Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University, 1920-Summer 2023,
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2000
Functional Characterization of the Nonstructural Protein 2 of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 17, Gary Christopher Fillmore
Family Leadership: Constructing and Testing a Theoretical Model of Family Well-Being, Kevin A. Galbraith
The Utilization of Steep Slopes by Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Western Mojave Desert, Ty J. Gardner
Effect of Multiple Founder Events on Genetic Variation: Transplanted Populations of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Bernadette N. Graham
Effects of pH and Calcium Level on Extrusion-Textured Whey Protein Products, Andrea B. Hale
Clinical Homework Directives: A Qualitative Exploratory Study, Emil F. Harker
Mentoring At-Risk Youth: An Intervention for Skill Building in Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution, Deborah J. Heater
Altered T Cell-Mediated Immunity and Infectious Factors in Autism, Yong Hu
Effects of Carbohydrate Foods on Foraging Decisions of the Parasitoid Bathyplectes curculionis (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Helen Spafford Jacob
A Follow-Up Study of a Primary Prevention Program Targeting Childhood Depression, Norman Chris Johnson
Transitions During University Life: Academic Persistence for Married and Single Students, Sandra A. Krambule
The Effect of Buttermilk Fraction Concentrates on Growth and Iron Uptake and Transport by Caco-2 Cell Cultures, Yoo-Hyun Lee
Holocene Tephrostratigraphy, Southern Kenai Peninsula, Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, Kathleen J. Lemke
Influence of Limited Proteolysis, Heat Treatment, and pH on the Whiteness of Skim Milk, Xiaoshan Li
Debris-Flow Activity in Canyon of Lodore, Colorado: Implications for Debris-Fan Formation and Evolution, Jennifer A. Martin
Estimating Life Loss for Dam Safety Risk Assessment, Duane Michael McClelland
The Relationship Between Erikson's Developmental Tasks and Children Identified as At-Risk, Michael McMaken
Returns to Public Agricultural Expenditure Under Uncertainty, Sanjeev Misra
Comparing Nonlinear and Nonparametric Modeling Techniques for Mapping and Stratification in Forest Inventories of the Interior Western USA, Gretchen Gengenbach Moisen
Relations Among Mothers' Parenting Strategies, Parenting Stress, Psychological Well-Being, and Ratings of Preschool Child Competence, Teri Morrison
Promoting Development Through Play: A Migrant Head Start Parent-Child Enrichment Program, Dana K. Mortensen
Affinity Purification of Bovine Lactoferrin and Bovine Transferrin from Using Immobilized Gangliosides, Seung-Hee Nam
Aspects of Insect Conservation: Community Effects of Habitat Patch Edge, Area, And Shape, Sharon L. Osowski
The Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Cultures on the Moisture Retention and Functional Properties of Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese, David B. Perry
Use of the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Rating Scale with Preschool Children, Penny LaDee Phillips
Health and Lifestyle among Ute Native American Elders, Laura L. Prestwich
The Impact of Minority Group Membership on Changes in Selected Health Outcomes among Midlife Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Brenda H. Ralls
Fathers, Mothers, Marriages, and Children: Toward a Contextual Model of Positive Paternal Influence, Ariel Rodriguez
The Effects of Family and Education Backgrounds on the Self-Identification of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons in Utah, Petra M. Rose
Theoretical Studies of Penetration of Magnetospheric Electric Fields to the Ionosphere, Stanislav Sazykin
The Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Formation in the Drum Mountains of West Central Utah, Loren P. Schneider
Responses of Sphagnum and Carex Peatlands to Ultraviolet-B Radiation, and a Meta-Analysis of UV-B Effects on Vascular Plants, Peter S. Searles
The Efficacy of Group Bereavement Interventions: An Integrative Review of the Research Literature, Jim D. Sharpnack
The Geography of Exploration: A Study in the Process of Physical Exploration and Geographical Discovery, Joseph St.Onge
snfA, The Dictyostelium discoideum SNF1/AMPK Protein Kinase, Sandy Sung
Children's Awareness, Knowledge, and Understanding of Aids in Bahrain, Anne Thomas
Rotational Structure of Extremely Floppy van der Waals Complexes: Adiabatic Separation of Angular and Radial Motion, P. Daniel Ward
Children's Experience of Parental Divorce Disclosure: A Look at Intrafamiliar Differences, Heather Westberg
Studies on the Roles of ATP in Nitrogenase Catalysis, Wei Wu
A New Perspective on Classification, Guohua Zhao
1999
Parent and Teacher Expectations for Early Childhood Education in Oman, Fatma Anwar Khamis Al-Lawati
Molecular Characterization of Soil Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria Based on the Genes Encoding Ammonia Monooxygenase, Jose Javier Alzerreca
Navajo Adolescent Pregnancy: Identifying Ecocultural Factors Among Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants, Jessiline Anderson
Cenozoic Structural and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Southeastern Salmon Basin, East-Central Idaho, James J. Blankenau
The Perception and Analysis of Authentic Graphical Elements : An Empirical Study of Perceptual Skills and Analytical Tasks That Affect Graphicacy, Derek G. Borman
Interactions and Play Behavior of Mothers of Typically Developing Infants and Infants with Disabilities: A Vygotskian Approach, Lisa K. Boyce
Multi-Scalar Spatial Modeling of Northern Forest Dynamics: Foundations, Theories, and Applications, Don C. Bragg
Implications of Stomatal Interactions, Thomas Norman Buckley
Prediction of Suburban Encroachment on the Ethan Allen Firing Range and Camp Johnson, Chittenden County, Vermont, John D. Calandrelli
The Development of Pediococcus Species as Starters for Mozzarella Cheese, Shelby L. Caldwell
Uptake and Transformation of Trichloroethylene by Hybrid Poplar: Laboratory Studies, Julie K. Chard
Dam Safety Risk Assessment Modeling With Uncertainty Analysis, Sanjay Singh Chauhan
Promoting Life Management Skills to Enhance Employment among Women Receiving Services from the Division of Workforce Services, Cheryl Cheek
The Effects of Salmon Availability, Social Dynamics, and People on Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Fishing Behavior on an Alaskan Salmon Stream, Danielle K. Chi
Forced Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Female Adolescents' Risky Sexual Behavior, Psychopathology, and Behavior Problems, Mathew Christensen
Temperament, Attachment, and Parenting Stress in Infancy: Relations to Social Competence of Second Graders, Gina A. Cook
Congruency of Identity Style in Married Couples, Jerry L. Cook
The Relationship Between Mandatory Divorce Education in Utah and the Level of Postdivorce Parental Conflict, Monte N. Criddle
Effects of Safflower (A Spring Crop), and Wheat Planting Date on Controlling Jointed Goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica) in Winter Wheat, Caleb Dale Dalley
Measurement of Angle-Resolved Secondary Electron Spectra, Robert Davies
Estimating Total Body Fat in Sharp-Shinned and Cooper's Hawks: Techniques and Application, John P. DeLong
Influence of Commercial Starter Media on Biochemical Characteristics of Lactococcus lactus, Norman Bart DeVries
Methanethiol and Cheddar Cheese Flavor, Benjamin Dias
The Nixon Environmental Agenda: An Insider's View of Republican Decision-Making, 1968-1973, David D. Dominick
Effect of Blue Light and Temperature on Leaf Expansion, Stem Elongation, and Growth, Tracy A. O. Dougher
Evaluating Snowmelt Runoff, Infiltration, and Erosion in a Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystem, Eric K. Duffin
Rubisco Deactivation: The Effects of Growth-Light Conditions and Effects of CO2 During Shade Events, Jerriann Ernstsen
Factors Predictive of Commitment to Invest in Marriage, Randy A. Gilchrist
Tertiary Stratigraphy and Structural Geology, Wellsville Mountains to Junction Hills, North-Central Utah, Kathryn M. Goessel
Interaction Between Winter Dominance and Territory Defense in Male Pronghorn Antelope, Antilocapra americana, Charles William Gunnels IV
Preparation for Caregiving by Parents of Children with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, McArthur Hafen Jr.
Regional Economic Effects of Wilderness Designations in Six Western States, Marca L. Hagenstad
Relating Children's Social Competence to Maternal Beliefs and Management Strategies of Peer Relationships, Eryn D. Hamel
The Influence of Video and Peer Tutoring on Attitudes of High School Students Towards Peers with Disabilities, Marilyn Hammond
Adolescent Protective Factor Attainment: An Exploratory Study of Two Select Populations, Victor W. Harris
The Impact of the Ideal Thin Body Image on Women, Nicole Hawkins
4-H Contest Winners in Utah: Risk and Protective Factors, Ann E. Henderson
Construction and Analysis of a Family of Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws with Stiff Source Terms, Cinnamon Hillyard
The Relationships Among Body Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Social Support in Undergraduate Men and Women, Sarah Murray Hodson
Influence of Grazing, Fire, and Rainfall Regime on Plant Species Dynamics in an Ethiopian Perennial Grassland, Michael J. Jacobs
Nest Success of Dabbling Ducks in a Human-Modified Prairie: Effects of Predation and Habitat Variables at Different Spatial Scales, Jaime E. Jimenez
A Model of Freshman Use of Microcomputers Related to Intellectual and Social Development, Daniel R. Judd
Student Stress: An Analysis of Stress Levels Associated with Higher Education in the Social Sciences, Darcy A. Keady
Predictively Mapping the Plant Associations of the North Fork John Day Wilderness in Northeastern Oregon Using Classification Tree Modeling, Alison M. Kelly
The Emergence and Function of Family Rituals in the American Family, John M. Kirkman
Heat-Stable Extracellular Enzymes of Pseudomonas, Ramarathna Koka
Utah's Rural Communities: Planning for the Future, Judith A. Kurtzman
Modeling Habitat Attributes of Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Uinta Mountains, Utah: A Hierarchical Approach, Joshua J. Lawler
Avian Community Response to Fire in a Gambel Oak Woodland, Andreas Leidolf
Efficacy of Guard Llamas (Lama glama) in Reducing Canid Predation on Domestic Sheep, Laurie E. Meadows
The Efficacy of Treatments for Childhood Depression: An Integrative Review, Kurt David Michael
Vessiot: A Maple Package for Varational and Tensor Calculus in Multiple Coordinate Frames, Charles E. Miller
Home Range (?) of the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Phrynosoma mcallii, Peggy Anderson Miller
Using a Classwide Peer-Assisted Self-Management Program to Improve Classroom Behavior of Secondary-Age At-Risk Students, Katherine J. Mitchem
Parenting Stress and Social Support Among Married and Divorced At-Risk Mothers, Sondra Moe