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Submissions from 2000
The Kenton Connection: Establishing a Route between Kenton and the 40-mile Loop Trail, Mindy Correll, Katrina Hardt, Kimberly Parsons, Art Pearce, and Carolyn Sharp
Transition to 300 MM Wafer Manufacturing Technology in the Semiconductor Industry, Beril S. Coskun
The Effect of Using Averaged Versus Custom Real-Ear to Coupler Difference Values in the Desired Sensation Level Approach to Prescribing Hearing Instrument Gain, John Aaron Coverstone
The Long-Term Viability of a Zero-Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier, Stuart Cowburn
That Bitter Spring, Erin V. Cunningham
Engineering and Technology Management Survey, Jaclyn Danh
The Presentation of Gender-Based Sexuality Scripts in Sex Education Films, Patricia Anne Drew
Starbucks, Cheryl Duarte, Cheng-Chu Huang, and Janet Unruh
International Environmental Regimes and Latin America : The Role of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations, Jennifer T. Eller
On Communicative Competence : Its Nature and Origin, Mary Lou Emerson
The Dynamics of the Planktonic Communities of Two Oregon Reservoirs, Miguel Angel Estrada
Understanding volunteerism: an exploratory study of the theory of The commons, Richard L. Fey
Improved Regression-Based Streamflow Forecasting Considering Large-Scale Climate Variability, Austin R. Fisher
Cross Cultural Teams in the 90's, Jan Forrester, Cem E. Gokcora, Patricio Hernandez, Jim Lill, Iwan Sudrajat, and Fabricio Tobar
Are We There Yet?, Jan Forrester, Cem Gokcora, Patricio Hernandez, Jim Lill, Iwan Sudrajat, and Fabricio Tobar
Lawn dogs and other stories, Heather Gaddy
The Influence of Cultural Backgrounds on the Interpretations of Literature Texts Used in the ESL Classroom, Barbara Jostrom Gates
Teacher Self-Disclosure From the Perspective of International Students in the Communication Classroom : A Case Study, Darlene J. Geiger
Fort, Da : The World of Play, Kevin Marc Ginger
Chinese Numeratives and the Mass/Count Distinction, David Goodman
Intelligent Safety and Driver Assistance Systems for Heavy Duty Trucks, Volkmar Gross and Ziad Keirouz
An Evaluation of Earobics I in Improving Phonological Awareness in 6- And 7-Year-Old Boys Who Are At-Risk for Reading Disabilities, Wendy Goughnour Gunter
Nokia: From Pulp Mill to Telecommunications Giant, Doug Harms, Ala'a Abunijem, Gregg Theiss, Rami Khalaf, Shahzada Iqbal, Rakhman Gul, and Mohamed Moussa
Optimization of Staff Assignments for the Upholstery Department at A-Dec: Minimizing Ergonomic Risk through Linear Programming, Doug Harms, Ozgur Koc, Jim Lill, Jarrath Presse, and James VanHuis
A Tale of Two TODs: Transit Oriented Development on the Westside Light Rail Corridor: An Analysis of Station Area Planning and Development at Orenco and Beaverton Creek, Emily Harnish, Kenneth Itel, Michael Lapham, Matthew Larsen, and Ann-Elizabeth Riis