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 2012
A Study on the Effectiveness of Ultrasonication in Inactivating Thermoduric Aerobic Sporeformers and Spores in Non Fat Milk, Som N. Khanal
Multibody Dynamic Model and Algorithm for Vibration Analysis of Wind Turbines, Yuho Kim
Characterization of a Novel Corn-Soybean Extruded Product : Energy Content and Sow Performance, Katherine M. Koch
Sensitization to Near-infrared Light and Improvement of Titanium Dioxide Compact Layers for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Curtiss S. Kovash
Analysis of Hidden Links among Published Gene Lists from Arabidopsis, Liming Lai
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
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 Land Cover and Land Use Change Assessment of the Philippines' Mangrove Forests: 1990 to 2010, Jordan Long
A Study of Mathematical Modeling of Remaining Useful Life, Assessment, and Prognostics & Health Management (PHM), Manju Maharjan
Immobilization of Cellulase and Hemicellulases on Porous Glass Beads with Subsequent Application in Saccharification of Biomass, Pavani Mandali
What Women Want : Marketing to Midwest College Women to Increase Online Purchasing, Jenna Marston
Inquiry in the Chemistry Classroom : An Age Comparative Study, Bethany M. Melroe Lehrman
Nutritional Ecology of White-Tailed Deer: Assessment of an Index to Diet Quality and a Repellent, Kyle Bradley Monteith
Extracting Breast Cancer Feature and Generating its Parametric Pattern in Medical Images, Ju Cheol Moon
Unraveling the Biology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Persistent Infections : Integrating Field and Laboratory Studies, Susan Evon Morarie
Composing Genre and Self through Creative Nonfiction Travel Writing, Katie Munk
Antimicrobial Activity, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Analyses of Rhus aromatica, Rhus glabra and Sanguinaria canadensis Native to South Dakota, Gitanjali Nandakafle
The Influence of International Travel on Midwestern High School Students' Cultural Perceptions and Geographic Understanding, Brady Jay Olson
Social/physical Impacts and Water Consumption Characteristics of South Dakota's Rural Water Systems, Matthew J. Pajl
Sources and Fate of Nitrate in the Big Sioux River, Ujwal D. Pandey
Effect of Genetic, Environment, and Management on Wheat Grain Yield, Protein and Amino Acid Composition, and Quality, Hyejin Park
Physico-chemical and Rheological Properties of Soy-DDG Blends in Wheat Flour Based Food Formulations, Kalpesh Parmer
Performance and Design Approaches for Perforated Light-frame Wood Shear Walls, Jordan Michael Paul
Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Construction Review, Brooke B. Postma-Edger
Advanced Statistical Methods for Analyzing Heart Disease Risk Based on Blood Fatty Acids, James V. Pottala
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
Two-dimensional Flow Modeling of the James River at the Highway 37 Bridge Crossing North of Mitchell, South Dakota, Ryan Patrick Rossell
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
Development of a Tripartite Subunit Vaccine and a Modified Live Vaccine Against Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Xiaosai Ruan
Transcutaneous Vaccine Delivery Systems, Preety Sahdev
Role of Brain Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Acute and Chronic Effects of Ethanol in Mice, Ravi Kiran Sajja
Native American Sex Offenders: Residing in Disorganization?, Stacy Sanders
Restoring Native Tallgrass Prairie and Improving Profitability on Eastern South Dakota Grasslands with Intensive Early Stocking, Kyke Dean Schell
Effects of Genistein on Cytokine Response to Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation in Porcine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Lyssa S. Seefeldt
Aerospace Battery Management : From Manufacturing to Recycling, Bernard Kwabena Sefogah
Optimization of Small Grid-tied and Off-grid PV Systems with Energy Management, Sangita Sharma
Photovoltaic & Photophysical Study of Dye and TiOrNanoparticle Interactions in Porphyrin-sensitized Solar Cells (M.S.), Maheshwar Shrestha
An Updated Radiometric Calibration of the Hyperion Sensor, Sandrip K. Shrestha
Women and Water: Meeting Nepalese Women's Practical and Strategic Gender Needs, Umit Shrestha
Prairie Wedgegrass: Life History and Potential for Wetland Restoration, Bryan D. Simon
Evaluation of a Typical CIP Protocol to Control Bacterial Biofilms on Whey Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Diwakar Singh
Innate Immune Responses of Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Bacteria-associated Molecular Patterns and Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Chithra Sreenivasan
Impacts of DBP Precursor Removal and Disinfection Modifications on DBP Formation at Missouri River Water Treatment Facilities, Brittni A.S. Stephens-Yates
Determination of Biodegradation Kinetics of Select Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in an Activated Sludge System through Respirometry, Joseph R. Stonesifer
Longitudinal Data Analysis, Ramu Goud Sudhagoni
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
Incorporating Culture into Ethics Education for Scientists, Julie A. Thorstenson
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
A Cross-Sectional View of Energy Balances in Crop Production Systems of Eastern South Dakota, Seth Urbanowitz
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
Satellite Driven Hydrologic Modeling of Ungauged Lakes and Reservoirs : Applications in East Africa, Naga Manohar Velpuri
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A View Into the Colonial Abyss, Tamara Joelle Voight
Rado Numbers for some Non-Homogenous Inequalities, Corey Vorland
Faculty Attitudes Toward the Utilization of High-fidelity Human Patient Simulation in Nursing Education, Shantelle Wade
Cost-effective Photovoltaics Utilizing Hybrid Amorphous/Crystalline Silicon, Jun Wang
Analyzing Industry Clusters and Foundations of Regional Partnerships with Consideration of the I-29 Corridor Task Force in South Dakota, Joshua M. Warne
Entry and Exit Behaviors of Farmers in South Dakota, Andrew W. Waugh
The Effect of Participation in Different Types of Physical Activity and Age on Bone Mass, Density, and Geometric Properties, Lee Andrew Weidauer
Bob Dylan: A Rhetorical Criticism of Dylan's Metaphor and Music, Allison L. Weiland
Association of Ring-Necked Pheasants and Conservation Reserve Program-Grasslands During the Brood-Rearing Season in Eastern South Dakota, Joshua J. White
Image Semantic Search System (ISSS) : A Semantic-based Image Retrieving System, Peiyi Xiao
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Mediated via Morphology Engineering, Yu Xie
Optimal Resource Allocation to Support Quality of Service in Multi-hop Wireless Multimedia Networks, Lin Xing
Novel Strategies to Prepare Polymer-inorganic Hybrid Nanostructure Systems for Cost-effective Energy Conversion, Tingting Xu
Fourier Irregularity Index: A New Approach to Measure Irregularity of Breast Masses in Mammograms, Gensheng Zhang
Use of Piglet Model for Development of Vaccines for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Swine influenza, Mojun Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency, and Malnutrition and Associations with Breastfeeding Status in Honduran Infants Ages 6-36 Months, Khaleal Almusaylim
Development of Climate Scenarios Using Climate Data from Specific Stations in Eastern South Dakota, Sadichya Amatya
Incorporation of Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles in Wheat Flat Breads (Chapathi and Naan), Sowmya Arra
Formation of Bacterial Biofilms on Spiral Wound Reverse Osmosis Whey Concentration Membranes, Mallika Avadhanula
Extrusion processing of selected fish feed blends containing distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), Ferouz Y. Ayadi
Parent-child Internal Working Model and The Peer Relationship, Amybeth Ballou
Understanding My Image of the Child : My Journey as a Preschool Teacher, Kamara L. Bartels
Development of Climatic Scenarios Using Precipitation Data for Aberdeen, South Dakota, Nabin Basnet
Managing Manure Application to Limit Nutrient Runoff from Agricultural Field, Ammar B. Bhandari
Atomic Layer Deposited HfO2 Interface Treatments for Improved Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance, Braden Bills
Diet-based Fitness in Coccinella Novemnotata Herbst (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Danielle Marie Brandt
Steam-Flaked Soybeans in Dairy Cattle Diets, Heidi R. Bruns
The 'ex' Factor ... Will They Be Friends? : A Qualitative Analysis of Post-dissolutional Communication Among Former Premarital Cohabitating Couples, Brittany Bunkers
Social Factors Associated with Disadvantaged First Year College Students' Retention and Academic Success, James L. Burnett
Theoretical and Applied Radiometric Cross-calibration of Satellite Optical Sensors, Gyanesh Chander