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Breaking new ground: Puget Sound agriculture
(2011)Farmers in Western Washington experience challenges when making business decisions. Among these challenges are regulations, input prices, and development pressures. With these challenges has come opportunity for the ... -
Factors in thorium fuel adoption
(2011)The purpose of this study is to determine whether the United States government should support the research, development, and implementation of thorium‐based nuclear reactors as a primary supplier of electricity for the ... -
Computers: turn them off or leave them on?
(2011)With the advancement of technology, it is difficult to determine whether it is best to power-off computers during times of inactivity, or leave them on continuously in a low, power save mode. Questions that must be addressed ... -
Professional growth plans for clock hours: Effects of Washington state education policy on student outcomes
(2011)Since 1987 Washington State has mandated a set number of hours of continuing education from approved providers for teachers to maintain certification. In 2005, in an effort to link teacher professional development more ... -
The role of government support for volunteerism
(2011)The Taproot Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, operated a local Seattle office from 2007 to 2010. They closed the Seattle office in July of 2010. During their three years of operation, they ... -
Troubled youth and the mental health care crisis
(2011)The US government is not providing adequate mental health care to today‟s youth. Although $12 billion is being spent on behaviorally troubled adolescents, nearly seventy-five percent of adolescents who need mental health ... -
Long-term success for low-income entrepreneurs: An independent evaluation of the Washington Community Alliance for Self Help (C.A.S.H.) Individual Development Account (IDA) program
(2011)The Individual Development Account (IDA) program at Washington Community Alliance for Self Help (C.A.S.H.) encourages low-income entrepreneurship through microenterprise development in King County, Washington. Like many ... -
Implementing cap‐and‐trade in Washington to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: regional regulation of a global problem and the risk of carbon leakage
(2011)This capstone research provides exploratory analysis of a regional cap‐and‐trade (CAT) program to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The effectiveness of using a regional program to address a global issue has limitations; ... -
An alternative approach to emergency preparedness: a descriptive case study evaluation
(2011)The Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepares (SNAP) program offers an alternative approach to emergency preparedness from more conventional programs. Program participants, staff and other associated individuals in this ... -
The fourth time is the charm: charter school legislation in Washington State
(2011)Washington State is amongst a handful of states without charter school legislation. Even in the absence of such legislation, the idea of charter schools is no new phenomenon in Washington. State residents voted against the ... -
Water reclamation in Washington State: an analytical review of WAC 173-219
(2011)The purpose of this paper is to identify the implications of the proposed changes to water rights impairment analysis and the impacts on transaction costs for water reclamation facilities. Will the new impairment analysis ... -
Discrepancy between role expectations and job descriptions: the impact on stress and job satisfaction
(2011)This study’s purpose is to identify the difference between formal job descriptions and true job expectations (job discrepancy), assess its frequency, and identify its impact to the workplace. This study will explain the ... -
Modernizing the electric power grid: an analysis of the US Smart Grid policies
(2012)This research project investigates whether states receiving Recovery Act funding are adopting policies that align with the objectives defined by Title XIII, Sec. 1301 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ... -
Considering Data Breaches: Public Information, Corporate Responsibility, and Market Valuations
(2012)This study examines the relationship between data loss incidents and stock price impact by exploring the question of whether the stock price impact of a corporate data breach differs depending on the nature of the breach. ... -
Late Teacher Hiring in Washington State: The Role of Collectively-Bargained Contract Provisions on Late Hiring
(2012)The practice of late hiring has detrimental and disruptive effects on school district and state finances, teacher morale, and student outcomes. While there are many direct and indirect causes of late hiring, a majority of ... -
Health Care Payment Reform: Bundling Payments to Fight Rising Health Care Costs
(2012)I used Health Care Utilization Program (HCUP) data along with a PROMETHEUS calculation provided by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI), to predict the cost difference of specific acute care episodes ...