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Theses/Dissertations from 1988
The Effectiveness of Fiction Versus Nonfiction in Teaching Reading to ESL Students, Becky Kay Appley
Boudica: an Illustrated Narrative, Robin A. Ator
Analysis of Error Type, Source, and Gravity in the Writing of Arabic ESL Students in U.S.A. Colleges, Fadel Mohammed Na'im Bader
Residential Care Facilities : Resident Characteristics and Public Policy, Sharon Anice Baggett
Negative Feedback Communication in Product Development, Bruce J. Bailey, James Fenton, Lee Kelly, Robin Peterson, Thomas Rak, and Gordon Tracy
Grace Wick: Portrait of a Right-Wing Extremist, June Melby Benowitz
The People's Soul Engineers: A Study of Secondary Teachers in the People's Republic of China, Nancy Benson
Feasibility, Impact, and Future of Expert Systems, Rohit Bhatia, Michael Fenrick, Mehmet Guven Iyigun, Bimal Pathak, Elizabeth Salgado, and Abdulmennan Tor
Homestead Neighborhood and the Oregon Health Sciences University Background and Recommendations Report, Thomas Bizeau, Jim Crawford, Barton Delacy, Yousef Massoudifar, Tom McConnell, Foziah Rahman, Ezzat Rassoli, and Barbara Sochacka
Resolution of Engineering Project Management Crises, A Consultant's Perspective, Robert Boivin, S. Freeburn, Ayman Oubari, J Tilleman, and D. Vasefi
Introduction of a New Technology Into Manufacturing, S. Brainerd, Alex Doumani, R. Phillips, M. Sugg, R. Wise, and S. Zhou
Population Determinants of Social Change: An Analysis of the Age composition of the United States from 1920 to 1983, Guy Norman Burkhardt
A Geochemical Study of the Eagle Creek Formation in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, Rachel Ann Carlin
A Study of Successful Management Teams in Oregon Public School Systems, James R. Carnes
Formation and Dissolution of Special Project Teams, B. Carter, T. Erdman, M. Hanscom, and Russ Ritter
CAD Training: Look Before You Leap, Mark Chamberlain, Robert Jellesed, Joe Mohr, and Karen Walker
Adolescent Shoplifting and Situational Stimuli, James A. Chambers
Effects of Graded and Steady Exercise and Self-Confidence on Stress, Kristine M. Clarke
Determination of Homology Between the Arsenic Resistance Plasmids R45 and R773 in Escherichia Coli, Joshua T. Clark
The Distribution of Zooplankton in Selected Oregon Lakes, Mary Elizabeth Claska
A study of the capability of the computerized Visi-Pitch when investigating prosodic features of motherese, Denise Leslie Clemens
Simplified Framework Evaluation of Large Water Resource Project Impacts, Brian Woodbridge Clowes
Investigation of the Duration and Efficiency of New Product Development Programs, Darrell K. Cross
Determination of an Annual Production Plan for a Multiplant, Darrell K. Cross, Diego Montoya, Ron Parmenter, Easton Rakine, and Kian Hun Tiu
The Influence of Functional Activities and Specific Curricular Domains on Choice in the Curriculum for Learners with Severe Handicaps, Mary Comfort DeBoer