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.
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ETDS from 1969
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Three Selected Species of Cultivated Grasses, Marvin J. Wurster
The Scientific Authenticity of the Dvorak Subjective Test of Fundamental Locomotor Movement for Beginners in Modern Dance, Sherri Lea Jones Wurster
The Effects of Varying Training Time Periods on the Development of Cardiovascular Efficiency in College Women, Susan Anne Yeager
ETDS from 1968
Ultrasonic Evaluation of Swine, Lowell M. Anderson
An Evaluation of the Novels of Mari Sandoz, Marian Barnes
Effects of Dieldrin on Reproduction of Penned Hen Pheasants in the Second Generation, William Lyman Baxter
A Study of Resource Allocation on Farms Engaged in Swine Production in Southeastern South Dakota, Robert Lincoln Borgers
An Experimental Investigation into the Effect of Density of Ink Film Thickness on Dot Area Changes on an Offset Press, Jon Ralph Braswell
Patterns of Change in the Spatial and Functional Aspects of Trade Centers and Trade Areas in South Dakota, Ralph James Brown
The Mechanism of Alkyl Migrations in Nitrogen yeilds, Wesley J. Bruxvoort
A Gravel Envelope for a Tile Drain in a Coarse Silt Base Material, Dale A. Bucks
Genetic Parameters Among Production, Carcass Composition and Carcass Quality Traits of Beef Cattle, Darrell A. Busch
Effects of Photoperiods and Temperatures Upon Early Growth of Tall Fescue & Ladino Clover at Various Lengths of Growing Period, Chavalit Chalothorn
Describing Function Analysis of the Field-effect Transistor Oscillator, Edward C. H. Chang
Genetic Localization of Chlorophyll Mutant Genes in Barley, Sheria Chaio Chaio-Tong Chang
Optimization of Cover Plated Steel Frames by Linear Programming, Chong Soo Cho
An Estimation of Some Effects on Personal Income and Business Activity Resulting from Feasible Irrigation Development in Eastern and Central South Dakota, Thormod Christensen
Preliminary Investigation of a new Frequency Modulator, David A. Cleveland
The Fish Population of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, as Indicated By the Catch, James C. Congdon
Some Factors Influencing Fungicide Control of Leaf Rust and Stem Rust of Wheat, Gilbert Eugene Cook
Potential Surface Water Storage Capacities of Various Contoured Geometric Shapes, Coy W. Doty
Ecological Relationships of Breeding Blue-winged Teal to Prairie Potholes, Roderick C. Drewien
Optimal Organizations for Southeastern South Dakota Livestock Farms: Land Acquisition and Minimum Resource Models, Everett Dean Du Bois
An Explosive Weight-training Program and its Effect upon the Leg Power on Nonwrestlers and their Performance Times of Three Selected Wrestling Maneuvers, Douglas Jay Dufty