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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ETDS from 1999
The Exit of Swine Producers in South Dakota, Chariyaporn Tongkasame
On the Dangerous Edge of Things : Moral Dilemmas in Greeneland, Jung Hun Um
Effects of an Increasing Lesser Snow Goose Population on Shorebird Foraging Ecology at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba, Curtis M. Vacek
Motivation and Health Risk Behaviors Among City Employees Who Participate and Do Not Participate in Wellness Programming, Tiffanie Van Eimeren
Effect of Spring-Seeded Annual Medics on Weed Management in Zea Mays Production, Ronald J. Vos
Real-time E-mail "Talk" Under Windows NT, Mingyang Wang
The Sportscape of Brookings, South Dakota, Daryl P. Wenner
Causes and Control of Filter Incrustation in Water Softening Plants, Jessica A. Werder
Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Incoming Traditional First-year College Students, Melita Wilber
A Surface Acoustic Wave Thermometer, Cyle E. Wold
Fecal Coliform Destruction in Wastewater Biosolids using Heat Treatment, Jeremy S. Wurpts
Chinese Agricultural Trade Liberalization Measures and Trade-Offs Among U.S. Soy Product Exports, Wenyan Yang
Properties of Wood/Wheat Straw/Soybean Straw Fiberboard Bonded With Soy-Flour-Based Adhesive, Xiaofei Ye
The Effect of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) on Turkey Satellite Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, Caiyun Zeng
Tagging Stem Rust Resistance Gene Sr26 in Wheat using a RAPD Technique, Jinxiu Zhang
ETDS from 1998
The Difference between Third-party Payments for Health Care for Successful and Unsuccessful Health Promotion Program Participants, Mark A. Aberle
Distribution, Productivity, and Habitat Use by Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Niobrara River in Northern Nebraska, 1996-1997, Stacy L. Adolf
"Straight Naturalism With All The Guts" : Frank Norris and the Evolution of American Naturalism, Mary A. Akkerman
Evaluation of Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Soybean, Salem S. Alghamdi
Field Evaluation of a Drip Irrigation Theory Based on Green-Ampt Parameters, Naji Khalaf Al-Mefleh
Tillage System Effects on Physical Properties of a Western South Dakota Vertisol Following the Conservation Reserve Program, Corey J. Amdahl
Multivariate Analysis of Computerized Mixograph Data for End-use Quality Improvement in Winter Wheat, S. Ahmet Bagci
A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and the Effects of Gender in the College Classroom, Stefanie L. Bakken
Aspirin Use for Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in Rural-Dwelling Elderly, Cheryl Barglof
The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Selected Health Screening Practices in Long-term Care Facilities in South Dakota, Susan D. Bassett
The Wind Cave National Park Elk Herd: Home Ranges, Seasonal Movements, and Alternative Control Methods, Peter Bauman
Assessment of White Bass Populations in Missouri River Impoundments Located in South Dakota, H. Denise Beck
A Dramatistic Pentad Analysis of Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March Speech, Arnold Bell
Ethnicity, Education and Empowerment: Identity Construction Among Minority Students in Southwestern China, Maryjo Benton Lee
Diabetic Complications in a Native American Population, Sue Besmer
Differences in Body Image and Depression Scores in Postmenopausal Women Who Do and Do Not Take Hormone Replacement Therapy, Doreen M. Boomsma
Girl Scout Volunteer Leader Retention: An Issue of Self-Role Merger, Linda Ann Brandt
Dysphoria, Fatigue, and Sleep in Employed Postpartum Women, Denise D. Brown
Bereavement in the Elective Abortion Patient, Nancy E. Brown
Characterization of Fulvic Acid by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry, Teresa L. Brown
Analysis and Sorting of Wheat Chromosomes by Flow Cytometry, Qihua Cai
Synthesis and Characterization of New Naphthalimide and Cholic Acid-containing Complexing Agents, Daniel Calimente
Estimation of Total Available Carbohydrates in Corn by Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, Liliana Maria Calimente
Comparison of Differences Between Smoking and Nonsmoking Postoperative Gynecology Patients in their Satisfaction with Pain Management, Julie A. Cameron
Comparison of Differences Between Smoking and Nonsmoking Postoperative Gynecology Patients in their Satisfaction with Pain Management, Julie A. Cameron
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Undersealing of Undoweled Plain Jointed Portland Cement Concrete Pavements in South Dakota, Kevin Carlson
California Microbreweries : Factors in Location, Shannon J. Casey
Evaluating the Agronomic Feasibility of Planting Late Season Corn, Wanda M. Cerkoney
Modeling and Simulation of a Chemical Injection System, Xiao Chen
Stability of Isoflavones, Zhenqing Chen
A Retrospective Study of Fall Prevention Programs in Geriatric Nursing Facilities, Elaine Cook
Is CDP-choline: 1,2-diacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferase Developmentally Regulated in Immature Soybean Seeds?, Nancy E. Cook
Controlling the Cost of Workers' Compensation Insurance, Philip J. DeGreef
Habitat Selection of a Declining White-tailed Deer Herd in the Central Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, Christopher S. DePerno
Agrichemical Concentrations on Wind and Nonwind-erodible Sediment Sizes as Influenced by Time, Sediment Size and Sorption-Desorption Characteristics, Tom M. DeSutter
A Historical Geography of the Biwabik Area : Mining Landscapes on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, Travis Dolence
Fishes and Habitat of the Belle Fourche River, South Dakota, Ryan D. Doorenbos
The Relationship between Rural Low-income Women's Knowledge and Short-term Duration of Breastfeeding, Jefferey J.A. Enstad
Characteristics and Distribution of Protected Wetland Basins in Eastern South Dakota, Michael E. Estey
Owls of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Natalie A. Fahler
Anura of Eastern South Dakota: Their Distribution and Characteristics of Their Wetland Habitats, 1997-1998, Tate D. Fischer
Bird and Small Mammal Populations in Relation to Seral Stage of Mixed-Grass Prairie, Fort Pierre National Grassland, South Dakota, Shawn C. Fritcher
A Comparative Study of the Projections of Future Health Care Services by Registered Nurses, Advance Practice Nurses and Administrators, Kathleen S. Gerdes
Determinants of Members' Willingness to Participate in a Local Environmental Organization, Tonya R. Haigh
Effects of Nurse-client Transaction on Female Oral Contraception, Shirley Haley
Vitamins A and E in Young Calves, Dana Carmel Hammell
A Survey of the Fishes and Habitat of the Cheyenne River in South Dakota, Douglas R. Hampton
Electrochemically-Controlled Magnetite Dissolution, Julia Lynne Strathen Heaton
Isolation of the [beta]-Galactosidase Gene Responsible for GM1 Gangliosidosis in Sheep, Kelli Dane Heidebrink
Comparison of the Performance of the H.M. Briggs Library's Cooling System with Manufacturer's Rated Performance and a Common Mathematical Model, Derek W. Hengeveld
Synthesis and Studies of Silica Bound Amide Containing Dendrimers, Sally Anne Henrie
Badlands National Park, South Dakota : Geography of a 'Special Place', Joseph R. Hicks
THM Precursor Removal in the Rapid Small-Scale Column Test, Dawn R. Hull
Assessment of Severe Mental Illness in a Jail Setting, Sheryl J. Jackson
Solar Efficiency of Tree Cover : A Northern Great Plains Case Study, Jeffrey T. Jennings
Molecular Analysis of the Agouti Gene in Livestock, Marcus Dale Johansen
Breast and Testicular Cancer Screening Activities of Nurse Practitioners, Darcy A. Kaberna
Effects of Intranasal Vaccination with RespPRRS Modified-live Virus Vaccine in Boars, Troy James Kaiser
The Nucleolar Localization of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Nucleocapsid Protein and its Relationship to Apoptosis, Roberta L. Kervin
Associations Between Molecular Markers and Cattle Production Traits, Jae-Ho Kim
Water and Soil Chemistry in Agricultural Wetland Landscapes in the Prairie Pothole Region of Eastern South Dakota, David E. Kringen
A Comparison of Eastern Wild Turkeys and Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in Northeastern South Dakota, Chad P. Lehman
Weed Spatial Variability and Management on a Field-wide Scale, Jason Lems
Public Relations in Academic Libraries of the Upper Midwest : A Descriptive Analysis, Nancy Jane Marshall
A Feminist Rhetorical Criticism of Emma Donoghue's "Tale of the Apple", Cori Marx
Development, Growth, and Behavioral Ecology of Walleye as Influenced by Sublethal Exposure to Dietary Selenium, Robert J. Mauk
The Rhetoric of Oliver Stone's JFK, Jason T. McEntee
Iron and Manganese Removal by Conventional Iron/Manganese Treatment and Partial Lime Softening, Eric J. Meester
Effect of Supplemental NaCl, Total Dietary Na, and Whey on Weanling Pig Performance, Terry A. Meyer
Freshmen Values and Educational Expectations: A Test of an Extension of Kohn's Model, Marcey A. Moss
A Comparison of Nurse, Pharmacist, and Physician Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Pain Management, Richard A. Moss
Evaluation of the Nutrient Value of a High Fiber Corn Silage Variety Compared to a Conventional Corn Silage Variety on Growing Cattle, Chad J. Mueller
Patient Satisfaction with Emergency Nursing Related to Triage Category, Jane Mutschelknaus
Health-related Quality of Life One Year After Coronary Angioplasty and/or Coronary Stenting, Terrilyn Nelson
Glycoprotein Composition of the Taenia Taeniaeformis Strobilocercus Surface Tegument : Scolex Versus Bladder, Erik Jarl Olson
Visualizing a Complex Global Land Cover Database on a Hardcopy Map, Paul M. Olson
The Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia in the Teaching of Hydrostatic Weighing, Chad T. Osgood
Rapid Analytical Methods for Isoflavones in Soybeans, Sudhakar Pagadala
Application of Ultrafiltered Sweet Buttermilk in the Manufacture of Reduced Fat Process Cheese, Devang M. Raval
Assessment of Nonpathogenic Microflora and Sensory Qualities of a Retail Fresh-cut Vegetable Salad, Vijayasmitha Rayadurg
Job Satisfaction of Nurse Practitioners in Rural Health Care Settings, Ann Riewer