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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The relationship between self-esteem and physical condition as measured by the hand grip and leg press in retirement home residents, Anna Mae Tichy
A Comparative Study of the Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained in Canby, Oregon, and the Midwest, for Children Between the Ages of 6.0 and 6.11 Years, Stacy Ann Tilden-Browning
Preliminary investigation for underground storage of pipeline gas in the Bruer and Flora pools, Mist gas field, Columbia County, Oregon, Paul Joseph Townley
Cultural Characteristics of Learning and Perceptual Skills of Southeast Alaskan Native 5-Year-Olds, Thomas J. Turkon
A Comparison of the Effects of EMG Biofeedback and Relaxation Training on Chronic Back Pain Patients, Pam W. Vredevelt
The Impact of the Multinational Corporations on Leading Issues and Policy Making in Less Developed Countries (A Case Study on Kenya), Wamukota Francis W. Wambalaba
Physical illness and depression: changes over time in middle aged and elderly persons, Ann K. Williams
A Comparative Study of the TEEM and the Morphological Aspects of the BLST and TOLD-P, Kathleen Marie Zuehlsdorff
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The outcomes of a quality circle program in an electronics manufacturing firm, Martin L. Abbott
Integration in West Africa: An Empirical Examination of ECOWAS, Stephen C. Adkisson
A numerical solution for three dimensional beam columns in the elastic region, Hamid Reza Afghan
The relation of economic diversity to levels, growth rates, and stability of unemployment and income, Mohsen Attaran
Career Lines in the Area of Mental Retardation, Charlotte Ballard
Measurement of low vapor pressures : a kinetic approach, Samuel Bernard Bliden
Tiltmeter analysis of Mount St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington, Edward Charles Brown
Counseling the Batterer, Robert Oliver Brown
The role of the family in delinquency causation: an interactional view, James W. Burfeind
Derivatives of Trifluorovinylsulfur Pentafluoride and F-(tert-butyl) Hypochlorite, Jo Ann Marie Canich
Effects of Urbanization on the Hydrologic Regime of Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon, William Vandewater Clement
A Comparison of Measures of Emotions From Written Reports of Dreams and Waking Experiences, Edward D. Conklin
Alternating current studies and kinetic analysis of valinomycin mediated charge-transport through lipid bilayer membranes, Kenneth Lee Cox
High Valent Chromium (V) and Chromium (VI) Complexes, Harry Bennett Davis
Normative data on the auditory memory performance of three- and four-year old children as measured by the Auditory memory test package (AMTP), Patricia R. Davis
Normative data for the Tennessee test of rhythm and intonation patterns (T-TRIP), Ray Drommond
Determination of toluene's degradation products under simulated atmospheric conditions, Bruce E. Dumdei