This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to present.
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ETDS from 1982
Theories of Image-making in Hogarth, Reynolds and Blake, Anne C. Johnson
The Effects of Dynamic Range of Motion Exercises and Static Stretching on Strength and Range of Motion of the Hip Joint, Carol A. Kanetzke
High Performance Imagery : The Use of Prose Poetry in James Welch's Riding the Earthboy 40 and Winter in the Blood, Sidner J. Larson
Immunotoxic Effects of Pentachlorophenol in Mice, Linda J. Lee
Growth Hormone Variability and its Predictive Value in Beef Females, Thomas W. Lingscheit
The Response of the Face Fly (Musca automnalis) to Seasonal Changes in Manure Quality, Timothy James Lysyk
Genetic Correlations Among Sex-Limited Traits, Michael D. MacNeil
Evaluation of a Power Plant Reservoir As A Holding Area For Paddlefish Brood Stock, Terry L. Margenau
Aquatic Plant Communities and Invertebrates in a Prairie Pothole During Duck Brood Rearing, Jeffrey W. McCrady
Composition, Biomass, and Protein Content of a Lemna trisulca L., Invertebrate Community in a Prairie Wetland, Linda J. Meyers
Geographically Based Selection of Urban Street Trees for Brookings, South Dakota, James James Mikkelson
A Comparison of Heath and Carter's Somatotyping to Body Composition in 30 to 40 year Old Caucasian Males, Cheryl L. Miller
The Hamstring-quadricep Strength Ratio of College-age Females, Roderick G. Moore II
Plants Poisonous to Livestock in Botswana, Pearl Dijeng Motsepe
The Effect of Steel Fibers on the Properties and Behavior of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams, Saadi Jaber Musa
Nitrogen Fertility Requirements, Dry Matter Production and Nutrient Uptake of the Sunflower, Robert Andrew Narem
Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Soil Surface Temperature, Steven Darwin Ness
Genesis and Classification of Aquic Calciustoll Soils on the Cary Ground Moraine in Eastern South Dakota, Robert D. Nielsen
Food Habits and Placental Scar Counts of Bobcats in South Dakota, David Eric Nomsen
Ozonation of a Municipal Surface Water Supply to Reduce Odor and Enhance Flocculation, David Edward Nusz
Protein Supplementation as Related to Protein Sources for Growing and Finishing Lambs, Luis Fernando Palmer
Trace Determination of Tellurium in Biological Samples by Flameless Atomic Absorption Following Extraction of the Sym-diphenylthiourea-tellurium Complex, Deborah A. Pravecek
Assessment of the Impact of the European Corn Borer at Three Locations in South Dakota, David R. Raemisch
Survival, Growth, Food Selection, and Alimentary Canal Development of Intensively Reared Walleyes and Yellow Perch, Gregg Alan Raisanen
Demographic Characteristics of Donors to South Dakota State University Athletics, Keith Warren Randklev
The Effect of Photoperiod on Reproduction of Targhee Ewes, Richard D. Rogen
The Nature of Speech Communication Offerings in the Bible Colleges of the Independent Christian Church and Churches of Christ, Gerald E. Sappington
Use of Dry Whey and Lactose Hydrolysis in Yogurt Bases, Nagendra P. Shah
Laboratory Study of Trail-tube Irrigation, Mohamed O. Shanna
Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasitisms of Dairy Cattle in South Dakota, John Bennett Shultz
A Short-run Economic Analysis of Some Factors Influencing the Supply of Beef-cattle at Auctions in South-eastern Botswana, 1976-1980, Kene Patrick Cyril Sinombe
Movements and Habitats of Brood-Rearing Wood Ducks On A Prairie River, Randy L. Smith
Energy Analysis of Small-scale Ethanol Distillation, Scott Stampe
Genetics of Resistance to Hessian Fly Derived from Dawn Winter Wheat in Spring Wheat Crosses, Debra Kay Steiger
Feeding Value of High Starch and High Fat Rations for Dairy Calves, G. Duff Stewart
Ozonation of a Municipal Surface Water Supply to Reduce Organics and Chlorine Demand and Enhance Flocculation, Lawrence James Van Hout
Bionomics of the Northern Corn Rootworm on First Year Corn in Eastern South Dakota, Paul M. Vassalotti
Carbon Metabolism of Azospirillum brasilense, Galina V. Vigil
Rainbow Trout Production and Water Quality in Eastern South Dakota Dugouts, William Lee Vodehnal
The James River Highlands : An Area Study, Thomas P. Welch
Whey-Caseinate Blends and Lactose Hydrolysis in Yogurt Manufacture, Catherine A. Whalen
A Simulation of the Economic and Public Finance Impacts of Industrial Development on the Community of Brookings, South Dakota, Mark S. White
Photoinduction of Floral Development in Hard Red Winter Wheat, Jose Ernesto Robles WiJangco
The Relationship Between Home Economics Teachers' Conceptual Systems Levels and Classroom Discipline Ideologies, Kathleen R. Winberg
Radium-226 Detection by Radon Emanation and Rapid Simultaneous Scintillation Counting Methods, Richard Dean Wittmeier
Distribution, Movement, and Temperature Selection of Adult Walleye and Muskellunge in a Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Jerry A. Younk
ETDS from 1981
Populations of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Soil and Rhizospheres in Eastern South Dakota, Edward B. Anderson
Solar Energy Intensifier-Thermal Energy Storage System Evaluation for Ventilation Air Pre-Heating, Scott R. Astleford
Probable Causes of Cracking in a Series of Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges, Steven Milton Bjordahl
An Investigation of Factors Associated with Recidivism Among Juvenile Offenders, Michael Gene Breci
Meiotic Studies of Callus Culture-Derived Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans. L. Nash), Long-Fang Oliver Chen
Home Range, Home Range Expansion, Dispersal, and Mortality of Juvenile Red Foxes in Southeastern South Dakota, Floyd M. Demaray
Media Habits of Students at South Dakota State University, Craig Lee Derscheid
Alfalfa Products as Roughage and Protein Sources for Corn and Corn Stover Beef Diets, R A. Drake
Analysis and Evaluation of an Area Annexation Study for Redfield, South Dakota, Stephen Allen Dunn
Jackson County, South Dakota : An Area Study, Jeffrey A. Faunce
H. L. Loucks and the Dakota Ruralist: Voices of Reform, Thom Guarnieri
Studies on Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Dietary Buffers for Lambs, Jong Kyu Ha
Impact of Various Factors Upon Pavement Condition and Maintenance Expenditures of South Dakota Primary Arterial Roads, Mark Hanson
The Effects of Wage-Incentive Standards of Industrial Productivity in Eastern South Dakota, Ronald C. Hegge
Movement and Distribution of Esocids and Forage Fishes In A Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Douglas T. Henley
A Search for Atrazine Resistance in Wheat, Jay A. Holmdal
Hydrolyzed-Lactose Whey and Nonfat Dry Milk in Ice Cream, Mohammed Serajul Islam
Social and Structural Factors Associated with Career Mobility Among South Dakota Registered Nurses, Mercedes Iverson
The Impact of Project Adventure on the Self Concept of Adolescents, Sandra I. Jerstad
Sterling Women from Sterling Township : Women's Writing as Literature and History, Janet Hovey Johnson
Professional Preparation of Head Coaches for Girls Interscholastic Track and Field in South Dakota, Maxine Marie Johnson
The Effects of Fathead Minnows and Yellow Perch on Nutrient Concentrations, Phytoplankton, and Zooplankton Populations in Three Prairie Lakes, Darryl Lynn Jongsma
Comparative Study of Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol, and Butanol as Motor Fuels, Either Pure or Blended with Gasoline, Ajit D. Kelkar
Effects of Ground Sunflower Seeds in Diets of Late Gestating and Early Lactating Swine, Mark A. Kepler
Lactase Activity in Steers Fed Large Amounts of Dried Whey, Kenneth J. King
A Study of the Chemistry of Pendimethalin in Soils, Solvents and Plant, Md Abdul Mabud
The Effects of Rancid Milk on Cheddar Cheese, Shane Thomas McDonald
Effects of Type of Birth, Breed of Sire, Postweaning Nutrition and Age at First Breeding on Lamb and Wool Productivity of Range Ewes, Debra Sue Morris
Alteration of the Anestrous Period in Targhee Ewes, Charles C. Moser
Preparation and Spectral Properties of Substituted Heterocyclobutan-3-Ones, Peter Nickias
Dye Marking of Antibiotics Used in Treatment of Mastitis, Nancy Fairbank Novak
Flora of Ordway Prairie Compared to Other Prairie Remnants of the Missouri Coteau, David J. Ode
Preservative Effects of Covering and Propionic Acid on Alfalfa Haylage in Bunker Silos, Thomas Jonathan Oelberg
The Synthesis of 6, 18-Diphenyl-4,5,7,8-Dibenzo-6, 18-Diphospha-2, 10-Dithia [1,11] Orthocyclophane-6, 18-Dioxide, Patrick L. Oltmanns
The Effects of Aerosolized Lead on the Immune and Hematopoietic Systems, A. Nuri Ozkan
Solubility Curves of Nitrogen-Sulfur Liquid Fertilizer Systems, Dallas D. Parker
Woodpecker Nesting Habitat in a Prairie River Woodland, J. Barry Parrish
Modeling and Testing of a Solar Energy Intensifier System, Rita M. Polak
Effects of Diets on Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS), Chandi C. Rakshit
Sport and Poetry : An Exploration of the Inter-Relatedness of Words and Actions, Ardis C. Resen
Electric Vehicle Feasibility for Farms in Eastern South Dakota, Maynard M. Resen
Verifiability and Veracity of Evidence at the South Dakota State High School Debate Tournament, Andrew J. Rist
Oat Grain Rations for Growing and Finishing Cattle, Randal W. Rosenboom
Initial Growth and Survival of Bluegills and Black Bullheads Stocked With Largemouth Bass in South Dakota Ponds, James J. Shelley
Infrared Study of Adsorbed Trans-Stilbene and Azobenzene, Chien Shih
Effects of Potassium Supplementation at Two Levels of Lysine in Weanling Pig Diets, Siyambango L. Siyoto
An Ultrastructural Survey of a Sarcocystis Species Found in the Wapiti of South Dakota, William Justus Soeffing
Effects of Teenage Parenthood Education on Parenting Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills, Kristi Yttreness Speaker
Growth and Survival of Largemouth Bass in Newly Stocked South Dakota Impoundments, Clifton C. Stone
Serological Groupings of Rhizobium Isolated from Native Legumes of South Dakota, Pamela Van De Rostyne Tranby
Economic Analysis of the Changing Structure of the South Dakota Pork Industry, Kevin Keith Weischedel
The History of Men's Basketball in the Netherlands, James Dale Woudstra