Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2014
Engaging Alternative High School Students Through the Design, Development, and Crafting of Computationally Enhanced Pets, Maneksha Katrine DuMont
Preserving Legacy: The Development of the Design Workshop Archives and Digital Collection at Utah State University, Amanda J. Dunlap
Deficit Irrigation of Kentucky Bluegrass for Intermountain West Urban Landscapes, Hang T. T. Duong
Information and Hardness Quantification of Graphs: A Computational Study, Brent Dutson
Tilt, Caitlin Erickson
Pop2: A Potential Regulator of Hmt1-Catalyzed Arginine Methylation in Yeast, Celeste Excell
Resolving the Temporal-Spatial Ambiguity With the Auroral Spatial Structures Probe, Daniel Farr
The Effects of a Treatment Package Combining Contingency Contracts and Video Prompts on Social Skills in Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism, Breana Broadhead Fausett
Uncertainty Quantification of Photothermal Radiometry Measurements Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Experimental Repeatability, Austin Fleming
Mesoscale Deformational Features Near Outcrop Analogs of a Reservoir-Seal Interface: Implications for Seal Failure, Santiago L. Flores
Analysis of Building Resiliency in an Ethiopian Pastoral System: Mitigating the Effects of Population and Climate Change on Food Insecurity, Brigham Forrest
Bay of Bengal: Coupling of Pre-Monsoon Tropical Cyclones With the Monsoon Onset in Myanmar, Boniface Opoku Fosu
Statistical Models of the Lambert Road Bridge: Changes in Natural Frequencies Due to Temperature, Nickolas Ryan Foust
Obsidian Toolstone Conveyance: Southern Idaho Forager Mobility, Benjamin L. Fowler
The Role of Religious Affiliation and Attitudes in Marriage Maintenance Strategies, Chenika Fowler
Kigali Charity School Analyzed Through an Implementation Science Framework, Alexander T. Fronk
Schools That Serve Military Children: A Comparison of the Standardized Test Scores in the DoDEA School System Versus the Civilian School System, Mary Eleanor Fugate
Estimating Baseline Population Parameters of Urban and Wildland Black Bear Populations Using a DNA-Based Capture-Mark-Recapture Approach in Mono County, California, Jonathan L. Fusaro
Structure and Multi-Center Bonding: From Atomic Clusters to Solid Phase Materials, Timur R. Galeev
Landscape Evolution of the Needles Fault Zone, Utah, Investigated Through Chronostratigraphic and Terrain Analyses, Faye L. Geiger
Identification of the Constraints and Barriers to the Adoption of Distributed Design Education, Benjamin H. George
Computational Models of Intracellular and Intercellular Processes in Developmental Biology, Ahmadreza Ghaffarizadeh
Effects of Animal Science Agricultural Education Course Completion on Urban High School Students' Career Choice, Kristina Gowans
Understanding Local Perceptions and the Role of Historical Context in Ecotourism Development: A Case Study of St. Kitts, Amber Greening
Father-Child Play Behaviors and Child Emotion Regulation, Amanda Hagman
Climate Forcings on Groundwater Variations in Utah and the Great Basin, Kirsti A. Hakala
Assessing the Impact of Supplements, Food Aversions, and Silica on Medusahead Use by Sheep, Tyler Hamilton
A Qualitative Study of Women High School Principals' Career Life Histories, Jan Bradshaw Hansen
Precision Current Control for Quantum Cascade Lasers as Flight Calibration Sources, Stewart M. Hansen
Graphics Processing Unit-Based Computer-Aided Design Algorithms for Electronic Design Automation, Yiding Han
Exploring the Potential of Resident Employed Photography as a Context Sensitive Technique in Roadway Design, Christopher S. Harrild
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Validation Experiment for Forced and Mixed Convection on a Vertical Heated Plate, Jeff Robert Harris
Multiplicity Results of Periodic Solutions for Two Classes of Nonlinear Problems, Kazuya Hata
Conformal Gravity and Time, Jeffrey Shafiq Hazboun
Trophic Status, Energetic Demands, and Factors Affecting Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Distribution in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Nicholas A. Heredia
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in a Day Program Setting Using Activity Schedules, Julia A. Hermansen
System Identification of a Small Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Flight Data from Low-Cost Sensors, Nathan V. Hoffer
The Effects of High-Tech Stimuli and Duration of Access on Reinforcer Preference and Efficacy, Audrey N. Hoffmann
Ambient Temperature, Calf Intakes, and Weight Gains on Preweaned Dairy Calves, Sheldon D. Holt
Nano-Scale Thermal Property Prediction by Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Experimental Validation, Kyle S. Horne
Developing a Field Indicator for Suckering Ability of Quaking Aspen, Abbey M. Hudler Oksness
The Influence of Parental Mental Health and Family Psychosocial Functioning on Bystander Behavior of Elementary School Children, Joanna C. Jenkins
Modeling the Defect Density of States of Disordered SiO2 Through Cathodoluminescence, Amberly Evans Jensen
Innovative Payloads for Small Unmanned Aerial System-Based Personal Remote Sensing and Applications, Austin M. Jensen
Analysis of Full-Scale Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Using Crimped Steel Wire Reinforcement, Joshua Aaron Jensen
Feeling the Drive: The International Meridian Highway, Regional Boosters, and the Redefinition of Space, 1911-1930, Amanda N. Johnson
Parental Perceptions of the Influence of Digital Media and Technology on Children's Reading Habits at Home, Kurt W. Johnson
Biogeochemistry of Selenium in Pariette Wetlands, Utah, Colleen P. Jones
Modeling to Improve Vegetation-Based Wetland Biological Assessment, Robin C. Jones
Barriers to Curricular Change in General Education Mathematics at a Large Public Institution, Marcus Jorgensen
Effects of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Colorectal Cancer and the Development of the Total Western Diet-2, Sara Kellen
Physiological Impacts and Lactational Performance of Dairy Cows Fed Brown Midrib Corn Silage During Dry Period Through Early to Midlactation, Alexandra Windley Kelley
In Situ Stress and Geology from the MH-2 Borehole, Mountain Home, Idaho: Implications for Geothermal Exploration from Fractures, Rock Properties, and Geomechanics, James Andrew Kessler
Salinity Management in the Upper Colorado River Basin: Modeling, Monitoring, and Cost-Equity Challenges, Jongho Keum
Effects of Processing and Packaging Modifications on the Quality and Shelf Life in Meats, Abdulla Khan
Weir-Baffled Culvert Hydrodynamics Evaluation for Fish Passage Using Particle Image Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamic Techniques, Mohanad A. Khodier
Implementation and Application of the Curds and Whey Algorithm to Regression Problems, John Kidd
Mothers on the Market: Employer Hiring Practices and Motherhood Penalties, Elizabeth Kiester
Convex Model-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing, Chad P. Knight
The Agricultural Economics of Fremont Irrigation: A Case Study From South-Central Utah, Chimalis R. Kuehn
Manipulating Parameters of Reinforcement to Reduce Problem Behavior without Extinction, Soraya Shanun Kunnavatana
Supporting Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: Important Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes, Scott I. Kupferman
The Role of Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension in Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Birth Defects, Hebah Alawi Kutbi
USDA Forest Service Perspectives on Forest Management in a Changing Climate, Jamie E. Laatsch
Exploring Visitor Attitudes Toward the Proposed Greater Canyonlands National Monument: A Survey in Utah's Indian Creek Corridor, Chase C. Lamborn
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and U.S. Energy Markets, Kangil Lee
Habitat Characteristics of Mexican Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) in the Canyonlands of Southern Utah, Leah R. Lewis
A Computer-Aided Training (CAT) System for Short Track Speed Skating, Chenguang Liu
Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Invasive Species, Yanxu Liu
Parasitic Layer-Based Reconfigurable Antenna and Array for Wireless Applications, Zhouyuan Li
Global Quality Change Through the Baby Steps Project for Infant and Toddler Child Care Programs in Rural and Urban Utah, Maegan Lokteff
Movement and Habitat Use of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah): A Case Study in the Temple Fork Watershed, Ryan L. Lokteff
Distribution and Drivers of a Widespread, Invasive Wetland Grass, Phragmites australis, in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Arin Lexine Long
Traditional Lecture Versus an Activity Approach for Teaching Statistics: A Comparison of Outcomes, Jennifer L. Loveland
Shear and Flexural Capacity of Four 50-Year-Old Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Girders, Wing Hong Louis Lo
Linking Montane Soil Moisture Measurements to Evapotranspiration Using Inverse Numerical Modeling, Ling Lv
Control of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems Using Fractional Order Operators, Hadi Malek
Physical Layer Detection of Hardware Keyloggers, Saptarshi Mallick
Uncertainty Analysis of Mechanical Properties from Miniature Tensile Testing of High Strength Steels, Deepthi Rao Malpally
Sequential Quadrature Measurements for Plasma Diagnostics, Julio Martin-Hidalgo
The Forgotten Fruitway: Folk Perspectives on Fruit Farming on the Providence Bench, 1940-1980, Amy C. Maxwell
Factors Affecting the Toxic Cyanobacteria Nodularia Spumigena in Farmington Bay of Great Salt Lake, Utah, B. Eric McCulley
Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions of Eighth-Grade Students Toward Figures of Varying Body Weight, Erin L. McLeary
Nutrition and Genes Associated With Orofacial Cleft Birth Defects in Utah, Huong Dieu Meeks
A Sociocultural Analysis of Latino High School Students' Funds of Knowledge and Implications for Culturally Responsive Engineering Education, Joel Alejandro Mejia
Training Staff Members to Conduct and Implement the Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) Preference Assessment Using Video Modeling, Heather M. Merkley
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Couples Making the Transition to Parenthood and the Meaning They Ascribe to Brief, Couple-Focused, Preventative Interventions, Dolores D. Michael
An Exploratory Study of Purposeful and Strategic Communicative Techniques to Teach Vocabulary from Core Reading Programs to English Learners, Danell Bench Mieure
The Role of TRPM5 in Dietary Fat Preference, Intake, and Body Composition, Dulce M. Minaya
The Process of Couples' Experiences in a Brief Intervention, D. Jim Mock
Global Evaluation of Biofuel Potential from Microalgae, Jeffrey W. Moody
Reconfigurable Antennas for Public Safety and Wireless Gigabit Alliance Applications, Hema Swaroop Mopidevi
Producing an Ovine Model of Cystic Fibrosis, Kira Perry Morgado