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 1992
Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Data Acquisition and Usage, Kathleen Carol Wehde
Population Status and Characteristics of Macrhybopsis Gelida, Platygobio gracilis and Rhinichthys cataractae in the Missouri River Basin, Selena J. Werdon
Preschool Children's Understanding of Counting: In Relationship to Gelman's Counting Principles, Julie M. Wermers
Caregiving: A Family Day Care Provider's Perspective, Sandra A. Williams
Preterm Birth Prevention Program Analysis, Venita J. Winterboer
Production and Quantification of the Bacteriocin Nisin From Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis ATCC 11454, Charlene E. Wolf
Catabolism of Pyrimidine Bases by Pseudomonas Stutzeri, Guorong Xu
Dynamic Response of Layered Stratum Due to Harmonic External Load, Yaohua Zhang
ETDS from 1991
Difference between Nurses' Role Conception and Perceived Image, Judy A. Anderson
Financial Profile of South Dakota's Farm Sector 1969-1989, Lemlem Tzeggai Bahta-Natnael
Biology and Population Dynamics of Fusarium oxysporum and Pythium ultimum in Soybean, Colette M-S Beaupré
The Feasibility of Participation in the Farmer Mac Secondary Market for Agricultural Real Estate Mortgages by South Dakota Banks, Scott D. Below
Effects of Air Stripping on Rotating Biological Contractor Performance, Deepak L. Bhojwani
A Bioassay and Histopathology Study on the Effects of Nosema Locustae in Melanoplus Sanguinipes and Melanoplus Bivittatus, Christopher William Brey
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Nitrogen Transfer in Maize/Legume Intercropping, Kalyn A. Brix-Davis
Impacts of Transportation Changes on Agricultural Marketing and Local Communities, Jaeseob Choi
Injury and Self-Esteem: A Test of Sonstroem and Morgan's Model, Steven L. Connelly
Habitat Characteristics Associated with Ring-necked Pheasant Use of Winter Food Plots in Eastern South Dakota, Peter L. Crookston
Maggie, Dorothea, Gwendolen: Expectation and Duty in Three Eliot Novels, Bernadette Pauline Degreef
The Feasibility of a Quality Control Program at a Sheltered Worksite, Thomas Eugene Dejong
Use and Care of Protective Clothing by Certified Private Pesticide Applicators: A South Dakota Study, Janet Alene Dickerson
Human Response to Rising Lake Levels of Lake Thompson, South Dakota, Brian E. Doherty
Gender Role Socialization and the Choice of an Agriculture Curriculum, Brenda Donelan
Truncation Effects of a Debanding Algorithm Used on Landsat TM Images, Thomas Eugene Drackley
Selenium and Vitamin E in Human Breast Milk in South Dakota, Asim I. Elamahboub
Studies of Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Receptors on Swine Testis Cells, Robert James Flakus
The Status of Child Care in South Dakota From the Perspective of Licensed and Registered Child Care Providers, Kim Goodfellow
Seasonal Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields By White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota, Jeffrey Hallet Gould
Implementing and Testing a Superconducting Line in a Hybrid Thick Film Circuit, Jay Emil Grabow
Pronghorn Use of Agriculture Land in Northwestern South Dakota, Steven L. Griffin
Phosphorous and Temperature Effects on Nodal and Seminal Root Morphology of Two Maize Genotypes, Mohammad Ali Hajabbasi
The Effects of Removing Physical Restraints from the Elderly in a Nursing Home, Mina Hall
Informational Needs and Preferred Time to Receive Information for Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Patrice Hanisch
Caloric Expenditure During Circuit Weight Training and Brisk Treadmill Walking, Kristin M. Hansen-Kieffer
Selenium Detoxification by Methylation, Basel Said Hassoun
A Data Acquisition System to Monitor Water Addition Effects on Buried Heat Exchanger Performance for a Closed-Loop Ground-Coupled Heat Pump System, Darrin Lee Hofmeister
Design of an Omnidirectional Transmitter for Detection of Biological Events in Humans and Animals, Mehdi Horri
Effect of Lipids on the Sorption of Atrazine by Soil, Katherine R. Howard
Variations on the Theme of Loss in American Poetry of the Second World War, James A. Hubley
Violence : An Attempt at Control, Debra Hunking
Improved Methods for Diagnosis of Echinococcus Multilocularis in Canines, Michael Dean Johnson
Analysis of Clear Water Treatment and Associated Costs for the East Acres Subdivision in the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Philip W. Jorgenson
Investigations on the Effects of the Murine Lethal Yellow Allele (C57BL/6J) on Tyrosinase Synthesis, Abundance, Activity, and PAGE-Defined Isozymes, Karl E. Kappenman
Perceptions about Benefits of and Barriers to Breast Self-examination, Ruth H. Kenefick
Effects of Pollen on the Kernel and Ear Weight of Maize (Zea mays, L.), A. Kadir Kiran
A Study of Health/Family Life Education in South Dakota: Preparation and Practice, Sandra Wagner Klarenbeek
An Analysis of the Woman's Role in Farm Task Participation and Decision Making: A South Dakota Study, Rebecca Sue Lafferty
Identification of Disruptive Behaviors and Approaches to Deal With Them by Community Caregivers of Dementia Clients, Lynne Laird
Volatilization Losses of Granular Formulations of Chlorethoxyfos and Terbufos From Soil, Todd Michael Landsman
A Functional Grammar Pedagogy Can Resolve Controversy, Marlene J. Lang
The Effect of Modeling, Perceived Competence, and Movement Confidence on Intrinsic Motivation, Brett Larson
Mobilization, Social Control, and Racial Disorder in Southern States, Sae-Il Lee
Prediction of Maximal Oxygen Uptake Using Lean Body Weight and Stroke Index in Competitive and Recreational Swimmers, Annie L. Lett
Evaluation of Largemouth Bass Harvest Regulations For South Dakota Waters, John P. Lindgren
Food Habits of Yellow Perch in Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, John Patrick Lott
Effects of Two Haying Provisions on Duck Nesting in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields in South Dakota, Kent A. Luttschwager
Two Methods to Obtain Topology Defining Closure Systems on N Points, David Edward Meel
Caring: The Essence of Nursing a Study of Patients' Perceptions of Caring Behaviors of the Nurse, Becky Nelson
Influence of Formulation on the Persistence, Infiltration, and Volatility of Alachlor in Tilled and No-Till Systems, Brian Nelson
Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) Morphotypes and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to Intercropping in Northwestern Cameroon, Edward N. Ngong-Nassah
Some Thoughts on Obtaining Prediction Intervals and Creating Control Charts for Process Capability Indices, Tracy John Noldner
Genetic and Environmental Trends Over Time of Centrally Tested Boars, Young Guen Park
Perceptual Regions of South Dakota, Steven L. Payton
Material Culture Studies, Nonverbal and Verbal Communication: A Qualitative Analysis of Potters Use of Touch in Communicating Specialness of Their Pieces, Lee E. Peterson
The Relationship Between Monitoring and Range Condition Data, Gary L. Petik
The Effects of Limit Feeding a High Concentrate Diet on Feedlot Performance and Body Composition of Growing Lambs, Woodrow W. Poland Jr.
American Indian Entrepreneurs: A Case Study, Kenneth Provost
Breast Self-Examination Performance Proficiency Among Rural Women, Linda Pudenz
Effect of Gender, Grade Level and Ancillary Variables on Consumer Education Test Scores of High School Students, Charolyn M. Rist
The Profitability of Farm Broadcasting in the Midwest and the Future Direction of the Industry in the 1990s, Michelle K. Rook
Cultural Comparison: Nurse Selected Pain Management Actions, Verna J. Schad
The Relationship of the Maintenance Energy Requirement to Beef Female Production Efficiency, Scott Allen Shuey
Composition and Flavor of Milk and Butter from Cows Fed Unsaturated Dietary Fat and Receiving Bovine Somatotropin, Gene Alan Stegeman
Prevention of Silica Urolithiasis, Sam R. Stewart
The Number of Plant Samples Needed and Sources of Variability for Plant Nutrient Analysis for Corn and Soybean, Elham Nassib Tomeh
The Veterans' Degree of Satisfaction with Selected aspects of Hospital Nursing Care Behaviors, Linda S. Tom
Design of an Optimum Matching Network With an Improved Numerical Model, Yongcheng Tu
An Empirical Study of Job Satisfaction Among Graduates of South Dakota State University's College of Pharmacy, Jean A. Vandenberg
A Study of the Characteristics of Chemically Dependent Nurses Disciplined by a State Board of Nursing in the Upper Midwest, Diana Vander Woude
Growth Characteristics of Bifidobacteria in Ultrafiltered Milk, Bobbi L. Ventling
Polar Substituent Effects in 1,3-Diene Photocyclization Reactions. Regioselective Photocyclization of Cyano-1,3-Butadiene, Huijuan Wang
The Effect of Dietary Source of Energy on Age and Weight at Puberty in Beef Heifers, Ginnie A. Wilcox
Whole-Farm Impacts of High Energy, Restricted Intake Cattle Rations, Sie Yen Wong
A New Method to Investigate the Effects of Force on Root Growth, Jiping Zhu
ETDS from 1990
Interactions of Bovine Somatotropin and Nutrition on Milk Production and Composition of Dairy Cows, Christopher Lee Austin
Health Beliefs and Compliance Among Adults with Cardiac Disease, Elizabeth S. Bauer
Nitrogen Rate, Form and Timing Effects on Three Cultivars of Hard Red Spring Wheat, Ruth Beck
Ozone Pilot Plant Studies of Six Municipal Water Supplies, Bradley S. Bjerke
Analysis of Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad Bridge Number 1509, Carey L. Bretsch
An Explanation of Water Quality in the Oakwood Lakes (S.D.) System as Measured by Water Transparency and Plankton Abundance, Scott T. Buskerud
Comparison of Sludge Characteristics Obtained From Precipitation Treatment of Plating Wastewater, Hwa Meng Chan
The Vector Processor, Jianmin Chen
Population/Biomass Estimates and Relative Abundance Indices of Adult Common Carp in Arrowwood and Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuges, Shane Warren Clark
Alternate Day Supplementation of Corn Stalk Based Diets With Soybean Meal or Corn Gluten Meal, Robert M. Collins
Status of Emergency Care at South Dakota High School Football Activities, Kevin R. Curley
Chemical Control of Companion Crops in Alfalfa Establishment, Bill Stuart Curran