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1977
Decision Making in Two Types of Working Families, Nancy Ann Bueche
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Infiltration and Erosion Rates Measured on Chained and Unchained Pinyon-Juniper Sites in Southeastern Utah, Frank E. Busby Jr.
A Comparative Study of the Goals of Middle-Aged Student and Non-Student Homemakers, Ann Buttars
Interpretations and Implementations of Compulsory Free Enterprise Education in Utah Public High Schools, Marsha M. Campbell
Reducing Soil Crusting to Enhance Sesame Seedling Emergence, Gustavo Campero
A Multi-Year Analysis of Irrigation Practices Affecting Salt Outflow: A Case Study in Uintah Basin, Joel R. Cannon
The Impact of Pesticides on the White-Faced Ibis, David E. Capen
Applicability of Using Native Plant Species for Highway Planting in Utah, Richard Llewellyn Carlson
A Comparative Evaluation of Listening Skills of Hearing Impaired Preschool Children Treated by the Home Auditory Program, Utah Project SKI*HI, 1972-75, Susan Gail Crant Carne
A Comparison of Leadership Potential between Physical Education and Recreation Majors at Utah State University, Karolyn Carroll
Income Distribution Effects of Water Quality Controls: An Econometric Approach, Ming Chien Chen
The Life and Contributions of Captain Dan Jones, Rex Leroy Christensen
The Life and Contributions of Captain Dan Jones, Rex LeRoy Christensen
The Effects of Campgrounds on Small Mammals in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, Utah, Gregory A. Clevenger
A Preliminary Investigation of the Lipid of Halophilic Bacteria as a Food Additive, Neil F. Collins
Diet Composition and Activities of Elk on Different Habitat Segments in the Lodgepole Pine Type, Uinta Mountains, Utah, William B. Collins
Certain Aspects of the Status of Instructional Television in Elementary and Secondary Schools in the State of Utah, James W. Daniels
Children's Attitudes Toward the Dental Experience, Tom Leo Day
Desert Bighorn Sheep in Canyonlands National Park, H. Clay Dean
Forage Preferences of Mule Deer in the Lodgepole Pine Ecosystem, Ashley National Forest, Utah, Joseph A. Deschamp
Structural Geology of the Southern Part of Elkhorn Mountain, Bannock Range, Idaho, George A. De Vries
Influence of Corynebacterium insidiosum on the Water Relations of Alfalfa, Rastri Dey
The Cache County Snowmobiler: An Empirical Study, Michael William Dierker
A Comparison of Dewpoint and Psychrometric Mode in Leaf Water Potential Measurements, Gladys Durand-Campero
Fine Structural Aspects of the Developing Eye of the Honey Bee, Judith Susan Eisen
The Consequences of Rapid Population Growth on Nigeria's Economic Development: A Simple Econometric Analysis, Richard A. Eniang
Evaluation of the Home Management House Residency by Former Students, Joy Wadley Erekson
The Iron Bioavailability of Mechanically-Deboned Meats, Bonnie Rae Anderson Farmer
Effect of Arginine Vasotocin on Testosterone Metabolism by Rat Liver In Vitro, Paul R. Findell
Autoecology of the Ruderal Weed Heterotheca grandiflora With Emphasis on Germination Dimorphism, Stephan Dexter Flint
Competitive Interaction in Plant Populations Exposed to Enhanced UV-B Radiation, Fred M. Fox
A Case Study of Displaced Workers: The Hesston Experience, Thomas G. Fritts
Phosphorus Availability as Indicated by Alfalfa Response to Applied Phosphorus on Soils with Low Soil-Test Values, Ibrahim Odeh Ghawi
The Relationship Between Adiposity and Functional Capacity in 60 Women Attending Utah State University 1975-76, Barbara P. Gibbs
Sheep Behavior and Vulnerability to Coyote Predation, Ernest Albert Gluesing
Infrared Imagery Scanning Systems For Censusing Big Game, Peter S. Goldberg
A Study of Geologic Hazards and Geotechnical Input for Selected Critical Facilities - Cache Valley, Utah, Kenneth Robert Green
The Description of Teaching Competencies by Selected Secondary Utah Business Teachers, James L. Gruber
Genetic Control of Spermiogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster: The Effects of Abnormal Association of Centrosome and Nucleus in Mutant MS(1)6S, Douglas Lee Habliston
Coyote Movement Patterns with Emphasis on Home Range Characteristics, Stephen J. Hibler
The Use of Candicidin in Thayer-Martin Medium for the Recovery of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, George K. Hinde
Seasonal Course of Root Respiration in Atriplex confertifolia, Richard S. Holthausen
A Study of a Possible Predictor of Pilot-Error Aircraft Accidents in the State of Utah, Garn O. Huntington
Multiple Forms of Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Dependent Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase in Barley Leaves (Hordeum vulgare L.), Sachchidananda Javali
Seed and Cone Insects Associated with Pinus monophylla Torr. and Frem., Michael James Jenkins
Estimation of Public Service Cost Functions for Nonmetropolitan Utah Counties, Lyle Glade Johnson
Household Projections for Utah: 1970-2000, Stephen Hauwah Kan
The Study of Intended Distance Based on the Migration Intention of Utah High School Senior Students, Pyoung Kim
The Development of Inventory Items to Measure Response Differences of Delinquent and Nondelinquent Youths, Lionn Dean Kirk
Nitrogen Fixation, Ammonification, Denitrification in Great Basin Arid Soils, Brian Paul Klubek
Relationships of Vegetation to Environment in Canyonlands National Park, Walter Lee Loope
Vertical Mesoscale Water Vapor Flux in an Irrigated Valley, Esmaiel Malek
An Urban Park Design for a Neighborhood Environment in Logan, Utah, Carol Mayor-Reed
Aspects of the Life History of Three Catostomids Native to the Upper Colorado River Basin, Charles W. McAda
The Effect of Sagebrush Reduction Practices on Sharp-Tailed Grouse Use in Southeastern Idaho, Barry Anthony McArdle
Histochemical and Radiochemical Evaluation of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition in the Rat Brain by Low Molecular Weight Pineal, Neurohypophyseal, and Synthetic Substances, Philip Eugene McCleary
Distribution and Habitat Characteristics of the Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) in Utah, John C. McGrew
Capitalization Effects of Property Tax Differentials, Paul Johnston McNutt
Thermoregulatory and Water-Conserving Capabilities of a Diurnal and a Nocturnal Desert Rodent, Margaret Faye Merritt
Growth-Form-Analysis and Paleoecology of the Corals of the Lower Mississippian Lodgepole Formation, Bear River Range, North-Central Utah, Judith M. Miller
Milko-Tester Analysis of Milkfat Content of Churned and Nonchurned Samples from Jersey and Holstein Dairy Cattle, Kazuko Monobe
Rodent Density and Species Composition in the Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area, Idaho, Jon R. Montan Jr.
The Relationship of Molybdenum to Iron Status in Pregnancy and Anemia in Rats and Humans, Jo Ann Mortensen
Role Specialization in the Parental and Territorial Behavior of the Killdeer (Charadrius Vociferus), John Thomas Mundahl
Consumption, Digestion, and Utilization by Goats of the Dry Matter and Nitrogen in Diets Containing Oak (Quercus gambelii) Foliage, Anastasios Stefanos Nastis
Subtle Teratogenic Effects of Locoweed in Rats, Benjamin K. Nelson
Social, Psychological, Economic Factors, and the Migration Intentions of Senior High School Students in Utah, Elias Toumeh Nijim
Soybean Mitochondrial Membrane Configuration Associated With Respiratory State and the Effect of Inorganic Fluoride, Richard William Nunes
Maternal Reactions to Children with Visible and Non-Visible Handicaps, Doral R. Olsen
A Field Study in the Use of Dietary and Urinary Variables in Determining Osteoporosis in Elderly People, Jane Steger Osborn
Some Effects of Different Temperatures on the Development of the Black Grass Bug (Labops hesperius Uhler) From the Egg Through the Adult Stage, Osiris L. Paraqueima
A Thermal Energy Storage Tank Model for Solar Heating, Robert Arthur Pate
Social Behavior and Social Organization in an Unconfined Population of Uinta Ground Squirrels, Richard T. Paul
Effect of Drilling Fluid Components and Mixtures on Plants and Soils, Parvin Pesaran (Djavan)
Non-Linear Ordination: Field and Computer Simulation Testing of a New Method, Donald L. Phillips
A Comparative Study of MMPI Variables and Their Relationship to Successful Alcoholic Rehabilitation, Verl G. Prestwich
A Self-Instructional, Multi-Media Approach to Facilitate the Teaching of the Index of Nutritional Quality, Claudia Kay Probart
Biological Manipulation of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.) by Browsing with Goats, Frederick D. Provenza
The Self-Recording of Weight and Bites in the Treatment of Obesity, Cris Quayle
Increased Calf Production and Returns From Improved Range and Livestock Management on a Northern Utah Ranch, Michael H. Ralphs
Resource Partitioning in the North American Gallinules in Southern Texas, William W. Reagan
Effects of Low-Level Chronic Radiation on Plant Nuclear Parameters as Related to Successional Patterns, Eric A. Rechel
Naturally Occurring Organic Compounds Found in Hyrum Reservoir, Utah, Russell Richard Renk
Economics of Carry-Over Forage Production, Increased Grazing Season Length, and Increased Livestock Production from Rangeland Fertilization, Dean L. Roberts Jr.
Three Ordered Sets of Factors and Their Relationship to ACT Scores, Thomas J. Russo
Characteristics and Genesis of the Payson and Trenton Soils, Hakeem T. Saif
The Influence of Certain Growth Hormones on Plant Growth at Cold Temperatures, Michael D. Salvesen
Religious and Geographic Correlates of Breast Feeding, Joan Boyington Sellers
Spawning Biology of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) in Willard Bay Reservoir, Utah, Stuart Terry Shipman
The Effects of Group Therapy on Values and Behavioral Adjustment of Chronic Hospitalized Patients, Rahmatola Simnegar
Teacher Attention as a Controlling Influence of Student Classroom Behavior, LaGrande E. Smith
Inhibition of Hydroxyindole-0-Methyl Transferase Activity by Guanosine 3' ,5'-Cyclic Phosphate in Rat, Sparrow, and Bovine Pineal Glands, Kenneth Stafford Snow
Shoshoni Conceptualizations of Plant Relationships, Bryan Ray Spykerman
Transfer of Stimulus Control By Temporal Fading, David Allan Steele
Synecology and Faunal Succession of the Upper Mississippian Great Blue Limestone, Bear River Range and Wellsville Mountain, North-Central Utah, Alan P. Sweide
An Economic Analysis of Predation Control and Predatory Sheep Losses in Southwestern Utah, R. Garth Taylor
The Demography of the Sagebrush Defoliator,Aroga websteri Clarke (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and its Impact on Artemisia Tridentata, Anne Kristin Temte
Persistence of Mucor miehei Protease in Cheddar Cheese and Pasteurized Whey and Its Effect on Sterile Milk Products, Randall Kirk Thunell
An Evaluation of Using In-Field Evaporation Pans to Schedule Irrigation on Potatoes, Michael J. Tremblay