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Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Tiltmeter analysis of Mount St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington, Edward Charles Brown
Counseling the Batterer, Robert Oliver Brown
The role of the family in delinquency causation: an interactional view, James W. Burfeind
Derivatives of Trifluorovinylsulfur Pentafluoride and F-(tert-butyl) Hypochlorite, Jo Ann Marie Canich
Effects of Urbanization on the Hydrologic Regime of Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon, William Vandewater Clement
A Comparison of Measures of Emotions From Written Reports of Dreams and Waking Experiences, Edward D. Conklin
Alternating current studies and kinetic analysis of valinomycin mediated charge-transport through lipid bilayer membranes, Kenneth Lee Cox
High valent chromium (V) and chromium (VI) complexes, Harry Bennett Davis
Normative data on the auditory memory performance of three- and four-year old children as measured by the Auditory memory test package (AMTP), Patricia R. Davis
Normative data for the Tennessee test of rhythm and intonation patterns (T-TRIP), Ray Drommond
Determination of toluene's degradation products under simulated atmospheric conditions, Bruce E. Dumdei
Overgrown geometry, Connie Earnshaw
Survey of language acquisition techniques provided by parents of talented and gifted children, Sharon Engen
Urban housing policy evaluation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tarek Ali Fadaak
An Analysis of the Affects of Crisis on the Decision Making Practice of a Dialysis Program: a Case Study, James Christopher Farley
The psychological intervention of group therapy for women coping with genital herpes, Susan D. Ferguson
Photo-realist portraiture, Elaine R. Fleskes
Satisfaction and quality : patient perspectives in medical care, Marguerite L. Foeller
A history of the street railway systems of Vancouver, Washington, 1889-1926, David Warren Freece
Stepfamily adjustment: a balance theory analysis including the noncustodial parent as a member of the family system, Margaret L. Fujita
Effects of Intraperitoneal and Intracerebral Injections of Triiodothyronine on Temperature Selection in Fish, Dennis A. Grahn
State policy for multicultural education: an inquiry into policy status and administration, 1968-1984, Thomas G. Greene
Inquiry into the causes and significance of cytoplasmic vacuolation of neutrophils in the peripheral circulation, Gary Xavier Haight
Lesbianism in sport from the perspective of the female team sport college athlete and the female team sport recreational player, Tracy Laura Jaynes
Geology, Alteration and Mineralization of a Silicic Volcanic Center, Glass Buttes, Oregon, Michael James Johnson