Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2023
Opening the Black Box: Soil Microbial Communities in Field-Based Plant-Soil Feedback Experiments, Julia Kate Aaronson
Laboratory Modelling of the Various Components of Backward Erosion Piping Behavior Due to Converging Flow With Different Constricted Outlets, Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelmotelb Ibrahim
Diversity in Tech: Analyzing the Mismatch Between Corporate Framing and Impact, Rana Abulbasal
Improved Sustainability and Efficiency of Partial Depth Concrete Bridge Deck Repair, Israi I. H. Abu Shanab
Long-Distance Recreational Travel Behavior and Implications of Autonomous Vehicles, Sailesh Acharya
Fish Community Impacts and Conservation Implications of a Novel Barrier on the San Juan River, Utah, Zachary T. Ahrens
A Study of Controlled Attention in Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder, Logan Alva
The Active CryoCubeSat Technology: Active Thermal Control for Small Satellites, Lucas S. Anderson
Locating Low Head Dams Using a Deep Learning Model in ArcGIS Pro With Aerial Imagery, Caitlin R. Arnold
Statistical Graph Quality Analysis of Utah State University Master of Science Thesis Reports, Ragan Astle
Centering Indigenous Knowledge: Reimagining Research Methods, Pedagogies, and Sustainability With Niitsitapi Awaaáhsskataiksi (Blackfoot Elders), Sandra Bartlett Atwood
Low-Erosion Nozzle Materials for Long-Duration Hybrid Rocket Burns, Russell S. Babb
Toward a More Holistic Understanding of Uranium-Related Views and Experiences of Residents in the Four Corners Region of the United States, Matthew J. Barnett
Exploring Body Image Related Cognitive Fusion as a Maintenance Mechanism of Eating Disorder Pathology, Jennifer L. Barney
Drug Cartels and Government in Mexico: A Replication and Extension, Lindsey A. Beckstead
Local and Regional Landscape Characteristics Driving Habitat Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Along a Fragmented Range Margin, Aidan T. Beers
Executive Functioning in Children With Autism and Co-Occurring Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Analysis, Kandice Benallie
Probabilistic Verification for Modular Network-on-Chip Systems, Jonah W. Boe
Aerodynamic Implications of a Bio‐Inspired Rotating Empennage Design for Control of a Fighter Aircraft, Christian R. Bolander
We Travel Together: Examining the Drivers and Functions of Animal Movement in Biotic Seed Dispersal, Binod Borah
The Right Mind: Rhetorics of Mental Health Disability and Accommodation in Higher Education, Rachel Welton Bryson
Using Linked Digital Activity Schedules to Promote Cooperative Thematic Play, Vincent E. Campbell
Happy or SAD? Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) on Cedar Mountain, Southern Utah, Jaycee Cappaert
Surface-Functionalized Silica Nanocarriers for Mitigating Water Stress in Wheat and Benefiting the Root Microbiome, Anthony Cartwright
Signatures of Black Holes, Alexandra B. Chanson
A Mechanistic Examination of Interspecific Competition Between Wild and Domestic Herbivores, Courtney Check
Fremont Legacy in Capitol Reef and the Waterpocket Fold: A Radiocarbon Analysis of the Pectol Collection Coiled Basketry Using Bayesian Modeling, Chelsea Cheney
Water Conservation Through Drought-Resilient Landscape Plants and Deficit Irrigation, Ji-Jhong Chen
A Generative Neural Network for Discovering Near Optimaldynamic Inductive Power Transfer Systems, Md Shain Shahid Chowdhury Oni
Augmented State Linear Covariance Applications for Nonlinear Missile Engagements, Jeffrey Scott Clawson
Technical Communication Inclusionary Interventions Into Academic Spaces, Sam Clem
An Evaluation of Stress Tolerance in Restoration Plant Species in Response to Fire, Drought, and Invasive Plants Through the Lens of Functional Traits, Adam M. Clifford
Development of Large-Scale Pseudo-3D Shear Wave Velocity Models at the Garner Valley Downhole Array Site, Isabella Corey
By Other Means: The Political and Economic Motivations for the Formation of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 in the United Kingdom, David Cornell
Mission Planning Techniques for Cooperative LEO Spacecraft Constellations, Skylar A. Cox
Use of Protective Lactic Acid Bacteria Adjunct Cultures to Decrease the Incidence of Gas Defects in Cheddar Cheese, Rhees T. Crompton
Generative Neural Network Approach to Designing and Optimizing Dynamic Inductive Power Transfer Systems, Andrew Pond Curtis
Patient-Therapist Congruence on Aspects of the Therapeutic Alliance in Psychotherapy for Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Sarah Daehler
Student Perceptions of Male and Female Instructors in a Post-Secondary Welding Course, S. Kjersti R. Decker
Making Space for Student Agency: A Multilayered Exploration of Agency and Writing in a First‐Grade Classroom, Kara DeCoursey
Consequences of Host Life Cycles for Symbiont Genome Evolution, Ashley Elizabeth Dederich
“Whan the Turuf is Thy Tour”: Analyzing Gender Codes of Burial Monuments in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, Shelbie Durrant
Physical Model of Rainwater Along Roadway Filter Strip, Ryan C. Eberhard
The Influence of Surface Roughness Frequency on Rotating Sphere Aerodynamics, Jack C. Elliott
Exploring the Process of Mindful Breathing With Stressed Mothers, Caleb D. Farley
Multispecies Genomic Sex Identification Using DDX3 Gene Polymorphisms, Jessica Felts
"There's No Good, It's Just Satisfactory": Perfectionistic Reactivity in NCAA Student-Athletes, Daniel J. M. Fleming
The Body Seeking Magnificence, Taylor Franson Thiel
ACT and Veterans: A Multiple Baseline Study Using ACT To Treat Anxiety Disorders in U.S. Military Veterans, Jeremiah E. Fruge
A Frobenius-Schur Extension for Real Projective Representation, Levi Gagnon‐Ririe
An Interval-Valued Random Forests, Paul Gaona Partida
Getting the Dirt on Phosphorus Pollution in Mountain Lakes: Are Rising Soil Temperatures Contributing to Eutrophication in Mountain Watersheds?, Gordon O. Gianniny
Contextualization of El Salvador’s Need for a Powerful Executive: A Lockean Analysis of Nayib Bukele's Approach to Public Security in a Historical, Political, and Social Synthesis, Manuel Agresio Girón Alemán
Fishing Out Nutrients: The Spatiotemporal and Ecological Dynamics of Fishery-Based Nutrient Extraction, Adrián A. González Ortiz
Investigating the Effect of Greediness on the Coordinate Exchange Algorithm for Generating Optimal Experimental Designs, William Thomas Gullion
Reclaiming Fault Resilience and Energy Efficiency With Enhanced Performance in Low Power Architectures, Noel Daniel Gundi
Generalizing Deep Learning Methods for Particle Tracing Using Transfer Learning, Shubham Gupta
From Mountain Streams to Urban Rivers: An Assessment of Microplastic Sources and Characteristics, Macy Gustavus
The Impact of Formative Assessment Cycles on Students' Attitudes and Achievement in a Large-Enrollment Undergraduate Introductory Statistics Course, KimberLeigh Felix Hadfield
An Exploration of Issues Facing Vertiport Integration in the Wasatch Front, Katelynn Hall
Designing a Rubric for Evaluating Curricular Resources in Montana's Indian Education for All Repository: A Design-Based Research Approach, Megan M. Hamilton
Top Mat Reinforcement Alternatives for Concrete Pavement Slabs With Embedded Inductive Power Transfer Systems, Thaddeus J. Hansen
Co-Creating Culturally Inclusive Climate Change Programming: A Qualitative Study With Indigenous Populations in Southeast Utah, Bayli R. Hanson
Estimating Seasonal Crop Water Consumption in Irrigated Lands Using Soil Moisture and Reference Evapotranspiration, Oliver Henry Hargreaves
Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Domestic Climate Migrants and Migration in the U.S., Brittany Shae Harris
Effects of Diet on Gene Expression of Markers of the Gut‐Brain Axis in the Mouse Brain, Janna Hart
The Barriers to Movement: The Effects of Anthropogenic Linear Features on the Space-Use Behaviors of Mule Deer and Pronghorn in Utah, Ronan B. Hart
The Supreme Court and Presidential Elections: An Analysis of Divisive Decisions and Judicial Review in Presidential Elections, Jeff Hastings
App-Based Academic Interventions for Children With Autism, Cassity R. Haverkamp
Livestock Risk Protection: An Analysis of Coverage Length and Level to Determine Optimal Contract Selection, Logan B. Haviland
Stressor: An R Package for Benchmarking Machine Learning Models, Samuel A. Haycock
Proxy Voting Coordination Mechanisms: Determining How Agents Should Coordinate in a Continuous Preference Space, Michael D. Hegerhorst
Who Is Accessing IPSE Programs? Examining the Demographics of Students Enrolled in Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Madison Heider
Coding Bootcamps - Perceptions and Outcomes, Logan L. Hendricks
Impact of Forage Conditioner Systems on the Harvesting of Alfalfa, Derrick Hendry
Volatile Cycling and Metasomatism in Flat-Slab Subduction Zones of the Central Andes, Coleman Hiett
Understanding Parent-Adolescent Transmission of Values, Jesse P. Higgins
Practical Improvements for Pivot and Surface Irrigation, Jonathan A. Holt
Population Physiology, Demography, and Genetics of Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Residing in Urban and Natural Environments, Spencer B. Hudson
Redox-Active Materials Design and Mechanism Study for Redox Flow Batteries, Maowei Hu
Dynamic Inductive Power Transfer Systems With Reflexive Tuning Networks Designed by Machine Learning, Shuntaro Inoue
Viability and Performance of RF Source Localization Using Autocorrelation-Based Fingerprinting, Joseph L. Ipson
Influence of Hydrologic History on Nitrogen Cycling in Lake Sediments, Emily Jainarain
Convexity Applications in Single and Multi-Agent Control, Olli Nikodeemus Jansson
Physics-Guided Deep Learning for Solar Wind Modeling at L1 Point, Robert M. Johnson
Comparative Study of Clustering Techniques on Eye-Tracking in Dynamic 3D Virtual Environments, Scott Johnson
Student Veteran Innovation Workshop: Exploring Purpose-Driven Camaraderie, David Brian Kartchner
Physiological Consequences of Adrenal Enlargement and Implications for Toxin Resistance in North American Snakes, Megen E. Kepas
Comparing 1D, 2D, and 3D Hydraulic Models in Urban Flooding Applications, Taylor Kesler