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 2010
Effect of Storage Temperatures on Ice Cream Quality, Jenna R. Buyck
Assessment of Rheological Methods for Spring Wheat Quality Evaluation Based on Multi-environment Trials, Melanie Caffe-Treml
Everyday Instances of Support: An Autoethnography of Parent-Child Relationships, Nicholas R. Castillo
Improving Heterogeneous Local Area Networks Performance by Modified TCP Vegas Congestion Control Mechanism, Po-Sung Chao
Development of Anticancer Agents with Novel Mechanisms of Action, Wei Chen
Understanding the Role of Biomass and High Shear Bioreactor Parameters in Bioethanol Production, Karunanithy Chinnadurai
Pundit Wars: An Investigation Into the Pragmatics of News Talk Programs, Samuel M. Claster
Improving Soybean Performance in the Northern Great Plains Through the Use of Cover Crops, Kurt J. Dagel
An Assessment of Horizontal Displacement of Topographic Features in Generalized Digital Elevation Models, Devendra Dahal
Iron Status in Physically Active Females: The Effect of Adequate Iron Intake Through Beef Consumption, Heidi M. Demuth
Sediment Effects on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in a Prairie Pothole, Oak Lake, In Eastern South Dakota, Kristopher Glenn Dozark
Knowledge and Opinion of Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Policy: Do Sources of Information Matter?, Katie L. Dreiling
Development of a Field Inspection Vehicle for Nondestructive Evaluation of The Interior Surface of Cylindrical Structures, John D. Duffy
Evaluation of Two Native Grass Germplasm Collections for Their Biomass Potential, Sam Dwire
American Indian College Success at a Mainstream University : Facilitators and Barriers to Academic Attainment, Scott D. Fleming
Predation Vulnerability and Trophic Interactions of Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus, William E. French
Inverting the Hierarchy: Richard the Redeless, Mum and the Sothsegger, and the Literary Legacy of Richard II, Nicholass Giedt
Evaluation of Teen-taught KidQuest: A School Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for 5th and 6th Graders in Rural South Dakota, Jessica Graumann
Songs of Heaven and Stuff of Earth: Geoffrey Chaucer's Prioress and the Medieval Body-Soul Debate, Kathleen M. Grode
Understanding White-Tailed Deer Productivity: Population Ecology of Neonates, Troy W. Grovenburg
An Economic Analysis of No-Till Rotations and Effects on Carbon Sequestration and Long Term Sustainability of Agriculture, Justin M. Harer
Wind Generator & Biomass No-draft Gasification Hybrid, Matthew R. Hein
Seasonal Movements and Spatial Distributions of Common Carp in an Interconnected Glacial Lake System in Eastern South Dakota, Matthew J. Hennen
Assessment of Smoking Self-Efficacy in Two Groups of South Dakota Nurses: Former Smokers and Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit, Christi Hoffman
Factors Influencing Runoff and Sediment Losses from the Belle Fourche River Watershed in South Dakota, Matthew James Hubers
Effects of Berberine and its Combinations on Adipogenesis, Yueshan Hu
The Assessment of Agricultural Land in South Dakota, Nabil Jarachi
Population Estimation Procedures For Elk and Deer in the Black Hills, South Dakota: Development of a Sightability Model and Spotlight Survey, Angela R. Jarding
Interface Characterization of Explosively Bonded Gun Tubes, Christopher C. Jerred
Status and Distribution of Fishes in Tributaries of the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota, McLain S. Johnson
Insecticide Usage - An Assessment of Application and Crop Selection: South Dakota Agriculture Case Studies, Ariel Ruth Keating
Measuring Students' Personal and Professional Growth in the Nine STudents Emerging as ProfessionalS (STEPS) Characteristics, Michael A. Keegan
Essential Oil Use in Canine Veterinary Medicine, Elizabeth Rowan Keith
Theoretical Study of Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Organic [pi]-Conjugated Materials for Photovoltaic Devices, Vedbar Singh Khadka
Deciding to Come to the U.S.: International Students and Sociocultural Adaptation, Saileza Khatiwada
Young Adult Volunteerism: Motivation and Satisfaction, Jessica J. Kirkham
Discovery of Sulfur Mass-Independent Fractionation (MIF) Anomaly of Stratospheric Volcanic Eruptions in Greenland Ice Cores, Alyson Leigh Lanciki
Two-Dimensional Flow Modeling of the Big Sioux River at the Highway 13 Bridge Near Flandreau, South Dakota, Ryan Jon Larsen
Making a Difference at Sisseton Middle School, Tracey Lehrke
Regionalization of Unit Discharge and Head Loss Stream Flow Equations at Bridge Constrictions in South Dakota, Richard Liggett
A Tumor Cell Growth Model in a Nutrient Limited Environment, Bradley R. Lowery
Colonialism, Conflict, and the Religious Response, Nicholas T. Luetzow
Reject Inference in Sub-Prime Credit, Nathaniel Lutz
The Impact of Community Cultural Wealth on Health, Tracey R. McMahon
Estimating Forage Production for Waterbirds and Waterbird Response to Habitat Management at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, Heather Nicole McWilliams
Biodiesel Synthesis via Heterogeneous Catalysis And Development of Product Assessment Method By Quantitative Glycerol Analysis, Erin Jo Mercer
Amino Acid Utilization from Corn Distillers Grains-Based Diets for Dairy Cows, Kamal Mjoun
In Vitro Degradation of Bovine Myofibrils is Caused by u-calpain, not Caspase-3, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser
Student Response Systems: The Impact on Nursing Student Engagement and Classroom Participation, Sandra Mordhorst
Comparison of Imputation Methods for Longitudinal Data with Missing Values, Michikazu Nakai
Blending Chlorinated and Chloraminated Water in a Regional Water Supply System, Abby Drews Nelson
Mitochondria-Targeting for Improved Photodynamic Therapy, Ethel J. Ngen
Saving the Sorceresses, Shrews and Side-notes: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Feminist Arthurian Redaction, Bridget R. Nordquist
Fat and Rumen Undegradable Protein for Grazing Cows: Effect on Composition of Milk and Quality of Cheese, Rosemary Nyoka
Water and Nutrient Balances of Vegetative Treatment Systems for Feedlots in South Dakota, Daniel T. Ostrem
IRIS-A New Plagiarized Code Detection System, Sangjun Park
Effects of Short Term Administration of Genistein on the IGF-I System in Ovariectomized Gilts, Carolyn Nicole Paulson
Longitudinal Data Analysis of Bone Health During Lactation and Weaning, Larissa Peterson
Status of Paddlefish in Lake Francis Case, South Dakota, Landon Lee Pierce
An Approach for Adding Type-Safe Static-Context Duck Typing to an Object-Oriented Programming Language, Kevin Pond
Design and Development of a Reversible Fiber Optic Hydrazine Gas Sensor at NIR Spectral Range, Barun Ranjitkar
Evaluation of Stream Assessment Protocols for the Evaluation of Habitat in Intermittent Headwater Streams, Eric Rasmussen
A New 2000 Year Volcanic Record from a South Pole Ice Core, Angelica Rebeca Reyes
Life Skills & Benefits from South Dakota 4-H, Audrey Jo Rider
Experimental Evaluation of Cold Formed Steel Walls Using Hot Rolled Steel Load Distribution Members Supporting Nucor-Vulcraft Joists, Adam F. Roark
Family-Based Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Umesh Raj Rosyara
Relationship Between Dry-land Strength and Tethered Swim Force Pre and Post Taper in Collegiate Swimmers, Bradley J. Schmidt
Estimating Probabilities of Extreme Market Returns, Adam Bilyeu Schmitz
Seasonal Use of Missouri River Reservoir Deltas by Fishes, William J. Schreck
Gravel Road Condition Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology, Sabina Shahnaz
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Population Attributes, Reproductive Structure, and Distribution in Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota and Ontario, Stephanie L. Shaw
Correlation Study of MRI and Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection, Woo-Shik Shin
Relative Gain Characterization and Correction for Pushbroom Sensors Based on Lifetime Image Statistics and Wavelet Filtering, Alok Kumar Shrestha
Simulating the Soil Erosion from Land Removed from CRP, Rajendra P. Sishodia
Natural Reproductive Cycle of Northern Largemouth Bass in the Upper Midwest, with Applications to Off-season Spawning, Daniel E. Spengler
Jointed Plain Concrete Mix Design for Pavement Application in South Dakota, Jason David Stripling
Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota, Barnabas Sugutt
The Effects of Genistein on Cytokine Response to LPS in Equine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Anna Rose Taylor
Nurses' Perceptions of the Effects of Disruptive Physician Behavior on Patient Safety, Roxanne L. Vandendries
Hydroperiod, Physicochemistry and Seasonal Change of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Intermittent Prairie Streams, Ross W. Vander Vorste
Measuring Students' Personal and Professional Growth in the Nine Students Emerging as Professionals {STEPS) Characteristics after Participating in the STEPS Program: A Qualitative Study, Lillian J. Van Vlack Bruckner
Community Embeddedness and Residential Plans of Latino Dairy Farm Workers in Rural South Dakota Counties, Joel Javier Vargas
Dendrimer Based Nanocarriers for Transcutaneous Drug Delivery, Venkata Vamsi Krishna Venuganti
Customer Segmentation using Cluster Analysis on Student Loan Applications, Josie Wallin
A Study of Restaurateurs' Attitudes and Practices in Relation to Obesity, Chanda Lynn Walter
The Effect of an Education Program Encouraging Beef Consumption on Iron Status in Physically Active Females, Mariah Weber
Imaging Optical Diffuse Reflectance in Beef Muscles to Predict Myofibrillar Protein Degradation and Tenderness, Sarah Jo Wells
Connecting to Generation.com - The Challenge Facing University Student Unions, Nicholas W. Wendell
Distribution of Selected Physical and Chemical Properties on Reclaimed Mine and Native Soils, Carrie E. Werkmeister-Karki
An Enhanced Malicious Web Crawler Detection and Classification System, Tianying Zhong
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The SDSU Preschool Laboratory's Philosophy : A Study of Parental Understanding and Involvement, Natalie Abbey
Attitudes and Behaviors of Consumers Toward Local and Urban Markets in the Badia Region of Jordan, Shaheen Alsirhan
Vitis Riparia Phytochrome E Expression Differs with Tissue Type and Age, Drew Louis Anderson
Changing Fire Return Intervals in Southern California, Sarah E. Arnold