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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Comparison of the Focal Properties of Selected Magnetic and Electrostatic Lenses and Tests of Their Theoretical Models, Luis Thomas Almarez
Decision Making Model of Place to Live for New Students at PSU: The Case of International Graduate Students, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Rafael Colon, Ibrahim Munkongsujarit, Songphon Munkongsujarit, Nuancharas Phopoonsak, Willi Schweinfort, and Napong Tanatammatorn
Graduate Financial Comparison for MBA Programs in Oregon, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Fei Huang, Lifeng Liu, Meng Liang, and Stuart Graham
Risk Management System for Brooks Cooperation, Munif Almunif, Roberto Artiga, Wajeeh Hallaj, Songphon Munkongsurjarit, and Robert Stankovic
'Conflict Analysis:' Exploring the Role of Kuwait in Mediation in the Middle East, Abdullah R. Al Saleh
Green Construction: Innovation in Material & Design, Badr Alyamani, Caroline Mudavadi, Karina Hershberg, Manal Al Marzouqi, Saeed Assiri, and Stuart Graham
Foodability, Kim Armstrong, April Chastain, Stephanie VanRheen, Steve White, Elizabeth Chapin, and Julia Person
“In the Shadow of a Concrete Forest”: Transportation Politics in Portland, Oregon, and the Revolt Against the Mount Hood Freeway, 1955-1976, Val C. Ballestrem
Application of the HierarchicalDecision Model in Choosing aPoint-and-Shoot Digital Camera, Mohammed Bantan, Naresh Bokka, Yi Lung Hsieh, Yu-Hsiang Lin, and Wan Hsiu Cheng
Clinton Street MAX Visioning, Greg Barlow, Allen David, Hannah Dondy-Kaplan, Tammi Hawkins, Emily Rice, Kellen Smith, Ethan Berleman, Alicia Castro, Kathleen Critchlow, Brett Luttrell, and Michael Noonchester
Business Plan Presentation for Use-by-Touch, Alyaa Barzanji, Arun Chenchugopal, Blake Evenhus, Bruce Irby, Dhanabal Krishnaswamy, and Paul Liner
Survival of General Motor Corp Under the Global Economical Crisis, Alyaa Barzanji, Ho-Min Lai, Mohammed Bantan, Neelu Singh, Nitin Katarya, and Payal Mukhi
Red de Salud -- Network of health : structural violence, exclusion and inclusion in Venezuela, Steven John Bates
Developing One's Self: Adoption and Identity Formation Through the Eyes of Transracially Adopted Native American Adults, Jody Becker-Green
Humboldt Community Action Plan, Sara Bedinghaus, Nikolai Ursin, Morgan Masterman, Mark Gilbert, and Lizzy Warren
User-Oriented Design: Literature Review of Process and Methods and a Case Study, Jeff Belding, Saeed Assiri, Randy White, Hari Sharma, Inthrayuth Mahaphol, and Abdulaziz Al-Anazi
Lewis & Clark School Bus Route Optimization, Jeff Belding, Judith Estep, Ibrahim Iskin, Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa, and Maribel Villanueva
A Decision Model for Purchasing the Highest Value Printer for Student Home Use, Jeff Belding, Emy Loanzon, Helen Millward, Lone Seboni, David Sibanda, and Tiffani Torgeson
Literacy Leadership in Secondary Schools: a Case Study of Teaching and Learning in Two School Districts, Gregory Berry
Carbon Sponsoring: A New Idea in Personal Carbon Trading, Direct Carbon Offset Pledges for Travel, Alexander Y. Bigazzi
Letter from the Editors, Diana Biller and Adam Brewer
Brazil: An Economy in Transition, Adam Bobek, Trevor Combs, Sutheera Hengcharoen, Tam Nguyen, Saranya Sethu, and Tom Shott
China: Innovation in a Centrally Planned Economy, Greg Bourque, Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa, Dan Meador, Wilson Zehr, Shawn Jiang, and Lam Dinh
Selection of an Engineering & Technology Management Student Project, Marc Britton, Noah Third, Russ Watt, Roberto Artiga, Paul Nguyen, and Bundit Chotivanawan
Dynamic Characteristics of Intangible Design Factors in New Product Development, Dave Brush, Dhanabal Krishnaswamy, Kevin Carbone, Nikita Vagesh, Sachin Shah, and Tom Shott