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Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends in the ‘90s, Jim Hall, Gary Ficek, Sunshine Sanchez, Hasnah Mat-Amin, and Ming Shi
Hitting the Line Hard : the Height of the Social Hygiene Movement in Oregon, 1911-1918, Jodi Hammond
Towards Comparative Profiling of Parallel Applications with PPerfDB, Christian Leland Hansen
Special Focus Programs, Magnet Programs and Schools, and Early Childhood Education Centers: Equal Access in Portland Public School's Elementary Options, Nancy Seidule Hauth
Multiple Project Management, Valentin Havugiyaremye, Avnish Chauhan, Valluri Sundarnath, Lin Hung-Hui, Huang Chengchu, and Kumite Rizwan
Optimization of UPS Selection at PSU IT Department, Valentin Havugiyaremye, Ferry Cosmedy, Matthias Pfeifer, Surendra Lingareddy, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, and Valluri Sundarnath
Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends in the ‘70s, Valentin Havugiyaremye, Matthias Pfeifer, Ferry Cosmedy, Avnish Chauhan, and Jaime Hartnell
Analysis of a Flow Shop Conversion from a Job Shop Environment, Ivan Hernandez, Karl Schorr, and Worakorn Sirijinda
Trends in Women's Sex-Role Attitudes Concerning Work and Familial Roles, 1977-1996, Andria F. Howell
The Impact of Fine Sediment on Stream Macroinvertebrates in Urban and Rural Oregon Streams, Raymond S. Hoy
Team Report, Rami Khalaf, Rakhman Gul, Rizwan Kumte, Shahzada Iqbal, Taha Al-Madani, and Akram El-Madhoun
Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends in the ‘90s, Timour Khamnayev, Rolly Lahagu, Worakorn Sirijinda, Jirasak Tungkawachara, and James VanHuis
Event Project Management, Rizwan Kumte, Olgay Cangur, Surendra Lingareddy, Mubarak Alkhaili, and Rajesh Gopalakrishnan
The Neoglacial History of Mt. Thielsen, Southern Oregon Cascades, Martin Dietrich Lafrenz
Wipro and the Rise of the Indian Software Industry, Rolly Lahagu, Brent Capps, Surendra Lingareddy, Naveen Mundanda, and Wissanu Sumitsawan
A Dissertation on African American Male Youth Violence: "Trying to Kill the Part of You that Isn’t Loved", Joy DeGruy Leary
Dynamic Characterization of Aluminum Softball Bats, Danny V. Lee
Reengineering Book Circulation at the PSU Library, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong, Matthias Pfeifer, Jarrath Presse, and Sabin Srivannaboon
QIT Project: TQM @ MLR, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong, Khemanut Teangtrong, Pimala Bhiromkaew, Sabin Srivannaboon, and Rattiya Maneesri
Process Improvement of Wafer Measurement in the Semiconductor Industry, Ahmad Lubis, Ferry Cosmedy, Rami Khalaf, Ravee Boonbutra, and Taha Amadani
Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, Ahmad Lubis, Farolan Mulia, Archie Patdu, and Atsunobu Takeshita
Selection of Micro-Controller for 3rd Generation Wireless Device, Mirza Luqman, Danial Pool, and Prashant Shastri
Project Management of The USS Stump (DD978), Charles F. Mack
Ballard Power Systems: Fueling the Next Technological Revolution, Rattiya Maneesri, Sunnithi Poopair, Martin Rinne, Jirasak Tungkawachara, and Wichan Wannalertsri
Oregon soldiers and the Portland press in the Philippine wars of 1898 and 1899 : how Oregonians defined the race of Filipinos and the mission of America, Sean F. McEnroe