manager, Robert Edward Grist
Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Learning and Action Processes for Social Change and Sustainability : The Case of a Regional Food System Effort in the Pacific Northwest, Janet Michelle Hammer
Human Side of Project Management, Rosine Hanna, Kevin Oursler, Neslihan Sener, and R. Tarcan Tarman
Mitgation and Conservation Banks: Report for River Plan Consideration, Matt Harding, John Hazlett, Matt Lustig, and Anita MacAuley
Using Building Energy Simulation and Geospatial Modeling Techniques in Determine High Resolution Building Sector Energy Consumption Profiles, Shem C. Heiple
Family-Friendly Workplace Culture, Flexibility, and Workplace Support for Dependent Care : the Perspectives of Human Resource Professionals, Katherine June Huffstutter
Spatial and morphological change of Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, Keith Michael Jackson
Critical Review of the Portland Aerial Tram Project, Nathaniel Jarpa
DEA Application in Retail, Martin Jetton, Tuyet Le, and AJ Blair