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.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Open PRAIRIE strives to confirm that all open access items are clear of any copyright restrictions. Works in Open PRAIRIE are made available exclusively for educational purposes such as research or instruction. Literary rights, including copyright for published works held by the creator(s) or their heirs, or other third parties may apply. All rights are reserved unless otherwise indicated by the copyright owner(s).
Please contact the Electronic Resources and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Michael Biondo, with any issues, or questions concerning copyright infringement in this collection.
Finally, the development of this collection is ongoing. If you are a former South Dakota State University graduate student and wish to include your work in Open PRAIRIE, please contact us.
ETDS from 1974
The Relationship of Selected Objective Factors to Team Success in College Football, Lawrence Edward Langemo
Characterization of a Bovine Parvovirus, Thomas J. Langpap
A Study of the Charge Distribution in Unconjugated Thiocarbonyl Compounds: a Comparison with Carbonyl and Imine Chromophores, John Yuchu Lee
The Decompostion of Organic Matter in Two Midgrass Prairies in Western South Dakota, Venance H. Lengkeek
The Effects of Gestation Metabolizable Energy Levels On Sow Productivity and Hematology, George W. Libal
Influence of Growth Stage, Stubble Height, and Cutting Frequency on the Carbohydrate Reserves and Yield of Switchgrass, Richard A. Lockert
Themes Expressed in the Rhetoric of Two Women's Rights Movements, Ann Holt Logan
A Study of Selected Demographic Factors Associated with the Number and Characteristics of Marriages Solemnized in South Dakota: 1960-1972, Jon Gregory Lundeen
In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Protecting Whey Protein Concentrate for Ruminants, David Rodriguez Maltos
The Effect of Cooperatives and Other Market Structure Variables on Ammonium Nitrate and Anhydrous Ammonia Pricing, 1951-1972, James Alan Mankin
Feeding of Hatchery-reared Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.) In Relation To The Diet In A South Dakota Stream, Richard W. McCoy
Studies of the White Pelican in South Dakota: Reproductive Biology of Wild Populations and Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and DDT on the Behavior of Penned Birds, Vernon Pat McCrow
Computerized Construction of a Seasonal Flow-Duration Table, Gregory C. Meyer
Habitat Preferences and Food Habits of Striped Skunks in Eastern South Dakota, Melvin S. Moe
A Study of Disadvantagement and Migration for Counties in South Dakota: 1960-1970, Marco Montoya
Biological Control of Musk Thistle, Carduus Nutans, in South Dakota, Dennis Morihara
Opportunity Costs of Diverting Water from Agriculture to Industry in Portions of Northeastern Wyoming, Woodrow Elbert Murray
RNA and Cell Volume Distribution Analysis of VEE Virus Infected Mosquito Cell Cultures, Clayton Werner Naeve
A study of engineering services for South Dakota hospitals, Duane Robert Nelson
A System to Measure Thermal Resistivity of Soils, Steven F. Oakland
Groundwater Quality in Water Supply Wells Surrounding the Sanitary Landfill at Brookings, South Dakota, David C. Odens
Population Change in West Africa : 1954-1972, Ndidi Odashionu Okwumaba
Comparison of Methods for the Rapid Detection of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Edwin D. Oliver
Synthesis of S-(1-diazo-2,2,2-Trifluorethyl) Cysteine Dioxide : A Potential Gutamine Antagonist, Robert M. Olson
The Effect of Subsurface Layered Trifluralin and Dicamba on Field Bindweed, Winter Wheat, and Corn, William Ben O'Neal
Gonadal Hormone Levels Prior to and Following Puberty in Straightbred and Crossbred Beef Heifers, Walter Ronald Parker
South Dakota Gubernatorial Inaugural Addresses, 1889-1931, Terry L. Peterson
Energy Sources in Starter Diets for Early Weaned Pigs, Leon Jon Reiner
Parasites of Salmonid Fishes from Southcentral Alaska, James Carl Riis
The Erythropoietic Effects of Dibenzyline, Atropine and Iron Dextran on Doe and Fetal Rabbits, Rex Edwin Riis
Peroxyacetic Acid Delignification of Wood and Bark from Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa), Danny C. Ronning
A Study of Attitudes of South Dakota Residents Toward Selected Aspects of Hunting, Hunters, and Game Officials, Jerome R. Rosonke
Physiological Responses of Holstein Steer Calves to Winter Climatic Conditions, Jay A. Runestad
A Quantitative Analysis Covering 60 Years of Changing Patterns of Land Use Along a Major Traffic Arterial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Virgil Clayton Sandvig
A Multi-Variate Analysis of Selected Socio-Demographic Factors Associated With the Attitudes of Big Stone Lake Area Residents Toward Community Services, Oscar J. Schinkel
The Big Stone Lake Chautauqua and Summer School Institute, Michael R. Schliessmann
Storage Quality Measurements of Two Large Hay Packages, Ronald Eugene Schrempp
Pathos and its Paradox : The Vision of J. M. Synge, William K. Schultz
Automated Recognition of Human Speech : A System Survey, a Problem Analysis, and a Frequency Shift Experiment, David Robin Scott
Influence of Vegetation On The Distribution of Small Mammals On A Waterfowl Production Area, Douglas A. Searls
The Effect of Market Weight and Ration Concentrate Level on Carcass Traits of Bulls, Heifers and Steers, Peter B. Smith
Effects of Crossbreeding on Growth Rate of Steers and Heifers, Feed Efficiency of Heifers and Carcass Characteristics of Steers, William Lynn Smith
An Analysis of the Impact of the School Property Tax and the Disparities in Public School Finance in South Dakota, Ronald R. Soderberg
Quantitative Gene Action and Interrelationships of Protein Content With Some Metrical Traits of Oats, Harbans Singh Sraon
An Ultrastructural Study of the Effects of a Polychlorinated Biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) on the White Pelican Hepatocytes, Ivan J. Stotz
Attitudes of Brookings High School Students Toward Variant Media and Use of Library Resources, Joan D. Tabor
Experimental Study of Noise Propagation in a High Velocity Flow Field, Ismail Tag
Effects of Different Drills Upon the Improvement of Agility of Football Players, Radford F. Taylor
Reactions of Reduced Glutathione with Some Methylated Selenium Compounds, Nancy Wendt Thiex
An Experimental Heat Transfer Analysis of Summer Cooling Requirements for Tractor Cabs in South Dakota, Joseph C. Thomas
News Diffusion Among South Dakota State University Students, Vadakkeveetil Alexander Thomas
A Dynamic Impact Model of Regional Income : A Reduced Form Approach, Cameron S. Thraen
Soil Infiltration Tertiary Treatment of Stabilization Pond Effluent, Charles Allan Tiltrum
Investigation of the Anaerobic-Aerobic Treatment System Treating Potato Processing Wastes, Midwest Foods Corporation, Clark, South Dakota, William J. Trygstad
A Case Study of the Economic Impact of the 3M Company of the Brookings Community, Dwight G. Uhrich
A Neoclassical Growth Model with an Environment Sector, Gregory Henry Wagner
Synthesis of Some Organic Conductive Materials, Margaret Hsien-Chun Wang
The Existence of Reversed Digit Addends Modulo n, Lance Adair Wheeler
Legislative Efforts Pertinent to the Subject Matter of Selected Debate Propositions from 1920 to 1967, Michie J. Wienk
An Evaluation of Parliamentary Procedure Programs in South Dakota Future Farmers of America Chapters, Calvin E. Willemssen
An Analysis of the Earnings-Price Index as an Investment Tool, Raymond J. Wood
Ammonia Levels in Maternal and Fetal Tissues and Blood of Urea-Treated Sheep, Charles C. Yelverton
ETDS from 1973
Groundwater Quality Variation in the Vicinity of Dying Terraces Designed to Dispose of Runoff from a Cattle Feedlot, Thomas Burton Andersen
A Monetarist Model of Equity Valuation., James Clifford Barnes
Reflectance Measurements for the Detection and Mapping of soil Limitations, Lawrence A. Benson
The Eriophyoidea of South Dakota, Magdalena Lopez Briones
Processing Methods for Corn Grain Fed With Various Types, Sources and Levels of Roughage to Cattle, Jerry Burkhardt
Evaluation of Methods of Reducing Seed Dormancy in Switchgrass, Indiangrass, and Big Bluestem, Keith L. Byers
Biology and Ecology of False Wireworms in South Dakota (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Carrol Otto Calkins
Selected Physiological Changes in College Distance Runners as Affected by a Year-round Competitive, Lyle L. Claussen
South Dakota Counties Delineated into Economic Subregions by an Application of Cluster Analysis to Selected Variables for the Periods 1940-1950, 1950-1960, and 1960-1970, Robert Alan Coplan
Inheritance of Protein Content and Rust Resistance and Their Associations with Selected Agronomic Traits in Wheat Crosses Involving SD69103 (Hand, CI15921), a Hard Red Winter Wheat, Craig Richard Cowley
An Implantable Transmitter and a Complete Telemetry System for Body Temperature Measurement, Delbert D. Dais
Dried Whey as an Additive for Alfalfa Haylage and as a Grain Supplement for Dairy Cows, Sitakantha Dash
Pathogenicity, Synergism, and Control of Xanthomonas Translucens and Septoria Avenae f. sp. Triticea on Spring Wheat in South Dakota, Bruce Lloyd Davidson
The Effects of Livestock Waste on Some Soil Strength Characteristics and Selected Tillage Operations, Rodney Joseph Devine
Atherosclerosis in Rabbits as Affected by Varying Diet Treatments and D-thyroxine, Sharon Kay Dinkel
Application of 125I to the Detection and Assay of Viruses and Viral Antibody Adsorbed to Latex Particles, Charles Steven Duvall
The Vitamin E Status of Lactating Dairy Cows after Receiving Stored Feeds for 15 Months, Marc Dellhime Eckhart
Ritual Patterns in Shakespeare's Comedies, Margaret M. Eno
The Unsteady Circulation Distribution in Rotors and its Application to Noise Studies, Assem A. Fathy
Seasonal Movements and Habitat Selection of Pheasant Cocks in South Dakota, Robert A. Fedeler
Political Preference and Economic Rationality: An Interdisciplinary Study on the 1972 presidential, Roger A. Ferris
The Effects of Irrigation Application Depth on Corn Yield and Soil Moisture, Ronald L. Frankenstein
Ridge Vent Influence on Airflow Characteristics in a Model Open Front Beef Confinement Building, Donald P. Froehlich
The Creative Direction of Jean Anouilh's Becket, Bette J. Gerberding
Opinions of Graduated Majors in Physical Education Concerning the Professional Preparation Program at Western State College, Brent Ralph Getchel
Graphical Comparison of Theoretical and Actual Settlement for Axially Loaded Piles, William Howard Hagedorn
The Forms of Language in the Plays of Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter, Charles A. Haggerty
Evaluation of Cattle Use of A Deer Winter Range in the Black Hills, David C. Hamm
Quantification of Pollutants in Surface Runoff From Agricultural Lands in Brookings County, South Dakota, Leland Lester Harms
Chaucer and the Church, Michael Haug
Morphological Abnormalities of the t¹²/t¹² Preimplantation Mouse Lethal as Revealed by Electron Microscopy, Curtis J. Hesla Jr.
Mixing Characteristics of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, William J. Heyer
Changes in Physical Fitness of College Women as a Result of Selected Conditioning Programs, Kathryn Johanna Hoff
Nutrient Sources and Transport in the Central Region of the Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Marvin E. Hora
Attitudes of Women Toward Career Apparel Uniforms and the Relation to Personality Traits, Mary Ellen Hornstra
The Influence of Mixing on the Performance of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, Gregory G. Huza
Effects of Mimosine on Various Reactions of Amino Acids, Liang-Rong Hwang
Histopathogenesis of a Granulosis Virus in the Army Cutworm, Euxoa Auxiliaris (Grote), Jan Jeffrey Jackson