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Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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Selected Functions of Nurse Practitioners in Oregon and Some Implications for Nurse Preparation, Mary Jean Schindler (Dissertation)

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The Differential Role of the SSI with Normal Preschool Children, Caroline Joy Semler (Thesis)

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The Effects of Test Result and Diagnosticity on Physicians’ Revisions of Probability of Disease in Medical Diagnosis, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair (Thesis)

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Parallel approximate string matching applied to occluded object recognition, David Smith (Thesis)

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Equality of Educational Opportunity for Language Minority Students in Oregon: A Survey of ESL/Bilingual Education Policy in Local School Districts, Mary Eileen Smith (Dissertation)

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They sure don't build them like they used to : Federal Housing Administration insured builders' houses in the Pacific Northwest from 1934 to 1954, Alfred M. Staehli (Thesis)

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Stratigraphy of the Ohanapecosh Formation north of Hamilton Buttes, southcentral Washington, Cynthia Marie Stine (Thesis)

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Data on the PPVT-R for Black Kindergarteners, Christy Gail Stocks (Thesis)

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Development and application of some quantitative stratigraphic techniques to the Coos Bay coalfield, a Tertiary fluvio-deltaic complex in southwestern Oregon, Willard Sidney Titus III (Thesis)

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Textural and mineralogical characteristics of altered Grande Ronde basalt, northeastern Oregon : a natural analog for a nuclear waste repository in basalt, Paul M. Trone (Thesis)

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The Influence of Work Station Architecture on Work Perceptions and Work Behavior, Connie L. True (Thesis)

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Die Kunst als Ausdrucksmittel der inneren Welt Hermann Hesses, Debra Lynn Vaul (Thesis)

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Isolating factors predicting cooperation in work groups : leader motivation and style, Denise Hunter Velaski (Thesis)

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Geomorphic Character, Age and Distribution of Rock Glaciers in the Olympic Mountains, Washington, Steven Paul Welter (Thesis)

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Development of a Parametric Analysis Microcomputer Model for Evaluating the Thermodynamic Performance of a Reciprocating Brayton Cycle Engine, Thomas Joseph White (Thesis)

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Synthesis and characterization of some SF₅- containing sulfonic acids, Robert J. Willenbring (Thesis)

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Norepinephrine and temperature regulation in goldfish, Lonnie Paul Wollmuth (Thesis)

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Spatial and temporal characteristics of surface air temperature for Portland, Oregon, Li-min Yang (Thesis)

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A Study of Ability to Choose Appropriate Conflict Behavior Determined by the Relationship Between Locus of Control and Conflict Behavior Styles, Mary H. Zinkin (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Axisymmetrically Loaded Isotropic Circular and Annular Plates Undergoing Large Deflections, Aiman Raji Akileh (Thesis)

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The contribution of the lymph hearts in compensation for acute hypovolemic stress in the toad Bufo marinus, Mark Baustian (Thesis)

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A study of the correlation between the degree of acculturation and scholastic achievement and English gain of ESL students, grades 2-5, Beach School, Portland, Oregon, Rhona R. Blackton (Thesis)

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Values of Oregon Community College Faculty in Selected Instructional Areas, John Francis Bohan (Dissertation)

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Job Satisfaction of Administrators in a Public Suburban School District, Linda Cartier Borquist (Dissertation)

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A Comparison of Behavioral Problems Between Speech and/or Language Impaired Children and Normal Children, Jeannie S. Botelho (Thesis)

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Enhanced Computer Graphics for Decision Makers, Floyd James Brock Jr. (Dissertation)

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The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt group in the Salmon River area, Oregon, Martin S. Burck (Thesis)

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Effects of stress and social support on maternal attachment with a handicapped infant, Cecelia Ostien Capuzzi (Dissertation)

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Hop Agriculture in Oregon: The First Century, Kathleen E. Hudson Cooler (Thesis)

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Restriction mapping and expression of recombinant plasmids containing the arsenic resistance genes of the plasmid R45, Terry M. Coons (Thesis)

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Egypt and the Soviet Union, 1953-1970, John W. Copp (Thesis)

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Attitudes of Otolaryngologists Towards Speech Pathologists Working with Voice Disordered Clients, Judith Patricia-Bader Cross (Thesis)

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Stratigraphic and petrologic analysis of trends within the Spencer Formation sandstones : from Corvallis, Benton County, to Henry Hagg Lake, Yamhill and Washington counties, Oregon, Brent Joseph Cunderla (Thesis)

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The Engineering Geology of the Fountain Landslide, Hood River County, Oregon, Susanne L. D'Agnese (Thesis)

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Electrochemical methods for speciation of inorganic arsenic, Karen Ann D'Arcy (Dissertation)

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Potential motivational effects of altered compensation rates in comparison to other type incentives on building principal performance, Allan Paul Deckard (Dissertation)

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The mobilization of the gay liberation movement, Ramom de Souza Torrecilha (Thesis)

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The structural controls of the Vale Rhinehart Buttes complex, Vale KGRA, Malheur County, Oregon, John Timothy Doerr (Thesis)

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A Comparative Study of Three Language Sampling Methods Using Developmental Sentence Scoring, Cheryl Diane Dong (Thesis)

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Internal external locus of control and the choice of therapy, Marlene Eid (Thesis)

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An Historical Overview of Creativity with Implications for Education, Antoinette S. Ellis (Thesis)

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Technology impact assessment: the effectiveness of advanced instructional technology in remedying learning difficulties of disadvantaged youngsters in an urban setting, Wossen Encubahre (Dissertation)

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The Formal Language of Nonobjective Art, Gwen M. Erickson (Thesis)

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An exploration of cultural differences in Japanese/American intercultural marriages, Mary Erzen-Toyoshima (Thesis)

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Development, Diagnosis and Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Vietnam Veteran Population, Bari S. Fisher (Thesis)

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Daycare Center Services for the Handicapped in the Portland Metropolitan Area: A Descriptive Study, Jacqueline A. Freni-Rothschild (Thesis)

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The Effects of Two Management Techniques on the Generalization of a Syntax Structure, Karin Jeanne Goodling (Thesis)

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An Attempt to Reduce Actor-Observer Differences in Attributions, Carla A. Green (Thesis)

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Analysis and Prediction of the Water Temperature of the McKenzie River, Oregon Using the Equilibrium Temperature Approach, R. Peder Hansen (Thesis)

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A comparison of theory and life experiences in heteroculturality, Sara June Harper (Thesis)

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Structures of daily life : the material culture of Surry County, Virginia, 1690-1715, Anna Louise Hawley (Thesis)

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An econometric study of an oil-exporting country: the case of Iran, Abbas Heiat (Dissertation)

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Organizational development: an investigation into the knowledge obsolescence of engineers in the electronics industry, Cheryl J. Hubbard (Dissertation)

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The treatment of the concept of impersonation within the art of oral interpretation : a contemporary perspective, Joann R. Johnson (Thesis)

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The stratigraphy of the Scappoose formation, the Astoria formation, and the Columbia River basalt group in northwestern Columbia County, Oregon, Nancy Tompkins Ketrenos (Thesis)

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Purification and characterization of fumarate reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, Sanjay S. Khandekar (Dissertation)

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Producer cooperatives and industrial democracy: a comparative study of the performance of cooperative and conventional plywood plants, Youssef Khodaparast (Dissertation)

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The performance of reading disabled 3rd to 6th graders on the Token test for children, Jane J. Kihara (Thesis)

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An investigation of resolution and addressability requirements for digital display systems used in word-processing and computer-aided-drafting applications, Stephen T. Knox (Thesis)

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Adolescent and parental perceptions of adolescent self-disclosure communication and relational satisfaction, Diane S. Lund (Thesis)

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The Development of the Self-Concept in the Young Child, Doris Mascall (Thesis)

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Tephrostratigraphy of the middle Eocene Chumstick Formation, Cascade Range, Douglas County, Washington, Matthew John McClincy (Thesis)

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Hemodynamics During Pregnancy: A Model for Cardiac Enlargement, David James Mendelson (Thesis)

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A study of the role of the secondary virtues in Uli der Knecht, Roland Minder (Thesis)

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Students in alternative public high schools: educational histories prior to alternative school entry, Carolyn Moilanen (Dissertation)

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Care, Need, and Conceptions of Love: a Reexamination, Janet Gruwell Morris (Thesis)

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Nitrogen limitation of phytoplankton growth in an oligotrophic lake, Michael Patrick Mulvey (Thesis)

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Quadtree-based processing of digital images, Ramin Naderi (Thesis)

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The Grammatic Closure Subtest of the ITPA as a Screening Device, Cathy Newquist (Thesis)

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Effect of Ethanol on Thermoregulation in the Goldfish Carassius auratus, Candace Sharon O'Connor (Thesis)

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Pre-kindergarteners' performance on the BTBC, Amelia Wittwer Ouellette (Thesis)

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The spirituality of Pierre de Bérulle, Steven Percy Poitra (Thesis)

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Post-buckled performance of partially restrained and intermediately supported steel angles, Perumal Radhakrishnan (Thesis)

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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)

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Finding a New Voice: The Oregon Writing Community Between the World Wars, Karen Stoner Reyes (Thesis)

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After the Sixties: Anthropology in Sixth Grade Social Studies Textbooks, Christine Skei Rossi (Thesis)

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The Effect of Salinity on Habitat Selection of Two Oregon Chiton Species (Katharina Tunicata and Mopalia Hindsii), David Carl Rostal (Thesis)

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Morphological aspects of seedling establishment in four temperate region Phorandendron spp., Beverlee M. Ruhland (Thesis)

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Perceptual correspondence in the superior-subordinate work dyad, Lora Lee Sager (Thesis)

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Analysis of problemsolving groups with feedback intervention using a systematic multiple level observation of groups, Donna Buchanan Schantz (Dissertation)

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MMPI discrimination of incest offenders : a validity study of the IC, SV, and PE subscales, B. Joann Scheck (Thesis)

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Biostratigraphy of the Cowlitz Formation in the Upper Nehalem River Basin, Northwest Oregon, Neil B. Shaw (Thesis)

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Synthetic and nitrogen-15 NMR studies of some heteroaromatic systems, Roger Martin Sheets (Dissertation)

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A Groundwater Flow Model of the Aquifer Intercommunication Area, Hanford Site, Washington, Elizabeth G. Simkover (Thesis)

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A Multidimensional Analysis of Physical Attractiveness in the Formation of First Impressions, Jewel Marianna Smith Hunter (Thesis)

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The Cognitive Learning Styles of International Students, Shelley L. Smith (Thesis)

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Serving primary caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease : an integrated service delivery model, Greta Krahn Stapleton (Thesis)

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Neutron activation analysis and chemical inference for the identification of Buena Vista ceramics, Daniel D. Sullivan (Thesis)

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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)

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Modification of the western approach to intercultural communication for the Japanese context, Eiko Tai (Thesis)

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Humor Creation and Appreciation as an Indicator of Intercultural Communication Effectiveness: Toward a Theoretical Model, Richard D. Tavano (Thesis)

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Networks for staff development in the state of Oregon, Vida Sumner Taylor (Dissertation)

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A Contextual Analysis of Selected Communication Strategies Associated With Dyadic and Situation Characteristics: A Field Study, Gisele Marie Tierney (Thesis)

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Manipulation or education? : symbolic language, belief system and the Truman Doctrine, John Gunn Tilson (Thesis)

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The Chemistry of Novel Chromium(IV) Systems and Fluorinated Hypochlorites, Joseph Onuorah Udeaja (Thesis)

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Normative teacher and student role behaviors in the U.S. with a contrast to Japan, Kathleen Ulrich (Thesis)

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Determinants of the variations in the presence of the subfamily in U.S. metropolitan areas, 1980, John Ossaiedeme Umude (Dissertation)

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The Cowlitz Corridor: the Passage Through Time, Margot Coleman Vaughan (Thesis)

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The Effect of Order of Presentation and Experience on Problem Solving, Edward Bruce Versteeg (Thesis)

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Richard Whately's theory of argument and its influence on the homiletic theory and practice of John Albert Broadus, Robert Allan Vogel (Thesis)