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Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Orwellian Socialism and the Myth of the Working Class, Malcolm P. Ringo IV
Voice Measures and Listener Acceptance of Tracheoesophageal Speech, Heidii Ilona Roberts
The Impact of Theories of Dialogic Epistemology on Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Kandy Sue Robertson
"Sin decidirlo me volví distinta": Gender, Deception and Development in Angeles Mastretta's Arráncame la vida, Luisa Samaniego
Telecommuting and National Cultures: U.S., France, and Germany, Anatole Schaff
A Comparison of Listener and Speaker Perception of Stuttering Events, Anne Jocelyn Schagen
The First Publicly Funded, Government Sponsored Natural Medicine Clinic: A Descriptive Case Study, Jennifer Lynne Schneider
Law Enforcement Attitudes toward the 1989 Oregon Firearms Law and Gun Control, Andrew Schneiderman
Critical Success Factors and Strategies for New ProductDevelopment Analysis, Rodolphe Sepz
A Signal Interconnection Case, Randall C. Shannon, Khalid Alkahtani, and Saleh Al-Alyan
Evaluating Modernization and Dependency Explanations of the Unequal Distribution of Income in Developing Countries, Paul Timothy Shattuck
Combining the Historical and the Personal in Painting, Christopher A. Shotola-Hardt
The Role of the Hepatic Vagus in the Pathogenesis of Fever, Christopher Todd Simons
Efficient Implementation of Image Compression-Postprocessing Algorithm Using a Digital Signal Processor, Nadir Sinaceur
Preternatural Rhythm: A Vernacular Application of the Systemic Grid With Respect to the Influence of Organic Processes, Mark Richardson Smith
Wedding Bands and Marriage Bans: A History of Oregon's Racial Intermarriage Statutes and the Impact on Indian Interracial Nuptials, Matthew Aeldun Charles Smith
Limitations of Methods for Determining the Position of the Center of Mass of a Human Subject Performing a Sit-up, Terrence Chadwick Smith
Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Japanese Natives and Japanese Americans, Mayumi Takeda
Reading Neighborhood Character : A Semiotic Analysis of Three Portland, Oregon Neighborhoods, Jodi Hanson Tanner
The Emergence of an Icon: The Frida Kahlo Cult, Teresa Neva Tate
The Emergence of an Icon: The Frida Kahlo Cult, Teresa Neva Tate
The Reemergence of Kantian Ethics: Have We Adequately Responded to Hegel's Objections?, Gwen C. Thompson
Age Related Changes in the Activity and the Responsiveness of the Renin-angiotensin System in the 15 Month Old Rat, MIchele McKee Thompson
Habitats, Sydney Jean Thompson