Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2009
Making Healthy Choices: Adolescent Preference Ratings of School-Based Health Interventions, Nicholas Glover Baird
Selected Barriers and Incentives for Participation in a University Wellness Program, Trever J. Ball
The Regulation of Epithelial Sodium Channels in Mammalian Taste Receptor Cells, Arian F. Baquero Gonzalez
Dynamically Reconfigurable Systolic Array Accelerators: A Case Study with Extended Kalman Filter and Discrete Wavelet Transform Algorithms, Robert C. Barnes
Anti-Semitic Folklore Motif Index, Sita Bell
The Bioactive Properties of Syringomycin E-Rhamnolipid Mixtures and Syringopeptins, Mekki F. Bensaci
Disordered: A Tale of the Body, Elizabeth M. Benson
An Evaluation of Referral Patterns and Therapy Outcomes at a University Counseling Center: Analysis of a Dialectical Behavior Skills Training Group, Eri Suzuki Bentley
The Effects of Script-Fading Procedures and Extinction Procedures on the Variability of Mand Frames Used by Young Children with Autism, Alison M. Betz
Optimal Fractional Order Proportional and Integral Controller for Processes With Random Time Delays, Varsha Bhambhani
Comparison of Data Collection and Methods for the Approximation of Streambed Thermal Properties, Jonathan D. Bingham
Design and Evaluation of Oligonucleotide Microarrays for the Detection of Bovine Pathogens, Ryan Weldon Black
Maintaining Population Persistence in the Face of an Extremely Altered Hydrograph: Implications for Three Sensitive Fishes in a Tributary of the Green River, Utah, Jared L. Bottcher
An Investigation of Postzygotic Reproductive Isolation and Phenotypic Divergence in the Bark Beetle Dendroctonus Ponderosae, Ryan R. Bracewell
The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-Efficacy of College Algebra Students, David Shane Brewer
Summer Home Range Fidelity in Adult Female Elk (Cervus elaphus) in Northwestern Colorado, April M. Brough
Effects of Coyote Removal on Pronghorn and Mule Deer Populations in Wyoming, Dylan Earl Brown
Synchronization and Media Exchange in Large-Scale Caenorhabditis elegans Cultures, Jason D. Brown
Alternative Sampling and Analysis Methods for Digital Soil Mapping in Southwestern Utah, Colby W. Brungard
Gifted First Graders in a Multi-Ability Classroom: An Interpretive Case Study, Cari Buckner
Thaw: A Memoir, Diane Bush
Consistency of Cognitions in Remarriage: A Test of the Consistency Tenet of the Multidimensional Cognitive-Developmental Model, JaNae Elise Campbell
A Model for Doctoral Students' Perceptions and Attitudes toward Written Feedback for Academic Writing, Gulfidan Can
A Methodology to Design Pipelined Simulated Annealing Kernel Accelerators on Space-Borne Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Jeffrey Michael Carver
Memory Architecture Template for Fast Block Matching Algorithms on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Shant Chandrakar
Evaluating the Relationship between Women's Sexual Desire and Satisfaction from a Biopsychosocial Perspective, Katherine J. Chartier
Empirically Examining Prostitution through a Feminist Perspective, Shyann Child
Terrain-Relative and Beacon-Relative Navigation for Lunar Powered Descent and Landing, Daniel Porter Christensen
An Epistemological Checkup: the Explication, Application, and Evolution of an Integrated Theory of Couples Therapy, McKenzie Leigh Christensen
Age Effects on Iron-Based Pipes in Water Distribution Systems, Ryan T. Christensen
A Comparative Analysis of Elementary Education Preservice and Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness and Teacher Efficacy, Sarah K. Clark
Embedded Spacecraft Thermal Control Using Ultrasonic Consolidation, Jared W. Clements
The Question Concerning the Cooptation of the Sundance Film Festival: An Analysis of the Commodification of Independent Cinema, Matt Dee Cottrell
Use of Brief Experimental Assessment for Selecting Interventions to Increase Positive Social Interaction, Michelle S. Cox
Maladaptive Schemas as a Predictor of Residential Treatment Outcomes in Females with Eating Disorders, Jodi Leigh Cullum
The Religious Experience of Sexual Minority Youth: Identity, Integration and Minority Stress, Angie L. Dahl
Predicting the Growth Potential of a Shallow, Warm-Water Sport Fishery: A Spatially Explicit Bioenergetics Approach, Samuel Kirk Dahle
Greater Sage-Grouse Ecology, Chick Survival, and Population Dynamics, Parker Mountain, Utah, David K. Dahlgren
An Empirical Investigation of the Adaptive Nature of Shame, Elizabeth Jacqueline Dansie
The Effects of a Four Week Single-leg Balance Training Program on Balance Error Scoring System Scores of the Trained and Untrained Leg, Roger J. Davies
Defining and Meeting the Demand For Agricultural Machinery in China: A Case Study of John Deere, Garrett W. Davis
Financing Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Adult Children Caregiver Perspectives, Patricia K. Davis
Cognitive Inference and Resulting Behaviors in Response to Ambiguous Threat in the Coyote, Canis latrans, Sarah Shawnee Dawson
A River Transformed: Historic Geomorphic Changes of the Lower Rio Grande in the Big Bend Region of Texas, Chihuahua, and Coahuila, David James Dean
Investigation of Joining Micro-Foil Materials with Selective Laser Sintering and Laser Powder Deposition, Andrew Isaac Deceuster
Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics at Varying Spatial and Temporal Scales in Southern Rocky Mountain Engelmann Spruce Forests, R. Justin DeRose
Controlling Nonspecific Adsorption of Proteins at Bio-Interfaces for Biosensor and Biomedical Applications, Harshil D. Dhruv
Effects of Targeted Grazing and Prescribed Burning on Fire Behavior and Community Dynamics of a Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)-Dominated Landscape, Joel M. Diamond
Boldfaced Terms and Their Effects on Student Learning, Michael J. Drysdale
Production Performance and Profiles of Milk Fatty Acids of Lactating Dairy Cows Fed Whole Safflower Seed Containing High Fat and Low Fiber, Christopher M. Dschaak
Patterns of Learning Object Reuse in the Connexions Repository, S. M. Duncan
A Pipeline Analog-To-Digital Converter for a Plasma Impedance Probe, Mohamad A. El Hamoui
Speciation, Species Concepts, and Biogeography Illustrated by a Buckwheat Complex (Eriogonum corymbosum), Mark W. Ellis
Optimal Compost Rates for Organic Crop Production Based on a Decay Series, Jeffrey B. Endelman
A Pilot Study Examining the Use of Technologically Assisted Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Delivery of Therapy to Women with Anxiety Residing in Rural Utah Communities, Benjamin K. Farmer
Disparities in Birth Weight Between Non-Hispanic Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites: The Effect of Rural Residency, Theresa Marie Fedor
The Effects of Quality and Magnitude of Reinforcement on Choice Responding, Jessica Erin Frieder
Evolution of the Lower Cretaceous Chifeng Half-Graben Basins, Inner Mongolia, China, Scott Joshua Friedman
Perceptions of Agriculture Teachers Toward Including Students with Disabilities, Monica D. Giffing
The Effects of Social Status and Learning on Captive Coyote (Canis latrans) Behavior, Lynne Barbara Gilbert-Norton
Predicting RNA Secondary Structures By Folding Simulation: Software and Experiments, Joel Omni Gillespie
The Interpersonal Lives of Young Adult Women: A Study of Passionate Friendship, Jenna Ann Glover
Grandparents as Adult Mentors on Reported Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviors, Thane R. Goodrich
Sediment Transport Impacts Upon Culvert Hydraulics, Wade H. Goodridge
Rapid Prototyping in Design Education: A Comparative Study of Rapid Prototyping and Traditional Model Construction, Scott D. Greenhalgh
Design, Test, and Calibration of the Utah State University Floating Potential Probe, Jessica D. Gregory
Removal and Utilization of Wastewater Nutrients for Algae Biomass and Biofuels, Erick W. Griffiths
Seed Banks of Sagebrush Communities Seeded with Crested Wheatgrass, Kevin L. Gunnell
A Qualitative Exploration of the School Experiences of Middle-School Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind, Charles H. Hamilton
The Utility of Mathematics Curriculum-Based Measurement to Predict Student Risk Status on Standardized Academic Achievement Measures, Kyle Max Hancock
On the Applicability of Genetic Algorithms to Fast Solar Spectropolarimetric Inversions for Vector Magnetography, Brian J. Harker
Reconciling Holocene Alluvial Records in Buckskin Wash, Southern Utah, Jonathan E. Harvey
Salinity Inventory and Tolerance Screening in Utah Agriculture, Austin McCoy Hawks
River Network Structure: A Template for Understanding Predator-Prey Dynamics and Potential Anthropogenic Impacts, Catherine L. Hein
Parshall Flume Staff Gauge Location and Entrance Wingwall Discharge Calibration Corrections, Bryan J. Heiner
Measurement and Modeling of Reduced-Gravity Fluid Distribution and Transport in Unsaturated Porous Plant-Growth Media, Robert Heinse
The Analysis of an Integrated Model of Therapy Using Structural and Gottman Method Approaches: A Case Study, Taylor Cameron Herrin
Teachers' Perceptions of the Effects of the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Test on Arizona High School Math and English Curriculum and Instruction, Joseph Leland Heywood
Desert Solecisms: The Revitalization of Self and Community through Edward Abbey, the Cold War, and the Sacred Fire Circle, Lyra Hilliard
Patch-Scale Effects of an Invasive Ecosystem Engineer on the Structure and Function of a Eutrophic Stream, Samuel J. Hochhalter
Determining the Knowledge and Attitudes of 18- to 26-Year-Old Women Regarding Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus, and the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, Ashlee Cooper Holguin
Consequences of Vegetation Change on the Dynamics of Labile Organic Matter and Soil Nitrogen Cycling in a Semiarid Ecosystem, Toby D. Hooker
Mechanisms of Induced Cell Death in Bluetongue Virus Challenged Human Cell Lines, Justin Darrel Hoopes
Hydrologic Information Systems: Advancing Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Observatories, Jeffery S. Horsburgh
Conservation Design Guidelines for Botanic Gardens, C. Craig Houston
The Effectiveness of a Specialized Upper Body Stretching Protocol on NCAA Division I Athletes, Brandon M. Howard
Prediction of Protein Function and Functional Sites From Protein Sequences, Jing Hu
Herbicide, Salinity, and Flooding Tolerance of Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum L.) and Desirable Pasture Grasses, Karl R. Israelsen
Who Knew? An Autoethnography of a First-Year Assistant Principal, Gerald R. Jackman
Seasonal Outlook: An Examination of How the Foundations of Attachment to Community Differ between Seasonal and Year-Round Residents in High Amenity Areas, Brain M. Jennings
gRAID: A Geospatial Real-Time Aerial Image Display for a Low-Cost Autonomous Multispectral Remote Sensing Platform (AggieAir), Austin M. Jensen