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Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Developmental Progression of Ovine B Cells, Michael D. Graybill
Evaluation of Phosphorus Loss Potentials of Dominant Agricultural Soils in Eastern South Dakota Using Rainfall Simulations and Laboratory Studies, Angela R. Guidry
The "Good" Clinical Nursing Educator and the Baccalaureate Nursing Clinical Experience: Attributes and Praxis, Karla J. Hanson
Optimal Estimation of Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Gain, Md. Obaidul Haque
Factors Affecting Variability in the Distribution of Elephants at Nazinga Game Ranch (Burkina Faso, West Africa), Bernard M. Hien
Effect of Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extracts and Caffeic Acid Derivatives on Cancer Cell Proliferation, Eric Huntimer
Field Analyst 1.1 : Design and Implementation of a Knowledge-based Sequential Decision Support System for Increasing Agronomic Management Intensity, Mohammad Mojahedul Islam
Use of Antibiotic Resistance Analysis as a Bacterial Source Tracking Technique to Facilitate Water-resource Management in South Dakota, Erick A. Jorgenson
Development of Web-based Clipping Mechanism for Landsat Imagery, Jung Yeon Kim
A Comparison of VO₂max and Metabolic Variables Between Treadmill Running and Treadmill Skating, Kriston Kay Koepp
Evaluation of Dried and Wet Distillers Grains Included at Two Concentrations in the Diets of Lactating Dairy Cows, Jill Marie Ladd
Stressors and Coping Strategies of Student Nurses in Accelerated Baccalaureate Programs, Sister Vicky J. Larson
The Best Method for Recruiting Low-Income 18-24 Year Olds, Vanessa Leek
Implementation of Secure Internet Email System Through Outgoing Email Filtering Based on Semantic Approach, Sang-Hun Lee
Phosphorus Fertilization Impacts on Wheat Growth and Selenium Bioavailability, Sanghun Lee
Ecology of Merriam's Turkeys in the Southern Black Hills, South Dakota, Chad P. Lehman
New Analytical Techniques for Soy Phytochemicals : Saponins and Isoflavones, Jun Lin
Inheritance of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat, Subas Malla
Effects of Oxidative Stress on The Cytoskeletal Crosslinker Protein, Plectin, Prakash Manikwar
Aspects of Nucleotide Nutrition in Pigs, Christopher D. Mateo
Change of Scale in Upper Midwest Farms : A South Dakota Case Study, Luke M. Muller
The Influence of Grazing Treatments on Density of Nesting Burrowing Owls on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, Joanna O. Murray
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method to Determine Natural Folate (5-methyltetrahydrofolate) and Added Folic Acid Content in Food Matrices, Sudheer Reddy Musukala
As Two Become One : The Lived Experience of a Twinless Twin, Jody Ness
Marital Couples' Perceptions of Communication Satisfaction During the Transition to Parenthood, Angela J. Niedermyer
Radical Citizens: An Opposition Press Theory of the Finnish-American Labor Press Of the World War I Era, Lance Nixon
Effects of Mandatory Homework on Exam and Quiz Scores in College Algebra Classes, Jay P. Noland
The Effects of Energy Balance and Exercise on IGF-I and IGFBP-3, Michael J. Ormsbee
South Dakota Opt Out Vote, A Sociological Analysis, Thomas E. Osowski
Increasing the Protein Content of Ice Cream, Mandeep R. Patel
Survivability and Growth of Grain Farms in North Central and Northeast South Dakota, Nalini K. Pattanaik
Remote Sensing of Phragmites Australis with The EO-1 Hyperion Sensor, Bruce W. Pengra
Response of Vegetation and Endangered Waterbirds to Habitat Management Techniques at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, James Andrew Rader
Evaluation of Membrane Concentrate Disposal on Water Quality of Receiving Streams, Rezaur Rahman
Practitioner Perception of Nutrition Education in Medical Curriculum for Diagnosis of Failure to Thrive in Infants and Children, DeLaine Rasmussen
Factors Affecting the Nutrient Digestibility in Weanling and Grower Pigs, Vijayasmitha Rayadurg
Implementing a Hydraulic Model to Develop a Unidirectional Flushing Program, Erin Richter-Steever
Land Use Change and Phosphorus Transfer in Three Watersheds : Lake County, South Dakota, Jennifer A. Rover
Molecular Approaches in Breeding for Low Linolenic Acid in Soybean Oil, Marie-Laure Sauer
Schadé́ Vineyard : A Business Plan and Analysis, Kristin Lee Schwebach
The Effects of Dehydration on Body Composition, Mark Small
Laptop Technology in Higher Education : A Study of Student Perceptions, Loretta Sorensen
Using Serum Chemistry Profiles to Predict Beef Tenderness for The Purpose of On-line Instrument Grading, Jonathan L. Spronk
Diet and Body Composition of Migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) in Eastern South Dakota, Kimberly A. Strand
Geographic Mobility of Watertown, South Dakota Honor Students, Kristi J. Stricker
BPMV Effects on Ten Experimental Soybean Lines and Cultivars, Connie L. Strunk
Movement and Association of White-Tailed Deer in Southwest Minnesota, Christopher C. Swanson
Native Cottonwood Riparian Habitat Site Selection Using GIS on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, Julie A. Thorstenson
The Investigation of the Use of Coal Mine Refuse for Embankment Fill and Subbase Material in South Dakota, Richard S. Uckert
New Dimensions in Identity Control Theory, Stephen Van Buren
An Analysis of Safety Training and Training Needs in the Tree Care Industry, Shane J. Vosberg
The Influence of Calcium Metabolism on Beef Tenderness, Theresa Anne Walsh
A Meta-Analysis of Gender Communication Courses, Jill M. Ward
Gizzard Shad Reproductive Biology and Predator-Prey Relations with Walleyes in Western South Dakota Reservoirs, Matthew J. Ward
Rural American Indian Families and Resiliency, Tricia Wek-Visker
An Era of Free Native American Press : Tim Giago and The Lakota Times, Indian Country Today, and The Lakota Journal 1981-2003, Louis George Whitehead
The Wireless Lifestyle: The Relationship between Internet Use, Cellular Telephones, and College Students Risk Behaviors, Kathy K. Wiebe
Processing and Characterization of Zein from Distillers' Dried Grains, Feng Xiang
Evaluation of an Empirical Piecewise Regression Model in Simulating GPP in the Northern Great Plains, Li Zhang
The Determinants of U.S. Agricultural Labor Out Migration,1939-2004, Xinxin Zhang
ETDS from 2004
Lake Sturgeon Biology in Rainy Lake, Minnesota and Ontario, Wells Eugene Adams Jr.
The Effect of Oxidative Stress On The Cytoskeletal Structures And The Crosslinker Protein, Plectin, In Human Cortical Neurons, Pramod K. Allani
Identification and Characterization of ESTs Involved in Wheat-Stem Rust Pathogen Interactions, Lanfang Bai
The Relationship Between Land Cover, Climate, and West Nile Virus in South Dakota 2003, Christopher A. Barnes
A Study of Press Freedom in Taiwan From 1949 to 2003, Cheng-Huan Chen
Natural Organic Matter : From Contaminant Interactions to Structural Aspects, Gabriela Chilom
The Relationship Between Nurses' Self-concept and Nurses' Perceptions of the Benefits of Precepting Nursing Students, Denise Cundy
Students' Bond to Their School and Interscholastic Athletics in a Consolidated School, Rosalee Dallman
Students' Bond to Their School and Interscholastic Athletics in a Consolidated School, Rosalee Dallman
Estimating Trophic Position of Lake Oahe Walleye Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Blake A. Davis
Influence of Diets Formulated to Increase the Supply of Ketones or Ketone Precursors on the Carbohydrate Status and Performance of Transition Dairy Cows, Jeffrey Michael DeFrain
Lymph Node Regulation of Lymphocyte Migration and Breast Cancer Metastasis, Melissa Sue DeRycke
Soybean (Glycine max L.) Production Management Effects On Early Growth Phosphorus Uptake And Grain Yield In Southeast South Dakota, Steven C. Dinsmore II
Fish and Habitat Relations at Multiple Spatial Scales in Cheyenne River Basin, South Dakota, Jeremy P. Duehr
Better Understanding of the Role Changes Experienced by Aging Male Inmates in a State Penitentiary, Diane K. Duin
Development and Validation of A Blocking Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay For The Detection of Antibodies Against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, Neal Harold Ferrin
The Fate of Phosphorus From Long Term Biosolids Application, Brian Fitzpatrick
New Clinical Applications for Three USDA Licensed Vaccines in the Prevention of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus or Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Kris Fogarty-Fairbanks
Effects of Hydration Status on Reaction Time and Movement Time in Collegiate Wrestlers, Candee Frederick
A Rhetorical Analysis of Three Characters from Moises Kaufman's Playscript The Laramie Project Using Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic Pentad, Scott Gessford
Development of an Integrated Index of Biotic Integrity for Prairie Pothole Lakes of Eastern South Dakota, Amy L. Gronke
Analysis of Farm Programs Payments in South Dakota: 1990 - 2001, Yonas Hamda
Investigation of the Role of Viral Glycoproteins gE and gI in Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1) Pathogenesis: Study of Cytoskeleton and Phosphorylation, Ehab Aly Drees Hassan
A Model of Timpani Point-of-Impact Dynamics, Curtis Heaser
Isolation and Identification of the Outward K+ Channel Genes From Vicia Faba Guard Cell, Dong He
Effect of Decreased Estradiol-17β on the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I System in Pigs, Chaundra K. Hilleson-Gayne
The Effects of Graphing Calculator Use on Student's Understanding of Functions and Graphs in College Alegbra, Rebecca J. Hunter
Three-Color Rado Numbers for an Inequality, Brenda Johnson
The End of Deutsche Mark: The Bundesbank, The Euro, and the Evolution of Central Banking, Zülbiye Y. Jorgensen
Aspects of Beaver (Castor canadensis) Ecology in Eastern South Dakota, Jason D. Jungwirth