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ETDS from 2013
Ecological Genetics/ Genomics of Weedy Rice, Muhamad Shakirin Mispan
Investigation of Pre-and Post-Harvest Factors Influencing Beef Tenderness, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser
The Analysis of Cytotypic Variation and Construction of a BAC Library of Midwestern Prairie Cordgrass(Spartina pectinata Link) Genotypes, Brandon Monier
Electro-optical Simulation for Organic/Inorganic Solar Cells, Seyyed Sadegh Mottaghian
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for the Locally Produced Rib-eye Steak, Zelie Sandra Munzimi
Modeling of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Trap-assisted Interfacial Charge Transfer, Jeevan Nepal
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Legumes, Achal Neupane
Field Testing to Determine the Fitness Level of Division I Collegiate Women Soccer Players, Logan Ogden
International Land Acquisitions Comparative Advantage and Mutual Welfare, Edwin Francis Opare
Seasonality and Stochastic Volatility in the Wheat Options, Michael Jamel Osei
Investigating the Structural and Rheological Properties of Corn Stover Biomass, Ozan Cagatay Ozdemir
Contribution to High Performance Maximum Power Point Tracking, Jyoti Pandey
Introduction History and Population Genetics of Falcaria vulgaris (apiaceae) in the United States, Sarbottam Piya
Characterization of Biomass Ignition, Combustion, and Upgrading of Bio-char Coproducts, Joseph P. Polin
Carbon Nanostructure Supported Platinum Nanoparticles as Counter Electrodes for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Prashant Poudel
Spatially Resolved Scanning Probe Microscopy of Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films for Solar Cells, Rubana Bahar Priti
Understanding the Effect of BVDV on Antigen Presenting Cells and Cytoplasmic Trafficking, Mrigendra Kumar Singh Rajput
Effects of Supplemental Fat Source on Total Tract Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, Carcass Characteristics, and Feedlot Performance of Growing Lambs, Paige L. Redding
Extraction of Intermediates for the Manufacturing of Biofuel from Algae, Vara Prasad Sakampally
Impact of Transglutaminase on the Functionality of Milk Protein Concentrate and Micellar Casein Concentrate, Prafulla Salunke
An Evaluation of Life History Parameters of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in North Dakota, Brain A. Schaffer
An Evaluation of Life History Parameters of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in North Dakota, Brian A. Schaffer
The Effects of Food Deserts on the Weight Status of South Dakota Children, Emily Seidl
Land Use and Topography Impacts on Rangeland Soil Seed Bank Composition on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Linda Sherman Hugelen
Studies on Wheat Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering via Agrobacterium Tunefaciens, Manali Shirke
Evaluating the Use of Autonomous Recording Units to Monitor Yellow Rails, Nelson's Sparrows, and Le Conte's Sparrows, Anna Marie Sidie-Slettedahl
Culture and the Global Diffusion of Tennis, Nicole L. Siebrasse
Molecular Engineering of Porphyrin Dyes for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Liping Si
Conventional Pyrolysis of Corn Stover, Prairie Cord Grass, and Big Blue Stem Using Batch-type Pyrolysis Unit, Arulprakash Sivasastri
Monensin in Dairy Cow Diets Containing High and Low Levels of Linoleic Acid from Corn Distillers Grains and High and Low Fractions of Physically Effective Neutral Detergent Fiber, Megan Lillis Smith
Development of Sustainable Harvest Strategies for Cellulose-Based Biofuels: Harvest Effects on Game Bird Production, Alex James Solem
Feeding Ecology and Factors Influencing Growth and Recruitment of Channel Catfish in South Dakota Reservoirs, Tanner Michael Stevens
Challenges Males Face in Administrative Roles in Early Childhood Education, Dan Stluka
Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of Traffic, Geometrics and Access Management on Truck Crashes, an Arterial Corridor Perspective, Most Afia Sultana
TiO2 Coated Urchin-like SnO2 Microsphere Photoanodes for High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Amit Thapa
Antimony Sulfide Sensitized Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Hybrid Solar Cells, Prem Thapaliya
Nano-scale Study of Low Energy Plasma Reduced Graphene Oxide for Transparent Electrode Application of Organic Photovoltaics, Prajwal Bikram Thapa
Pitting Corrosion in Copper Premise Plumbing, Roshan Thapa
Risk Factors for Release in Nurses with Substance Use Disorder, Kathleen J. Tinklenberg
Short-term Solar Irradiance and Power Prediction for Large Scale Grid Integration of Photovoltaic Electricity, Pradeep Tripathi
Systems-wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors Regulating Water Stress Responses in Soybean (Glycine max.), Prateek Tripathi
Implicit Space-time Discretization of the Dirac Equation, Robert Vaselaar
Analyzing Nabokvo's Rendering of Metalanguage and Phonaesthesia in the Gift and Dar, Natalia Vasilyeva
Thermal Resistance and Operation of a Pulsating Heat Pipe: A Parametric Study, John Versteeg
Christ's Love in Comic Form: A Queer and Visual Rhetorical Criticism of Chick Tracts, Sarah Walker
Selection of Interest and Inflation Rates for Infrastructure Investment Analyses in South Dakota, Kai Wang
Evaluation of Various Foliar Sprays for Use as a Canada Goose, Cody M. Warner
Evaluation of Various Foliar Sprays for Use as a Canada Goose Grazing Deterrent, Cody M. Warner
EC2 Public Cloud Computing and Large Scale Processing of Landsat Data, Jason Werpy
Cluster Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation in Mice, Matthew Whipple
Using Ants (Hymenopters:Formicidae) as Indicators of Restoration Success in the Tallgrass Prairies of Southeastern South Dakota, Laura Beth Winkler
The Addition of Value to Ethanol Coproducts Through Processing, Christine Wood
Understanding Evolution of Gene Expression by Comparative Analysis, Ban Yuguang
Development of an Antitoxin Vaccine Against Enterotoxigenic Esherichia coli Mediated Diarrheal Disease, Chengxian Zhang
Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping of Seed Dormancy in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat, Lihua Zhang
Micro/nanostructured Silicon Surfaces Created Using Plasma Electrolysis for Photovoltaic Applications, Zhiling Zhang
Using Simulation Education to Assess the Confidence in Experienced Hospital Registered Nurses, Alyssa Zweifel
ETDS from 2012
Experimental Testing and Theoretical Model Development of Continuous Cross-flow Grain Drying, Chad Abrahamson
Response of Different Concentrations and Sources of Dietary Protein on High Producing Lactating Dairy Cows, Ishwary Prasad Acharya
The MOVE! Weight-Management Program Delivered by Videoconferencing Decreases Weight Up to One Year After Treatment, April Dawn Ahrendt
Replacing Corn and Soybean Meal in Lactating Dairy Cow Diets with Field Peas (Pisum Sativum), Jacob John Albrecht
Determination of Airflow through Monoslope Beef Barns by Direct and Indirect Measurement, Md Rajibul H. Al Mamun
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Modified Polymeric Nanocomposites by Finite Element Analysis, Md Ragib Hasan Arefin
Mapping and Monitoring of Mangrove Forests in the United States Using Landsat Satellite Imagery 1984-2009, Krishna P. Bhattarai
Identification of Soybean Aphid Resistance in Early Maturing Genotypes of Soybean, Siddhi Jeewan Bhusal
A Rhetorical Examination of the Barack Obama Phenomenon in the 2008 Presidential Campaign, Steve Binkley
Private and Public Benefits of Innovative Mix Crop Systems Intended for Biofuels Production in Eastern South Dakota, Nelly Bourlion
The Crooked End of Nowhere: Fantastic Fiction and its Adoption of the Gothic and Uncanny, Amanda Braun
Integration of Extrusion and Clean Fractionation Processes as a Pretreatment Technology of Lignocellulosic Biomasses, Grzegorz Brudecki
Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the Northern Great Plains: Seed Ecology and Cultural Considerations, Sarah M. Brunette
A Study of Battery State-of-health Tracking Using an Extended Kalman Filter and Randle's Battery Circuit Model, Joshua Cahill
Sport-Related Concussions in Youth: Assessing South Dakota Coaches' Current Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes, Crystal Cantu
Psychological Readiness to Return to Play in NCAA Division I Athletes, Betsy Clauss
The Effects of Slow-release Urea on Nitrogen Metabolism and Fiber Digestion in Steers Fed High-forage Diets, Carrie LaVonne Cox
Pretreatment Methods for Lignocellulosic Materials Employed to Produce Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Products, Iwona Cybulska
Regulation of GmHD-ZIPIII During Soybean Root Lateral Organ Development, Suresh Damodran
A method for identifying commission and omission errors for cultivated crops in the national land cover dataset (NLCD) 2006, Patrick A. Danielson
Contribution of Natural Recruitment to the Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Sport Fishery in Deerfield Reservoir, Jacob L. Davis
Finite Element Simulation of Guided Wave Propagation in Double Layer Composite Cylinder, Tedros Debas
Enhancement of Fc-receptor mediated phagocytosis by macrophage colony stimulating factor, Justine W. Debelius
Trace Metal Concentrations in the White and Cheyenne Rivers of Nebraska and South Dakota, Jesse P. Decoteau
Exopolysaccharides Modify Functional Properties of Whey Protein Concentrate, Gagan Deep
A Wink and a Nod: A Content Analysis of Facial Expressions in the Animated Film UP, Matt Delzer
Measuring Kinetic Performance of Monolithic and Fused-Core Columns Using Packed-Capillary Liquid-, Ultrahigh-Performance- and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Tunde A. Dioszegi
An Inventory of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, David J. Drons
You Throw Like a Girl: The Use of Nonverbal Communication in A League of Their Own, Kari E. Eliason
The Effects of Uphill vs. Level-Grade High-Intensity Interval Training on Key Physiological Indices of Distance Running, Derek Ferley
Examining Multiple Identity Dimensions with Native Students at a Predominantly White University, Kathleen D. Fitzgerald-Ellis
Moments of Grace: Bridging Noir Fiction with Rural-regional LIterature, Thomas P. Flynn
Effects of Bird Community Structure on West Nile Virus Incidence in the Northern Great Plains, Aaron M. Friesz
Evaluation of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinat, link) for Biomass Production on Marginal Land, Karla A. Hernández Valentín
Sugar and Butyrate Supplementation on Metabolism and Production by Lactating Dairy Cows, Kevin Herrick