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Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Shift Work in the Long-TermCare Industry : an Examination of Organizational and Individual factors that influence Employee Outcomes, Kristin Elizabeth Charles
Wii Take Over, Napabhaj Cheeparranai, Woraruthai Choothian, Kai-Hung Huang, Siriphan Lersviriyajitt, Pattravadee Ploykitikoon, Yu-Chieh Shen, and Venice Tunnitisupawong
Sensitivity Analysis for Hierarchical Decision Models, Hongyi Chen
Action Plan Report: Aurora 2017 Vision Implementation, Delia Chi, Diana Hale, Laurie Miskimins, Joe Recker, and Jeannine Rustad
The Family Fuselloviridae : Diversity and Replication of a hyperthermic virus infecting the archaeon genus Sulfolobus, Adam Joseph Clore
Inclusive Business Prosperity in North/Northeast Portland, Max Coffman, Renee Garrels, Erin Grushon, Sarah LoGiudice, Sanela Ruznic, and Sara Vonde Veld
Minimizing U.S. Energy Dependency from Foreign Sources Using Pair Wise Comparison Model, Darin Colby and Edwin Garces
Radicalism in American Political Thought : Black Power, the Black Panthers, and the American Creed, Christopher Thomas Cooney
Visions of Place: Creating Mount Hood from a Volcano, 1792-1894, Marcus Cornwell
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