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 1973
Irradiation Damage of the Developing Chick Embryo, with Special Attention to Growth Reduction, Andrew Lee
Evaluation of Giant Canada Goose Restoration in Western South Dakota, Dennis L. Lengkeek
Amino Acid Supplementation of Opaque-2 Corn for Growing Pigs, Reid V. Merrill
The Prevention of Blisters on the Hands of Horizontal Bar Gymnasts by the Use of Cryotherapy, Randall Ray Nelson
Some Effects of Dietary Fats or Copper on Growth and Lipid Composition of Turkeys and Rats, Richard A. Nelson
An Investigation of Behavior Change of Student Housing Staff at South Dakota State University for Academic Year 1971-72, Ronald J. Nielson
Comparison of Six Methods for the Quantitation of Salmonella Species from Surface Water, James George Nothnagel
Detection of Staphylococcus Aureus Enterotoxin B by Antibody Coated Latex Particles Using Coulter Counter Channel Shifts, Fred William Olsen
Time Dependant Fracture Under Cyclic and Impulsive Loading, Anil Kumar Pattanayak
The Competitive One-act Play Program in South Dakota High Schools, Raymond L. Peterson
Closed Confinement Beef Building Calorimetry and Influences of the Manure Storage Tank, Paul G. Remmele
The Effects of Various Training Programs on Selected Measurements of College Women, Jeanne Kathleen Riis
The Vascular Vegetation of Northeastern Day County in South Dakota, R. Evelyn Roberts
Feminism and Louisa May Alcott's Stories for Girls, Vivian E. Sarsam
Computerized Distribution System Protection Program, Rodney C. H. Scheel
The Reasons for Out-Migration of Selected Student-Athletes from South Dakota, Gregory Lee Schmidt
History of Rapid City Community Theatre from 1943 to 1973, Richard C. Sethney
Solodized Solonetz Soil Core Model Studies of Reclamation, Dennis G. Shannon
The Ashland Press: An Historical Overview, Paul Joseph Skamser Jr.
The Role of Western Equine Encephalitis and Saint Louis Encephalitis in Mosquitoes and Animals of South Dakota, Mark Edward Steichen
Chemical Survey of Selected South Dakota Lake Sediments, Alan Ross Swanson
In Vitro Digestibility of Diallel and Polycross Progenies of Intermediate Wheatgrass, Ronald Theodore Thaden
Origin and Transport of Nutrients in the Upper Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Charles William Thompson
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Phosphorothioates, Yuh-Geng Tsay