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Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Probabilistic Determination of Failure Load Capacity Variations for Lattice Type Structures Based on Yield Strength Variations including Nonlinear Post-Buckling Member Performance, Leander Anton Bathon
A Gaze-Addressing Communication System Using Artificial Neural Networks, Gabriel Baud-Bovy
Opinions about sex offenders' progress in therapy, Laren Bays
Personal Values, Work Values, and Job Interests of Nursing Students, Stella Beach Bellarts
Motivation of Engineers: Work Experience and its Effect on Motivational Factors, Steve Blaine, Karen Eden, David Foote, John Gouiding, Eric Kangas, and Alfredo P. Sandoval
Word retrieval behaviors of aphasic adults in conversational speech : a preliminary study, Priscilla Jane Blake
Adsorption of halogenated phenolate ions to egg-phosphatidylcholine vesicles, Andreas Blochel
Teacher Adjustments to Multiple and Continuous Change, Cheryll Brounstein
Minimization of the First-Year Cost of an Active Soil Ventilation System Using Integer Programming Techniques, B. Byrne, Carrie Pak, and Craig Winton
Identification of the Performance Measurement Criteria for Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Tolga Candir, Iffet Irigun, and Mesut Pervizpour
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Anuran Amphibians, Marc Brandon Carey
Speaker Preferences of Listening Behaviors that Lead to Perceived Listening : A Pre-condition of Perceived Understanding, Christine M. Carpenter
Spontaneous coherent pulsations in standing-wave laser oscillators : stability criteria, Pitak Chenkosol
A Study of the Association Among the Diagnosis of Speech-Language Impairments and the Diagnoses of Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pamela E. Cogswell
Working It Out: ESL Literacy Skills, Strategies, and Systems in the Workplace, Mary Louise Cohn
People, Programs, and Politics: Two Case Studies of Adult Literacy Classes, Rita Collins
Gender Differences in Conversational Style: An Experiment in Interpersonal Communication, Constance M. Cooper
Democratic Ideology, the Frontier Ethos, Medical Practice and Hospital Culture: Pacific Northwest Health-Seekers, Community Health and the Sisters of Providence, Vancouver, WA 1856 - 1879, Susan T.L. Courtney
International Education in the Public Community Colleges of Oregon and Washington, Stephan Ernest Cragg
Determining Major Issues for Initiating a Training and Education Program in Robotics, Tugrul Daim
Comparison of Different Models in Multiple Project Schedulingand Resource Allocation, Tugrul Daim, Niko Hendarsin, Sean McDermant, Leong Poh, and C.P. Saravanabhava
The Use of Laboratory Testing to Understand the Behavior of Collapsible Soil Upon Wetting, Martha H. Denham
Multidimensionality of Power Use in Organizations and its Correlates, Weizhong Dong
A Linear Programming Model to Optimize the Production Schedule for a Compressor Manufacturer, John A. Dorrance, Eric L. Mische, and Sridhar Vadyar