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1981
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
Personality and Skill Fluency in a Teacher Training Context, Richard Young Moody
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
Chosen People, S. Eugene Needham
Time Spent in Home Care Tasks Related to Ownership and Uses of Home Care Equipment, Jeena C. H. Nilson
Hydraulic Conductivity and Drought Acclimation of Cotton Root Systems, Derrick M. Oosterhuis
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
Crown and Root Rot of Alfalfa in Utah, Victoria Allard Turner
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
Nucleotide Sequence Homology Between Rotaviruses, Jai Myung Yang
Psychosocial Maturity in 4-H and Non 4-H Youth, Robert Leon Young
Petrology of the Middle Cambrian Blacksmith Formation, Southeastern Idaho and Northernmost Utah, David Paul Zelazek
The Effects of Psychodiagnostic Information and Therapist Accountability on Psychotherapeutic Outcome, Alan Leonard Zohner
1980
Spatial and Temporal Changes in Spider Communities, Barbara J. Abraham
The Effects of Various Levels of Counselor-Offered Empathy on Client Anxiety in the Initial Counseling Session, Duncan R. Adams
Radioisotopic Studies of Membrane Phospholipid Composition and Topography in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Khalid Khurshid Al-Bayatti
Pesticide Exposure Studies: Direct and Indirect Detection of Absorption of 2,4-D and Pronamide Herbicides in the Guinea Pig and Occupationally Exposed Workers, Ibrahim A.R. Al-Jabery
Accumulation of Formaldehyde and its Relation to Postmortem Aging of Non-Gadoid Fish Species, Mohamad A. Al-Kanhal
An Analysis of Heinrich Heine's Dramatic Works: "Almansor" and "William Ratcliff", Marianne Anderson
Relationship Between Rainfall and Storm Runoff For Selected Arizona Watersheds, Robert James Anderson
Rangeland Resource Inventory of the Six-County Area of Utah, Verl L. Bagley
Competencies Needed for Careers in Ornamental Horticulture in Utah, Dennis George Bahen
Economic Impacts of Public Grazing Reductions in the Livestock Industry with Emphasis on Utah, DeeVon Bailey
The Development of Selected Vocational Centers and Vocational Schools in Utah, Glade C. Bailey
Nutrition Education Needs Assessment for Licensed Group Day Care Centers in the State of Utah, Almina Barksdale
Comparing Two Methods of Teaching Inter-Personal Relationship Skills to Student Nurses in Training Programs, Elizabeth Ann Bertoch
The Development of Methodology for Gas Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Plant Sugars in Maturing Reed Canarygrass, Allan Scott Bittner
Inhibition of Synaptosomal Biogenic Amine Transport by a Diverse Group of Neurotoxic Chemicals, William M. Bracken
The Effects of Tri-O-Tolyl Phosphate (TOTP) on the Immune System of Mice, Craig R. Brinkerhoff
Extreme Value Distribution in Hydrology, Bill (Tzeng-Lwen) Chen
The Biosynthesis of Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Jie Chen
Variations in Volatiles from Lamb Adipose Tissue, Yn-Mei Chen
Pantothenic Acid Status in an Elderly Population, Nedra K. Christensen
Neonatal Identification Screening for Hearing Impairment: A Comparison of the Utah Maternal Questionnaire and Birth Certificate, Carl Hugh Clark
Treatment of USU Dairy Wastewaters by Lagoon Intermittent Sand Filtration, Eric M. Claus
A Study of Utah High School Band Teacher's Perceptions of Factors Affecting the Band Rehearsal Period, Robert Denton Coleman
The Effects of Taped Relaxation Training on Physiological Events and Home and Classroom Behavior of Hyperactive Children, Phyllis L. Cole
Evaluation of a Planning Methodology: Integrating Land Use Information in Water Quality Planning, Matthew B. Conover
Taxpayer Satisfaction With Public Urban Services in Salt Lake County, Lea J. Cottam
The Unemployment and Reemployment Experiences of Displaced Workers Resulting from the Shutdown of Two Utah Mines: The Park City Ventures and the Burgin Mine, Richard A. Davidson
The Effect of Exploitation on Some Parameters of Coyote Populations, Robert P. Davison
The Assessment of Consumer Awareness of Adults, Virginia Anne Haldeman Dickinson
Perceived Problems in First and Second Marriages, Gerald C. Dineen
Carbon Isotope Ratios of Soil Organic Matter and Their Use in Assessing Community Composition Changes in Curlew Valley, Utah, Ronald S. Dzurec
Oil and Iranian Development, Alireza Emami
Gametogony and Zygote Formation of Eimeria tenella in Cultured Cells and in Chickens, James Westbrook Fisher
Role Analysis of School Superintendents in Utah, Derwin Don Francom
Economic Impacts of Irrigation Technologies in the Sevier River Basin, Theodore R. Frickel
Proxemic Behaviors of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Laura Gaynard
A Nutrition Education Component for High School Health Curriculums, Mary Jane German
An Assessment of Faculty Understanding and Attitudes Toward General Education at Utah State University, Scott H. Gittins
The Interaction of Locus of Control and the Structure of Relaxation Training, Bevan Todd Graybill
A Development Plan for the Museums at Union Station in Ogden, Utah, Elizabeth A. M. Griffith
Leptophos Metabolism in the Rat: An In Vivo Study of Oxidative Versus Conjugative Modes of Metabolism, David Richard Hampson
Induction and Selection of Mutants of Cells of the 'Regen-S' Strain of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), Dane R. Hansen
Ultrastructural Localization of Solanidine in Potato Tubers, Shau-Ron Han
Utah Employer Attitudes Towards Sponsoring Day Care for Employees, Diane Hart
The 160-Acre Limitation and Economies of Size: A Case Study in the Uintah Basin, Thomas C. Hatch
A Computer Simulation Study of Blood Cholinesterase Inhibition in Parathion Treated Rats, Scott Christopher Hennes
An Agricultural Model for the Central and Sacaba Valleys in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Carlos A. Ibañez-Meier