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Theses/Dissertations from 1986
An Attempt to Reduce Actor-Observer Differences in Attributions, Carla A. Green
Analysis and Prediction of the Water Temperature of the McKenzie River, Oregon Using the Equilibrium Temperature Approach, R. Peder Hansen
A comparison of theory and life experiences in heteroculturality, Sara June Harper
Structures of daily life : the material culture of Surry County, Virginia, 1690-1715, Anna Louise Hawley
An econometric study of an oil-exporting country: the case of Iran, Abbas Heiat
Organizational development: an investigation into the knowledge obsolescence of engineers in the electronics industry, Cheryl J. Hubbard
The treatment of the concept of impersonation within the art of oral interpretation : a contemporary perspective, Joann R. Johnson
The stratigraphy of the Scappoose formation, the Astoria formation, and the Columbia River basalt group in northwestern Columbia County, Oregon, Nancy Tompkins Ketrenos
Purification and characterization of fumarate reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, Sanjay S. Khandekar
Producer cooperatives and industrial democracy: a comparative study of the performance of cooperative and conventional plywood plants, Youssef Khodaparast
The performance of reading disabled 3rd to 6th graders on the Token test for children, Jane J. Kihara
Adolescent and parental perceptions of adolescent self-disclosure communication and relational satisfaction, Diane S. Lund
The Development of the Self-Concept in the Young Child, Doris Mascall
Tephrostratigraphy of the middle Eocene Chumstick Formation, Cascade Range, Douglas County, Washington, Matthew John McClincy
Hemodynamics during pregnancy : a model for cardiac enlargement, David James Mendelson
A study of the role of the secondary virtues in Uli der Knecht, Roland Minder
Students in alternative public high schools: educational histories prior to alternative school entry, Carolyn Moilanen
Care, Need, and Conceptions of Love: a Reexamination, Janet Gruwell Morris
Nitrogen limitation of phytoplankton growth in an oligotrophic lake, Michael Patrick Mulvey
Quadtree-based processing of digital images, Ramin Naderi
The grammatic closure subtest of the ITPA as a screening device, Cathy Newquist
Effect of Ethanol on Thermoregulation in the Goldfish Carassius auratus, Candace Sharon O'Connor
Pre-kindergarteners' performance on the BTBC, Amelia Wittwer Ouellette
The spirituality of Pierre de Bérulle, Steven Percy Poitra