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Theses/Dissertations from 1995
PSUsort: A Parallel External Sort for a Shared Memory Multiprocessor System, Sujata V. Ramamoorthy
Tree Restructuring Approach to Mapping Problem in Cellular Architecture FPGAS, Narahari Ramineni
Complexity Properties of the Cellular Automaton Game of Life, Andreas Rechtsteiner
We are the Vanguard, Not the Norm: Stories of Successful Minority Students in Predominantly White Graduate Teacher Education Programs, Leslie Rennie-Hill
Automatic Synthesis of VLSI Layout for Analog Continuous-time Filters, David Lyle Robinson
Insoluble Ambiguity: Criticism and the Structure of the Frame Narrative in The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Cecilia Rosenow
Effects of Concurrent Engineering on Make-to-Order Products, Thomas K. Roth-Roffy
Intel Strategic Policies and Issues, Tom Roth-Roffy, Robert Schneider, George Schultz, and S. J.
Strategic Steps in the Implementation of New Technology (Windows '95 Case Study), Tom Roth-Roffy, Robert Schneider, George Schultz, and James Snell
Clinical Application of Two Phonological-based Treatment Approaches, Holly Kiesz Royer
American Deaf Students in ENNL Classes: A Case Study, Janice Elisabeth Ruhl
Performance Evaluation of Specialized Hardware for Fast Global Operations on Distributed Memory Multicomputers, Rajesh Madukkarumukumana Sankaran
Using a Computer Program to Influence the Expectations Senior Adults have Regarding Hearing Aids, Carol I. Sayre
Use of Linear Programming to Solve a Production and Inventory Scheduling Problem, Anatole Schaff
A Comparison and Analysis of Different CommunicationTechniques That May Be Utilized during the R&D, Design and Manufacturing Phases of a Project, Anatole Schaff, Linus Lin, Raid Obidi, Sebastien Michelet, Simon Hans, and Brian Breiling
Zooplankton Community Structure in Lakes Near Mt. St. Helens, WA, Larry Duane Scharnberg
North vs. South: Sovereign Equality and the Environment in the Twentieth Century, Thomas Schlesinger
Origins of Effective Charge of Multivalent Ions at a Membrane/Water Interface and Distribution of 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol in a Membrane Model System, Piet O. Schmidt
Business Process Management: Survey and Methodology, Robert J. Schneider
Educating Innovation Managers: Strategic Issues of Businessand Higher Education, George Schultz
The Origins of Caring: A Study of the Development of Coding Categories for Prosocial Behaviors in Very Young Children, Mark W. Schuster
Career Development Opportunities and Likelihood of Turnoveramong R&D Professionals, Vikki Scotti
Germany, Great Britain and the Rashid Ali al-Kilani Revolt of Spring 1941, James Christian Scott
A Comparative Study of Integrity Tests: the Effect of Situational and Individual Variables on Response Distortion, Nannette Shayne Searles
A Study of Special Preparation and Training Needs of Middle School Teachers, Marilyn Seger