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Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Hypoid gear optimization, Selvaraj Ramachandran
Mineralogy, geochemistry, and dispersal of opaque oxides on the continental shelf of the Cascadia margin, Kommajosyula Subramanya Ravi
Early-Return-to-Work Programs: An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Program Policies and Practices on Organizational Outcomes, Lorrie L. Riat
A Comparison of Developmental Sentence Score Patterns in Three Groups of Preschool Children, Michelle Lynn Riback
Development of a Semi-synthetic Medium Supporting Adherent Growth in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci, Abbas Sadeghi
A Heuristic Approach for Profit Optimization in Shared Tenant Services (STS), C.P. Saravanabhava, Dan Nguyen, Alper Acar, and Vu Han
Within and beyond boundaries in Henri Bosco's Le mas Théotime, Barbara Marguerite Schaff
Intergenerational Programming: A Confluence of Interests Between the Frail Elderly and Urban Youth, Doris Schindler
A Comparative Media Study of How AIDS-Related News is Reported in Mainstream and Alternative Presses, Robert Eugene Schlick
Simulation Design, Role Identification and Attitude Change in a High Technology Culture, Terry Robert Schumacher
Nonlinear dynamics in oscillating waterfalls, Michael Schumann
Why MRP II Implementation Isn't Always Successful, Cathryn Scott
A Descriptive Study of the Implementation of an Integrated Whole Language Approach at the Fifth Grade Level, Ardyth Shapiro
Connected Painted Rectangles Experiments in Quantitative Shape and Contrasting Elements, Ann Shiogi
Estimation of Warranty Reserves: Methods and Models, Carole Shlaes
Sources or Risk in Capital Budgeting, Carole Shlaes
Communication Issues in the Management of a Multicultural Workforce, Deborah Margaret Sipe
State Industrial Policy and the Autonomy of State Leaders: Evidence from the Oregon Experience, Matthew I. Slavin
Effective Middle School Teaching: Factors that Promote and Maintain It, Judith Ann Smith
A Classroom Preferences Questionnaire Based on the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Allyn Snider
Financial Evaluation of a New Product Development Estimated of Concerned Factors: Procedures and Barrier, Laura Sobole
Minimization of Cost for an Instrumentation Production Line, Laura Sobole and Tim Bennington-Davis
Roles of Engineering Management in a Successful Technology Transfer Process, Laura Sobole, Niko Hendarsin, and Saravanabhava Paramashivan