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ETDS from 2013
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 Stem Cell Differentiation in Mice, Matthew Whipple
Using Ants (Hymenopters:Formicidae) as Indicators of Restoration Success in the Tallgrass Praiaries 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 Zwifel
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
Creation of a Continuous Ozone Dataset from 1972 Onwards and its Effect on Remote Sensing, Sudeep Karanjit
The Recognition of Child Abuse: Expert Providers' Experience, Nancy K. Kertz
A Study on the Effectiveness of Ultrasonication in Inactivating Thermoduric Aerobic Sporeformers and Spores in Non Fat Milk, Som N. Khanal
Design and Analysis of a New Abrasive Blasting System for an Abrasive Applicator Utilized in a Novel Weed Control Method, Corey M. Lanoue
A Study of Stream Flow and Sediment Load from the Bad RIver Watershed Before and After BMP Implementation, Brittany Leibel
A Study of Stream Flow and Sediment Load from the Bad River Watershed Before and After BMP Implementation, Brittany Leibel
Effect of Storage Tank Mixing on Water Quality, Andy K. Lemke
Modeling the Impacts of Rangeland Management Practices on Flow and Sediment Using SWAT, Kyle J. Lentsch
A Study of Mathematical Modeling of Remaining Useful Life, Assessment, and Prognostics & Health Management (PHM), Manju Maharjan
Nutritional Ecology of White-Tailed Deer: Assessment of an Index to Diet Quality and a Repellent, Kyle Bradley Monteith
Antimicrobial Activity, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Analyses of Rhus aromatica, Rhus glabra and Sanguinaria canadensis Native to South Dakota, Gitanjali Nandakafle
Performance and Design Approaches for Perforated Light-frame Wood Shear Walls, Jordan Michael Paul
Alkaline Pretreatment of Corn Stover, Switchgrass and Prairie Cord Grass for Bioethanol Production, Prawesh K. Rijal
Numerical Simulation of the Acoustical Propagation of Thunder, Jonathan S. Rood
The Correlation between Work/Life Balance, Intent to Stay, and the Personal Well-being among Female Nurses at a Rural Community Hospital in the Midwest, Janet Rounsville
Restoring Native Tallgrass Prairie and Improving Profitability on Eastern South Dakota Grasslands with Intensive Early Stocking, Kyke Dean Schell
Optimization of Small Grid-tied and Off-grid PV Systems with Energy Management, Sangita Sharma
Evaluation of a Typical CIP Protocol to Control Bacterial Biofilms on Whey Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Diwakar Singh
Determination of Biodegradation Kinetics of Select Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in an Activated Sludge System through Respirometry, Joseph R. Stonesifer
Burrowing Owl Distribution and Nest Site Selection in Western South Dakota, Jason Thiele
Testing of an Instrument for Measuring Nurse Behaviors Related to Safe Patient Handling, Shila Thompson
The Role of Place in South Dakota’s High School Sport Value and Patterns of Sport Success, Eric A. Toft
Experimental Evaluation of Composite Action of Steel Box Truss Towers in Flexure, Mason Anthony Underberg
Parents Perceptions of the Advantage of Nature for Growing Children (0-5) Years in the Midwest, Uma Devi Vadamalai
Implications of Best Management Practices on Channel Evolution within the Bad River Watershed: West Central South Dakota, Kendall L. Vande Kamp
Production of Selenium-enriched Wheat Protein Concentrates and Isolates for Enhancement of Wheat Flour Functionality, Vijay Vankar
Faculty Attitudes Toward the Utilization of High-fidelity Human Patient Simulation in Nursing Education, Shantelle Wade
Analyzing Industry Clusters and Foundations of Regional Partnerships with Consideration of the I-29 Corridor Task Force in South Dakota, Joshua M. Warne
Association of Ring-Necked Pheasants and Conservation Reserve Program-Grasslands During the Brood-Rearing Season in Eastern South Dakota, Joshua J. White