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Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Approximate reasoning, logics for self-reference, and the use of nonclassical logics in systems modeling, Daniel Guy Schwartz
A Comparison of Two Articulation Carry-Over Techniques, Robyn Schwartz
A study of Leslie model under stochastic environments, Kamran Shaukat
Cadmium and Zinc Levels in the Hair of Smokers and Nonsmokers, Neal R. Simonsen
Following the Drum: British Women in the Peninsular War, Sheila Simonson
Physical effects of 3-phenylindole on ion transport across bilayer lipid membranes, Barbara A. Sinha
A Genetic and Physiological Study of an Arsenite Resistant, Uncoupled Mutant of Escherichia coli, Daniel Gordon Smiley
Transparent sculptures, lithographs, and watercolors : a personal response to the natural world, Stephan Spencer Soihl
Characteristics and Practices of Forensics Programs in Oregon Secondary Schools, Gregg T. Sylvester
Police patrol deployment in small urban centers: an application of integrated management decision-making, Robert Wayne Taylor
The Determination of a Relative Chronology for a Surface Archeological Site Using the Obsidian Hydration Dating Method, Scott Preston Thomas
Stratigraphy, lithofacies and depositional environment of the Cowlitz Formation, T. 4 and 5N., R. 5W. Northwest Oregon, Dale M. Timmons
An analysis of environmental, social and personal dimensions and their relationship to psychological well-being in late life, Renee Tissue
Plasmid-mediated resistance to arsenite and arsenate in Escherichia coli, Thomas Patrick Trezona
A Description and Evaluation of the Self-Help Information Service, Cathy Tuma and John Wadsworth
The perinatal regionalization policy: a study in form and development, Linda Umbdenstock
Trouble in River City: An Analysis of an Urban Vice Probe, Joseph S. Uris
Developmental Sentence Scoring Sample Size Comparison, Marilyn May Valenciano
The Biogeography of Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) in Central Oregon, Robert Allen Voeks
The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt group in the Bull Run watershed, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon, Beverly Frobenius Vogt
Revetment clearing, its influence on riparian mammal communities, Robert E. Willis
The Diffusion of a Controversial Innovation in the Alsea, Oregon Area, Steven K. Worden
The Effect of Early Handling on the Sexually Dimorphic Rate of Extinction of a Conditioned Taste Aversion in Rats, Rebecca Lee Yoder
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Multiple Impact Therapy: Evaluation and Design for Future Study, Jacqueline H. Abikoff
Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Spencer Formation in Yamhill and Washington Counties, Oregon, Fathi Ayoub Al-Azzaby