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Anxiety Correlates Of Sex Role Identity, Mary Kay Biaggio

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in anxiety levels between the sexes and between sex role identification groups (as defined by scores on a test of masculinity-femininity). Possible explanations for these differences were explored using a questionnaire made up of an openness versus closedness scale, a liberalism versus conservatism scale, and a cross-sex versus same-sex parent identification scale.

A sample of 108 females and 71 males was administered Gough's Femininity Scale, Cattell's IPAT Anxiety Scale Questionnaire, Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale, and a questionnaire devised for this particular study.

The sexes did not differ significantly in anxiety level …

An Analysis Of Private Land Transfers And Other Factors In Rural Utah Counties During 1969-1971, Doyle John Snow

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Apparent increases in sales and price of rural land, recent changes in land taxing procedure and proposed land-use legislation have brought forth a number of land questions among legislators, public officials and the general citizenry of Utah. This study is directed at questions pertaining to land purchases and land buyers in rural Utah counties.

A random sample was taken of the land transfer cards on file at the Utah State Tax Commission. Land buyers whose names appeared on the transfer cards and the returned questionnaires were used in the analysis and are the sole basis of the conclusions of the …

An Assessment Of The Level Of Awareness Of Utah Public School Special Educators Concerning The State's Child Abuse Reporting Laws And Procedures, Charles Guy Riddle

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An assessment was made to determine the level of awareness among Utah public school special educators concerning the state's child abuse reporting laws and procedures. The assessment was made with a questionnaire developed by the author and mailed to those teachers involved with programs for the learning disabled, the emotionally disturbed, and the trainable and educable mentally retarded. Accompanying each questionnaire was a letter of transmittal and a self-addressed, stamped, return envelope. Two mailings were utilized, fourteen days apart, to achieve a useable 81.9% return.

The data collected showed the following: (1) More than half of the population knew only …

Interpersonal Attitudes Of Suicidal Individuals, Vicki Lee Nelson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to see how suicidal individuals in therapy as compared to nonsuicidal individuals in therapy characteristically report their relations to other people in interpersonal interactions.

One hundred and nineteen individuals were referred to the study by his or her psychotherapist associated with the participating mental health centers in the Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah, vicinities. The following measures were administered to all individuals: the FIRO-B, Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior, two scales, Sociability and Tolerance, from the CPI, California Psychological Inventory, and a brief biographical questionnaire composed of age, sex, marital status, education, religion, and …

The Influence Of A Nutrition Education Program On Preschool Children, Nida Diane Houston

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A study on the influence of nutrition education experiences was conducted in the Child Development Preschool Laboratory at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, Utah, with thirty-two preschool children. Sixteen of the children were exposed to nutrition experiences through food activities and stories.

It was found that the sixteen children who were involved in the fifteen nutrition experiences significantly increased their knowledge of nutrition concepts and further modified their own personal food choices. The control group, which was not exposed to nutrition activities, made no significant change in knowledge of nutrition concepts and no modification of personal food choices. …

Aging Of The Population And Its Socioeconomic Implications In Utah, 1900-2000, Vitis Smutrakalin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the age structure of Utah's population has changed since the turn of the century and how it is likely to change during the next quarter of a century. It is also to study selected demographic characteristics and special distribution of the aged population of Utah which are fundamental prerequisites to understanding the problems confronting Utah's aged. This study also analyzes some socioeconomic characteristics of the aged population. Some significant findings are inadequate income, inadequate housing, living arrangement, unemployability, etc.

Future growth of the aged population was derived from the projection of …

Experimental Avian Botulism Studies On Sewage Oxidation Ponds In Utah, Daniel W. Moulton

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objective of this study was to field-test the "microenvironment concept" of avian botulism epizootiology. The "microenvironment concept" hypothesizes that aquatic invertebrate carcasses may serve both as a substrate for toxin production by Clostridium botulinum type C in nature and as a vehicle for toxin transmission to waterbirds. This concept has become the generally accepted, but inadequately tested, working hypothesis of type C botulism epizootiology.

This study attempted to experimentally induce type C botulism in sentinel flocks of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) and American coots (Fulica americana) on sewage oxidation ponds in northern Utah. The three …

A Statistical Analysis Of Apprentice Program Dropouts And Completers In Utah: 1969-1974, Mark Douglas Randle

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine a sample of former Utah apprentices who either completed or dropped out of a registered apprenticeship program during the five-year period from 1969 to 1974. Comparisons were made between the dropouts and completers in order to determine how the two groups differed and what factors influenced their decisions to complete or cancel their indentures.

Significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to their opinions of the training they received as apprentices. Especially significant differences were seen between the dropouts; and completers' responses to the questions related to their on-the-job …

Relationship Of Circulating Eosinophils, Other Blood Cellular Components And Plasma Corticoids In Dairy Cattle Subjected To Nutritional Stress, Eugene W. Wisniewski

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Twenty-six first lactation dairy cattle were sampled biweekly for four months to determine the effect of five levels of nutrition on blood plasma corticoids, total and differential leucocytes, hemoglobin and packed cell volume. Cows completing their 305 day lactation during the four month sampling interval were removed from the experimental herd, but were sampled twice more.

It was hypothesized that cows on rations below NRC requirements for milk production would demonstrate stress symptoms of elevated plasma corticoids, elevated white blood count, neutrophilia and eosinopenia. It was also hypothesized that measuring the decrease in eosinophils would be a better method of …

The Effect Of Student Teaching On Attitudes Of Selected Elementary And Secondary Education Students At Utah State University, Sylvia Lynn Rhoades

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Introduction

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the attitudes of Elementary Education students and Secondary Education students toward children and teaching differ significantly prior to and after student teaching and whether these attitudes show a significant change as a result of the student-teaching experience. The study was also concerned with correlation between attitude change and the subject which the student teaches and correlation between attitude and the student's performance grade in student teaching.

Method

Subjects for the study were 33 Elementary Education students and 67 Secondary Education students at Utah State University who did their student teaching …

A Study Of The Relevancy Of The Curriculum In Architectural Drafting Technology Offered At Utah Technical College At Salt Lake, James R. Schnirel

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objectives of this study were to determine if the present curriculum in Architectural Drafting Technology presently offered at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake is meeting the needs of the architectural, engineering, and construction fields in Utah; additionally, if students are prepared to enter the architectural and related fields with job entry skills and, after employment, if students have sufficient skills to broaden experience on the job; additionally, are students prepared to continue their education, if desired.

Literature reviewed included masters' theses, a doctoral dissertation, periodicals, brochures, and professional publications. A survey instrument was developed and sent to 85 …

Transition Into Parenthood And The Effects Of Childbirth Education, Margaret B. Haycock

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Attitudes of primiparous women toward childbirth were studied longitudinally as they varied with the intervention of childbirth education classes before delivery; and as they varied with the experience of labor and deli very and having a baby in the home after delivery. An anxiety scale was used measuring anxiety toward labor, delivery, the parenthood role, and stress on the marriage relationship. Measurement on the anxiety scale was taken prior to childbirth education when primiparous mothers ranged from 4 months to 7-1/2 months gestation. Measurement II on the anxiety scale was taken after childbirth education, one month prior to delivery. Measurement …

Information Sources Used By Homeowners In The Purchase Of Major Appliances, Lynette Bartholomew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Information sources used by homeowners in their purchase of major appliances were compared with the home-owner's occupation, education, and income.

The sample consisted of 60 Logan City homeowners who had purchased a major appliance within the past 5 years. The respondents completed a questionnaire consisting of: 1) personal background information and 2) questions concerning their major appliance purchases.

By testing with the adjusted chi square test, if was found that of the 3 consumer variables: education, income, and occupation, education was relatively significant (.175), and occupation was very significant (.074) in determining the type of information sources a homeowner used.

The Effects Of Gully Plugs And Contour Furrows On Erosion And Sedimentation In Cisco Basin, Utah, Dee B. Thomas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Soil surface treatments consisting of gully plugs and contour furrows were constructed as a means of reducing erosion and holding sediment on site.

To measure the effectiveness of the gully plugs and furrows, angle iron stakes and profile transects were installed to measure soils loss and accompanying change in the soil profile. The profile transects gave a reliable measure of the change in the height of the soil surface in constructed pits and across contour furrows. Because of the shrinking and swelling of the soil, the change in height of the angle iron stakes was found to be much more …

Effect Of Drilling Fluid Components And Mixtures On Plants And Soils, Shahnaz Honarvar (Asad Sangabi)

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Using greenhouse pot techniques, 32 drilling mud components were tested to see if, at a high rate of addition, they reduced plant growth. Green beans and sweet corn were the test plants. The excellent black, silt loam, slightly acidic, uncultivated Dagor soil (Cumulic Haploxeroll) was used for most tests. Rates used were considered to be abnormal level (high rate) and usual (low rate) amounts that might be added in commonly used drilling muds.

Drilling mud components that caused no observable or statistically significant reductions of plant yield are the following: Super Visbestos, (Asbestos), asphalt, Ben-Ex (a vinyl acetate and maleic …

Mechanical Desinewing Of Meat, Kamchorn Tantikarnjathep

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effects of mechanical desinewing on yield, proximate analyses and connective tissue content of pork and beef have been examined and its influence on the appearance and palatability of cooked salami was evaluated. Mechanical desinewing removed approximately half of the connective tissue and reduced the tendency for formation of gelatin pockets in cooked salami. Yields from the desinewer ranged from 71 to 87 percent, however, cooking yield defined as cooked weight divided by uncooked weight from the desinewed salami were 6 to 7 percent higher than from the nondesinewed salami. For both the beef and pork there was no significant …

Anthocyanins Of Fresh And Stored Freeze-Dried Sour Cherries In Compressed Form, Suwan Potewiratananond

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Anthocyanin pigments of sour cherry (prunus cerasus L., cultivar Montmorency) fruit were studied by spectrophotometry, paper and two-dimensional thin layer chromatography and disc electrophoretic method. Mature and wholesome fresh sour cherries and freeze-dried compressed sour cherries stored at 70 F and 100 F for 6 months were used.

A total of seven anthocyanin pigments were observed in both paper and thin layer chromatograms of the fresh and freeze-dried compressed samples stored for O month whereas the freeze-dried compressed samples stored at 70 F and 100 F for 6 months showed the retention of three to six pigments. All of …

Geology Of Southern Part Of The James Peak Quadrangle, Utah, Jan G. Blau

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The mapped area, in north-central Utah, is centered about 22.6 miles south of Logan, Utah. It measures about 3.8 miles in the north-south direction and 6.6 miles in the east-west direction. Stratigraphic units of Precambrian and Cambrian age underline most of the area. The Precambrian units are as follows: (1) Maple Canyon Formation, (2) Kelley Canyon Formation, (3) Orthoquartzite unit, (4) Argillite unit, (5) Mutual Formation, and (6) Volcanic unit. The Brigham Formation, which overlies the Precambrian volcanic unit, is probably of Cambrian age; however, the lower part may be Precambrian. The overlying Cambrian carbonate unit is not differentiated. The …

Behavioral Induction In Guinea Pigs As A Function Of Reinforcement Magnitude In Multiple Schedules Of Negative Reinforcement, Dennis L. Burns

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of changes in magnitude of negative reinforcement on multiple schedules with the guinea pigs. In both schedule components, the first response (lever press) after an average of 10 seconds was reinforced. In the constant component of this schedule the reinforcement magnitude (time-off from electric foot shock) was always 15 seconds; whereas, in the manipulated component the magnitude changed in the following sequence: 15, 7.5, 15, 30, and 15 seconds. All subjects showed a gradual decrease in response rate across baseline conditions. When behavioral effects were evaluated relative to this changing …

An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Parent Training Programs In Changing Parent Behavior, Betty Payne Janiak

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effectiveness of two types of parent training were evaluated and compared with a control group that received training. A child Management Inventory was constructed for this purpose.

Parent Effectiveness Training was significantly superior to a training program developed by the Utah State Department of Education as measured by pre- and post-test criterion measure. There were no significant differences between the Utah State Department of Education group and the control group. This was determined by applying an analysis of covariance to the pre- and post-test data from all three groups. However, on a follow-up critical incidents test the Utah State …

The Effects Of Leadership Style On Group Interaction In Differing Socio-Political Subcultures, Kenneth W. Gilstein

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Four encounter groups were run using 41 undergraduates at Utah State University to measure the effects of leadership style, member vii socio-political subculture, and member personality on the quantity and quality of group interaction, and on member satisfaction. Using Kerlinger's Social Attitudes Scale, the subjects were divided into subgroupings of "conservatives" and "liberals." One conservative group and one liberal group were each conducted by a leader acting in a non-directive style, while one conservative and one liberal group were run by a leader acting in a directive style. The California Psychological Inventory was administered to the subjects to gain …

Structure Of Songs And Organization Of Singing In Fox Sparrows Breeding In Northern Utah And Southern Idaho, Dennis John Martin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Structure of songs and organization of singing in 133 Fox Sparrows Passerella iliaca were studied during 2 breeding seasons in 3 geographically separate populations in northern Utah and southern Idaho. The structure of songs was analyzed with the aid of an audiospectrograph. The organization of the singing of songs in 56 birds was analyzed by applying Markov chain analyses to the sequences of songs uttered.

Songs were composed of syllable-types, of which 49 were recognized. Syllable-types could occur singly or be serially repeated within songs, but they were never fractured so that only a portion of one would be in …

A Fine-Structural Study Of Aberrant Meiotic Cytokinesis In An Autosomal Male Sterile Mutant (Ms(2)3r) Of Drosophila Melonogaster, Laura J. Laughran

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The ultrastructure of abnormal meiotic cytokinesis in an autosomal male sterile mutant of Drosophila melanogaster is described. In the mutant ms(2)3R mitotic cytokinesis proceeds normally, but abnormal meiotic divisions give rise to four spermatids developing in one cytoplasmic mass. The contractile ring which is responsible for cell constriction during cytokinesis appears to form and function normally during meiosis. Ring canals which form intercellular bridges between synchronously developing spermatids are also apparently normal. However, there is an apparent adhesion and subsequent disintegration of the furrow membranes after division is completed. In addition to double membrane fragments in areas of open …

Lagoon Effluent Polishing By Soil Mantle Treatment Using Various Utah Soil Types, Roger Scott Tinkey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of four Utah Great Basin soil types in removing particular chemical constituents and select enteric organisms from a sewage lagoon effluent. Sewage taken from the secondary oxidation pond in Logan, Utah was applied daily to lysimeters which allowed samples to be recovered at 7.6 and 38.1 centimeter soil depths. The texture of the soils was the most important physical property affecting their removal capacity. Drainage Farm soil (clay) provided the best bacteriological and overall chemical removal with Nibley (silty clay loam) second, then Draper (sandy loam) and Parleys (silty loam) …

Economic Determinants Of Rural-Urban Labor Migration: The Case Of Korea, Hong Youl Park

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Though it is conceded that the major stream of migration in developing countries flows from rural to urban areas, research on identifying the principle determinants of rural-urban migration are quite scarce. This is especially so in quantitative terms. Therefore, hypotheses concerning the economic determinants of rural-urban migration are investigated and economic impact of rural-urban migration is also examined in this dissertation.

Migration can be viewed from many different perspectives -- selectivities, pull and push, human investment approaches, etc. However, this study follows economic tradition and views migration in a general equilibrium context. In the economic opportunity hypothesis, discrepancies of factor …

Reading Abilities Of Third Grade Children As Influenced By Kindergarten Instruction, Diane Thomas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Literature indicates that in past years a controversy has arisen as to the proper time and methods to begin the instruction of reading to young children. Most recent research indicates that authorities do not advocate formalized instruction by which whole classes or groups of children participate in a given program. However, recent literature also indicates a trend toward structured and formalized reading by public school teaching staff.

While there is a great deal of research in the area of early reading, the research is not definitive. Consequently, a need remains for definitive research that can help in answering questions about …

A Comparative Study Of Mother's Education And Early Child Rearing Practices In A Southwestern Indian Pueblo, Sherry D. Remund

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem on which this study focused was the need to determine the manner and degree to which pluralistic values of the greater American Society are influencing family life and child rearing patterns of a Southwestern Indian Pueblo, The Southwestern Pueblo is not named for reasons of anonymity. The intent of the study was to determine the degree to which Southwestern Pueblo mothers have been affected by their education in a non-Indian culture as related to child rearing practices in the pre-school years.

The study tests the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the early child rearing practices …

Maternal Attitudes And Perceptions Concerning The Curriculum And Instructional Procedures In A University Preschool Program, Adelle Taggart Karren

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to assess mothers' attitudes and perceptions with respect to the preschool program at the Utah State University Child Development Laboratory. Six specific objectives were sought in this research, including evaluating maternal satisfaction concerning the present time schedule and grouping of children, assessing attitudes of mothers regarding specific possible changes in preschool procedures, determining a level of involvement of mothers in the preschool program, identifying specific concerns of mothers towards and about the preschool, determining a level of satisfaction of mothers towards the preschool's curriculum and instructional procedures, and identifying maternal expected preschool gains and …

The Utah Prairie Dog: Abundance, Distribution, And Habitat Requirements, G. Donald Collier

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the status of the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens, Allen), a rare mammal endemic to south-central Utah, and (2) to identify habitat factors which limit densities of this species. Seven components of the habitat were studied: barriers, other animals, soil, temperature and precipitation, topography, vegetation, and water. Prior to collection of habitat data, virtually all populations of the species were found by extensive searching and interviewing; the number of animals and the area occupied were determined for each population.

Results justified the endangered status of the Utah prairie dog. Area occupied by …

Water Quality Impact Of Burning And Grazing On A Chained Pinyon-Juniper Site In Southeastern Utah, John C. Buckhouse

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During 1973 and 1974 a water quality study was conducted in San Juan County, southeastern Utah. In 1973, baseline water quality data was collected from study locations which had been chained to remove pinyon-juniper vegetation six years earlier. The area had been chained under two different techniques: (1) doubled chained, with debris-left-in-place and (2) chained, with debris windrowed. An "undisturbed, natural" woodland was left between these two treatments in order to serve as a control area.

In the fall of 1973 and spring of 1974 secondary treatments of burning and grazing were superimposed upon the debris-in-place and windrowed sites, respectively. …