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Submissions from 1997
Achieving Cochannel Interference Objectives Over Selected Topologies in the Portland, Oregon Cellular Network, David A. Wand
Gangstas, Niggas, Bitches and Hos : A Narrative Analysis of Gangsta’ Rap Lyrics, Darnell A. Watson
The Importance of Time for Processing in Second Language Comprehension and Acquisition, Jennifer Lee Watson
Post-middle Miocene Geologic History of the Tualatin Basin, Oregon with Hydrogeologic Implications, Doyle Coley Wilson
Unwilling Accents : Reading Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Julian and Maddalo, Melody Ann Wilson
Numerical Simulation of Contaminated Sediment Transport in the Upper Columbia Slough System, Binghong Wu
Urban Traffic Arterials and the Sale Price of Single Family Houses in Portland: A Hedonic Analysis of Impacts, Philip Wuest
The Relationship Between Self-Monitoring and Organizational Training Effectiveness and Satisfaction, Joanna Wulbert
Investigation of Transactivation of the Human C-Myc Gene by Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1, Xian Wu
The Interaction of Naphthoquinones With the Calcium Release Channel of Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Ruohong Xia
Cascade Bicycle Company, Charles Yahja, Cristian Andrade, and Keith Morrison
ERP Analysis Using Matched Filtering, Correlation Coefficient and Mann-Whitney Test, Yun Yan
Sexual Intercourse : A Feminist Reading of Strip Joint Discourse, Regina Marie Howard Yaroch
The Effects of Parental Involvement, Structure, and Autonomy Support on Children’s Help-Seeking and Problem-Solving Coping in School, Ronald Wayne Yoder
Measure 9: Oregon’s 1992 Anti-Gay Initiative, Patricia Jean Young
Expected and Existing Competencies of External Industry Trainers in the Human Resource Development Field, Julia M. Zachmann
The Poetics of John Keats in “The Fall of Hyperion, a Dream”, Amy A. Zenger
Routing, Driven Placement for ATMEL 6000 Architecture FPGAs, Songhua Zhang
Syntheses and Characterizations of Unsymmetrical Porphyrins as Photosensitizers for a Solid-State Solar Cell, Yinping Zhao
Purification and Characterization of Catalase From Enterococcus Faecalis, Zhenghong Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Children with Early Language Delay: A Group Case Study of Outcomes in Intermediate Grades, Tracey Abild-Lane
West Portland Town Center: Developing Partnerships for Planning and Implementation, Matthew Aho, Stevie Greathouse, and Kevin Snyder
Planning in a Multicultural Society: Building Bridges and Beyond, Nazmul Alam and Theodis Perry Jr.
Feasibility Study: Alternate Class Formats for Portland State'sEngineering Management Program, Fuad Al-Ansari, Toryos Pandejpong, Indra G. Surataruna, and Martina Testa