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Theses/Dissertations from 1996
What in God's Name: The Ordination of Women and the Inclusive Language Liturgy Movement, Marylee L. Prince
La Representation de la Femme Aristocrate en Periode Post-revolutionnaire: Balzac Moraliste Chretien et Apologiste de la Passion, Isabelle Marie Renard
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel SF5 Containing Fluoroalkyl Iodides and Derivatives, Julia Anne Renn
Calibration of a CCD Camera and Correction of its Images, Armin Rest
ETM 520 Student Project - Rigert, Pat Rigert
Fire Ants, Joyce Marie Riha
The Reception Theory of Hans Robert Jauss: Theory and Application, Paul Hunter Rockhill
An Evaluation of English Spoken Fluency of Thai Graduate Students in the United States, Sugunya Ruangjaroon
Spanish for Health Care Professionals: Language and Culture, Mytzi Maryanne Rudolph
ETM 520 Student Project - Runner, Scott Runner
ETM 520 Student Project - Runner, Scott Runner
Strategic and Policy Initiative - Microsoft, Scott Runner, Raik Hammer, Long Nguyen, Tom Hoang, Suphakit Saengsin, and Edouard Oyer
Strategic and Policy Initiative - Microsoft, Scott Runner, Raik Hammer, Long Nguyen, Tom Hoang, Suphakit Saengsin, and Edouard Oyer
Gender Differences in Adaptive Behavior between Two-year-old Boys and Girls with Slow Expressive Language Development, Christine Lee Rusnak
La Protagonista en Dos Novelas Latinoamericanas Escritas por Mujeres, Khatereh K. Sabahi
ETM 520 Student Project - Saengsin, Suphakit Saengsin
ETM 520 Student Project - Saengsin, Suphakit Saengsin
Validity, Reliability, and Utility of the Oregon Assessment for 3-5 Year Olds in Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms, Steffen Saifer
ETM 520 Student Project - Sammartino, Rob Sammartino
Thermal Preference of Spring and Fall Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during Smoltification, Sally T. Sauter
Design of a Two-Chamber-NO₂-Fluorescence-Cell, Volker Schmid
Fluorinated Polymer Films: Synthesis and Characterization, Anja Ulrike Schnurer
Willa Cather's Spirituality, Mary Ellen Scofield
Unrelated Business Enterprise and Unfair Business Competition Issues Facing Nonprofit Organizations, Larry Glen Scruggs