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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
E-prime and the General Semantics Paradigm : Devolution, Revolution, or Evolution?, Lisa J. Roberts
Biological Diversity of Natural and Created Wetlands in Three Physiographic Regions of South Dakota, K. Dawn Roush
Barriers and Facilatoris of Disclosure of Alternative Health Modalities to Traditional Providers, Doris L. Ruder
Wetland Discrimination using Multi-temporal SIR-C and Landsat TM Imagery, Russell P. Rykhus
Pyrimidine Base Catabolism by Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Manuel F. Santiago
Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Nurse Knowledge and Experience, Sue Sauter
An Assessment of Change Vector Analysis Using Landsat Data Over Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Kristi L. Sayler
Hydrotherapy: The Effects on Length of Labor and Analgesia Use in Labor for the Nulliparous Woman, Susan C. Schmanski
Passerine Use of Grasslands Managed With Two Grazing Regimes on the Missouri Coteau in North Dakota, Natoma A. Schneider
Registered Nurses' Attitudes Towards Orientation Program, Rose Schroedermeier
Field Radiometry for Analysis of Forages and Pasture Quality, Susan L. Selman
Patient Abandonment: A Study of States' Boards of Nursing, Julaine Selzler
Modeling and Analyzing Fault Tolerance Overhead for Distributed Systems, Yong-Sang Shim
Health-promoting Behavior Comparisons of Insured and Uninsured Rural Women, Marilyn Skurdahl
Linear In-plane Free Vibration of a Rotating Disk, Chandru Sockalingam
Trophic Ecology of Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike in Allopatric and Sympatric Assemblages of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, Craig A. Soupir
Alternative Backfill Designs for Integral Abutment Bridge End Treatment, Steven Paul Soupir
Effectiveness of Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants in Reducing the Oxidative Rancidity Caused by Electron Beam Irradiation of Fresh Ground Pork, James David Stout IV
Design and Implementation of a Dimensional Model for a Data Warehouse, Chang Oan Sung
Relationships Among Maternal Role Competence, Parenting Education, Work Status, and Personal Characteristics, Janelle J. Sunvold-Palmer
The Political Geography of South Dakota's Capital Controversies, Thomas Ronald Thaden
A Risk-Return Comparison of Various Retained Ownership Programs Using Alternative Pricing Strategies, Wendy Jeanne Umberger
Entrainment of Rainbow Smelt Through Oahe Dam, South Dakota, Eric G. Unkenholz
Impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act on New Parents, Lynda Venhuizen
The rhetoric of imperialism in the Lewis and Clark journals : Camp Dubois to the Mandan Villages, Joan K. Warner
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Home Healthcare Patients Regarding End of Life Treatment Decisions, Gregg A. Waylander
Effects of Temperature, Water Hardness, and Recirculation on Copper Corrosion, Brian R. Weiss
Computer Interfacing, Automation and Laboratory Control, Todd Wohlend
Management Strategies for Controlling ALS-resistant Kochia in Wheat and Soybean, Ryan Wolf
Comparative Study of Wetland Programs Used on Agricultural Lands in Eastern South Dakota, Rebecca L. Woodland
South Dakota Nurses' Perceptions of Active and Passive Euthanasia, Margery L. Wouden
Automated Target Search Using DWIT and CF on Aerial Images, Chae Gon Yoo
Repeatability and Diallel Analysis of Resistance to Septoria Tritici Blotch in Winter Wheat, Xiuling Zhang
207Pb and 93Nb Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Piezoelectric Materials and Related Oxides, Peidong Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
An Analysis of Using Expert Systems in the Academic Advising Process, Karol Ann Anderson
Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Nurse Practitioners in Two Rural Midwestern States, Lorinda Anderson
The Effect of Early Removal of Urinary Catheters on Establishing Normal Voiding Patterns in Postoperative Urology Patients, Yolanda P. Apedaile
The Effect of BVDV Field Isolates and Characterized Reference Strains on the Functional Activity of Bovine T and B Lymphocytes In Vitro, Todd Michael Appel
Perceived Needs of Frontier Midwestern Adults with Multiple Sclerosis, Dorothy M. Arent
Lactoperoxidase System Effects on Escherichia Coli K-12 in the Manufacture of a High Moisture and High pH Cheese (Queso Fresco), Raju S. Bangalore
An Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in the Keynote Speeches of the 1996 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Thomas Bartl
The Relationship Between Antepartum Fatigue and Traumatic Perinatal Experience Among Employed Pregnant Women, Kimberly K. Brands
Higher Education in Rural America : A Study of Northern Plains American Indian and Non-Indian Attitudes, Aspirations, Expectations, and Perceived Barriers, Marta Albertus Brosz Mohr
An Evaluation of Optimal Hedge Ratios for Corn Marketing in Eastern South Dakota, Karen Brovold
Women's Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy, Lucy L. Burchill
Linkage Analysis of RFLP Markers and Quantitative Traits of Hexaploid Oat (Avena sativa L.), Mehmet Cakir
Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene in Polluted Aquifer Microcosms and Isolation of Anaerobic Bacteria from a Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Enrichment, Christopher D. Carlson
Using Structural and Process Role Theories to Explain Stepmothers' Relations with Stepchildren, Cindi Penor Ceglian
The History of Women's Basketball at South Dakota State University, Sara J. Cepek
Soil Spatial Variability as Influenced by Landscape Position and Soil Sampling Strategy, Jiyul Chang
The Synthesis and Chemistry of Biologically Active Aminonaphthalimides, Shao-Chieh Chang
Seed Vigor Effects on Growth Characteristics Associated with Seed Yield and Diallel Analysis of Seed Vigor in Soybean, Youngkoo Cho
Family Environments that Promote the Immunization of At-Risk Children, Carol S. Clark
Multiproduct Cost Measures: A Study of Financial Institutions in South Dakota, Brian James Clement
The Relationship Between Documented Foot Care and Amputation Rates in Native Americans with Diabetes on Two Midwest Reservations, Virginia Cozad
Predicting a One Repetition Maximum Bench Press for Untrained Females, Bryan T. Cummings
Solving the Inherited Perfect Square Problem, Lijie Ding
Interactions with Dying Patients: Nurse Practitioners' Attitudes, Joanna L. Dorn
Breakdown Risk in Persons with Tuberculosis in a Northern Plains Indian Tribe, Deann Eastman-Jansen
Parental Involvement of African-American Fathers in Dual-Earner Families, Mark Alan Edwards
Knowledge Level of Adolescents About HIV and AIDS in a Frontier Community, Genie M. Ellis
Transformation of Soybean with an Antisense Cholinephosphotransferase Gene, Buffy S. Ellsworth
Identifying Attributes That Lead to the Retained Ownership Decision, David J. Englund
A Biological Assessment of Landscape Disturbance Potential on a Northern Prairie Pothole Lake, John L. Foley
Improvement of Clostridium Thermoaceticum via Acclimation and Mutagenesis for CMA Production from Corn Processing Byproducts, Susan L. Fox
Enhancement of Floral Species Richness in Glaciated Prairie Temporary Wetlands, Douglas C. Franke
Effects of Land Use on Avifauna in the Lake Thompson Watershed, South Dakota, Ruth Anne Franke
A Descriptive Study of South Dakota Nurse Practitioner Management of Clients with Type II Diabetes, Catherine D. Friesen-Tabke
An Investigation of Organizational Decision Making, Bounded Rationality, and the Exercise of Discretion in Judicial Decisions to Confine Juvenile Offenders, Peter K. Froelich
Food Plot Effects on Winter Home Range and Survival of Radio-Marked Pheasant Hens in East-Central South Dakota, Andy E. Gabbert
Band-Recovery Analysis and Survival Estimates for South Dakota Giant Canada Goose Populations, Jeffrey S. Gleason
A Physiologically-based Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes, Mary L. Graham
The Watertown Public Opinion and the Way Family, Cindy Grantham
Building Construction Cost Estimating Curriculum, Nadene Deiterman Greni
Coleoptile Length Evaluation in Winter Wheat, Frederic Hakizimana
Partial cDNA of Freeze Resistance-Related Gene in Wheat Isolated by Differential Display, Kai Han
Effect of the Lysine to Metabolizable Energy Ratio on Growth Performance and Protein Deposition in Boars, Barrows, and Gilts from 59 to 86 kg Body Weight, Ernie L. Hansen
The Effect of Staged Diabetes Management on Metabolic Control in Native Americans with Type II Diabetes, Darci J. Harper
Crop Depredation by White-Tailed Deer at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, Wendy K. Hayes
Family Decision Making : Decisions Surrounding the Birth or Adoption of a Child and Family Leave, Lori L. Hayungs
Pipe Flow Characteristics of Bentonite Based Grouts : A Pumping Perspective, Jeff A. Heiberger
Characterization of Dissolved Organic Carbon Isolated from the Big Sioux Aquifer, Eastern South Dakota, Karyn E. Hendrix
Feeding of Urea Treated Oat Hulls to Growing Calves, Kevin Herrick
Life History and Bioenergetics of Chinook Salmon in Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Tracy D. Hill
Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Rural Women, Ann H. Hodgman
A Descriptive Study of the Advanced Practice Role of Nurse Practitioners in South Dakota, Kelly S. Hofer
The Relationship Between Traumatic Perinatal Experience and Postpartum Fatigue in Employed Women, Kelly J. Hoffman
Characteristics of Wetlands Used by Breeding Diving Ducks in Eastern South Dakota, Matthew M. Holland
Communication and Maintenance of Gender Roles in Popular Film Rhetoric : a Feminist Analysis of When Harry Met Sally, Laura Holtey-Edeburn
A Microcontroller-Based Control Unit for a Surface Acoustic Wave Dew Point Instrument, Matthew A. Hotzler
Discourse Analysis and Property Value Appeals, Lance R. Huntley
The Universal Female : Female Characters as Catalysts in William Blake's Vala or The Four Zoas, Jeanne A. James-Hansen
Studies on a South Dakota Population of Heterodera Glycines, James L. Jones
Job Satisfaction and Anticipated Turnover Among Rural Nurses, Marcia Kells
Estimation of Predator Densities in Western South Dakota, Craig D. Kost