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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Promotes its Adherence to Intestinal Epithelial Cells through Heat-Labile Enterotoxin-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms, Amber M. Johnson
Nesting and Brood-Rearing Success and Resource Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse in Northwestern South Dakota, Nicholas W. Kaczor
The Load that will Elicit Maximum Power Output of the Lower Extremities on the Plyo-press 625lll using the 3PQ, Dallas Kendrick
Invasive Grasses Induce Bottom-Up Biodiversity Reductions by Insects in Northern Tallgrass Prairie, Daniel Kinicki
City of Sioux Falls Anaerobic Digester Mixing Study, Brian R. Knadle
Plant Succession on the Ruby Gulch Waste Rock Repository Cap in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, Andrew C. Korth
Analysis of WTO Related Domestic Farm Support Reductions and Counter-Cyclical Revenue Proposals in the US : Farm-Level Effects for South Dakota, Fordjour Y. Kyei
The Effects of Swine Manure or Biosolids Containing Antibiotics on Soil Microbial Communities in Eastern South Dakota, Kelly A. Lehnert
Dental Health and Socioeconomic Status: Their Relationship with Preterm Labor in Rural Western South Dakota A Pilot Study, Angela Lochridge
An Algorithm for Excel Storage Systems., Nathan McClanahan
Investigation and Characterization of Clay Mineral-Natural Organic Matter Complexes using Light Scattering Techniques, Ildiko K. McCloskey
A Study of Recent Hutterite Outmigration in South Dakota, Michael W. McCurry
Effects of Chitosan on The Efficacy of pH Indicating Dye, Bethany M. Melroe
Tillage Erosion Coefficients for Selected Tillage Tools, Javier Mollinendo
Infectivity and Pathogenesis of Encephalitozoon Intestinalis in an In Vivo and In Vitro Porcine Model, Gopakumar Moorkanat
Feeding Wet Corn Distillers Grains to Transition and Lactating Dairy Cows, Gaolebale Segametsi Mpapho
Canola Meal Replacing Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles in Diets for Lactating Dairy Cows, Colleen Nicole Mulrooney
Dormancy Mechanisms of Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum L.) Seeds, Brietta D. Murphy
Fluidized Bed Pellet Reactor Studies for Membrane Concentrate Treatment, Ryan D. Norman
Actions Speak Louder Than Words : An Ethnographic Study of Gendered Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Suzanne M. Olson
Factors Associated with Iron Status in a Hutterite Population, Jane M. Osowski
Development of Cheddar Cheese with Enhanced Conjugated Linoleic Acid by Lactic Acid Bacteria, Ashish Pandit
Histone H1 Studies : 1) In Vivo Evidence of Nuclear Protein Damage : 2) In Vitro Studies of Natural Product Glycation Inhibitors, Srinath Pashikanti
Efficient Parallelizable Algorithm for Computer Simulation Of Multibody Dynamical Systems, Yogesh Patel
Recovery and Characterization of Oil from Co-Products of Corn Ethanol Production, Avinash Reddy Pati
The Speculative Spirit of the American Businessman: The Stock Market in the Fiction of William Dean Howells, Frank Norris, and Theodore Dreiser, Colleen S. Poindexter
Rheological, Sensorial and Chemopreventive Properties of Milk Fermented with Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactic Cultures, Darshan Purohit
Crop Damage by Resident Canada Geese in Eastern South Dakota, Troy Radtke
Nursing Students' Practices Regarding Completion of Instructor Evaluations, Jason Raether
Replacement of Starch from Corn with Non-Forage Fiber from Distillers Grains in Diets of Lactating Dairy Cows, Sanjeewa Dilshan Ranathunga
Influence of Feeding History on Metabolic Rates in Fishes: Evidence for Metabolic Compensation in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), Steven H. Ranney
Intercultural Communication Courses: An Analysis of Syllabi, Jesyna J. Rausch
Learning Needs and Barriers to Continuing Education Among Rural Montana Nurses, Cheryl Richards
An Efficient O(N) Algorithm for Computer Simulation of Rigid Body Molecular Dynamics, Andy Ries
Photochemistry of N-butyl-4-butylamino-1, 8-naphthalimide and its Behavior in a Biological Environment, Brent A. Ristow
Disjunctive Rado Numbers for Some Cases of Sets of Generalized Linear Equations, Darren Row
Analysis of Physical, Chemical, and Functionality Properties of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) for Use in Human Foods, Jessica A. Saunders
Ravaging the fruited plain : use and abuse of the land in Faulkner's Go down, Moses and DeLillo's Underworld, Howard Schaap
Optimization of a Calcium Carbonate Fluidized Pellet Bed Reactor for Iron and Manganese Removal, Jason J. Schaefer
The Influence of Materials on Inquiry Learning, Rachel Ruth Schumacher
Factors Affecting Mercury Accumulation in South Dakota Fishes, Trevor M. Selch
Analysis of Antiscalant Effects on RO Concentrate Behavior, Tejpal Singh
Modeling Spatial Distribution and Habitat Associations for Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River, Bryan D. Spindler
Structural Evaluation of Prestressed Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Girders Using Limestone Aggregates, Chad Joseph Stripling
Determining the Feasibility of Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Irrigation Water Use in South Dakota at the Field Scale, Seth A. Swanson
Student Perceptions: Immediacy and Affective Learning in a Foreign Language Classroom, Brooke Charity Sydow
The Influence of Livestock Watering Ponds (Dugouts) on Native Stream Fishes, Especially the Endangered Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka), Sheila K. Thomson
The Effect of Maximal Sprint Training on Measures of Endurance Performance, Mary K. Thum
Theoretical Analysis of Up-Conversion Based Solar Cells, Santosh Tripathi
Invasion, Environmental Controls, and Ecosystem Feedbacks of Phragmites Australis in Coastal Wetlands, Mirela Gabriela Tulbure
Empowerment and Community Development: Two Cities in Context, Andrew C. Wayt
It Was Once So : Gender and Generation in College Yearbook Photos, Douglas R. Wermedal
Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) as a Small Cervid Research Model and Their Susceptibility to Chronic Wasting Disease, Mackenzie Westby
Identification of FHB Resistance QTL in Tokai-66, Noah A. Wiedel
Sharing the Stories Behind Our Scars : A Qualitative Study of Self-disclosure of Parental Death During the Acquaintance Process, Addie M. Wolcott
Improving the Bioavailability of Topically Applied Ophthalmic Drugs, Patrick D. Youso
Evaluation of an Augmentation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Teresa J. Zimmerman
ETDS from 2007
Gender Portrayal in J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: A Feminist Rhetorical Criticism, Nicole Ackman
Study of the Performance Characteristics of An Axial Flow Fan Using CFD, Rama S. Akula
Application of the RS Method to Detect Steganographic Messages in Database Tables, David Andrawis
A New Real-Time Algorithm for Obtaining the ECG-derived Respiration (EDR) Signal from the Electrocardiogram (ECG), Shivaram P. Arunachalam
Regional Distribution and Monitoring of Bats, Especially Species of Conservation Concern, Along the lower Missouri River in South Dakota, Brandon Terry Bales
Human Development Ranking: Predictors and Implications for Haiti, Jean Michel Basquin
Bacillus Strains Used for Biological Control of Fusarium Head Blight : Identification, Growth Studies, and Lipopeptide Production, Nichole Louise Baye
Production of Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Against the Non-Structural Proteins of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, Brandon J. Berkenpas
Nesting Success of Grassland Birds in Fragmented and Unfragmented Landscapes of North Central South Dakota, Gillian M. Berman
Design and Fabrication of Robust Tunnel Junctions for Gas Sensing, Sachin Bhandari
Feeding Fish Oil and Condensed Corn Distillers Solubles Increases Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Milk and Modulates Immune Response in Dairy Cows, Mini Bharathan
Outcome-Based Nutrition Research Involving a Nutrition Curriculum and Adolescents in South Dakota Family and Consumer Sciences Programs, Jessica R. Biehn
The Use of Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography to Obtain Bone and Muscle Measures in Children, Teresa Leuer Binkley
Chemopreventive Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Lignans Present in Flaxseed on Colon Tumor Development, Ajay Bommareddy
Self-Consolidating Concrete for Box Culverts in South Dakota Using Local Aggregates, Amanda Lee Boushek
Forest Characterization Using Multi-Resolution Satellite Data and In Situ Measurements of Chequamegon National Forest in Wisconsin, Adam Guy Jon Case
Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Ralstonia Eutropha using Condensed Corn Solubles, Panchali Chakraborty
Using Geographic Information Systems to Improve Decision-Making in the National Environmental Policy Act Processes, Cheryl Black Chapman
Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil, Amy Christie
Ecology of the Coyote (Canis latrans) at Wind Cave National Park, Jamie M. Chronert
The Medicine Wheel Nutrition Intervention: A Diabetes Education Study With the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Kibbe M. Conti
An Examination of the Effects of Selected Variables on Student Performance in an Undergraduate Course, Jake Cummings
Long-term Implications of Ethanol-Based Fuel on an Aviation Aircraft Fuel System, Daren Davoux
Performance Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Fluidized Pellet Bed Reactor for The Treatment of RO/NF Concentrates, Bed P. Dawadi
Consumer Diagnosis: A Study of Consumers' Behavioral Reactions to Information Obtained on Medical Diagnostic Websites, Brandi A. Diedrich-Roling
Postprandial Thermogenesis : A Comparison of Various Proteins and Their Effect on Hunger, Satiety, and Appetite, Kevin A. Donnelly
South Dakota High School Instructional Personnel and the Level of Commitment to Distance Learning Technology, Omer William Durfee
Bluegill Reproductive Biology and Population Dynamics in Four South Dakota Impoundments, Kris R. Edwards
Role of Fixed and Migratory Leukocytes in Scrapie Pathogenesis, Gamal Eldrediri Elmubark
Effect of Dried Corn Distillers Grains Plus Solubles Compared to Soybean Hulls, in Late Gestation Heifer Diets, on Animal and Reproductive Performance, Chanda L. Engel
The Presence of Heterotrophic Plate Counts in South Dakota Water Distribution Systems and Their Correlation with System Characteristics, Weston M. Engel
Effects of pH Enhancement on Sarcomere Length, Desmin Degradation, Cooked Moisture Retention, Palatability, and Consumer Acceptability of Normal and Callipyge Lamb, Amanda K. R. Everts
Effects of pH-Enhancement on Quality and Consumer Acceptability of Value-Added Meat Products, Andrew James Everts
Extending The Female Role to The Public Realm : Elizabeth Gaskell's Absent, Yet Omnipresent, Characters, Brandi Jo Fuglsby
Experimental and Modeling the Flow Properties of Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) with Varying Soluble Levels and Moisture Contents, Vykundeshwari Ganesan