This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
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)
A Comparative Study of the Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained in Portland, Oregon, and the Midwest, for Children Between the Ages of 5.0 and 5.11 Years, Eileen McNutt (Thesis)
The First Wandering Preachers, Laura Mellinger (Thesis)
Sharing as a function of the number of play materials, Nancy Carol Milstead (Thesis)
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines for the Project Manager, Austin Moller (Thesis)
The influence of situational cues on a standardized speechreading test, Maria Navarro Montserrat (Thesis)
A Comparative Study of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test Data, Sharon Ann Moore (Thesis)
Characterization of a new freshwater methanogen, Methanogenium wolfei sp. nov., Theodore B. Moore (Thesis)
Scotopic and photopic thresholds : a dependent variable for the McCollough effect, Marilyn Murphy (Thesis)
Socialization and ideal expectations for the health professional role in the provision of quality terminal care for the urban elderly, Margaret B. Neal (Dissertation)
Development and Application of a Water Budget Model for Lake Level Fluctuation, Goose Lake Basin, Oregon-California, Douglas Daniel Nebert (Thesis)
The Effect of Subject Expectations of "Hypnosis" Upon the Vividness of Visual Imagery, Kayla Mae Nilsson (Thesis)
Lampen und Laternen als Zeichen der Hoffnung in ausgewählten Werken Wolfgang Borcherts, Carol Nolan (Thesis)
The role of copper in the apparent aluminum toxicity of aquatic systems, Kirk Thomas O'Reilly (Thesis)
A study using the 10-key pad on a microcomputer and electronic calculator, Nancy K. Pechman (Thesis)
Job satisfaction of teachers in the Portland Metropolitan Area: an examination of differing factors and their relationship to Herzberg and Lortie theories, Laura Lee Perko (Dissertation)
Transient flow inverse study calculation of unsaturated permeability of wood, Farid Piroozmandi (Thesis)
Geology and Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Alteration, Eastern Portion of the North Santiam Mining Area, J. Michael Pollock (Thesis)
Forecasting for Local Water Management, Douglas Alan Putnam (Thesis)
Cathodic depositions of the compound semiconductor cadmium sulfide, Jeffrey B. Richard (Dissertation)
An Analysis of the Six Military-Dominated Political Cycles in El Salvador Between 1931 and 1979, Thomas Ramon Rookard (Thesis)
A study of the impact of the Federal ECIA, Chapter 2, block grant program on elementary and secondary education in the state of Oregon, Mary T. Rose (Dissertation)
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)