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Theses/Dissertations from 1980
The structure and stratigraphy of the Columbia River basalt in the Chehalem Mountains, Oregon, Abdul-Rahman Mohammed Al-Eisa
Succession to the caliphate in early Islam, Faisal H. al-Kathiri
Morphological and cytological studies on Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) in relationship to host phloem with studies on the healthy phloem in Pinus sabiniana (Pinaceae), Margaret Carol Alosi
Individual Differences in Imaginal and Verbal Information Processing Abilities, Joan Marie Anderson
Interpersonal behavior and depression : an examination of self-descriptions on the Interpersonal check list, Douglas Steven Andrews
Surface area of coal as influenced by low temperature oxidation processes, Salvador Leon Arredondo
The effect of costs and constraints on the optimum employment combination of full-time and part-time faculty at urban community colleges, Zoe Annette Arrington
The Effect of Residual Stress Distribution on the Ultimate Strength of Tubular Beam-Columns, Steven L. Barrett
Salem Teen Mother Program: A Follow-up Study, Frances L. Barton
An observational study of service provider client dyadic interactions, Joan Dayger Behn
Patterns of information system growth in community mental health centers, Linda J. Bellerby
Evaluative Styles of Clinicians in Private Practice, Daniel R. Brophy
Reduction of capacitor switching transients by controlled closing, John Herman Brunke
Adaptation to dominant society : a self study of a woman of mixed race, black/Indian, Helen Marie Camel
Geology of the Southcentral Margin of the Tillamook Highlands; Southwest Quarter of the Enright Quadrangle, Tillamook County, Oregon, Kenneth Allan Cameron
The process of short-term psychotherapy with mentally deficient adults, Joan Emily Carpenter
Age and the Comprehension of Spatial Adjectives, Barbara Ann Cassidy
A Comparison of Spanish Language Samples Elicited by the Investigator in the Clinic and by the Mothers in the Home, Soledad Chavarria Navas
Floral imagery, Vicki L. Clarke
A study of the crisis nature of the preparenthood period and implications for preventative social work practice, Julie Jean Colton
Aboriginal clay figurines from the upper Rogue Valley in southwestern Oregon, Lyman Patrick Deich
Cytologic Characterization of Human Constitutive Heterochromatin, Timothy Atchison Donlon
A Comparison of Three Measures of Waking Fantasy, Carey Sue Edney
Insertion loss values of earplugs, Michael Fairchild
The Degree of Acculturation and Success Patterns in Three Generations of the Japanese Americans in the Portland Area, Toshimasa Fujii