Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University, 1920-Summer 2023,
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1982
Predicting Length of Stay and Outcome in Long-Term Residential Treatment of Male Alcoholics, Robert Dombey Wadsworth
Influence of Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density on UV-BInduced Photoinhibition in Soybean Leaves: Comparison of Preconditioning and Concomitant Light Treatments, Charles W. Warner
Numerical Methods (Finite Element) for Time-Dependent Partial Differential Equations, Masaji Watanabe
Use and Evaluation of the Nutrient Density Concept for Assessing the Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Nutritional Quality of Diets, Carol Thompson Windham
Inhalant Use Among Native American Adolescents: A Comparison of Users and Nonusers at Intemountain Intertribal School, John L. Wingert
Assay, Purification, and Characterization of a Pantetheine Hydrolyzing Enzyme from Pig Kidney, Carl Thomas Wittwer
Marital Satisfaction as it Related to Agreement on Money Matters and Money Management Competence Among Utah State University Married Students, Carol S. Young
1981
Factors Affecting the Measurement of Undenatured Whey Protein Nitrogen in Dried Whey by a Modified Harland-Ashworth Test, Reyad M. Aboumahmoud
Studies to Further Evaluate Reoviruses as an Indicator of Enteric Virus Pollution, Dennis Jack Adams
Objective Indices of Disaster-Related Stress: The Mount St. Helens' Ashfall, Paul R. Adams
Protoheme Formation in Barley in Response to Light and 5-Aminolevulinic Acid, Ibraheem M. Ameen
The Interactions of Electrical Conductivity, Sodium Adsorption Ratio, Water Volume and Rhizobial Strain on Phaseolus Vulgaris L., David A. Anderson
Influence of Lipophilicity on the Accumulation and Distribution of Halogenated Phenols and a Pyridinol as Metabolites of Pesticides in the Rat, Assed A. Attumi
An Investigation of the Rework Defect in Process Cheese, Patricia Ramirez Baca
Economic Analysis of Long-Term Management Strategies for Two Sizes of Utah Cattle Ranches, Roger E. Banner
An Economic Analysis of Farm Flock Sheep Production in Utah, Ken Beck
Location Value of Milk, Martin K. Beutler
Examination of the Effect of Physical Exercise on Metabolic Control in Type I Insulin-Dependent Youth with Diabetes Mellitus, Gayle Ann Brazzi
The Immediate Effects of Root Pruning on Plant Water Relations of Helianthus Annuus L., George Murchie Briggs
Lifestyle as a Determinant of Participation Among Dispersed Forest Recreationists, John R. Butler
Locus of Control: Effects on the Reported Gains Made in Assertion Training, Eugene Earl Campbell
The Effect of Item Format on Computation Subtest Scores of Standardized Mathematics Achievement Tests, Larry Carcelli
Effect of Atmospheric Oxidation on Bioavailability of Meat Iron and Liver Weights in Rats, Kathleen M. Cardon
A Peer-Managed Self-Control Program for Reduction of Alcohol Consumption in High School Students, Richard Allan Carpenter
Effects of the Herbicide Simazine Upon Production in a Two Member Aquatic Food Chain, John Gerald Carter
An Economic Analysis of the Akkar Plain Project, E. Douglas Chard
An Economic Analysis of Prairie Dog Control, Alan Robert Collins
Petrology of the Arumbera Sandstone, Late Proterozoic(?) - Early Cambrian, Northeastern Amadeus Basin, Central Australia, Keith T. Conrad
Marital Roles and Their Relationship to Marital Happiness and Self Concept, Gary L. DeVries
Effects of Preexposure to Shock on Autoshaping, Nancy L. Eldred
Explanation of the Fast Fourier Transform and Some Applications, Alan Kazuo Endo
Bovine Muscle Cathepsin D: Purification and Proteolytic Activity on Muscle Proteins, Paul Hwaleun Fan
The Effects of Myoglobin, Nitrosylmyoglobin, and Free Iron on the Growth of Clostridium botulinum in Cured Meat, Susan K. Fortier Collinge
Comparison of Toxicological Models for Evaluation of Air Pollutants: Response of the Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophage to Hexavalent Chromium, Jennifer Baker Galvin
Effect of Rain Leaching on Chemical Composition of Alfalfa Hay, Mercedes M. Garcia de Hernandez
Comparison of Skim Milk Starter, Whey Base Starter and a Direct Set Method on the Yield, Quality and Economics of Cottage Cheese Production, Wayne G. Geilman
The Ecological Relationship Between Pikas and Marmots in Northern Utah, Andrew G. Goliszek
Biofeedback: A Possible Substitute For Smoking, Earl Eugene Griffith
Male Infertility and Excessive Neonatal Kit Loss in Finely-Bred Dark Mink (Mustela vison), Michael Davies Groesbeck
Bidding Game Valuations of Congestion Costs in Winter Sports Areas, Philip B. Halverson
Pollination and Seed Production of the Onions Allium cepa L. and Allium acuminatum Hook, Cynthia L. Hatley
The Energy Expenditure of Heifers Grazing Crested Wheatgrass Rangeland in West-Central Utah, Kris M. Havstad
Optimal Exploitation of Petroleum Resources Using the Average Reservoir Data for the Walton Canyon Reservoir in Summit County, Utah, Behrouz Helmi-Oskoui
Transportation Time in Utah Two-Parent/Two-Child Families, Georgia Hayes Hier
Faunal Succession and Depositional Environments within the Lodgepole Limestone (Early Mississippian) of Samaria Mountain, Idaho, Gary Keith Hines
Effect of Mild Water Stress and Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Irradiation on Leaf Growth of Rumex obtusifolius L. and Rumex patientia L. (Polygonaceae)., Steve R. Holman
An Analysis of the Production and Marketing of Pineapples from the Soesdyke/Linden Land Development Project in Guyana, Cyril Kenrick Hunte
Ego Strengthening Hypnotic Suggestions Versus Specific Hypnotic Suggestions in the Treatment of Obesity, Richard A. Hutchison
Seasonal Temperature Preference of Adult Mountain Whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni, Jean M. Ihnat
Isozyme Variation Among Geographic Populations of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), James Western Jacobson
The Economic Impact of Potential Changes in Federal Grazing Policies on Ranchers in Wayne County, Utah, Kib Elden Jacobson
Vitamin A and Vitamin E Status of Persons on Hemodialysis, Kathleen S. Johnson
Retention and Attrition Factors of Nonreturning Students at Utah State University, Amy L. Jordan
The Effect of Parent Involvement in a Nutrition Education Program for Primary Grade Pupils, Barbara A. Kirks
Characterization of Bacteriophage for Selected Halobacterium Including Species Isolated From the Great Salt Lake, Utah, Tim J. Leslie
Long-Term Residents' Perception of the Effect Newcomers are Having on Nonmetropolitan Utah Communities, Michael Carl Lindholm
Effect of Toxaphene on Collagen Synthesis in Fish Tissue: Organ Culture Studies and Prolyl Hydroxylase Activity Assay, Charles Franklin Luke
Biphenyl Hydroxylation by Vole Hepatic Microsomes, Moheb H. Makary
Waste Oil Biodegradation and Changes in Microbial Populations in an Arid Soil, Susan Ollett McDonald
Bioavailability of Calcium, Fluoride and Iron in Mechanically-Deboned Beef Fed to Growing Rats, Kathryn McLaughlin
Natural Pastures of the Macquarie Region of New South Wales: Their Origin, Composition and Management, David Leslie Michaelk
Electron Microscopic Observation of the Development of a Bovine Rotavirus in Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney Cells, Corey H. Mjaatvedt
Fall Regrowth of Crested Wheatgrass and Fourwing Saltbush, Noor Mohammad
Cause and Perceived Seriousness of Deviant Behavior and Attribution of Responsibility, Mary Kathryn Morris
Comparison of the Standard and Computerized Versions of the College Level Examination Program General Examination in English Composition, Alan L. Muhlestein
An Interregional Study of Kenya's Livestock Sector Using Linear Programming, Zakayo Joseph Mwangi
Autoshaping Infant Vocalizations, Alexander McNaughton Myers
The Effect of Support Groups in Reducing Stresses During the Transition to Parenthood, Lynne Wilson Myers
Allegory and Nietzschean Values in Kafka, Camus, and Kazantzakis, Paul Kenneth Naylor
Time Spent in Home Care Tasks Related to Ownership and Uses of Home Care Equipment, Jeena C. H. Nilson
Stream Insect Production as a Function of Alkalinity and Detritus Processing, Thomas G. Osborn
The Transport and Intracellular Distribution of Iron in the Basidiomycete, Ustilago sphaerogena, Charles W. Passavant
The Effectiveness of Electronic Games (Atari) Reinforcers for Increasing Appropriate Behavior in Handicapped Children, James M. Payant
The Effects of Mild Hearing Loss on Academic Performance Among Young School Age Children, Miles Ellis Peterson
Socio-Demographic and Economic Factors Affecting Fertility in Rural and Urban Thailand, Pichit Pitaktepsombati
Some Morphological and Chemical Responses of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) to Goat Browsing: Influences on Dietary Blackbrush Selection by Goats and Cattle, Frederick D. Provenza
Mineralogy and Petrology of Lava Flows (Tertiary-Quaternary) In Southeastern Idaho and at Black Mountain, Rich County, Utah, Barbara J. Puchy
Diversity and Production of Herbaceous Vegetation in a Northern Utah Subalpine Chronosequence, Gary A. Reese
Higher Plant Acclimation to Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation, Ronald Robberecht
Mechanism of Two Homogeneous Reactions; CO Self Exchange and N2 Self Exchange, Alan L. Rockwood
Fertility and Saline Water Management Interactions on Plant Growth and Nitrogen Fixation in Phaseolus, Robin R. Drysdale Rodriguez
Touch and Gaze in Parent Infant Social Play, Lori A. Roggman
The Effect of Trypsin on Polypeptide Composition and Infectivity of Bovine, Simian, and Porcine Rotaviruses, John C. Roth
The Effects of the Childbirth Process on the Attitudes and Behaviors of New Fathers, Janice Ryser
Investigations on the Great Northern Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Protein Functionality, Antinutrients, Flatus Factors, Fermentation, and Carbohydrates, Shridhar K. Sathe
The Inhibition of Reoviruses, Rotaviruses and Orbiviruses by Selected Antiviral Substances, Donald Frederick Smee
An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Pantothenate, Allen H. Smith
Ecological Energetics and Foraging Behavior of Wintering Bald Eagles, Mark Victor Stalmaster
Primary Genetic Analysis of Bovine Rotavirus, John B. Syverud
Temperamental Characteristics of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Melinda M. Toney
Simulated Use of the Exponential Polynomial/Maximum Likelihood Technique in Developing Suitability of Use Functions for Fish Habitat, Kenneth A. Voos
Models for Estimating Energy and Protein Utilization for Feeds, Muhammad Fadel Wardeh
Metaphorical Interpretations of the Neurotic Paradox, Mark J. Weaver
The Roles of Mechanical Stress and Ethylene in Clinostat-Induced Leaf Epinasty and Gravitropic Response of Dicot Shoots, Raymond M. Wheeler