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Theses/Dissertations from 1979
A Comparison of the Effects of Biofeedback and Meditation Treatment on Essential Hypertension, Thomas Lee Molatore
A Feasibility Analysis of a Directly Sun-Pumped Carbon Dioxide Laser in Space, Seiichi Morimoto
The systhesis and photolysis of 1-phenylcyclohexaneacetic acid azide, Jack P. Mourad
The Political Evolution of Cameroon, 1884-1961, Victor Julius Ngoh
The non-career ambassador in America's diplomacy : case study, Frederic Mosley Sackett, Ambassador to Germany, January, 1930-March, 1933, Stephen A. Nicholls
Performance theorems for the resource scheduling functions of a multiprocessing system, George Arthur Nicol
Performance theorems for the resource scheduling functions of a multiprocessing system, George Arthur Nicol
Variability in test-retest of maximum duration of sustained /a/ in children, Elena Diane Norwood
Consciousness, Neurons, and Laughing Gas, Dody Michelson Orendurff
Changes in Populations of Soil Acari During the First Year After Clearcutting, Sue Ellen Orlaske
Comparisons of the Habitual Activity Level of Selected Women to Performance on the Bruce Multistage Treadmill Test and the Cooper 12 Minute Run Test, Teresa Carver Owen
Seasonal variation in cytokinin activity and content in two species of dwarf mistletoes and their hosts, Peter J. Paquet
Washington County aftercare service utilization study, James Richard Peterson
The Portland Boundary Commission: a case study, Marvin James Price
The Federal Writers' Project in Oregon, 1935-1942: A Case Study, Thomas James Ptacek
A study of the effect of vibration on the residual stresses in a welded fabricated tube, Shantini Ratnathicam
Culture and Growth of Closterium ehrenbergii (Desmidiaceae), David Bruce Renstrom
An Evaluation of a Data-Based Sex Education Training Program for Mentally Retarded Adults, Patricia Ann Riley
The Idea of Progress: Its Rise to Power and Prominence, Robert Ray Schmaling
Central Auditory Processing in Children With a History of Chronic Middle Ear Problems, Beverly S. Schnabel
A polarographic study of Fe(II) and Fe(III) complexes with catechol, Wen-Tang Shen
Layered field painting, Margaret Shirley
Geology of North Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, William C. Sidle
A Construct Validity Study for the Women Workers Scale Questionnaire, Gwen Simpson
The First Years of Life: a Comparative Analysis of British and American Parent Education, Deborah Anne Smith Guisti, Ellen Turner Jurevic, Jane Elizabeth Mozena, and David W. Pedersen