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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Antiquities Act of 1906: The Public Response to the Use of Presidential Power in Managing Public Lands, Barbara L. Grover
Communicating Conceptual Design of Mechatronic Systems, Muir Lee Harding
The Green Dyadic Formulation for Radiation Problems With Arbitrary Sources Embedded in Stratified Multi-Layer Structures : Application to Molecular Fluorescence Problems, Robert Lyle Hartman
Rudolf Steiner’s Theory of Foreign Language Learning, Michaela Wolf Hashitani
High Resolution Seismic Reflection Interpretations of the Hood Canal-Discovery Bay Fault Zone, Puget Sound, Washington, Brian J. Haug
Soil Catenas on Glacial Moraines of the Central Oregon Cascades, Jason Erik Haugland
An Evaluation of a Staff Mentor Program for At-Risk Students in an Oregon High School: CAKE (Caring About Kids Effectively), Gail Lenore Hayes
Assessing, Introducing and Inserting RFICs into a FlexibleIntegrated Circuit Based Manufacturing System, David Helms
Critical Evaluation of a research paper: Implementing aClient/Server System in Korean Organizations, David Helms
Emerging Fast IT Technology will Change How Companies areManaged: Get on Board or Get Run Over, David Helms, A. Elanzmi, Seong-man Roh, and Abdulwahab Al-Khamis
Strategic and Policy Issues on "Information Technology", David Helms, A. Elanzmi, Seong-man Roh, and Abdulwahab Al-Khamis
Reengineering the Technical Enterprise, F. Hidajat and Uthai Chulapongwanich
Technology-Enhanced Presentations in Large Classrooms : Effects on Adult Academic Achievement and Computer Attitudes, Pamela Rae Hilberg
A Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Ho, Jonathan Chien-Te Ho
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Physician Assistants, Roderick Stanton Hooker
A Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Huang, Chiung-hui Huang
Trendwest Resorts, Inc., B. Iewwongcharoen, Tony Sandiford, Bert Desmond, and D. Andert
Technical Assessment in Call Centers, L. Inman
A Critical Review of "From Theory to Practice: Toward aTypology of Project-management Styles" - Jayasankar, Swaminathan Jayasankar
A Model for Rating Wall Street Analysts Using DEA, Swaminathan Jayasankar
The Synthesis and Characterization of a Porphyrin Oligomer as a Potential Antenna for Light Harvesting Solar Cells, Tristan Timothy Jenkins
Assessing MultipleSoftware Process ChangesUsing Simulation and DEA, Song Ji
Personal Review ofSeveral EMP Team Projects, Song Ji
The Diffusion of Internet Technology in China and China'sInformation Technology Strategies, Song Ji
Free Trade, Regionalism, and the Democratic Peace Theory, Julia B. Johnson