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 present.
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ETDS from 2014
Utilization of Soybean Products as Fish-Meal Protein Replacements in Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Feeds, Scott C. Sindelar
Characterizing the Fitness Cost to Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes with Multiple Leaf Rust Resistance Genes, Christine Smith
Determining Impacts of Mountain Lions on Bighorn Sheep and Other Prey Sources in the Black Hills, Joshua B. Smith
From Novel of Ideas to Pop Phenomenon: The Transmission of Atlas Shrugged into Popular Culture, Stephen E. Snyder
Whole Wheat Bread and Pizza Crust Baking with Enzymatic Modification, Brenda Bauer Stemwedel
Development of a Modified Accelerated Milk Replacer Feeding Program for Dairy Calves, Brittney Strayer
Annotation and Visualization of Plant RNA-Seq Data, Padmapriya Swaminathan
Utilization of Non-destructive Testing (NDT) Methods for Composite Materials Inspection (Phased Array Ultrasonic), Hossein Taheri
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
Evaluation of WELD Landsat Data for Monitoring Land Cover Change in the Pacific Northwest, Saroj Thapa
Influence of Food Web Structure and Environmental Conditions on Walleye Stocking Success in Two South Dakota Impoundments, Megan D. Thul
Evaluation and Mitigation of Vehicle Impact Hazards for Overpasses, Brett Gene Tigges
Integration of Photovoltaics with Micro-hydro Power Systems, Pratiksha Tiwari
The Process of Transitioning from Homelessness for Single Mothers, Martha J. Todd
A Global Study of Associations Between Cancer Risks and Consumption of Macronutrients and Flavonoids, Arwa Turkistani
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
Competition and Phenology of Invasive and Native Grasses in the Northern Great Plains, Emily Ulrich
Improvement in Silver Nanowire Electrodes Lifetime Though ZnO Encapsulation for Polymer Solar Cells, Bjorn Vaagensmith
Gaussian Approximation for Modeling Traffic Flow on a Homogeneous Road Segment, Brian Vachta
Effects of Climate Variability on Corn Yield in Eastern South Dakota (1950-2012), Gibril Momodu Vandy
Registered Nurse Support for Patient Activation, Kathryn Vander Veen
Adopted Individuals’ Communication About Adoptive Identity Outside the Family Context : A Qualitative Content Analysis of Adoptees’ Disclosure of Identity, Haley Christine Vellinga
Engineering Nanomophology in Polymer Solar Cells for Efficient Charge Transport, Swaminathan Venkatesan
Evaluation of Plant-Based Proteins as Fish meal Replacements in Yellow Perch Diets, Aaron Von Eschen
Consuming Masses:The Zombie Figure in Twenty-first Century Post-apocalyptic Literature and Film, Susanna Vander Vorste
Optimal Transmission Power Selection for Deep Space Communication Services Under Energy Constraints, Chunqiu Wang
Climate Comparison of Stream Flow to Precipitation Trends Found in Southwestern South Dakota, Logan Wherry
Ecology of Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in the North Dakota Badlands: Population Dynamics and Prey Use, David Wilckens
Influence of a 1RS.1BL, Rye/Wheat Chromosome Translocation on the Tolerance of Winter and Spring Wheat to Drought, William Ellsworth Wyant
Genetic Association Mapping : Missing Markers, Epistatic Effects, and Applications, Yi Xu
Impacts of Soil Redistribution on the Landscape and Soil Organic Carbon of the Temperate Prairies Ecoregion of the United States, Claudia J. Young
Host-Virus Interaction During Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Infection, Hanmo Zhang
Genome-wide Association Studies for Agronomic Traits and Seed Composition in Early Maturing Soybean (Glycine max) Germplasm, Jiaoping Zhang
Genetic Dissection of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yongbin Zhang
Examining Space Usage for Developing a Current and Future State Representation of Patrons Needs: A Case Study in H.M. Briggs Library, Liangchuan Zhou
ETDS from 2013
Anthelmintic Screening, Phytochemical Analysis and Cytotoxicity Determination of the Indigenous Plants of the U.S.A. Northern Great Plains, Jyotsna Acharya
Deming Regression: An Alternative to Ordinary Least Squares in Handling Error in Variables Models with Noisy Datasets, Ram B. Adhikari
Nanostructured Back Reflectors for Solar Cell Application, Sushil Adhikari
Enhanced Charge Transport and Cell Performance of an Inverted Organic Solar Cell Via UV-ozone Treatment of ZnO, Prajwal Adhikary
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Screening of Novel Cucurbitacin/ Estrone Analogs Towards Treatment of Melanoma, Mahmoud Salama Ahmed
Early High Sugar Intake in Infants and Later Sugar Intake, BMI, and Body Fat Percentage at 2 and 3 Years of Age, Hussam Alwafi
Ability of Agricultural Bankers to Forecast Farm Income and Expenditures, Charles Appiah
Investigation onto the Mechanism Behind the Hepatoprotective Effect of Cucurbitacin Compounds, Hajer Arjaibi
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
Investigating the Effects of Sparger Design in Column Photobioreactors, Ghazi Saiful Bari
Comprehensive Structural and Thermal Characterization of Selected Grass Lignins, Vinod Bathula
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Decreases in Fifth-grade Students Following the Teen Taught KidQuest Program, Tami Bergan
Energy in the Corn Belt: Is Maize Production Sustainable?, Matthew Bernau
Assessment of Registered Dietitians Nutrition Education Skills in Relation to Health Coaching Techniques, Melissa Berry
Fuel Reduction in Remote Microgrids Using Photovoltaics, Battery and Multiple Generators, Yogesh Bhandari
Effects of AFEX Pretreatment, Denisifcation and Storage on Ethanol Yields of Corn Stover, Switchgrass and Prairie Cordgrass, Gwen Biersbach
The Effect of a 6-week Balance Training Program on Postural Stability, Oliver Blenkinsop
Quantification of Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Oat Cultivars Grown in South Dakota, Harita Boddu
Trends in Virtual Water Export from the High Plains, 1950-2010, Stefanie Bohms
Reciprocity in Relationships Among Rural Nurses, Debbie Bomgaars
Improving Genetic Analysis with Augmented Experimental Designs, Krishna D. Bondalapati
Evaluation of the Reference Unit Method for Herbaceous Biomass Estimation in Native Grasslands of Southwestern South Dakota, Eric D. Boyda
Developing Best Management Practices to Minimize the Water Quality Impact of Winter Manure Spreading, Nathan A. Brandenburg
Three Hundred Year Record of Part Per Trillion (PPT)-level Perchlorate Measured with Ion Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (IC - MS/MS), Derek Lee Brandis
Consumer Credit Scoring and an Enhanced Data Mining Technique, Ryan Burton
Wetlands Characterization in the Congo River Basin Using Multi-source Remotely Sensed Data and Field Survey, Jean-Robert Bolambee Bwangoy-Bankanza
Movement to "action" in Project Y.E.A.H., Carolyn A. Byer
Biological and Agronomic Aspects of Two Insect Predators of Switchgrass, Veronica Calles Torrez
Using Resident Small Mammals to Assess the Habitat Potential of Experimental Biofuels Feedstocks, Benjamin Carroll
Use of an Optical Sorter to Select for Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Kernel Color, Bradley K. Carsrud
Stability analysis for soybean (Glycine max (l.) Merrill) Cultivars in Eastern South Dakota Environments, Kaushal Raj Chaudhary
Cultural Fit Wanted: A Content Analysis of Human Resource Generalist Job Advertisements, Kelli J. Chromey
Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Ecosystem Services Delivery in the Black Hills Ecoregion from 1950 to 2010, Suzanne Cotillon
A Mixed Methods Study of Student Horizontal and Vertical Networking and Associated Impacts on Student Performance, Jake Cummings
A Review of Road User Cost Methods and Methodology, Chase E. Cutler
Geometry Dependent Plasmonic Activities of a Self-assembled Hexagonal Lattice and a Periodic Hexagonal Lattice with Gold Nanopillars, Dilip Dachhepati
Multi-instrumental Approaches to Determine End-use Quality in Wheat, Julie Darly-Kindelspire
Using Genetic and Pathogeneses Studies to Develop Antiviral and BVDV Vaccine Targets, Mahmoud Darweesh
An Evaluation of the Effects of Climate Variability on the Size of Wild North American Duck Eggs from 1859-2010, Julie R. DeJong
Spatially Diverse Photovoltaic Power Plants for Reduced Power and Voltage Fluctuation Using Weather Forecast, Sunil Dhakal
Perioperative Nurses Perceptions of Moral Courage, Georgia Ann Dinndorf-Hogenson
Optimization of Pavement Marking Performance, Thomas Allan Druyvestein
Experimental Evaluation of Composite Action of Steel Box Truss Towers in Torsion, Andrew Edmund Dunn
Impact of Amphiphiles in Cellulase Stabilization, Recycling and Ethanol Production from Pretreated Biomass, Anahita Dehkhoda Eckard
Bilateral U.S. Ethanol Trade with Canada and Brazil, Humphrey Egyir
The Effects of the MOVE! Weight-management Program on Key Biomarkers in Veterans up to Two Years After Baseline, Amy Susan Eisenbeisz
Molecular Diagnosis and Anthelmintic Control of Trichostrongyle and Toxicara nematodes in Bison bison Herds from the U.S.A. Central Great Plains, Abdelhakim A. Elsadek Eljaki
Pretreatment Methods for the Efficient Conversion of Soybean Products to Bioethanol, Victor Essel
Understanding the Role of Plant-based Proteins and Extrusion Parameters in Different Fish Feeds, Parisa Fallahi
Ecology of Glacial Relict Fishes in South Dakota's Sandhills Region, Eli Felts
Modification and Evaluation of the Late-preterm Screening and Multidisciplinary Risk Assessment and Parent Activation Scale, Sheri Lynn Fischer
Changes in Body Composition, of College Football Players, Before and After a 14-week Competitive Football Season, Josiah Fitzsimmons
The Effect of Handler Personality Type on Feedlot Cattle Behavioral Responses, Heidi K. Franzky
Food Consumption Similarities and Differences for Two Types of Jamaican Households, Denise A. Gochenouer
Mycotoxins Risk in Maize Fields in Relation to Insect and Edaphic Factors in South Dakota, Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite
Bullying Prevention Training in the Real World : A Thematic Analysis of New Teacher Experiences, Erica Gutzmer