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1978
Magnesium Deficiency and Excitability in the Rat: An Examination of Selected Biochemical and Physiological Events Relating Magnesium Status to Behavior, Douglas Robinson Buck
A Mathematical Model of Stratified Bi-Directional Flow Through the Railroad Causeway Embankment of Great Salt Lake, James T. Cameron
The Role of Relaxation and Systematic Desensitization in the Efficacy of Assertiveness Training, Larry J. Carlson
Autecology of Selected Genera of Mississippian, Permian and Triassic Ammonoids: Analysis of Coiling Geometries, Edward Ellis Chatelain
The Effect of Inescapable Shock on Competitive Dominance in Rats, Pamela A. Cheney
The Impact of the ACT Automated Admissions System as Perceived by the High School Counselors in Utah, James Rodney Clark
Credit Cards: Average Monthly Unpaid Balance as Related to Certain Socio-Economic Factors, Marsha Gaye Maughan Cooper
Dyadic Approach and Withdrawal Sequences of Preschool Children when Interacting with an Adult Male, Paul M. Crane
Interpretation of Principal Components, Marwan A. Dabdoub
Leaf Development of Rumex patientia L. Exposed to UV Irradiation (280-320 nm), Judith G. Dickson
A Unified Radiometric Assay System for the Gaba-Glutamate Regulating Enzymes, Robert C. Dinwoodie
The Social Behavior of Brown Bears at McNeil River, Alaska, Allan L. Egbert
The Impact of Television on Mother-Child Interaction and Play, Eva L. Essa
Import Demand for Wheat: Japanese and Selected EEC Markets, Enayatollah Fakhrai
An Evaluation of Heart Rate as a Measure of Daily Metabolism in Pigeons (Columba livia), Robert K. Flynn
Guide to Residential Landscape Development for Logan, Utah, Michael Douglas Fotheringham
Influence of Spring Sheep Grazing on the Forage Intake and Quality of Diets Consumed by Pen-Reared Mule Deer Under Winter-Range Conditions, Kenneth Owen Fulgham
Coordination Chemistry of Bidentate Difluorophosphines, Darrell Lynn Gallup
A Study of Variables Which are Associated With Successful and Unsuccessful Furloughed Prison Inmates, Sharon Goodwill
Population Dynamics and Net Production of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Two Areas of a High Gradient Mountain Stream, Jeffrey C. Gosse
A Discriminant Function Model of Gray-Headed Junco Habitat, Andrew R. Grainger
Variables Associated with Fluctuations in Response Time on the Rorschach Test, Dean L. Gregg
Physiological Response to Hooking Stress in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), A. Wayne Gustaveson
Potential For Cattle Grazing on Sheep Range in Southwest Utah, Jose Salvador Gutierrez-Garza
"Up the Ditch:" The History of Elsinore, Utah, 1874-1977, Ken Cregg Hansen
The Sensory Evaluation of Food Products Made with Varying Levels of Sucrose and Fructose and of Threshold Measurements of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus, Sherrie Lynn Hardy
The Role of Vegetation Architecture in Determining Spider Community Organization, Cynthia L. Hatley
The Combined Effects of Air Temperature, Wind, and Radiation on the Resting Metabolism of Avian Raptors, Steven R. Hayes
Ecological Relationships of Accipiters in Northern Utah - With Special Emphasis on the Effects of Human Disturbance, Stephen P. Hennessy
Plant Succession Studies on Subalpine Acid Mine Spoils in the Beartooth Mountains, Patricia Lea Howard
Participation in Family Decision Making by Korean Home Managers, Hyo-Sook Hwang
Comparative Analysis of WIC Participants in the Bear River Health District, Cynthia S. Israelsen
Conflict in Outdoor Recreation, Gerald R. Jacob
Identity, Intimacy and Sex Differences, Mary Ann Kacerguis
The Modification of Emotionally Disturbed Behavior Through Teacher and Peer Training, Daniel James Kaeck
An Analysis of the Effects of the Impacts of Oil Shale Development on the Economy of the Uintah Basin, David Zachary Kaufman
An Analysis of Shorthand Usage as Perceived by Selected Ogden, Utah Business Executives, Normadine D. Kennedy
Adaptive Significance of Lactate Dehydrogenase B2 Isozymes in Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri and a Biochemical Genetic Comparison of Cutthroat Trout (Salmo Clarki) Populations, Gerald Thomas Klar
The Floral Biology of Acer grandidentatum Nutt., Virginia L. Klomps
Studies Toward the Synthesis of a- and B- Mercapto Alanine Derivatives, and of a,B- and B, B- Dimercapto Alanine Derivatives, Aldean James Kolar
A Follow-Up Study of the Utah State University Business Education Graduates Receiving Bachelors Degrees, 1969-1976, Cynthia Olsen Krebs
A Photographic Study of City of Rocks, Craig Law
Linguistic Surface Structure in Family Interaction, Thomas D. MacRoy
Host Plants of the Sugarbeet Root Maggot Tetanops myopaeformis (Von Röder), Glenn G. Mahrt
Production and Intake Responses of Dairy Cows Fed Four Levels of Malic Acid, Juan Carlos Martinez Alferez
The Effect of Various Environmental Factors on the Growth of a Red Pigmented Dunaliella Species From the Great Salt Lake, Sam Oeun May
The Use of Self-Control Procedures with Pre~Adolescents Classified as Educable Mentally Retarded, Lizabeth A. McGill
The Effects of Assertiveness Training on Marital Adjustment, Valerie H. Mead
A Description and Analysis of Behavior Patterns Among Uinta Ground Squirrels, Thomas Earl Morse
Factors Affecting the Conditioned Reinforcing Strength of Stimuli in Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior and Fixed-Time Schedules, Alexander M. Myers
Mathematical Equations Describing Chick Performance and Carcass Composition as a Function of Diet Protein and Energy Levels, Naiyana Nakhata
A Validity Study: Relationship Between the Self Inventory Scale, the California Psychological Inventory, and the Adjective Check List, David Newbold
Money Saving by Children: The Effects of Interest and Instructions, James Thomas Northrop
Biochemical Investigations of Black Gram (Phaseolus mungo L.) and Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Proteins and Their Improved Nutritional Functionality in the Fermented Product—Idli, Vinodkumar W. Padhye
An Analysis of Farm Land Use Changes Related to Inheritance Taxes, Estate Planning, and Sale for Retirement in Selected Utah Counties during 1971-1975, Randall Nolan Parker
The Relationship Between Goal Attainment and Self Concept for Assertive Training Groups, Lori Peterson
Competition and Spacing Patterns of Shrubs in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, Donald Lundahl Phillips
Toxicity, Selectivity, and Efficacy of Squoxin (1,1'-Methylendi-2-Napthol) to Fishes in Utah Waters, Dexter R. Pitman
An Assessment of the Self-Actualizing Education Program, Kathleen Pope
Synchronous Flocking in Dunlins (Calidris alpina): The Chorus Girl Hypothesis, Wayne K. Potts
The Contribution of Federal Land Grazing in the Eleven Western States to Total U.S. Beef Supply, Muhammad Rafiq
A Study of Organizational Change in the Bear River Valley Cooperative Association 1947-1977, Rahardjo
Park Visitor Responses to Natural Hazards, Lee H. Rentz
Engineering Properties, and Slope Stability and Settlement Analysis Related to Phosphate Mine Spoil Dumps in Southeastern Idaho, Richard Ellsworth Riker
Bait Shyness and Neophobia in Several Species of Osteichthyes: An Extension of Taste Aversion Studies to the Superclass Pices, Brent W. Roberts
Surficial Deposits and Geologic History, Northern Bear Lake Valley, Idaho, George C. Robertson III
The Effect of Architectural Variation in Habitat on a Spider Community: An Experimental Field Study -- with Special Reference to Resource Partitioning, James Vincent Robinson
The Effect of Architectural Variation in Habitat on a Spider Community: An Experimental Field Study -- With Special Reference to Resource Partitioning, James Vincent Robinson
Eight to Twelve Hertz Occipital EEG Training With Moderate and Severely Retarded Epileptic Individuals, Eric H. Rudrud
A Mathematical Model of the Dispersion of a Concentrated Substance for Use in the Great Salt Lake's South Arm, Anthony O. Rughellis
Topological Properties of C(X, Y), Chris Alan Schwendiman
The Development of a Video Tape Procedure to Train Awareness of Behavioral Cues of Anxiety, Brian Lee Smith
Problems and Dissatisfactions Encountered by Families in an Indian Housing Project, Al Jean Snow
Interregional Competition in Markets Facing Utah Livestock and Poultry Producers, Terrell O. Sorensen
Multicollinearity and the Estimation of Regression Coefficients, John Charles Teed
Comparison of Microbial Activity in Desert Soils of the Western United States, Patricia Ann Trujillo y Fulgham
Analysis of Ecosystem Models, Walter Dewey Valentine
Influence of Clinicians' and Clients' Religion on Diagnosis of Mental Illness, Robert Dombey Wadsworth
Husbands' and Wives' Perceptions of Their In-Law Parents, Carlos F. Watkins
An Analysis of Land Use Transfers, Agricultural Production, and Rural Zoning Requirements in Selected Utah Counties, 1974 Through 1976, Eldon James White
The Temporal Distribution of Short-Duration Keypecks in Variable-Interval Schedules of Reinforcement, Joseph G. Williams
Nonresident Enrollment Demand at Utah State University, William G. Workman
Reduced Recruitment in Utah Mule Deer Relative to Winter Condition, Phillip J. Zwank
1977
Possible Impacts of the Expected Shift From Cow-Calf to Cow-Calf-Yearling Enterprises on Beef Production and Beef Prices, Suliman H. Abdalla
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Teacher Education Program at Utah State University for Elementary School Teachers, Diana Alldredge
Toxicological and Biochemical Investigations of Alpha-Chaconine in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L. ) Tubers: Physiologic Disposition and Tissue Binding, and Inhibition of Tissue Cholinesterases and Isoenzymes, Sydney Obodoechina Alozie
Browse Evaluation and Survey Techniques for the Uinta North Slope Moose Herd, William H. Babcock
The Development, Durability, and Generalizability of Sharing in Preschool Children, Edward James Barton
A Proposal That the City Manager Form of Government be Adopted in Logan, Utah, Serge N. Benson
The Micro-Characteristics of Adult-Neonate Social Interaction, Ann Marie Berghout-Austin
The Localization and Partial Characterization of Rat Testicular Phospholipase A2, James R. Boccio
Factors Influencing the Use of Small Electrical Kitchen Appliances, Kathi Marie Braegger
The IMGRID Computer System for Land Use Studies: Testing and Documentation for Utah State University, Walter Donald Bremer
Identification of Products Arising from the Metabolism of Cis-and Trans-Chlordane by Rat Liver Microsomes in Vitro: Outline of a Possible Metabolic Pathway, Alan Arthur Brimfield
Plant Material Information Needs of Landscape Architects and Horticulturists in the Intermountain Region, Kenneth Raleigh Brooks
The Development and Evaluation of a Nutrient Density Based Nutrition Education Program for Elementary Schools, Guendoline Brown
A Process Incorporating Ultrafiltration Concentrated Whey Solids Into Cheese For Increased Cheese Yield, Rodney Jay Brown