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Submissions from 1988
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
Cheever's Signs : A Semiotic Approach to Thirteen Stories by John Cheever, Laurent Ditmann
The Retention of Engineers and Scientists in High Technology, Dave Dittmer, G. Ejim, A. Louie, M. Marli, F. Al-Memar, and Pandu Salam
Coverbal Behavior of Aphasic and Right Hemisphere Damaged Subjects in Conversation, Jill Duvall
Dynamics of Intermediate-Size Stream Outlets, Northern Oregon Coast, Ellen Eberhardt
The Test of written English : a statistical analysis of validity and reliability, Christina E. English
Career Satisfaction, Adult Development, Academic Preparation, and other Demographic Characteristics of Pastors of Churches Affiliated with Western Evangelical Seminary, James Allen Field
Febrile Response and Activity in the Crayfish, Pacifasticus leniusculus trowbridgii, Kenneth A. Fletcher
MMPI and the juvenile sex offender Russell Funk, Russell Funk
A Comparison of Three Methods for Measuring the Attenuation Provided by Insert-Type Hearing-Protective Devices, Lois Jeanne Gaier
Intestinal granules found in the parasitic nematodes Ancylostoma caninum, and Oesophagostomum radiatum, Alan Joseph Gianotti
The Effectiveness of a Teacher Evaluation Process as Perceived by Teachers and Building-level Administrators, David Stewart Halstead
A Case Study of Instructional Improvement through Peer Observation in a Suburban High School, Helen Jean Hanna
The St. Josephs-Blatt, 1896-1919, Steven Wayne Harmon
Patterns in creativity : an examination of Viennese culture and politics at the turn of the century, Allen Nolan Hauser
The Unveiling, Elizabeth Heron