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 2012.
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 1975
Results and Evaluation of An Aerial Creel Survey Technique On Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, Bruce R. Schmidt
Nitrogen Fixation and Other Microbial Activities in Soil on Antelope Range Station, Thomas J. Schneeweis
Computer Simulation of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission to Horses in South Dakota by the Culex Tarsalis Mosquito, Richard Frank Schryer
Effects of Selected Physical Traits on the Layout and Vertical Vaults of Women Intercollegiate Gymnasts, Karen Lee Schwan
Nitrogen Fixation by Selected Native Legumes of South Dakota, Ronald S. Shave
The Infiltration of a Lagoon Effluent for Final Waste Treatment, William B. Sherman
Nitrogen Fixation by and Isolation of Rhizobium Species from Native Legumes from a Tall Grass Prairie in South Dakota, Richard S. Steece
The Relationship of Freestyle Sprinting Ability in Swimming to Selected Measurable Traits, Keith Charles Sutton
The Role of Commercial Banks in Industrial Development in South Dakota, Loren W. Tauer
Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Prairie Lakes, Brian D. Thoreson
Selected Traits for Oredicting Success in Football as Determined by College Football Coaches, Dennis Waldon Van Berkum
The Role of Cooperatives in Improving the Quality of Life in the First Planning and Development District of South Dakota, Gordon D. Vande Voorde
Supplementation of Opaque-2 and Normal Corn with Lysine and Tryptophan for Finishing Swine, John G. Volz
Food Habits, Growth, and Production of Young-of-the-Year Walleyes, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchell), in a South Dakota Pond, Ronne E. Walker
A Current Appraisal of the Influence of Price Expectations on Interest Rates, Michael Lee Walsh
Characteristics of Children's Educational and Recreational Program Personnel in Children's Hospitals and Pediatric Departments of Large General Hospitals in the United States, Harriet Darling Willoughby
ETDS from 1974
Initiation of Parturition in Dairy Cows with Dexamethasone and Dexamethasone Plus Estradiol Benzoate, Gary Lee Beardsley
Volatility, Drift and Phytotoxicity of Dicamba to Corn When Applied with Additives, Bart A. Brinkman
Development of a Simulation Game in the Area of Housing, Beverlee Olson Buenning
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the Upper Mississippi-Minnesota Rivers Basin in South Dakota, Billy Cheng-Chye Chen
Income Expectations Among ADC Recipients in Rapid City, South Dakota : An Application of Discriminant Analysis, Craig Edwards Clark
The Abundance and Seasonal Distribution of Tabanidae (diptera) in Spink County, South Dakota, with a Study of Geographic Variation in Chrysops Aestuans Wulp, Philippe Earl Cobb
A Study of Selected Objective Factors in College Basketball and their Relationship to Team Success, Richard M. Dohrer
An Economic Analysis of the Impacts of Weather Modification on Crop and Livestock Production in Southeastern South Dakota, James W. Dunn