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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
The Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on the Growth of Closterium moniliferum, Cynthia Lehua Warnock Christensen
The Effect of Two Viologens on the Solution Speciation of Tetrakis([rho]-carboxyphenyl)porphine, Suzanne Elizabeth Clarke
Linear Programming Model Forklift Driving Schedule Optimization, Mike Coleman, Fred Foster, Kun Hsu, Edmundus Pancoko, and Dharwin Yuwono
A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Two Competing Social Power Measurement Systems, Joseph E. Criqui
Walter Kempowski's Familienchronik : history and the role of Erziehung, Carla Ann Damiano
Exurban Commuting Patterns: A Case Study of the Portland Oregon Region, Judy Seppanen Davis
The use of phonological process assessment for differentiating developmental apraxia of speech from functional articulation disorders, Kathryn DeArmond
Rewarding Systems For Creativity And Innovation, Niso Defcioglu, Emre Dorduncu, Dwaine Franzke, Francois Gallant, Thomas Knappich, and Carole Shlaes
Trade Between An Agricultural and An Industrial Region in Textile Industry, Niso Defcioglu, Francois Gallant, and Lei Wei
Oregon's Cuban-American community : from revolution to assimilation, Richard Dellenback
Goal-Directed Imagining: The Effect of Suggestions of Warmth and Coolness on Blood Flow to the Hand, John Mark Dilworth
Translation as interpretation : Siegfried Lenz' "Motivsuche", John F. Disterheft
Development of a Strategic Business Plan for a Company in the Defense Industry, John Domagalla, Hogan Lim, Raman Nayyar, Henry Oberhelman, and Edmundus S. Pancoko
Comparison of Two Behavioral Models in Obesity Treatment, Nina Lucille Dominy
Applications of Expert Systems and Knowledge Sharing Systems to Financial Problems in Banking and Credit Lending, Emre Dorduncu
The Impact of High Technology Equipment in White Collar Professionals, Alex Doumani, Karen Genovese, Aymen Oubari, and Robin Phillips
SNAP - System Networked Advisor Program - A Diagnostics Advisor for System-Level Troubleshooting, Alex Doumani, Bob Martin, Russ Ritter, and Kerry Spurgin
Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Stresses in Semiconductor Devices, Joachim Karl Wilhelm Duerr
An Evaluation of the Academic Success of Students Who Participated in the English for Non-native Residents Program at Portland State University, Linda Carol Andrews Dunn
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Training in Cooperative Learning and Teacher Job Satisfaction, Margaret Maloy Dutton
The Duration of Tinnitus in an Aging Population, Mary Engel
Geochemical Evolution of Ferruginous Bauxite Deposits in Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington, Joseph Michael Fassio
Information Exchange in New Product Development, Fred Forstner, Kun Hsu, and Chuck Valceschini
Burns'eko etxekoandreak: Basque Women Boarding House Keepers of Burns, Oregon, Paquita Lucia Garatea
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Their Instructional Styles in the Teaching of Conflict Resolution, Marcia Gregor Garrick