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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Some effects of cochlear implant use on loudness modulation, Carol F. Ross (Thesis)
Eye contact perception at distances up to six meters, Daniel L. Scarl (Thesis)
A Comparison of Preschool Scores on the PPVT-R and the TELD, Diana Schneider (Thesis)
Negative behavior exhibited by preschool children in same-age versus mixed-age groups, Laura Janine Sheppard (Thesis)
Partial purification and characterization of F₄₂₀-dependent NADP reductase from Methanobrevibacter smithii strain DE1, Scott D. Sheridan (Thesis)
Municipal water use: an Oregon case study, Ibrahim M. Shukri (Dissertation)
Formulation of the Comprehensive employment and training act of 1973, Gary G. Skalangya (Thesis)
The response of the German bishops to the Reichskonkordat, John Roy Slosar (Thesis)
Copper Electrodeposition in a Magnetic Field, Hiroshi Takeo (Thesis)
The relationship between self-esteem and physical condition as measured by the hand grip and leg press in retirement home residents, Anna Mae Tichy (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of the Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained in Canby, Oregon, and the Midwest, for Children Between the Ages of 6.0 and 6.11 Years, Stacy Ann Tilden-Browning (Thesis)
Preliminary investigation for underground storage of pipeline gas in the Bruer and Flora pools, Mist gas field, Columbia County, Oregon, Paul Joseph Townley (Thesis)
Cultural Characteristics of Learning and Perceptual Skills of Southeast Alaskan Native 5-Year-Olds, Thomas J. Turkon (Thesis)
A Comparison of the Effects of EMG Biofeedback and Relaxation Training on Chronic Back Pain Patients, Pam W. Vredevelt (Thesis)
The Impact of the Multinational Corporations on Leading Issues and Policy Making in Less Developed Countries. (A Case Study on Kenya), Wamukota Francis W. Wambalaba (Thesis)
Physical illness and depression: changes over time in middle aged and elderly persons, Ann K. Williams (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of the TEEM and the Morphological Aspects of the BLST and TOLD-P, Kathleen Marie Zuehlsdorff (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The outcomes of a quality circle program in an electronics manufacturing firm, Martin L. Abbott (Dissertation)
Integration in West Africa : an empirical examination of ECOWAS, Stephen C. Adkisson (Thesis)
A numerical solution for three dimensional beam columns in the elastic region, Hamid Reza Afghan (Thesis)
The relation of economic diversity to levels, growth rates, and stability of unemployment and income, Mohsen Attaran (Dissertation)
Career Lines in the Area of Mental Retardation, Charlotte Ballard (Thesis)
Measurement of low vapor pressures : a kinetic approach, Samuel Bernard Bliden (Thesis)
Tiltmeter analysis of Mount St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington, Edward Charles Brown (Thesis)
Counseling the Batterer, Robert Oliver Brown (Thesis)
The role of the family in delinquency causation: an interactional view, James W. Burfeind (Dissertation)
Derivatives of Trifluorovinylsulfur Pentafluoride and F-(tert-butyl) Hypochlorite, Jo Ann Marie Canich (Thesis)
Effects of Urbanization on the Hydrologic Regime of Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon, William Vandewater Clement (Thesis)
A Comparison of Measures of Emotions From Written Reports of Dreams and Waking Experiences, Edward D. Conklin (Thesis)
Alternating current studies and kinetic analysis of valinomycin mediated charge-transport through lipid bilayer membranes, Kenneth Lee Cox (Thesis)
High valent chromium (V) and chromium (VI) complexes, Harry Bennett Davis (Thesis)
Normative data on the auditory memory performance of three- and four-year old children as measured by the Auditory memory test package (AMTP), Patricia R. Davis (Thesis)
Normative data for the Tennessee test of rhythm and intonation patterns (T-TRIP), Ray Drommond (Thesis)
Determination of toluene's degradation products under simulated atmospheric conditions, Bruce E. Dumdei (Dissertation)
Overgrown geometry, Connie Earnshaw (Thesis)
Survey of language acquisition techniques provided by parents of talented and gifted children, Sharon Engen (Thesis)
Urban housing policy evaluation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tarek Ali Fadaak (Dissertation)
An Analysis of the Affects of Crisis on the Decision Making Practice of a Dialysis Program: a Case Study, James Christopher Farley (Thesis)
The psychological intervention of group therapy for women coping with genital herpes, Susan D. Ferguson (Thesis)
Photo-realist portraiture, Elaine R. Fleskes (Thesis)
Satisfaction and quality : patient perspectives in medical care, Marguerite L. Foeller (Thesis)
A history of the street railway systems of Vancouver, Washington, 1889-1926, David Warren Freece (Thesis)
Stepfamily adjustment: a balance theory analysis including the noncustodial parent as a member of the family system, Margaret L. Fujita (Dissertation)
Effects of Intraperitoneal and Intracerebral Injections of Triiodothyronine on Temperature Selection in Fish, Dennis A. Grahn (Thesis)
State policy for multicultural education: an inquiry into policy status and administration, 1968-1984, Thomas G. Greene (Dissertation)
Inquiry into the causes and significance of cytoplasmic vacuolation of neutrophils in the peripheral circulation, Gary Xavier Haight (Thesis)
Lesbianism in sport from the perspective of the female team sport college athlete and the female team sport recreational player, Tracy Laura Jaynes (Thesis)
Geology, Alteration and Mineralization of a Silicic Volcanic Center, Glass Buttes, Oregon, Michael James Johnson (Thesis)
State space approach to flood stage estimation, Gregory Allen Jones (Thesis)
Fringe area growth in Metropolitan Portland: an analysis of space-time variations in residential housing and land conversion, 1970-1980, Sheku Gibril Kamara (Dissertation)
The Effect of Problem Complexity on the Efficiency of Intuitive and Analytic Processes, Teresa Farley Kao (Thesis)
Jewelry from the environment, Douglas Lawrence Kollmeyer (Thesis)
A longitudinal study of recidivism for 88 Forest Camp inmates, Loreli S. Manning (Thesis)
A Comparison of a Group Approach and a Personalized Approach in Teaching Behavior Management Techniques to Parents, Vicki Martin (Thesis)
Incest : a study in networking in Multnomah County, Oregon, Joanne McClarty (Thesis)
Developmental Sentence Scoring: A Comparative Study Conducted in Portland, Oregon, Kathryn Marie McCluskey (Thesis)
Spies in America : German espionage in the United States, 1935-1945, Joan Irene Miller (Thesis)
Enhancing impact assessment with extrapolative fiction, Ruth-Ellen Miller (Dissertation)
Synergism of substance and emotion, Carolyn Jean Mills (Thesis)
Fort Ross, Russian Colony in California, 1811-1841, Kathryn E. Mitchell (Thesis)
A theoretical and experimental examination of sodium chloride hydration, Debra Conway Modra (Thesis)
Computer modeling of photochemical ozone formation: a simplified approach, Ebrahim Moshiri (Dissertation)
Evaluating urban containment programs, Arthur C. Nelson (Dissertation)
The political unification of the Israeli Army, Michael Uhry Newman (Thesis)
Strong-minded woman figures in a time of crisis : Maria Stuart, Penthesilea, Sappho, Inger M. Olsen (Thesis)
Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Hedonic Response to Gustatory Stimuli, Laurie Ann O'Toole (Thesis)
The contribution of social support to the successful functioning of men with epilepsy, Diane L. Pancoast (Dissertation)
Early Childhood Education and Compensatory Education in the Portland, Oregon, Public Schools, 1965-1984, Dolores Jean Robinett Pappas (Thesis)
Forecasting interest rates using pattern recognition techniques, John S. Pearson (Dissertation)
Quaternary volcanology of the West Crater-Soda Peaks area, southern Washington Cascade Range, David R. Polivka (Thesis)
You don't have to have a high school education to work here : an ethnography of a chainstore, Caroline Yvonne Princehouse (Thesis)
Body Weight Changes Throughout the Menstrual Cycle and Their Effect Upon the Components of Body Composition, Lovina M. Query (Thesis)
An investigation of the relationship between biographical characteristics and job satisfaction among middle school teachers in four suburban school districts, Susan Scott-Miller (Dissertation)
The Effect on Culture-Bound Evaluation by the Intercultural Communication Workshop (ICW) at Portland State University, Marion Franc Sørensen (Thesis)
Load flow and contingency analysis in power systems, Kianfar Sorooshian (Thesis)
Retirement satisfaction and the timing of the retirement age: an analysis of retirees and older workers from a Fortune 500 firm, Donna Elaine Stuteville (Dissertation)
Effective acquisition of basic skills: an elementary schools program, Linda L. Terhark (Dissertation)
A validation study of the screening test for developmental apraxia of speech, Deborah L. Thorsen (Thesis)
Intercultural communication problems of Nigerian students in the Portland Metropolitan Area : a comparative study of a review of literature and personal interviews, Sam Tugba (Thesis)
Determination of Systemic Blood Pressure via Autospectral Analysis of Oscillometric Data, Eugene Elie Warner (Thesis)
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Paleogene arkosic and volcaniclastic strata, Johnson Creek-Chambers Creek area, southern Cascade Range, Washington, Warren Jon Winters (Thesis)
Effects of Dehydration on Hemoglobin Oxygen Affinity and Blood Cell Volume in Two Anurans, Andrew Christopher Zygmunt (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Rating life events : the effect of experience and point of reference, Richard John Alden (Thesis)
The utility of alternate theoretical conceptualizations of "urban environment" in explaining variation in attitudes and behaviors, John Conrad Allen III (Thesis)
A mechanistic study of the electrochemical formation of CdS CdSe semiconducting films, Mario Aparicio-Razo (Dissertation)
The introduction of European and Asian cultural materials on the Alaskan and Northwest coasts before 1800, Herbert Kyle Beals (Thesis)
A descriptive predictive model for the employment of computer-based management information systems for the government of a developing country: case, Iran, Hossein Bidgoli (Dissertation)
Secondary stresses in bowstring timber trusses, John F. Bradford (Thesis)
Teacher attitude toward composition instruction at the postsecondary level: identification and formation, Jane B. Braunger (Dissertation)
Enrollment decline: the uses and disposition of excess space in 106 Oregon public school districts, Marjorie Brothers (Dissertation)
Justice Brennan and the Bill of Rights, David B. Brownhill (Thesis)
Depositional Model of the Antelope Coal Field, Wyoming, Christine M. Budai (Thesis)
A study of single angle compression members, James Robert Callaway (Thesis)
External dependence and national urban development policy: a structural analysis of graduate unemployment in Nairobi, Kenya, Fantu Cheru (Dissertation)
Short-term wellness program for a school staff comparing levels of support, Wynferd Ray Chilton (Dissertation)
Effect of Tinnitus Maskers on Speech Discrimination Among Those Wearing Tinnitus Maskers, John Alexander Chonka (Thesis)
Effect of copper on cell division, nitrogen metabolism, morphology, and sexual reproduction in the life cycle of Closterium moniliferum (Chlorophyceae), Erleen Svihovec Christenson (Dissertation)
The Application of Exact Electrodiffusion Theory to Ion Transport Across Lipid Bilayer Membranes, Scott Cohen (Thesis)
Toward a behavioral analysis of attentiveness as a style of communication, Ray Alan Coker (Thesis)
The Combined Effect of Cu and Zn on Selenastrum capricornutum, Helmer Colonia-Roque (Thesis)