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1983
An Evaluation of Various Methods of Roasting Whole Turkeys From the Frozen State, Kim Merida-Klemmedson Teot
Effects of Heat Treatment and Post-Treatment Holding Time on Rennet-Clotting Properties of Milk, Zeynep Ustunol
The Effects of the Antifertility Agent AF1312/TS on the Testis and the Epididymus of the Laboratory Mouse: A Light and Electron Microscope Study, Lyla M. Wagley
The Effects of Pregnancy on Behavioral Interdependence in Premarital Relationships, Joan V. Wareham
Jacobsonian versus Autogenic Relaxation Training: Interactions with Locus of Control, Mark J. Weaver
Efficiency of Converting Iron into Hemoglobin as an Assay for Evaluating Iron Bioavailability, Paul Whittaker
Childhood Experiences in Mormon Polygamous Families at the Turn of the Century, Dorothy Geneve Young Willey
Correction of Bias in Estimating Autocovariance Function, Len-Hong Wu
1982
Prediction of Mozzarella Cheese Yield from Milk Composition, Hamzah M. Abu-Tarboush
Cougar Predation and Ecological Energetics in Southern Utah, Bruce Bennet Ackerman
Locomotion of Rock Squirrels (Spermophilus variegatus), Awadh Al-Johny
Autonomic Self-Control of Clinical Relaxation as a Function of Imagery, Dean G. Allen
Estimating Esterase and Monooxygenase Detoxication by Bioassay, Electrophoresis and Metabolic Studies in Pea Aphid, Acrythosiphon pisum (Harris) Populations (Homoptera: Aphididae), Deifalla H. Al-Rajhi
Studies of Selected Predators of Black Grass Bugs (Labops hesperius Uhler and Irbisia brachycera Uhler) on Ranges of Utah, Jaime Eduardo Araya
Improved Fermentation Process for Producing Methane from Cheese Whey, AbdulRaman Y. Awad
The Pathogenicity of Blue-Stain Fungi on Lodgepole Pines Attacked by Mountain Pine Beetle, Richard Grant Ballard
On the Transport Equations for Anisotropic Plasmas, Abdallah R. Barakat
Plant Spacing: A Size Sensitive Model With Implications for Competition, Robert L. Bayn Jr.
A Nutrition Education Componenet for Migrant Children Based on the K-6 Nutrient-Density Curriculum, Sandra Beadleson
A Comparative Study of Seizure Susceptibility and Serum Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus Profiles of Magnesium Deficient Rats, Nicole H. Bernhard
A Study of Drought Effects on Livestock Feeds and Products in the Western United States, Robert E. Blakeslee
Linear Regression of the Poisson Mean, Duane Steven Brown
Seed Case Studies on Atriplex Gardneri (MOQ) Dietr.: Bracteole Cell Wall Composition and Enzymatic Degradation, Priscilla Woolley Burton
Petrology of the Lower Middle Cambrian Langston Formation, North-Central Utah and Southeastern Idaho, Gary Jay Buterbaugh
Attitudes Towards Household Task Allocation Related to Time Spent Accomplishing Household Tasks, Robyn Ann Carling
Least Squares Estimation of the Pareto Type I and II Distribution, Ching-hua Chien
The Use of Contingency Table Analysis as a Robust Technique for Analysis of Variance, Mei-Eing Chiu
Endocrine and Physiological Responses of the Female Goat During Three Reproductive Phases, Dana Dean Clark
Studies on Rotavirus Growth in Cell Culture and Various Aspects of Replication, Scott M. Clark
Reproductive Behavioral and Physiological Traits in Domestic, Wild, and Hybrid Ovis, Kara-Lynn Crocker-Bedford
Evaluation of Allergic Hypersensitivity to 2,4-D, Malathion, and Captafol in Mice, Janette R. Cushman
Pharmacokinetic Assessment of the Influence of Dietary Fiber on the Absorption and Disposition of Selected Model Xenobiotics as it Relates to Colon Cancer, Joseph Donald deBethizy
Evaluation of Low-Temperature Geothermal Potential in Cache Valley, Utah, Janet L. de Vries
Transitivity in the Choice Behavior of Rats, Richard Duus
Visual Assessment of Rivers and Marshes: An Examination of the Relationship of Visual Units, Perceptual Variables and Preference, John C. Ellsworth
Chemical Changes in Groundwater of Northern Utah Valley, Utah, Paul E. Fairbanks
Evaluation of the Perceived Usefulness and Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Testing Reports at Intermountain Intertribal School, Marvin Bryce Fifield
Economic Impacts of Water Conservation Measures in Agriculture and Energy Within the Upper Colorado River Basin, Douglas R. Franklin
The Biology and Ecology of Eumegachile (Sayapis) pugnata (Say) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), A Pollinator of Commercial Sunflower, Donald R. Frohlich
A Mass Media Campaign to Promote Divorce Adjustment, James C. Gardiner
The Effects of Stochastic Water Availability on Water Allocations in Utah, Gustavo A. Martinez Gerstl
Genesis of a Vertisol and an Associated Palexeroll in Northern Utah, Robert C. Graham
Petrology and Mineralogy of Tertiary Volcanic Rocks in the Vicinity of the Rozel Hills and Black Mountain, Box Elder County, Utah, Elizabeth R. Greenman
The Visual Decision Making Process as a Technique for Redistributing Outdoor Recreation Use, Martha Gail Hahn
Effects of Cyclic Nucleotide Metabolism and Light on the Control of the Oscillations of the Pineal Enzyme, N-Acetyltransferase, Annemarie B. Hamilton
The Energetic Cost of Incubation and Bioenergetics of the Barn Owl, Kirk L. Hamilton
Associative Growth of Paired Lactic Streptococci in pH Controlled Whey-Based Media, Carol Lee Hansen
Structure and Petrography of the Tertiary Volcanic Rocks Between Death Creek and Dairy Valley Creek (Box Elder Co.), Utah, E. Matthew Hare
Human-Bear Interactions in the Backcountry of Yosemite National Park, Bruce Charles Hastings
The Shape Seeker Algorithm, LaDawn Haws
Petrology of the Middle Cambrian Blacksmith Formation, North-Central Utah, Howard William Hay Jr.
Population Characteristics and Movement Patterns of Cougars in Southern Utah, Thomas P. Hemker
The Social Transmission of Attractiveness Stereotypes: An Investigation of Parental Expectations of Children's Behavior, Marianne White Hicken
Ego Identity Status and Conformity, Joseph J. Hoffman
Experimental Insights on Factors Affecting the Distribution of Phacelia cookei Constance and Heckard, a Narrow Endemic, Susan Horner-Till
Influence of Phosphorus and Water Management on Mycorrhiza and Rhizobia in Symbiosis With Legumes, David C. Ianson
Effect of Three Methods of Processing Barley on Intake and Production of Lactating Cows, Carlos Garcia Jauregui
Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle, Michael J. Jenkins
The Effect of Rain Leaching on Field Dried Alfalfa Hay Yield and Lamb Production from the Hay, John M. KayKay
Nutrient Requirements of Ruminants in Developing Countries, Leonard C. Kearl
The Interactive Effects of Water Salinity and Management on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Alfalfa, Thomas J. Keck
The Ontogeny of Thermoregulation and its Relation to Parental Attentiveness in Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni), John Stephen Kirkley
Habitat Used by Ruffed Grouse in Northern Utah, Judith L. Landry
The Derivation and Validation of a Workable Food Listing System for Use in Evaluation of Food Consumption, Georgia C. Lauritzen
Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM) Studies on Range Grasses and Their Resistance to Black Grass Bugs, Yun-Hwa Ling
Toxicological Effects of Extracts of Cestrum parqui L'Héritier in Mice, Tomás A. López
Toxicologic Effects of Extracts of Cestrum parqui L'Héritier in Mice, Tomás A. López
An Experimental Analysis of the Stimulus-Reinforcer Relations in Matching-to-Sample, Roger C. Lubeck
Effects of Intermittent Reinforcement Upon Fixed-Ratio Discrimination, Tore Lydersen
Factors Affecting the Expression of Resistance in the Sugarbeet to the Sugarbeet Root Maggot Tetanops myopaeformis (Von Röder), Glenn G. Mahrt
The Relationship Between Milk Composition and Swiss Cheese Yields, Gheyath H. Majeed
Nocturnal Emissions: A Comparative Study of Male Experiences and Reactions, Barbara Shively Mathews
Muskrat Population Levels and Vegetation Utilization: A Basis for an Index, Thomas R. McCabe
The Relative Roles of Initial and Residual Sodium Nitrite on Germination of Clostridium botulinum Spores in Meat, Orchid Mettanant
A Revision of the North American Species in the Genus Euodynerus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), Ali Shallan Moalif
A Revision of the North American Species in the Genus Euodynerus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), Ali Shallan Moalif
Comparison of Growth in Preterm, Low-Birth-Weight Infants Fed Human Milk Versus Standard Infant Formula from 40-56 Weeks Postconceptual Age, Laurie Jean Moyer
Seasonal Variation in the Ability of Milk and Whey to Support Lactic Culture Growth, Rick Cameron Norton
Magazine Training Trials and Context Effects on Autoshaping, Fernando G. Oberdieck
Variations in the Coagulation Properties of Milk from Individual Cows, Leslie M. Okigbo
Factors Determining the Abundance and Distribution of Rodents in a Shrub-Steppe Ecosystem: The Role of Shrubs, Robert R. Parmenter
Molt Schedules of the Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambeli) and the Black-Capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus), Antoinette Louise Pepin
An Evaluation of Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv Populations for Metal Tolerances and Ecotypic Variation at Climax, Colorado, Paul Ellsworth Pratt
Feminine Development: The Relationship Between Identity Status, Personality and Social Influence Style, Doris Anne Read
The Influence of Winter Social Behavior on the Habitat Selection and Reproductive Success of the Black-Billed Magpie, Kerry P. Reese
A Study of Cell Dimensions, Amyloplast Position and Certain Physiological Responses During Gravitropic Bending of Dicot Stems, Julianne E. Sliwinski
The California Psychological Inventory and Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious Motivation, Ken Small
The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Iron Protein from Desulfovibrio gigas, Alan Kay Smith
Avian Resource Partitioning Along a Montane Sere, Kimberly Gray Smith
Nonpoint Source Transport Model for Indicator Bacteria from Western Rangeland Watersheds, Everett P. Springer
The Use of Sensory Predicates to Predict Responses to Sensory Suggestions, James M. Talone
Religious Activity and Time Use of 149 Utah Husbands, Gayleen Wayman Thalman
Efficacy of Denning in Alleviating Coyote Depredations upon Domestic Sheep, James A. Till
Kindergarten Teachers' Conceptions of Reading, Kelly Duane Tolman
Evaluation of Heme and Free Iron Binding Agents As Substitutes for Sodium Nitrite in Cured Meat, Farzaneh Vahabzadeh
Parameter Estimation in Nonstationary M/M/S Queueing Models, Pensri Vajanaphanich
Primary Nectar Robbing in Mertensia oblongifolia, a Case Study, Judith Visty