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Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Exploiting and/or Parallelism in Prolog, Bankim Shah (Thesis)

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Therapeutic group approaches for issues related to suicide, Ardis Sherwood (Thesis)

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One woman, one child : the implications of the one-child-family policy for Chinese women, Tao Shi (Thesis)

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Story retelling skills in 4-year-olds with histories of normal and delayed language development, Rita Louise Smith (Thesis)

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Limits of limit equilibrium and finite element techniques applied to cracked debris dams on collapsing foundations, Stanley Soliday Jr. (Thesis)

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The value of the SPI in forecasting chronic stuttering, Dena Diane Stork (Thesis)

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The Concept of Self-disclosure in Initial Interaction Between Strangers in Japan, Hizuru Sugita (Thesis)

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Telling Stories (Out of School) of Mother Tongue, God's Tongue, and the Queen's Tongue: An Ethnography in Canada, Joan Ratzlaff Swinney (Dissertation)

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Spectral and Spatial Quantum Efficiency of AlGaAs/GaAs and InGaAs/InP PIN Photodiodes, Steven Alan Tabor (Thesis)

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Resolving the Evaluator/Nurturer Role Conflict of the Elementary School Principal, Judith Elizabeth Drummond Taccogna (Dissertation)

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The influence of the transition plan in developing communication programs, Yuki Tanaka (Thesis)

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Stochastic Hydrologic Modeling in Real Time Using a Deterministic Model (Streamflow Synthesis and Reservoir Regulation Model), Time Series Model, and Kalman Filter, Philip Kwok Fan Tang (Thesis)

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A new design approach for numeric-to-symbolic conversion using neural networks, Zibin Tang (Thesis)

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Portfolios as developmentally appropriate assessment in early childhood education, Deborah Thompson (Thesis)

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Development and Analysis of a Model for Change in the Workplace, Using Quasi-Experimentation with Computer Professionals in Northwestern Investor Owned Utilities, John Ronald Thompson (Dissertation)

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Assessing the Intercultural Sensitivity of American Expatriates in Kuwait, Deborah Ann Turner (Thesis)

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Evaluating the Role of Geogrids in the Rehabilitation of Cracked Dams via Numerical Techniques, Kelly Dean Uhacz (Thesis)

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The Physiology and Molecular Biology of Iron Nutrition for Cyanobacteria, Nancy Walters Unsworth (Thesis)

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A Multiple Coupled Microstrip Transmission Line Model for High-Speed VLSI Interconnect Simulation, Lawrence Stevan Uzelac (Thesis)

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The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1), Stephen Ariel Veal (Thesis)

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The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 2), Stephen Ariel Veal (Thesis)

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The Correlation Between Correct Verbal and Nonverbal Responses on an Intelligence Test and Expressive Language Test Score, Jeanie P. Wagener (Thesis)

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An Exploratory Analysis of Certain Characteristics of Policewomen: A Second Look, Harry Oliver White Jr. (Dissertation)

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The Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Client Satisfaction of Child Protective Service Families, James Michael White (Dissertation)

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Early Identification of At-Risk Children in a Rural School District Using Multiple Predictor Variables, Richard Wayne Wilde (Dissertation)

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Hydrogeology of an alluvial aquifer in the Blue Lake area, east Multnomah County, Oregon, James Mitchell Wilkinson (Thesis)

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Modification of the CA²⁺ Release Channel from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skeletal Muscle, Hui Xiong (Dissertation)

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Effects of Setting on Japanese ESL Students' Interaction Patterns, Noriko Yamamoto (Thesis)

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Role and behavior of interpreters : an exploratory study in American-Chinese business negotiations, Zhijian Kevin Yang (Thesis)

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Comparison of Spice and Network C Simulation Models Using the CAM System, Wen-Tsung Yen (Thesis)

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Programs for At-Risk Students in the Washington County (Oregon) Schools: A Policy Study, John Young (Dissertation)

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The geography of tourist hotels in Beijing, China, Hongshen Zhao (Thesis)

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Perceptions of Psycho-social Factors that Affect Retirement Decision-making, Darlene Zickefoose (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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The Determinants of OPEC Market Share Stability, Fahed M. Al-Ajmi (Dissertation)

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The Use of the California Consonant Test and the Northwestern University Auditory Test no. 6 in Hearing Aid Evaluations for Individuals with Precipitous Losses Above 1 kHz, Bradley James Allard (Thesis)

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A Survey of Diplomatic and Commercial Relations Between the United States and Oman in Zanzibar, 1828-1856, Mohammed Al-Mukadam (Thesis)

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The Overage Student: Candidate for School Failure, Virginia Homeier Anderson (Dissertation)

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Methionine Metabolism in Fasciola Hepatica, Carol Theresa Ayer (Thesis)

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Analysis and Numerical Simulation of the Ground Water System at the Bonneville Navigation Lock Site, Oregon, Dirk Baron (Thesis)

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Gravity maps, models and analysis of the greater Portland area, Oregon, Paul Thomas Beeson (Thesis)

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Hearing aid satisfaction and rate of return for repairs : a comparison of two Kaiser dispensing programs, Lynn Behrendsen (Thesis)

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The Electrokaryotype and Molecular Characterization of Trypanosoma cervi Isolates Using Recombinant DNA Techniques, J. Lindsley Bennett (Thesis)

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Biogeography and Species Density Distributions of Tasmanian Mammals, Jerry E. Bevers (Thesis)

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DNA Fingerprinting Analysis of Captive Asian Elephants, Elephas maximas, Laura Louise Bischof (Thesis)

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A Comparison of Circadian Rhythms in Day and Night Shift Workers, Mary Lee Blood (Thesis)

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Written narratives of language disordered and normal adolescents on two tasks, Antigone Howick Brown (Thesis)

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On a women's language, Tamara Brown (Thesis)

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Developmental Sentence Scoring Sample Size Comparison, Peggy Ann Callan (Thesis)

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An exploratory study of female networking in a Mormon fundamentalist polygynous society, Janet Bennion Cannon (Thesis)

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Threaded octree structures for fast neighbor voxel processing in a parallel ray tracer, B.R. Naveen Chandra (Thesis)

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The Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on the Growth of Closterium moniliferum, Cynthia Lehua Warnock Christensen (Thesis)

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The Effect of Two Viologens on the Solution Speciation of Tetrakis([rho]-carboxyphenyl)porphine, Suzanne Elizabeth Clarke (Dissertation)

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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Two Competing Social Power Measurement Systems, Joseph E. Criqui (Thesis)

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Walter Kempowski's Familienchronik : history and the role of Erziehung, Carla Ann Damiano (Thesis)

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Exurban Commuting Patterns: A Case Study of the Portland Oregon Region, Judy Seppanen Davis (Dissertation)

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The use of phonological process assessment for differentiating developmental apraxia of speech from functional articulation disorders, Kathryn DeArmond (Thesis)

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Oregon's Cuban-American community : from revolution to assimilation, Richard Dellenback (Thesis)

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Goal-directed imagining : the effect of suggestions of warmth and coolness on blood flow to the hand, John Mark Dilworth (Thesis)

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Translation as interpretation : Siegfried Lenz' "Motivsuche", John F. Disterheft (Thesis)

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Comparison of Two Behavioral Models in Obesity Treatment, Nina Lucille Dominy (Thesis)

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Finite element analysis of thermal stresses in semiconductor devices, Joachim Karl Wilhelm Duerr (Thesis)

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An Evaluation of the Academic Success of Students Who Participated in the English for Non-native Residents Program at Portland State University, Linda Carol Andrews Dunn (Thesis)

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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Training in Cooperative Learning and Teacher Job Satisfaction, Margaret Maloy Dutton (Dissertation)

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The Duration of Tinnitus in an Aging Population, Mary Engel (Thesis)

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Geochemical Evolution of Ferruginous Bauxite Deposits in Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington, Joseph Michael Fassio (Thesis)

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Burns'eko etxekoandreak: Basque Women Boarding House Keepers of Burns, Oregon, Paquita Lucia Garatea (Thesis)

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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Their Instructional Styles in the Teaching of Conflict Resolution, Marcia Gregor Garrick (Dissertation)

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A Comparison of an Acoustic Stethoscope and an Amplified Stethoscope in White Noise and Cafeteria Noise During Cardiac Auscultation, Lynda Lynell Gigstad (Thesis)

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Terrain disturbances by winter roads in the lower and central Mackenzie River Valley, N.W.T., Canada, Christoph Gnieser (Thesis)

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Students' orientations toward dreams and the development of scales for their measurement, John Philip Governale (Thesis)

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A Study of Washington Secondary Principals' Perceptions of Effective Dropout Prevention Policies and Programs, Susan Lindsley Greenwood (Dissertation)

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Prediction of posttreatment level of functioning from performance in a leveled token economy for emotionally disturbed adolescents, Peter Arden Scott Grover (Thesis)

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Nurses' attitudes toward patients with AIDS examined by hours of AIDS education, Teresa Grove (Thesis)

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Speechreading ability in elementary school-age children with and without functional articulation disorders, Barbara L. Habermann (Thesis)

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HPLC analysis of myoglobin tryptic peptides from selected species of cetaceans, David Lawrence Hayteas (Thesis)

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The relationship between reading comprehension and self-esteem in low level reading adults, Judy Rosen Heumann (Thesis)

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Instrumentation for Multi-Electrode Voltammetry, I-Pin Ho (Dissertation)

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A Comparison of the Phonological Skills of Late Talking and Normal Toddlers, Patricia Joan Jennings (Thesis)

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The Relationship Between School Integration and Student Attitude Toward Residential Racial Integration, David Allen Johnson (Dissertation)

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High frequency acoustic reflexes in cochlea-impaired and normal ears, Karen Elizabeth Jones (Thesis)

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A Comparison of Two Methods for Measuring the Attenuation Provided by Insert-Type Hearing Protection Devices, Brenda Barrett Kabat (Thesis)

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Comparison of the Modal Frequency Levels of Nonsmoking and Cigarette Smoking White Females Between the Ages of Forty and Fifty Years, Janis Mae Kaufman (Thesis)

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Cross-Cultural Differences in Written Discourse Patterns : A Study of Acceptability of Japanese Expository Compositions in American Universities, Hiroko Kitano (Thesis)

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Reading comprehension of literal, translational, and high inference level questions in aphasic and right hemisphere damaged adults, Ute Kongsbak (Thesis)

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The Effect of a Parent Training Program on Language Delayed Children, Lynn Krupa (Thesis)

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Communication Stress and Coping Strategies Among Japanese University Students in the United States, Atsuko Kurogi (Thesis)

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Density Currents in Circular Wastewater Treatment Tanks, David M. LaLiberte (Thesis)

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Audiological in-service regarding hearing impairment and its impact on communication in the geriatric population, Marie Barlow Lassell (Thesis)

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Policy into Practice: A Study of Legislative Impact on Administrative Practice in Washington Schools, James Carter Leffler (Dissertation)

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Communication Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Chinese Students in the United States, Qiu Lu Liang (Thesis)

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Study of referential and display questions and their responses in adult ESL reading classes, Susan Lindenmeyer (Thesis)

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Subsurface and geochemical stratigraphy of northwestern Oregon, Olga Berenice Lira (Thesis)

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Social support for the frail elderly at two kinds of retirement communities, Qiaoming Liu (Thesis)

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Otitis media and language development in late talkers, Timothy Forest Lynn (Thesis)

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Identification of entry-level clerical/secretarial skills and competencies and utilization of hardware and software applications in Clark County businesses, Phyllis A. Maki (Thesis)

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John Rawls, the conception of a liberal self, and the communitarian critique, Johnathan Edward Mansfield (Thesis)

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Job Satisfaction of Classified Employees in a Public Suburban School District, Jeradean Emma Rehm Masciocchi (Dissertation)

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Torso as ceramic vessel, Richard Garrett Masterson (Thesis)

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Resolution and Reconstitution of the Photosystem I Reaction Center: Structure and Function of the Terminal Electron Acceptor FA/FB Polypeptide, Tetemke Mehari (Dissertation)

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Nietzsche's "woman" : a metaphor without brakes, Kathleen Merrow (Thesis)