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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Persistence of African Religious Beliefs and Practices as Cultural Resistance to Slavery in Pre-emancipation Colonial Tobago, Okokon Okon Essiet
Reporting the Counterrevolution : The SED Perception of “Prague Spring” as Reported in Neues Deutschland January 1-August 21, 1968, Lee Allen Evans
Phonological Processing of Japanese Kanji Characters, Randy L. Evans
How to Create a Bibliography: A Real Person's Guide, Stacey Ewton
Literary Critique of the Article: Factors for Success in R&D Projects and New ProductInnovation: A Contextual Framework, Stacey Ewton
The Effects of Cohabitation on Subsequent Marital Satisfaction, Brenda Fague
Impact of Singing Intervention on Vocal Fatigue Effects : A Single Subject Study, Nancy Devine Ferguson
Speech Intelligibility of 4-Year-Old Children, M. Jane Firestone
A Critical Review of "Alignment of A Firm's CompetitiveStrategy and Information Technology Management Sophistication: TheMissing Link" - Forrester, Janice Forrester
It’s More Exciting Than Your Life, Jennifer L. Foster
A Study of How To Improve the PSU EMP Program Offeringsfor Individuals from High Technology Companies, Cheryl Fresvik, F. Hidajat, Jose Rodriquez, and B. Stratton
Career Orientation Levels in Adolescents : A Comparison of Cleft and Noncleft Subgroups, Tara Darice Gaddis
An Analysis of PSU-EMP's Strategy, R. Gagnier, Gerard Rousseau, and Monica Shah
Measuring WarehouseEfficiency with WeightRestricted DEA, Paul G. Gilberg
Using a Realistic Job Preview to Communicate Organizational Culture, Johanna Glode
Divertir et Instruire Dans Les Livres Pour Enfants D’Henri Bosco, Laurence Karine Graire
The Antiquities Act of 1906: The Public Response to the Use of Presidential Power in Managing Public Lands, Barbara L. Grover
Communicating Conceptual Design of Mechatronic Systems, Muir Lee Harding
The Green Dyadic Formulation for Radiation Problems With Arbitrary Sources Embedded in Stratified Multi-Layer Structures : Application to Molecular Fluorescence Problems, Robert Lyle Hartman
Rudolf Steiner's Theory of Foreign Language Learning, Michaela Wolf Hashitani
High Resolution Seismic Reflection Interpretations of the Hood Canal-Discovery Bay Fault Zone, Puget Sound, Washington, Brian J. Haug
Soil Catenas on Glacial Moraines of the Central Oregon Cascades, Jason Erik Haugland
An Evaluation of a Staff Mentor Program for At-Risk Students in an Oregon High School: CAKE (Caring About Kids Effectively), Gail Lenore Hayes
Assessing, Introducing and Inserting RFICs into a FlexibleIntegrated Circuit Based Manufacturing System, David Helms
Critical Evaluation of a research paper: Implementing aClient/Server System in Korean Organizations, David Helms