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).
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ETDS from 1972
Waterfowl Production in the James River Valley of South Dakota, William E. Wheeler
Taxation of Cooperatives in South Dakota : An Evaluation of Selected Tax Proposals, Marc R. Wiitala
A Special-purpose Computer and Console to Assist Blind Bowlers, Gary L. Wilhelm
A Cytogenetical Study of a Hexaploid Agrotricum Immune from Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, Raymond Sze-Chung Wong
ETDS from 1971
Changes in the Physical Condition of College Football Players Throughout a Competitive Season, Thomas Arthur Ball
A Study of the Properties of Parametric Programming, Arjun Kumar Batr
Vulnerability Analysis of Two Water Treatment Utilities to the Effects of Fallout Contamination, Richard R. Bell
Prediction of Beef Palatability Factors and Relationships Between Live and Carcass Traits, Richard J. Berns
An Evaluation by Winter Wheat of Phosphorus Carriers and the Effect of Different Carriers on Three Phosphorus Availability Indices, Charles C. Biggar
Field Testing of Bridge Girder Webs Subjected to Horizontal Loads, Duane Darrrel Boice
The Narrow Room : A Critical Study of the Sonnet Sequences of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ann O. Boultinghouse
Selected Physiological Changes in College Men and Women Participating in Social Dance, Barbara Dale Bovee
Classification Error of Gaussian and Transformed Gaussian Variates, John E. Boyd
A Study of the Thematic Importance of Nine Female Characters of the English Mystery Plays, Linda Lee Boyd
A History of Intercollegiate Baseball at South Dakota State University, Robert Tanios Bozied
Ground Water Management by Streambed Dams for the Upper Big Sioux River Basin, Laverne Ray Brenden
A Rhetorical Analysis of Selected Speeches of Senator Birch E. Bayh on the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Michael Lee Brubaker
Various Forms of Dehydrated Alfalfa in High-concentrate Cattle Finishing Diets, Jerry D. Burkhardt
Seasonal Movements and Behavior of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota, Arthur V. Carter
A Study to Determine the South Dakota School Districts' Information Programs, Policies, and Attitudes, Donald A. Clyde
A Characterization of Four Prairie Grasses, Carolyn A. Cogswell
Parasites of Shrews in Brookings County, South Dakota, Gary D. Collins
The Physiological Effects of a Season of Varsity Swimming Competition and Training on Selected Bodily Responses of Swimmers, William George Cook
Effects of Chick Stimuli and Dieldrin on Adoptive Behavior of Penned Hen Pheasants, K. L. Cool
Pore Pressure Influences on Irregular Compaction, Steven Keith Cutler