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1988
The Effects of Social Perspective-Taking Training and Ideological Perspective-Taking Training on Ego-Identity Formation in Late Adolescence, Carol Markstrom Adams
Determinants of the Components of a State's Tourist Image and Their Marketing Implications, Zafar Uddin Ahmed
The Emotional Effects of Injury on Female Collegiate Gymnasts, Nancy J. Albert
Maternal Iron Parameters and Diet: Influence on Infant Iron Parameters and Development, Janet Bradshaw Anderson
Gene Amplification and Cobalt Resistance in the Eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum, Hassan Ashktorab
Problems of Data Collection for Economic Research in Small Farmer Agriculture: Some Experience in Somalia, Aden Abdullahi Aw-Hassan
Insulation of Small Open Economies in the Presence of External Disturbances Under Alternative Exchange Rate Systems, Hamid Reza Azad
Nutrient and Water Interrelationships between Crested Wheatgrass and Two Shrub Species, Paul B. Baker
Bioavailable Phosphorus in the Bear River System, Utah, Kenneth Warren Barker
Measuring Adolescent Ego-Identity Status: A Comparison of the Semistructured Interview and the Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status, Layne D. Bennion
The Feasibility of River Otter Reintroduction in Northern Utah, Joel P. Bich
Family Background and Personal Characteristics as Correlates of Sexual Intercourse Experience Among Adolescent Females, C. Raymond Bingham
The Highest Local Density of Reinforcement Controls Overall Post-Reinforcement Pause Duration on Ratio Schedules, Elliott J. Bonem
The Effects of Reinforcement Magnitude and Temporal Contingencies on Pre-Ratio Pause Duration, Marilyn K. Bonem
Contemporary Engagement: Attitudes and Practices of College Students, Stephen C. Brady
Overall Life Satisfaction of Ileostomates: Conventional Brooke Ileostomy Versus Modified Kock Pouch, Sandra Sisson Briscoe
Determinants of Small Rodent Distribution and Abundance in a Shrub-Steppe Ecosystem: Influences of Seeds, Ants and Shrubs, Linda Suzanne Broome
The Correlation Between Life Satisfaction and Farm Involvement Among Utah Dairy Farm Men and Women, Phillip S. Browning
Shadow Pattern Simulator, Roberto A. Brown
Factors Affecting Recovery from Defoliation during Drought in Two Aridland Tussock Grasses, Carlos Alberto Busso
Luteinizing Hormone an Progesterone Response to GnRH Administration at Insemination in Repeat-Breeder Holstein Cows, Robert Joseph Callan
A Study in the Distribution of Gains from International Trade, Suhas C. Chakrabartty
Comparison of Post-Weaning Performance and Carcass Traits of Columbia and Cormo Crossbred Lambs, Carl Kim Chapman
Benefit/Cost Variables and Comparative Recreation Use Patterns of Wilderness and Non-Wilderness Areas, Kim S. Christy
Elicitor Activity From the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Rhizopogon vinicolor, Margaret E. Coleman
Contact, Support, and Friction: Gender Differences in Social Networks, Lori A. Cramer
Classical Conditioning and Immune Reactivity in Rats, Laura Anne Czajkowski
The Effects of Prey Vulnerability, Density, and Patch Replenishment in an Operant Analogue of Foraging, Michael James DeWulf
Gambel Oak for Spanish Goats: A Digestion-Balance Evaluation of Nutrient Availability, Brian L. Dick
Journalistic Codes of Ethics: A Proposed Standard for Juries in Libel Trials, Michael H. Eldridge
Maternal, Obstetric, and Neonatal Correlates of Short-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Newborn Infants With Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Richard Elghammer
Acquisition of Forgaging Skills by Lambs Eating Grass or Shrub, Enrique R. Flores
1-Acyldihydropyridones as Synthetic Intermediates, Michael Andrew Foley
Quaternary Geology and Tectonic Geomorphology of the Pocatello Valley Area, Idaho-Utah, John D. Garr
Using Adaptive Conjoint Analysis and Market Simulations to Determine the Effect and Usefulness of Nutrition Label Information in Consumer Purchase Decisions, Constance J. Geiger
The Distribution of Utah Grasshopper Species (Order: Orthoptera) in Relation to the Distributions of Community Types and Abiotic Factors, Catherine A. B. Gilbert
Effect of Fertilization on Woody Plant Chemistry: The Role in Diet Selection by Goats, Amanuel Gobena
Durational Control of Defensive Burying in Rats: An Investigation of a Species-Specific Defense Reaction, Stephen Gregory Goldberg
The Effects of the Spatial Pattern of Defoliation on Regrowth of a Tussock Grass, Warren G. Gold
Colonization of Roots by Pseudomonas putida and its Role in Control of Fusarium Wilt, Pouran Habibzadegah-Tari
Nitrogen and Energy Budgets of Production Ewes on Summer Range in Southwestern Utah, John W. Halpop
Analyses of Somaclonal Variation in Hexaploid Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Zahra Noori Hashim
Characterization of Chemical and Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in the MDBK Cell Culture System, Jeffrey R. Hincks
Kinetics of Two-Substrate Reactions Using Integrated Rate Equations, Leonard D. Holmes
Structure-Activity Relationships of Retinoids in Developmental Toxicology, W. Brian Howard
The Immunological and Neurochemical Toxicity of Benzene and its Interaction with Toluene in Mice, Gin-Chang Hsieh
Studies on Encephalomyocarditis Virus-Induced Diabetes in Mice, John Henry Huffman
Effects of Macrocyclic Trichothecene Mycotoxins on the Murine Immune System, Brian J. Hughes
Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Response to Environmental Factors in Alfalfa Fields in Northern Utah, Larry Edward Jech
Interactions of Vanadium Compounds With Reducing Equivalents: Evidence of Free Radical Involvement and Possible Mechanisms of Toxicity, Randal J. Keller
Synthetic Studies Toward Key Portions of the Didemnins, Ok-Soon Kim
The Effect of Elaboration on Memory: Self-Generated Elaboration vs Experimenter-Provided Elaboration, Sung-il Kim
Mormon Return Migration: A Return to Zion, Don Calder Larson
Economic Feasibility of Assembling Grade-A Milk by Protein Content, W. Stephen Lei
Evaluation of Spatially-Distributed Snowpack Estimation Using Pattern Recognition, Cheng-Hua Leu
Characterization of Wolbachia postica Which Causes Hybrid Incompatibility in Alfalfa Weevil, Sy-Jye Christine Leu
Parameter Estimation for Generalized Pareto Distribution, Der-Chen Lin
Evaluation of Frogurt: A New Product Prepared by Fermentation of Ice Cream Mix, Morteza Mashayekh
Big Game Depredation to Crops and Orchards in Seven Counties of Northern and Central Utah: A Case Study, Kerry C. McBride
Biochemical Purification of Nuclear Antigens and a Possible Autoimmune Reaction Against These Antigens in Autism, Mohamed Maroof Middib
The Effects of a Social Skills Training Program on Constructive Conflict Resolution Techniques in Parent-Adolescent Dyads, Thomas A. Mills
Early Career Development Processes of Women and Men Resource Managers in the USDA Forest Service, Joseph Anthony Mincolla
The Effects of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone and Milk Production on Pregnancy Rates in Repeat Breeder Dairy Cows, Laura Maureen Mitchell
A Hydrological Characterization of a Zero-Order Basin in Volcanic Hillslope Terrain, Neil A. Mock
Petrology of Passive Margin-Epeiric Sea Sediments: The Garden City Formation, North-Central Utah, Susan K. Morgan
Teacher-Student Writing Conferences as an Intervention in the Revision Practices of College Freshmen, Lynn Riley Neil
Family Satisfaction in Air Force Families as a Function of Family Strengths, Resources and Coping Following Relocation, Mary Gyler Olsen
Woman's Exponent: Cradle of Literary Culture Among Early Mormon Women, Alfene Page
Cloning and Expression of an Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated DNA Polymerase, Bruce D. Parker
Winter Ecological Energetics of Blue Grouse, Peter Jeffrey Pekins
Nesting and Habitat Parameters for Selected Raptors in the Desert of Northwestern Utah, David L. Peterson
Transverse Membrane Topography and Possible Precursors of the B875 Light-Harvesting Polypeptides of Wild-Type Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Ron L. Peterson
Inter-Seasonal Range Relationships of Spanish Goats and Mule Deer in a Utah Oakbrush Community, Robert Alexander Riggs
A Model of Energy Expenditure in White-Tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) Based on Integrated Studies of Energetics and Field Ecology, Gordon L. Rogowitz
Maximal Rank-One Spaces of Matrices Over Chain Semirings, Daniel Joseph Scully
The Relationship Between Congruence Among Communication Channels and Degree of Mental Health, Karen R. Seibel
The Effects of Teacher Training vs. Teacher and Parent Training on the Aggressive Behavior of Preschoolers, John J. Shamaly Jr.
Effect of Feeding a Viable Yeast Culture on Ruminal Fermentation Characteristics, Milk Production Response and Apparent Nutrient Digestibility in Holstein Cattle, Mohamed H. Shokair
Morphometric Variation in Accipiter Hawks With Emphasis on Western North America, Jeff P. Smith
Messages to Homemakers as Consumers Regarding Food Preparation as Conveyed by Women's Magazines 1947-1986, Carmen Dobson Steggell
Control and Evaluation of Big Game Browsing Damage to Commercial Fruit Orchards, William E. Stone
The Role of Homeostatic Imbalance in the Reported Immunomodulation of T-2 Toxin, Michael Jay Taylor
The Modeling and Measurement of Respiratory Carbon Use and Net Carbon Gain of Two Agropyron Bunchgrasses, Halldor Thorgeirsson
Patterns of Singing by House Wrens with Respect to the Breeding Cycle, Michael H. Tove
The Effects of Forest Harvesting on Small Mammals in Western Newfoundland and its Significance to Marten, Brian Tucker
A New Approach to Forest Site Quality Modeling, David L. Verbyla
Fire Frequency and the Vegetal Mosaic of the Utah State University Experimental Forest, Linda L. Wadleigh-Anhold
Measurement of Proteins in Milk and Dairy Products, Marie K. Walsh
The Effects of Participation in a Development Group Upon the Psychological Adjustment of Pregnant Adolescents and Adolescent Mothers, Bernard E. Wazlavek
Comparison of Bootstrap with Other Tests for Several Distributions, Yu-Yu Wong
1987
Mechanism of Iron Transport in Mycelia Sterilia EP-76, Jonathan P. Adjimani
Highway Drain Depth and Soil Stability, Mizher Al-Himdani
Variational Principles of Fluid Mechanics and Electromagnetism: Imposition and Neglect of the Lin Constraint, Ross Roundy Allen Jr.
Performance and Design of Labyrinth Spillway, Nosratollah Amanian
The Relationship Between the Content Component of Cognitive Moral Development and Premarital Sexual Standards, Janet H. Anderson