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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Identification of dyspraxic characteristics in children with moderate and severe articulation disorders, Gail Woodward
Determinants of 2000 Meter Rowing Ergometer Performance, Jeff C. Young
A Study of Successful Management of New Product Development in High Tech Industry, Dharwin Yuwono
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Sediment dynamics on the shore slopes of the Puget Island reach of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, Timothy Abbe
Optimal Assignment of Personnel to Tasks in a Preventative Maintenance Program, S.I. Ahmed, Richard L. Perlas, and R. Wise
A Comparison of the Time Taken to Administer and Analyze Phonologic and Phonetic Tests, Beverly Alexander
Management of Traveling Motorists: Science, Art and Leadership, M. Al Kadri and Mike Coleman
Spanish expeditions to the Northwest Coast during the Bucareli administration, 1771-1779, Mark Cronlund Anderson
Development/Production Transition in High Technology Organization, Sharon Atkin, Will Becker, Alan Hoskins, and Karen Maffett
Subsistence variability on the Columbia Plateau, Ricky Gilmer Atwell
Retail Grocery Salary Control: A Linear Programming Model, Bruce J. Bailey, M. Lee Kelly, Karen Maffett, and Joe Mohr
Project Team Staffing, Archie M. Barter, Kurt Lynam, Shaker H. Makki, David S. Mayer, Stephen McHenry, and Chuck R. Valceschini
Something old, something new : marriage customs among the Druze in the Shouf Mountains of Lebanon, Nancy Scarlette Beaini
The output of compression hearing aids with a transient input signal, Michael Andrew Berg
Self-Concept Competency of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research and Development Managers, Mark A. Beymer
Optimal Personnel Allocation for IC Design Projects, Rohit Bhatia, Michael Fenrick, and Bimal Pathak
Collective Bargaining for Educational Administrators: Oregon and Washington Principals' Perceptions of Working Conditions, Patricia Ann Boles
Women of the Tudor court, 1501-1568, Carol De Witte Bowles
Toward predicting completion of substance abuse treatment, Rebecca Lee Bragg
Some visual issues of painting : an exploration of the painting process, Barbara Leedy Branham
Introduction of a New Process into the Manufacturing Environment, Darice Brayton, Hogan Kusnadi Lim, Tom Long, Reynold Richwine, and Kraig White
Portland Student Services, Inc. : the establishment of student-run housing in Portland, Oregon, 1969-1971, Michael Keith Brewin
Normative data on the Auditory memory test battery for ages 9 through 13 years, Elisabeth Y. Carter
Project and Employee Tracking System (PETS), Mark Chamberlain