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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Torso as ceramic vessel, Richard Garrett Masterson
Resolution and Reconstitution of the Photosystem I Reaction Center: Structure and Function of the Terminal Electron Acceptor FA/FB Polypeptide, Tetemke Mehari
Nietzsche's "woman" : a metaphor without brakes, Kathleen Merrow
Comparative Impact of Selected Group Input Variables on Self-Assessments of Group Process Skills in Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams: a Field Study, R. Michael Mitchell
The creation of a core vacabulary for initial lexicon selection for nonspeaking preschool children, Lillian May More
Macroinvertebrate drift abundance below Bonneville Dam and its relation to juvenile salmonid food habits, William Douglas Muir
Performance analysis of a distributed file system, Meenakshi Mukhopadhyay
Investigation of techniques for high speed CMOS arbitrary waveform generation, Albert Henry Nehl
When older mothers work : adult children's perceptions of maternal employment effects Christine B. Nelson, Christine B. Nelson
Expert 2000, A. Molly Olsen
GIS address-matching and transportation analysis, James D. Orrell
Politics and Education: The Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade, Teresa Squires Osborne
Optimization Profit of the Shenandoah Valley Textile Mill Case, Anges Pagliero, Philipus G. Wibowo, and Murat Inceoglu
KBS Project Report Vendor Selection Expert System, Ron Parmenter, Steve McHenry, and Fred Birang
Creating the Paradox in Form, Dennis A. Peterson
The Relationship Between a Private Voluntary Organization and the Government of a Developing Country in the Delivery of Public Education: A Case Study in Rural Guatemala, Timothy John Peterson
Distribution of Sand Within Selected Littoral Cells of the Pacific Northwest, Don Joseph Pettit
Phrasal verbs in academic lectures, Robert D. Pierce
The Assessment of Phonological Processes : A Comparison of Connected-Speech Samples and Single-Word Production Tests, Susan A. Pinkerton
A Study of Strategic Planning in High-Tech Companies, Agungdjaja Rachwan
Decomposition of Measured Contours into Geometric Features for Dimensional Inspection, Devaraj Rajkumar
Employment Decline in the Douglas-fir Region's Lumber and Plywood Industries: An Analysis of Structural and Cyclical Factors, Majid Rasoolzadeh
Intergenerational relations in the workplace : older women and their younger women co-workers, Julie Suzanne Reynolds
Intelligibility of spondees via bone conduction at elevated presentation levels, Pamela S. Ritchie
The Effectiveness of an Educational Service District's Programs and Services as Perceived by Various Educator Groups, Thomas Joseph Rockefeller