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Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Distribution, Roost Site Selection and Food Habitats of Bats in Eastern South Dakota, Vicki J. Swier
The Effects of Higher Protein Intakes on Adaptations to Training, Shawn Tausz
Roosting Habitat and Poult Survival of Merriam's Turkeys in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota, Daniel J. Thompson
Flow-sorting and Characterization of Four Cell Populations Resolved from the Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay, David Tritle
Potential Impact of Hazardous Material Spills in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Steven J. Van Aartsen
An Assessment of the Oral Communication Training Given to Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives, Jeffrey S. Van Overbeke
Determinants of South Dakota Farmers' Adoption of Genetically Modified Corn and Soybeans, Angella Van Scharrel
Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Western Corn Belt Plains Ecoregion, 1970 to 2000, Pamela J. Waisanen
The Potential For Dispersal Of Leafy Spurge And Other Seeds In Wildlife Fecal Deposits, Eric J. Wald
Food Habits and Consumption Estimates of Walleyes Stocked as a Tool to Suppress Fathead Minnow Populations in West-Central Minnesota Wetlands, Matthew Christopher Ward
A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and Graduate Teaching Assistants, Joshua N. Westwick
Non-Transgenic Grain Segregation at Country Elevators in South Dakota, Clayton J. Wilhelm
Differences in the Chemical Composition of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Water from a Prairie Pothole Ecosystem in Eastern South Dakota, Marla F. Williams
A Participatory Study of Site-Specific Response of Yield to Phosphorus in South Dakota as a Training Method for South Dakota Extension Educators, James Alan Wilson
Leptin and Regional Bone Mass and Body Composition, Karen S. Wosje
Design and Implementation of a High-Speed Communication Module for Linux Cluster File System Using M-VIA, Chan-gon Yoo
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Aerial and Proaxial Morphology of Switchgrass, Ronade Martine Zamy
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dietary Manipulations to Improve the Nutritional Value of Milk by Increasing Milk Content of Conjugated Linoleic Acid, Amer AbuGhazaleh
An Optimized High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method to Determine Natural Folate (5-Methyltetrahydrofolate) Content in Blood and Food Matrices, Yachai Amornkul
Rapid Bench-scale Membrane Studies of Organics Removal by Nanofilters, Chad E. Bachmann
Powwow Drum Singers: An Exploratory Study, Ellen M. Baird
Virulence Comparison of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains from Human and Bovine Sources, Diane Rosanne Baker
Age- and Site-Specific Colonization of Porcine Small Intestinal Epithelium by K88-fimbriated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli in the Ligated Loop Model, Dana Curtis Beckler
Assessment of the Hotel and Foodservice Management Program at South Dakota State University by HFM/HRIM Graduates, Don Behrend
A Hands-On Educational Lesson That Includes Food Preparation Techniques Will Increase Knowledge and Consumption of Milk-Containing Foods Compared to an Educational Lesson Alone, Trisha Renae Bergjord
Cultural Landscapes of Skateboarding, Chad T. Bertelson
Recent Policy and Market Incentives for Organic and Other Ecologically-Based Farming Systems in the US Upper Midwest and the Southwest of France, Sherry K. Bertramsen
Calcium, Phosphorus, and Amino Acid Digestibilities in Low Phytate Corn by Growing Pigs, Robert A. Bohlke
Accuracy Assessment of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping of Landslides, Jason A. Boomer
Negotiations Between Anishinaabe and an Outside University, Karen Anita Branden
Biogeographic Patterns of Littoral Invertebrate Communities and Responses to Disturbance in Prairie Lakes, Corey W. Braskamp
The Effects of Repetitive Overhand Throwing on Markers of Muscle Damage, Justin Brink
Democratic Development in Less Developed Countries : A Cross-National Study, 1974-1999, Jorgen G. Bro
Value of Nutrition Training to South Dakota Elementary School Teachers, Stacie Bruns
Choice and the Victimization that Results : The "Special" Women of Edith Wharton, Sandy Buelow
Scleroglucan Production by Sclerotium Glucanicum in a Condensed Corn Solubles Based Medium, Arlene Ceplecha
Identifying Management Zones Using Soil, Crop, and Remote Sensing Information, Jiyul Chang
IKONOS Satellite on Orbit Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Measurement Using Edge and Pulse Method, Taeyoung Choi
A Content Analysis of "Culture Matters, the Peace Corps Cross-cultural Workbook", Annie M. Clement
Leslie Marmon Silko and James Welch's use of the Travel Novel Genre and Native American Gazes in Gardens in The Dunes and The Heartsong of Charging Elk, Jason Benjamin Currie-Olson
Inheritance and Interaction of Fusarium Head Blight and Tan Spot Resistance in Spring Wheat, Ravindra N. Devkota
Polymorphism in the Agouti-related Protein (agrp) Gene in Swine, Kent J. Donelan
The Widening Corn Basis in South Dakota: Factors Affecting and the Impact of the Loan Deficiency Payment, Amy Lynn Dykema
The "Art" of Edith Wharton's Fiction : The Legend and Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, Amy M. Einspahr
The Timing of Introduction of Solid Food to the Infant Diet and Its Relationship to the Development of Allergy Precursors, Deborah A. Ekanger
Investigation of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Pathogenesis, Abuelyazeed Abdelkader Elsheikh
Internal and External Shoulder Rotation Strength Comparisons of NAIA and NCAA Division II Baseball Players, Nicholas W. Frei
Comparative Binding Studies of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to Model and Natural Geosorbents, Melissa C. Gabbert
Dryland Soil Moisture Management for Western South Dakota, Jason Gilb
Implications of Delayed Parenting on Mother-Daughter Relationships, Nicole A. Graves
Use of High Pressure Liquid Chromatography to Detect and Quantify Oxytetracycline Marks in Walleye Otoliths and Dorsal Spines, Michael J. Hawkins
The Effects of Caffeine and Ephedrine on Excess Post Oxygen Consumptions and Lipolysis, Christina Ann Heilman
An Evaluation of NDVI Products from MODIS, SPOT VEGETATION, and AVHRR, Shannon Leigh Hofstadter
Nutrient Inputs, Iron Availability, and Algal Biomass in Black Hills Watersheds: Implications for Reservoir and Stream Productivity, Benjamin M. Holcomb
The Music Man : Costume Design and the Use of Gender Coding, Stacie Rose Horst
A Tractor Mounted Device Used for Comparison of In-Situ Soil Bearing Capacity Between Two Tillage Regimes, Bernard R. Jahn
Measurements of Velocity Field at a Circular Cylinder in Open Channel Flow by Particle Image Velocimetry, Kent R. Johnson
A Comparison of South Dakota's Mandatory Price Reporting System to the AMS Voluntary Price Reporting System: An Empirical Analysis for Slaughter Steers Sold on a Live Basis, Randall Scott Keimig
Previous Management Impacts on Soil Phosphorus Levels, Jonathan Kleinjan
Differences in Nursing Assessment and Documentation of Pain Before and After a Pain Education Program, Lori A. Koenecke
A Burkean Analysis of the War Speeches of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush, Kristofer B. Kracht
Real-time Control with Handheld Computers Running Palm OS, Paula Kurtenbach
Breaking Seed Dormancy in Three Poaceae Species, Heidi Jo Larson
Beauty and the Beast : Costume Design and Development, Kathy K. Laun
Synthesis of Isocyanate-based Dendrimers, Photodendrimers and L-aspartic Acid Based Dendrimers, Genliang Lu
Agriculture in Dhaka, Bangladesh : A Geographical Perspective, Maliha Mayeed
Structure and Dynamics of Largemouth Bass Populations in Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes and Large Impoundments, William L. McKibbin
The Relationship Between Enrollment in Middle School Family and Consumer Sciences Courses and a Student's Academic Achievement Scores, Shannon Mentzer
Alfalfa Stem Anatomy of Populations Varying for Resistance to Potato Leafhopper, Ana Micijevic
Social and Cultural Variations in Accounts Used by Apprehended Shoplifters, Caroline Mitchell
Propp's Fairy Tale Function in Braveheart : A Structural Analysis, Jerianne Moen
Art in Mourning : Surviving The Survivors in Maus, Sheri A. Morey
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus : Viral Transmission in Semen and Comparative Pathogenesis of Virulent and Attenuated Isolates of the Virus, Curtis Dean Nelson
Effects of a Six-week Strength Training Program on Internal and External Rotation in Intercollegiate Baseball Players, Jason Nelson
A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and International Students, Kyoko Okamoto
The Effect of Therapeutic Massage on Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension, Christine M. Olney
Retirement Preparation of the North and South Dakota Farm/Ranch Household, Debra Pankow
A Spatial Decision Support System Design for Flood Risk Monitoring in East Africa, Sara Jean Paulson
Fish-Habitat Associations in Small Backwaters of the Upper Missouri River, North Dakota, Kipp A. Powell
Writing Minnesotan : A Critical Analysis of Dialect and Culture in Upper Midwestern Regional Literature, Devonna Preteau
The Terror of Insanity : A Study of Hawthorne's Schizophrenic Protagonists, Jaclyn Raw
Microfiltration Process Enhancement with In-Line Coagulation, Robert J. Reiss
Success and Communication : An Analysis of High School Athletic Coaching Staffs, Kevin G. Sackreiter
Farmers' Rural Community Attachment : A Structural Symbolic Interactionist Explanation, Forrest Lee Sanner
Genetics Factors in Postmortem Muscle Metabolism that Influence Beef Tenderness, Bruce Cameron Shanks
In Vitro and In Vivo Bovine Viral Susceptibility in American Bison (Bison bison), Chiharu Shiratori
Profitability Determinants in South Dakota's Beef Cow/Calf Enterprise, Amy N. Singrey
Detection and Quantitation of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis in Bovine and Bison Using Real-Time Molecular Beacon PCR, Jessica Lee Skaare
PRRS : Role of the GP5 in Cell Death, Elliot T. Stevens
Comparative Analysis of Ataka and Kanjincho, Yuriko Togashi
Chemopreventive Effects of [alpha]-santalol on UVB-induced Skin Carcinogenesis, Hima B. Valluri
In Praise of Motherhood and Domesticity : A Re-examination of the Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin, Tanya Larson Vanderlinde
Evaluating Producer Investment in New Generation Cooperatives, James D. Walti
Development and Application of Vegetation-Based Biomonitoring Criteria for Floodplain Wetlands, Kent B. Werlin
Changing Dietary Lipid Composition to Increase Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Transvaccenic Acid Concentrations in Milk Fat, Lance Aaron Whitlock