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Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Distributed Cooperative Framework and Algorithms for wireless Network Performance Optimization, Emily Hong Qi
Information Technology Training in the Public Sector : Essential Planning Elements, Betty Jean Reynolds
Perspectives on an Arts Magnet School : the Voices of Elementary School Children, Denise Robles-Torres
Project Report on Managing Technological Innovation and Challenges of E-Commerce Industry, Badr Sairafi, Agu-Ibe Daniel, Dhanabal Krishnaswamy, Fahad Jan, and Khalid Marghalani
Food Security and Hunger among Low income US Households: Relations to Federal Food Assistance Program Participation, Rebecca Elizabeth Sanders
Automating the Transportation Industry, Jon Schaeffer
Engaging Our Workforce: How Job Demands and Resources Contribute to Social Worker Burnout, Engagement and Intent to Leave, Sara Laura Schwartz
Improving Monitoring and Diagnosis for Process Control using Independent Component Analysis, Thaddeus Taylor Shannon
The Effects of Western Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium campylopodum) on Radial Growth of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) in Managed Stands in Eastern Oregon, Sharon Marie Stanton
An Investigation into Japan's Population: The Current State of Decline, Joel Stewart
Line Balancing of PCB Assembly in a Surface Mount Technology Manufacturing Process, Rimal Abu Taha, Adriana Cutar, and Vijay Bhusari
Decision Criteria and Uncertainty Analysis for a Proposed Condominium Development, Ardthawee Tanyavutti, Minez Srivatsan Sundararajan, Naruedom Sakulyong, Songwut Jindrapacha, and Stephen Knewitz
From Prison to the Community : the Role of Citizen Participation in Female Prisoner Reentry, Dana Roderick Torrey
International Experiences in Project Management – the Cases of China, India, Turkey, Middle East, Thien Tran, Vikram Sharma, Haiyan Zhang, Hamad Alanazi, and Suha Ardahan
Thin Film Solar Cells Using ZnO Nanowires, Organic Semiconductors and Quantum Dots, Kaitlyn VanSant
Goal-Oriented Job Scheduling for Parallel Computer Systems, Sangsuree Vasupongayya
Selecting the Right Dog Breed for My Family – A Decision Model, Chen Wang, Hai Huynh, Linda Lin, Noda Huynh, Richard Sperry, and Yicheng Peng
Optimizing Property Inspections - The Period Traveling Salesman Problem, Kelly Waugh
Active Recreation in Parks: Can Park Design and Facilities Promote use and physical activity?, Lynnette Renee Weigand
Network Analysis of a Shared Governance System, Debra Reifman Whitall
A Qualitative Analysis of Hybrid Control Systems, Anca Georgeta Williams
Mother/Infant Interaction in the Context of Four Maternal Risk Factors, Deirdre Ann Winder
Submissions from 2006
Qualitative Analysis and Application of Vendor Selection Criteria, Mustafa Abbas, Hersi Ahmed, Ali Katkhada, and Ihab Obeidi
A Market-Based Framework for Semiconductor Industry Growth the Reduced Ecological Impart, Dawood Sulieman Abugharbieh