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1980
Assertion Training Groups: Therapist-Directed and Self-Directed Goal Orientation Methods, Lawrence George Jarvis
An Evaluation of Two Types of Summer Home Economics Programs Conducted in Box Elder County, Utah, Kathryn Cannon Jensen
Grandfather: An Intergenerational View, Norma P. Johnston
A Confidence Interval Estimate of Percentile, How Coung Jou
Migrant-Nonmigrant Differentials, Housing Type, Community Satisfaction and Migration: A Study of Nonmetropolitan Communities in Utah Within the Context of Population Turnaround, Stephen Hua-wah Kan
Evaluation of a Wescor Dew Point Microvoltmeter Model HR 33T for Measuring Water Activity in Foods, Ranga N. Kidambi
Geology, Characteristics, and Resource Potential of the Low Temperature Geothermal System Near Midway, Wasatch County, Utah, James F. Kohler
The Development of a Values Assessment Device Based Upon the Assumptions Underlying the Direct Approach to Moral Education, Todd Scott Larsen
Hurricane Designed, Karen E. Lee
Resource Partitioning in Breeding Populations of Marsh Hawks and Short-Eared Owls, Susan C. Linner
Humoral and Secretory Immunoglobulins of the Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, A Marine Teleost, Craig J. Lobb
Effects of Host Plant Patch Size and Surrounding Plant Type on Insect Population Dynamics, Lynn A. Maguire
Landscape Architecture History: A Critical Review of its Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Robert L. Marshall
Primary Representational Systems as a Basis for Improved Comprehension and Communication, Alan Thomas "Chip" Mattar
The Effects of Dietary Calcium and/or Iron Deficiency upon Murine Intestinal Calcium Binding Protein Activity and Calcium Absorption, Catherine M. McDonald
Isolation and Characterization of Light Harvesting Proteins From the Photosynthetic Membranes of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, Brent D. McMillan
Dissociation, Association and Running Time, Dana L. Miller
Characteristics and Genesis of Some Soils of the Upper Terraces of Lake Bonneville, Mohammad Ali Haji Mirsadeghi
Birth Order and its Effect on the Attainment of The Eagle Scout Status, Kevin Randy Moesser
Vector Optimization Decision Convergence Algorithm (VODCA), Thomas Ward Morgan
Conscious Anxiety, Conscious Repression and Ego-strength as Related to Dream Recall, Content and Vividness, David Newbold
Determining Initial Values for Stiff Systems with Incomplete Initial Data, Yech-Kuang Ning
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Probe of Ultraviolet-B Photoinhibition of Primary Photoreactions in Intact Leaves, Robert S. Nowak
Hypnosis, Pain Control and Personality Change in Rheumatoid Arthritic Patients, G. Craig Orme
A Proposed Method of Student Selection Using a Biographical Inventory as an Adjunctive Predictive Criterion, Jeffrey Scott Orme
Production of Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) in Altered and Unaltered Reaches of Two Intermountain Streams in Their Alluvial Flood Plains, Michael J. Ottenbacher
The Effects of Sucrose Concentration and Prolonged Darkness on Sieve-Element Ontogeny in Experimentally Grown Lemna minor L., Julie Mitchell Palmer
Optimum Enzyme Treatment for Liberation and Assay of Pantothenic Acid in Blood, Jan Pearson
Habitat Manipulation for the Reestablishment of the Utah Prairie Dog in Capitol Reef National Park, Rodney L. Player
Microstructure and Rheology of Process Cheese, Abdelaziz Hassan Rayan
Evaluation of a Sensitive Detection Procedure for Sewage-Isolated Reovirus, David N. Ridinger
Singing Behavior of the Black-Headed Grosbeak, Pheuticus melanocephalus, With Emphasis on the Function of Singing by Females, Gary Kenneth Ritchison
Activities of Domestic Sheep on Central Utah Ranges, J. Daniel Rodgers
Characteristics and Genesis of Certain Soils in the Southern Foothills of Central Alborz, Iran, Firouz Rooyani
An Analysis of a Measure of Productivity in Mule Deer Populations, Ronald J. Ryel
The Imitation of Prosocial Behaviors in Children: The Effects of Peer and Adult Models and Vicarious Reinforcement, Richard Louis Sanok
Common Use Grazing Studies on Southern Utah Summer Range, Al F. Schlundt
Iron and Zinc Deficiencies in Selected Calcareous Soils of Southern Utah, E. Frank Schnitzer
A Growth Study on Children/Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Noreen Brown Schvaneveldt
Total Solar Irradiance and Weather Systems Along 40 Degrees North Latitude in the Rocky Mountains, Jeffrey A. Secrest
Impact of Young Mothers Program on Lives of Teenage Mothers (Program #2 in Granite District, Salt Lake City, Utah), Lou Jean C. Shaw
A Comparison of Cerebral Electrotherapy and Relaxation as Anxiolytics, Robert B. Shelton Jr.
The Effect of Modeling on Cooperation in the Laboratory and in the Natural Environment, Janice V. Siegel
The Effects of Empathy Teaching on Sociometric Status in Kindergarten Children from Urban and Rural Populations, Marilyn Egan Skinner
Structure and Petrology of Tertiary Volcanic Rocks Near Etna, Utah, Kent W. Smith
The Effect of Informed Consent Procedures on Sensory Panel Studies, Roxanne E. Smith
Antipredator Behavior and Parental Care in the American Avocet and Black-Necked Stilt (Aves: Recurvirostridae), Tex Albon Sordahl
Comparison of the Mineralogy and Morphology of Some Cambic and Argillic Horizons in Soils of Northern Utah, Randal Jay Southard
Vegetation of Subalpine and Alpine Moraines in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, John R. Spence
Reproductive Success of the White-Faced Ibis: The Effects of Pesticides and Colony Characteristics, Benjamin B. Steele
Nonidentity Matching-to-Sample with Retarded Adolescents: Stimulus Equivalences and Sample-Comparison Control, Robert Stromer
The Effects of a Calcium Pectinate Film upon Shrinkage, Palatability and Surface Microbial Growth on Carcasses and Selected Beef and Poultry Cuts, Clifford Arthur Stubbs
Habitat Use by Breeding Waterfowl of Several Utah Marshes, Paul M. Suchanek
Job Competencies, Employment Demands, and Perceived Training Needs in Production Agriculture in Utah, James O. Summers
Determining Priorities and Potential Locations for Recreation Facilities in Cache County, Utah, Parry C. Thomas
Evaluation of Multivariate Homogenous Arma Model, Lucy Chienhua Tseng
The Structure of Sonoran Desert Bird Communities: Effects of Vegetation Structure and Precipitation, Stephen B. Vander Wall
Teacher Strategies to Improve Pupil Self-Concept, Kathleen L. Van Horn
Effects of Reinforcement on the IQ Scores of Preschool Children as a Function of Initial IQ, Richard H. Weiss
Energetics of Home Dehydration; The Effect on Product Cost and Quality, Crystal Ann Willis
The Use of High School Paraprofessional Tutors With Programmed Tutorial Materials to Instruct Elementary Learners with Handicaps, Deborah A. Wingert
Involving Parents in a Nutrition Education Program for Preschool Children, Cheryl Wright
Exact Analysis of Variance with Unequal Variances, Noriaki Yanagi
Effects of DDT Upon the Hematology and Immunology of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Maurice G. Zeeman
Lactation and Weaning Weight Relationships in Hereford and Simmental-Hereford Cows in Southern Utah, William E. Zimmerman
1979
The Use of Shorthand as an Employment Criterion in Selected Utah Businesses, Robert Jon Ackley
Regional Analysis of the Industrial Structure of the Bear River District: An Employment Approach, Jaime B. Agbayani
Central Nervous System Toxicity of Alpha-Chaconine in Rats, Charles Newell Aldous III
Sodium and Potassium Nutrition Studies of Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb) C.A. Mey, Ali A. Alhelal
The Use of Symbolic Modeling on Generalized Imitation in Children, Emmett G. Anderson
ACT Score Declines: Looking for the Source, Thomas Edward Atkin
The Effects of a Structured Group Approach on Anxiety in Junior High Youth: A Technique For Paraprofessionals, Lawrence R. Ballering
Pollination Dynamics in Two Subalpine Flower Meadows, Peter Andrew Beedlow III
Pollination Dynamics in Two Subalpine Flower Meadows, Peter Andrew Beedlow III
Effects of Perceived Child Rearing Practices on Moral Character, Melody T. Beutler
A Comparison of Attendance Records of Handicapped and Non-Handicapped Pupils in Two Weber County Junior High Schools, Jewell S. Bezowski
Evaluation of a Welded Wire Retaining Wall, Jerold Albert Bishop
The Covalent Interaction of Hepatic Metabolites of the Insecticide Chlordane with Cellular Macromolecules in the Rat and Mouse In Vitro, Alan A. Brimfield
Biology, Reproductive Potential and the Impact of Fishing Pressure on the Bluegill Fishery of Pelican Lake, Uintah County, Utah, Bob D. Burdick
Leisure Orientation and Outdoor Recreation Participation of Selected Occupational Groups in Utah, S. Craig Campbell
The Prior Distribution in Bayesian Statistics, Kai-Tang Chen
An Experimental Analysis of the Alarm Calls of Captive Uinta Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus armatus), Marion Barch Cherry
Cow Brain Glutaminase: Purification, Characterization, and Mechanism of Action, Fulung John Chiu
A Comparative Study Between Department of Education Assigned-Marks and Accredited High Schools' Assigned-Marks in Alberta, Douglas Harold Christensen
Linear Models for Estimating the Nutritive Value of Sheep Diets, Michael L. Christiansen
The QR Algorithm, Hsiao-yin Edith Chu
Population Limitation of Jackrabbits: An Examination of the Food Hypothesis, William R. Clark
Effects of Oil Shale Leachate on Phytoplankton Productivity, Mary Louise Cleave
Feeding Behavior and Habitat Selection of Deer and Elk on Northern Utah Summer Range, William B. Collins
Parent-Child Affinity as Perceived by Basque Adolescence, Catherine K. Coombs-Johnson
The Incidence of Lactose Malabsorption Among Cache Valley Young Adults, Eileen Donna Cowles
Reproductive Modes of the Least Chub (Iotichthys phlegethontis - Cope), Marianne Crawford
A Rapid and Specific Gas Chromatographic Analysis for Cysteine-S-Sulfonate to Determine the Distribution of Sulfite in Mammalian Plasma, Joseph Don deBethizy
The Development of Empathy, Role-Taking and Listening as a Function of Preschool Experience, Joseph P. DeMarsh
The Economics of Fertility in Utah, Carl E. Enomoto
Input Substitution in the Coal-Fired Electric Power Industry, Mohammad Fatoorehchie