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Theses/Dissertations from 1986
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
Attitudes of Otolaryngologists Towards Speech Pathologists Working with Voice Disordered Clients, Judith Patricia-Bader Cross
Stratigraphic and petrologic analysis of trends within the Spencer Formation sandstones : from Corvallis, Benton County, to Henry Hagg Lake, Yamhill and Washington counties, Oregon, Brent Joseph Cunderla
The Engineering Geology of the Fountain Landslide, Hood River County, Oregon, Susanne L. D'Agnese
Electrochemical methods for speciation of inorganic arsenic, Karen Ann D'Arcy
Potential motivational effects of altered compensation rates in comparison to other type incentives on building principal performance, Allan Paul Deckard
The mobilization of the gay liberation movement, Ramom de Souza Torrecilha
The structural controls of the Vale Rhinehart Buttes complex, Vale KGRA, Malheur County, Oregon, John Timothy Doerr
A Comparative Study of Three Language Sampling Methods Using Developmental Sentence Scoring, Cheryl Diane Dong
Internal external locus of control and the choice of therapy, Marlene Eid
An Historical Overview of Creativity with Implications for Education, Antoinette S. Ellis
The Formal Language of Nonobjective Art, Gwen M. Erickson
An exploration of cultural differences in Japanese/American intercultural marriages, Mary Erzen-Toyoshima
Development, Diagnosis and Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Vietnam Veteran Population, Bari S. Fisher