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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Two new parallel processors for real time classification of 3-D moving objects and quad tree generation, Farjam Majd
United States policy toward Tunisian nationalism during World War II, Martha Staley Marks
The use of humor in the social construction of role relationships in a behavioral treatment setting, Daniel D. Martin
The impact of social networks on mortality, disease incidence, and disease progression, Mary Bahner Maxwell
Wilhelm Reich's Character analysis in its historical context, R. Daniel McCauley
Geochemistry of alteration and mineralization of the Wind River gold prospect, Skamania County, Washington, Krista I. McGowan
The First Wandering Preachers, Laura Mellinger
Sharing as a function of the number of play materials, Nancy Carol Milstead
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines for the Project Manager, Austin Moller
The influence of situational cues on a standardized speechreading test, Maria Navarro Montserrat
A Comparative Study of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test Data, Sharon Ann Moore
Characterization of a new freshwater methanogen, Methanogenium wolfei sp. nov., Theodore B. Moore
Scotopic and photopic thresholds : a dependent variable for the McCollough effect, Marilyn Murphy
Socialization and ideal expectations for the health professional role in the provision of quality terminal care for the urban elderly, Margaret B. Neal
Development and Application of a Water Budget Model for Lake Level Fluctuation, Goose Lake Basin, Oregon-California, Douglas Daniel Nebert
The Effect of Subject Expectations of "Hypnosis" Upon the Vividness of Visual Imagery, Kayla Mae Nilsson
Lampen und Laternen als Zeichen der Hoffnung in ausgewählten Werken Wolfgang Borcherts, Carol Nolan
The role of copper in the apparent aluminum toxicity of aquatic systems, Kirk Thomas O'Reilly
A study using the 10-key pad on a microcomputer and electronic calculator, Nancy K. Pechman
Transient flow inverse study calculation of unsaturated permeability of wood, Farid Piroozmandi
Geology and geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration, eastern portion of the North Santiam mining area, J. Michael Pollock
Forecasting for Local Water Management, Douglas Alan Putnam
Cathodic depositions of the compound semiconductor cadmium sulfide, Jeffrey B. Richard