Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University, 1920-Summer 2023,
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1990
The Effect of Seasonal Cattle Grazing On California Bighorn Sheep Habitat Use, Melanie J. Steinkamp
A Review of Informal Measures Used to Assess Oral Syntactic Ability in Normal-Language and Language-Impaired, School-Aged Children, William Eric Strong
A Comparison of Two Self-Conception Disparity Methods as Operationalized within an Adolescent Population, Diane Marie Stuart
The Importance of Cover for Juvenile Rainbow Trout in Lentic Systems: Field Observations and an Experimental Study on Predation, Roger Allen Tabor
National Survey of Degreed Mental Health Workers Providing Services to American Indian Populations: Identification of Preferred Theoretical Orientations and Treatment Modalities, Michelle M. Tangimana
The Development and Validation of a System for the Knowledge-Based Tutoring of Special Education Rules and Regulations, Mark S. Thornburg
Natural-Resources Education in Utah's Public Schools, John J. Van Niel
The Basis of Browsing Tolerance in Shrubs of the Intermountain West: Growth Rates and Meristematic Potential, Jackson L. Wandera
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Perspectives on Private Land Issues, Gary R. Weiner
Sunday Time Use Among LDS Adolescents, C. Lewis Williams
Burning, Flaming and Herbicides for Control of Jointed Goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica Host.), Blake D. Willis
Effects of Cannulation, BST Administration and Protein Degradability on Rumen and Duodenal Characteristics and Milk Production Response in Holstein Dairy Cows, Margaret D. Winsryg
Characterization of the Plasmid Dgp1 From the Cellular Slime Mold Dictyostelium giganteum, Yizhong Yin
The Response of Coyotes to Novel and Familiar Visual and Olfactory Stimuli, Yiting Zhang
1989
Psychosis in a Developmental Psychopathology Context: A Factor Analytic Study of Schizophrenia in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients, Paul R. Adams
Development of a Computer-Adapted Form of the Scientific Literacy Test, Douglas M. Allred
Development of a Management Plan for Grey Goral: Lessons from Blackbuck and Cheer Pheasant Reintroduction Attempts, Maqsood Anwar
Socio-Behavioral Correlates of 6- to 11-year-old Offspring of Alcohol Consuming Parents, Jan Garver Bacon
A Comparison of the Activation and Detoxication of Aflatoxin B1 in the Upper Airway From Three Mammalian Species, R. Wayne Ball
Economic Simulation of Selected Management Strategies for a Typical Dairy Farm Faced with Declining Milk Prices, M. Reed Balls
The Effects of Diary Writing Support Groups on Women's Depression, Self-Acceptance and Well-Being, Linda Elaine Barnes
Plasmin in Milk: Activity Measurement, Effect of Environmental Factors, and Correlation with Milk Coagulation, Eric D. Bastian
Groundwater Flow Systems and Thermal Regimes Near Cooling Igneous Plutons: Influence of Surface Topography, Mark U. Birch
Reaction Time in Elderly Subjects: The Effects of Practice on Two Different Reaction Time Tasks, Dawn Marie Birk
Bilingual Education: What It Could Mean on the Navajo Reservation, Berniece A. Blackhorse
The Role of Sibling Authority in the Occurrence of Prosocial and Aggressive Behavior in Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Sibling Dyads, Todd J. Braeger
Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Sugar and Rice Trade of the Dominican Republic, Gertrudys Brito
Characterization of Anti-Pichinde Virus Monoclonal Antibodies for the Directed Delivery of Antiviral Drugs and Toxins, Noah Jefferson Burns III
A Procedure for Developing a Carcass Merit Program for the Pork Industry, James Allen Burrow
Obesity Management: A Meta-Analysis of Key Factors, David E. Christian
Influence of Processing Parameters on Nutrient Recovery During Ultrafiltration of Milk and Meltability of Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Made from the Retentate, Susan Kay Fortier Collinge
A Preschool-Age Neurodevelopmental Comparison Between Normal-Birthweight Infants and Low-BirthWeight Infants With and Without Intraventricular Hemorrhage, William Frederick Corey
Reducing Stress of Inservice Teachers, Jeffrey R. Curley
The Development of the Stress-Response Scale for Adolescents, Steven Curtis
The Influence of Embryo Cell Culture Systems on Pretransfer Development of Early Ovine Embryos, Pablo Gabriel Daniel
An Apple Rest Model for Mild Winter Conditions, Jose Ignacio Del Real Laborde
The Feasibility of Concurrent Enrollment of High School Students in College-Level Introductory Plant Science, Gregory H. Egan
Duration of Spermatogenesis and Spermatozoan Transport in the Mink (Mustela vison), Holly Ruth Franz
An Investigation of Stability, Change, and Observed Associations during Infant-Mother Face-to-Face Interaction, Sarah Elizabeth Gable
A Method for Knowledge Engineering in Clinical Decision Making, Sheila S. Giere
A Method for Knowledge Engineering in Clinical Decision Making, Sheila S. Giere
The Ute Indians and the Public School System: A Historical Analysis, 1900-1985, Kim M. Gruenwald
Origin and Evolution of Dolostone in the Middle Cambrian Langston Formation, Northern Utah, Mark C. Hall
Incremental Returns to Cattle Feeding From Alternative Feedlot Practices, Ibrahim R. Hani
Probability of Discrete Failures, Weibull Distribution, Mary Jo Hansen
Factors Affecting the Long-Term Market and Profit Potential of the Utah Apple Industry, Jodie R. Harris
An Historical Overview of the Evolutions of Institutions Dealing with Water Resource Use and Water Resource Development in Utah 1847 Through 1947, John Swenson Harvey
Immunologic, Hematologic, and Endocrine Responses to Subacute and Subchronic Exposures to Graded, Subanesthetic Levels of Nitrous Oxide in CD-1 Mice, Charles E. Healy
Purification and Characterization of a Chemically Induced Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Deoxyribonuclease, Guang-Yuh Hwang
Root Exploitation of Fertile Soil Microsites, Robert B. Jackson
Fee Hunting Opportunities on Private Land in Utah: An Economic and Policy Analysis, Lucy A. Jordan
Credit Use and Financial Satisfaction Among USU Community Credit Union Members, In-Sook Ju
In Vitro Identification of the Effect of Serotonin on Lymphocyte DNA Synthesis and Natural Killer Cell Activity, Kim Kartchener Kane
Bluetongue Virus Evolution: Sequence Analyses of the Gene Coding for the Major Serogroup Antigen, Timothy F. Kowalik
Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the Gamonts of Eimeria Tenella, Nancy Carol Larsen
Neuroanatomical Asymmetry, Handedness, and Family History of Handedness: A Study of the Markers of Structural and Functional Lateralization, Steven A. Lifson
An Examination of Open- and Closed-Economic Conditions in Operant Research, Craig R. Loftin
The Effects of a Direct Instruction Program in Fractions on Academic and Mathematics Self-Concept, William H. Lowry
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Two Bathyplectes Parasitoids Among Alfalfa Weevil Strains, (Hypera postica (Gyllenhal)), Christopher M. Maund
Mental Status and Functional Behavior In Male Geriatric Patients, Gregory Lee Mayer
An Assessment of Thematic Mapper Satellite Data For Classifying Conifer Types in Northern Utah, Madeline R. Mazurski
Density-Dependent Convective Flow in Closed Basins, Kim L. McCleary
An Estimation of Primary Benefits Realized on Three Bureau of Reclamation Projects, Steven D. C. McQueen
Perceived Affective and Behavioral Characteristics of Mother-Daughter Relationships and Subsequent Mentoring Relationships, Anne Marie McShane
Seasonal Variation in the Species Composition, Abundance, and Size-Frequency Distribution of Zooplankton in Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, Edmundo G. Moreno
Completion of a Personal Financial Management Course in Relation to Financial Satisfaction, Confidence and Practices, Shana R. Morris
The Effectiveness of Constant Versus Rotating Buddy Dyads on the Social Interactions of Handicapped Preschoolers, Connie Faye Nelke
Diel Vertical Migration and Feeding of Underyearling Bear Lake Sculpin Cottus extensus (Pisces, Cottidae), Darcy Neverman
Footwall Deformation and Structural Analysis of the Footwall of the Willard Thrust Fault, Northern Wasatch Range, Utah, Douglas Scott Neves
Household Technology and the Division of Household Labor in Utah Families, Sydney Mitchell Peterson
Modeling Forest Dynamics Based on Stand Level Resource Allocation, Geoffrey Candler Poole
Using Computer Imaging to Assess Visual Impacts of Forest Insect and Disease Pests, Daniel Rabin
Impact of Root Competition on Survival and Growth of Seedlings of Important Great Basin Species, Günther Reichenberger
The Effect of Notetaking and Review Among Eighth-Grade Students, Nancy Lindbergy Risch
Utilization of Poultry Waste (Composted Caged-Layer) as a Supplement for Sheep Fed Straw During Late Pregnancy, Raul Meneses R.
Evaluation of Persistence of Infection in Mice Inoculated Intranasally With Cryptococcus neoformans, Hossein Mohammadi Sagha
The Reliability and Validity of an Instrument Designed to Measure Attitudes Toward the Elderly, Jane Schultz
Chemical Evaluation and Biological Vitamin A Activity of the Major Carotenoids in the Hybrid Carrot Beta III, Cynthia M. Schweitzer
Proteolytic Activity of Some Milk-Clotting Enzymes on K-casein and K-casein Macropeptide, Khalid M. Shammet
Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) Development in Mummified, Sunburned, and Walnut Husk Fly (Diptera:Tephritidae) Damaged Walnuts, Mark Douglas Shelton
Some Factors Affecting the Postpartum Interval in Sheep, Jose Pedro Cannas Simoes
Apple Maggot in Utah: Developmental Parameters Related to Temperature and Weather Conditions, Sheri Lee Smith
Assimilation and Accommodation in Family Discourse: A Longitudinal Analysis, Marcia Summers
Selenium and Iron in the Rat Intestine: Effects on Lipid Peroxidation, Sileny Vega
Effects of Methylene Chloride on Immune Function in Mice and the In Vitro Effect of Methylene Chloride in Immunologic Assays, Man-Ping Wang
Effect of Proteolytic Activity of the Lactic Cultures on Mozzarella Cheese Quality, Wen-Hsu Amos Wang
A Study of Denitrosation of N-Nitroso Compounds by Irradiation with Long-Wavelength UV Light, Zhenyu J. Wang
Relationships Between Motivational Orientations and Participants' Perceptions of an Electronic Distance Education Learning Environment, Charles Wynn Wilkes
A Quantitative Assessment of Minerals of Toxicological Importance in Utah Fast Foods, Lisa R. Williams
A Longitudinal Study of Dietary Intake and Influence of Iron Status on Infants' and Toddlers' Mental and Motor Development, Steven Matley Wood
Soil Temperature Influence on Water Use and Yield Under Variable Irrigation, Jon M. Wraith
Change in Serum Iron as a Measure of Bioavailability of Dietary Iron, Mary Beth Wright
A Comparison of the Metabolic and Water Relations of Five Congeneric Species of Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae), John Martin Wrublik
Mate Selection in Contemporary America: An Exchange Theory Perspective, Margaret H. Young