This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A Comparison of Speech Intelligibility Measures Between Unsophisticated Listener Judgements and Orthographic Transcription, Carla J. Dukart (Thesis)
Creating Knowledge about the Literacy Needs of Juvenile Offenders: Reflections on a Qualitative Research Project, Regina Nadia Eastman (Thesis)
Contention-free Scheduling of Communication Induced by Array Operations on 2D Meshes, Andreas Bernhard Georg Eberhart (Thesis)
An Assessment of the Needs of International Students for Student Services at Southern Oregon State College, Molly K. Emmons (Thesis)
A Preliminary Comparison of Two ESL School Models for Newcomer Students, Elizabeth Carol Essex (Thesis)
Scenery as Policy: Public Involvement in Developing a Management Plan for the Scenic Resources of the Columbia River Gorge, Gordon Mathews Euler (Dissertation)
James Baldwin's Search for a Homosexual Identity in his Novels, Nadia Abdel Fattah (Thesis)
The Genetic Algorithm and Maximum Entropy Dice, Laura Suzanne Fellman (Thesis)
The relationship between a pre-departure training program and its participants' intercultural communication competence, Daniel Timothy Ferguson (Thesis)
Subject/Matter, Gilles J. L. Foisy (Thesis)
Effects of Posttraining Maintenance Sessions on Aphasic Subjects' Verbal Labeling, Connie Allene Freed (Thesis)
Student Perceptions of Riots and Boycotts in Secondary Schools in Kenya's Kirinyaga District, Margaret Wangeci Gatimu (Dissertation)
Investigating Vowel Duration as a Perceptual Cue to Voicing in the English of Native Spanish Speakers, Becky Jean George (Thesis)
Factors Occurring in Youth Suicide Behavior in Oregon, Kathy Goss (Dissertation)
The Leadership of African American Women Constructing Realities, Shifting Paradigms, Gloria Murphy Gostnell (Dissertation)
Adaptive Color Correlation of Knots in Wood Images and Weighted-value Product Selection Methods in a Machine Vision System, John Robert Goulding (Thesis)
An Examination of Factors Influencing Self Versus Supervisory Referrals to an Employee Assistance Program, Jeffrey M. Gray (Thesis)
Distribution of R-Banded Chromosome Variants in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) Population, Kristine Anne Gunter (Thesis)
Songs and Stories that Only You Know: Multiplicity, Meaning, & the Metaphorical Bridge, Matthew Haggett (Thesis)
Speech Understanding in Noise as a Function of Microphone Placement in Hearing Aids, Erin Marlene Flowers Hand (Thesis)
An Exploratory Evaluation of Language and Culture Contact by Japanese Sojourners in a Short-term US Academic Program, Elizabeth Anna Hartley (Thesis)
A Semiquantitative Analysis of PCB and P,P-DDE Residues in Stranded Marine Mammals Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, David Lawrence Hayteas (Dissertation)
Value Measurement for New Product Category: a Conjoint Approach to Eliciting Value Structure, Roland Helmut Heger (Dissertation)
Distribution Coefficients of Ionized and Un-ionized Halogenated Phenols in an Octanol-water System and their Relationship to Molecular Structure, Sven Hensler (Thesis)
A Study of the Narrative Skills of 7-Year Olds with Normal, Impaired, and Late Developing Language, Rita F. Hernandez (Thesis)
Effects of the Cardioprotective Drugs Dexrazoxane and ADR-925 on Doxorubicin Induced Ca2+-Release from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Thomas Andreas Herzinger (Thesis)
The Japanese Approach to the End of the Pacific War, Atsuo Hirano (Thesis)
A PROLOG Lexical Phrase Computer Assisted Language Learning Module, Yuji Gene Hirayama (Thesis)
The Industrial Workers of the World and the Oregon Packing Company Strike of July 1913, Adam J. Hodges (Thesis)
An Organizational Profile: Members' Understanding of Discrimination, Debra Cay Hornibrook (Thesis)
Oregon Territorial Governor John Pollard Gaines: A Whig Appointee in a Democratic Territory, Katherine Louise Huit (Thesis)
Correlation of the Upper Ellensburg Formation with the Old Scab Mountain Eruptive Center, East-Central Cascade Range, Washington, Christopher Charles Humphrey (Thesis)
Analysis and Optimization of a Banyan Based ATM Switch by Simulations, Syed Sohel Hussain (Thesis)
Impact of the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 on Health Sciences Libraries in the Pacific Northwest: an Interorganizational Approach, Leonoor Swets Ingraham (Dissertation)
Abstract Index Interfaces, Muralidharan Janakiraman (Thesis)
Effective and Appropriate Use of Controlled Experimentation in Software Development Research, Mark Alan Johnson (Thesis)
Gender Differences in the Language Development of Late-talking Toddlers at Age 3, Nancy Ann Johnson (Thesis)
The Relationships among Coping, Control, and Adjustment to Cancer, Sharon Ann Johnson (Thesis)
Temperament Differences in Children with a History of Slow Expressive Language Development and Their Peers with Normal Language Development, Beth Ann Jones (Thesis)
Correction of Classroom Oral Errors: Preferences among University Students of English in Japan, Akemi Katayama (Thesis)
Temperament and Language Development in First Grade Children, Loretta Marcia Kellogg (Thesis)
Comparison of Two Phonological Treatment Procedures for a Child with Phonological Deviations, Katherine Vaughan Kemper (Thesis)
Organizational Responses to Educational Telecommunications Policy in Three States: Oregon, Colorado, and Utah, Kathi Arlene Ketcheson (Dissertation)
Evaluating the Effects of a Peer Training System on the Subsequent Performance of New Employees, Dariush Khaleghi (Thesis)
Equalization of a Non-linear Phase of a Low-pass Filter, Rabih Khodor (Thesis)
Study Abroad and Self-perceptions of Cross-Cultural Adaptability, Heidi C. King (Thesis)
A Comparative Study of Perceptions of High School Department Chairs and High School Teachers on the Role of the High School Academic Department Chair: the Voice of the Teacher-department Chair, Rachel Mae Korach (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of Perceptions of Superintendents, High School Principals, and High School Department Chairs on the Role of the High School Academic Department Chair: the Voice of the Administrator, William Anthony Korach (Thesis)
Counting Vessels, M. Siri Amrit Kroesen (Thesis)
President Abelardo Rodriguez (1932-34): From Maximato to Cardenismo, Barbara Allen Kuzio (Thesis)
La Relevancia de la Competencia Lexico-cultural del Lector en La Casa de los Espiritus: Desde un Acercamiento Hermeneutico, Gregory D. Lagos-Montoya (Thesis)
Temporal Characteristics of Words Surrounding a Moment of Stuttering in Preschool-age Children, Gregory Keith Lilly (Thesis)
Demodulation of Narrowband Radio Frequency Signals by Aliasing Sampling, Chun-Ching Lin (Thesis)
Violent Youth Gangs in Portland: a Study of the City's Response, Debra Lynn Lindberg (Dissertation)
Administrative Reform in China: Its Impact on Economic Development After Mao, Meiru Liu (Closed Dissertation)
Neorealism and Environmental Cooperation: Towards a Structural Explanation of International Environmental Matters, Anthony David Lott (Thesis)
Heme Proton Resonance Assignments and Kinetics Study in High-spin and Mixed-spin Metmyoglobin Complexes by Chemical Exchange NMR Spectroscopy, Ying Luo (Thesis)
Seed Pods, Bases and Formalism: An Artist's Journey, Craig Luster (Thesis)
The Socio-cultural Content Analysis of English as a Foreign Language Textbooks Used in Junior High School in Taiwan, Republic of China, Vivian Yann-Ling Lu (Thesis)
The Effects of Feedback to Raters on Subsequent Performance Ratings, A. Cybelle Lyon (Thesis)
The Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation: Five Reasons More May Not Be Better, Matthew MacArthur (Thesis)
Bertolt Brechts Exilleben und Parallelen zur Entstehung des Werkes Leben des Galilei, John Timothy Mangan (Thesis)
The Influence of Student Gender on Teacher/Student Interactions in ESL Classrooms, Lisa Sybil Mann (Thesis)
Feminine Rhyme, Laurie Mantecon (Thesis)
Solutions of linear equations and a class of nonlinear equations using recurrent neural networks, Karl Mathia (Dissertation)
A Methodology for Regional Seismic Damage Assessment and Retrofit Planning for Existing Buildings, Thomas C. McCormack (Dissertation)
A History of Transportation in Nineteenth Century Umatilla County, Oregon, Gary Kenneth Miller (Thesis)
The Politics of Nazi Art: The Portrayal of Women in Nazi Painting, Jennifer Anne Miller (Thesis)
Material Origins, Carol E. Minchin (Thesis)
A Study of the Correlation between the Articulation Competence Index (ACI) and the Percentage of Words Understood in the Continuous Speech of 4- and 5-year-olds of Varying Phonological Competence, Susan Coll Mitchell (Thesis)
Evaluation of a Rapid-screening Toxicity Test Using the Ciliate, Colpoda inflata (Stokes): Sensitivity and Bioavailability to Model Compounds, Daria Galina Mochan (Thesis)
Phonological Awareness Skills in Children with Highly Unintelligible Speech, Sheryl Mohwinkel (Thesis)
Determining the Factors Influential in the Validation of Computer-based Problem Solving Systems, Leslie Anne Morehead (Dissertation)
Parental Perceptions of Articulation Intervention Services Received at Portland State University, Janet Ann Murphy (Thesis)
Reading Abilities and Phonological Skills of Second Grade Children with Three Different Language Histories: Normal, Delayed, and Chronically Delayed, Candace Jane Murray (Thesis)
Design and Implementation of a Model for Authoring and Presenting Interactive Multimedia Documents, Vibha Mukul Nayyar (Thesis)
An ASIC Power Analysis System for Digital CMOS Design, Du Van Nguyen (Thesis)
An Analysis of Japanese Learners' Comprehension of Intonation in English, Misako Okubo (Thesis)
Speech Recognition with Linear and Non-linear Amplification in the Presence of Industrial Noise, Marcia Ann Olson (Thesis)
An Evolutionary Simulation of the Tragedy of the Commons, Gretchen Oosterhout (Dissertation)
An Exploratory Inquiry into Community Policing Using Focus Groups: Perspectives from Social Service Providers, Tanya Leigh Ostrogorsky (Thesis)
Japanese Students' Perception of Their Language Learning Strategies, Michiyo Ozawa (Thesis)
Salesforce Involvement in New Product Predevelopment Activities of High Technology Firms, Candace Petersen (Dissertation)
Wear Due to the Physical and Petrographic Properties of Rocks and their Dynamic Interactions with Mining Equipment, Christian Poppeliers (Thesis)
What in God's Name: The Ordination of Women and the Inclusive Language Liturgy Movement, Marylee L. Prince (Thesis)
La Representation de la Femme Aristocrate en Periode Post-revolutionnaire: Balzac Moraliste Chretien et Apologiste de la Passion, Isabelle Marie Renard (Thesis)
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel SF5 Containing Fluoroalkyl Iodides and Derivatives, Julia Anne Renn (Thesis)
Calibration of a CCD Camera and Correction of its Images, Armin Rest (Thesis)
Fire Ants, Joyce Marie Riha (Thesis)
The Reception Theory of Hans Robert Jauss: Theory and Application, Paul Hunter Rockhill (Thesis)
An Evaluation of English Spoken Fluency of Thai Graduate Students in the United States, Sugunya Ruangjaroon (Thesis)
Spanish for Health Care Professionals: Language and Culture, Mytzi Maryanne Rudolph (Thesis)
Gender Differences in Adaptive Behavior between Two-year-old Boys and Girls with Slow Expressive Language Development, Christine Lee Rusnak (Thesis)
La Protagonista en Dos Novelas Latinoamericanas Escritas por Mujeres, Khatereh K. Sabahi (Thesis)
Validity, Reliability, and Utility of the Oregon Assessment for 3-5 Year Olds in Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms, Steffen Saifer (Dissertation)
Thermal Preference of Spring and Fall Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during Smoltification, Sally T. Sauter (Thesis)
Design of a Two-Chamber-NO₂-Fluorescence-Cell, Volker Schmid (Thesis)
Fluorinated Polymer Films - Synthesis and Characterization, Anja Ulrike Schnurer (Thesis)
Willa Cather's Spirituality, Mary Ellen Scofield (Thesis)
Unrelated Business Enterprise and Unfair Business Competition Issues Facing Nonprofit Organizations, Larry Glen Scruggs (Dissertation)