Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2017
Water Entry Impact Dynamics of Diving Birds, Saberul Islam Sharker
Estimating Accuracy of Personal Identifiable Information in Integrated Data Systems, Amani "Mohammad Jum'h" Amin Shatnawi
Role of ATP Hydrolysis and Mechanism of Substrate Reduction in Nitrogenase, Sudipta Shaw
Parent Perspectives on Preparing Students with Intellectual Disabilities for Inclusive Postsecondary Education, Jeff C. Sheen
Intentional Mentoring through 4-H: The Role of 4-H in a Successful Mentoring Program Between Youth and Adults, Emily Ann Shepperd
A Survey and Performance Analysis of Orbit Propagators for LEO, GEO, and Highly Elliptical Orbits, Simon P. Shuster
Enhancing Ductility of One-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced With Welded Wire Reinforcement, Mohamed K. Shwani
Evaluating Utah 4-H STEM Curricula Used to Promote STEM in Utah 4-H Programs, Michelle D. Simmons
Effects of Changing Environments on Survival of a Widely Distributed Ungulate, S Andrew Sims
Training Parents in Descriptive Assessment and Function Identification, Makenzie Sip
Natural and Anthropogenic Effects on Life History Characteristics in the Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana), Geoffrey David Stuart Smith
Recreation Community Branding: A Comparative Analysis within Utah’s Wasatch Front, Lynda D. D. Smith
Characterization of the Thermal Resistance of Grain Boundaries of Cerium Oxide, Jesse Spackman
Building Community Using Experiential Education with Elementary Preservice Teachers in a Social Studies Methodology Course, Stephanie L. Speicher
The Development of English Learners as Writers of Opinion Pieces, Auri Ann Squire
Burning Budgets: Does an Institutional Blank-Check Raise the Severity and Cost of Fighting Wildland Fires?, Devin T. Stein
Precision Drought Stress in Orchards: Rootstock Evaluation, Trunk Hydration and Canopy Temperature, Lance V. Stott
Development and Application of Hydraulic and Hydrogeologic Models to Better Inform Management Decisions, Trinity L. Stout
Real-time Vision-Based Lane Detection with 1D Haar Wavelet Transform on Raspberry Pi, Vikas Reddy Sudini
Investigation and Engineering of Polyketide Biosynthetic Pathways, Lei Sun
How High School Records and ACT Scores Predict College Graduation, Lianqun Sun
The Field-Programmable Gate Array Design of the Gridded Retarding Ion Distribution Sensor, Anthony P. Swenson
Effects of Computer Simulation and Animation (CSA) on Students’ Problem Solving in Engineering Dynamics: What and How, Seyed Mohammad Tajvidi
Relationship Between the Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease Among Individuals with Disabilities in Rural Communities, Nicholas F. Tanner
Eportfolio Adoption's Mediating Influence on Faculty Perspectives: An Activity Theory View, Jonathan M. Thomas
Investigating Patterns of Fluvial Form and Incision Near the Yellowstone Hotspot — Alpine Canyon of the Snake River, Wyoming, Daphnee Tuzlak
Modeling De Novo Granulation of Anaerobic Sludge, Honey Varghese
Twentieth Century Channel Change of the Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Alexander E. Walker
Heat Transfer Analysis of Localized Heat-Treatment for Grade 91 Steel, Jacob D. Walker
Hydrocarbon and CO2 Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Well Pad Soils Comparative to Background Soil Emissions in Eastern Utah, Cody S. Watkins
Bridging Post-Wildfire Communication Gaps between Managers, Researchers, and Local Communities, including a Biological Soil Crust Case Study, Hilary Louise Whitcomb
Assessment of Restoration Seedings on Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative Project Sites, Lacey E. Wilder
Seasonal Development of the Biological Control Agent of Dalmatian Toadflax, Mecinus janthiniformis (Curculionidae: Coleoptera), in Utah: Phenology, Overwintering Success, and Mortality, Samantha A. Willden
Uncertainty of Stereo PIV Calibration and Self-Calibration, Braydon J. Williams
Combinatorial Games on Graphs, Trevor K. Williams
A Comparison of Design Processes Between Sustainable SITES Certified and Noncertified Urban Open Space Projects, Jennifer A. Wiseman
Stream Temperature Monitoring and Modeling to Inform Restoration: A Study of Thermal Variability in the Western US, Jessica R. Wood
Evaluation of Flux Correction on Three-Dimensional Strand Grids with an Overset Cartesian Grid, Dalon G. Work
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Utah Farm Field Days, Paige Wray
A Tournament Approach to Price Discovery in the US Cattle Market, Jeffrey Wright
Effects of Parent Training on Increased Knowledge and Changes in Perceptions Regarding Transition to Adulthood for Middle School Youth with Disabilities, Lauren E. Wright
Neutro-Connectedness Theory, Algorithms and Applications, Min Xian
Acculturation and Language Use in Intimate and Sexual Relationships Among Chinese Bilinguals, Tianyi Xie
Effect of n-3 and n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Inflammation, Tao Xu
Rancher Perceptions of Ecosystem Services from Rangelands of the Intermountain West, Elisabeth C. York
Geometric Facility Location Problems on Uncertain Data, Jingru Zhang
Facilitation of Nanoscale Thermal Transport by Hydrogen Bonds, Lin Zhang
Using Silkworms as a Host to Spin Spider Silk-Like Fibers, Xiaoli Zhang
Short and Long-Term Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges, Navid Zolghadri
2016
The Effects of Rootstock, Scion, Grafting Method and Plant Growth Regulators on Flexural Strength and Hydraulic Resistance of Apple, Stuart W. Adams
Student Satisfaction at Utah State University Regional Campuses, Taylor K. Adams
Comparing Conventional and Noninvasive Monitoring Techniques for Assessing Cougar Population Size in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Peter D. Alexander
Toward a General Parametric Model for Assessing the Impact of Video Transcoding on Objective Video Quality, Nawaf Omar N. Alsrehin
Structural and Lithological Influences on the Tony Grove Alpine Karst System, Bear River Range, North-Central Utah, Kirsten Bahr
To Dot Product Graphs and Beyond, Sean Bailey
A Study of the Pedagogical and Structural Elements Being Incorporated into the Design of Hybrid Courses for Higher Education, Deborah Kezerian Baird
Investigation into Regional Climate Variability Using Tree-Ring Reconstruction, Climate Diagnostics and Prediction, Daniel A. Barandiaran
A Mixed-Method Study of Mobile Devices and Student Self-Directed Learning and Achievement During a Middle School STEM Activity, Scott Bartholomew
Effects of Thermosonication on Microbial Population Reduction and Solubility Index in Skim Milk Powder, Nicola F. Beatty
Effects of a Flavonoid-Rich Diet on Gut Microbiota Composition and Production of Trimethylamine in Human Subjects, Justin S. Bell
Spider Aggregate Glue Sequence Characterization and Expression, Kyle Berg
Rapid Savanna Response to Changing Precipitation Intensity, Ryan S. Berry
Diversity-Related Experiences and Academic Performance Among Ethnic Minority College Students, Amanda K. Blume
The Market Potential for Food and Agricultural Tourism in Utah, Miranda Bradshaw
An Allometric Approach to Evaluate Physiological and Production Efficiencies in Tree Size for Tart Cherry and Apple Orchard Systems, Zachary T. Brym
Increasing the Sustainability of Utah Farms by Incorporating Quinoa as a Novel Crop and Protecting Soil Health, Kristine R. Buckland
Cluster-Based Salient Object Detection Using K-Means Merging and Keypoint Separation with Rectangular Centers, Robert Buck
An Automatic Algorithm for Textured Digital Elevation Model Formation Using Aerial Texel Swaths, Taylor C. Bybee
The Art of Devotion: Style, Culture, and Practice in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Kashmir, Nina Cavazos
Investigating and Improving Bridge Management System Methodologies Under Uncertainty, Minwoo Chang
Effects of a Self-Management Procedure Using Student Feedback on Staff Members' Use of Praise in an Out-of-School Time Program, Cade T. Charlton
Exploiting Adaptive Techniques to Improve Processor Energy Efficiency, Hu Chen
Efficient Device to Device Communications Underlaying Heterogeneous Networks, Xue Chen
Impact of Mass and Bond Energy Difference and Interface Defects on Thermal Boundary Conductance, ChangJin Choi
Perceived Alzheimer's Disease Threat as a Predictor of Behavior Change to Lower Disease Risk: The Gray Matters Study, Christine Clark
The Effects of Upstream Straight Pipe Length on Magnetic Flow Meter Accuracy, Bradley C. Clawson
Parenting Styles and Child Outcomes in Puerto Rican Families, Jeisianne Rosario Colón
Production of Synthetic Spider Silk Fibers, Cameron G. Copeland
Training Early Childhood Educators to Identify Behavior Function and Select Function-Matched Interventions, Laura V. Cox
Oocyte Quality: Molecular Constituents Altered in the Oocyte Due to Various Environmental Factors, Lindsay Cox
The Effects of Federal, State, and Private Oil and Gas Ownerships on County Wages in the Intermountain West, Benjamin A. Crabb
Control of Large Stands of Phragmites australis in Great Salt Lake, Utah Wetlands, Chad R. Cranney
Best Practices for Volume Flow Rate Measurements Using PIV at the Exit of a Turbulent Planar Jet, Rick Cressall
Soil Nutrient Cycling and Water Use in Response to Orchard Floor Management in Stone-Fruit Orchards in the Intermountain West, Catherine Mae Culumber
Size Scale Effects on Linear Weir Hydraulics, Kedric W. Curtis
Amelioration of Chikungunya through Inhibition of the Inflammatory Response, Ashley L. Dagley
Fluorescent Probes to Investigate Homologous Recombination Dynamics, Eric Parker Davenport
Exploiting Self-Organization in Bioengineered Systems: A Computational Approach, Delin Davis
West Point of the West: A History of the Department of Military Science at Utah State University, Camon Davison
From TeachLivE™ to the Classroom: Building Preservice Special Educators’ Proficiency with Essential Teaching Skills, Melanie Rees Dawson
Identifying and Reducing Risk of the Female Athlete Triad in Division I Athletes, Jennifer Day
Cryostat System for Spacecraft Materials Testing, Justin Dekany