Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University, 1920-Summer 2023,
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2004
The Role of Deception in Mediating Relationship Involvement of Couples Interacting on the Internet: Stages of Intimate Formation, Dustin W. Edgerton
Maternal and Paternal Attributions and Perceptions Related to Parent-Child Interactions, Angela L. W. Ehrlick
Predictors of 1997 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Completion and Dismissal Rates in Utah, David A. Evans
Roles of Religious Orientation and Health Locus of Control in an Aging Population, Jennifer A. Fallon
Borrower- and Mortgage-Related Factors Associated with Foreclosure, Amber C. Gallagher
The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring Programs in Elementary Schools, Melinda Gee
Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes About Immunization in India, Anne George
Shear Wave Velocity Profiling of Poorly Characterized Geologic Units in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, Jeff W. Gilbert
Nest Location and Nest Recognition in Two Solitary Bee Species Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Christelle Guédot
The Use of Stress Management in Combination with Parent Training: An Intervention Study with Parents of Preschool Children, Theresa L. Gunderson
Rapid Detection of Salmonella Without Enrichment, Emily J. Harrington
Snow Avalanche Disturbance in Intermountain Spruce-Fir Forests and Implications for the Spruce Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Elizabeth G. Hebertson
Mesospheric Temperature Climatology Above Utah State University, Joshua P. Herron
School Counselors' Referral Practices of Children with Internalizing Symptoms, Kelly Hughes
Studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sphingolipid C4 Hydroxylation and IPT1 Function and Their Roles in Syringomycin E Action, Jolanta Idkowiak-Baldys
Cultivation of Mushroom Mycelia Using Whey Products as a Growth Substrate, Boyd S. Inglet
Prevention of Pigment Deterioration and Lipid Oxidation in Ground Beef and Pork, Preetha Jayasingh
Assessment of Calcium, Milk, and Non-Milk Beverage Intake of Multiethnic Youth Aged 10 to 18 Years, J. Keith Jensen
The Ability to Taste 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and Its Relation to a Parent's Emotional Investment in the Infant, DeAnn Jones
Power Distance Perceptions in Post-Soviet Russia: Understanding the Workplace Environment, Olga Kamenchuk
A Longitudinal Analysis of Socioeconomic Differences in Obesity and Weight Change During the Early Adult Years, Young-Taek Kim
Remote Sensing of Sagebrush Community Structural Patterns Across Scales, Lisa A. Langs
Predictors of Outcome of Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Clayton T. Manning
Watershed Management to Control Pollution in the Ayuquila River, Jalisco, Mexico, Luis Manuel Martinez Rivera
Voluntary and Involuntary Weight Change and Risk of Osteoporotic Hip Fracture in Men and Women of Utah, Megan Ruth McDonough
Physicians' Health Promotion Practices for Mexican American Patients at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, Holly Day McFarland
The Socialization of Home-Schooled Children in Rural Utah, Neil A. Mecham
Relationship Satisfaction and Stability Among Latinos With Respect to Communication Styles and Conflict Resolution Types, Adam C. Munk
Lidar Observations of Oscillations in the Middle Atmosphere, Karen L. M. Nelson
Practicum Students' Beliefs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers, Kaelin Olsen
Casein Supramolecules: Structure and Coagulation Properties, Bonney S. Oommen
The Effects of Mortgage Debt on Assets and Total Resources Among Near-Retirement Households, Lance Palmer
Influence of Sodium Chloride, Calcium, Moisture, and pH on the Structure and Functionality of Nonfat Directly Acidified Mozzarella Cheese, Brian M. Paulson
Four-Dimensional Non-Reductive Homogeneous Manifolds with Neutral Metrics, Andrew Renner
Response of a Peatland Ecosystem to Stratospheric Ozone Reduction in Tierra del Fuego, Thomas Matthew Robson
Stoichiometric and Environmental Controls of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling in Steams, John D. Rothlisberger
Hydraulic Testing of the Big Hole Fault, Northern San Rafael Swell, Utah, William M. Schieb
The Effects of Auditory Stimulation on Academic and Behavior Performance in Children With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Penny L. Sneddon
A Comparison of Rational Versus Empirical Methods in the Prediction of Psychotherapy Outcome, Glen I. Spielmans
Quantifying Losses of Understory Forage in Aspen Stands on the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests, Barton R. Stam
Hormone Mediated Transport of Calcium and Phosphate in Polarized Epithelial Cells, Tremaine M. Sterling
An Analysis of Bilingual Programs in the Context of a Schoolwide Reading Program, Jonathan A. Stewart
Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments for Migraine Headaches: A Meta-Analytic Review, Kristi Lowe Stewart
Factors that Influence Marital Satisfaction in Couples Raising a Child with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah L. Stoker
Cougar Exploitation Levels in Utah: Implications for Demographic Structure, Metapopulation Dynamics, and Population Recovery, David C. Stoner
Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators, Prasanna V. Swaminathan
Development and Characterization of Eukaryotic Biomimetic Liposomes, Bradley Jay Taylor
Investigation of the Effect of Sulfitolysis on the Functional Properties and Extrusion Performance of Whey Protein Concentrate, David P. Taylor
The Reliability and Validity of the Boatwright-Bracken Child Attention Deficit Scales: Child and Parent Versions, Erica S. Thomas
Analysis of Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Biphosphate and Inositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate in Dehydration and Cold-Stressed Arabidopsis thaliana, James E. Thompson
Predictors of Graduation and Rearrest in a Contemporary Juvenile Drug Court Program, Anthony Phillip Tranchita
Semilinear Elliptic Equations in Unbounded Domains, Francois A. van Heerden
Host Shifts in Phytophagous Insects: A Mathematical Modeling Perspective, Meenakshi Venkataraman
The Skull Valley Goshute and Nuclear Waste: Rhetorical Analysis of Claims-Making of Opponents and Proponents, Jesse T. Weiss
Cattle as Grazing Management and Seed Dispersal Tools for Increasing Native Species Diversity on Great Basin Rangelands, Marina K. Whitacre
Risk Factors for Selected Health-Related Behaviors Among American Indian Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study, Amy Jo Williams
Structural Analysis of CO2 Leakage Through the Salt Wash and Little Grand Wash Faults from Natural Reservoirs in the Colorado Plateau, Southeastern Utah, Anthony P. Williams
Multiple Mentors and Family Involvement in Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Christine W. Woodbury
Influence of Fall Grazing by Sheep on Plant Productivity, Shrub Age Class Structure and Herbaceous Species Diversity in Sagebrush Steppe, Ryan Duncan Woodland
Changes in Child Symptomatology Associated with Animal-Assisted Therapy, Catherine C. Woolley
Greenstrip Establishment and Management in the Intermountain West, Brenda Kristine Younkin-Kury
2003
Modeling Habitat Quality for American Martens in Western Newfoundland, Canada, William A. Adair
Responding to Crises in the Public Schools: A Survey of School Psychologists' Experiences and Perceptions, Austin Douglas Adamson
Exploring Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Practices in Islamic Schools in the United States, Fatma Anwer Khamis Al-Lawati
Quaternary Geology and Landscape Evolution of Eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona, Matt D. Anders
Catastrophic Wildfire Hazard Assessment in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Utilizing a Managerial Paradigm, Benjamin D. Baldwin
Muscarinic Modulation of Neuronal Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels, Roger A. Bannister
The Effects of Alternative-Site Blood Glucose Monitoring on Testing Frequency, Pain Rating, and Glycosylated Hemoglobin, Nancy Bennion
Differential Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Depression: Potential Bias and Misdiagnosis, Hollie K. Berglof
Characteristics, Evolution, and Lateral Variation of Lower Cretaceous Supradetachment Basins in the Daqing Shan, Inner Mongolia, China, Adrian K. Berry
Evaluation of Chela Formation in Kambala-Livuite Area, Southern Block 0, Cabinda, Angola, Alba B. Bias dos Santos
The Effects of a School-Wide Peer-Administered Praise Intervention on Student Problem Behavior, Meredith L. Brent
Planning for the Future of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Dianna L. Payne Broadbent
Effectiveness of Utah Level Six Treatment Programs for Juvenile Males Who Offend Sexually: The Client Perspective, Darren B. Brown
How the Winter Olympics Enrich Community Legacies for Recreational Open Space: A Case Study of Selected European and American Olympic Sites, Jennifer A. Brown
Factors Affecting Spawning and Survival of Bear Lake Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in St. Charles Creek, Idaho, Paul Burnett
Validation of a Radiometric Normalization Procedure for Satellite-Derived Imagery Within a Change Detection Framework, Karin E. Callahan
Factors That Influence the College Attendance Decisions of Appalachian Students, Erica Chenoweth
The Role of Pleckstrin Homology Domains in Phosphoinositide Binding, Evan D. Christensen
Rituals and Adoptive Families, Michelle Amber Christensen
Shared Book Reading, Home Visit Processes, and the Relation with Low-Income Infants' Language Development, Katie Christiansen
Geology of the Deseret Peak East 7.5' Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah, and Impacts for Hydrology of the Region, Torrey J. Copfer
Spatial and Temporal Considerations in Vehicle Path Tracking With an Emphasis on Spatial Robustness, Donald L. Cripps
Foraging Behavior and Habitat Use Patterns of Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in Relation to Human Activity and Salmon Abundance on a Coastal Alaskan Salmon Stream, Anthony P. Crupi Jr.
Student and Parent Views on School and Community Strengths and Concerns, Tricia Hill Danielson
Influence of Storage Duration, Temperature, and Oxygen on Quality of Stored Dehydrated Foods, Omima Ali Darag
The Meaning of "Being Single" for Mormon College-Age Single Adults, Jana Darrington
Assessing the Effects of Myxobolus cerebralis and Other Environmental Factors on the Dynamics, Abundance, and Distribution of Trout Populations in the Logan River, Utah, Ernesto A. de la Hoz Franco
Short-Term Water Use Dynamics in Drainage Lysimeters, Musa V. Dlamini
The Influence of Fat and Water on the Melted Cheese Characteristics of Mozzarella Cheese, Robert Lloyd Fife
Determining the Factors That Control Respiration and Carbon Use Efficiency in Crop Plants, Jonathan M. Frantz
Identification of Optimal Conditions for Dry Drilling (Analytical Approach to Prediction of the Occurrence of BUE), Prasad Gali
Production of Volatile Sulfur Compounds from Inorganic Sulfur by Lactococci, Supriyo Ghosh