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Submissions from 2000
Technology Selection in Brownfields Redevelopment, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Wirit Kittidacha, Leonard Olive, Carol Kvinge Radabaugh, and Amy Saberiyan
Implement Kanban System in Production Process, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Sabin Srivannaboon, Sittisak Maneeruttanaporn, Tony Sandiford, and Wirit Kittidacha
DSP Technologies, Elif Baktir
An Economic Analysis of Proposals for Salmon Recovery, Elif Baktir, Yonca Daim, Jim Lill, Barbara Miller, Samir Nassar, and Felix Ngoussou
Mutual Fund Selection Decisions, Elif Baktir, Karla Fant, Jim Lill, Barbara Miller, Steven Nahas, and Gloria Trujillo
Spatial Modeling in Emergency Medical Systems: Analysis of a Regional Trauma System With Two Centers, Christopher A. Bangs
Dawn of the Strategic Era at Hamilton Technologies Inc., Sean Barnum, Matthew Freeland, Anastasia Alvear, and Patricio Hernandez
A Comparison of the Child Directed Speech of Traditional Dads With That of Stay-At-Home Dads, Judith Nancarrow Barr
The Bone Yard, Katherine Bartolomucci
The Impacts of the Introduced European Green Crab, Carcinus Maenas, on Selected Bivalves and Meiofaunal Communities, Zasha A. Bassett
Interrupting Generational Poverty: Experiences Affecting Successful Completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Donna Marie Beegle
Case Study: 300 Years of Industrialization, Edgardo Berrios, Ravee Boonbutra, Rafael Borja, Ozgur Koc, Jim Lill, Michael Magee, and Sevket Numanoglu
Disruptive Aspects of Wireless Technology, Edgardo Berrios, Ravee Boonbutra, Rafael Borja, Ozgur Koc, Jim Lill, Michael Magee, and Sevket Numanoglu
Strategy & Policy Issues: Biotechnology at the Turn of the Century, Edgardo Berrios, Ravee Boonbutra, Rafael Borja, Ozgur Koc, Jim Lill, Michael Magee, and Sevket Numanoglu
Implementing 3-D Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Pimala Bhiromkaew, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong, Ryan Jefferis, Max Neunzert, Jarrath Presse, Sukunya Saelow, and James Vanhuis
Competition and Collaboration in the Central Eastside: A Study of Three Industry Groups, Peter Bilton, Jenni Minner, Estee Segal, and Chris Zahas
Process Reengineering: A Success Story, Pam Blevins, Ravee Boonbutra, Alkhaili Mubarak, and Rafael Borja
Textuaries, Patricia Millar Boas
Nanotechnology, Ravee Boonbutra, Sundar Valluri, Hung-Hui Lin, and Fu-Jung Hsieh
The Failure of Iridium LLC, Rafael Borja, Cem Gokcora, Patricio Hernandez, Ozgur Koc, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Ahmad Lubis, and Fabricio Tobar
A Study of the Pedestrian Realm and Multi-Modal Access in the St. Johns Town Center, Kate Bowie, Kim Miller, Owen Ronchelli, and Sloan Schang
A Strategic Analysis of The Harley-Davidson Corporation, R. Brown, E. Jensen, and Akira Yato
Legislating Against Reality : The Political Conflicts and Context of the Seventh-Century Merovingian Church Councils, Gregory Burgas
Black Women's Health: a Content Analysis of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the American Journal of Public Health, and the New England Journal of Medicine (1989-1998), Tonia Marie Burkett
Error Correction Preferences of Latino ESL Students, John Burrell