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Theses/Dissertations from 1995
A Comparison of High School Student and Adult Expectations of Leader Behavior, Charles Edward Beyer
The Predictive Validity of the Admission Criteria for the Counselor Education Program at Portland State University, Malachy Liam Bishop
A Hydrologic Analysis of Government Island, Oregon, Scott Gregory Bittinger
Engineering Hiring Decisions with Uncertain Information, Steve Blaine, Eric Kangas, and Rajesh Rajput
Through Women's Eyes: Contemporary Women's Fiction about the Old West, Anna Margarete Boettcher
Renal Responses to Differential Rates of Blood Volume Expansion in the Toad, Bufo marinus, Mark Edward Bolke
Der 35. Mai -- Ein Sozialkritisches Erwachsenenbuch für Kinder, Thomas Bosch
Gaining State Response on Global Environmental Problem-Solving: Developing a State-centric Approach, Heather MacGregor Bothwell
Synthesis and Characterization of a Porphyrin Dyad, Dale A. Braden
A Comparative Study of the Flathead, Cayuse and Nez Perce Tribes in Reference to the Pattern of Acceptance and Rejection to the Missionaries in the Mid-nineteenth Century, Mary Kathleen Branson
Employee Training and Retention of Intellectual Property in a Dynamic High Tech Environment, Brian Breiling, Rob Hensel, Don Smith, and John Thornton
Application of a Geographical Information System to Estimate the Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in the Sandy and Clackamas River Basins, Oregon, Dorie Lynn Brownell
Reliability and Validity of Pedometers in a Free-living Environment, Ernest Leroy Brown
Effect of Ototoxic Drugs on the Amphibian Auditory System: Injection of Gentamicin Sulfate into Anuran Otic Capsules and Recovery of Thresholds, Michael Patrick Brown
Student Attitudes Toward Word Processing and Writing in the English as a Second or Other Language Classroom, Greg Lynn Buchan
Authorizing the Reader: Narrative Construction in Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs and Willa Cather's My Ántonia, Cheri Buck-Perry
Project Management Structure Based on IndustryEnvironments, Ed Buescher, Rawee Chaimongkol, Jerry Knoben, Art Louie, Al Pierce, Tim Schnidler, and Usanee Thiravaja
Economic Analysis: Neal Creek Bridge, PhuongLan Bui, Susan Goodwin, and Lam Han
Small Package Operating Facility Design, Judith Bulski, Paul Bulski, Sharon Cibula, and Andi Tan
Capital Expansion Project-Administrative Office Space, Paul Bulski
The Effect of the Ideology of Motherhood on Women, Shari A. Burke
A Coordination Structure Approach to the management of Projects, Ruth Burris
Cross-Functional Project Teams: A Study of Communication, Motivation & Conflict Resolution, Ruth Burris, Eric Etheridge, Nandor Farkas, David Huffman, and Boris Litinsky
Strategic and Policy Issues: Managing the Entrepreneur in Large Companies, Ruth Burris, Eric Etheridge, Nandor Farkas, David Huffman, and Boris Litinsky