Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2012
Biochemical Characterization of SAC9, a Putative Phosphoinositide Phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana, and Its Role in Cellular Abnormalities, Almut H. Vollmer
1. Improving the Yield of Biodiesel from Microalgae and Other Lipids. 2. Studies of the Wax Ester Biosynthetic Pathway and Potential Biotechnological Application, Bradley D. Wahlen
Effects of Noncontingent Peer Attention on Problem Behaviors in Students with Autism in General Education Settings, Alison L. Walker
Isolation and Purification of Anthocyanins from Black Bean Wastewater Using Macroporous Resins, Xiaoxi Wang
A Novel and Effective Short Track Speed Skating Tracking System, Yuxuan Wang
The Effects of Bison on Cattle Winter Range in the Henry Mountains of South Central Utah: Resolving a Conflict, Ian M. Ware
Autocorrelation-Based Estimate of Particle Image Density in Particle Image Velocimetry, Scott O. Warner
Effects of Cache Valley Particulate Matter on Human Lung Cells, Todd L. Watterson
"To Taste Her Mystic Bread" or "The Mocking Echo of His Own": Uses of Nature in the Poems of Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, Ian R. Weaver
Planning, Acting, and Learning in Incomplete Domains, Christopher H. Weber
Robust Computational Tools for Multiple Testing with Genetic Association Studies, William L. Welbourn Jr.
Performance of Post-Tensioned Curved-Strand Connections in Transverse Joints of Precast Bridge Decks, Zane B. Wells
Equivalent Fraction Learning Trajectories for Students with Mathematical Learning Difficulties When Using Manipulatives, Arla Westenskow
Do Attitudes About Spoiling Children Affect Attitudes Regarding What Infants Need for Early Social-Emotional Development, Kathleen Westover
Systematics of Multillidae (Hymenoptera) With Special Emphasis on Dasymutilla and Their Allies, Kevin A. Williams
Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Validation and Uncertainty Quantification for a Confined Bank of Cylinders Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Brandon M. Wilson
The Relationship of Outdoor Recreation and Gardening With Depression Among Individuals With Disabilities, Justin Floyd Wilson
Cross Flow Filtration for Mixed-Culture Algae Harvesting for Municipal Wastewater Lagoons, Misheka Wilson
Treatment of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Utilizing Parent-Facilitated Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Jennifer Yardley
Synthesis and Biological Activity of Aminoglycosides and 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives, Marina Fosso Yatchang
Potential Benefits of Extended Season Sales Through Direct Markets, Irvin Yeager
Multi-Functional Reconfigurable Antenna Development by Multi-Objective Optimization, Xiaoyan Yuan
Simulation of Counterintuitive Pressure Drop in a Parallel Flow Design for a Specimen Basket for Use in the Advanced Test Reactor, Adam X. Zabriskie
Stephen C. Rowan and the U.S. Navy: Sixty Years of Service, Cynthia M. Zemke
Asian College Students’ Perceived Peer Group Cohesion, Cultural Identity, and College Adjustment, Xin Zhao
2011
Teaching Across Borders: Business as Usual?, Bobbe McGhie Allen
Seasonal Transport of Suspended Solids and Nutrients Between Bear River and Bear Lake, Cody M. Allen
Graph Kernels and Applications in Bioinformatics, Marco Alvarez Vega
GraphShop: An Interactive Software Environment for Graph Theory Research and Applications, Aaron Andersen
Piano Key Weir Head Discharge Relationships, Ricky M. Anderson
Characteristics of Combustion Flame Sprayed Nickel Aluminum Using a Coanda Assisted Spray Manipulation Collar for Off-Normal Deposits, Reid S. Archibald
Inkjet-Printed Highly Transparent Solar Cell Antennas, Jesus A. Arellano
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Andrew Ben Armstrong
Making the “Good” Professor: Does Graduate Mentoring Promote Gender Equality in Academia?, Anita Harker Armstrong
Utah Public School and LDS Released-Time Program Relations: Perspectives and Practices of Principals from Both Institutions, Casey Wayne Ashcroft
Evaluating the Effects of Reinforcer Choice and Reinforcer Variation on the Response Rates of Children with Autism, Alice Ann Keyl Austin
Essays on Population Aging and Social Security in the U.S., Shantanu Bagchi
Behavioral Responses of Willow Flycatchers, Empidonax traillii, to a Heterogeneous Environment, Amanda V. Bakian
A Study on the Applications and Toxicity Assessments of Carbon Nanotubes in Tissue Engineering, Rena Baktur
"When They Called Us Jie Mei (Sister)" An Autoethnographic and Narrative Study of Religious Development in Emerging Adulthood, Katie Nichole Ball
The Impact of Team-Based Learning’s Readiness Assurance Process on Virtually Isolated Adults, Matthew W. Barclay
Estimation of Field Alfalfa Evapotranspiration in a Windy, Arid Environment, J. Burdette Barker
Determining CO2 Storage Potential: Characterization of Seal Integrity and Reservoir Failure in Exposed Analogs, Daniel Corey Barton
Studies of the Distinguishing Features of NADPH:2-Ketopropyl-Coenzyme M Oxidoreductase/Carboxylase, an Atypical Member of the Disulfide/ Oxidoreductase Family of Enzymes, Melissa A. Beighley-Kofoed
Effect of Pseudoephedrine on 800-Meter Run Times of NCAA Division I Women Athletes, Caroline Berry
A Sensory-Based Multi-Component School-Based Nutrition Intervention Among Fifth-Grade Students, Stacy Lyn Bevan
Causes, Extent, and Consequences of Lead-Pellet Ingestion by Chukars (Alectoris chukar) in Western Utah: Examining Habitat, Search Images, and Toxicology, R. Justin Bingham
Testing Mediated Effects of a Sex Education Program on Youth Sexual Activity, Paul James Birch
Recreating Religion: The Response to Joseph Smith’s Innovations in the Second Prophetic Generation of Mormonism, Christopher James Blythe
Counseling and Psychotherapy with Clients of Middle Eastern Descent: A Qualitative Inquiry, Sara Boghosian
Predicting Bullying Among High School Students Using Individual and School Factors: Analysis of a National Survey, Chad M. Bohn
The Effect of Stream Restoration on Preferred Cutthroat Trout Habitat in the Strawberry River, Utah, Nicolas R. Braithwaite
Debt and Negative Net Worth Among Near Retirees, Susan M. Brown
Evaluating Fertilizer Rate, Crop Rotation and Trap Crops for Effects on Onion Growth and Yield, Soil Health, Thrips Densities and Iris Yellow Spot Virus Incidence, Kristine R. Buckland
The Impact of Different Play Environments on the Social Interactions of Toddlers with Disabilities, Rebecca Buckley
Does Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Use Affect Dementia Progression and Survival Rates in Alzheimer's Disease? The Cache County Study, Trevor R. Buckley
Have Introduced Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Affected Native Aquatic Vertebrates in Western United States Streams?, Nora K. Burbank
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Disparities Between U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics, 2000-2009, Andrew E. Burger
Evaluation of the USU Retirement and Savings Seminar, Diana Burk
Distributed Electrical Power System in Cubesat Applications, Robert Burt
Effect of Heavy Metals Found in Flue Gas on Growth and Lipid Accumulation for Green Algae Scenedesmus obliquus, Reece Butler
The Effects of Early Identification and Intervention on Language Outcomes of Children Born with Hearing Loss, Catherine A. Callow-Heusser
Factors Affecting Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Survival and Movement in South-Central Utah, Danny Caudill
Dynamics of Equatorial Spread F Using Ground-Based Optical and Radar Measurements, Narayan P. Chapagain
Effects of High-Interest Writing Prompts on Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities by, Kelsey J. Chlarson
Invertebrate Community Changes Along Coqui Invasion Fronts in Hawaii, Ryan T. Choi
Understanding the National Science Foundation CAREER Award Proposal Genre: A Rhetorical, Ethnographic, and System Perspective, David M. Christensen
Establishing Weed Prevention Areas and Evaluating Their Impact, Stephanie Christensen
Algal Biofilm Production and Harvesting System for Wastewater Treatment with Biofuels By-Products, Logan Christenson
The Adoption of Computer Security: An Analysis of Home Personal Computer User Behavior Using the Health Belief Model, Chester L. Claar
Environmental Sensor Anomaly Detection Using Learning Machines, Erick F. Conde
Evaluating Reliability and Validity Evidence for Merrill's 2007 5 Star Instrument, Max Hale Cropper
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Compulsive Pornography Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Jesse M. Crosby
Sexual and Religious Identity Development Among Adolescent and Emerging Adult Sexual Minorities, Angie L. Dahl
A Multigroup Analysis of Reintegrative Shaming Theory: An Application to Drunk Driving Offenses, Elizabeth J. Dansie
Social Skills Intervention for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Survey of School Psychologists, Amanda S. Day
Latency as a Dependent Variable in Trial-Based Functional Analysis, Elizabeth Dayton
Relationship Between Mass and Modal Frequency of a Concrete Girder Bridge, Michael W. Dean
Field-Programmable Gate Array Implementation of a Scalable Integral Image Architecture Based on Systolic Arrays, Juan Alberto De la Cruz
Molecular Interactions of Salmonella with the Host Epithelium in Presence of Commensals, Prerak T. Desai
A Dynamic State Metabolic Journey: From Mass Spectrometry to Network Analysis via Estimation of Kinetic Parameters, Arockia Ranjitha Dhanasekaran
Cognitive Formation Flight in Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Personal Remote Sensing Systems, Long Di
Fluency Instruction in Contemporary Core Reading Programs, Brady E. Donaldson
What Classroom Observations Reveal About Primary Grade Reading Comprehension Instruction Within High Poverty Schools Participating in the Federal Reading First Initiative, Rebecca S. Donaldson
Improving the Quality of Teacher Support in Anticipation of the Instructional Use of Technology: An Action Research Study, Darren E. Draper
Use of Extrusion Technology and Fat Replacers to Produce High Protein, Low Fat Cheese, Amrita Dubey
Examining Child Sexual Abuse and Future Parenting: An Application of Latent Class Modeling, Kimberly W. D'zatko
Optimization of Dissolved Air Flotation for Algal Harvesting at the Logan, Utah Wastewater Treatment Plant, Andrew R. Elder
15N Tracer and Modeling Analyses of Nutrient Transport Through Lakes in a Subalpine Watershed, David M. Epstein
Pedestrian Leadership and Egress Assistance Simulation Environment (PLEASE), Kyle D. Feuz
An Investigation of the Doctoral Dissertation Literature Review: From the Materials We Use to Prepare Students, to the Materials That Students Prepare, Melynda H. Fitt
Ecologically-Based Manipulation Practices for Managing Bromus tectorum-infested Rangelands, Beth Fowers
New Urbanism: Its Interpretation and Implementation, Sherri Marie French
Testing the Efficacy of Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction in Improving Student Performance in Introductory Biology Courses, Joel Lee Gardner
Teacher Reflection Among Professional Seminary Faculty in the Seminaries and Institutes Department of the Church Educational System, Ryan S. Gardner
Anisotropic Compressive Pressure-Dependent Effective Thermal Conductivity of Granular Beds, R. Daniel Garrett