Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2018
Influence of Environmental Variables on Survival Rates of Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Neonates Across Idaho, Brett R. Panting
Advancing Methods to Quantify Actual Evapotranspiration in Stony Soil Ecosystems, Kshitij Parajuli
The Culture of Sexuality: Identification, Conceptualization, and Acculturation Processes Within Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Cultures, Joshua Glenn Parmenter
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Post-Secondary Education Settings: Common Barriers and Needed Accommodations and Supports, Ryan T. Paskins
Weaving a Religious Community: Monasticism, Authority, and Theology in Gujarat, 1830-1905, Kirtan Patel
Maternal Depression in the United States: A Geographic Comparison Between Geographic Regions and Rurality, Samantha J. Patterson
Institutional Adaptation to Water Scarcity in Utah Irrigation Companies, Grant Patty
Promoting Sociodramatic Play Between Children with Autism and Their Typically Developing Peers Using Activity Schedules, Azure J. Pellegrino
Plant Evolutionary Response to Climate Change: Detecting Adaptation Across Experimental and Natural Precipitation Gradients, Jacqueline J. Peña
Development and Optimization of a Produced Water, Biofilm Based Microalgae Cultivation System for Biocrude Conversion with Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Benjamin L. Peterson
Evaluation of Therapeutics for an Enterovirus 71 Infection in an AG129 Mouse Model, Christopher Peterson
Engelmann Spruce Survival and Regeneration After an Epidemic Spruce Beetle Outbreak on the Markagunt Plateau in Southern Utah, Jessika M. Pettit
Silage Corn Hybrid Response to Row Width and Plant Density in the Intermountain West, Mark A. Pieper
Foraging Behavior, Taxonomy, and Morphology of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), with an Emphasis on Perdita (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), Zachary M. Portman
Putting Weight in Context: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Guided Self-Help for Weight Self-Stigma, Sarah A. Potts
On Thermal Bowing of Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels with Flexible Shear Connectors, Fray Pozo
The Effects of Noncontingent Reinforcement with Signals on Problem Behavior in the Classroom Setting, Jannica Pozulos
Mesospheric Gravity Wave Climatology and Variances over the Andes Mountains, Jonathan Rich Pugmire
Investigating Rapid Concrete Repair Materials and Admixtures, Ivan Quezada
Investing in Agribusiness Stocks and Farmland: A Boom or Bust Analysis, Asif Rasool
Feature Screening of Ultrahigh Dimensional Feature Spaces With Applications in Interaction Screening, Randall D. Reese
Route-Finding: Developing Curricular Knowledge and Impacting Practice Through a Collaborative Curriculum Mapping Process, Laura J. Reina
Changing Nonhuman Impulsive Choice, C. Renee Renda
Modernizing Composition with an Online Photography-Themed Course, Sharolyn Richards
Evaluating the Impact of External Carbon Source in Laboratory-Based Denitrification Rate Experiments, Jared Richens
Impact of Basal Diet on Obesity Phenotype of Recipient Mice Following Fecal Microbiome Transfer from Obese or Lean Human Donors, Daphne Michelle Rodriguez Jimenez
Invasive Phragmites australis Management in Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Context Dependency and Scale Effects on Vegetation and Seed Banks, Christine B. Rohal
Evaluation of 'Structure-from-Motion' from a Pole-Mounted Camera for Monitoring Geomorphic Change, Rebecca K. Rossi
Changing Delay Discounting: Identification and Evaluation of Ecologically Valid Methods for Reducing Impulsive Choice, Jillian M. Rung
Identifying Criticality in Market Sentiment: A Data Mining Approach, Vaibhav Sahu
Examining Market Channels for Local Produce: Consumer Affordability and Producer Profitability, Karli A. Salisbury
Assessing Homeowners' Lawn Management Practices and Preferred Sources of Educational Information, Candace J. Schaible
pH Effects on the Sorption of Fluoxetine and Sulfamethoxazole by Three Powdered Activated Carbons, James D. Schneider
Humans as Sensors: The Influence of Extreme Heat Vulnerability Factors on Risk Perceptions Across the Contiguous United States, Forrest Scott Schoessow
A Series of Papers on Detecting Examinees Who Used a Flawed Answer Key, Marcus W. Scott
Tackling Choke Point Induced Performance Bottlenecks in a Near-Threshold GPGPU, Tahmoures Shabanian
Sparse Signal Recovery Based on Compressive Sensing and Exploration Using Multiple Mobile Sensors, Mohammad Shekaramiz
A Simple Metabolic Switch May Activate Apomixis in Arabidopsis thaliana, David Alan Sherwood
Latent Difference Score Mediation Analysis in Developmental Research: A Monte Carlo Study and Application, Melissa Simone
Teaching Landscape Construction Using Augmented Reality, Arshdeep Singh
Why Do They Do That? Understanding Factors Influencing Visitor Spatial Behavior in Parks and Protected Areas, Abigail M. Sisneros-Kidd
Personal Growth Following the Challenge of Becoming a New Parent While Working as a Mental Health Clinician: A Narrative Study, Amie L. Smith
Homeless Social Service Workers as Street-Level Bureaucrats, Curtis Smith
Renewable Portfolio Standards and Environmental Goals, Josh T. Smith
The Effects of Didactic Training & Behavioral Skills Training on Staff Implementation of a Stimulus Preference Assessment with Adults with Disabilities, Sandra G. Smith
Water Entry Cavity Dynamics, Nathan B. Speirs
Be Cool, Stay in School: The Habits, Resources, and Confidence College Students Need to Succeed, Matthew Staheli
Effect of Tannin-Containing Legume Hays on Enteric Methane Emissions and Nitrogen Partitioning in Beef Cattle, Elizabeth K. Stewart
Supporting Adolescent Metacognition in Engineering Design Through Scripted Prompts from Peer Tutors: A Comparative Case Study, Kristin Marie Strong
A Grounded Case Study of Parental Perceptions Surrounding Formalized Special Education Processes, William Eric Strong
Comparing Sandwich Wall Panel Shear Connector Testing Methodologies, Parker S. Syndergaard
Methods for the Aerostructural Design and Optimization of Wings with Arbitrary Planform and Payload Distribution, Jeffrey D. Taylor
Using Photographic Activity Schedules to Facilitate Independent Completion of Academic Tasks for Young Children with Autism, Nicole Taylor
Energy and Risk: Discourse, Framing, and Content, Temis Gardner Taylor
Importance of Exposure Time on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) at Extreme Temperatures, Thinh Quang Thai
Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Infrared Technology to Detect and Monitor Greater Sage-Grouse, Thomas R. Thompson
Relationships Among Preschool Attendance, Type, and Quality and Early Mathematical Literacy, Jennifer E. Throndsen
Effect of Silicon on Wheat Growth and Development in Drought and Salinity Stress, Spencer A. Tibbitts
A Deep Learning Approach to Recognizing Bees in Video Analysis of Bee Traffic, Astha Tiwari
A Needs Assessment of Arizona Agricultural Education Equine Science Curriculum, Emily Tobler
Planning for Active Transportation in the Western United States: An Alternative Future for Cache Valley, Utah, Stephanie A. Tomlin
Application Aware Reconfigurable Antennas and Arrays for 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Systems, MD Asaduzzaman Towfiq
Conformal Inkjet Printed Antennas for Small Spacecraft, Muhammadeziz Tursunniyaz
Patterns of Threatened Vertebrates Based on Trophic Level, Diet, and Biogeography, Shaley A. Valentine
GPS Denied Localization Using Ultra-Wideband Radios, Joshua P. Vanfleet
Insomnia and Use of Sleep Medications in Predicting Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in the Cache County Study, Elizabeth Kathleen Vernon
Design and Control of Series Resonant Converters for DC Current Power Distribution Applications, Hongjie Wang
Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties of Native Utah Berries and Their Potential for Use in Meats, Xiaoxi Wang
Professional Development Needs of Utah State University Extension Professionals, Callahan K. Ward
Breeding Season Ecology and Demography of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Jeffrey M. Warren
The Macroinvertebrate and Fish Communities of In-Stream Beaver Ponds in Northeastern Utah, Susan Washko
A Qualitative Analysis Exploring the Development of Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Adolescent Males with Developmental Disabilities, Maria J. Watters
An Evaluation of the Social Validity of the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) Program, Jason L. Watt
In-Situ Educational Research from Concept to Classroom Implementation: A Multiple Paper Dissertation, David Mark Weiss
The Effects of Surge Flows on Residential Water Meters, Ryan P. Weller
Surviving a Civil War: Expanding the Scope of Survival Analysis in Political Science, Andrew B. Whetten
Space Syntax: Regional Planning for Bicycles, Connor J. White
Historical Analysis of Leadership Theory in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Its Educational System, Kevin D. Whitehead
Radio-Frequency Transmitter Geolocation Using Non-Ideal Received Signal Strength Indicators, Samuel Whiting
Occasional Liturgy in the Henrician Reformation, Joshua C. Wiggins
The Influence of Mechanical Stratigraphy on Thrust-Ramp Nucleation and Propagation of Thrust Faults, Sarah S. Wigginton
Using Anthropogenic Risks to Inform Salmonid Conservation at the Landscape Scale, Andrew W. Witt
Biomass and Phycocyanin from Oil and Natural Gas Extraction Produced Water Utilizing a Cyanobacteria Dominated Rotating Algal Biofilm Reactor (RABR), Jonathan L. Wood
Development and Characterization of Reporter-Expressing Zika Viruses, Michael E. Woolley
Identification and Engineering of Nonribosomal Peptide Biosynthetic Systems, Fuchao Xu
Improving Accuracy of the Edgebox Approach, Kamna Yadav
Evaluation of Oocyte Developmental Competence and Potential Strategies to Improve Oocyte Quality, Min Yang
The Effects of Geometric and Stoichometric Change in Nanoparticles and Materials on Lattice Thermal Conductivity, W. Tanner Yorgason
Understanding a Therapist's Way of Being: A Modified Delphi Study, Kaity Pearl Young
Size-Scale Effects of Nonlinear Weir Hydraulics, Nathan L. Young
Sensitivity of the Opal Instrument for Gravity Wave Detection, Kenneth I. Zia
2017
Database Auto Awesome: Enhancing Database-Centric Web Applications through Informed Code Generation, Jonathan Adams
Production of Phenol-Formaldehyde Adhesives from Catalytic Pyrolysis Oil, Angela M. Akude
Determining Natural Frequencies Using Embedded and Placed Sensors under Ambient and Shaker Excitation, Tyson Scott Alder
The Influence of Varying Fiber Stacking Sequence on the Tensile, Impact, and Water Absorption Properties of Unidirectional Flax/E-Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite, Mohammed F. Al-Edhari