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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
A phylokaryotypic evaluation of the genus Tursiops (family Delphinidae), Melissa Kay Estes
The Geology, Geochemistry, and Alteration of Red Butte, Oregon: A Precious Metal-Bearing Paleo Hot Spring System, Carol Susan Evans
A Comparison of Motoric and Linguistic Features in Graphic Samples of Fluent and Nonfluent Aphasic Persons Over Three Time Intervals, Babette Fisher
Each in Its Own Sphere: Religion and Law in Oregon History, Alan L. Gallagher
Special education labeling relationships with learning disabled student self-concept, Nancy Kathryn Godinet
Use of synthetic speech in tests of speech discrimination, Jane S. Gordon
Structure and evolution of the Horse Heaven Hills in south-central Washington, Michael Curtis Hagood
Transparent landscape, Elizabeth Harris
Aspects of Cardiovascular Oxygen Transport in Vertebrates, Michael Scott Hedrick
The Effects of Maternal Support and Non-support on the Family Concepts of Sexually Abused Girls, Sharon R. Hitchens
Economic determinants of residential mortgage choice, Marvin J. Horowitz
An assessment of a training program designed to teach staff nurses in an acute care facility to transfer nursing process theory to practice, C. Frances Johnson
Growing old and going straight: examining the role of age in criminal career termination, Annette I. Jolin
Survey of Oregon's public school hearing conservation programs, Jill M. Jordan-Trestik
The significance of hypovolemia in dehydrational death in anurans, Peter Blair Kimmel
A Comparison of Pedophiles and Incest Offenders on MMPI Scales and Demographic Data, Linda Darmer Ladd
Studies of nucleation and heat transfer in liquid helium isotopes 3 and 4, David Lezak
Women's labor force supply and commuting behavior: a time-budget analysis, Ta-Win Lin
Subsidized housing for seniors: a comparative study of management styles, Thelma Lofquist
A descriptive study of demographic financial factors and the perceived financial life satisfaction of retired Oregon public school administrators, William E. Maier
Two new parallel processors for real time classification of 3-D moving objects and quad tree generation, Farjam Majd
United States policy toward Tunisian nationalism during World War II, Martha Staley Marks
The use of humor in the social construction of role relationships in a behavioral treatment setting, Daniel D. Martin
The impact of social networks on mortality, disease incidence, and disease progression, Mary Bahner Maxwell