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Theses/Dissertations from 1989
A Study of the Identification and Referral Components of Substance Abuse Intervention Programs in Washington State's Public High Schools, Todd C. Herberg
Revisiting the Rediviva : first mate Robert Haswell's account of the Columbia Rediviva's activities in China and on the return journey during the second voyage, Lucinda Joy Herrick
Teacher Perceptions of Evaluation as an Agent for Teacher Growth and Improvement of Instruction, Beverly Ann Hobson
Literaturproduktion in der DDR : "Vom Entstehen und Sterben" Erich Loests Es geht seinen Gang und vom Entstehen und Gedeihen Christa Wolfs Nachdenken über Christa T., Gudrun Hommel-Ingram
Parallel architectures for solving combinatorial problems of logic design, Phuong Minh Ho
A Comparison of Assistant Principal and Principal Perceptions of the Assistant Principalship as a Training Ground in the Secondary School, Patricia Ann Howell
Nitrogen and iron interactions in filamentous cyanobacteria, David Allen Hutchins
An analysis of the inhibitory effects of linolenic acid upon photosystem II of higher plants, Mark Edward Iven
Excavation Rate and Work Force Planning, Mehmet Guven Iyigun and Abdulmennan Tor
A Comparison of the Maladaptive Behaviors of Normal, Language Delayed, and Late Talking Toddlers, Denise Elaine James
Staff Development and the Process of Teacher Change: A Case Study, Christene Kay Jones
A multivariate test of evolutionary stasis in Homo sapiens, Jon Geoffrey Kleckner
A Comparative Study of the Performance of Various Image Analysis Methods for Dimensional Inspection with Vision Systems, Ralf Heinrich Koeppe
Comparisons of Current Practices of Computer Use and Training by Industry Type of Small Businesses in the Portland Area, Don Gregory Langenhorst
Social construction of sexual equality in distilled beverage advertising, Kathleen Dianne LeCoe-Cannucci
Adults as Students: Ego Development and the Influence of the Academic Environment, Shannon Moon Leonetti
Invariant pattern recognition algorithm using the Hough Transform, Duwang Li
The role of episcopal theology and administration in the implementation of the settlement of religion, 1559-c. 1575, Caroline J. Litzenberger
A Finite State Machine Synthesizer, Jiuling Liu
Motivation of Engineers and Technical Staff, Keith Livie, Troy D. Saputro, Philipus Wibowo, and Bahram Yaghmaie
Factors Affecting persistence of Non-Traditional Students in a Non-Traditional Baccalaureate Degree Program, Dixie Lee Lund
Ultrashort Pulse Production in Synchronously Pumped Mode-Locked Dye Laser Systems, Duncan Leo MacFarlane
Study of photolytic interference on HO measurements by LIF-FAGE, Carmen Ivette Martinez
The Degree of Assimilation of the Second and Third Generation of Japanese Americans in the Portland Area, Hisako Matsuo
Urban Service Delivery System and Federal Government Bureaucracy: A Structural Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Water Supply in a Suburban Community of Metropolitan Lagos, Michael Udochukwu Mbanaso