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Theses/Dissertations from 1983
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
Global awareness of administrators in higher education in the State of Oregon, Elizabeth Marsh O'Malley
American-Yugoslav relations, 1941-1946, John Robert Oreskovich
Nineteenth century French and German interpretations of the early medieval Germanic invasions, James N. Owens
A translation into English of the German novel Jakob der Lügner by Jurek Becker, Harriet Passell
Holocene Geologic History of the Clatsop Plains Foredune Ridge Complex, David Karl Rankin
The paleolimnology of Bull Run Lake: disruption and stability in a natural system, Richard Brian Raymond
A Harmony of Opposites, Patricia Reppenhagen
Career Supports and Career Mentors: an Analysis of Their Prevalence and Their Relation to Career Success and Satisfaction Among a Group of Women Lawyers, Sandra Lee Riley
The Distribution and Morphology of Fucus distichus in an Estuarine Environment and the Effect of Selected Ions on the Uptake of Inorganic Carbon and Nitrate, Dale Howard Robinson
Role conflict and role ambiguity and their perceived relationships to substitute teaching effectiveness, Castilla Jack Ryan
The German-Oregonians, 1850-1918, Roberta Lee Schmalenberger
The needs of older people as seen by themselves and support providers, Sarah Movius Schurr
Toward a phenomenological-based perspective of acculturation with application to Scottish immigrants, Dorothy M. Sermol
A computer decision support system to assist in providing equality of educational opportunity, Porter Sexton
The relationship between Romanes and English as spoken by the Portland Gypsies, Margaret Anne Sharp