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Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Introducing the secondary student to sculptural design and form in metal : welding sheet steel using the oxyacetylene torch, Philip John Smith
Impact of the Older Americans Act of 1965 Upon the Elderly in Portland-Multnomah County, Oregon, From 1965 to 1977, Joil A. Southwell
The isolation of an individual : Thomas Mann's Tonio Kröger, Thomas Richard Survilla
The Concentration and Speciation of Sugars in Natural Waters, Minoo Shakerin Sweet
Utterly visionary and chimerical : A federal response to the depression : an examination of Civilian Conservation Corps construction on National Forest System lands in the Pacific Northwest, Elizabeth Gail Throop
The structure and stratigraphy of the Columbia River Basalt in the Hood River Valley, Oregon, Susan Timm
A Geophysical Definition of a Klamath Falls Graben Fault, Cynthis Ann Veen
An investigation of the consistency of stimulus overselection of autistic children, Patricia O'Meara Walker
An Evaluative Study of the Good Samaritan Pain Evaluation Clinic, Frederic G. Wessinger Jr.
Androgen-Induced Immunosuppression, Debra Ann Weyant
Self-Concepts of Institutionalized and Community Residing Elderly, Diana L. White
Functional Analysis of Great Basin Projectile Points, Roger Wiggin
An investigation of the relationship of organizational structure to job satisfaction within social service organizations serving elderly clients, Anne Marguerite Wilkinson
Progressive relaxation training : effects on the communicative ability of aphasic adults, Mary T. Watts Withers
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Metrication in highway design and operations, Taher A. Al-Fadhli
The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt in the Clackamas River drainage, James Lee Anderson
A technique to calculate complex electromagnetic fields by using the finite element method, Davood Asgharian
Assessment of the Needs of the Families of the Hospitalized Mentally Ill, Jean Pelosi Audette and Phyllis J. Jossy
A study of estuarine sedimentation in South Slough, Coos Bay, Oregon, Charles Allen Baker
The Effects of a Child's Serious Illness Upon His or Her Siblings, Kathleen Bales
"Fallen Angels": An Historical Review of Program Development and Clientele of the Salvation Army White Shield Home with an Emphasis on the Years 1940-1976, Wendy Jo Ballard
Purification and characterization of NADH oxidase and peroxidase from Lactobacillus casei, Louise Ann Barstad
Development and Use of a Phonological Recoding Strategy for a Short-Term Memory Task by Normal and Mentally Retarded Subjects, Mary Jo Bartels
A Biogeographical Study of Currently Identified Oregon Pseudoscorpions With an Emphasis on Western Oregon Forms, Ellen M. Benedict
Parental perceptions of behavioral changes in children following divorce, Kenneth W. Bork