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    ETDS from 2014

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    Crop Canopy Effects on Kochia Establishment in Crop Fields, Rutendo Nyamusamba

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    Jumpin’ Jacks : Social Marketing Campaign Aimed to Increase Awareness of Healthful Behavior in South Dakota Fourth Grade Students, Megan Olesen

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    Analysis of Multivariate Longitudinal Data Using Structural Equation Modeling, Budhinath Padhy

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    Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Nitrate-nitrogen Removal of Denitrifying Bioreactors in South Dakota for Improved Drainage Water Management, Cynthuja Partheeban

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    Physiochemical and Rheological Properties of Gluten-free Rice-pulses Batter and Cooked Dosa, Krunal Patel

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    Accurate Evacuation Routing Algorithm, Nisha Patel

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    Reproductive Ecology of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Central South Dakota's Winter Wheat Landscape, Brian J. Pauly

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    Seismic Performance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Columns, Todd Pauly

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    Assessing the Impacts of Climate and Land Use and Land Cover Change on Freshwater Availability: Applications in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River Basins, Md Shahriar Pervez

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    Developing an In Vitro System to Mimic the Natural Germinal Center Reaction Using an Ovine and Human Model, Ashley Petersen

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    The Effectiveness of Virtual Simulations Impacting Conceptual Knowledge and Proficiency of Laboratory Techniques in an Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory Course, Lisa A. Peterson

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    Modeling the H2S Concentrations Affected by Shelterbelts Downwind from a Swine Facility, Brett D. Pettigrew

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    Rho-Gtpase Protein Cdc42 Signaling in Corneal Epithelium and its Relevance in Wound Healing, Swetha Pothula

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    Overvoltage Prevention in Low Voltage Rural Distribution Network with High Penetration of Wind Energy, Binod Prasad Poudel

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    Developing a Survey to Measure School Wellness Policy Engagement Among School Administrators, School Staff and Parents, Tara J. Pratt

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    Symbolic Convergence of Family, Organizational, and Health Communication : Family-Staff Interaction and Quality of Care in Group Homes, Lindsay Quenzer

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    Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Liquid Biofuels, Wangda Qu

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    Characterizing the Growth of Cyanobacteria Using Coiled and Bubble Column Photobioreactors and Its Separation by Flocculation Filtration, Muthu Ramanathan

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    Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles as a Non-forage Fiber Source in Lactating Dairy Cow Diets, Sanjeewa Dilshan Ranathunga

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    Determinants of Growth and Survival of Larval Pallid Sturgeon: A Combined Laboratory and Field Approach, Tobias Rapp

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    A Semi-micro Assay and Genetic Analyses for Late-maturity Alpha-amylase Activity in Bread Wheat, Golam Rasul

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    A Multiepitope Subunit Vaccine for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC) Expressing LT, STA, STB, and STX2E Toxins, Dana Rausch

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    The Impact of Newspaper Opinion Writing on South Dakota Legislators, Elizabeth A. Reiss

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    Design and Implementation of an Operational and Fully Automated Database Storing Geolocated Data, Romain Richard

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    A Comparative Verfication Study of Seasonal Outlooks Using Neural Networking and Historical Analog Strength Tools in South Dakota and Neighboring Climate Divisions, Joseph Carver Robertson

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    Role of Brain Nicotinic Receptors in Major Depression With Chronic Effects of Ethanol and Nicotine in Mice, Monzurul Amin Roni

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    Lactation Performance and Rumen Fermentation of Dairy Cows Fed a Slow Release Urea and Microbial Fermentation Extracts Supplement, Fernando Diaz- Royon

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    Evaluation and Application of a New Shape-Sensitive Metric Useful for Characterizing Both Spectral Curves and Lidar Waveforms, Eric Ariel L. Salas

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    Evaluation and Application of a New Shape-sensitive Metric Useful for Characterizing Both Spectral Curves and Lidar Waveforms, Eric Ariel L. Salas

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    The Concrete Stave Silo Landscape : Diffusion of Agricultural Technology in Northeastern South Dakota, James D. Sampson

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    Fire Type Classification in the Brazilian Tropical Moist Forest Biome, Sanath Kumar Sathyachandran

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    Relationships Among Insects, Symbionts, and Biodiversity, Ryan Schmid

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    Two Essays on Agricultural Commodity Options Pricing, Adam Schmitz

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    Amino Acid Supply and Utilization by Lactating Dairy Cows in Diets When Canola Meal Is Fed as the Primary Protein Source or in Diets Supplemented with Rumen-Protected Lysine, Adlai Michael Schuler

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    A Risk Analysis Method for Evaluating Collisions Between Trucks and Overpass Bridges, Zhao Shen

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    Utilization of Soybean Products as Fish-Meal Protein Replacements in Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Feeds, Scott C. Sindelar

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    Characterizing the Fitness Cost to Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes with Multiple Leaf Rust Resistance Genes, Christine Smith

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    Determining Impacts of Mountain Lions on Bighorn Sheep and Other Prey Sources in the Black Hills, Joshua B. Smith

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    From Novel of Ideas to Pop Phenomenon: The Transmission of Atlas Shrugged into Popular Culture, Stephen E. Snyder

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    The Effects of Increased Vitamin D and Calcium Intakes on Biomarkers of Adiposity, Apoptosis of Adipose Tissue and Bone Status in Diet-induced Obesity, Qingming Song

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    Whole Wheat Bread and Pizza Crust Baking with Enzymatic Modification, Brenda Bauer Stemwedel

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    Development of a Modified Accelerated Milk Replacer Feeding Program for Dairy Calves, Brittney Strayer

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    Annotation and Visualization of Plant RNA-Seq Data, Padmapriya Swaminathan

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    Utilization of Non-destructive Testing (NDT) Methods for Composite Material Inspection (Phased Array Ultrasonic), Hossein Taheri

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    The Effects of Maternal Energy Restriction During Mid-Gestation on Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Gene Expression in the Resultant Beef Offspring, Anna Rose Taylor

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    Evaluation of WELD Landsat Data for Monitoring Land Cover Change in the Pacific Northwest, Saroj Thapa

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    Influence of Food Web Structure and Environmental Conditions on Walleye Stocking Success in Two South Dakota Impoundments, Megan D. Thul

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    Evaluation and Mitigation of Vehicle Impact Hazards for Overpasses, Brett Gene Tigges

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    Integration of Photovoltaics with Micro-hydro Power Systems, Pratiksha Tiwari

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    The Process of Transitioning from Homelessness for Single Mothers, Martha J. Todd

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    A Global Study of Associations Between Cancer Risks and Consumption of Macronutrients and Flavonoids, Arwa Turkistani

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    To Plow or Not to Plow: An Investigation Into Land Use Changes and Consequences in the Northern Great Plains Using Systems Thinking and Dynamics, Benjamin L. Turner

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    Competition and Phenology of Invasive and Native Grasses in the Northern Great Plains, Emily Ulrich

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    Improvement in Silver Nanowire Electrodes Lifetime Though ZnO Encapsulation for Polymer Solar Cells, Bjorn Vaagensmith

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    Gaussian Approximation for Modeling Traffic Flow on a Homogeneous Road Segment, Brian Vachta

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    Consuming Masses:The Zombie Figure in Twenty-first Century Post-apocalyptic Literature and Film, Susanna Vander Vorste

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    Effects of Climate Variability on Corn Yield in Eastern South Dakota (1950-2012), Gibril Momodu Vandy

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    Registered Nurse Support for Patient Activation, Kathryn Vander Veen

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    Adopted Individuals’ Communication About Adoptive Identity Outside the Family Context : A Qualitative Content Analysis of Adoptees’ Disclosure of Identity, Haley Christine Vellinga

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    Engineering Nanomophology in Polymer Solar Cells for Efficient Charge Transport, Swaminathan Venkatesan

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    Evaluation of Plant-Based Proteins as Fish meal Replacements in Yellow Perch Diets, Aaron Von Eschen

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    Ways of Life : Exploring the Religious and Spiritual Experiences of Asian Indian Hindu Students Attending an American Institution of Higher Education, Daniel A. Vos

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    Optimal Transmission Power Selection for Deep Space Communication Services Under Energy Constraints, Chunqiu Wang

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    Climate Comparison of Stream Flow to Precipitation Trends Found in Southwestern South Dakota, Logan Wherry

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    Development of the Immune System in Horses and the Effects of Dietary Yeast Supplementation on Cell Surface Markers, Immunoglobulins, and Fecal Parasitic Egg Counts, Rebecca Whitlock

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    Ecology of Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in the North Dakota Badlands: Population Dynamics and Prey Use, David Wilckens

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    Influence of a 1RS.1BL, Rye/Wheat Chromosome Translocation on the Tolerance of Winter and Spring Wheat to Drought, William Ellsworth Wyant

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    Evaluation and Applications of a Novel Glutathione Reductase Inhibitor as a Model of Thiol Oxidative Stress in H9C2 Rat Cardiomyocytes, Jiashu Xie

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    Genetic Association Mapping : Missing Markers, Epistatic Effects, and Applications, Yi Xu

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    Impacts of Soil Redistribution on the Landscape and Soil Organic Carbon of the Temperate Prairies Ecoregion of the United States, Claudia J. Young

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    Host-Virus Interaction During Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Infection, Hanmo Zhang

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    Genome-wide Association Studies for Agronomic Traits and Seed Composition in Early Maturing Soybean (Glycine max) Germplasm, Jiaoping Zhang

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    Examining Space Usage for Developing a Current and Future State Representation of Patrons Needs: A Case Study in H.M. Briggs Library, Liangchuan Zhou

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    Production of Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-oil from Microwave-assisted Pyrolysis of Biomass, Rui Zhou

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    Genetic Dissection of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yongbin Zhuang

    ETDS from 2013

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    Anthelmintic Screening, Phytochemical Analysis and Cytotoxicity Determination of the Indigenous Plants of the U.S.A. Northern Great Plains, Jyotsna Acharya

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    Deming Regression: An Alternative to Ordinary Least Squares in Handling Error in Variables Models with Noisy Datasets, Ram B. Adhikari

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    Nanostructured Back Reflectors for Solar Cell Application, Sushil Adhikari

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    Enhanced Charge Transport and Cell Performance of an Inverted Organic Solar Cell Via UV-ozone Treatment of ZnO, Prajwal Adhikary

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    Design, Synthesis, and Biological Screening of Novel Cucurbitacin/ Estrone Analogs Towards Treatment of Melanoma, Mahmoud Salama Ahmed

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    Early High Sugar Intake in Infants and Later Sugar Intake, BMI, and Body Fat Percentage at 2 and 3 Years of Age, Hussam Alwafi

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    Ability of Agricultural Bankers to Forecast Farm Income and Expenditures, Charles Appiah

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    Investigation onto the Mechanism Behind the Hepatoprotective Effect of Cucurbitacin Compounds, Hajer Arjaibi

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    Impact of Donor/Acceptor Interface and an Interfacial Buffer Layer on Performance Characteristics of Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: A Kinetic Monte Carlo Study, Prabin Man Baidya

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    Investigating the Effects of Sparger Design in Column Photobioreactors, Ghazi Saiful Bari

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    Comprehensive Structural and Thermal Characterization of Selected Grass Lignins, Vinod Bathula

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    Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Decreases in Fifth-grade Students Following the Teen Taught KidQuest Program, Tami Bergan

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    Energy in the Corn Belt: Is Maize Production Sustainable?, Matthew Bernau

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    Assessment of Registered Dietitians Nutrition Education Skills in Relation to Health Coaching Techniques, Melissa Berry

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    The Toxicokinetic Behavior of Cyanide, Thiocyanate and 2-Amino-2-Thiazoline-4-Carboxylic Acid Following Cyanide Exposure in Multiple Animal Models Utilizing Novel Methods of Detection, Raj K. Bhandari

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    Fuel Reduction in Remote Microgrids Using Photovoltaics, Battery and Multiple Generators, Yogesh Bhandari

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    Impacts of Spring-interseeded Cover Crops on Late-emerging Weed Suppression and Ground Cover in Corn (Zea mays L.) Production Systems, Alex D. Bich

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    Effects of AFEX Pretreatment, Denisifcation and Storage on Ethanol Yields of Corn Stover, Switchgrass and Prairie Cordgrass, Gwen Biersbach

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    The Effect of a 6-week Balance Training Program on Postural Stability, Oliver Blenkinsop

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    Quantification of Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Oat Cultivars Grown in South Dakota, Harita Boddu

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    Trends in Virtual Water Export from the High Plains, 1950-2010, Stefanie Bohms

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    Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses, Debbie Bomgaars

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    Improving Genetic Analysis with Augmented Experimental Designs, Krishna D. Bondalapati

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    Evaluation of the Reference Unit Method for Herbaceous Biomass Estimation in Native Grasslands of Southwestern South Dakota, Eric D. Boyda

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    Developing Best Management Practices to Minimize the Water Quality Impact of Winter Manure Spreading, Nathan A. Brandenburg