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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Patient-Guided Investigation of the Restoration of Health Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Nancy Ann Carney
A Feasibility Study For a New Adventure of ApparelManufacturing, D. Cavaro, Uthai Chulapongwanich, Song Ji, Sarunya Premjai, and Homero Najera
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), D. Cavaro, Nathasit Gerdsri, Blake Gibbons, Boonkiart Iewwongcharoen, and Peerasit Patanakul
A Comprehensive Analysis of Teachers' Attributional Tendencies and Gender Bias Towards Failing Students with Learning Disabilities, Polly Chalette
The Design of Cube Calculus Machine Using Sram-Based Fpga Reconfigurable Hardware Dec’s Perle-1 Board, Qihong Chen
Speech Production Patterns Following Management of Velopharyngeal Inadequacy, Debra Lynn Childs
Portland’s Prostitution-Free Zone Ordinance : The Social Construction of Prostitution as a Social Problem, Kristin Aman Christophersen
Comparison of Manufacturing Performance ofThree Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants, Uthai Chulapongwanich
A Multi-Objective Economic Model to Assess and EvaluateCapital Expenditures Associated with a Foreign Utility, Uthai Chulapongwanich, D. Jones, G. Jones, F. Hidajat, and Andreas Sunardi
The Stigma of Obesity : Beliefs About and Attitudes Toward Fat/Obese Persons, Sally Jean Clute
The Impact of Relative Gains on Interstate Cooperation in the Areas of Security and International Economy, Renato Corbetta
Enculturing Nature, William Lloyd Cornett
Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Coskun, Beril Seniz Coskun
A Critical Review of "Information Exchange and GovernanceStructures in U.S. and Japanese R&D Consortia: Institutional andOrganizational Influences" - Cursetjee, Zareer Cursetjee
šawaš IlI?i-šawaš wawa -- 'Indian country--Indian language' : A Participant Observation Case Study of Language Planning by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Gregry Michael Davis
Šawaš ılıˀ--šawaš wawa: A Participant Observation Case Study of Language Planning by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Gregry Michael Davis
Specification-Driven Optimization, Sheena Day
Exploring Factors that Improve the Probability of New ProductSuccess, Bert Desmond
Great Historical Events and Management Behaviors, Bert Desmond, J. Fossatti, and Sarunya Premjai
“Just a Drop in the Bucket” : An Analysis of Child Rescue Efforts on Behalf of Korean Children, 1951 to 1964, Sydne J. Didier
Total Cost of Ownership of a Compressed Air System, T. Dugan, Elgay Kalay, Ataman Kayim, Andy Narkiewicz, Sarunya Premjai, and Mehdi Sanaei
A Critical Review of "Contractor Performance: How Good AreContingent Workers at the Professional Level" - Elazami, Assim Elazami
Intuition in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum: Faculty Attitudes, Practices and Preparation, Beverly Jean Epeneter