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Submissions from 2000
How are you thinking about Census 2000?, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong
Leupold & Steven, Inc., Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong
Facilities Allocation Project, Larry Linik, Rowshan Jahan, and Jeremy Way
Linear Programming Model of Portland Community College (PCC) Shuttle Assignment, J. Lin, Hassan Al-Assaf, R. Gopalakrishnan, Rami Khalaf, and Sundar Valluri
Structured Web Databases, Shuang Li
Sol-Gel pH Sensors and Sol-Gel Metal-Removing Sorbents, Dong Liu
The Early Years in African American Education: A Life History Approach to Evaluating Control Theory, Beverly Diane Logan
DIY, Community, and Technology: The Impact of Technology on Community Cohesion in the Portland Indie Rock Production Culture, Jeffrey Ross London
Knowledge Management in the Working Team: Analysis of Team Learning on Firefighter Organization, Ahmad K. Lubis, Valentin Havugiyaremye, Felix Ngoussou, and Cem Gokcora
Warm Spring Revervation Transportation Project, Ahmad Lubis and Jammes Lai
Signs of Popular Ecology in the Ecotourism Landscape Near Tikal National Park, Guatemala, Michael Mooradian Lupro
CROSS–CULTURAL TEAMS AND PROJECTS —ISSUES AND TRENDS IN THE 90’S, Scott Maederer, Joanna Lin, Brian Moe, Ryan Korth, and Sundar Valluri
Simulation in Manufacturing, Pious Mappalakayil
Renaissance Courtesy and Book VI of the Faerie Queene, Matthew S. Martini
Sleight of Hand: A Mystery Unveiled, Claudia Mederos
Value of Hydropower Losses, Barbara D.L. Miller
WAP: The Next Industrial Standard, Barbara Miller, Chien-Te Ho, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Sabin Srivannaboon, and Sittisak Maneeruttanaporn
Giving Avantgo a Voice, Barbara Miller, Khemanut Teangtrong, and Martin Rinne
Use of Cultural Topics in Electronic Dialogue Journals in the Foreign Language Classroom, Katya Elizabeth Monge Jacome
Residents Informing the Planning Process: Pleasant Valley and Its Natural Resources, Steve Olson, Ian Simpson, Jay Sugnet, Tim Williams, and Alison Young
Structural Conflict Prevention: Examining Well-Being, Justice and Security in Northern Ireland, 1967-1973, Loreene N. O'Neill
Media Construction, Reality Engineering, and the Forest Park Murder Victims, Patrick O'Reilly
Curricular Practical Training Report, And Ozbay
Strategic Analysis for Electric Vehicles at U.S. ELECTRICAR, And Ozbay, Eric Abrams, and Chien-Te Ho
Leveraging from Dell's Integrated Supply Chain Model, H. Alper Ozdil