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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The Nature of Selection in a Cohort of Sixth Graders: Homogeneity of Children’s Friends and Peer Groups With Regard to School Motivation, Tanya L. Fantaski
Snags in Beaver Ponds and Indications of Use by Primary Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Western Oregon Cascades, Jacqueline I. Fern
D1D Contractor Selection Model: A Combined HDM/MOLP Approach, Michael Ferrigno and Matthew Freeland
An Analysis of the Changing Forces Behind Health Insurance Coverage of Homebirth, Christina Anne Gasbarro
The Pocket PC after HP and Compaq Merge, Pisek Gerdsri, Diana Laboy-Rush, Deniz Mamakli, Guillermo Rueda, Suttha Suriyabhivadh, and Yu Chen
The Impact of the HP-Compaq Merger on the PC Market, Pisek Gerdsri, Diana Laboy-Rush, Deniz Mamakli, Guillermo Rueda, Suttha Suriyabhivadh, and Chen Yu
Form or Function First in Foreign Language Classrooms?, Senta Görtler
Project Selection: The “Real Options” Approach, Rakhman Gul
AT&T: From Wired to Wireless, Ashish Gupta, Khanh Nguyen, Thuchchai Piyakulchaidej, and Wendy Christensen
Wireless Broadband, Ashish Gupta, Khanh Nguyen, Thuchchai Piyakulchaidej, and Wendy Christensen
The Reengineering of X Bank, Lydia Haid, Deniz Mamakli, and Elvan Ozar
Team Five A's, Jim Hall, Gary Ficek, Sunshine Sanchez, Hasnaj Mat Amin, and Ming Shi
Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends in the ‘90s, Jim Hall, Gary Ficek, Sunshine Sanchez, Hasnah Mat-Amin, and Ming Shi
An Analysis of Sex Trafficking in the Asian Region in an Era of Globalization, Corie J. Hammers
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
Clerical Catechism in Gonzalo de Berceo’s Milagros de Nuestra Señora, Andrea L. Hesp
A Search for Peace, Kami Horton
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