Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2022
Nutrient Uptake and Water Quality in Great Salt Lake Wetland Impoundments, Rachel L. Buck
A Study of Wings with Constant and Variable Sweep for Aerodynamic Efficiency in Inviscid Flow, Bruno Moorthamers
Evaluating Plant Uptake of 4,4'-Methylenedianiline, Jeff Wight
2021
Improvement Opportunities in the Two-Source Energy Balance Model for ET using UAV Imagery and Point Cloud Information, Mahyar Aboutalebi
Sonic Boom Loudness Reduction Through Localized Supersonic Aircraft Equivalent-Area Changes, Troy A. Abraham
Ammonia Emission Assessment from Gasoline and Diesel Engines under Utah Specific Conditions, Motasem Suleiman Abualqumboz
Intelligent Traffic Management: From Practical Stochastic Path Planning to Reinforcement Learning Based City-Wide Traffic Optimization, Kamilia Ahmadi
Achieving a Sequenced, Relational Query Language with Log-Segmented Timestamps, M. A. Manazir Ahsan
MetaXMorph: Hierarchical Transformation of Data with Metadata, Shubham Airan
Impact of Fish Oil on Intestinal Permeability, Inflammation, and Performance in Swine, Anthony Fernando Alberto
Development of a Two-Level Warping Algorithm and Its Application to Speech Signal Processing, Al-Waled H. Al-Dulaimi
Summer Stream Temperature Patterns and Controls in an Irrigation Depleted Western Stream, Sara Madison Alger
Fatty Acid Composition of Forages and Their Effect on the Fatty Acid Composition in Beef Cattle, Britney G. Allen
Development and Validation of a Basic Ground Skills Assessment for Equine-Assisted Services, Sarah J. Andersen
Multi-Proxy Approach to Robustly Capture Earthquake Temperature Rise at the Punchbowl Fault, California, Emma M. Armstrong
Transformation Groups and the Method of Darboux, Brandon P. Ashley
Transplanting Mature Mountain Big Sagebrush Plants Yields High First-Year Survival in Dryland Pasture Restoration, Elizabeth C. Bailey
Valley Bottom Inundation Patterns in Beaver-Modified Streams: A Potential Proxy for Hydrologic Inefficiency, Karen Bartelt
Numerical Simulation of Losses in Four-Way Pipe Junctions, Simon Barth
An Analysis of Electromagnetic Flowmeters: A Numerical Study, Kade J. Beck
Characteristic of the Dynamics of Disorder in Crystalline and Amorphous Materials, Amir Behbahanian
Attitude and Reflection Parameter Estimation of Resident Space Objects Using Ground-Based Photometry, Arun J. Bernard
Methods to Improve Our Understanding of Aspen Regeneration and Aspen Distribution Across the Intermountain West, Robert Joseph Julius Bidner
Alternative Doppler Extraction for Indoor Communication Signals, Thomas L. Bradshaw
The Effects of Trace Mineral Supplementation on Performance, Health, and Carcass Quality of At-Risk Mineral Deficient Feedlot Cattle, Tevan J. Brady
Alienation, Modernization, and Animal Welfare: Human-Animal Relationships at the Farm, State, and Country Levels, Michael D. Briscoe
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Quantify Erosion Control Measures on a Reclaimed Central Utah Coal Mine, Christopher R. Brown
The Relationship of Adaptive Clothing on the Social Participation and Self-Esteem of Adolescents with Disabilities, Emalee Brown
Monitoring Populations and Movement of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) on the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Michael Brown
Injection of Iodoacetic Acid into Pre-Rigor Bovine Muscle Simulates Dark Cutting Conditions, Jared Forrest Buhler
Socioscientific Issues in School-Based Agricultural Education: Describing and Exploring Factors of Integration, Michelle S. Burrows
Cultural Memory and Media: Spanish Republicans and the Spanish Civil War, Stuart Cameron
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Determine Gas Expansion Factors of Differential Pressure Flow Meters, Patrick L. Campana
Digital Scripture: An Investigation of the Design and Use of a Mobile Application for Reading Sacred Text, Neil Carpenter
Biomethanation and Alkaline Wet Air Oxidation of Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) from Ozama River, Dominican Republic, Yessica A. Castro
The Challenge of Hybridity: Mormonism in Mauritius, 1980-2020, Marie Vinnarasi Chintaram
Climate-Driven Impacts of Warming and Grazing on Sub-Arctic Coastal Wetlands in Alaska, Ryan T. Choi
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Explore Student Perceived Needs for Peer Mentorship in a College of Engineering, Darcie Christensen
Housing Variables and Immigration: An Exploratory and Predictive Data Analysis in New York City, Jhonatan Medri Cobos
Numerical Cognition and Autism Spectrum Traits in Adults, Benjamin Covington
Soil Health Monitoring and Management in Corn and Soybean Agroecosystems of the Midwestern U.S., Bradley S. Crookston
The Rhetoric of the Double-Voiced: Strategic Ambiguity in the Silent Protest Parade, Shelby R. Crow
Active Transportation Routes Using Canal Corridors: Decision Tools in Creating Successful Canal Trail Projects, Matthew Scott Crump
Effect of Dietary Short and Medium Chain Fatty Acids in Murine Lethal Sepsis Model, David Son Dang
Classical Venturi Meter Performance Downstream of the Through Leg of a Tee Junction, Matthew P. Day
Compost and Cover Crop Effects in Dryland Organic Wheat, Michael D. Deakin
Renewable Energy Conversion: Organic Redox Flow Batteries and Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Camden R. DeBruler
An Eulerian Perspective on Spring Migration in Mule Deer, Tatum Del Bosco
Assessing the Relationship Between Geophytes and the Archaeological Presence of Maize in North America, Paige Dorsey
A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Paired Oral Reading Methods in Elementary Classrooms, Jacob D. Downs
Methods Development, Design Analysis, and Testing of Novel Centrifugal Devices for Mammalian Cell Culture Harvest, W. Aaron Dryden
Exploring Analytical Issues Associated with Oxidation Kinetics in Drinking Water, Shadi Haji Eghrari
A Qualitative Review of a Culturally Responsive Education Program for Native American Youth, Tamara Ellington
The Biggest Snowball Fight in Earth History: Stratigraphy, Facies Analysis, and Geochronology of the Pocatello Formation, Matthew W. Ellison
Deaths of Despair in the United States, Amin Etemadifar
Investigation of Methionine and Lysine Derivatives as a Source of Rumen-Protected Amino Acids for Lactating Dairy Cows, Mark Avila Fagundes
The Effects of an Active Learning Intervention on Increasing Parental Efficacy Regarding Sexual Communication with Toddlers and Young Children, Melissa M. Ferguson
The Effect of High Elevation Weather Stations on the USDA's Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program, Wyatt Matthew Feuz
A Laboratory Study of the Hydraulics of Moderate-Sloped Stepped Chutes with a Labyrinth Crest, L. Kade Flake
Investigating Recommended Language Instruction of Complex Literary Texts: A Content Analysis of Close Reading Lesson Plans for Elementary Grades, Michelle Flory
The Influence of Dairy Breed and Forage Type on Organic Dairy Heifer Performance, Sawyer Douglas Fonnesbeck
Mechanisms of Overyielding and Coexistence in Diverse Tallgrass Prairie Communities, Leslie E. Forero
Removing Barriers to Language Sample Analysis: Computer-Automated Microstructure Scoring (CAMS), Carly Fox
Passive Cavity Deflation after Water Entry Facilitated by a Vented Tube, Emma R. Fraley
Big Fires, Big Trees, and Big Plots: Enhancing our Ecological Understanding of Fire with Unprecedented Field Data, Tucker J. Furniss
The Plant Growth Promoting Ability of the Microbiome of Ceanothus velutinus from the Intermountain West Region, Jyothsna Ganesh
An Empirical and Theoretical Investigation of Random Reinforced Forests and Shallow Convolutional Neural Networks, Nikhil Ganta
The Influence of Culture on Behavior-Based Tasks of Impulsivity, Byron H. Garcia
Characterizing the Variability and Heterogeneity of Stem Cells by Engineering Methods, Junnan Geng
Data-Driven Recommendation of Academic Options Based on Personality Traits, Aashish Ghimire
Minoritized Student Experiences with Psychoeducational Service Provision for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Megan E. Golson
Temperature Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Ultra-High-Performance Concrete, Jenny Bernadette Gomes
An In-Depth Look at Learning Computer Language Syntax in a High-Repetition Practice Environment, Stephanie Gonzales
Utilization of Protective Cultures to Reduce Late Gas Formation by Paucilactobacillus wasatchensis, Ireland R. Green
Investigating the Habits of Mind of Practicing Engineers, Theresa K. Green
LogBERT: Log Anomaly Detection via BERT, Haixuan Guo
Substance Misuse Transitions Between Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Impacts on Young Adult Self-Sufficiency, Amanda M. Hagman
Synergistic Effect of High Intensity Ultrasound, Antimicrobial Compounds, and UV-A Light on Microbial Quality of Dairy Products, Bryce Rodney Hales
Determinants of the Student Loan Decision and Financial Well-Being: The Role of Financial Education, Financial Literacy, and Student Loan Characteristics, Emily Shaffer Hales
Accessing Healthcare in the Intermountain West During the Age of Precarious Labor, Jordan Hammon
Navigation Performance of Line/Plane Intersection Lidar Model in Conjunction with Opportunistic Feature Tracker, Michael R. Hansen
High-Magnification Digital Image Correlation Techniques for Aged Nuclear Fuel Cladding Testing, Robert Scott Hansen
Efficacy of Professional Development Models in Dismantling Scientific Misconceptions, Tyler Hansen
Active Stability Monitoring and Stability Control of DC Microgrids Using Incremental Continuous Injection, Rohail Hassan
Analysis and Design of 3-Phase Unfolding Based AC-DC Battery Chargers, Rees R. Hatch
Blessed Are the Poor (in Spirit): Wealth and Poverty in the Writings of the Greek Christian Fathers of the Second Century, Jacob D. Hayden
"He Beheld the Prince of Darkness": Joseph Smith and Diabolism in Early Mormonism 1815-1831, Steven R. Hepworth
Factors Explaining Remote Work Adoption in the United States, Paul A. Hill
Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems Using OpenModelica and RAVEN, Stephen Michael Hills
Dietary Shifts Related to Water Availability and the Demographic Response to Changing Prey Abundance of Carnivores in the West Desert, Utah, Ashley E. Hodge
Host Plant Use, Phenology, and Biological Control of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae; Halymorpha halys) in Northern Utah, Mark Cody Holthouse
Innovative Water Management Using Advanced Irrigation Systems and Biochar, Jonathan A. Holt
On Predicting Omnidirectional Honey Bee Traffic Using Weather and Electromagnetic Radiation, Daniel G. Hornberger
Breast Ultrasound Image Segmentation Based on Uncertainty Reduction and Context Information, Kuan Huang
Fixed Pattern Noise Non-Uniformity Correction Through K-Means Clustering, Andres Imperial