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 1970
Rigidity of four-bolt and six-bolt end plate connections, Roger William Eastman
Pheasant Use and Waterfowl Production on State and Private Lands, Charles R. Elliott
The Effect of Harvesting and Storage Methods on Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of First Cutting Alfalfa Hay, Perry A. Fales
Three Methods of Cryotherapy and Their Effects Upon the Recovery Process, Byron Edward Foreman
South Dakota 4-H Members' and Leaders' Use of Two Types of 4-H Manuals, Barbara Kaye Froke
An Urban Comprehensive Planning Model for Resource Allocation, Thomas Francis Galligan
The Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on the Palatability of the Freeze-Dried Chicken, Ngoc Hoa Giang
Flannery O'Connor and the Development of the Grotesque in American Literature, Joan Rae Griffin
Effects of Aldrin on Young Pen-Reared Pheasants, Joseph Edward Hall
Automatic Irrigation : Sensors and System, Herman G. Hamre
Effect of Rhythmical Disturbances on Repetitive Assembly Work, Ranganatha Hemmige
Feeding of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) in Experimental Cages, Kay R. Hill
Erosion Protection for the Outlets of Small and Medium Culverts, Robert A. Hipschman
Effect of ductility on initiation and spread of fracture in solids, Tien Yu Hsieh
The Military Image in the Poetry of A. E. Housman, Richard Alan Hudson
Acceptable Regions for Approximations in Quality Control, Du Hung-Ching
Root Pulls and Root Ratings as an Analysis of Insecticide Performance in the Control of Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), James I. Jessen
The Influence of an Unusually High Water Table on Ground Water Quality at a Refuse Disposal Site, Charles Strock Johnson
A Differential pH Requirement for Extraction of Stable Polyribosomes from Winter Barley in Relation to RNase Activity of the Tissue, Clay G. Johnson
The Identification of Changing Sex Roles Within a Family Unit as Perceived by First Graders, Janelle Fridley Jones
American Indian Attitudes Toward Education in Select Areas of South Dakota, Glen Arthur Just
Cost Evaluation of Municipal Water Hardness Reduction and Private Softening for the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Keith Allen Kelton
An Economic Analysis of the Brookings Study Area, Donald L. Kettering
Scattering Parameters of VHF Semiconductor Devices, Young Dae Kim