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Theses/Dissertations from 1993
The Effects of Airline Deregulation on Airline Safety: An Econometric Analysis, William Charles De Jager
The Effect of Color on Character Recognition: A Study of the Oregon License Plate, Frank R. Dennis
A Validation Study of Components Necessary for the Professional Development of School Business Officials, William Henry Dierdorff III
An Analysis of the Involvement of Ten High Schools in Scholastic Aptitude Testing Student Preparation, Elaine Drakulich
Environmental and Institutional Characteristics and Academic Strategic Action Variables in Small Private Colleges, and their Relationship to Enrollment Changes in the 1980s, Johnnie Ray Driessner
Linear Programming Techniques Applied to A Paper Manufacturing Facility, Tim Dugan, Vinny Scallesse, and Joe Gabriel
Explorations into the Characteristics, the Determinants of Production, and the Impact of Land Policies on the Informal Housing Sector in Alexandria, Egypt, Mostafa Morsi El Araby
Hidden Hills, Hidden Meanings: A Neighborhood Study, Terri Ewing
Quasi-Static Deflection Compensation Control of Flexible Manipulator, Jingbin Feng
The Complexities of Translation: Theories and Practicalities, Alice Ferguson
The Effectiveness of Semantic Mapping on Reading Comprehension, Sharon Fredricks
This Looks Like an Old Point: Time and Projectile Points in the Tualatin Valley, Oregon, Linda Lani Freidenburg
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Upward Compliance-Gaining Strategies: U.S.A. and Japan, Miyoko Fuse
Vertex Ordering for a Partitioning-based Fitting Algorithm for an EPLD Device, Tongjun Gao
"Mit Lachen die Wahrheit zu sagen" Entwicklungsgeschichte und Autorintention des Barockromans Simplicissimus, Ralf Genske
Quality Management: Guidelines, Methods, Impacts, Susan Goodwin, Eckhard Heinold, Poul Murtha, Jim Sauble, and Dave Wert
SEC-Manufacturing optimization, John Goulding, Vidya Kale, Gordon Miller, Nguyet Angie Nguyen, and David O'Ferrell
The Effects of Perceived Work Schedule Flexibility, Number of Hours Worked, and Type of Work Schedule on Work-Family Conflict, Tenora Dianne Grigsby
Designing and Simulating a Multistage Sampling Rate Conversion System Using a Set of PC Programs, David Joesph Hagerty
Designing and Simulating a Multistage Sampling Rate Conversion System Using a Set of PC Programs, David Joseph Hagerty
Determinants of Elite Athletes' Commitment to Sport: Examination of the Sport Commitment Model in the Professional Sport Domain, Tammy Kay Hall
Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Analysis, Dawei Han