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Theses/Dissertations from 1976
The Development of a Model for Identifying, Diagnosing and Correcting Dyslexic Problems in Third Grade Nigerian, Catherine Maffiong Essien
A Comparison of Education Systems in Nigeria and the United States of America, James Edem Etim
Relationships between sex role, empathy and anxiety, Charles M. Fantz
A Model for Teaching Small Group Skills in a Laboratory Setting, Larry Ferguson and James Reavis
A study of counseling at Reed College, Martin Shawn Fisher and Mark Masterson
Three-Dimensional Wall Sculpture, Evelyn Franz
Series of Drawings and Paintings, William Dyas Garnett
Assessment of Hearing Sensitivity by Use of the Acoustic Reflex in the Geriatric Population, Donna Elvira Gilham
Depression and the Perception of Reinforcement: a Modified Replication, Adele Gillis
Revolutions: A Comparative Study, Thomas E. Gill
Symbol and Artifact: Jungian Dynamics at McLuhan's Technological Interface, Mike Amana Glick
The Black Elderly Volunteer, Sandra E. Gonzales
The Chemistry of Chromium (VI) And Chromium (V) Oxide Fluorides, Patrick Jay Green
The Design of an Automatic Electronic Preanodizer, Armen C. Grossenbacher
Effects of Verbal and Pantomime Stimulus Input on the Short Term Sequential Recall of Aphasic Adults, Lauryl Suzanne Ivers Grotting
A Comparative Study of Aristotle's Poetics and Ezra Pound's ABC of Reading, Michael P. Hagensick
Mary's River Kalapuyan: A Descriptive Phonology, Yvonne P. Hajda
Evaluation of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Program for School Pedestrian Crossing, Nabil Shafiq Hamadeh
A Survey of Myths Concerning the Crime of Rape, Marilyn Hammon, Joyce Jerabek, and Michèle Mairesse
The History of Gun Control in America, Gary W. Hansen
The Nature and Distribution of Turf-banked Terraces in the Olympic Mountains, Washington, Katherine Jane Hansen
The Negative Effects of Divorce on the Behavior of Children, David Hawkins and Karen Lloyd
Clinical Application of the Midi-Mult, Barbara Hendricks
The Effect of Visual Feedback on Vocal Pitch Matching, Anita R. Herron
The Baldwin Sheep & Land Company, 1873-1910, Dorothy D. Hirsch