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Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Effective Force Constant Ratios: Iron in Iridium and Rhodium, Dennis Munsterman
Computer Aided Optimal Design of Helical Gears, S. N. Muthukrishnan
A Cross-Cultural Study of Role Behaviors Pertaining to the Roles of Student and Professor, Kathryne Jeanne Nadal
Kykloi : cyclic theories in ancient Greece, Hubert Wayne Nelson
A psychometric evaluation of the Bicycle drawing test and the establishment of preliminary norms, Mary Lee Nichols
Geology of the Columbia River Basalt in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, Elizabeth Storm Norman
An Evaluation of a Talking Machine: the HC 120 Phonic Mirror Handivoice, James Joseph Oggerino
The parcelization of the open range, a conflict in land use : grazing rights versus residential and recreation land sales in Klickitat County, Washington, Dennis A. Olson
The validity of the Leiter international performance scale in measuring the intelligence of intellectually superior children, Susan Braxton Paltrow
An Analysis of Gravity Surveys in the Portland Basin, Oregon, Janice C. Perttu
Geophysical and Geochemical Analyses of Selected Miocene Coastal Basalt Features, Clatsop County, Oregon, Virginia Josette Pfaff
The Swamp Land Act in Oregon, 1870-1895, Richard Mark Pintarich
A survey of carryover practices of public school clinicians in Oregon, Joan Marie Cranmer Polson
The History of Community Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska, 1946-1976, Robert Pond
Non-linear behavior of unbraced two-bay reinforced concrete frames, Mehdi Shadyab
Studies of homogeneous nucleation and transient heat transfer in cryogenic liquids, Dipen N. Sinha
Components Integral to the Consumer's Decision-Making Process Regarding the Regional Shopping Centers of Portland, Oregon, James A. Swanson
The status in 1980 of the Toulmin model of argument in the area of speech communication, Jeffrey Robert Sweeney
Selective reflection of light at a solid-gas interface and its application, Fumihide Takeda
Alienation Under the Rainbow: A Survey of Oregon Graduate Students, Robert Michael Travis
Das Dreiecksverhältnis in Gerhart Hauptmann's "Einsame Menschen" und "Gabriel Schillings Flucht" und dessen Lösung im naturalistischen Drama, Ulrich Karl Tutsch
Integration, Judy Lee Vogland
Stability and resilience in business systems, Donald Bard Wilcox