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Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Sex differences in the language development rates of two-year olds, Laurel A. Hickman
An internal review of a discipline: journal editors' opinions of paradigm development within speech communication, Laurie A. Houghton
Analytical and Experimental Stresses in Concrete Pavements and Unbonded Overlays, Ahmad Jaber
Stratigraphic relationships of the Tillamook Volcanics and the Cowlitz Formation in the upper Nehalem River-Wolf Creek area, northwestern Oregon, Michael Keith Jackson
A study of the diagenesis of the overburden between the Badger and School Coal Seams, Dave Johnston Coal Field, Converse County, Wyoming, Rebecca K. Jaffer
Adult oral diadochokinesis rates : preliminary normative data, Carol Kafton-Minkel
Parameters of mental rehearsal, Timothy K. Kelly
The distribution of the trade effects of the Arab Common Market, Rami Khalaf
The work values of secondary teachers : a comparative study by teaching assignment, Charlotte Marie Klampe
Level of aspiration and the Type A coronary-prone pattern in children, Wendy L. Kliewer
The Career Decision, Donna Marie Klover
The absence of extrachromosomal DNA in methanogenic bacteria, Nancy Ann Kurkinen
Comprehension of Abstract and Concrete Commands by High and Low Level Aphasic Subjects : Effects of Presentation Mode, Karen Jaruckis Lambrecht
Image Development Through Process, Jean Handwerk Lee
Pragmatic deficits in normal, articulation disordered, and language delayed samples, Karen Jean Lucas
The Effects of Various Chemical Treatments on the Surface Area of Coals, Maria Margaret Ludvig
Geophysical Strain and Tilt: Measurement Methodology and Analysis of Data, Robert MacKay
Formation and Zonation of Ferruginous Bauxite Deposits of the Chapman Quadrangle, Oregon, Richard Charles Marty
A study of the modification of teachers' attitudes toward the hearing-impaired using two different types of treatment workshops, Anita Bell McClain
The placement information base: its utility and meaning for nursing home placement decisions, Darlene Schroedl McKenzie
Audiological Characteristics of the Monge Family of Costa Rica, Christine Moulton
Crime as a Routine Activity: an Investigation, Donna Scott Munroe
Preliminary study : the effects of instrumentation on the air intake times of the esophageal speaker, Sandra I. Pasak Neuburger
Pragmatic conversational skills of young adults in normal, EMR, and TMR classrooms, Jane Nicholson
The impact of tourism on the pattern of economic activity in Portland, Oregon, Alphaeus O. Ohakweh