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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Rashomon Comes to the Courtroom: the Adoption of the Lay Judge System in Japan, Its Impact on Jurisprudence, and the Implications for Civic Engagement, Bryan Matthew Thompson
Limitation Riders in the Postreform House: A Test of Procedural Cartel and Conditional Party Government Theories, Jessica Scott Tollestrup
Policy Responses to the Closure of Manufactured Home Parks in Oregon, Andrée Tremoulet
Comparison of Microshear Bond Strength and Morphological Changes Between Active and Passive Application of 4th Generation Etch-and-Rinse Etchant on Enamel, Sophia Tuyet-Nhi Trieu
Light Trapping Photovoltaics, Matthew Trippel
The Marijuana Proscription: The State of Cannabis Knowledge in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century U.S., Dylan Thomas Trosper
François Jacob (1920-2013). Statue intérieure. English -- Criticism and interpretation, Lindsay Tucker
A Beer Party and Watermelon: The Archaeology of Community and Resistance at CCC Camp Zigzag, Company 928, Zigzag, Oregon, 1933-1942, Janna Beth Tuck
A Look at What Drives Export Growth: The Possible Effect of Trade Promotional Efforts and Free Trade Agreements, Andreas Udbye
Final Report: Strategic Management Analysis “Kindle; Amazon’s eBooks Reader”, Vitawin Varawut
Project management: (PM) Tools and Techniques Currently Used in Organizations, Maribel Villanueva
Essential Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering in the Context of Engineering and Technology Management (ETM), Maribel Villanueva, Napong Tanatammatorn, Rafael Colon, and Rehman Ashraf
Modeling the Role of Operational Characteristics in Safety Performance of PublicTransportation Systems: The Case of TriMet Bus Collision and Non-collision Incidents., Paul Herman Wachana
Nihilism Unbound: Strauss, Nietzsche and Foucault as Nihilist Thinkers, Jeffrey Jacob Wade
Model Analysis of the Hydrologic Response to Climate Change in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon, Michael Scott Waibel
Decision Model for Selection of a Flat Screen Television to Purchase: An Application of Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Erin Wakefield, Shahin Alijany, Jayanth Siddappa, Alisa Sirisakulong, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana, and Phuwadet Laosisipornwattana
Engaging a Systems Approach to Evaluate Domestic Violence Intervention with Abusive Men: Reassessing the Role of Community, Courtenay Silvergleid Wallpe
Thin Film Group II-VI Solar Cells Based on Band-Offsets, James Keith Walton
Characterization of Mesoscopic Fluid-like Films with the Novel Shear-force/Acoustic Microscopy, Xiaohua Wang
Women and Resistance in the African Diaspora, with Special Focus on the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago) and U.S.A., Clare Johnson Washington
Breaking the Cycle of Big Man Rule in Africa, Corey Watson
Virtual Teams in Today’s Business Environment, Russell Watt, Claudiu Rusnac, Andy Vosper, and Ke Liu
War, Peace, and Principled Action: A Study of Veterans and the Peace Movement, Laura Kay Wegener
Phylogeographic Patterns and Intervarietal Relationships within Lupinus lepidus: Morphological Differences, Genetic Similarities, Kevin Allen Weitemier