Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2014
Fault and Fluid Interactions in the Elsinore Fault-West Salton Detachment Fault Damage Zones, Agua Caliente County Park, California, Rebekah Erin Wood
Numerical Examination of Flux Correction for Solving the Navier-Stokes Equations on Unstructured Meshes, Dalon G. Work
Evaluating Process- and Constraint-Based Approaches for Modeling Macroecological Patterns, Xiao Xiao
The Functional Role of CD36 Involved in Fatty Acid Transduction, Han Xu
An Evaluation of Current Applications of 3D Visualization Software in Landscape Architecture, Jie Yan
Models and Solution Algorithms for Asymmetric Traffic and Transit Assignment Problems, Donghyung Yook
Laboratory Modeling of Erosion Potential of Earthen Embankments in Contact With Open Bedrock Joints, Joseph T. Zaleski
Alkaloid Production by Hairy Root Cultures, Bo Zhao
2013
Student Engagement in LDS Seminaries, Thomas P. Aardema
Studies on Nitrogen and Silicon Deficiency in Microalgal Lipid Production, Curtis Adams
Evaluating Integrated Weed Management: Russian Knapweed Control With Goat Grazing and Aminopyralid, Clarke G. Alder
Dendrochronology in Northern Utah: Modeling Sensitivity and Reconstructing Logan River Flows, Eric B. Allen
Oxidative Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage Reactions, Caleb J. Allpress
Using Electromagnetic Induction Sensing to Understand the Dynamics and Interacting Factors Controlling Soil Salinity, Xystus N. Amakor
Measuring the Environmental Cost of Hypocrisy, Elliot Jordan Anderson
The Effect of Navigation State Selection on Fuel Dispersions for Powered Lunar Descent, Jessica Thornley Anderson
Dams, Roads, and Bridges: (Re)defining Work and Masculinity in American Indian Literature of the Great Plains, 1968-Present, Joshua Tyler Anderson
Effective Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube-Based Cryogenic Nanofluids, Lucas Samuel Anderson
Particle Dynamics and Resistivity Characteristics in Bifurcated Current Sheets, Tushar Andriyas
Cationic Starch Synthesis, Development, and Evaluation for Harvesting Microalgae for Wastewater Treatment, Renil John Anthony
Evapotranspiration Modeling and Forecasting for Efficient Management of Irrigation Command Areas, Roula Bachour
Dot Product Graphs and Their Applications to Ecology, Sean Bailey
Bear River Heritage Area: A Study of Recreation Specialization and Importance-Performance, Tyler A. Baird
Concurrent Neurological and Behavioral Assessment of Number Line Estimation Performance in Children and Adults, Joseph Michael Baker
A Data-Intensive Assessment of the Species Abundance Distribution, Elita Baldridge
Comparison of Topographic Surveying Techniques in Streams, Sara G. Bangen
An Educational Transition: Post-Secondary Correctional Education - A Qualitative Case Study, Greg Bartholomew
Predictors of Physical Activity Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis, Emily Jean Bennett
Predictors of Father-Child and Mother-Child Attachment in Two-Parent Families, Jared P. Benware
Spanish-Speaking Parents' Negotiation of Language and Culture with Their Children's Schools, Ronda L. Bickmore
A Controlled Study of the Flipped Classroom With Numerical Methods for Engineers, Jacob L. Bishop
Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Panels for Bovine DNA Identification, Kimberly A. Blanchard
On Mobile Detection and Localization of Skewed Nutrition Facts Tables, Christopher Blay
Causes and Consequences of Local Variability in Aroga Websteri Clarke Abundance Over Space and Time, Virginia L.J. Bolshakova
A Multi-Scale Investigation of Factors Limiting Bull Trout Viability, Tracy Bowerman
On Edifice, Joseph D. Bradbury
Food Environments: What is the Role of Demographics in Fijians' Decision Making Related to Food Choice and Overall Nutrition Behavior?, Sandra Bradshaw
American Debtors' Prison: The Rise of the New York Citizen as a Commercial Participant during the Early American Republic, 1800-1836, Ryan M. Braeger
Laboratory Modeling of Erosion Potential of Seepage Barrier Material, Nathan E. Braithwaite
Analysis of Star Identification Algorithms due to Uncompensated Spatial Distortion, Steven Paul Brätt
Nutrition Education to Minimize Health Risk: Approaches for Teaching College Students and Female High School Athletes, Katie Nicole Brown
Modeling Habitat Use of a Fringe Greater Sage-Grouse Population at Multiple Spatial Scales, Anya Cheyenne Burnett
The Design and Implementation of the Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment (Dice) Science Instruments, Steven Reed Burr
Functional Ontologies and Their Application to Hydrologic Modeling: Development of an Integrated Semantic and Procedural Knowledge Model and Reasoning Engine, Aaron Range Byrd
Carrier Dynamics in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Excited by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Kripa Nidhan Chauhan
Linear Covariance Analysis for Gimbaled Pointing Systems, Randall S. Christensen
Effects of Integrating Mathematical Concepts into an Animal Science Curriculum, Andrea Rae Clark
Climate Change and Plant Demography in the Sagebrush Steppe, Aldo Compagnoni
An Analysis of Auditory Stimulus Generalization Gradients in Children with Autism Following Two Different Training Procedures, Steven N. Corry
A Comparison of Resistance to Extinction Following Dynamic and Static Schedules of Reinforcement, Andrew R. Craig
Effects of Inorganic Nutrients and Dissolved Organic Carbon on Oxygen Demand in Select Rivers in Northern Utah, Joseph L. Crawford
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit/Low Earth Orbit Space Object Inspection and Debris Disposal: A Preliminary Analysis Using a Carrier Satellite With Deployable Small Satellites, Derick A. Crockett
Digital Microfluidics as a Reconfiguration Mechanism for Antennas, Yasin Damgaci
Predicting the Onset of Cavitation in Nonsymetric Bifurcations, Steven E. Daniels
Enhanced Structural Support of Metal Sites as Nodes in Metal-Organic Frameworks Compared to Metal Complexes, Sanjit Das
A Numerical Algorithm for Simulating Two Species Plasma, Richard F. Datwyler
Apoptotic and Epigenetic Induction of Embryo Failure Following Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, Aaron Patrick Davis
Secure Localization Topology and Methodology for a Dedicated Automated Highway System, Bhaswati Deka
Communities of Memory: The Utah History Fair and the Utilization of History and Memory, Nicholas Andrew Demas
Evaluation of Survey Methods and Development of Species Distribution Models for Kit Foxes in the Great Basin Desert, Stephen J. Dempsey
Utility of an Error Analysis and Performance Deficit Assessment for Selecting Brief Interventions to Increase Math Fluency, Aaron John Denison
Minimizing the Disruption of Traffic Flow of Automated Vehicles During Lane Changes, Divya Desiraju
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Hybrid Nutrition Course Offered to On-Campus and Distance Education Students, Mary Anne Dimmick
Common Raven Density and Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting Success in Southern Wyoming: Potential Conservation and Management Implications, Jonathan B. Dinkins
A Comparison of Social Media Job Search Versus Traditional Job Search Methods on Employment of Students With Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Janalyn Duersch
Most Progress Made Algorithm: Combating Synchronization Induced Performance Loss on Salvaged Chip Multi-Processors, Jacob J. Dutson
Vital Rates, Population Trends, and Habitat-Use Patterns of a Translocated Greater Sage-Grouse Population: Implications for Future Translocations, Orrin V. Duvuvuei
Development of the Multiple Use Plug Hybrid for Nanosats (Muphyn) Miniature Thruster, Shannon Dean Eilers
Utilizing Municipal and Industrial Wastes for the Production of Bioproducts: From Metagenomics to Bioproducts, Joshua T. Ellis
Integrated Management of Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum L.) Infested Rangeland, Heather Elwood
Effects of Communication Delay and Kinematic Variation in Vehicle Platooning, Megan R. Emmons
Nutritional and Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Agriculture in Imbabura, Ecuador, Jake Erickson
Development of Sediment Budgets at Multiple Scales, Susannah O'Brien Erwin
Live-Load Test and Finite-Element Model Analysis of an Integral Abutment Concrete Girder Bridge, Robert W. Fausett
Platooning Safety and Capacity in Automated Electric Transportation, James Fishelson
Knowledge Extraction in Video Through the Interaction Analysis of Activities, Omar Ulises Florez
Improvement in Computational Fluid Dynamics Through Boundary Verification and Preconditioning, David E. Folkner
Error Modeling and Analysis of Star Cameras for a Class of 1U Spacecraft, David M. Fowler
Evaluation of the Geothermal Potential of the Snake River Plain, Idaho, Based on Three Exploration Holes, Thomas G. Freeman
Race and Ethnic Differences in Parent Time Spent on Children's Education, Zurishaddai A. Garcia
A Qualitative and Evaluative Study on Recruiting and Retaining Students in College Computer Science Programs, Matthew Gardner
Clonal Diversity of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides): How Multiple Clones May Add to Theresilience and Persistence of This Forest Type, Richard Scott Gardner
Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Aid, and Socioeconomic Infrastructure in Developing Countries, Amrita Ghosh Dastidar
Ecology of Coyotes on the Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico: Implications for Elk Calf Recruitment, Suzanne J. Gifford
Measurements of the Temperature Dependence of Radiation Induced Conductivity in Polymeric Dielectrics, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie
An Evaluation of Current Stormwater Best Management Practice Relationships Between Design and Efficiency: A Series of Local and National Case Studies, Amanda Ann Goodwin
Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Selection and Use Patterns in Response to Vegetation Management Practices in Northwestern Utah, Stephanie E. Graham
Relationship Between Occupational Complexity and Dementia Risk in Late-Life: A Population Study, Daylee Rose Greene
Development of the Parental Acceptance Questionnaire (6-PAQ), Ryan L. Greene
Spatially Indexed Functional Data, Oleksandr Gromenko
Characterization of the Product Specificity and Kinetic Mechanism of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1, Shanying Gui
Assessment of Consumer Motivations to Attend Farmers' Markets, Their Preferences, and Their Willingness To Pay for Differentiated Fresh Produce: Three Essays, Jean Dominique Gumirakiza
The Dynamic Analysis of a Composite Overwrapped Gun Barrel with Constrained Viscoelastic Damping Layers Using the Modal Strain Energy Method, Braydon Day Hall
Regulation and Expression of Nanog, Oct4, and Sox2 in the Bovine Blastocyst following Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, Justin Scott Hall
The Phosphoramidase Competency of Prototypical Phosphatase Catalytic Motifs, Mark P. Haney
An Environmental History of the Bear River Range, 1860-1910, Bradley Paul Hansen