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ETDS from 2017
Approximate Statistical Solutions to the Forensic Identification of Source Problem, Danica M. Ommen
An Analysis of Factors Affecting Bid of Infant-formula Manufacturers in WIC Rebate Auctions, Raymond Opoku
Perimeter Cropping As a Means of Reducing Insect Injury and Increasing Crop Yield, Brett L. Owens
Factors Affecting Feedlots' Decisions on Cattle Marketing Options: A National Study, Charlotte Owusu-Smart
Optimized Multilayer Perceptron with Dynamic Learning Rate to Classify Breast Microwave Tomography Image, Chulwoo Pack
Differential Gene Expression in Two Nodule Zones of Soybean, Sunita Pathak
Invertebrate Prey Selectivity of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Western South Dakota Prairie Streams, Erin D. Peterson
Funny in a Man's World: Women Comedians' Use of Political Satire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Jessica M. Peterson
An Integrated Evaluation of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in South Dakota, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer
Account Service and Creative Personnel: Interpersonal Conflict and Dialectical Tensions in Advertising Agencies, Ashley Phillips
Diaporthe, Soybean Cyst Nematode, and Soybean Aphid: An Evaluation of Potential Interactions Occurring Among Pests on Soybean in South Dakota, John Philip Posch
Macropinosome Maturation is a Clathrin Dependent Process in Bone Marrow Macrophages, Susmita Poudel
Screen Printed Carbon Electrode Based Microfluidic Biosensor for Sweat Cortisol Detection, Shailu Shree Poudyal
CFD Analysis Methods for Systems Driven by Natural Convection, Aaron Propst
Heterogeneous Nitrogen Losses: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Changes in Management Across South Dakota, Archibold Quaye
Lysine Bioavailability of Two Lipid Coated Lysine Products After Exposure to Silages with Different Acidity, Jessica N. Reiners
The Relationship Between Relative Strength Levels to Sprinting Performance in Collegiate 100-400M Sprinters, Philip Reuer
Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Crop Water Use to Improve Irrigation Water Management, Arturo Reyes-Gonzalez
Relationship of Stress, Sleep, Physical Activity, and Food Insecurity on Eating Behaviors and Obesity, Amy Lee Richards
Local and Systemic Actions of GnRH Relating to Estradiol and Associated Reproductive Parameters in Beef Cattle, Jerica J.J. Rich
The Influence of Chromium Supplementation on the Insulin Pathway, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Feedlot Steers, Heather Rode
Growth Potential and Genetic Diversity of Yellow Perch in South Dakota, Alex J. Rosburg
A Demonstration Study of Drainage Water Management in Eastern South Dakota, Ashik Sahani
Response of Dairy Cows to Dietary Starch Concentrations: Performance, Nutrient Digestion, and Gas Emissions, Juan Isidro Sanchez-Duarte
Associations Between Personality Style, Perceptions of Health Coaching and Percent of Starting Weight in Meal Replacement Program Participants, Anne E. Sawyer
Monopile Foundation Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation and Retrofitting, William A. Schaffer
Regulation of ARF16-2 by microRNA160 During Soybean Root Nodule Development, Spencer Schreier
Measuring Aquatic Organism Responses to Grassland Restoration: Does the Field of Dreams Really Exist?, David A. Schumann
Speak, Little Mute Girl: Representations of Mute Women in Film, Honor Schwartz
GESI Mainstreaming in Nepal: Representation of a New Concept or Re-presentation of an Old Concept in a New Package?, Umit Shrestha
A Comparison of Land Use and Land Cover in Public Lands of the Northwestern Great Plains and High Plains Ecoregions and the Implications For Grassland Birds, Dawn L. Siemonsma
Dual Enrollment And Its Impact on College Freshman Persistence: A Modification of Tinto's Model of Student Departure, Douglas L. Simon
Simulations of Impinging Jet with a Range of Configuration, Devansh Singh
Associations Between Child Weight Status and the Home Environment: An Analysis of Parental Eating Policies, Emily Smith
Phenotypic Plasticity of Native and Invasive Cool-Season Grasses in Response to Frequency of Moisture Availability, Ming-Yu Stephens
Impacts of Crop Residue and Cover Crops on Soil Hydrological Properties, Soil Water Storage and Water Use Efficiency of Soybean Crop, Kopila Subedi-Chalise
Response Surface Methodology and Its Application in Optimizing the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells, Rajab Suliman
Lipid-Laden Macrophages Downregulate AKT Phosphorylation and Metabolize Lipid Droplets via Autophagy, Rifat Sultana
The Determinants of Rural Outmigration in the United States: 2010-2014, Munia Sunjid
Changes in Fertility Associated with Nutritional Programming and Excess Dietary Protein and its Influence on Primordial Follicle Numbers and Uterine pH, Olivia L. Swanson
Human Dimensions of Habitat Loss in the Plains and Prairie Potholes Ecoregion, Lily A. Sweikert
Reagents and Tools to Identify Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus-2, Meghan Syrstad
Worldwide Optimal PICS Search, Ruchira Tabassum
Enhanced Breast Cancer Classification with Automatic Thresholding Using Support Vector Machine and Harris Corner Detection, Mohammad Taheri
Energy Management System Considering Battery Lifetime, Prajina Tandukar
The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Structural Break Analysis, Christian Tchamda
Performance of the Producer Accumulator in Corn and Soybean Commodity Markets, Chad Te Slaa
Understanding the Effect of BVDV on Innate Immune Response of Neutrophils, Neelu Singh Thakur
Bio Inspired Lightweight Composite Material Design for 3D Printing, Kaushik Thiyagarajan
A Pilot Study of a Summer School Food Backpack program for Students and Their Caregivers, Brittany Thompson
The Effect of Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Tolerance and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Gavin Van De Walle
Intranasal Immunization of Pigs with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus like Particles Plus 2’, 3’ –cGamp Vaccigrade™ Adjuvant Exacerbates Viremia After Virus Challenge, Alexandria Marie Van Noort
Graduate School Decisions: The Impact of Out-of-class Communication on First-generation College Students, Kaitlyn Voges
Normalization of Pseudo-invariant Calibration Sites for Increasing the Temporal Resolution and Long-Term Trending, Harika Vuppula
Advanced Carbon Materials Based Electrodes for High Performance Symmetric Supercapacitors, Keliang Wang
Evaluation of the Deadwood Bighorn Sheep Herd Translocation, Ty J. Werdel
An Evaluation of Nitrogen Supplementation and Processed Soy Fractions on the Performance of Cultured Fishes, Brandon M. White
Effects of Root Isoflavonoids and Hairy Root Transformation on the Soybean Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Structure, Laura White
Measuring Central Bank Credibility From the Effect of Inflation Shocks on Asset Prices, Junmei Xu
Development of Computational Techniques for Regulatory DNA Motif Identification Based on Big Biological Data, JInyu Yang
Smart Image Search System Using Personalized Semantic Search Method, Fangyu Zhang
Identification, Calculation and Warning of Horizontal Curves for Low-volume Two-lane Roadways Using Smartphone Sensors, Shaohu Zhang
ETDS from 2016
Role of Microglial α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator in Neuroinflammatory Pain Models in Mice, Muzaffar Abbas
Role of T Lymphocyte Trafficking in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Chowdhury Sayef Abdullah
Three Overlooked Issues: Water Quality, Forage Quality, and Forage Blends Impacting the Feed Efficiency of Dairy Cows, Ishwary Prasad Acharya
Distribution and Characterization of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines (HG) Types in South Dakota, Krishna Acharya
Protein and Fiber Fortification of White Pan Bread Using Food-Grade Distiller’s Dried Grains, Ashley Adamski
Nanoscale Study of Perovskite Solar Cells for Efficient Charge Transport, Nirmal Adhikari
Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Nodule-Specific Gene Expression in Soybean, Sajag Adhikari
Novel Cellular Targets of Aspirin in Chemoprevention studies on P53, G6PD and c-MYC, Guoqiang Ai
Outsourcing to the Developing Economy: Its Impacts on GDP and Unemployment. A Case Study of India and the United States of America, Abidemi Akinyemi
Changes in Neuromuscular Performance Throughout the Menstrual Cycle in Physically Active Females, Joseph D. Albert
The Impact of Different Battery Technologies for Remote Microgrids, Ali Barjs Allruwaili
Techno-Economic Feasibility of Distributed Torrefaction Systems Using Corn Stover Feedstock, Evan Almberg
Sickle Blood Cell Detection Based on Image Segmentation, Kholoud Alotaibi
A Poetic Response to Cancer: Scars, Mortality, and the Doctor-Patient Relationship, Jodi Andrews
Evaluation of Flame Weeding in Southeastern South Dakota, Benjamin William Arlt
Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of Low Temperature Responses in Grapevine F2 Population, Mani Awale
Economic Analysis of a Data Center Virtual Power Plant Participating in Demand Response, Labi Bajracharya
Evaluation of Tillage, Crop Rotation, and Cover Crop Impacts on Corn Nitrogen Requirements in Southeastern South Dakota, Sara Louise Berg
Evaluation and Identification of Soybean Aphid Resistance Sources and Mapping of Soybean Aphid Resistance Loci in Early Maturing Soybean Germplasm Accessions, Siddhi Jeewan Bhusal
Current Status of Falcon Populations in Saudi Arabia, Albara M. Binothman
Spatial Variability Analysis and Reclamation of Saline-Sodic Soils in the Northern Great Plains, Girma Birru
Impact of Cheese Colorants and Coagulants on the Physicochemical Functional and Rheological Characteristics of Natural and Process Cheese, Ananya Coomar Biswas
Effects of Small Intestinal Starch Digestion and Dietary Lipid on Efficiency of Nitrogen Use in Cattle, Ethan J. Blom
Synthetic Biology for Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Production of Ethanol, Nathanael Braselton
Ecology of Largemouth Bass in an Aging Reservoir: Implications for Creating a Trophy Largemouth Bass Fishery, Jason Breeggemann
Body Satisfaction and Ability to Identify Weight Status of Preschool-aged Children by Their Caregivers, Andrea Brown
Temporal and Spatial Influences on South Dakota Farm Economies of Size, Henry Brown
Determining the Relationship Among Change Fatigue, Resilience, and Job Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses, Robin Brown