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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Seismic Performance of Mechanically Spliced Precast Bridge Columns with New Couplers, Evan Greeneway
Influence of Preharvest Management Strategies in Beef Cattle on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality, Erin Gubbels
Assessing Dairy Farm Employees Health, Leyby Stephany Guifarro Rodriguez
Metal-Organic Frameworks as Bacteria Mimicking Delivery Systems for Tuberculosis, Ailin Guo
A Speciation Modeling Study of Heavy Metal Adsorption to Plastic in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Units, Kaitlyn Hague
Studies on Genetic Characterization of Agronomic Traits and Disease Resistance in Bread Wheat, Jyotirmoy Halder
Pheasant Ecology in an Agricultural Landscape of South Dakota, Sprih Harsh
School Gardening in America and a Survey of South Dakota Schools, Aminah Hassoun
Development and Properties of the ROC-ABC Bayes Factor for the Quantification of the Weight of Forensic Evidence, Jessie Hendricks
Estimating the Impacts of Acculturation on the Health of Immigrants in the United States, Tingting He
Evaluation of Biotype 4 Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Induced Susceptibility on Soybean and Soja, Jakob David Hicks
Impact of Carcass Chilling System on Carcass Characteristics and Biochemical Changes in Beef Carcasses, Lydia Margaret Hite
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Glutathione Derivatives as Brain Targeting Agents, Yue Huang
Impacts of Zero-Commission Trading on Stock Market Liquidity, Jie Hu
Bio-Inspired Materials for Electrochemical Sensors, Matthew Joseph Hummel
Influence of Cover Crops on Water and Nutrient Cycles in South Dakota, Sam Ireland
Effect of Composition and Print Orientation on Thermal Conductivity of 3d Printed Composites, Cory Jacques
The Effects of Saline Soil on Microbiome and the Isolation Of Root-Associated Microbes to Relieve Salinity Stress, Duncan Jakubowski
Cascaded Deep Learning Network for Postearthquake Bridge Serviceability Assessment, Youjeong Jang
Human Activity Recognition Based On Wearable Flex Sensor and Pulse Sensor, Xiaozhu Jin
Improvements in Timing Variables for the Timed Up And Go and Its Subphases Following A Progressive Resistance Training Program, Shelby Kasch
Laboratory Measurements of Bed Shear Stress in Open Channel Flow and Soil Erosion Rate in Cohesive Soils, Gunnar Schurmann Kern
Detection of Change Points in Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites Time Series Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery, Neha Khadka
A Joint Estimation of Pheasant Hunting Parameters, Rama Khadka
Extended Pseudo Invariant Calibration Site-Based Trend-To-Trend Cross-Calibration of Optical Satellite Sensors, Prathana Khakurel
Changes in Pregnancy - Associated Glycoproteins Associated with Fetal Age, Postpartum Interval and Evaluation of a Chute-side Lateral Flow Assay, Adalaide C. Kline
College Students Conceptions of Particulate Nature of Matter and the Impact on Research Instrumentation, Bridget Klutse
Free-living Diazotrophs and the Nitrogen Cycle in Natural Grassland Revealed by Culture Dependent and Independent Approaches, Amrit Koirala
Nitrate and Phosphate Removal from Denitrification Bioreactors Using Woodchips, Steel Chips And Agricultural Residue Media, Abdoul Aziz Kouanda
Recreational Female CrossFit Athletes and Low Energy Availability, Alison Kuch
Characterization of Cucurbitacin-Inspired Estrone Analogues as Novel Inhibitors of Human ATP- Binding Cassette Proteins (ABCB1 and ABCC1), Jennifer Kyeremateng
Veracious Verdicts: An Expansion of Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory in Jury Decision-Making Using Attribution Theory, Jade E. Larson
Rational Design of Advanced Functional Materials for Electrochemical Devices, Shun Lu
Development of a High Strength Composite Material Using Large Scale 3d Printing Applications Using Waste Plastic and Steel, Naga Sri Madhavareddy
Strength and Body Composition Changes of Junior Hockey Players during the Competitive Season, Dan Marquette
Improving Nutritional Properties and Extractability of Pea Proteins for Human Consumption via Fungal Bioprocessing, Camille Massmann
Methods for High-Dimensional Spatial Data: Dimension Reduction and Covariance Approximation, Paul May
The Effects of Weather, Body Weight, and Feed Intake on Total and Liquid Water Intake in Beef Cattle, Zachary McDaniel
Search for New Fertility Markers in Bull Sperm, Saulo Menegatti Zoca
Study On the Human Gut Bacteria Under Different Ecological Conditions: Antibiotic Perturbation And Dietary Quercetin, Shruti Shashidharan Menon
An Exploration of the Effects of an Early Postpartum Intravenous Infusion with Carnosic Acid on Physiological Responses of Transition Dairy Cows, Tainara Michelotti
Developing Whey Protein Encapsulated Probiotics And Evaluating Environmental Listeria Using Whole-Genome Sequencing, Shayanti Minj
Gene Network and Pathway Analysis of Transcriptional Signatures Characterizing Sole Ulcer and Digital Dermatitis in Dairy Cows, Roshin Anie Mohan
An Exploration of The Application of Spatial Network Screening Methods On Iowa Rural Road Crashes, Rosanna Maria Novellino Suarez
Interrogating the Socio-Ethical Dilemmas of Precision Agriculture Technologies, Ayorinde Ogunyiola
Long Term Evaluation of E. Coli Removal From Stormwater Using Recycled Steel Byproducts, Brenden Olevson
Food Insecurity and Affordable Housing, Domelaar A. A. Ouattara
Are US Government Foreign Aid Flows and FDI Flows Intertemporally Related? An Investigation of Twenty-Three Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ravi Kumar Datt Panchagnula
U.S. Consumers' Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified and Genome-edited Foods, Bindu Paudel
A Biocontrol Pesticide Derived From Mycovirus-Infected Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Can Induce Plant Resistance, Connor Pedersen
Identification and Characterization of Modulators of Human MRP1 (ABCC1) and Human MRP2 (ABCC2) Expression, Vivian Osei Poku
Broccoli Over Brownies: Factors affecting Healthy Food Choices For Low Income Residents of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Aileen Patricia Profir
Quantifying the Impacts of an Integrated Crop-Livestock System on Plant Nutrient Accumulation, Crop Yield, and Economic Performance, Teerath Singh Rai
Quantification of Climate Variability and Extreme Events in the Great Plains, Angelinah Ntsieng Rasoeu
Milk Phospholipids Extraction Using Switchable Solvents, Kaavya Rathnakumar
Development of Efficient Wide-bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells with Composition and Interface Engineering, Khan Mamun Reza
Effects of Predator Management and Parasitism on Over-Water Nesting Diving Duck Production in Southwestern Manitoba, Trenton E. Rohrer
Biomechanical Investigation of Plant Vascular Tissue for Bio-Inspired Design and Flexible Composites, Mukesh Roy
Improved Biochar Based Controlled-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers for Sustainable Corn Production, Robiul Islam Rubel
Management and Dietary Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Stressors in Northern Plains Cattle Feeding Systems, Warren Carl Rusche
Sea Level Rise Impacts on the City of Cape Coral, Southwest Florida from 2020 to 2050, Jawata Afnan Saba
Use and Improvement of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies in Support of Crop Area and Yield Estimations in the West African Sahel, Kaboro Samasse
Association Between Prepregnancy Obesity and Health Behaviors, Adverse Conditions, and Birth Outcomes in South Dakota, Lily Sanderson
A Role for the Hydroxybenzoic Acid Metabolites of Flavonoids and Aspirin in the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer, Ranjini Sankaranarayanan
Electrical Sensing in Non-Excitable Cells to Promote Galvanotaxis and Tissue Survival, Anyesha Sarkar
Lightweight Encryption Based Security Package for Wireless Body Area Network, Sangwon Shin
Mechanically Spliced Precast Bridge Columns, Ted Sjurseth
Development of Bio-based Nanocomposites for Biosensor and Indicator Applications in Smart Food Packaging, Abdus Sobhan
Effect of Surface Roughness and External Loading on Embedment in Steel and Aluminum Bolted Joints, Nathan Stang
Assessing the Effectiveness of CFD to Solve an Inverse Problem of Thermal Profiles for the ProtoDUNE-SP Neutrino Detector, Cecilia Anne Streff
Novel Acetylcholine Chloride Based Water Immiscible Deep Eutectic Solvent: Formulation, Characterization and Application in Drug Solubilization, Shiksha Subedi
An Integrative Analysis on the Role of Notch1 and Notch3 in Musculoskeletal Disease, Haydee Magdalena Torres
Encroachment: College Athletes’ Experiences with Identity Development as Affected By Media Representations of Social Justice Demonstrations, Madison Remi VanWalleghen
Pollinator Ecology in Agroecosystems of Eastern South Dakota, Isabela Beatriz Vilella-Arnizaut
Development of Thiol Specific Fluorogenic Benzofurazan Derivatives for Live Cell Subcellular Organelle Thiol Imaging, Shenggang Wang
An Evaluation of the Bighorn Sheep Population in Badlands National Park, Austin J. Wieseler
What am I?": Navigating Running Identity During COVID-19, Joshua Yeager
Cold Climate Grape Cultivar`s Physiological and Gene Expression Responses to Low and Freezing Temperatures, Turhan Yilmaz
A Quantitative Study of Learning Effectiveness for Participant Roles in Simulation, Alyssa Zweifel
ETDS from 2020
Burning with Potential: Understanding the Relationship between Biochar and Agriculture of the Northern Glaciated Plains Ecoregion, Kaitlyn Abrahamson
Different Treatments of Biochar Carbon YP-50F to Enhance Specific Capacitance of Supercapacitor, Ezaldeen Adhamash
Effects of Particle Size of Distillers Dried Grains and Increased Levels of Flour Enrichment - A Study of Nutritional Composition, Rheology, and Quality of Fiber and Protein Enriched Bread, Patra Nwamaka Akaya
Monitoring Methods and Performance Assessment for Implementation of Low Impact Development Practices in South Dakota, Farhana Akhter
Biomass and Morphological Development of Miscanthus Compared with Native Grass in South Dakota, Ehsan J. Al Ainizi
Application of Nanofiltration to Delactosed Permeate to Produce Food Grade Retentate and Permeate Streams, Lee Alexander
Assembly of Triticum boeoticum ssp. aegilopoides and Triticum monoccocum Genomes, Mustafa Aljadi
Solvolytic Lignocellulosic Biomass Liquefaction, Mustafa Alluhaibi
Antidiabetic Activity of Cissus rotundifolia Plant Growing in Saudi Arabia, Saad Ali Alshehri
Examining Communication Patterns and Identity in Families with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Amber L. Alvey
Structural Performance Evaluation of Dynamic Message Signs with Adhesive and Welded Joints, Ibin Amatya