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Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The stratigraphy of the Scappoose formation, the Astoria formation, and the Columbia River basalt group in northwestern Columbia County, Oregon, Nancy Tompkins Ketrenos (Thesis)
Purification and characterization of fumarate reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, Sanjay S. Khandekar (Dissertation)
Producer cooperatives and industrial democracy: a comparative study of the performance of cooperative and conventional plywood plants, Youssef Khodaparast (Dissertation)
The performance of reading disabled 3rd to 6th graders on the Token test for children, Jane J. Kihara (Thesis)
An investigation of resolution and addressability requirements for digital display systems used in word-processing and computer-aided-drafting applications, Stephen T. Knox (Thesis)
Adolescent and parental perceptions of adolescent self-disclosure communication and relational satisfaction, Diane S. Lund (Thesis)
The Development of the Self-Concept in the Young Child, Doris Mascall (Thesis)
Tephrostratigraphy of the middle Eocene Chumstick Formation, Cascade Range, Douglas County, Washington, Matthew John McClincy (Thesis)
Hemodynamics During Pregnancy: A Model for Cardiac Enlargement, David James Mendelson (Thesis)
A study of the role of the secondary virtues in Uli der Knecht, Roland Minder (Thesis)
Students in alternative public high schools: educational histories prior to alternative school entry, Carolyn Moilanen (Dissertation)
Care, Need, and Conceptions of Love: a Reexamination, Janet Gruwell Morris (Thesis)
Nitrogen limitation of phytoplankton growth in an oligotrophic lake, Michael Patrick Mulvey (Thesis)
Quadtree-based processing of digital images, Ramin Naderi (Thesis)
The Grammatic Closure Subtest of the ITPA as a Screening Device, Cathy Newquist (Thesis)
Effect of Ethanol on Thermoregulation in the Goldfish Carassius auratus, Candace Sharon O'Connor (Thesis)
Pre-kindergarteners' performance on the BTBC, Amelia Wittwer Ouellette (Thesis)
The spirituality of Pierre de Bérulle, Steven Percy Poitra (Thesis)
Post-buckled performance of partially restrained and intermediately supported steel angles, Perumal Radhakrishnan (Thesis)
Elderly stroke patients and their partners: a longitudinal study of social support and well-being changes associated with a disabling stroke, Marie Therese Rau (Dissertation)
Finding a New Voice: The Oregon Writing Community Between the World Wars, Karen Stoner Reyes (Thesis)
After the Sixties: Anthropology in Sixth Grade Social Studies Textbooks, Christine Skei Rossi (Thesis)
The Effect of Salinity on Habitat Selection of Two Oregon Chiton Species (Katharina Tunicata and Mopalia Hindsii), David Carl Rostal (Thesis)
Morphological aspects of seedling establishment in four temperate region Phorandendron spp., Beverlee M. Ruhland (Thesis)
Perceptual correspondence in the superior-subordinate work dyad, Lora Lee Sager (Thesis)
Analysis of problemsolving groups with feedback intervention using a systematic multiple level observation of groups, Donna Buchanan Schantz (Dissertation)
MMPI discrimination of incest offenders : a validity study of the IC, SV, and PE subscales, B. Joann Scheck (Thesis)
Biostratigraphy of the Cowlitz Formation in the Upper Nehalem River Basin, Northwest Oregon, Neil B. Shaw (Thesis)
Synthetic and nitrogen-15 NMR studies of some heteroaromatic systems, Roger Martin Sheets (Dissertation)
A Groundwater Flow Model of the Aquifer Intercommunication Area, Hanford Site, Washington, Elizabeth G. Simkover (Thesis)
A Multidimensional Analysis of Physical Attractiveness in the Formation of First Impressions, Jewel Marianna Smith Hunter (Thesis)
The Cognitive Learning Styles of International Students, Shelley L. Smith (Thesis)
Serving primary caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease : an integrated service delivery model, Greta Krahn Stapleton (Thesis)
Neutron activation analysis and chemical inference for the identification of Buena Vista ceramics, Daniel D. Sullivan (Thesis)
A stratigraphic-geochemical study of the Troutdale Formation and Sandy River Mudstone in the Portland basin and lower Columbia River Gorge, Rodney Duane Swanson (Thesis)
Modification of the western approach to intercultural communication for the Japanese context, Eiko Tai (Thesis)
Humor Creation and Appreciation as an Indicator of Intercultural Communication Effectiveness: Toward a Theoretical Model, Richard D. Tavano (Thesis)
Networks for staff development in the state of Oregon, Vida Sumner Taylor (Dissertation)
A Contextual Analysis of Selected Communication Strategies Associated With Dyadic and Situation Characteristics: A Field Study, Gisele Marie Tierney (Thesis)
Manipulation or education? : symbolic language, belief system and the Truman Doctrine, John Gunn Tilson (Thesis)
The Chemistry of Novel Chromium(IV) Systems and Fluorinated Hypochlorites, Joseph Onuorah Udeaja (Thesis)
Normative teacher and student role behaviors in the U.S. with a contrast to Japan, Kathleen Ulrich (Thesis)
Determinants of the variations in the presence of the subfamily in U.S. metropolitan areas, 1980, John Ossaiedeme Umude (Dissertation)
The Cowlitz Corridor: the Passage Through Time, Margot Coleman Vaughan (Thesis)
The Effect of Order of Presentation and Experience on Problem Solving, Edward Bruce Versteeg (Thesis)
Richard Whately's theory of argument and its influence on the homiletic theory and practice of John Albert Broadus, Robert Allan Vogel (Thesis)
Effects of infection by dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum) on the population dynamics of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), James Leo Wanner (Dissertation)
Comparative Self-Monitoring Behavior and Recall of Verbal and Nonverbal Interactional Information about Partner in Conversations with Ablebodied and Disabled Partners, Doris L. Werkman (Thesis)
The Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration of the Bear Creek Butte Area, Crook County, Central Oregon, Richard Matthew Wilkening (Thesis)
Cooperative Responses in Competitive Soccer, Rodney Gordon Williamson (Thesis)
Effects of Stress Management Instruction and Anxiety Monitoring in Adult Day Treatment Population, Jack Blanton Wills (Thesis)
Geology of the Willamette Pass area, Cascade Range, Oregon, Neil M. Woller (Thesis)
Adsorption of Aminopyridines to Phosphatidylserine Vesicles, Colin Wright (Thesis)
Fuzzy multiobjective mathematical programming in economic systems analysis: design and method, Li Da Xu (Dissertation)
Propagation of optical waves in tapered fibers and metallic wave guides, Bahram Zandi (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The life history strategy of the saxicolous desert lizard, Sauromalus obesus, Marvin Lynn Abts (Dissertation)
Spatial clustering of sector linked industry in an urban economy, Colleen Greer Acres (Dissertation)
The Effects of Income Inequality on Racial Residential Segregation in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Katayoun Aidinezhad (Thesis)
The Communication of Wellness Concepts Interculturally in an Alaskan Health-Care Context, Janet A. Allan (Thesis)
The Applicability of Microcomputers to Local Water Management, Roderick Lee Allen (Thesis)
Juvenile delinquency in Saudi Arabia, Yousef Ahmed AlRomaih (Thesis)
The Effect of Women's Labor Force Participation on Marital Instability, Isik Akin Aytac (Thesis)
An Assessment of the Incorporation of Established Guidelines and Intercultural Communication Concepts into U.S. College-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, Thomas Thaxter Bacheller IV (Thesis)
Social structure, health orientation and health behavior, Khalifa Ali Baej (Thesis)
Bertolt Brecht and the Bible, Clara Martha Baker (Thesis)
The analysis and use of methodologies for the study of the diets of long-eared owls from three environments in north central Oregon, John M. Barss (Thesis)
The measurement of change in well-being in a longitudinal study of pre- and post-retirees, Marie P. Beaudet (Dissertation)
Concrete Poetry: The Influence of Design and Marketing on Aesthetics, Tineke Bierma (Thesis)
A social-psychological case history : the Manson incident, Judith Elaine Bullis (Thesis)
Provenance study of late Eocene arkosic sandstones in southwest and central Washington, Mark Edward Byrnes (Thesis)
Collective bargaining: a process adopted by Oregon's four-year institutions of higher education to support faculty members' participation in institutional governance, Patricia Lillian Chadwick (Dissertation)
Translation of Ilse Aichinger's short stories, Patsy Kay Looney Corrigan (Thesis)
The MMPI : a subscale (Ic) for the identification of male incest offenders, Mary S. Dolan (Thesis)
A phylokaryotypic evaluation of the genus Tursiops (family Delphinidae), Melissa Kay Estes (Thesis)
The Geology, Geochemistry, and Alteration of Red Butte, Oregon: A Precious Metal-Bearing Paleo Hot Spring System, Carol Susan Evans (Thesis)
A Comparison of Motoric and Linguistic Features in Graphic Samples of Fluent and Nonfluent Aphasic Persons Over Three Time Intervals, Babette Fisher (Thesis)
Each in Its Own Sphere: Religion and Law in Oregon History, Alan L. Gallagher (Thesis)
Special education labeling relationships with learning disabled student self-concept, Nancy Kathryn Godinet (Dissertation)
Use of synthetic speech in tests of speech discrimination, Jane S. Gordon (Thesis)
Structure and evolution of the Horse Heaven Hills in south-central Washington, Michael Curtis Hagood (Thesis)
Transparent landscape, Elizabeth Harris (Thesis)
Aspects of Cardiovascular Oxygen Transport in Vertebrates, Michael Scott Hedrick (Thesis)
The Effects of Maternal Support and Non-support on the Family Concepts of Sexually Abused Girls, Sharon R. Hitchens (Thesis)
Economic determinants of residential mortgage choice, Marvin J. Horowitz (Dissertation)
A Descriptive Study of the Relationship Between Cultural Sensitivity in the Acculturation Process and the Second Language Learning Process, Kazuko Ikeda (Thesis)
An assessment of a training program designed to teach staff nurses in an acute care facility to transfer nursing process theory to practice, C. Frances Johnson (Dissertation)
Growing old and going straight: examining the role of age in criminal career termination, Annette I. Jolin (Dissertation)
Survey of Oregon's public school hearing conservation programs, Jill M. Jordan-Trestik (Thesis)
The significance of hypovolemia in dehydrational death in anurans, Peter Blair Kimmel (Thesis)
A Comparison of Pedophiles and Incest Offenders on MMPI Scales and Demographic Data, Linda Darmer Ladd (Thesis)
Studies of nucleation and heat transfer in liquid helium isotopes 3 and 4, David Lezak (Dissertation)
Women's labor force supply and commuting behavior: a time-budget analysis, Ta-Win Lin (Dissertation)
Subsidized housing for seniors: a comparative study of management styles, Thelma Lofquist (Dissertation)
A descriptive study of demographic financial factors and the perceived financial life satisfaction of retired Oregon public school administrators, William E. Maier (Dissertation)
Two new parallel processors for real time classification of 3-D moving objects and quad tree generation, Farjam Majd (Thesis)
United States policy toward Tunisian nationalism during World War II, Martha Staley Marks (Thesis)
The use of humor in the social construction of role relationships in a behavioral treatment setting, Daniel D. Martin (Thesis)
The impact of social networks on mortality, disease incidence, and disease progression, Mary Bahner Maxwell (Dissertation)
Wilhelm Reich's Character analysis in its historical context, R. Daniel McCauley (Thesis)
Geochemistry of Alteration and Mineralization of the Wind River Gold Prospect, Skamania County, Washington, Krista I. McGowan (Thesis)