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Synthesizing Research and Education: Ecology and Genetics of Independent Fern Gametophytes and Teaching Science Inquiry and Content Through Simulations, Aaron M. Duffy

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Engaging Alternative High School Students Through the Design, Development, and Crafting of Computationally Enhanced Pets, Maneksha Katrine DuMont

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Preserving Legacy: The Development of the Design Workshop Archives and Digital Collection at Utah State University, Amanda J. Dunlap

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Deficit Irrigation of Kentucky Bluegrass for Intermountain West Urban Landscapes, Hang T. T. Duong

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Information and Hardness Quantification of Graphs: A Computational Study, Brent Dutson

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Tilt, Caitlin Erickson

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Pop2: A Potential Regulator of Hmt1-Catalyzed Arginine Methylation in Yeast, Celeste Excell

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Resolving the Temporal-Spatial Ambiguity With the Auroral Spatial Structures Probe, Daniel Farr

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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

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Uncertainty Quantification of Photothermal Radiometry Measurements Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Experimental Repeatability, Austin Fleming

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Mesoscale Deformational Features Near Outcrop Analogs of a Reservoir-Seal Interface: Implications for Seal Failure, Santiago L. Flores

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Analysis of Building Resiliency in an Ethiopian Pastoral System: Mitigating the Effects of Population and Climate Change on Food Insecurity, Brigham Forrest

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Bay of Bengal: Coupling of Pre-Monsoon Tropical Cyclones With the Monsoon Onset in Myanmar, Boniface Opoku Fosu

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Statistical Models of the Lambert Road Bridge: Changes in Natural Frequencies Due to Temperature, Nickolas Ryan Foust

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Obsidian Toolstone Conveyance: Southern Idaho Forager Mobility, Benjamin L. Fowler

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The Role of Religious Affiliation and Attitudes in Marriage Maintenance Strategies, Chenika Fowler

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Kigali Charity School Analyzed Through an Implementation Science Framework, Alexander T. Fronk

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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

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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

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Structure and Multi-Center Bonding: From Atomic Clusters to Solid Phase Materials, Timur R. Galeev

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Landscape Evolution of the Needles Fault Zone, Utah, Investigated Through Chronostratigraphic and Terrain Analyses, Faye L. Geiger

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Identification of the Constraints and Barriers to the Adoption of Distributed Design Education, Benjamin H. George

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Computational Models of Intracellular and Intercellular Processes in Developmental Biology, Ahmadreza Ghaffarizadeh

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Effects of Animal Science Agricultural Education Course Completion on Urban High School Students' Career Choice, Kristina Gowans

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Understanding Local Perceptions and the Role of Historical Context in Ecotourism Development: A Case Study of St. Kitts, Amber Greening

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Father-Child Play Behaviors and Child Emotion Regulation, Amanda Hagman

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Climate Forcings on Groundwater Variations in Utah and the Great Basin, Kirsti A. Hakala

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Assessing the Impact of Supplements, Food Aversions, and Silica on Medusahead Use by Sheep, Tyler Hamilton

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Cyber-Physical Systems with Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Cooperative Source Seeking and Contour Mapping, Jinlu Han

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A Qualitative Study of Women High School Principals' Career Life Histories, Jan Bradshaw Hansen

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Precision Current Control for Quantum Cascade Lasers as Flight Calibration Sources, Stewart M. Hansen

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Graphics Processing Unit-Based Computer-Aided Design Algorithms for Electronic Design Automation, Yiding Han

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Exploring the Potential of Resident Employed Photography as a Context Sensitive Technique in Roadway Design, Christopher S. Harrild

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A Computational Fluid Dynamics Validation Experiment for Forced and Mixed Convection on a Vertical Heated Plate, Jeff Robert Harris

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Multiplicity Results of Periodic Solutions for Two Classes of Nonlinear Problems, Kazuya Hata

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Conformal Gravity and Time, Jeffrey Shafiq Hazboun

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Trophic Status, Energetic Demands, and Factors Affecting Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Distribution in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Nicholas A. Heredia

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Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in a Day Program Setting Using Activity Schedules, Julia A. Hermansen

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System Identification of a Small Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Flight Data from Low-Cost Sensors, Nathan V. Hoffer

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The Effects of High-Tech Stimuli and Duration of Access on Reinforcer Preference and Efficacy, Audrey N. Hoffmann

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Ambient Temperature, Calf Intakes, and Weight Gains on Preweaned Dairy Calves, Sheldon D. Holt

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Five-Year Prospective Evaluation of the Development of Borderline Symptoms in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents Who Engage in Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Behaviors, Kendra J. Homan

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Nano-Scale Thermal Property Prediction by Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Experimental Validation, Kyle S. Horne

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Developing a Field Indicator for Suckering Ability of Quaking Aspen, Abbey M. Hudler Oksness

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Stem Development, Seeding Rate, and Establishment of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) for Organic, Grazing-Based Dairies, Sara Hunt

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The Influence of Parental Mental Health and Family Psychosocial Functioning on Bystander Behavior of Elementary School Children, Joanna C. Jenkins

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Modeling the Defect Density of States of Disordered SiO2 Through Cathodoluminescence, Amberly Evans Jensen

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Innovative Payloads for Small Unmanned Aerial System-Based Personal Remote Sensing and Applications, Austin M. Jensen

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Bridging the Nano- and Macro-Worlds: Thermal Property Measurement Using Thermal Microscopy and Photothermal Radiometry – Application to Particle-Irradiation Damage Profile in Zirconium Carbide, Colby Bruce Jensen

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Analysis of Full-Scale Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Using Crimped Steel Wire Reinforcement, Joshua Aaron Jensen

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Feeling the Drive: The International Meridian Highway, Regional Boosters, and the Redefinition of Space, 1911-1930, Amanda N. Johnson

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Parental Perceptions of the Influence of Digital Media and Technology on Children's Reading Habits at Home, Kurt W. Johnson

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The Impact of Participation in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Program on Dietary Habits in Fourth and Fifth Grade Students in Cache County Utah After One Year, Amanda B. Jones

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Incentivizing Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Evaluation and Modification of the Food Dudes Program for Sustainable Use in U. S. Elementary Schools, Brooke A. Jones

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Biogeochemistry of Selenium in Pariette Wetlands, Utah, Colleen P. Jones

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Modeling to Improve Vegetation-Based Wetland Biological Assessment, Robin C. Jones

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Barriers to Curricular Change in General Education Mathematics at a Large Public Institution, Marcus Jorgensen

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Effects of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Colorectal Cancer and the Development of the Total Western Diet-2, Sara Kellen

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Physiological Impacts and Lactational Performance of Dairy Cows Fed Brown Midrib Corn Silage During Dry Period Through Early to Midlactation, Alexandra Windley Kelley

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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

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Salinity Management in the Upper Colorado River Basin: Modeling, Monitoring, and Cost-Equity Challenges, Jongho Keum

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Effects of Processing and Packaging Modifications on the Quality and Shelf Life in Meats, Abdulla Khan

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Weir-Baffled Culvert Hydrodynamics Evaluation for Fish Passage Using Particle Image Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamic Techniques, Mohanad A. Khodier

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Implementation and Application of the Curds and Whey Algorithm to Regression Problems, John Kidd

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Mothers on the Market: Employer Hiring Practices and Motherhood Penalties, Elizabeth Kiester

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Convex Model-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing, Chad P. Knight

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The Agricultural Economics of Fremont Irrigation: A Case Study From South-Central Utah, Chimalis R. Kuehn

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Manipulating Parameters of Reinforcement to Reduce Problem Behavior without Extinction, Soraya Shanun Kunnavatana

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Supporting Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: Important Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes, Scott I. Kupferman

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The Role of Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension in Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Birth Defects, Hebah Alawi Kutbi

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USDA Forest Service Perspectives on Forest Management in a Changing Climate, Jamie E. Laatsch

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Exploring Visitor Attitudes Toward the Proposed Greater Canyonlands National Monument: A Survey in Utah's Indian Creek Corridor, Chase C. Lamborn

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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and U.S. Energy Markets, Kangil Lee

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Habitat Characteristics of Mexican Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) in the Canyonlands of Southern Utah, Leah R. Lewis

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A Computer-Aided Training (CAT) System for Short Track Speed Skating, Chenguang Liu

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Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Invasive Species, Yanxu Liu

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Parasitic Layer-Based Reconfigurable Antenna and Array for Wireless Applications, Zhouyuan Li

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Global Quality Change Through the Baby Steps Project for Infant and Toddler Child Care Programs in Rural and Urban Utah, Maegan Lokteff

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Movement and Habitat Use of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah): A Case Study in the Temple Fork Watershed, Ryan L. Lokteff

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Distribution and Drivers of a Widespread, Invasive Wetland Grass, Phragmites australis, in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Arin Lexine Long

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Traditional Lecture Versus an Activity Approach for Teaching Statistics: A Comparison of Outcomes, Jennifer L. Loveland

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Shear and Flexural Capacity of Four 50-Year-Old Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Girders, Wing Hong Louis Lo

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Linking Montane Soil Moisture Measurements to Evapotranspiration Using Inverse Numerical Modeling, Ling Lv

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Control of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems Using Fractional Order Operators, Hadi Malek

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Physical Layer Detection of Hardware Keyloggers, Saptarshi Mallick

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Uncertainty Analysis of Mechanical Properties from Miniature Tensile Testing of High Strength Steels, Deepthi Rao Malpally

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Sequential Quadrature Measurements for Plasma Diagnostics, Julio Martin-Hidalgo

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The Forgotten Fruitway: Folk Perspectives on Fruit Farming on the Providence Bench, 1940-1980, Amy C. Maxwell

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Factors Affecting the Toxic Cyanobacteria Nodularia Spumigena in Farmington Bay of Great Salt Lake, Utah, B. Eric McCulley

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Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions of Eighth-Grade Students Toward Figures of Varying Body Weight, Erin L. McLeary

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Nutrition and Genes Associated With Orofacial Cleft Birth Defects in Utah, Huong Dieu Meeks

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A Sociocultural Analysis of Latino High School Students' Funds of Knowledge and Implications for Culturally Responsive Engineering Education, Joel Alejandro Mejia

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Training Staff Members to Conduct and Implement the Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) Preference Assessment Using Video Modeling, Heather M. Merkley

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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

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An Exploratory Study of Purposeful and Strategic Communicative Techniques to Teach Vocabulary from Core Reading Programs to English Learners, Danell Bench Mieure

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The Role of TRPM5 in Dietary Fat Preference, Intake, and Body Composition, Dulce M. Minaya

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The Process of Couples' Experiences in a Brief Intervention, D. Jim Mock

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Global Evaluation of Biofuel Potential from Microalgae, Jeffrey W. Moody

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Reconfigurable Antennas for Public Safety and Wireless Gigabit Alliance Applications, Hema Swaroop Mopidevi

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Producing an Ovine Model of Cystic Fibrosis, Kira Perry Morgado