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 1961
Factors Influencing the Production of Milk in South Dakota, Frederic Donald Ray
An Analysis of the Unincorporated Business Income Tax as a Possible Source of Additional Revenue for South Dakota, Wayne A. Schutjer
A Pretest and Questionnaire to Determine Student Levels of Achievement Prior to Enrollment in a Beginning Clothing Construction Course at South Dakota State College, Alexandra O. Semeniuk
Linear Programming Approach to Faculty Evaluation, Moses David Seversky
Varying Degrees of Problem Recognition Among Farm Operators in Lake County, South Dakota, and their Probable Role in Future Adjustments in the County, Donald Herbert Silva
A Study of Thermal Insulation and Degradation Due to Heat and Light of Selected Cotton and Glass Fiber Drapery Fabrics Lined and Unlined, Cora Rude Sivers
A Study of the Physical Facilities of Vocational Agriculture Departments in South Dakota, James M. Smith
The Technical Abilities and Manipulative Skills Which Should be Taught in a High School Vocational Agriculture Farm Mechanics Program in South Dakota, Charles O. Stormo
Effect of Slope and Exchangeable Sodium on Run-off, Erosion and Electrical Conductivities of Leachates from Cheyenne Sandy Loam Soil, Abbas Shahrzad Tabatabai
Fall Food Habits of the Merriams' Wild Turkey in Western South Dakota, Curtis Martin Twedt
Chemical Bonding in Niobium Heptaflouride, Russell Leroy Wilson
Effects of Reserpine Additions to Feed for Broilers and Laying Hens, Harlan R. Woerpel
Natural and Induced Dormancy in Sorghum vulgare Pers, Wayne G. Wright
ETDS from 1960
A Fluid Mechanics Laboratory for South Dakota State College, George Russell Alger
Physiologic specialization within Sphacelotheca reiliana (Kühn) Clint. on Sorghum and the Biology of its Chlamydospores in the Soil, Ibrahim Aziz Al-Sohaily
Least-cost Sites for Cooperative Egg Marketing Federations for Eastern South Dakota, John S. Arnold
Comparisons of the Profitability of Certified and Uncertified Alfalfa Seed Production in South Dakota, Arnold Lyle Aspelin
A Rapid Method of Determining Fat and Protein Content of Beef Using Specific Gravity, Duane Donald Bieber
A Study of the Attitudes of South Dakota State College Debaters Toward Extracurricular Debate, Carol Hammer Bowles
Comparative Studies of Strains of Pleuropneumonia-like Organisms Isolated from Cases of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry, Orville M. Brand
A Study of Student Evaluation of the Freshman English Course of South Dakota State College, Charles E. Brickwedel
Effects of Irrigation and Fertilization on Alfalfa Yield and Quality, Donald J. Brosz
Tenderization of Meat by Pre-rigor Infusion of Various Chelating Agent, John A. Carpenter