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
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
Examining Space Usage for Developing a Current and Future State Representation of Patrons Needs: A Case Study in H.M. Briggs Library, Liangchuan Zhou
Genetic Dissection of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yongbin Zhuang
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
Movements, Survival, and Sightability of White-Tailed Deer in Southeastern South Dakota, Trenton J. Haffley
Childcare Needs of Ethiopian Families, Azeb G. Hamda
Measurement of Cover Crop Evapotranspiration and Impacts on Water Management in Crop Production Systems, Brett R. Hankerson
Test-retest Reliability of the Stability Evaluation Test (SET) of the VSR-Sport in a Pediatric Sample, Victoria Hanline
Lived Experiences of Graduate Students who are the Mothers of Young Children, Audrey M. Harrington
Parental Experience of Coping, Social Support, and Uncertainty During Childhood Genetic Testing, Jan Haugen-Rogers
Investigation of Swine Influenza Virus Genetic Diversity and Evolution, Benjamin Matthew Hause
Influence of STEM Education and Technology in Selecting Food and Agriculture Careers, Joan Hegerfeld-Baker
Post-9/11 SF Films: Terrorism, Warfare, and Dystopia, Jacob Herrmann
Sagebrush Ecosystem Characterization, Monitoring, and Forecasting with Remote Sensing: Quantifying Future Climate and Wildlife Habitat Change, Collin G. Homer
Larval Fish Assemblages of Three Eastern South Dakota Rivers, Jessica M. Howell
An Analysis of Undergraduate Introductory Astronomy Syllabi from Physics and Astronomy Departments, Christopher J. Hunt
Transparent Platinum Counter Electrode for Building Integrated Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Anastasiia Iefanova
Two-color Classical and Continuous Rado Number Results, Melanie Zinter Jacobson
Beef Retailer Perception of Consumer Buying Habits, Jason Everett Johnson
Changing Tactics, Changing Identities: Woman’s Suffrage Protests in Washington, D.C., 1913-1920, Kimberly K. Johnson
Implementation of Lean Principles in a Jobshop Using a Simulation Model., Santosh Joshi
Interactions Between Age-0 Yellow Perch and Bluegill and Elucidating Factors Influencing Their Subsequent Recruitment in Nebraska Sandhill Lakes, Mark Arie Kaemingk
The Medicine Wheel for Carbohydrate Counting, Mary A. Kallemeyn
Germplasm Evaluation for Bacterial Disease Resistance and Mapping QTL Conferring Resistance Against Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens in Wheat, Yuba Raj Kandel