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    ETDS from 1968

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    An Evaluation of the Novels of Mari Sandoz, Marian Barnes

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    Effects of Dieldrin on Reproduction of Penned Hen Pheasants in the Second Generation, William Lyman Baxter

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    A Study of Resource Allocation on Farms Engaged in Swine Production in Southeastern South Dakota, Robert Lincoln Borgers

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    An Experimental Investigation into the Effect of Density of Ink Film Thickness on Dot Area Changes on an Offset Press, Jon Ralph Braswell

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    Patterns of Change in the Spatial and Functional Aspects of Trade Centers and Trade Areas in South Dakota, Ralph James Brown

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    The Mechanism of Alkyl Migrations in Nitrogen ylids, Wesley J. Bruxvoort

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    A Gravel Envelope for a Tile Drain in a Coarse Silt Base Material, Dale A. Bucks

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    Genetic Parameters Among Production, Carcass Composition and Carcass Quality Traits of Beef Cattle, Darrell A. Busch

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    Effects of Photoperiods and Temperatures Upon Early Growth of Tall Fescue & Ladino Clover at Various Lengths of Growing Period, Chavalit Chalothorn

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    Describing Function Analysis of the Field-effect Transistor Oscillator, Edward C. H. Chang

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    Genetic Localization of Chlorophyll Mutant Genes in Barley, Sheria Chaio Chaio-Tong Chang

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    Optimization of Cover Plated Steel Frames by Linear Programming, Chong Soo Cho

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    An Estimation of Some Effects on Personal Income and Business Activity Resulting from Feasible Irrigation Development in Eastern and Central South Dakota, Thormod Christensen

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    Preliminary Investigation of a new Frequency Modulator, David A. Cleveland

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    The Fish Population of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, as Indicated By the Catch, James C. Congdon

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    Some Factors Influencing Fungicide Control of Leaf Rust and Stem Rust of Wheat, Gilbert Eugene Cook

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    A Survey to Determine if a Positive Correlation Exists Between Cost of Production and Rates Charged for Advertising Space in South Dakota Weekly Newspapers, Harry D. Dawson

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    Potential Surface Water Storage Capacities of Various Contoured Geometric Shapes, Coy W. Doty

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    Ecological Relationships of Breeding Blue-winged Teal to Prairie Potholes, Roderick C. Drewien

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    Optimal Organizations for Southeastern South Dakota Livestock Farms: Land Acquisition and Minimum Resource Models, Everett Dean Du Bois

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    An Explosive Weight-training Program and its Effect upon the Leg Power on Nonwrestlers and their Performance Times of Three Selected Wrestling Maneuvers, Douglas Jay Dufty

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    Study of Maintenance Deficiencies, Operating Horsepower, Fuel Efficiency, and Pump Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engine Powered Pumping Plants, George Robert Durland

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    Reactions of Ethyl Azodicarboxylate with Amines, Frank Ross Farr

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    Reaction and Response Time of Football Players as Affected by an Audible Change of Play, Edward Paul Finn

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    The Pollution Potential of Feedlots Along the Main Stem of the Big Sioux River, John Edward Foley

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    Dried Whey, Fish Solubles in Growing-Finishing Swine Rations and Effects of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles on Ration Digestibility, Craig S. German

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    Optimum Concrete Design with Random Variable Selection, Ima F. Goldman

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    Aflatoxicosis in Poultry, John G. Gregoriades

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    A Study of Some Physico-Chemical Changes in a Spread-Type Dairy Product During Storage, Alfredo E. Gudeikis

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    Snapping Turtle Life History on Lacreek Refuge, South Dakota, Donald Arthur Hammer

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    Stabilization Pond Site Evaluation, Terrence Owen Hausken

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    Academic Achievement in a Traditional School and an Innovative School, George Heaton

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    Optimum Movement of Feeder Calves and Feed Grains within South Dakota with Implications for Slaughter Plant Location, Valentine M. Heier

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    Beneficial Effects of an Intercepting Trench on Degraded Ground Water in the Vicinity of a Refuse Landfill, William George Hendrickson

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    Appraisal of Water Quality Standards for the Big Sioux River Downstream from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, John Mack Herreid

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    Evaluations of Techniques for Estimating Fall Age Ratios of Canada and Snow Geese, Kenneth Frederick Higgins

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    Life History and Ecology of the Black-Footed Ferret in the Wild, Conrad N. Hillman

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    A Comparative Analysis of Advertising Agencies and Commercial Printing Companies to Determine the Relationship Between Employee Education Level and Implementation of Participative Decision Making, Richard J. Huff

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    An Investigation of Printing Education in Taiwan, Ben Meikong Hwang

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    Surface Temperature, Body Temperature, and Heart Rate as Affected by Immersing the Feet of Conditioned Basketball Players in Cold Water Bath, Farrel Leroy Jacobsen

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    Determining Alternator Reactances from Load Test Data, Rohit K. Jani

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    Food Habits and Energy Utilization of Badgers, Grant K. Jense

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    Drought Resistance of Ponderosa Pine and Eastern Redcedar on central South Dakota Soils, Gerald L. Jensen

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    A Survey of Pollution on Selected Streams in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Thomas J. Jurgens

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    The Effect of a Progressive Weight Program for College Women on Selected Basketball Skills, Karen Mae Kaberna

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    Survival, Growth, and Food Habits of Brook Trout Introduced Into An Eastern South Dakota Stream, Larry W. Kallemeyen

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    Flow Over a Rough Porous Flat Plate with Surface Mass Transfer, Francis K. King

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    Program Instruction in use of Lithographic Camera, Clayton Ransom Kinney

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    A Study of Selected Factors Associated with Members Attitudes Toward Their Churches in the Aberdeen Area of South Dakota, Hadley G. Klug

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    The New Vertical Starting Block and its Effect on Sprint Starting Time, Lloyd Lawrence Kolker

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    Movements and Behavior of Pheasants During the Breeding Cycle as Determined by Radio-Tracking, Thomas L. Kuck

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    An Analysis of Stephen Leacock's Treatment of the Detective Story, Beverly Lamb

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    The Effect of Test Cell Glass Cylinder Diameter on Gaseous Insulation Dielectric Strength, Thomas J. Lanoue

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    Storage and Retrieval System for Ground Water Quality Data in South Dakota, Rodolfo Lardizabal Laudencia

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    The Design, Construction, Testing and Evaluation of a Strength-of-Material Testing Device, Duane Allan Letcher

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    A Historical Analysis and Comparative Classification of the use of Computers in the Typographic Industry, Harvey R. Levenson

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    Drain Modulation of the Field-effect Transistor Amplifier, John C. Lietz

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    Steps of Speech Preparation Recommended in "Fundamentals of Speech" Textbooks Correlated with Frequency of Usage by Selected Clergymen, James Walter Lohr

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    A Study of the Internal and External Methods of Character Development in Acting as Exemplified by Text Books, Bruce Allen Lorange

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    Evaluation of an Aerated Lagoon System Treating Domestic and Industrial Wastewaters, John Thomas Lowthian

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    Immediate Knowledge of Results via Videotape Replay and its Effect on the Learning of Selected Football Skills, Alexander Thomas Lundquist

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    Effects of Marginal Quality Irrigation Water on the Accumulation of Salts and Alkali in Irrigated Soils, John M. Madden

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    The Supplementation of Lysine to Growing and Finishing Swine, Roger D. Magstadt

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    Guidelines for Estimating Resources Needed to Earn a Specified Level of Income, South James Area, South Dakota, John N. Maher

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    Some Indications of the Reinforcement Effects of Cooperative Extension Programs Broadcast from KOTA-TV, Rapid City, South Dakota, a Commercial Television Station, Francis Elizabeth Maierhauser

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    Proposed Modifications to the Los Angeles Rattler Test, Reinhold P. Mathiowetz

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    A Study of the Adaptability of Till Planting Corn Under Dryland Conditions in Eastern South Dakota, Luther A. Mathison

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    Some Thermal Plate Deflections Determined by the Complex Variable Method, James N. Maytum

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    Vacuum Dewatering of Elutriated Wastewater Sludge Conditioned with Lime Sludge, Donald Lee Miller

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    The Effects of Moldy Alfalfa Hay Feeding on Rumen Activity, Rumen Protozoa and Dairy Steer Performance, and Analysis of Toxic Substance(s) Associated with Molding, Guru Prasad Mohanty

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    Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Residues in Pronghorn Antelope Antilocapra Americana americana (Ord) 1815 of South Dakota Collected in 1966, Gary L. Moore

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    Some Factors Influencing Rates of Parasitism of the Wheat Stem Maggot in South Dakota, Wendell Lee Morrill

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    Relationship of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration with Flow, Temperature and BOD for the Big Sioux River Downstream from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Daniel Joseph Naughton

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    A Three Year Soil Insecticide Control Study on Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in South Dakota, Lance J. Nearman

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    The Metabolism of Diazinon in Alfalfa, Larry Leonard Nelson

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    The Influence of Sodium Phenobarbital on the Hepatic Microsomal Enzyme System which Reduces P-nitobenzoic Acid in Fetal and Newborn Rats, Robert James Neumayr

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    Response: A Study of the Genesis, Nature, and Meaning of the Aural Imagery in Henry Vaughan's Silex Scintillans, Lavonne Niklason

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    Tissue Culture of Carrot Leaf on Three Media Using the Growth Regulator Tordon, John O'Connell

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    Rural Development and its Implications in Eastern Nigeria, Ngwu Okoro

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    The Effectiveness of Explosive Running in Addition to Weight Training as Measured by Leg Strength, Reaction and Ferformance Times of Football Players in an Off-season Training Program, Jerry L. Ommen

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    The Feeding Value of High Dry Matter Corn Silage, Myers J. Owens

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    Selected Factors Associated with the Net Out-migration of Young Adults from South Dakota Counties and State Economic Areas, 1950-1960, James E. Pew

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    The Counselor's Role as Perceived by Administrators, Counselors, and Teacher-counselors in South Dakota High Schools, Darlene Mulder Prashar

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    An Investigation of Attitudes and Opinions of Readers Toward the Sioux Valley News, Nancy Sundling Prince

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    Comparative Gross and Histologic Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pronghorn Antelope and Domestic Sheep, James A. Raney

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    Lipid Analysis of Maturing Crambe Seed, Dwayne Walter Rehfeld

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    Food Habits of the Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Pedioecetes Phasianellus Jamesi) and The Greater Prairie Chicken (Tymphanuchus Cupido Pinnauts) In Western South Dakota, Bruce A. Renhowe

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    Feedlot Adaptation and Shrinkage of Feeder Cattle, Robert E. Revell

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    An Analysis of Hedging and Forward Contracting as Aids in Obtaining Credit, Rodney R. Roesler

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    Viscoelastic Flow Past a Wedge with a Soluble Coating, Franklyn W. Roitsch

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    Measurement, Analysis, and Reduction of Noise Produced by an Agricultural Tractor, Dennis W. Ryland

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    The Influence of Zinc and Tryptophan on Polysome Stability and Growth Response of Corn Seedlings, Anthony Unusa Salami

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    Relationships Between Beef Palatability and Bone Density, Bone Hardness and Other Maturity Indicators, David E. Schafer

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    Limnology of Selected South Dakota Lakes, Artwin E. Schmidt

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    The Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus, Edward Albert Schmidt

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    Modular Scheduling as Related to the Physical Education Program in Secondary Schoolsmicroform, Dale Allen Schmuck

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    Combining Spin-tate Functions to Describe Eight-electron Tetrahedral and Cubic Arrangements and the Use of Ionic Functions in the Four-electron Tetrahedral Cage, Edward G. Schwartz

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    Content of Two Upper Midwest Farm Magazines as Related to Major Types of Farming in South Dakota, Frank J. Shideler

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    Variation between Boars in Semen Characteristics and Fertility, Wayne L. Singleton

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    Fishes of the Big Sioux River, James A. Sinning