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    ETDS from 2013

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    Ecological Genetics/ Genomics of Weedy Rice, Muhamad Shakirin Mispan

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    Evaluation of Respirator Filter Effectiveness by Analysis of Sarin Simulant, Dimethyl Methylphosphonate, from Activated Carbon and Toxicokinetics of Cyanide Exposure in Swine Plasma by Analysis of Cyanide Metaoblite, Alpha-ketoglutarate Cyanohydrin, Brendan L. Mitchell

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    Investigation of Pre-and Post-Harvest Factors Influencing Beef Tenderness, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser

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    The Analysis of Cytotypic Variation and Construction of a BAC Library of Midwestern Prairie Cordgrass(Spartina pectinata Link) Genotypes, Brandon Monier

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    Electro-optical Simulation for Organic/Inorganic Solar Cells, Seyyed Sadegh Mottaghian

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    Consumers' Willingness to Pay for the Locally Produced Rib-eye Steak, Zelie Sandra Munzimi

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    Modeling of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Trap-assisted Interfacial Charge Transfer, Jeevan Nepal

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    Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Legumes, Achal Neupane

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    Field Testing to Determine the Fitness Level of Division I Collegiate Women Soccer Players, Logan Ogden

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    International Land Acquisitions Comparative Advantage and Mutual Welfare, Edwin Francis Opare

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    Seasonality and Stochastic Volatility in the Wheat Options, Michael Jamel Osei

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    Investigating the Structural and Rheological Properties of Corn Stover Biomass, Ozan Cagatay Ozdemir

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    Contribution to High Performance Maximum Power Point Tracking, Jyoti Pandey

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    Introduction History and Population Genetics of Falcaria vulgaris (apiaceae) in the United States, Sarbottam Piya

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    Characterization of Biomass Ignition, Combustion, and Upgrading of Bio-char Coproducts, Joseph P. Polin

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    Carbon Nanostructure Supported Platinum Nanoparticles as Counter Electrodes for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Prashant Poudel

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    Spatially Resolved Scanning Probe Microscopy of Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films for Solar Cells, Rubana Bahar Priti

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    Analysis of Historical Cooperative Observation Program (COOP) Climate Data Through Trend and Correlation Determination for Selected South Dakota Sites and Comparisons of COOP Sensors with the Automated Weather Data Network (AWDN) Remote Sensors, Joanne Anderson Puetz

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    Systems Biology Approach to Identify WRKY Transcription Factors Involved in the Response of Tobacco (Nicotiana Tabacum l.) to Water Deficit Conditions, Roel C. Rabara

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    Understanding the Effect of BVDV on Antigen Presenting Cells and Cytoplasmic Trafficking, Mrigendra Kumar Singh Rajput

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    Effects of Supplemental Fat Source on Total Tract Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, Carcass Characteristics, and Feedlot Performance of Growing Lambs, Paige L. Redding

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    Extraction of Intermediates for the Manufacturing of Biofuel from Algae, Vara Prasad Sakampally

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    Impact of Transglutaminase on the Functionality of Milk Protein Concentrate and Micellar Casein Concentrate, Prafulla Salunke

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    An Evaluation of Life History Parameters of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in North Dakota, Brain A. Schaffer

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    An Evaluation of Life History Parameters of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in North Dakota, Brian A. Schaffer

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    The Effects of Food Deserts on the Weight Status of South Dakota Children, Emily Seidl

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    Use of a High Temperature Tandoor Oven for Production of White Wheat Naan (Indian Flat Bread) with Enhanced Nutrition, Sensory Traits and Shelf Life, Krupali Shah

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    Phenotypic Correlation Estimation of E.Coli O157 SRP and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Vaccine Response with Birth and Weaning Weight in Cattle, Xuwen Sheng

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    Land Use and Topography Impacts on Rangeland Soil Seed Bank Composition on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Linda Sherman Hugelen

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    Studies on Wheat Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering via Agrobacterium Tunefaciens, Manali Shirke

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    Evaluating the Use of Autonomous Recording Units to Monitor Yellow Rails, Nelson's Sparrows, and Le Conte's Sparrows, Anna Marie Sidie-Slettedahl

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    Culture and the Global Diffusion of Tennis, Nicole L. Siebrasse

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    Molecular Engineering of Porphyrin Dyes for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Liping Si

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    Conventional Pyrolysis of Corn Stover, Prairie Cord Grass, and Big Blue Stem Using Batch-type Pyrolysis Unit, Arulprakash Sivasastri

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    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

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    Development of Sustainable Harvest Strategies for Cellulose-Based Biofuels: Harvest Effects on Game Bird Production, Alex James Solem

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    Feeding Ecology and Factors Influencing Growth and Recruitment of Channel Catfish in South Dakota Reservoirs, Tanner Michael Stevens

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    Challenges Males Face in Administrative Roles in Early Childhood Education, Dan Stluka

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    Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of Traffic, Geometrics and Access Management on Truck Crashes, an Arterial Corridor Perspective, Most Afia Sultana

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    TiO2 Coated Urchin-like SnO2 Microsphere Photoanodes for High Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Amit Thapa

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    Antimony Sulfide Sensitized Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Hybrid Solar Cells, Prem Thapaliya

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    Nano-scale Study of Low Energy Plasma Reduced Graphene Oxide for Transparent Electrode Application of Organic Photovoltaics, Prajwal Bikram Thapa

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    Pitting Corrosion in Copper Premise Plumbing, Roshan Thapa

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    Risk Factors for Release in Nurses with Substance Use Disorder, Kathleen J. Tinklenberg

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    Short-term Solar Irradiance and Power Prediction for Large Scale Grid Integration of Photovoltaic Electricity, Pradeep Tripathi

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    Systems-wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors Regulating Water Stress Responses in Soybean (Glycine max.), Prateek Tripathi

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    Implicit Space-time Discretization of the Dirac Equation, Robert Vaselaar

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    Analyzing Nabokvo's Rendering of Metalanguage and Phonaesthesia in the Gift and Dar, Natalia Vasilyeva

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    Thermal Resistance and Operation of a Pulsating Heat Pipe: A Parametric Study, John Versteeg

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    Christ's Love in Comic Form: A Queer and Visual Rhetorical Criticism of Chick Tracts, Sarah Walker

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    Selection of Interest and Inflation Rates for Infrastructure Investment Analyses in South Dakota, Kai Wang

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    Evaluation of Various Foliar Sprays for Use as a Canada Goose, Cody M. Warner

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    Evaluation of Various Foliar Sprays for Use as a Canada Goose Grazing Deterrent, Cody M. Warner

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    Effects of APOA1/C3/A4/A5 Gene Cluster and Flavonoids Intake on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in U.S. Populations, Bai Wei

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    EC2 Public Cloud Computing and Large Scale Processing of Landsat Data, Jason Werpy

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    Cluster Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation in Mice, Matthew Whipple

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    Using Ants (Hymenopters:Formicidae) as Indicators of Restoration Success in the Tallgrass Prairies of Southeastern South Dakota, Laura Beth Winkler

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    The Addition of Value to Ethanol Coproducts Through Processing, Christine Wood

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    Understanding Evolution of Gene Expression by Comparative Analysis, Ban Yuguang

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    Development of an Antitoxin Vaccine Against Enterotoxigenic Esherichia coli Mediated Diarrheal Disease, Chengxian Zhang

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    Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping of Seed Dormancy in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat, Lihua Zhang

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    Micro/nanostructured Silicon Surfaces Created Using Plasma Electrolysis for Photovoltaic Applications, Zhiling Zhang

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    Using Simulation Education to Assess the Confidence in Experienced Hospital Registered Nurses, Alyssa Zweifel

    ETDS from 2012

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    Role of dsRNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha (eIF2a) in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Replication, Alex Michael Abel

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    Experimental Testing and Theoretical Model Development of Continuous Cross-flow Grain Drying, Chad Abrahamson

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    Response of Different Concentrations and Sources of Dietary Protein on High Producing Lactating Dairy Cows, Ishwary Prasad Acharya

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    The MOVE! Weight-Management Program Delivered by Videoconferencing Decreases Weight Up to One Year After Treatment, April Dawn Ahrendt

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    Replacing Corn and Soybean Meal in Lactating Dairy Cow Diets with Field Peas (Pisum Sativum), Jacob John Albrecht

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    Determination of Airflow through Monoslope Beef Barns by Direct and Indirect Measurement, Md Rajibul H. Al Mamun

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    Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Modified Polymeric Nanocomposites by Finite Element Analysis, Md Ragib Hasan Arefin

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    Detection of Reproducing Populations of Coccinella novemnotata Herbst within an Assemblage of Coccinellid Species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Western South Dakota and Western Nebraska, Pamela Bartlett

    Mapping and Monitoring of Mangrove Forests in the United States Using Landsat Satellite Imagery 1984-2009, Krishna P. Bhattarai

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    Identification of Soybean Aphid Resistance in Early Maturing Genotypes of Soybean, Siddhi Jeewan Bhusal

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    A Rhetorical Examination of the Barack Obama Phenomenon in the 2008 Presidential Campaign, Steve Binkley

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    Private and Public Benefits of Innovative Mix Crop Systems Intended for Biofuels Production in Eastern South Dakota, Nelly Bourlion

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    The Crooked End of Nowhere: Fantastic Fiction and its Adoption of the Gothic and Uncanny, Amanda Braun

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    Integration of Extrusion and Clean Fractionation Processes as a Pretreatment Technology of Lignocellulosic Biomasses, Grzegorz Brudecki

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    Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the Northern Great Plains: Seed Ecology and Cultural Considerations, Sarah M. Brunette

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    A Study of Battery State-of-health Tracking Using an Extended Kalman Filter and Randle's Battery Circuit Model, Joshua Cahill

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    Sport-Related Concussions in Youth: Assessing South Dakota Coaches' Current Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes, Crystal Cantu

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    Psychological Readiness to Return to Play in NCAA Division I Athletes, Betsy Clauss

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    The Effects of Slow-release Urea on Nitrogen Metabolism and Fiber Digestion in Steers Fed High-forage Diets, Carrie LaVonne Cox

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    Pretreatment Methods for Lignocellulosic Materials Employed to Produce Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Products, Iwona Cybulska

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    Regulation of GmHD-ZIPIII During Soybean Root Lateral Organ Development, Suresh Damodran

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    A method for identifying commission and omission errors for cultivated crops in the national land cover dataset (NLCD) 2006, Patrick A. Danielson

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    Contribution of Natural Recruitment to the Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Sport Fishery in Deerfield Reservoir, Jacob L. Davis

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    Finite Element Simulation of Guided Wave Propagation in Double Layer Composite Cylinder, Tedros Debas

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    Enhancement of Fc-receptor mediated phagocytosis by macrophage colony stimulating factor, Justine W. Debelius

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    Trace Metal Concentrations in the White and Cheyenne Rivers of Nebraska and South Dakota, Jesse P. Decoteau

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    Exopolysaccharides Modify Functional Properties of Whey Protein Concentrate, Gagan Deep

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    A Wink and a Nod: A Content Analysis of Facial Expressions in the Animated Film UP, Matt Delzer

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    Measuring Kinetic Performance of Monolithic and Fused-Core Columns Using Packed-Capillary Liquid-, Ultrahigh-Performance- and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Tunde A. Dioszegi

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    An Inventory of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, David J. Drons

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    You Throw Like a Girl: The Use of Nonverbal Communication in A League of Their Own, Kari E. Eliason

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    The Effects of Uphill vs. Level-Grade High-Intensity Interval Training on Key Physiological Indices of Distance Running, Derek Ferley

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    Examining Multiple Identity Dimensions with Native Students at a Predominantly White University, Kathleen D. Fitzgerald-Ellis

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    Moments of Grace: Bridging Noir Fiction with Rural-regional LIterature, Thomas P. Flynn

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    Effects of Bird Community Structure on West Nile Virus Incidence in the Northern Great Plains, Aaron M. Friesz

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    Evaluation of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinat, link) for Biomass Production on Marginal Land, Karla A. Hernández Valentín

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    Sugar and Butyrate Supplementation on Metabolism and Production by Lactating Dairy Cows, Kevin Herrick