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 1975
A Rotating Elliptical Cutting Device for a Forage Harvester, John Richard Durfee
Ridge Vent and Wind Direction Effects on Airflow Characteristics in a Model Open Front Beef Building, Robert K. Egan
Propagation of Selected Native Prairie Plants by Leaf Tissue Culture, Bernard Erlyn Ellis
Effects of Self-Hypnosis Training Sessions on Pre-Competition Anxiety Levels of Collegiate Wrestlers, Michael Ernest Engels
Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Vinelandiiinelandii, Stephen L.R. Erdody
Relationships of Scores Achieved on a Crawl Stroke Rating Form and Selected Measures of Stroke Efficiency in Swimming, Bradley Laverne Erickson
Soil Salinity, Sodium Levels, and Corn Production as Affected by Rates of Applied Beef Wastes, James L. Halbeisen
The Construction of a Racquetball Skills Test Battery for Beginning College Women, Barbara K. Halverson
Induction of Parturition in the Ovine, Ernest L. Harman
An Estimation of the Price Elasticity of Deman in the Gasoline Industry, Bennie Ray Hepfinger
The Development of Validated Metric Teaching Materials: Basics, Barbara Vanhove Hoff
Interactions of Rhenium(V) Chloride and Oxotrichlorobis(Triphenlyphosphine)Rhenium(V) With Selected Solvents, Paul Luther Holm
Integrated Numerical Simulation of Drip Irrigation With Subsurface Drainage, James Ray Hoover
Bentonite or Sodium Bicarbonate in High-Concentrate Lamb Diets, Gerald Bruce Huntington
An Evaluation of Remote Sensing Techniques for Water Resources Management of the James River, Robert E. Isakson
Human Problem Solving of Two Applied Tasks in Economic Allocation, Jerry Alan Kackley
An Analysis of the South Dakota Retail Sales Tax, Gordon V. Karels
Amino Acid Additions to a Low Protein Corn-Soy Diet for Egg Production, Ali Baghaye Kashani
Effects of Manganese Chloride on Blood Formation in Rabbits, Donald Wayne Kerr
Selected Flexibility Exercises and Baseball Hitting Proficiency, Kenneth Bernard Krogman
The Influence of Soils and Vegetation on LANDSAT Spectral Signatures, Gary Dean Lemme
Economic Analysis of the Management of Idle County Funds in South Dakota, Wanda M. Leonard
Biologic Properties of Midwestern Isolates of Pseudorabies, Pamela F. Leslie
A Research Study of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and its Implications on Graphic Arts Education on the Secondary Level, Raymond Eugene Maendele
Factors Affecting Efficiency to Weaning in Angus, Charolais, and Reciprocal Cross Cows, Douglas A. Marshall
Cytopathology of Barley and Corn Leaf Tissue Infected With the ND18 Strain of Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus, Charles R. McMullen
Effects of Atrazine on Penned Pheasants and the Occurrence of Stress Marks on Feathers, Thomas Orin Melius
Nesting Ecology of the Ring-necked Pheasant in Eastern South Dakota, Richard A. Olson
Salmonella Detection by Coulter Counter Volume Displacement Using Specific Antibody Coated Latex, Gita Chandulal Parikh
Free Will and Destiny in Chaucer, Irvine Lee Patten
Metabolic Studies of 2, 2', ³⁶4, ³⁶4', 5, 5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl in Guinea Pigs, Margaret Ann Pearson
Criteria for Determining Feasibility of Rural Water Supply Systems in Livestock Production Areas, Lynn L. Peterson
Pit Ventilation Systems Performance in a Model Swine Building, Stephen H. Pohl
Development of a Self-Instructional System to Teach Metric Temperature, Georgia K. Posey
Proposed Solid Waste System for Rural Areas of Brookings County, South Dakota, Arnold A. Putman
Food Habits of Young-of-the-Year Fishes in Abbey Pond, South Dakota, Randall D. Radant
Effectiveness of Selected Media for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide, Robert C. Renner
Tetrazoline Chemistry, Norman Wallace Rokke
Distribution and Importance of Stockdams, Dugouts, and Natural Wetlands To Breeding Waterfowl In South Dakota, James J. Ruwaldt
Results and Evaluation of An Aerial Creel Survey Technique On Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, Bruce R. Schmidt
Nitrogen Fixation and Other Microbial Activities in Soil on Antelope Range Station, Thomas J. Schneeweis
Computer Simulation of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission to Horses in South Dakota by the Culex Tarsalis Mosquito, Richard Frank Schryer
Effects of Selected Physical Traits on the Layout and Vertical Vaults of Women Intercollegiate Gymnasts, Karen Lee Schwan
Nitrogen Fixation by Selected Native Legumes of South Dakota, Ronald S. Shave
The Infiltration of a Lagoon Effluent for Final Waste Treatment, William B. Sherman
Nitrogen Fixation by and Isolation of Rhizobium Species from Native Legumes from a Tall Grass Prairie in South Dakota, Richard S. Steece
The Relationship of Freestyle Sprinting Ability in Swimming to Selected Measurable Traits, Keith Charles Sutton
The Role of Commercial Banks in Industrial Development in South Dakota, Loren W. Tauer
Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Prairie Lakes, Brian D. Thoreson
Selected Traits for Predicting Success in Football as Determined by College Football Coaches, Dennis Waldon Van Berkum
The Role of Cooperatives in Improving the Quality of Life in the First Planning and Development District of South Dakota, Gordon D. Vande Voorde
Supplementation of Opaque-2 and Normal Corn with Lysine and Tryptophan for Finishing Swine, John G. Volz
Food Habits, Growth, and Production of Young-of-the-Year Walleyes, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchell), in a South Dakota Pond, Ronne E. Walker
A Current Appraisal of the Influence of Price Expectations on Interest Rates, Michael Lee Walsh
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus: Phosphate Thioesters, Ronnie L. Wilde
Characteristics of Children's Educational and Recreational Program Personnel in Children's Hospitals and Pediatric Departments of Large General Hospitals in the United States, Harriet Darling Willoughby
A Comparative Study of Ribonuclease From Two Winter Barley Cultivars Based Upon Separation, Purification and Partial Characterization of RNA-Degrading Enzymes, Raymond Sze-Chung Wong
ETDS from 1974
Corixidae (Water Boatmen) Abundance and Contribution to Littoral Zone Fish Forage in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Richard Lee Applegate
Initiation of Parturition in Dairy Cows with Dexamethasone and Dexamethasone Plus Estradiol Benzoate, Gary Lee Beardsley
Volatility, Drift and Phytotoxicity of Dicamba to Corn When Applied with Additives, Bart A. Brinkman
Development of a Simulation Game in the Area of Housing, Beverlee Olson Buenning
Effects of Fungus-Fermented Soybeans on Broiler Growth and Life Cycle Performance of Coturnix Quail, Cheong Choo Chah
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the Upper Mississippi-Minnesota Rivers Basin in South Dakota, Billy Cheng-Chye Chen
Income Expectations Among ADC Recipients in Rapid City, South Dakota : An Application of Discriminant Analysis, Craig Edwards Clark
The Abundance and Seasonal Distribution of Tabanidae (diptera) in Spink County, South Dakota, with a Study of Geographic Variation in Chrysops Aestuans Wulp, Philippe Earl Cobb
Pine Needle (Pinus ponderosa) Abortive Factor and its Biological Determination, Carolyn A. Cogswell
A Study of Oxomolybdenum Chelate Compounds of Oxidation States (V) and (IV) When Prepared by Photochemical Reduction of Oxomolybdenum (VI) Complexes in Ethanol Under Inert Atmosphere and by Chemical Reduction, Richard Donald Dendinger
Color and Light Intensity Preferences of Four Species of Alate Cereal Aphids, Donald A. Dickmann
A Study of Selected Objective Factors in College Basketball and their Relationship to Team Success, Richard M. Dohrer
An Economic Analysis of the Impacts of Weather Modification on Crop and Livestock Production in Southeastern South Dakota, James W. Dunn
Sulfur Supplementation with Soybean Meal or Urea for Feedlot Lambs, Joseph Cletus Ebert
Consumer Installment Loan Risk: A Discriminant Analysis, Ronald Edward Fisher
Status of Para-Professionals Employed in the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program in South Dakota, Mary J. Fleming
Accuracy of College Women Shooting Set Shots as Affected by Selected Training Programs, Cindy Jane Fliss
Permeability and Consolidation Characteristics of Soils Producing Irregular-Shaped Compaction Curves, Terry L. Forest
The Economic Feasibility of Confinement Feedlots and the Analysis of Seasonal Marketing Variations for Feeder Cattle in South Dakota, Daniel W. Francke
Pheasant Reproduction and Survival as Related to Agricultural Fertilizer Use, Lawrence Francis Fredrickson
A Survey of the Attitudes of School Board Members in South Dakota Toward School Guidance Programs, Alice Marie Gehrke
Factors Associated with Population Changes in Rural South Dakota Communities, Sidney G. Goss
A Model Environmental Guide for the Huron Independent School District, Huron, South Dakota, Trudie Anne Greene
Inversion in Chlorophytum Elatum, Carolyn A. Gregory
Improving Water Use Efficiency of Smooth Bromegrass by Selecting for Regrowth, Delmer F. Gross
The Norwegian Heritage in America: Rølvaag's Concern for a Pluralistic Society, Hazel L. Halvorson
The Effect of Simulated Hail Damage on Oats, David Gaylord Hanson
The Application of ERTS-1 Multispectral Imagery for Crop Resource Evaluation and Inventory, James Lester Heilman
Evaluation of Duck Production On Waterfowl Production Areas in Northeast North Dakota, Gerald L. Heismeyer
Molecular Orbital Calculations for [Mo(CN)₈]⁴⁻ an Investigation of Eight Coordination Geometries, Patty S. Herman
The Effects of Two adhesive Ankle Taping Techniques Upon Selected Motor Abilities and Ankle Flexibility, Robert Carl Hoeg
Development of a Control System for Positioning the Centerbody in a Choked Inlet, John Jacob Jibben
American Labor Unions: Structure, Conduct, Performance, Lyle Adrian Johnson
Infiltration Basins for the Final Treatment of Lagoon Effluent in South Dakota, Peter S. Johnson
The Public Relations Efforts of South Dakota Colleges and Universities as Reflected by the Attitudes of South Dakota High School Seniors, Daniel F. Jorgensen
Status and Reflections of South Dakota State University Athletic Lettermen, James P. Koch
Field Comparisons of Hydraulic Conductivity Methods and Drainage Envelope Hydraulic Characteristics, David E. Kramer
Relationship Between Pre-meet Anxiety Level and Gymnastic Meet Performance in Women's Intercollegiate Gymnastics, Barbara Kae Langemo