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Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Resolving the Evaluator/Nurturer Role Conflict of the Elementary School Principal, Judith Elizabeth Drummond Taccogna
The Influence of the Transition Plan in Developing Communication Programs, Yuki Tanaka
Stochastic Hydrologic Modeling in Real Time Using a Deterministic Model (Streamflow Synthesis and Reservoir Regulation Model), Time Series Model, and Kalman Filter, Philip Kwok Fan Tang
A new design approach for numeric-to-symbolic conversion using neural networks, Zibin Tang
Portfolios as developmentally appropriate assessment in early childhood education, Deborah Thompson
Development and Analysis of a Model for Change in the Workplace, Using Quasi-Experimentation with Computer Professionals in Northwestern Investor Owned Utilities, John Ronald Thompson
Assessing the Intercultural Sensitivity of American Expatriates in Kuwait, Deborah Ann Turner
Evaluating the Role of Geogrids in the Rehabilitation of Cracked Dams via Numerical Techniques, Kelly Dean Uhacz
The Physiology and Molecular Biology of Iron Nutrition for Cyanobacteria, Nancy Walters Unsworth
A Multiple Coupled Microstrip Transmission Line Model for High-Speed VLSI Interconnect Simulation, Lawrence Stevan Uzelac
The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 1), Stephen Ariel Veal
The collapse of the German army in the East in the summer of 1944 (Volume 2), Stephen Ariel Veal
The Correlation Between Correct Verbal and Nonverbal Responses on an Intelligence Test and Expressive Language Test Score, Jeanie P. Wagener
An Exploratory Analysis of Certain Characteristics of Policewomen: A Second Look, Harry Oliver White Jr.
The Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Client Satisfaction of Child Protective Service Families, James Michael White
Early Identification of At-Risk Children in a Rural School District Using Multiple Predictor Variables, Richard Wayne Wilde
Hydrogeology of an Alluvial Aquifer in the Blue Lake Area, East Multnomah County, Oregon, James Mitchell Wilkinson
Modification of the CA²⁺ Release Channel from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skeletal Muscle, Hui Xiong
Effects of Setting on Japanese ESL Students' Interaction Patterns, Noriko Yamamoto
Role and behavior of interpreters : an exploratory study in American-Chinese business negotiations, Zhijian Kevin Yang
Comparison of Spice and Network C Simulation Models Using the CAM System, Wen-Tsung Yen
Programs for At-Risk Students in the Washington County (Oregon) Schools: A Policy Study, John Young
The Geography of Tourist Hotels in Beijing, China, Hongshen Zhao
The Family Caregivers’ Health Decision-Making About Early Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients, Ping Zhong Zhao
Perceptions of Psycho-social Factors that Affect Retirement Decision-making, Darlene Zickefoose