Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2019
GPU-Accelerated Demodulation for a Satellite Ground Station, Emily Clark Young
Methods for Meta–Analyses of Rare Events, Sparse Data, and Heterogeneity, Brinley Zabriskie
Deep Learning for Crack-Like Object Detection, Kaige Zhang
Stochastic Geometry Based Performance Study in 5G Wireless Networks, Zekun Zhang
2018
Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Mobile-Source Episodic Air Pollution, Ramjee Acharya
Integrated Systems Modeling to Improve Watershed Habitat Management and Decision Making, Ayman H. Alafifi
The Role of Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Defects in DC Electrical Aging of Highly Disordered Insulating Materials, Allen Andersen
Thallium Removal from Drinking Water Using Pyrolusite Filter Media, Erin R. Andersen
Interest Groups and Supreme Court Commerce Clause Regulation, 1920-1937, Barrett L. Anderson
Use of Verified Twitter Accounts During Crisis Events, Kai Anderson
Carbon Monoxide on Demand: Light-Induced CO Release of Flavonols, Stacey N. Anderson
Comparative Pollination Efficacies of Bees on Raspberry and the Management of Osmia lignaria for Late Blooming Crops, Corey J. Andrikopoulos
Phenotypic Association Between Lactose and Other Milk Components in Western US Dairy Herds and Japan, Takuji Asami
The Industry and Occupation Incidence of State Mandated Maternity Benefits, Adam Bahr
Land Cover and Use Change in Utah: A Comparison of Field- vs. Aerial Image-Based Observations, Jennifer Lynn Bakken
Blue and Red Light Effects on Stomatal Oscillations, Trevor R. Ballard
Marginal Mediation Analysis: A New Framework for Interpretable Mediated Effects, Tyson S. Barrett
Evaluation of a Side-by-Side Full-Scale Biofiltration Conversion in a Nutrient-Limited Environment, Stetson S. Bassett
Assessing the Effects of Local Turbulence and Velocity Profiles on Electromagnetic Flow Meter Accuracy, Kade J. Beck
Culture Matters: Career and Life Expectations and Outcomes among Business School Alumni, Ace Beorchia
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of the Shigella Type III Secretion System Tip Complex, Abram R. Bernard
Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis of Multiphysics Environments for Application in Pressurized Water Reactor Design, Cole David Blakely
Assessing the Ecological Implications of the Altered Flow and Sediment Regimes of the Rio Grande Along the West Texas-Mexico Border, Demitra E. Blythe
Running the Cañons of the Rio Grande: Part 2 Boquillas Canyon, Texas and Coahuila, Todd L. Blythe
Growth Characteristics of Lactobacillus wasatchensis and its Detection and Enumeration Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction, Isaac Brockbank Bowen
American Proto-Zionism and the "Book of Lehi": Recontextualizing the Rise of Mormonism, Don Bradley
Plume Contamination Measurements of an Additively-Printed GOX/ABS Hybrid Thruster, David A. Brewer
Utilizing Legumes to Improve Production and Nutritive Value of Intermountain West Pastures, Jacob T. Briscoe
Content Analysis of Affordances for Social and Emotional Competency Development in Third-Grade Core Reading Programs, Lisa Trottier Brown
The Effects of Explicitly Teaching Summarization Skills on the Reading Comprehension of Students With Specific Learning Disabilities, Sally A. Brown
Experimental Investigation of a Green Hybrid Thruster Using a Moderately Enriched Compressed Air as the Oxidizer, Marc Anthony Bulcher
New CA-ID-TIMS Detrital Zircon Constraints on Middle Neoproterozoic Sedimentary Successions, Southwestern United States, Abigail R. Bullard
A Modern Plague: U.S. Racial and Ethnic Vaccination Disparities During the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, Andrew E. Burger
Elucidating Molecular Interactions of Shigella Type Three Secretion System Components Critical for Pathogenesis, R. Alan Burgess
A Case Study on How Meeting the Academic Needs of Students Substantially Below Grade Level in Mathematics Affects Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Engagement, Lauren K. M. Burton
Patterns of Use Before and After a Labeling Intervention Among Collegiate Division I Athletes at a Fueling Station, Julie A. Buzzard
Spatial Ability Degradation in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Students During the Winter Semester Break, Benjamin J. Call
Biological Condition and Stressors of BLM Wadeable Streams in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada, Nicole Cappuccio
Justice and the River: Community Connections to an Impaired Urban River in Salt Lake City, Taya L. Carothers
Accuracy of Residential Water Meters in Response to Short, Intermittent Flows, John R. Chadwick
In Situ Detection of Road Lanes Using Raspberry Pi, Ashwani Chahal
Additively-Manufactured Hybrid Rocket Consumable Structure for CubeSat Propulsion, Britany L. Chamberlain
The Power Law Distribution of Agricultural Land Size, Lauren Chamberlain
The Development of Hydrodynamic and Kinetic Models for the Plasmasphere Refilling Problem Following a Geomagnetic Storm, Kausik Chatterjee
Implementing the Use of Personal Activity Data in an Introductory Statistics Course, Lacy Christensen
Understanding Plant Secondary Metabolites; Above and Below Ground, Andrea K. Clemensen
Predicting U.S. Adolescents’ Purchasing of Denim Jeans Using Quality Attributes, Behavioral Characteristics, and Sociodemographics, Michelle Clouse
Why Do You Go to University? Outcomes Associated With Student Beliefs About the Purposes of a University Education, Mitchell C. Colver
The Use of Explicit Comprehension Strategies During Oral Instruction of Informational Text Structures and the Effect on First-Graders' Listening Comprehension, Noelle E. Converse
Promoting Client Nutrition in Urban Utah Food Pantries, Casey Coombs
The Nesting Ecology of Woodpeckers in the Eastern Cascades and Their Interactions with Nest Competitors and Predators, Samuel D. Cowell
Full Scale Experimental Testing of Partially Composite Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels, Brandon L. Cox
U.S. Consumers’ Perception, Intention, and Purchase Behavior of Grass-Fed Beef, Elizabeth K. Crandall
Examining Teacher Perceptions When Utilizing Volunteers in School-Based Agricultural Education Programs, Ashley B. Cromer
Advancing the Implementation of Hydrologic Models as Web-Based Applications, Prasanna Dahal
Managing for Multiple Objectives in Southwestern Forests: Evaluating the Trade-Offs between Enhancing Mexican Spotted Owl Nest Habitat and Mitigating Potential Crown Fire, Daniel C. Deane McKenna
A Sociological Evaluation of a Large Team Science Project: The iUtah Experience, K. Taylor Dean
Production and Biocompatibility of Spider Silk Proteins in Goat Milk, Richard E. Decker Jr
Targeted-Grazing as a Fuels Reduction Treatment: Evaluation of Vegetation Dynamics and Utilization Levels, Travis Decker
Evaluating Water Filtration and Disinfection for Household, Using Slow Sand Filters Plus Solar Disinfection, Mariana Demitry
Effects of Livestock Grazing Management Practices on Greater Sage-Grouse Nest and Female Survival, Seth J. Dettenmaier
A Complicated Peace: Nationalism and Antisemitism in Interwar Poland, Joanna Dobrowolska
Non-Contact Evaluation Methods for Infrastructure Condition Assessment, Sattar Dorafshan
Riding to Learn: Informal Science in Adult Cycling Communities, Joel R. Drake
Integrated Management of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Intermountain West Turfgrass, Madeleine M. Dupuy
An Exploratory Case Study of How High-Performance Team Training Develops Sociomathematical Norms and Differing Levels of Math-Talk, Melanie V. Durfee
Contextual Factors in the Identity Development of Native American and Latinx Undergraduates in STEM Fields, Angela Marie Enno
The Effects of Enhanced Flows on Community Structure and Ecosystem Functioning in a Montane Utah River System, Joshua A. Epperly
The Heat Is On! Perspectives and Practices Regarding Extreme Heat Risk, Emily D. Esplin
Comparing the Predictive Power of Executive Function Assessment Strategies on Preschool Mathematics Performance, Jacob A. Esplin
The Integration of Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Skills in the Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Marianne Bristow Evans
Measuring Rural Revolutionary Mobilization: The Militiamen, Soldiers, and Minutemen of Fauquier County, Virginia 1775 - 1782, Jason Fackrell
Co-Digestion of Cattle Manure and Cheese Whey for Biogas Production and Characterization of Biomass Effluent, Dillon Fallon
Brun's 1920 Theorem on Goldbach's Conjecture, James A. Farrugia
Senior Computer Science Students’ Task and Revised Task Interpretation While Engaged in Programming Endeavor, Andreas Febrian
The Relationship of Gender-Based Microaggressions and Internalized Sexism on Mental Health Outcomes: A Mother-Daughter Study, Nicole D. Feigt
Application of WinSLAMM to Evaluate the Effect of Green Infrastructure Implementation in Northern Utah, Rosa A. Fernández Velásquez
Exploring the Moderating Effect of Cognitive Autonomy on the Relationship Between Cognitive Distortions and Youth’s Externalizing Behaviors, Liam J. Fischback
Simulation and Optimization Models to Evaluate Performance of Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells in Fresh Water Aquifers, Ali Forghani
Towards the Prediction of Climate Extremes with Attribution Analysis Through Climate Diagnostics and Modeling: Cases from Asia to North America, Boniface Opoku Fosu
Development and Application of a Reverse Genetics System for Zika Virus, Jordan C. Frank
Novel Treatments for Native Forb Restoration in The Great Basin, Adam J. Fund
Three Environmental Fluid Dynamics Papers, Eden Furtak-Cole
Pharmacologically Induced Meiosis Apomeiosis Interconversions in Boechera, Arabidopsis and Vigna, Lei Gao
Self-Reliance, Social Welfare, and Sacred Landscapes: Mormon Agricultural Spaces and Their Paradoxical Sense of Place, Anthony Ross Garner
A Qualitative Exploration of the Current State of Observation and Feedback in the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christopher B. Garner
Assessment of Microchimerism Following Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Natural Pregnancies in Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus), Kirsten Karen Gash
Sociodemographic and Climatic Factors Shaping the Development of Drought Policies in Major U.S. Cities, Riana S. Gayle
Production and Purification of Synthetic Minor Ampullate Silk Proteins, Danielle A. Gaztambide
Experiences of Instructors Using Ready-to-Teach, Fixed-Content Online Courses, Douglas J. Geilman
Silane Modulation of Protein Conformation and Self-Assembly, Abul Bashar Mohammad Giasuddin
Development of an Improved Low-Order Model for Propeller-Wing Interactions, Joshua Taylor Goates
Three Essays in Economics of Prey-Predator Relation, Dong-Hun Go