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Theses/Dissertations from 1989
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
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Learning Style Perceptual Preferences and Attitudes Toward Computer-Assisted Instruction, Mary Brambilla McFarland
The use of auditory brainstem responses in determining the maximum outputs of hearing aids, Kathryn Jean Merry
A Model of Suicidal Behavior In Latency Age Children Based on Developmental Object Relations Theory, Stephen Henry Michaelis
An Estimation of Relatedness Within Two Oregon Populations Using Isonymy Analysis, Maria Michalczyk
Fluorinated [beta]-sultones as Precursors to Fluorinated Sulfonic Acids, and New Fluorosulfonyl Containing Monomers/Polymers, Javid Mohtasham
Product Development Plan for the 2X6 Extended Eye Relief Pistol Scope, Diego Montoya
Resource Allocation Patterns at U.S. Community Colleges: An Evaluation of Priorities, Efficiency and the Historical Mission 1981-82 Through 1986-87, Douglas B. Morrison
Frequency Responses of Hearing Aids Coupled With FM Auditory Trainers, Robert Bruce Morrison
Speech reception via bone conduction, Sherry G. Morris
A Correlational Study of Cognitive Style Measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Witkin Group Embedded Figure, Leith Wood Muessle
Exploratory Study: Preparation by Japanese Parents in the U.S. for Their Children's Reentry to Japan from an Intercultural Communication Perspective, Noriko Nakagawa
Optimum Production Levels for Rifle Scope Manufacturing, Raman Nayyar, Ayman Oubari, Henry Oberhelman, and Bahram Yaghmaie
Designing an Instructor's Manual for Introducing Cultural Concepts in the Medical School Curriculum, Barbara C. Nicodemus
The Use of Efficient Information Systems for Information Acquisition by the Hearing Impaired: A Case Study, William L. Nicolay
Correlation of Preschoolers' Performance on Three Language Comprehension Tests, Alissa Clare Nordlund
A survey of Treaty Oak Community College students enrolled in a program of study from 1986-1989 and of businesses located in the Treaty Oak Community College service area, Kathleen Marie O'Brien
Commercial Activities and the Geography of Movement in a West African Urban Market: A Study of Market-Stall Traders in Onitsha with Implications for Transport Policy, Krys Chukwuma Ochia
Disfluencies in Normal Four-Year-Old Alaska Native and Caucasian Children, Annette Cameron O'Connell
Intercultural Training and International Exchange: An Exploratory Study of the Association of Intercultural Training With Hosting Goals of American Families, Jan Marie Oehlschlaeger
In Situ Measurements of Two Amplified and One Acoustic Stethoscope, Sara Ruth Ann Oliver
Assembly Plant Operation: Labor and Inventory Optimization, Molly Olson, Karen Walker, and Leonard Weitman
An Analysis of US/Soviet Arms Control: Adding a Subsystem Perspective, Peter Millard Olson