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Submissions from 2006
On the Role of Ontology in Modern Expert Systems Development, Jason Morris
Modern Design Principles for Andragogically-Based Intelligent X Systems, Jason C. Morris
Woman! Be Up and Doing: Gender, Reform, Prohibition, and the WCTU of Oregon, 1894 to 1916, Melissa A. Moss
Analysis of Relay-based Cellular Systems, Ansuya Negi
The Interactions between Carbon Regulation and Renewable Energy policies in the United Kingdom, Hal Thomas Nelson
Perseverance, Adaptation, and the Quest for a New Morality: Anarchism in Spain, 1868-2005, Matthew Nelson
Oregon's Approach to Health Care Reform : an Analysis of the Role of the Business Community in the evolution of the Oregon Health Plan, Peter Chuka Olemgbe
Group Project Report: Printer Selection, Kevin Oursler, Marie Ottum, Frank Steiner, and Evan Studer
Ecolopolis 2.0, Portland State University
Pathos, Fall 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2006, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Children’s Perceptions of the Learning Environment and Aesthetic Qualities within Their Classroom, Sheryl Reinisch
Kalama's Front Yard: A Preliminary Waterfront Site Plan for the Port of Kalama, Kenneth Rencher, Michelle Miller, Lisa Hendriksen, and Leslie Hamilton
Once Upon the North Pole, Regina Anne Roselli
Social Regulatory Policy : A Challenge to Federalism, Kimberly Janet Russell
From "Sit and Listen" of "Shake It Out Yourself" : Helping Urban Middle School Students to Bridge Personal Knowledge to Scientific Knowledge through a Collaborative Environmental Justice Curriculum, Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh
Job Insecurity and Work-family Conflict : the Organizational, Situational, and Individual Influences on the Job Strain Process, Khatera Sahibzada
Interpersonal Sensitivity and Information Sharing During Layoffs : Implications for Job Seekers, Rainer Seitz
Unfinished Journeys : Elder Learners in an Assisted Living Facility, Suzanne Renée Simon
An Examination of Conflict Conversation in an Online Community: the Pie Fight at DailyKos.com, Samantha Isabella Soma
Selecting a Vacation using a Heirarchical Decision Model (HDM), Pattharaporn Suntharasaj, Neslihan Sener, John Frieh, and Jerry Alan Matson
Challenges in Development of Metrology Tools for Nanotechnology, Rimal Abu Taha, Tudi Ajay, Baqer Al-Ali, Ahmed Aldraihem, and Ferra Wahyuni
Make Scrap Pay, Ardthawee Tanyavutti, Andrea Fox, Clarence Forrest, and Napabhaj Cheeparranai
A Review of “The Development And Evaluation Of Aggregation Methods For Group Pairwise Comparison Judgments”, Thien Tran
Redrawing the Color Line : a Case Study of the Alliance of Minority Chambers of Commerce in Portland, Oregon, Francisca Inez Trujillo-Dalbey