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1984
Protein Recovery and Coagulation Properties of Commercial and Fractionated Milk Clotting Enzymes, Khalida A. Shaker
Initial Assessment of the Introduction of Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) and Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) into Willard Bay Reservoir, Utah., Thomas E. Sommerfeldt
Arthropod Faunas of Reseeded Rangelands: Effects of Vegetation Structure, Steve M. Spangler
Genetic Manipulation of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides for Lactose Utilization, Brian Stevenson
Xylorhiza glabriuscula var. linearifolia (Asteraceae - Astereae): Stabilized Hybrid Derivative or Evolutionary Intermediate?, Tamalyn Stockton
A Look at Some Grandfather Intergenerational Relationships As Perceived by Their Adult Children, Leonard E. Stout
Nutritional Ecology of the Northern Pocket Gopher: A Study of Nitrogen Balance, Miki M. Stuebe
Isozyme Variation Among Geographic Populations of the Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), in Utah, John M. Stutz
The Use of Social Science by the United States Supreme Court in Cases Raising Husband-Wife and Parent-Child Legal Issues, James R. Tanner
An Electron Microscopic Study of the Gill Chamber of a Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata:Anisoptera), Patricia Bohm Trostle
Time Course of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions: The Stoichiometry A --> P + Q, Tamra Tuttle
Photoaffinity Labeling of the Antimycin Binding Site in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Emily Wilson
Pedigree Analysis of the Gardner Syndrome and Other Polypoid Diseases, Scott Ray Woodward
A Lactic Culture Stimulant Blend from Kluyveromyces fragilis and Whey, Steven L. Wright
Plant Monoterpenoids as Factors in Diet Selection and Grazing Behaviour of Sheep, Wilson Kimuti A. Yabann
Effect of Casein/Fat Ratio on Milk Fat Recovery in Cheddar Cheese, Nana A. Yiadom-Farkye
A Comparison of the Desiccation Resistances of Three Species of Crab Spiders Occuring Sympatrically in Northern Utah, Eric James Zurcher
1983
Induction and Characterization of Cold-Sensitive, Recessive, Sex-Linked Lethal Mutation in Drosophila melanogaster, Faisal M. Abu-Tarboush
Relationships Between Psychogenic Needs and Theoretical Frameworks of Psychotherapists, Dennis E. Ahern
Taxonomy and Distribution of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera) of the Intermountain Region of the United States, Mikky Abdulla Amoudi
Fluoride Effects on the Growth and Morphology of Two Thermophilic Cyanophytes Synechcoccus lividus and Phormidium laminosum, Ibrahim A. Arif
A Taxonomic Study of Leymus ambiguus and L. salinae (Poaceae), Riley J. Atkins
A Linear Programming Analysis of Several Determinants of Profit on a Simulated Northern Utah Dairy Farm, Jay Dee Atwood
Cow Brain Glutaminase: Purification and Influence of Phosphate and Borate Ions on Its Activity and Molecular Weight, Mahnaz Badamchian
Use of Clearcut Habitats by Black Bears in the Pacific Northwest, Kim R. Barber
Locoweed Poisoning in Cattle: An Overview of the Economic Problems Associated with Grazing these Ranges, John E. Barnard
Microcomputer Algorithms for Prime Number Testing, Susan Dale Barton
A Dynamic Optimization Model of Energy Related Economic Planning and Development for the Navajo Nation, Hamid Beladi
History of the Forty-Second Parallel as a Political Boundary Between Utah and Idaho, Nancy Bergeson
Rhizosphere N2 Fixation in a Forest Ecosystem in situ Assays and Evaluation of the Acetylene Reduction Technique, Inger Börjesson
Yellow-Headed Blackbird Nest Defense: Aggressive Responses to Marsh Wrens, Stephen Robert Bump
A Method for Separating Casein Micelles from Whey Proteins for Determining Casein in Milk, Robert N. Carpenter
Prostaglandins and Cyclic Nucleotides in the Ram Reproductive Tract, M. James Cosentino
Subunit Interactions in the Inducible Arginine Decarboxylase from Escherichia Coli B, Catalina N. Depusoy
The Effect of Long Term Storage of Nonfat Dry Milk On Sensory Quality and on the Development Of Oxidative Derivatives of Sterols, Nancy R. Driscoll
Using Videodisc Technology and the Index of Nutritional Quality to Teach Dietary Guidance to Young Adults, Glenda Wigginton Edmunds
Evaluation of the Early Establishment Phase of Agropyron desertorum, Medicago sativa and Atriplex canescens in Monocultures and Mixtures, Oscar Luis Prado Escobar
Photochemical Energy Storage (Photosensitized Isomerization of Norbornadiene to Quadricyclane by Copper(I) Complexes), Dennis J. Fife
Applying the Concept of Feeding Stations to the Behavior of Cattle Grazing Variable Amounts of Available Forage, Enrique R. Flores
Inactivation of Reovirus, Rotavirus, and Poliovirus by Chlorine in Water, Blair Takashi Fujimoto
Cell-Mediated Immunity of the Dog Lung and Effects of Inhaled 239PuO2 or Pulmonary Tumors, Jennifer Baker Galvin
Selection and Preparation of Lactic Culture Starters for Manufacture of Cheddar Cheese, Aly Youssef Gamay
Growth of Targhee and Targhee Crossbred Lambs on Utah Rangelands, Holly Ann George
Cluster Analysis for Acid Rain Data in Norway, Ali Ghafourian
Absence of Photosynthetic Reaction Center Polypeptide H in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Kevin Gillies
The Interaction of Ultraviolet-B Radiation Stress and Plant Competition in Agricultural Plant Populations, Warren Glenn Gold
Effects of Physical and Emotional Stress, Catecholamines and Naloxone on HDL and LDL Cholesterol Levels in Rats and Man, Andrew G. Goliszek
Joaquin Murieta: Fact, Fiction and Folklore, Thomas J. Gordon
The Effects of SO2 on N2-Fixation, Carbon Partitioning, and Yield Components in Snapbean, Phaseolus Vulgaris L., Stephen M. Griffith
The Photoregulation of Phenylpropanoid Metabolism and Amino Acid Accumulation in Triticum Aestivum (Var. Fremont), Daniel J. Guerra
Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody and its Comparison to Polyclonal Antibody for Detection of Virus, Bruce G. Harper
Differential Behavior of Coyotes with Regard to Home Range Limits, Charles E. Harris
Effects of a Wildfire on Seed Rain and Soil Seed Reserve Dynamics of a Good Condition Sagebrush-Grass Rangeland in Central Utah, Mohamed Ali Hassan
Alteration in Serum Enzyme Levels, Activity of Hepatic Monooxygenases, and Hepatocyte Morphology Due to Liver Enzyme Inducers in Microtus montanus, Jeffrey Robert Hincks
Time Spent Shopping by 210 Two Parent Two Child Families in Utah, Pamela Hunt
The Development of S+ and S- Rules in Matching-To-Sample by Pigeons Through Prior Autoshaping, Mark S. Innocenti
An Extension Teaching Demonstration Using Broiler Chicks as a Model, Joseph B. Ishaya
Investigation of Selected Aspects of Kokanee (Onchorhynchus nerka) Ecology in Porcupine Reservoir, Utah, With Management Implications, Paul Joel Janssen
The Effect of Heat Treatment on Meat Heme and Nonheme Iron Bioavailability for the Anemic Rat, Oranong Jansuittivechakul
The Economics of Information and Spatial Price Behavior: An Empirical Assessment of Producer's Cattle Prices in the Western Region of the USA: 1973-1981, Maria Lourdes del Rosario Juan
Stages of Contemplative Mysticism: A Description and Taxonomy, Kenneth Burton Kaisch
Monetary Disequilibrium, Black Market Exchange Rate, and the Balance of Payments (The Case of Iran), Reza Kalantar
Evaluating the Design and Operation of Irrigation Canals in Egypt, Amany El Kayal
Studies in Peptide Synthesis Towards the Lanthionine Analog of Des-N-Tetramethyl Triostin A, Ganesh Devdas Kini
Nonpoint Source Pollution to Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho: Magnitude, Periodicity, and Watershed Management Alternatives, Victor J. Kollock
Factors Related to the Migration Preferences of Utah's 1980 High School Seniors, A. John LaCognata
Electronic Feeding Doors for Individual Feeding of Group Housed Sheep Compared to Individual Housing and Feeding or Group Housing and Feeding, Ronald J. Lane
Social Interaction: The Relationship Between Facial Attractiveness and Verbal Influence Style, Laurie Jean Lee
Brown Trout Perception of Ultraviolet Radiation and Possible Influence on Distribution, Terrence H. Lee
A Study of the Action of Bovine Cathepsin D on Intramuscular Connective Tissue, Elimosaria Elikalia Maeda
The Effects of Neutral and Sex-Specific Terminology on Sex Stereotyping, Natalie J. Malovich
On the Effectiveness of Agricultural Land-Use Controls, Eric Tarquin Marnell
Development of a Microflotation System to Continuously Sample Water for Reovirus Concentration and Detection, Daniel Dalton Marton
Enzymic Milk Coagulation: Casein Micelle Aggregation and Curd Formation, Donald J. McMahon
In Vivo Development of Acosphaera aggregata Skou in the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile rotundata(Fabricus): A Light and Electron Microscope Study, William R. McManus
A Comparison of the Vegetation on Soils Derived From Dolomite and Quartzite in the Bear River Range, Utah and Idaho, Elizabeth E. Neely
The Robber Flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of Utah, Charles Riley Nelson
An Evaluation of Variety--Interactions Under Conservation Tillage Wheat Cropping Systems, Robert L. Newhall
Murine Rotavirus Infection: Characterization of the Disease and Influence of Host Malnutrition and Dietary Protein, Roger Lee Noble
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Education Course for the Utah State University Coordinated Undergraduate Medical Dietetics Program, Cynthia Olson Obermiller
Metabolism of Glycolate in the Photosynthetic Bacteria Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Vikas Vasudeo Padhye
Nutrition and Feeding Behavior of Goats and Sheep Grazing Deciduous Shrub-Woodland in Northeastern Brazil, James Alan Pfister
The Effects of Fluoride on Isolated Corn Mitochondria: Membrane Properties and Oxidative Phosphorilation, James C. Pushnik
The Prediction of Tenure and Job Performance Based on the Job Activity Preference Questionnaire (JAPQ): A Concurrent Study, Nolan R. Roberts
Sheep Diets and Feeding Behavior in Single and Common Use Grazing Trials on Southwestern Utah Summer Range, George B. Ruyle
The Relationship Between Ego Identity Status, Conformity Behavior, and Personality in College Students, John Harold Ryan
Meltability and Rheology of Model Process Cheese Containing Acid and Rennet Casein, Paul Alexander Savello
An Analysis of the Hiskey Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitute for Navajo Children with Suspected Learning Difficulties, Susan Louise Sawyer
Predicting Success in College Mathematics from High School Mathematics Preparation, Richard A. Shepley
Mule Deer Reproduction and Survival in the LaSal Mountains, Utah, Randall B. Smith
Accounting for Behavioral Contrast: Recent Interpretations, Ronald L. Snyder
Mother-Infant, Father-Infant Relationships, Soheila Sobhani
Longitudinal Pantothenic Acid Status of Pregnant and Lactating Women, Won Oack Song
Hemoglobins of the Cutthroat Trout Salmo clarki, Jonathan N. Southard
Predictors of Corporate Funding for Environmental and Recreational Programs, Joel H. Staub
Natural Killer Activity in Gardner's Syndrome, Ann Marie Stembridge