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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
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
All Solution Processible Polymer Multijunction Solar Cells, Mahbube Khoda Siddiki
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
Effects of Lean Beef Supplementation on Iron Status, Body Composition and Performance of Collegiate Distance Runners, Danielle E. Burke
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
Validity of the 30-s Chair Stand Test, Get-Up-and-Go Test, and Grip Strength Test in Older Adults, Amber M. Chevalier
Effects of Honokiol and Magnolol on Skin Tumor Development, Chandeshwari Chilampalli
Utilizing Early Season Defoliation to Control Introduced Cool-Season Grasses in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie, Tabithia K. Christner
Family Functioning : Considering Family Leisure and Parental Behaviors, Kyleigh J. Cramer
Advanced Largemouth Bass Production and Stock Contribution to Small South Dakota Impoundment Fisheries, Isak J. Csargo
Subcellular Localization, Trafficking and Secretion of Influenza B Virus NB Protein, Andrew James Demers
AlSb Compound Semiconductor as Absorber Layers in Thin Film Solar Cells, Rabin Dhakal
Effects of Block Predator Management on Duck and Pheasant Nest Success in Eastern South Dakota, Nicholas R. Docken
Sugar Recoveries from Corn Stover, Prairie Cord Grass, Switchgrass, and Big Bluestem using Microwave, Ultrasound, and Ozone Pretreatment Technologies, Aaslesha Donepudi
The Attitude of Judges, State's Attorneys, and Bar Attorneys Towards Allowing Cameras into Courtrooms in South Dakota, Eniforme Uyoyou Eto
Effect of a Book Club Intervention on Physical Activity in Women with Coronary Artery Disease, Lindsau C. Exley
Effect of Streamflow Variation on Water Quality of the James River in South Dakota, Hanaa Fayyadh
Productivity and Trophic Interactions in the Missouri River Impoundments, Mark J. Fincel
Relationship-Based Care: Effects on Patient Satisfaction, Becka J. Foerster
Habitat Resource Selection By Greater Sage Grouse Within Oil and Gas Development Areas in North Dakota and Montana, Kristin A. Fritz
An Analysis of Ontological Succession in Icelandic Saga Literature, Richard H. Ganci
The Improvement and Characterization of Candida Molischiana through Mutagenesis for Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Melanie R. Geiger
Factors that Influence Alcohol Use by College Athletes, Nicole A. Gertken
Quantifying Gross Forest Cover Loss in Malaysia Between 1990 and 2005: Comparisons with Contemporaneous Change in Indonesia, Namita Giree
Regulation of Uterine pH Throughout the Bovine Estrous Cycle, Jennifer Kay Grant
Urban Fisheries in Eastern South Dakota: Assessment of Angler Satisfaction and Fishery Resources, Michael Joseph Greiner
Relationships Among Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, Endangered Waterbirds, and Macrophytes in Taro Lo'I At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii, Jennifer Leigh Gutscher-Chutz
New Data Processing Approach for Vegetation Classification using Multiwavelength Airborne Polarimetric Lidar, Ali Haider Md.
Evaluation of the Impact of Corn Residue Removal on Soil Quality, Amber L. Hammerbeck
Comparisons of Soil within a Till Plain Across Contrasting Land Uses, Kyle R. Heimerl
Below-Ground Food Production in Habitats Utilized by the Rocky Mountain Populations of Greater Sandhill Cranes, Diana P. Iriarte
The Influence of Didymosphenia geminata on Fisheries Resources in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Daniel A. James
Application of Salt Whey in Process Cheese Food Made from Cheddar Cheese Containing Exopolysaccharides, Oliver Janevski
Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Mountain Lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Brian D. Jansen
Differences in Virtues between Male and Female Engineering Students in Relation to Gender-Related Patterns of Intellectual Development, Alycia A. Jensen
The Effects of Lean Beef Supplementation on the Iron Status of Collegiate Athletes, Jocelyn Johnson
Study of the Wide Area Network (WAN) Method of Islanding Prevention at the Distribution Level, Dij Raj Joshi