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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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A Study of Micromachined Sensor Arrays for Automotive Emissions, Jason D. Sternhagen
Economic Evaluation of a Fall and Spring Crossbred Lambing System in Eastern South Dakota, Lesley A. Swanson
Music As Resource : Comfort and Redemption Through the Use of Blues and Jazz in African American and Native American texts, Michael L. Torrence
The Discourse of Popular Culture: The Social Construction of Reality Through Everyday Talk About Television, Beth Tracton
Spiritual Victims : Violence Against Women in the Works of Flannery O'Connor, Sarah A. Tupa
Fortification and Estimation of Vitamin D₃ in Pasteurized Process Cheese, Praveen Upreti
Description of the Need and Willingness to Hire Nurse Practitioners by Health Administrators and Physicians in a Rural State, Loretta B. Vanhove
An Analysis of the Thermal Coefficient and Shrinkage for the High Performance Concrete Mix Used for the South Dakota Department of Transportation Project SD98-06, Kirk Korey Van Roekel
China's Wheat Production: Analysis and Projection for 1998-2005, Yunqing Wang
Resiliency Framework Applied : An Analysis of Rural Families of Adults with Mental Retardation, Tricia Wek-Visker
Managing Dissent: The Mass Media and American Labor Unions, Bill J. Wright
Intraspecific Variation Among Emerald Shiners (Notropis atherinoides) of the Missouri River, Bradley A. Young
Telling the American Story : The Construction of Arab World Reality in the Arabic and English Services of the Voice of America, Mervat A. R. Youssef
Cheddar Cheese Microstructure Characteristics During Heating and Cooling, Lin Zhai
Cheddar Cheese Microstructure Characteristics During Heating and Cooling, Lin Zhai
The Effects of Exchange Rate Fluctuations on the Live Hog Trade Between the U.S. and Canada, Zishun Zhao
Pre-Anthesis Drought and Heat Stress on Fusarium Head Blight Development in Spring Wheat, Lieceng Zhu
Assessment of the Athletic Training Program at South Dakota State University by Athletic Training Graduates and Employers, Mary Beth Zwart
ETDS from 2000
Fish Meal Versus Soybean Meal in the Diet of Lactating Cows, Amer Abughazaleh
Avian Occurrence in Woodlands and Grasslands on Public Areas Throughout Eastern South Dakota, Kristel K. Bakker
Physiological Response of the Preterm Neonate to Sensory Stimulation from Lighting and Sound, Kimberly K. Barber
"The Last Full Measure ..." : A Study of Obituaries in the Brookings Register, 1890-1940, Fayne D. Bell
Allure and Appreciation of Natural History in the Writings of Gene Stratton Porter, Cheryl Sahm Birkelo
The Relationship Between Students' Time of Day Preferences and Academic Success, Deena M. Bisig
Evaluation of a 23-cm (9-in) Minimum Length Limit for Black and White Crappies in Lake Alvin, South Dakota, Timothy J. Blister
A Descriptive Study : Purposeful Activity and Level of Hope in Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Lesley Brandt-Raney
Herbal Medicine : Consumers, Knowledge, and Self-disclosure in the Rural Elderly, Dawn R. Bucher
Fatigue and Pain Levels in Women of Child-Bearing Age with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lisa M. Bucklin
The Alienated American Voter : A Micro and Macro View of Political Participation, James A. Burke
The Accuracy of Tympanic Membrane Temperatures in Patients in the Intensive Care Unit, Sheryl L. Chaussee
Bluegill Reproductive Characteristics in Nebraska Sandhill Lakes, Phillip J. Chvala
The Prevalence of Illness in Breastfed vs. Formula-fed Children in a Military Health Care Setting, Christianne L. Collins
Verification of Sink Features from the One-Kilometer African Digital Elevation Model, Jeffrey J. Danielson
Extremist Groups of the Midwest: A Content Analysis of Internet Websites, Brenda Donelan
Characterization and Analysis of the Beef Cow-calf Enterprise of the Northern Great Plains using Standardized Performance Analysis, Barry H. Dunn
Effect of Breed Type, Feed Environment, and Interaction on Beef Biological Efficiency, Mark East
Flood Inundation Modeling for the Big Sioux River, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Darren J. Eddlemon
An Exploratory Study of the Potential of South Dakota State University Hosting an NFL Training Camp, Nicole Fennern
Air Cargo Activity and Land Use Changes Around Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sandra Franken
Biology of Age-1 and Older Yellow Perch in West-Central Minnesota Lakes, Howard G. Fullhart
Factors Influencing Use of Fecal Line Surveys For Estimating Trends in Predator Populations in Western South Dakota, Jacquie R. Gerads
Diallel Cross in Oat for Oil Content and Kernel Characters, John C. Golden
Determination of the Charge Density of Fulvic Acid Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Timothy E. Grosch
High Risk HIV-related Behaviors of Men Having Sex with Men, Dawn R. Hall
The Isolation, Cloning, and Sequencing of the Porcine Agouti-Related Protein (agrp) Gene and a Novel G-protein Sequence, Michael J. Halverson
Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge of Domestic Violence, Sue Handke
The Relationship Between Health Care Utilization and Health Locus of Control in a Rural Population, Kasey J. Hanson
The Forgotten Bestseller : Timothy Shay Arthur's Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, and What I Saw There or How to Properly Blend Elements of a Genre : The American Potboiler, Christopher Sean Harris
Pyrimidine Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas Oleovorans, Lora Ellen Haugaard
Selling Distance Education : A Case Study of the North Central Area Interconnect, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Charles A. Hays
The Availability and Delivery of Athletic Training Services to South Dakota High Schools, Ben Heinze
Nutritional Condition of White-Tailed Deer in the Central Black Hills, South Dakota: Influence of Habitat and Elk Competition, Beth A. Hippensteel
Prediction Relations for Pressure Drop Across Finned Sections in a Rectangular Channel, Daeho Im
Aquatic Invertebrate Correlations with Wetland Nutrients in the Prairie Pothole Region, Brandon J. Jahnke
Seasonal Variation in Sampling Indices for Fish Populations Collected From the Missouri River Below Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota, George R. Jordan
Fluorescent 1,8-Naphthalimide Dyes as Photochemical Sensors for the Detection of Transition Metal Ion Concentrations in Non-aqueous Solutions, Michelle K. Kidder
Factors Affecting Medication Dosage Calculation Test Scores of Nursing Students, Ruth Klawiter
Relative Survival and Growth of Walleye and Saugeye Fingerlings Stocked in South Dakota Small Impoundments, Kris D. Koski
Utility of the Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA) in the Human Reproductive Medical Clinic, Kjersten Lea Larson
Landsat 7 ETM+ Coherent Noise Characterization and Correction, Yoon-Pheng Law
Comparison of Certified Nurse Practitioners and Certified Physician Assistants Practice in Urban and Rural Clinics, Debra K. Leibel
Bacillus Strains as Biological Control Agents of Tan Spot and Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat, Yongmei Luo
Phosphorus Rate and Placement Effects in No-till Oat, Wheat, and Soybeans, Austin Magnuson
Four Color Rado Numbers for the Equation x₁+x₂+c=x₃, Robert Malo
Love : Inspiration to Transcendental Self-reliance in Alcott's Works, Tamara Arlynn Mannes
Particle Removal and Disinfection Byproducts at the Fort Thompson Microfiltration Plant, Tanya L. Miller
The Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Treatment Regimen Adherence for Adults with Hypertension, Rebecca Marie Moen
Laboratory Test Program of Rotary Plate Sprinklers, Micheal J. Monnens
Information-Seeking Behavior of International Students Attending South Dakota State University : How Do They Access Information from their Respective Countries?, Susan Brenda Musoke
Dynamical Response of Adhesively Bonded Beam Subjected to Harmonic Peeling Loads, See-Meng Ng
Sexuality Education in the Schools : A Comparison of Parent Opinion and Current School Curriculum, Jennifer Hegge Noteboom
Identification of a Pullulan Gene in the Polymorphic Fungus Aureobasidium Pullulans, Anna R. Oller
Synthesis and Characterization of Titanosilicate Materials, Richard Peterson
A Comparison of Parents' and Teachers' Perceptions of Quality Attributes of a Preschool Teacher, Susie L. Peterson
Allelopathic Potential of Echinacea angustifolia's Ethanolic Root Extracts, Kimberly Piechowski
Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness : Uncertainty and Coping in the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Population, Evelyn M. Provell
Fatty Acid Composition of Milk, Cream, and Butter as Influenced by Feeding Cows Fish Oil, Extruded Soybeans, or Their Combination, Natesan Ramaswamy
On The Road to a GHz Adder, Vijayalakshmi Ranganna
Availabilty of Potential Invertebrate Foods for Anatini Ducklings Above and Below the Water Surface of Eastern South Dakota Wetlands, Rebecca L. Rasmussen
The Influence of the Colostral Environment on the Capacity of Maternal Leukocytes to Cross Intestinal Epithelium and Modulate the Neonatal Immune System, Adrian J. Reber
Predictors for Success on the NCLEX-RN for Associate Degree Nursing Students, Rochelle L. Reider
Farmers' Choice of Conservation Wetland Practices, Randall K. Rogers
Production of Milk and Butter Higher in Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Other Healthful Fatty Acids from Cows Fed Fish Oil, Jyothirmayi Ryali
Assessment of Plant Available Potassium in East-central South Dakota Soil as related to Quantity-intensity, Reduction-oxidation, and Chemical Prediction, Frank V. Schindler
Development of Lure Forages for Minimizing Winter Depredation By Deer in South Dakota, Lowell E. Schmitz
Seed Analysis with Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, Soja Sekharan
Inheritance of Glume Length in Oats, Mei Shen
Analysis of Laterally Loaded Pile in Rock Using the Borehole Jack Test, Hyung-Suk Shin
Factors Influencing Rainbow Smelt Entrainment Through Oahe Dam, South Dakota, Kevin A. Smith
A Machine Vision System and Calibration Procedure for Imaging Mushrooms for Harvest, Jagadish Srinivasan
Eating Problems : What Professionals in South Dakota are Doing to Prevent and Treat Them, Solsaa Stacy
Survival, Movements, and Habitat Use of Mallard Broods Produced on Overwater Nesting Structures in Eastern South Dakota, Joshua D. Stafford
Implementation Rate Predictors of the South Dakota State University Industrial Assessment Center, Amber Stout
Analysis of Ground Water and Surface Water Interaction in a Prairie Pothole, Brookings County South Dakota, Alison Renee Sumption