Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2016
Anaerobic Digestion Process Stability and the Extension of the ADM1 for Municipal Sludge Co-Digested with Bakery Waste, Morris Elya Demitry
Quantifying the Removal of Trichloroethylene via Phytoremediation at Hill Air Force Base, Utah Operational Unit 2 Using Recent and Historical Data, J. Oliver Diamond
Understanding the Characteristics of Successful Projects and Post-Campaign Activities in a Crowdfunding Platform, Madhavi Reddy Dontham
Sagebrush Ecology of Parker Mountain, Utah, Nathan E. Dulfon
A Spatiotemporal Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Model Predicting Severity, Cycle Period, and Invasion Speed, Jacob P. Duncan
Stable Isotopes and the Ecology and Physiology of Reptiles, Andrew M. Durso
Synthetic Spider Silk Sustainability Verification by Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis, Alan Edlund
The Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Precision Agriculture: Chlorophyll, Nitrogen, and Evapotranspiration Estimation, Manal Elarab
Modified Trajectory Shaping Guidance for Autonomous Path Following Control of Platooning Ground Vehicles, Ishmaal T. Erekson
Effects of Carboxymethyl-Lysine in Heat Processed Foods on the Plasma Metabolome in Mice, Zhou Fang
Rudder Augmented Trajectory Correction for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Decrease Lateral Image Errors of Fixed Camera Payloads, Thomas M. Fisher
Separation of Points and Interval Estimation in Mixed Dose-Response Curves with Selective Component Labeling, Darl D. Flake II
Emerging Technology to Exclude Wildlife from Roads: Electrified Pavement and Deer Guards in Utah, USA, Joseph P. Flower
Migratory Waterbird Ecology at a Critical Staging Area, Great Salt Lake, Utah, Maureen G. Frank
An Examination of How Qualitatively Different Delayed Outcomes are Discounted, Jonathan E. Friedel
Refugee and Employer Perceptions of the Effects of Capital on Refugee Employability in Utah, Christian L. Fritz
Europa's Bane Ethnic Conflict and Economics on the Czechoslovak Path From Nationalism to Communism, 1848-1948, Mathias Fuelling
The Utah Forest Dynamics Plot: Long-Term Ecological Monitoring and Theoretical Ecology in a High-Elevation Subalpine Environment, Tucker J. Furniss
Low-Temperature Aqueous Corrosion Behavior of Uranium Molybdenum Alloys, Levi D. Gardner
Evaluation of Interactive Computerized Training to Teach Paraprofessionals How to Implement Errorless Discrete Trial Instruction, Kristina R. Gerencser
Optimizing the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Architecture in Smart Grid, Alireza Ghasempour
Douglas-Fir Beetle Mediated Changes to Fuel Complexes, Foliar Moisture Content and Terpenes in Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of the Central Rocky Mountains, Andrew D. Giunta
Investigating Biosynthetic Steps of an Angucycline Antifungal, S. Gabrielle Gladstone
The Ideal Educator: Investigating Teaching Culture and Teaching Styles through Teacher Self-Efficacy and Social Acceptance, Jared R. Glenn
Utilizing ACT Daily as a Self-Guided Mobile App Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in a College Counseling Center, Jack A. Haeger
The Implementation of Interventions for Problem Behavior Based on the Results of Precursor Functional Analyses in the Early Childhood Setting, Hayley Halversen
Influence of Disturbance on Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Selection in Southern Utah, Erica P. Hansen
Political Parties and Direct Democracy: An Analysis of the 2015 Greek Referendum, Megan E. Hansen
An Analysis of Variability of Play Behavior with Preschool Children with Autism, Mary Katherine Endicott Harris
Incorporating a Training Construct into the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, Matthew E. Harris
Plasma Velocity Vector Instrument for Small Satellites (PVVISS), William Smith Hatch
Family and Center Childcare Providers: Correlates Among Mathematics Anxiety/Attitudes toward Mathematics, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Other Factors, Shawnee M. Hendershot
Impact of Heavy Metal Contamination From Coal Flue Gas on Microalgae Biofuel and Biogas Production Through Multiple Conversion Pathways, Derek E. Hess
An Economic Analysis of Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Dairy Calf Growth and Profit Optimization in Dairy Calf Operations, Vincent T. Hess
An Analysis of Airborne Data Collection Methods for Updating Highway Feature Inventory, Yi He
Classification of Spacetimes with Symmetry, Jesse W. Hicks
Considering the Crossroads of Distance Education: The Experiences of Instructors as They Transitioned to Online or Blended Courses, David D. Hoffman
“Touched by Time”: Geopolitical Themes of Estonian National Identity Through Folklore and Song Festivals, Mandy L. Hoggard
Achieving Uniform Flow Distribution in Compact Irrigation Splitter Boxes with High Flow Rates, Joshua Ryan Hogge
Relationships between Riparian Vegetation, Hydrology, Climate and Disturbance across the Western United States, Nathaniel Hough-Snee
Interference Mitigation in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks with Advanced Physical-Layer Techniques, Yantian Hou
Fear-based Policymaking: How Government Agencies Exploit Mortality Risk Perceptions, Alecia M. Hunter
Laboratory Modeling of Piping Initiation Behavior Through Constricted Outlet, Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelmotelb Ibrahim
A Light in the Dark: Luminescence Dating Intermountain Ware Ceramics from Four Archaeological Sites in Northwestern Wyoming, Carlie J. Ideker
Blind Front-End Processing of Dynamic Multi-Channel Wideband Signals, Kevin Jackson
An Optical System to Transform the Output Beam of a Quantum Cascade Laser to be Uniform, Jordan M. Jacobson
Bringing the States Back in: Institutional Determinants of State Level Immigration Policies, Paul D. Jacobs
Crystallization Behavior of Waxes, Sarbojeet Jana
Partially Closed Valve Effects on Electromagnetic Flow Meter Accuracy, Jordan Clark Jarrett
Entrepreneurs' Perceived Factors of Success and Barriers-to-Entry for Small Business and Farm Operations in Rural Paraguay, Braden J. Jensen
A New Low-Cost Microstrip Antenna Array for 60 GHz Applications, Darwin J. Joaquin
Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Frequency-Interacting RNA Helicase FRH, Jacqueline M. Johnson
The Role of Sexual Communication in Committed Relationships, Adam C. Jones
Crustal Architecture of the Snake River Plain, Idaho, Through Geochemical Investigation of Crustal Sill and Shallow Subvolcanic Xenoliths, Douglas James Jones
Lived Experience of Young Widowed Individuals, Eunicia Jones
Benchmark Experiments for Natural Convection in Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundles, Kyle L. Jones
The Effects of Meter Orientation Downstream of a Short Radius Elbow on Electromagnetic Flow Meters, Jared C. Justensen
Traffic Sign Management: Data Integration and Analysis Methods for Mobile LiDAR and Digital Photolog Big Data, Majid Khalilikhah
Visualization of Three-Dimensional Models from Multiple Texel Images Created from Fused Ladar/Digital Imagery, Cody C. Killpack
Three Essays on US Agricultural Insurance, Taehoo Kim
The Impact of Social Comparisons on Stereotype Threat for Black College Students Attending Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, Odessia Knowles
Optimizing Sustainable Integrated Use of Groundwater, Surface Water and Reclaimed Water for the Competing Demands of Agricultural Net Return and Urban Population, Silvia Anastasia Landa
Exploring Trends in Middle School Students' Computational Thinking in the Online Scratch Community: A Pilot Study, Kevin N. Lawanto
Evapotranspiration Estimation: A Study of Methods in the Western United States, Clayton S. Lewis
Laboratory Experiences in Mathematical Biology for Post-Secondary Mathematics Students, Matthew Lewis
The Effects of Didactic Instruction on the Rate of Preservice Teachers' Low-and High-Level Questions, Monica Lewis
The Role of GPR84 in Medium-Chain Saturated Fatty Acid Taste Transduction, Yan Liu
Bayesian Models for Repeated Measures Data Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods, Yuanzhi Li
A Comprehensive Safety Analysis of Diverging Diamond Interchanges, Holly Lloyd
How Good Intentions Backfire: Failures and Negative Consequences of Federal Environmental Policies, Jordan K. Lofthouse
Does Experience with Sagebrush In utero and Early in Life Influence the Use of Sagebrush by Sheep?, Ashley T. Longmore
Suicide and Disability: Three Different Analyses of a Nation-Wide Sample of American Adults, Emily M. Lund
An Analysis of the Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion on Small-Scale Dairies in Utah, Steven Chans Lund
Path Following by a Quadrotor Using Virtual Target Pursuit Guidance, Abhishek Manjunath
Intraspecific Variation in the Response of Elymus elymoides to Competition from Bromus tectorum, Rebecca K. Mann
Confirmation of a New Geometric and Kinematic Model of the San Andreas Fault at Its Southern Tip, Durmid Hill, Southern California, Daniel K. Markowski
Robust Intelligent Sensing and Control Multi Agent Analysis Platform for Research and Education, Douglas Spencer Maughan
The Effects of Familism and Sibling Relationships on Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Intentions for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use, Molly Mechammil
Quadrotor UAV Path Following Using Trajectory Shaping, Parwinder Singh Mehrok
Biodiversity, Community Dynamics, and Novel Foraging Behaviors of a Rich Native Bee Fauna Across Habitats at Pinnacles National Park, California, Joan M. Meiners
Effects of Radiation Heating on Additively Printed Hybrid Fuel Grain Oxidizer-to-Fuel Ratio Shift, Stephen L. Merkley
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Needs Assessment of a STEM-Enhanced Food and Nutrition Sciences Curriculum, Cathy A. Merrill
Staff Interactions and Affect in Persons with Dementia: An Observational Study of a Memory Care Unit, Keirstin V. Meyer
Towards Alternative Pathways: Nontraditional Student Success in a Distance-Delivered, Undergraduate Engineering Transfer Program, Angela L. Minichiello
Ground Vehicle Platooning Control and Sensing in an Adversarial Environment, Samuel A. Mitchell
Aligning Conservation Goals and Management Objectives for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah) in the Logan River, Utah, Harrison E. Mohn
Characterization of the Substrate Interactions and Regulation of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase, Yalemi Morales
Live-Load Test and Finite-Element Model Analysis of a Steel Girder Bridge, Jake L. Morrill
Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Impulsive Decision Making, Kate L. Morrison
A Risk-Based Assessment of Agricultural Water Scarcity Under Climate Change in a Semi-Arid and Snowmelt-Dominated River Basin, Hossam Moursi
Effects of Environmental Water Rights Purchases on Dissolved Oxygen, Stream Temperature, and Fish Habitat, Nathaniel R. Mouzon
Thermal Property Measurement of Thin Fibers by Complementary Methods, Troy Robert Munro