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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Differentially Diagnosing Stuttering in Young Children Using the Stuttering Severity Instrument, Brenda Pekkola Teich
An Exploration of Some Aspects of Mystery, Terry Foster Thompson
Facing Both Ways: Yan Fu, Hu Shi, and Chen Duxiu -- Chinese Intellectuals and the Meaning of Modern Science, 1895-1923, Niobeh Crowfoot Tsaba
A History of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon's Mission in Tamshiyacu, Peru 1966-1973, Sister Pauline Rose Walbel
Optimization and Thermodynamic Performance Measures of a Class of Finite Time Thermodynamic Cycles, Joseph D. Walters
Conformity, Attitude Toward Authority, and Social Class, Alison Carol Welter
Performance Appraisal for Engineers and Technical Staff in Construction Industry, Philipus Gunawan Wibowo
Immunology and Archaeology: Blood Residue Analysis of Three Sites, Shirley Jo Barr Williams
Pragmatic conversational skills of children identified as emotionally disturbed, Deidre Winder
Chemistry of Pentafluorothio (SF5) Alkyl Derivatives, Rolf Walter Winter
The Enigmatic Founder: Liberalism, Republicanism and the Thought of James Madison, John S. Witherow
Spatial manipulation as a covariant of mental practice, Vincent James Wolff
The Unified Speech Period of a Bilingual Child, Gary Frank Wood
Identification of Dyspraxic Characteristics in Children With Moderate and Severe Articulation Disorders, Gail Woodward
Determinants of 2000 Meter Rowing Ergometer Performance, Jeff C. Young
A Study of Successful Management of New Product Development in High Tech Industry, Dharwin Yuwono
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Sediment dynamics on the shore slopes of the Puget Island reach of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, Timothy Abbe
Optimal Assignment of Personnel to Tasks in a Preventative Maintenance Program, S.I. Ahmed, Richard L. Perlas, and R. Wise
A Comparison of the Time Taken to Administer and Analyze Phonologic and Phonetic Tests, Beverly Alexander
Management of Traveling Motorists: Science, Art and Leadership, M. Al Kadri and Mike Coleman
Spanish expeditions to the Northwest Coast during the Bucareli administration, 1771-1779, Mark Cronlund Anderson
Development/Production Transition in High Technology Organization, Sharon Atkin, Will Becker, Alan Hoskins, and Karen Maffett
Subsistence variability on the Columbia Plateau, Ricky Gilmer Atwell
Retail Grocery Salary Control: A Linear Programming Model, Bruce J. Bailey, M. Lee Kelly, Karen Maffett, and Joe Mohr