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Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Data on the PPVT-R for Black Kindergarteners, Christy Gail Stocks
Development and application of some quantitative stratigraphic techniques to the Coos Bay coalfield, a Tertiary fluvio-deltaic complex in southwestern Oregon, Willard Sidney Titus III
The Influence of Work Station Architecture on Work Perceptions and Work Behavior, Connie L. True
Die Kunst als Ausdrucksmittel der inneren Welt Hermann Hesses, Debra Lynn Vaul
Isolating factors predicting cooperation in work groups : leader motivation and style, Denise Hunter Velaski
Geomorphic Character, Age and Distribution of Rock Glaciers in the Olympic Mountains, Washington, Steven Paul Welter
Development of a Parametric Analysis Microcomputer Model for Evaluating the Thermodynamic Performance of a Reciprocating Brayton Cycle Engine, Thomas Joseph White
Synthesis and characterization of some SF₅- containing sulfonic acids, Robert J. Willenbring
Norepinephrine and temperature regulation in goldfish, Lonnie Paul Wollmuth
Spatial and temporal characteristics of surface air temperature for Portland, Oregon, Li-min Yang
A Study of Ability to Choose Appropriate Conflict Behavior Determined by the Relationship Between Locus of Control and Conflict Behavior Styles, Mary H. Zinkin
Submissions from 1986
Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Plan, Sadaka Abjuljabbar, Aziz Ammar, Tom Dixon, Mohamed Hassan, Hamid Iravani, Tom Kloster, Michael Matteucci, Abdullah Motlak, Vivian Parker, Joseph Percival, Barbara Sack, Kamal Sayadpour, Hossein Taiby-Pachi, Pat Wild, and Zulkeefli Zakaria
Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Axisymmetrically Loaded Isotropic Circular and Annular Plates Undergoing Large Deflections, Aiman Raji Akileh
The contribution of the lymph hearts in compensation for acute hypovolemic stress in the toad Bufo marinus, Mark Baustian
A study of the correlation between the degree of acculturation and scholastic achievement and English gain of ESL students, grades 2-5, Beach School, Portland, Oregon, Rhona R. Blackton
Values of Oregon Community College Faculty in Selected Instructional Areas, John Francis Bohan
Job Satisfaction of Administrators in a Public Suburban School District, Linda Cartier Borquist
A Comparison of Behavioral Problems Between Speech and/or Language Impaired Children and Normal Children, Jeannie S. Botelho
Enhanced Computer Graphics for Decision Makers, Floyd James Brock Jr.
The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt group in the Salmon River area, Oregon, Martin S. Burck
Effects of stress and social support on maternal attachment with a handicapped infant, Cecelia Ostien Capuzzi
Hop Agriculture in Oregon: The First Century, Kathleen E. Hudson Cooler
Restriction mapping and expression of recombinant plasmids containing the arsenic resistance genes of the plasmid R45, Terry M. Coons
Egypt and the Soviet Union, 1953-1970, John W. Copp