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ETDS from 2020
The Impact of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures on Subchondral Bone Density in Collegiate Populations, Zach Harbaugh
Is Vegan Confectionary Sold in the United Kingdom Safe for Milk Allergy Sufferers?, Faye Harrison
Early Adolescent Social Isolation, Hope, and Well-being during a Pandemic, Alicen Hauck
Rural NPO Leadership in Time of Volatility: A Study of Nonprofit Organizations in South Dakota, Mellissa Heermann
Evaluating the Effects of Yeast Cell Wall Component, Phytochemical Oil, and Vitamin E on Sow Antioxidant Status and Growth Performance of Dam and Offspring, Lily P. Hernandez
Examining Biodiversity Metrics and the Utility of DNA Barcoding in the Northern Great Plains, Sarah Herzog
Implementing and Assessing the Use of a New Strategy for Training Chemistry Graduate Teaching Assistants, Amanda Hyett
Screening of Catalysts for the Subcritical Water Depolymerization of Lignin, Balawanthrao Jadhav
Investigation of Influenza B Virus Replication Potential in Swine Primary Respiratory Epithelial Cells and Phylodynamic Analysis of Equine Influenza A H3N8 Viruses, Sunayana Shyam Jandhyala
Characterization of Bison Finishing and Harvest Systems: Effects on Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics, Jessica Janssen
Student-Faculty Interactions as Predictors of Retention and Satisfaction among Generation Z College Students, Stephani Jarecke
Optimization of Conditions for Heat Pretreatment and Enzymatic Predigestion of DDGS for Pigs, Kevin Jerez-Bogota
Vicarious Methodologies to Assess and Improve the Quality of the Optical Remote Sensing Images: A Critical Review, Sakib Kabir
Reverse Genetic Analysis of Ehd1 for an Association between Flowering Time and Seed Dormancy in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Yeter Karakoc
Understanding How Agricultural Intensification Impacts Ring-Necked Pheasant Distribution and Survival in Eastern South Dakota, Hilary R. Kauth
In Planta Evaluation of Gene Regulation by Soybean Auxin Response Factors, Pratiksha K C
Volcanic Impact on Stratospheric Chlorine Chemistry and Perchlorate Formation: Evidence from Ice Cores, Joshua Andrew Kennedy
Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Generation in Existing Buildings on a College Campus, Sameer Keshavan
Kernel-Controlled DQN Based CNN Pruning for Model Compression and Acceleration, Romancha Khatri
Cold-Water Prey Fish Monitoring and Ecology in Lake Oahe, Nicholas B. Kludt
"It's None of Your Damn Business" : Communication Among Newlyweds Regarding Family Expansion Preferences, Kiersten Koehler
Profiling Transcription and Retrotransposition of Mouse L1 Subfamilies, Lingqi Kong
Characterization of Directed Energy Deposition Additively Manufactured GRCop-42 Alloy, Scott Landes
Enhanced Charge carrier Dynamics and Defects Passivation in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cell Using a Novel Organic Halide Salt, Md Ashuqur Rahman Laskar
Seismic Performance of Mechanically Spliced Bridge Columns through Analytical Studies, Mathew Ray LaVoy
Pig Pose Estimation Based on Extracted Data of Mask R-CNN with VGG Neural Network for Classifications, Sang Kwan Lee
Winter Patch Grazing, Patch Burn Grazing, and Bird Communities in Western South Dakota, Jennifer Lutze
Enhanced Beta (β) Glucan Beverages – Evaluation of Satiety, Nutrition, and Shelf Stability, Beatrice Serwaa Manu
Evaluation of Processing Variables to Increase the Solids of Milk Protein Concentrates Prior to Drying, Achyut Mishra
Small RNAs: Big Roles in White Mold Infecting Crop Plants, Achal Neupane
Effect of Soy Lecithin Concentration on Formulating Dairy Emulsions Through Ultrasound Treatment, Collette Kernyuy Nyuydze
Effects of a Campus Dining Tour Intervention on First Year Students Perception of Healthfulness of Environment, Paige Pappadackis
Past to Present (P2P): Road Thermal Image Colorization, Yuseong Park
Lithium-Ion Battery and Beyond: Oxygen Vacancy Creation in Tungsten Trioxide and Surface Modification of Lithium Metal, Rajesh Pathak
Molecular Facet of Host-Pathogen Interactions in Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat ( Triticum Aestivum L.), Bimal Paudel
Effects of Cellulose Nano-fiber as an Additive on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixes, Marco Paulo Pereira Castro
Utilizing Rhizospheric and Bacterial Endophytes for Use as Potential Bio-fertilizers for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Vincent Peta
Distributed Machine Learning Approach to Fast Frequency Response-based Inertia Estimation in Low Inertia Grids, Abodh Poudyal
Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials and Their Composites for Electrochemical Detection of Toxic Mercury Ions in Water, Md Tawabur Rahman
Grain Boundary Defect Passivation of Mixed Cation Perovskite Solar Cell to Improve Device Performance, Sheikh Ifatur Rahman
Exploring the Properties of Chitin for Promoting Tissue Engineering and Repair, M. Jahir Raihan
Developing and Evaluating Novel Methods to Estimate Bread Baking Quality of Winter and Spring Wheat Cultivars, Bipin Rajpurohit
Characterization and Effects of Systemic and Ovarian GnRH in Beef Cattle, Jerica J. J. Rich
Characterization of Naturally Derived Polymer by Oxidative, Thermal, and Spectrometric Methods, Ranen Roy
Computational Intelligence Approaches for Energy Optimization in Microgrids, Tamal Roy
In Situ Analysis of LINE-1 Promoter Activity using LacZ Transgenic Mice, Partha Sarathi Saha
The Role and Molecular Mechanisms of Wss1 in Preserving Genomic Stability, Daniel Kwesi Sam
Particle Injection Simulation on Cold Spray Technology, Christopher A. Santini
Follow-up Nurse Telephone Calls for Heart Failure Patients: A Case Study, Danielle M. Schievelbein
Development of a Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) Platform for Rapid Wheat Quality Analysis, Lily Schimke
Fishes of the Dakotas, Kathryn Schlafke
Partitioning Variation in Measurements of Beef Carcass Traits Made Using Ultrasound, Bradie M. Schmidt
Teachers' Perceptions of Experiential Learning in the 3-Circle Agricultural Education Model, Jon C. Schreurs
Socioeconomic Determinants of Expenditures on Fortified and Unfortified Fruit Juice, Cole Sellnow
Investigating the Feasibility, Procedures, Benefits, and Challenges of Using Mixed Reality in Construction Projects: An Electrical Layout Case Study, Samjhana Shakya
Use of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for High Throughput Evaluation of Forage Yield in Oat Breeding Nurseries, Prakriti Sharma
A Series-Elastic Robot for Back-Pain Rehabilitation, Elhussein Shata
Predicting Farinograph Stability of Wheat Flour with Mixograph and Glutomatic Tests, Brooke Shumate
Applications of Hydrodynamic Cavitation in Dairy Manufacturing: Process Development and Standardization, Jae Young Sim
Crop Rotations, Tillage and Cover Crops Influences on Soil Health, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Farm Profitability, Jasdeep Singh
Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions under Integrated Crop-Livestock Agroecosystems, Navdeep Singh
Development of Cellulose Acetate-Based Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Ruhit Sinha
Development and Validation of Advanced Analytical Methods for Pesticides, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, and Opioids in Soil and Drinking Water, Christopher Skaggs
The Effect of Neonicotinoid Clothianidin on Ring-Necked Pheasant Survival and Reproduction, Michael Sundall
Development of Methods to Improve Lactose Recovery from Permeate and Drying Characteristics of Greek Acid Whey, Venkateswarlu Sunkesula
Semantic Segmentation Using Modified U-Net Architecture for Crack Detection, Michael Sun
Understanding the Effect of Single- and Twin-Screw Extrusion Processing Parameters on Physical and Physico-Chemical Properties of Sprouted Quinoa and Sprouted Proso Millets, Gabriela John Swamy
Optimization-based Fast-frequency Support in Low Inertia Power Systems, Ujjwol Tamrakar
Working Capital Management and Economic Policy Uncertainty, Jacob Kplorla Tandoh
Plant Microbial Interactions in Wheat: Fusarium Head Blight and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Yaqoob Rashid Thurston
Assessing the Relationship Between Principal Priorities, Written Wellness Policies, and School Wellness Policy Implementation, Courtney Trapp
Factors Influencing Adoption and Adoption Intensity of Precision Agriculture Technologies in South Dakota, Md Mahi Uddin
Giving Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study, Brandon M. Varilek
The Relationship Between Food Rules and Childhood Obesity in Rural and Non-Rural Families, Anna Venjohn
A Natural Antimicrobial from Bacillus Subtilis as a Biosanitizer for Resilient Membrane Biofilms, Pratishtha Verma
Single Droplet Drying Technology for the Optimization of the Dairy Ingredients with Best Quality and Functionality, Hiral Narendrabhai Vora
Responses of Land Surface Phenology to Wildfire Disturbances in the Western United States Forests, Jianmin Wang
Biodegradable Cellulose Films as Alternatives to Plastics, Cecilia Wambui Wanjuu
Rednecks and Hillbillies: A Thematic Analysis of the Construction of Pride and High Self-Esteem Exhibited by Southern Characters, Casey R. White
Impact of Coaching by Extension Professionals on Rural Wellness Coalition Success, Taylor Willhite
The Effect of Triptorelin on Ovulation Rate and Conception Rate in Gilts and the Endocrine Profile in Non-Pregnant and Early pregnant Gilts, Joseph Wollbrink
CRISPR/Cas9 Whole Genome Screens Reveal Novel Regulators of Endocytic Processes in Macrophages, Jared Wollman
Biodegradable Biomaterials as Suitable Alternatives to Water Treatment Technologies, Most Farzana Yesmin
The Biology of the Influenza D Virus, Jieshi Yu
Developing Microbial Based Process to Produce High Value Natural Antimicrobial (Glyceollin) in Soybeans and Pullulan from Sucrose, Andrea Zavadil
Biophysical and Socioeconomic Impacts of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Burkina Faso, Basnewende Brice Fulgence Zoungrana
ETDS from 2019
Finite Mixture of Regression Models for Complex Survey Data, Abdelbaset Abdalla
Integration of Molecular Techniques for the Investigation of Bovine Respiratory Disease, Amy Abrams
The Effect of Proteolytic Queues on Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence Cells Population in Escherichia Coli, Alawiah Abualrahi
Diversification and Its Implications for South Dakota Farmers’ Identity as Farmers: Wind Farm Diversification as a Case Study, Abdelrahim Abulbasher
Natural Sunlight Photodegradation of Halogenated Disinfection Byproducts in Water, Ibrahim Abusallout
Novel Hybrid Analogs of Estrone Origin Exhibits Cytotoxic Effects against EGFR-dependent Cancers, Felix Acheampong
A Dynamic Fault Tolerance Model for Microservices Architecture, Hajar Hameed Addeen
Mass Spectrometry-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Biological Fluids, Patience Akosua Afedi