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Theses/Dissertations from 1982
An investigation of cadmium and sulfur reactions in dimethylsulfoxide, Howard W. Hogle
Impacts of environmental design on residential crowding, Ed Tieh-yeu Huang
Kinetics of proton transport in lipid membranes induced by some chlorinated phenols, Ananda Ranjith Jayaweera
Structure and influence of the Tillamook Uplift on the stratigraphy of the Mist area, Oregon, Moinoddin Murtuzamiya Kadri
Developing a Test of Communicative Competence for English as a Second Language Students at the College Level, Kristen Kern
The articulation of formal and informal helping: the influence of organizational context on relationships between professional and lay caregivers, Priscilla J. Kimboko
A Comparison of Two Language Screening Instruments in Two Populations, Karen Kumpula-Lacey
Iron acquisition by cyanobacteria: siderophore production and iron transport by Anabaena, Peter James Lammers
Anuran Activity Energetics, Scott R. Landrey
Adolescent chemical substance use and abuse : environmental and personal determinants, and a proposed model for group intervention, Lindy Louise Low LeCoq
Germany, Mexico, and the United States, 1911-1917, John Joseph Leffler
The Descriptive Function of Language: Changes with Age and Pressure to Inform, Eve Susan Liebman
The red-tailed hawk on Sauvie Island, Oregon, Kevin J. Lien
The copper complexation properties of dissolved organic matter from the Williamson River, Oregon, Charles Russell Lytle
The acquisition of obligatory-do, Bernadette Maresh-Ericksen
Hydroxide Binding Equilibrium in Hemerythrin, John David McCallum
An Empirical Analysis of the Shift/Share Technique for Employment Forecasting, Larry McCord
The Effect of Parent-Child Interaction on the Language Development of the Hearing-Impaired Child, Arla J. Melum
The Effects of Overt and Covert Observation on the Clinical Behavior Emitted by Untrained Clinicians, Carol L.K. Middleton
A Change in Pass/Fail Criterion on the Mini-Screening Language Test for Adolescents, Denice Lynn Palmer Milholland
Feeding and Food Selection in the Japanese Oyster Crassostrea gigas, Rickey D. Moore
Attitudes of Mental Health Professional Groups Toward Mental Health Treatment Modalities as Measured by the Semantic Differential Technique, Gene Stanley Morrill