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Analyzing Latent State-Trait And Multiple-Indicator Latent Growth Curve Models As Multilevel Structural Equation Models, Christian Geiser, Jacob Bishop, Ginger Lockhart, Saul Shiffman, Jerry L. Grenard

Psychology Faculty Publications

Latent state-trait (LST) and latent growth curve (LGC) models are frequently used in the analysis of longitudinal data. Although it is well-known that standard single-indicator LGC models can be analyzed within either the structural equation modeling (SEM) or multilevel (ML; hierarchical linear modeling) frameworks, few researchers realize that LST and multivariate LGC models, which use multiple indicators at each time point, can also be specified as ML models. In the present paper, we demonstrate that using the ML-SEM rather than the SL-SEM framework to estimate the parameters of these models can be practical when the study involves (1) a large …

A Tree-Ring Based Reconstruction Of Logan River Streamflow In Northern Utah, Eric B. Allen, Tammy M. Rittenour, R. Justin Derose, Matthew F. Bekker, Roger Kjelgren, Brendan M. Buckley

Wasatch Dendroclimatology Research

[1] We created six new tree-ring chronologies in northern Utah, which were used with preexisting chronologies from Utah and western Wyoming to reconstruct mean annual flow for the Logan River, the largest tributary of the regionally important Bear River. Two reconstruction models were developed, a “Local” model that incorporated two Rocky Mountain juniper chronologies located within the basin, and a “Regional” model that also included limber pine and pinyon pine chronologies from a larger area. The Local model explained 48.2% of the variability in the instrumental record and the juniper chronologies better captured streamflow variability than Douglas-fir collected within the …

A Tree-Ring Based Reconstruction Of Logan River Streamflow, Northern Utah, Eric B. Allen, Tammy M. Rittenour, R. Justin Derose, Matthew F. Bekker, Roger Kjelgren, Brendan M. Buckley

Geosciences Faculty Publications

We created six new tree‐ring chronologies in northern Utah, which were used with preexisting chronologies from Utah and western Wyoming to reconstruct mean annual flow for the Logan River, the largest tributary of the regionally important Bear River. Two reconstruction models were developed, a “Local” model that incorporated two Rocky Mountain juniper chronologies located within the basin, and a “Regional” model that also included limber pine and pinyon pine chronologies from a larger area. The Local model explained 48.2% of the variability in the instrumental record and the juniper chronologies better captured streamflow variability than Douglas‐fir collected within the Logan …

A Tree-Ring Based Reconstruction Of Logan River Streamflow In Northern Utah, Eric B. Allen, Tammy M. Rittenour, Justin Derose, Matthew F. Bekker, Roger Kjelgren, Brendan M. Buckley

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

We created six new tree-ring chronologies in northern Utah, which were used with preexisting chronologies from Utah and western Wyoming to reconstruct mean annual flow for the Logan River, the largest tributary of the regionally important Bear River. Two reconstruction models were developed, a “Local” model that incorporated two Rocky Mountain juniper chronologies located within the basin, and a “Regional” model that also included limber pine and pinyon pine chronologies from a larger area. The Local model explained 48.2% of the variability in the instrumental record and the juniper chronologies better captured streamflow variability than Douglas-fir collected within the Logan …

The Influence Of Snowmobile Trails On Coyote Movements During Winter In High-Elevation Landscapes, Eric M. Gese, Jennifer L. Burghardt Dowd, Lise M. Aubry

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Competition between sympatric carnivores has long been of interest to ecologists. Increased understanding of these interactions can be useful for conservation planning. Increased snowmobile traffic on public lands and in habitats used by Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) remains controversial due to the concern of coyote (Canis latrans) use of snowmobile trails and potential competition with lynx. Determining the variables influencing coyote use of snowmobile trails has been a priority for managers attempting to conserve lynx and their critical habitat. During 2 winters in northwest Wyoming, we backtracked coyotes for 265 km to determine how varying snow characteristics influenced coyote movements; …

Faith And Doubt As Partners In Mormon History, Gregory A. Prince

Arrington Annual Lecture

No abstract provided.

Journal Of Mormon History, Volume 40, Issue 1 (2014)

Journal of Mormon History

LETTER

--Stakes in Canada, Francine Russell Bennion, vi

ARTICLES

--The People Are “Hogaffed or Humbugged”: The 1851–52 National Reaction to Utah’s “Runaway” Officers, Part 2, Ronald W. Walker and Matthew J. Grow, 1

--“Smoot Smites Smut:” Apostle-Senator Reed Smoot’s 1930 Campaign against Obscene Books, Michael Harold Paulos, 53

--“Colegias Chilenes de los Santos de los Últimos Días”: The History of Latter-day Saint Schools in Chile, Casey Paul Griffiths, Scott C. Esplin, Barbara Morgan, and E. Vance Randall, 97

--“Redeemed from the Curse Placed upon Her”: Dialogic Discourse on Eve in the Woman's Exponent, Boyd Jay Petersen, …

Physics 2710 – Example Exam Iii, David Peak

Exams

No abstract provided.

Mid-Latiude Rayleigh-Mie-Raman Lidar For Observations From 15 To 120 Km, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, Joshua P. Herron, Matthew T. Emerick

Posters

Rayleigh lidar opened a portion of the atmosphere, from 30 to 90 km, to ground-based observations. Rayleigh-scatter observations were made at the Atmospheric Lidar Observatory (ALO) at Utah State University (USU) from 1993–2004 between 45 and 90 km. The lidar consisted of a 0.44-m diameter mirror, a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser opera'ng at 532-nm at 30- Hz at either 18- or 24-W, giving power- aperture products (PAPs) of 2.7- or 3.6- Wm2, respec'vely, and one detector channel. An example of what was accomplished with this system is shown as part of Fig. 1. The temperature climatology was based on ~5000 hours …

Usu "Sales Jedi" Enter State-Wide Competition And Leave With Top Prizes, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

When the Utah State University students walked into the room for the competition, the judges had no idea they were dealing with Aggie "Sales Jedi."

Huntsman Professor's Research Sparks Discussions About "Organizational Virtue", Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

A presidential candidate in the last election cycle took flack when he said: “Corporations are people, my friend.” And yet, a Huntsman professor is arguing that corporations can, in fact, behave just like people and his research is generating discussion in the academic management community.

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, December 10, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Course/Designation Removals

Syllabi Approvals

Business

• Communication Intensive (CI) requirement

Information

• Two USU Course Requirement
• Revision of the web pages for USU 1330, 1340 and 1300
• No USU course will be included in the schedule unless it has a subtitle

Next Meeting

Buehler Leadership Scholars Challenge Ideas, Apply What Resonates, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Vern Buehler has stirred up a group of thoughtful, restless students, who are tactful yet very direct, and opinionated but open-minded. It’s a group that says it regularly challenges its preconceived notions of what real leadership is all about. They insist that correct principles that are not tested and practiced are of little worth.

Former Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu Ceo Says A Culture Of Respect Leads To Success, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Those who are serious about being effective leaders should ask themselves some tough questions about how they can best do their job and one of those questions is: “Is it better for those you lead to fear you or love you?”

General Education Subcommittee Agenda, December 10, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Course/Designation Removals

Syllabi Approvals

Business

• Communication Intensive (CI) requirement

Information

• Two USU Course Requirement
• Revising web pages for USU 1330, 1340 and 1300

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, December 9, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Council on Teacher Education Report –Francine Johnson
• Word Change in 402.4.3 (second reading) Order of Faculty Business –Stephen Bialkowski
• Word Change in 405.6 (second reading) –Stephen Bialkowski
• Word change from ASUSU to USUSA all 400 sections (second reading) –Stephen Bialkowski
• Discussion of code revision to 405.12 Post-Tenure Review Process –Renee Galliher
• EPC Items -Larry Smith
• Code Revision Process, Policy Manual 202 –Yanghee Kim
• Code change to 402.12.5 (1) First Reading –Stephen Bialkowski

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 9, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Word change in 402.4.3 (Second Reading) - Stephen Bialkowski
• Word change in 405.6 (Second Reading) - Stephen Bialkowski
• Word change from ASUSU to USUSA all 400 sections (Second Reading) - Stephen Bialkowski
• Discussion of code revision to 405.12 Post-Tenure Review Process - Renee Galligher

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Faculty Evaluation Committee Agenda, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Evaluation Committee

• Approval of Minutes
• Data Mining Questions
• Calendar for Review
• Calendar for Spring 2014
• Discuss Canvas Course
• Discuss Faculty Survey

The Utah Statesman, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Course Description Change

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Art and Design

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Remove Repeatable for Credit, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Course Description Change

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Art and Design

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Remove Repeatable for Credit, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Course …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, December 5, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Creating The Dublin Core Record, Liz Woolcott

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, December 3, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Introduction To Metadata, Liz Woolcott

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Agenda, December 2, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report – Karen Mock
• Athletic Council Annual Report – Ken White
• EPC Items for October and November–Larry Smith
• ASUSU Report –Doug Fiefia
• Retention and Student Success –John Mortensen
• Notes from the Faculty Forum Nov 4
• PRPC Code 402.12.7 changes to wording in faculty awards (Second Reading)
• PRPC Section 402.4.3 changes to wording in FS meeting order of business (First Reading)
• PRPC Section 405.6.1changes to wording in role statement and role assignment (First Reading)
• PRPC word changes from ASUSU to USUSA to 400 all sections (First Reading).

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, December 2, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• University Business–Provost Noelle Cockett
• Consent Agenda –Yanghee Kim
• Information Items
• Old Business
• New Business

The Huntsman Post, December 2013, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Huntsman Post Issues Collection

Monthly newsletter for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Fall 2013, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.