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Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Psychological Models and the Stock of Knowledge, David L. Sones
Compiling ACE for Distributed-Memory Machines, Jun Song
Engineering Economic Analysis of an Electronic Product, Nina Song
Intensive ESL Course Performance as a Predictor of Academic Success, Coleman South
Foreign Student Enrollment Planning in Five Oregon Institutions with English as a Second Language Programs, Maureen Denise Sprague
Perceptions of China and the Chinese People in the British Periodical and Newspaper Press, 1860-1900, William M. Stegemeyer
Flux Trapping in Superconducting Pellets, Andreas Straub
Optimization of Heat Treatment Furnace Operation, Donna Street, Steve Blaine, John Brunke, and Mehmet Murat Ayabakan
1989 Chinese Pro-democracy Movement and U.S. News Media, Jie Sun
Defusing a Rhetorical Situation through Apologia: Ronald Reagan and the Iran-Contra Affair, Roxane Yvonne Sutherland
Mapping Programs to Parallel Architectures in the Real World, Dezheng Tang
Applications of Digital Signal Processing with Cardiac Pacemakers, Merry Thi Tran
The Development of a Predictive Model of Pretrial Misconduct, Donald R. Trapp
Assessment: Authentic Strategies for Early Childhood Education, Gail Ann Hathaway Tupper
Cytogenetics of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) Species Native to Oregon, Jill Yeatman Turner
Media Allocation Model, Sridhar V. Vadyar
Supplier Performance Evaluation, Sridhar V. Vadyar
How Gothic Influences and Eidetic Imagery in Eight Color Plates and Key Poems by William Blake Figuratively Unite Body and Soul by Dramatizing the Visionary Imagination, Honor Penelope Vallor
Soviet Pentecostal Refugees' Health and Their Religious Beliefs: An Exploratory Study, Dianne Fae Venable
A Comparison of Two Kindergarten Screening Instruments in One Population, Therese Marie Westrup
Narrative Painting, Gina Strecker Wilson
Urban Native American Educational Attitudes: Impact of Educational Background and Childhood Residency, Paul Adair Wood