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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Evaluating Fungicide Timing, Efficacy, and Sensitivity as Well as Candidate Resistance Genes Against Fungi Causing Phomopsis Stem Canker in Sunflower, Ruchika Kashyap
Role of Host Restriction Factors on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Replication, Pratik Katwal
Using Structure Location Data to Map the Wildland-Urban Interface in Montana, USA, Alexander R. Ketchpaw
Disentangling the Complex Evolutionary History of Invasive Russian Thistle: Phylogenetic Relationships, the Role of Hybridization, and Public Engagement, Deva Raj Khanal
Production of Calcium Reduced Micellar Casein Concentrate Powders and Their Use in Process Cheese Products, Anil Kommineni
CEO Types and Firm Efficiency, Lok Chi Lam
Trace Mineral Source and Inclusion Level on Wean-to-Finish Pig Production, Marissa LaRosae
Design, Development, and Testing of Near-Optimal Satellite Attitude Control Strategies, Giovanni Lavezzi
Curriculum Development of Agricultural Educators in South Dakota, Mercedes Lemke
Phosphorus Use and Management Based On Fertilizer Placement, Rate of Application, and Soil Biota in No-Till Situations, Brennan Alexander Bingham Lewis
Using Deep Neural Networks to Analyze Precision Agriculture Data, Stephanie Liebl
Fire Emissions in the Tropical Indonesia: Improved Estimation And Driving Forces Investigation, Xiaoman Lu
Effect of Essential Oils in the Control of Fungal Diseases in Small Grains, Esneider Mahecha Bojaca
Nanomechanical Characterization and Comparison of Additively Manufactured Grcop-42 Alloy, Trupti Suresh Mali
Effects of Conservation Management Practices on Soil Health and Crop Yields in Eastern South Dakota, Alex McLain
Regenerative Agriculture Effects on Invertebrate And Bird Communities And Insect-Provided Ecosystem Services, Alex Michels
Application of Pork Checkoff We Care Sustainability Principles To Pork Production: Water, Nutrition, and Biosecurity, Hannah Miller
Factors Influencing Mortality of Stocked Rainbow Trout In Black Hills Reservoirs, Charles A. Mordhorst
Disclosing for Closure: Negotiating Boundaries for Self-Expansion After Violence, Jadah M. Morrison
Emerging Respiratory Viral Pathogens, April Nelsen
Effect of Finishing System and Animal Age on Carcass Traits and Nutritional Profile of Bison Bulls, Clay Newton
Newcomer Adjustment and Affective Commitment: A Two-Wave Moderated Mediation Model, Shay Norris
A Non-Reacting Passive Scalar Comparison of StarCCM and OpenFOAM in a Supersonic Cavity Flame Holder, Thomas Nuese
Technology-Intensive Exports, R&D, Human Capital, and Economic Growth in the Twenty-First Century, Pierce Plucker
Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factor Encoding Genes in Amborella Trichopoda Baill. (Amborellaceae), Bijaya Pradhan
Formulation, Structure, and Applications of Therapeutic, Amino Acid, and Water-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents, MD Sajjadur Rahman
Defining Amino Acid Requirements of Pregnant Sows: Challenges and Opportunities, Christian D. Ramirez-Camba
Modeling the Flow and Creep Compliance Properties of Ice-Cream Mixes, Hiran Ranaweera
Optimization Based Parameter And State Estimation Framework For Remote Microgrid Frequency Dynamics Modeling Using Probing Signals From Energy Storage Systems, Manisha Rauniyar
Factors Associated with Increased Breastfeeding at Initiation and Continuation at Two Months in American Indian Women, Addison Reimer
Characterizing the LIR Domain of ABIN1 and Identifying its Role as a Regulator of Mitophagy, Andrew Rhiner
Mitakuye Oyasin : Pedagogy and Design in Composition I, Jody Lee Rust
Impact of Natural Cheese Composition on Proteolysis and its Effects on Process Cheese Functionality, Natasha Scherber
An Examination of Trust in News Mediums by College Students: A Comparison of Egypt and the USA, Karim Soliman
It's Not Just No-Till: Crop Rotations are Key to Improving Soil Quality and Grain Yields at Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Natalie Sturm
CRISPR/Cas9 Whole-Genome Screens Identify Genes Critical for Neutral Lipid Metabolism in Macrophages, Rifat Sultana
Efficient Numerical Optimization for Parallel Dynamic Optimal Power Flow Simulation Using Network Geometry, Rylee Sundermann
The Efficacy of the South Dakota State University Summer Jacks LeaP Program, Tessa M. Sundermann
Evaluating the Effects of Medium Chain Fatty Acids on Sow Reproductive Characteristics, Offspring Biological Health Markers, and Growth Performance, Analicia J. Swanson
Soil Hydro-Physical Properties, Computed Tomography Measured Pore Parameters, and Soil Health Indicators as Influenced by Tillage and Crop Rotation Systems, Goutham Thotakuri
“We're Not Valued, We’re Not Heard” : Voices of Seasoned Rural Nurses in the Post-COVID Era, Kessa V. Tribby
Polymeric Nanovaccine Delivery System for Influenza Vaccine, Chaitanya K. Valiveti
Response of Soil Biochemical and Physical Properties to Long Term Prairie Cordgrass and Kura Clover Intercropping System, Vaishnavi Varikuti
Exploring Nursing Faculty Emotional Exhaustion and Its Relationship to Student Incivility, Shantelle Wade
Optimization of Electrically Driven Fluid Flow Through Tissue Hydrogels, Joseph C. Walker
Identity Negotiations in Family Relationships: Discussing Substance Use Disorder Through the Communication Theory of Identity, Sarah-Michele Q. Weaver
Northern Great Plains Saline Sodic Soil Development, Classification, Remediation, and Management., Shaina Westhoff
The Impact of Facebook Affordances on Doomscrolling Behaviors during the Relational Dissolution Process, Emma Williams
Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interactions to Improve Nutrient Uptake and Biotic Stress Response in Crops, Jaya Krishna Yakha
Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction for Enhancing FHB Resistance in Hard Winter Wheat, Jinfeng Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Viral and Immune Studies on Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) in Bovine Species, Karim Abdelsalam
Quantifying the Benefits of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Using Biomarkers for Chronic Disease Risk, Richard Acquah-Sarpong
A Study of Geographic Information System-Based Watershed Processing for Hydrologic Analysis of Ungauged Watersheds, Philip Adanbe Adalikwu
Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds: Petroleum Emissions and Microbial Degradation, A K M Ahsan Ahmed
A Hydrologic Climate Study for an Arid Region, Ali Alsubeai
Genome-wide Association Analysis Permits Characterization of Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) Resistance in Hard Winter Wheat, Rami Altameemi
A Hydrologic Study of Climate Variability in Arid Region, Abdullah Alzaydani
Auxin-Based Herbicide Program and Rhizobia Application for Weed Control and Nodulation Potential in Auxin Tolerant Soybean, Joy Amajioyi
The Interactions of Change in Nutrition Prior to and After Artificial Insemination on Plasma Metabolites, Steroid Hormones, and Uterine Histotroph in Beef Heifers, Taylor N. Andrews
Genetically Modified Corn Diffusion and Biofuel Usage: Impacts on Corn Belt Cropping Systems Changes, Kenneth Annan
Evaluating Canola Genotypes for Growth and Yield under Different Environmental Conditions in South Dakota, Unius Arinaitwe
Development of a Probabilistic Multi-Class Model Selection Algorithm for High-Dimensional and Complex Data, Madeline Anne Ausdemore
Advanced Analytical Techniques for the Analysis of Therapeutics of Toxic Inhalation Agents and Pharmacokinetic Investigation, Subrata Bhadra
Implications of Broadleaf, Grass, and A Blend of Broadleaf And Grass Cover Crops on Soil Health and Corn Production in South Dakota, Hunter Bielenberg
Revegetating Salt-Impacted Soils in The Northern Great Plains, Abigail P. Blanchard
The Role of the Auxin Biosynthesis and Signaling in Soybean Root Nodule Development, Mucahid Bozkus
Exploring Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Bud Fruitfulness and Bud Break Traits in Grapevine F2 Population, Seyma Bozkus
Prebriefing in Simulation, Brittany A. Brennan
Detailing the Connection Between a Family of Polar Graphs and Tremain Equiangular Tight Frames, Nicholas Brown
Genome Wide Association Study on Kernel Size in Avena Sativa (Oats), Koryne Ann Carlson
Develop Biochar-based Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizers, Zhisheng Cen
Hyperspectral Empirical Absolute Calibration Model Using Libya 4 Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site, Manisha Das Chaity
Improved Secure and Low Computation Authentication Protocol for Wireless Body Area Network with ECC and 2d Hash Chain, Soohyeon Choi
Nanoscale Spatial Realization of Grain Boundary Defects And its Passivation In Perovskite Solar Cells, Ashraful Haider Chowdhury
Exploring the Determinants of Aspects of Rotational Grazing in the U.S. Great Plains, Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Sympatric Bobcats (Lynx Rufus) and Coyotes (Canis Latrans) in an Agricultural Landscape, Marlin M. Dart
Human-Robot Collaboration Enabled By Real-Time Vision Tracking, Travis Deegan
Soil Organic Carbon, Hydro-Physical Properties, Pore Structure and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes under Integrated Crop-Livestock System, Jashanjeet Kaur Dhaliwal
Analysis of Metabolites and Therapeutics for Toxic Inhaled Agent Exposure, Abigail Bemah Donkor
The Influence of Carcass Weight on Beef Primal Temperature, Tenderness, and Palatability, Samantha Egolf
Cortisol in Hair as a Measure of Chronic Stress during Sow Gestation and the Pattern of Cortisol in Blood during Parturition in Sows, Talia Everding
Classification and Evaluation of Extended PICS (EPICS) on a Global Scale for Calibration and Stability Monitoring of Optical Satellite Sensors, Juliana Maria Fajardo Rueda
Population Genetic Structure of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in South Dakota: Using Harvested Samples to Inform Management, Stuart C. Fetherston
Material Analysis of 3D Welded 5356 Aluminum Alloy, Ryan Fouts
Investigating the Development of Fecal Bacterial Communities in Growing Dairy Calves, Emily Fowler
Characterization of the Rumen Bacterial Communities of Bison Heifers Fed a Grass-Based Diet vs a Grain-Based Free-Choice Diet, Anlly Miley Fresno Rueda
The Effects of Hip Rotation on Hip Abductor Muscle Activation during Lateral Band Walk Exercise, Gina M. Fritz
Additive and Interface Engineering of Lead-Tin Mixed Low-bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells for Higher Efficiency and Improved Stability, Nabin Ghimire
Evaluating and Predicting the Risk of Algal Blooms in a Freshwater Lake through a 4-Dimensional Approach: A Case Study on Lake Mitchell, Sumit Kumar Ghosh