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ETDS from 1965
Transmission of Two Strains of Two Stylet-Borne Viruses by Single Myzus persicae (sulz.) Aphids, Manolo Bautista Castillo
Laminar Combined Convection from a Nonisothermal Spining Cone: An Integral Approach, Bobba Rama Krishna Choudary
Evaluation of and Tentative Design Criteria for Anaerobic Lagoons as a Method of Swine Manure Disposal in South Dakota, David Richard Curtis
Linkage Between Chromosomal Interchanges and Colchicine Mutated Genes in Sorghum Vulgare, John R. Deakin
The Effect of Physical, Mental-Physical, and Mental Practice on the Learning of a Motor Skill, Clifford Lyle Eidsness
A Modified Voges-Proskauer Method of Determining Diacetyl in Dairy Cultures, Dwain Finkenbiner
Effects of a Trampoline Training Program on Selected Items of Motor Fitness, William Eugene Fritz
Turbulent Mixing and Heat Exchange in a Parallel Stream of Air, Tek Chand Goel
Evidence of Socio-Economic Classlessness in the Major Fiction of Daniel Defoe, Nicholas J. Goergen
A Thematic Approach to John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle, James W. Grinnell
Comparisons of Ear Corn and Shelled Corn in Various Types of Rations for Finishing Cattle, Gary Bruce Haiwick
Elastic Stress Distribution in Rectangularly Notched Members by Finite Differences, Paul Andrew Hoffman
A Study of Parental Knowledge of Guidance in the Baltic Public School System, William E. Horeis
A Survey of Several Bases Representative Nongraded Schools Use in Grouping Their Students, Ann Paul Karakash
A New Partial Differential Equation and a New Instantaneous Current-time Curve for Polarography, Russell B. Kidman
The Design and Construction of a 6-inch Mach-Zehnder Type Interferometer and Its Use for a Study in Free Convection, Clayton W. Knofczynski
A Comparison of Interval Running and All-out Running as Methods of Increasing Circulorespiratory Endurance, Donald Lee Kortan
An Analysis of the Production Output Difference Between an 11-pica and a 15-pica Line Width, Albert George Leicht
Effects of B Vitamin Deficiencies on Energy Metabolism of the Chick, William Clarence Lockhart
Opportunities and Training Needs in Non-farm Agricultural Occupations in a South-western Iowa School District, Robert L. Madden
Ability of Consumers to Ascertain "Quality" in Printing, Lawrence E. Mades
The Total Energy Capacity and the Instantaneous Energy Release in Springs, Suhayl M. Mamoun
A Study of the Present Status of Physical Education Facilities for Women in the Institutions of the South Dakota College Physical Education Association, Harold Robert Mansheim
Mathematical Method for Determining Stable Geometric Configurations in Aromatic Hydrocarbon Molecules, Richard A. Marsh
Energy Levels of the SI28 and the Alpha Particle Model, Dennis L. Nordstrom
An Analysis of the Comparative Reading Times for 11-pica and 15-pica Copy, Jack Wesley Nuckols
Student Attitudes Toward the Printing Industry in Two Chicago Area High Schools, Frank Arthur Ouseley
The Decomposition of Ditriphenylmethyl Peroxide in Concentrate Sulfuric Acid, John Rodney Parker
Design and Testing of Experimental Components Used on Photoelastic Analysis, Alan Rae Peterson
Derivation of the Diffusion Equation and a Revision of Matsuda's Theory for Polarography, W. Patrick Rahilly
Creep Tension Tests on Hastelloy Alloy X Bar, Predicting its Behavior and Applying the Data in a Design Problem, Y. V. S. Rao
A Procedure for the Determination and Evaluation of the Relationship Between Accident Frequency Rates, Extent of Experience and Chronological Age of Operative Personnel, William Wayne Rasmussen
The Effect of Positive and Negative Motivation Upon Selected Measures of Circulorespiratory Adjustment and All-out Running Performance, Stanley E. Richter
An Investigation of 10 Selected Weekly and Small Daily Newspapers Pinted by Offset Lithography and Methods and Equipment Used in Their Production, Charles Allen Ridgeway
An Inquiry into the Acceptability of Unjustified Composition and Omission of Column Rules to Newspaper Readers, Karl E. Ruthenbeck
The Effect of Weight Training on Explosive Power and Leg Strength During a Basketball Season, LaVerne L. Schlekeway
A Social System Analysis of the Changing Food Practices of the Teton Dakota Indians, 1800-1900, Norma R. Seerley
A Study of the Image of Vocational Education in South Dakota Schools, Melvin T. Simek
A Study of the Food Practices, Economic Position, and Conception of Health on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Kenneth H. Skogen
The Nature of the Suspension Effect, With Special Reference to Clay Suspensions, Gary E. Spalding
The Effects of a Cold Sitz Bath on Various Measures of Circulorespiratory Recovery from Vigorous Exercise, William Charles Talich
Structural Relationships for National and Regional Production of Beef Calves, John E. Trierweiler
The Effects of Selected Football Drills on Agility, Douglas Lee Tschetter
Effects of Wind on Falling Drops, Charles Russell Umback
The Effect of Change in Moisture Content on the Load Carrying Capacity of Three Member Nailed Wood Joints, William Theodore Welchert
Phosphorous Uptake by Oat Seedlings from Phosphorus Fertilizer Applied to a Subsoil as Affected by Soil Moisture, Dean E. Wesley
Utilization of the Air Permeameter to Determine the Intrinsic Permeability of in Situ Soil, Robert A. Wiles
Genetic Components and Phenotypic Relationships of Blood Constituents and Production and Carcass Traits in Beef Cattle, Lowell Lewis Wilson
Effect of Amino Acids on the Nature of the Nitrogenase System in Aerobacker Aerogens, Duane C. Yoch
ETDS from 1964
Soil Particle Size by Time-weight Accumulation of Sedimentation, Yasin E. Ahmad
Characterization of Staphylococcus Species Isolated From Raw Milk with Special Reference to the Enterotoxigenic Coagulase-Positive Types, Adnan M. Ammouri
Evaporation reduction investigation Pactola Reservoir, South Dakota 1962-1963 /by Jon Francis Bartholic., John Francis Bartholic
Anatomy and Bud Formation of Subterranean Parts of Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia Esula L.), Charles A. Beasley
Underemployment and Labor Force Reserves on Southeastern South Dakota Farms, Donald J. Biggar
International Trade in Cattle and Beef Products with Emphasis on the Effects of the European Economic Community on the South Dakota Economy, Harold F. Bjarnason
Football Training Film for Offensive Line Blocking, Leland Mark Bondhus
The Effect of Environment on Heritability of Yield in Spring Wheat, Joseph J. Bonnemann
Studies on the Limiting Amino Acids in Laying Hen Diets, Darwin Gene Britzman
Cytohistological Studies on the Origin of Diploid Stem Apices in Colchicine-treated Tetraploid Sorghum Seedlings, Chen Ho Chen
Problems in the Freeze-drying of Foods, Minakshi Desai
A Plan of Trade and Job Analysis for Organizing Printing Instruction in School or Plant Situations, Ngo Dinh Duyen
The Development of a Football Training Film and Manual of the Five-four Defense at South Dakota State University, Roger Roman Eischens
Pork Carcass Quantity and Quality Components as Influenced by Live Weight, Robert Charles Fletcher
An Evaluation of the Developmental Reading Program at South Dakota State College, Ruth L. Foreman
The Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Predicted Academic Success Among Selected College Freshmen Male Students at South Dakota State University, Dwain S. Guelle
Processing Costs for Fluid Milk Packaging Operations, Hollis D. Hall
A Comparison of the Characteristics of the Ped Faces and Ped Interiors in the B Horizon of a Modal Chestnut Soil, Robert Dean Heil
Homeostatic Relationships of Single- and Double-crosses of Corn, Rodney Orlyn Hexem
A Study of the Scope of the Declamation Program in South Dakota and its Values as Measured by Presently Enrolled College Students, Jeanette U. Horn
Observations of the Locomotor Responses of Diabrotica Virgifera lec., D. Undecimpunctata Howardi Barber and D. Longicornis (SAY), as Induced by Various Odoriferous Plant Materials, Donald L. Hostetter
The Design of an Apparatus for Investigating Turbulent Mixing of Two Parallel Air Streams and an Analysis of the Half-jet Phenomenon, Roger Alden Iverson
A Study of the Effectiveness of Shrink-resistant and Antibacterial Finishes on Wool Blankets After Repeated Launderings, Coila M. Janecek
A Comparative Study of Selected Personality Traits of Varsity Athletes, Gordon Delancey Jeppson
The Effect of Span Length on Ultimate Moment in Rectangular Plain and Reinforced Concrete Beams, Abolgasem Kazemi
The comparison of two training programs, isometric ontractions and Calisthenics, on Strength and Selected Body Measurements of Female College Freshman, Willis R. Kelly
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program Upon Speed of Forearm Muscle Contractions, Roger Dale Kerns
Economic Comparison of Improved and Unimproved Pastures in Producing Beef in Eastern South Dakota, Duane D. Kluckman
The Effect of Wave Formation on Open Channel Flow in a Triangular Closed Conduit, Yung Kuan Lo
Growth Characteristics and Pathogenicities of Monospore Cultures of Septoria Glycines, Neil Everett Martin
Food Habits of Bigmouth and Smallmouth Buffalo in Lewis and Clark Lake and the Missouri River, Thomas S. McComish
Influence of Proportions of Concentrates to Roughage with Various Feed Additives on the Feedlot Performance of Growing and Finishing Steers, Wayne Bernard McGillick
Skill Evaluation of Majors in Physical Education, Michael Byrnes McKay
Antibiotic Accumulation in an Outdoor Anaerobic Poultry Manure Lagoon, Dennis A. Messmer
An Appraisal of the Use of Soil Survey Information as the Basis for Valuing Land for Tax Purposes in Spink County, South Dakota, Donald Dean Patterson
Stair-running as a Training Method, John D. Pearson
Rate of Advance and Infiltration on Furrow Irrigated Blencoe Soils in Southeastern South Dakota, Richard C. Pedersen
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program on the Speed of Selected Leg Movements, Larry Gene Rector
An Inquiry Concerning Health as a Status-role, Robert S. Redhead
The Influence of Carcass Maturity and Marbling on Beef Muscle Pigments and Color, John R. Romans
A Guide for the Performance Review of County Extension Agents, Cecil D. Sanderson
A Survey of the Girl Dropouts at the Port Angeles, Washington High School During 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1962-63 with Implications for Strengthening the Homemaking Program, Norma Swenson Sandison
A Study of the Basic Strength Components of Asphaltic Concrete, Jalal Sarsam
The Carbohydrate Composition and In Vitro Digestibility of Western Hheatgrass at Various Growth Stages as Determined by Leaf Number and Cutting Date, Dennis L. Schentzel
Application of Revised Flesch Reading Ease and Human Interest Formulas to Locally-written and Associated Press copy in three South Dakota Dailies, Helen Kakonis Schultz
The Effect of Frozen Storage on The Microflora of Raw Milk, Jaswant Singh
Weekly Newspaper Editors' Acceptance and Use of 1963 State 4-H Contest Pictures and Captions Supplied by State and Local Extension Service Sources, Leland L. Sudlow
A Selected Bibliography of Material on the College Basic Speech Course with Annotations of Material on Evaluation of Student Speeches, Patricia Ellwein Tanaka
Dietary Selenium and Arsenic Additions in the Life Cycle of Laying Hens, Nirwan Tilak Thapar