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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Initiation zone characterization of debris flows in November, 2006, Mount Hood, Oregon, Rachel Pirot
Re-Engagement as a Process of Everyday Resilience, Jennifer Rose Pitzer
China -- Can it Move from Imitation to Innovation?, Chakaphan Pornsatit, Dong-Joon Lim, Gaofeng Yang, and Chenxi Li
Using Excel Based Optimization and Simulation as Powerful Management Decision Tools in a Manufacturing Environment, Chakaphan Pornsatit, Andreas Udbye, and Chenxi Yan
Prevention of Residential Burglary: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
Pathos, Fall 2010, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Spring 2010, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2010, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Bilingual Spanish-English Speaking 4-Year-Old-Children: English Normative Data and Correlations with Parent Reports, Brooke Leann Powers
Understanding the Development of Self-determination in Youth with Disabilities in Foster Care, Jennifer L. Powers
Comparison of Capital Investment Strategies for Loader Line of Company ACME, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana, Jesus Maria Martinez Ponce, Wahaj Tahir, Liliya Hogaboam, Valesca Walesko, and Shahin Alijany
Genomic and Hormonal Components of Altered Developmental Pathways in the Annual Killifish, Austrofundulus limnaeus, Benjamin M. Pri-Tal
Radiative Transfer Theory Applied to Ocean Bottom Modeling, Jorge Quijano
Genetic patterns of dispersal and colonization during initial invasion and spread of an invasive grass, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Alisa Paulsen Ramakrishnan
Evaluating WiMAX Acceptance with the Technology Acceptance Model, Meghana Rao, Athar Pasha, Francis Pham, and Jerry Bell
Urban Bike Product Development Project, Meghana Rao, Nikita Vagesh, Neil Runde, and Opinderjit Bhella
USB 3.0: An Emerging Technology, Rekha Rasiah, Paul Nguyen, Jamshid Nafisi, and Nuancharas Phopoonsak
Evaluation of Early Detection Technology for Ovarian Cancer (OC), Kevin Richardson, Jeff Belding, Saeed Assiri, Abdussalam Alawini, and Mukundan Thirumalai
Occurrence and Concentrations of Caffeine in Seawater from the Oregon Coast and Potential Effects on the Dominant Mussel, Mytilus californianus, Zoe Rodriguez del Rey
Room for Me, Crystal Lynn Root
Knowledge Management and Cryptography from a Historical Perspective, Claudiu Rusnac
Production, Characterization and Possible Applications of Monoclonal Antibodies Generated against Toluene Diisocyanate-conjugated Proteins, Tinashe Blessing Ruwona
Investigating Freeway Speed-Flow Relationships for Traffic Assignment Applications, Meead Saberi Kalaee
Child Welfare Workforce Turnover: Frontline Workers' Experiences with Organizational Culture and Climate, and Implications for Organizational Practice, Melanie Dawn Sage