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ETDS from 1968
Feasibility of Vacuum Dewatering of Combined Water Softening and Wastewater Sludges, Michael Gene Sisk
Responses of Tall and Semi-dwarf Spring Wheats to Levels of Nitrogen and Moisture Supply, Vanrat Sompaew
An Evaluation of the Pre-college Guidance Received by the College Dropout and the College Persister, Douglas John Soule
Analysis of Two Granular Pesticide Applicators for Experimental Plots, Gerald Albert Stangl
Varsity Coaches' Methods of Organizing Football Practice Sessions in the Public High Schools of Wisconsin, James Harvey Steinberg
The Field-effect Transistor as a Mixer, Garald C. Sundberg
Mannitol Induced Renal Alterations in Rabbits, William R. Taggart
Effects of Supplemental Lysine in the Drinking Water of Growing and Finishing Swine, Aaron R. Taylor
Characteristics of the Rachitogenic Activity in Isolated Soybean Protein, Owen Joscelyn Thompson
Isolation and Characterization of Fecal Streptococci from Surface Waters in South Dakota, Jerome Edward Tiede
A Survey to Determine the Extent of Retraining in the Printing Industry, Robert A. Timmons
Factors Affecting the Seasonality of Marketing Manufacturing Milk in Eastern South Dakota, Larry Gene Traub
Mathematical Model of a Spherical Shell Heat Exchanger with Exponential Internal Heat Generation, John Lin Tsou
The Reaction of Inbred, Single, Three-way and Four-way Hybrid Corns to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and Kernel Red Streak, Josetino B. Tunac
Antigenic Relationships of Diptheroids Isolated from Cattle and Swine, Glenn Elwyn Urevig
A History of Intercollegiate Football at South Dakota State University, James L. Vacura
Social and Economic Factors Affecting Household Expenditures for Outdoor Recreation in Northeastern South Dakota, Albert Ward Van Ness
Comparison of Electric Strength of Nitrogen and C4F8 Various Wave Shapes, John David Vinatieri
Information and Materials for Expanding Adult Homemaking Education in South Dakota, Ramona Hill Warwick
An Investigation of the Employment of Multiple Objectives in Water Resources Planning, Robert Rehm Werner
Synthesis of Deoxy-glucosamine as a Possible Antibacterial Agent, Theodore Allen Westley
A Study of the Relationship Between the Amount of Fountain Solution Used on a Sheet-fed, Single-unit Offset Press and the Degree of Picking Encountered on Coated, Sheet-fed Offset Paper, Roger Lloyd Williams
Conductance Studies of Concentrated Solutions of Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide Electrolytes, Andrew Ling-Wei Woo
Overhead Contribution from a Sloping Roof, Duane David Yager
ETDS from 1967
On the Nature of Some Selenium Losses from Soils and Waters, Ghaleb Musa Abu-Erreish
A Modified Prill and Hammer Method Used in The Study of Diacetyl Production by Single Strain Lactic Streptococci, Burdell D. Alfke
Measurement of Vertical and Horizontal Hydraulic Conductivities on an Undisturbed Soil Core, R. Kent Anderson
The Competitive Effects of Wild Buckwheat (Polygonum convolvulus L.) on Spring Wheat (Triticum vulgare L.), James Darrell Arnold
The Response of Poults to Growth and Antirachitic Factors of Soybean Meal and Corn, Richard Lane Arnold
Effects of Dieldrin on Reproduction of Penned Hen Pheasants, Thomas Donald Atkins
A Study of Dioxane-water and Dioxane-dioxane Interactions, Joel William Beckmann
A Study of Shearing Resistance in Asphaltic Concrete by Multi-stage Triaxial Testing, Jahanbakhsh Behnam
Hydrogen Sulfide Formation by Escherichia Freundii from Organic Compounds, Martin Bembers
An Economic Analysis of Livestock Auctions in South Dakota, Donald K. Bendt
A Bacteriological Study of Abscesses of Swine and Cattle, Lawrence Joseph Biever
An Analysis of Per Capita Costs for Selected County Functions in South Dakota, Burdette V. Blumer
Comparison of Two Cultures for Use in Preacidified Skimmilk for Cottage Cheese Manufacture, Daryl D. Boddicker
The Relationships Between Physical Fitness, Social Acceptability, Social Adjustment, Intelligence, and Academic Achievement of junior high School Boys, Leroy R. Boespflug
The Evaluation of Soybean Protein as a Major World Food Supply, Ray D. Branham
Genetic Parameters Among Production, Carcass Composition and Carcass Quality Traits of Beef Cattle, Darrell A. Busch
Ovine Phosphatic Urolithiasis, Don H. Bushman
The Concept of the Flapper in the Early Writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Janet Foster Carroll
Effects of a Sanitary Landfill on the Subsequential Uses of the Related Ground Water, Gary Emery Cason
A Method for Characterizing the Noise Produced by an Agricultural Tractor in Terms of the Acoustic Power and Directivity, Tom Shepherd Chisholm
Stress Distribution in and Deflection Properties of Tri-plate Beams in the Plastic Range, Richard Clarkson Cline
Effect of Thiamine, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, and Niacin in Bovine Blood on the Economy of the Short-nosed Cattle Louse Haematopinus eurysternus (Nitzsch), John Roger Crouch
Factors Affecting Body, Texture, and Water Holding Capacity of a New Low-Fat Spread-Type Dairy Product, Basil K. Dalaly
Cooperative Vocational Schools for South Dakota, Nicholas George Debilzan
The Relationship Between Phosphorus and Zinc in Corn Plants, Edward J. Deibert
The Effects of a Specific Resistance Program and a Weight Training Program Upon Strength Involved in and Speed of a Specific Motor Movement of the Discus Throw, Dean Elroy Dekok
Fox-Prey Relationships in Eastern South Dakota, Robert L. Drieslein
A Subjective Evaluation of Fundamental Locomotor Movement in Modern Dance Using a Five Point Rating Scale, Sandra Erickson Dvorak
Effects of Supplemental Lysine and methionine in Finishing Swine Diets, Bruce A. Eason
The Effect of Range Site and Range Condition on the Growth and Development of Western Wheatgrass, Myron Eugene Enevoldsen
The Relationship Between Forms of Soil Phosphorus and Uptake of Phosphorus by Barley, Timothy Okunola Fadayomi
Movement of Forage Fishes in a South Dakota Stream, Thomas P. Felix
Development of Basketball Shooting Accuracy as Affected by Varying Goal Sizes, Timothy Brown Fisk
The Relationship of Live and Carcass Measurements to Carcass Meatiness and the Influence of Sex and Sire on Carcass Traits in Lambs, Robert E. Fritz
Supplemental Vitamins in Feed and Water for Growing and Finishing Pigs and Growing Rats, Vernon L. Fritz
Porcine Body Composition as Influenced by Live Weight, Daniel Harold Gee
The Ecology of the Nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter and Klebsiella in Selected South Dakota Lakes, Paul A. Gillespie
The Effect of Norethandrolone on the Liver microsomal Enzyme which Demethylates Aminopyrine, Garrett John Gross
The Effects of Arsenical Compounds on Growth and Enzymes of Klebsiella Pneumoniae, M. L. Halling
The Effects of Gamma-irradiation on Seed Germination and Plant Stem Growth in Four Species of Plants, George R. Halter
The Effect of a Selected Progressive Resistance Running Program on Circulorespiratory Efficiency, Power and Free Running Speed, Merl Arnold Hamak
A Proposed Demonstration city for the Oahe Irrigation Development, Frederick Daryl Hejl
Nitrate--Urea interrelationships in Sheep, Donald Wayne Hoar
The Effectiveness of an Isometric-isotonic and an Isotonic-isometric Exercise Program Upon Selected Measures of Upper Body Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Resting Heart Rate, Paul Edward Hoseth
Analysis of Heat Transfer from Circular or Square Fins, Yun-Seng Huang
Seasonal Movements of Prairie Grouse in South Dakota, Warren W. Jackson
A Study of Expansion and Contraction in a Pavement Consisting of Prestressed Concrete Panels Interconnected in Place, George A. Jacoby
A Study of the Effects of an Occupational Unit on the Vocational Development of Indian High School Students, Shirley F. Jensen
Elastic Stress Distribution in and Stability of Rectangularly Notched Plates Axially Loaded by Uniform Compression, Mahir M. Kanan
Isolation of Anti-tuberculosis Agent from Korean Soils Containing Decayed Organic Materials, Jong Myong Kim
The Programed Approach to the Teaching of Remedial Grammar, Janice Slupe Kleen
The Effects of a Selected Resistance Training Program on the Improvement of Arm Throwing Strength and on Selected Items of the Football Passing Performance, Dean Eugene Koster
The Influence of Artificial Insemination in Three Midwestern States, Wendell Lee. Kucker
Feedlot Performance of Hereford and Holstein Steers as Affected by Ration and Slaughter Weight, William M. Larson
A Follow-up Study of South Dakota State University Graduates with a Major in Industrial Arts 1951 through 1966, Robert Vernon Lee
Effects of Continuous Running as Compared to Interval Running on Cardiorespiratory Efficiency of Conditioned Freshman Wrestlers at South Dakota State University, Terry J. Linander
Investigation of Combine Header Losses During Grain Sorghum Harvest, Vern Earl Matter
An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Commercial Bank Credit on Economic Growth in South Dakota, Robert W. McKellips
The Effect of Physical, Mental-physical, and Mental Practice on the Learning of the Modified Triple Jump, Barry Clifton Mckeown
Planned Educational Progress in the Mitchell Public School System, Donald Jesse McLean
A Group Theoretical Method of Treating Polyhedral Molecules with Spin State Eigenfunctions, Richard C. Mullaney
A Follow-up Study of Guidance and Counseling Graduates from South Dakota State University 1957-1966, Terry Grant Nelson
A Comparison of the Anxiety Measures and Match Performance Evaluations of High School Wrestlers, Richard Edward Newman
An Investigation of the Ability of an Individual to Perceive the Needs of Others in a Group Setting, Herbert L. Notch
Feedlot Performance of Heifers as Affected by Spaying and Hormone Treatment, Lowell James Nygaard
The Initial Year of the Title I Program at Whittier Junior High School In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Daniel A. Oursland
Interaction of Shear and Bending on Light Gage Steel Diaphragms, Chandrakant D. Patel
Incomplete Neurological Development as a Root of Reading Problems: A Classroom Teacher's Approach, Helen B. Prokes
A Comparison of the Social Criticism in Melville's Typee and Thoreau's Walden, Mary Riedy
An Analysis of the Production Output Difference Between an 11-pica and a 15-pica Line Width When Type is Set by the TTS Method, Larry E. Rolufs
Lipid Mobilization in Beef and Rabbits as Affected by Marketing-induced Stress or ACTH-induced Stress, John R. Romans
The Effect of Interval Running in Water on leg Strength and Circulorespiratory Efficiency, Ronald J. Schlekeway
Turbulent Velocity and Temperature in the Mixing Region of Two Parallel Airstreams, Olin Thomas Sessions