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ETDS from 1988
The Effect of Application Variables on Tank Mixtures of Quizalofop and Bentazon, Eirc L. Larson
Seasonal Habitat Use, Home Range, and Dispersal of Wild Turkeys in Southcentral South Dakota, Scott L. Laudenslager
Denitrification and Tillage Relationships on Two Eastern South Dakota Soils, Theresa Helen Lemme
Investigation of the Causes of Observed Translations in a Series of Abutments of Concrete Box Girder Bridges, Craig Richard Lenning
The Fast Hartley Transform on a Parallel Processor, Boon Pock Lim
Reforms of the U.S. Banking System, Monica Shun-oi Lun
Analysis of the Herbicides Chlorsulfuron, Sulfometuron Methyl and Metsulfuron Methyl in Soil and Water, Fei-Wen Mao
Growth of Campylobacter Jejuni in Autoclaved and Irradiated Media, Todd Richard McAloon
Characteristics of Milk and Butter from Cows Fed Sunflower Seeds, Robert Paul Middaugh
Perceptions of Health Status of Rural Elderly, Colleen Miller
Expression of Leptospira Biflexa Serovar Patoc Antigens in Escherichia Coli JA221, JoAnn Willgohs Mogard
Aroyl phosphates : The Mechanism of Isomerization, Sandra Xiu Yan Ning
A Comparative Study of the Persuasive Techniques in Japanese and American TV Commercials in Relation to Selected Cultural Factors, Yukari Nishimura
Forced Vibrations of Hollow Cylindrical Structures, Douglas Jose Nunez Briceno
South Dakota Elevator's Winter Wheat Marketing Practices and Seasonality of Cash Wheat Prices, Boyd Milton Ober
The Meaning of Zenocrate in Tamburlaine, Parts I and II, Yoon-Hee Park
Effects of a Season of Competition on Anaerobic Performance of Male Collegiate Basketball Players, Marc W. Peterson
Microprocessor Control of a TTL Median Filter Circuit, Scott Warren Pladsen
Zone and Drip Cooling Comparisons for Lactating Swine, Dan L. Raap
Producing The Drunkard with Wing and Drop Design : Construction, Painting, and Use of Roll Drop Scenery, Desiderio Roybal
Significance of Exchangeable Soil Sodium on Implement Draft, Samuel Schaefer
Residual Effects of Chloride Fertilization on Selected Plant and Soil Parameters, William Karl Schumacher
Conservation of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Along The Missouri River and Its Major Western Tributaries in South Dakota, Monica Jean Schwalbach
Comparison of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, an Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test and a Direct Agglutination Test for Detecting Ovine Fetal Antibodies to Toxoplasma Gondii, Sheryl Lynn Seefeldt
Comparison of Continuous and Discontinuous Treadmill Protocols for Elicitation of Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Prepubescent Females, Monica Jean Severson
Control of Downy Brome with Combinations of BAY-SMY-1500 and Metribuzin, James R. Smart
Wetland Characteristics of Avian Cholera Outbreaks and Surface Water Transfer in the Nebraska Rainwater Basin Area, Brian J. Smith
The Coteau du Missouri : A Regional Study, Robert A. Speck
Images of Kuwaiti Women : A Content Analysis of Representative Selections from the Literature with Accompanying Annotated Bibliography, Texas Sabine Swanjord
Means and Variances of Early Generation Bulked Populations in Spring Wheat as Predictors of Derived Line Performance, Zahoor A. Swati
A Comparative Study of Riparian Vegetation in Two Drainage Areas of the Black Hills, Kris J. Thoreson
Availability of Elemental Selenium to Plants, Shu-Chen Tseng
Impact of Teacher In-Service on Use of a Nutrition Education Program, Cathrene Drews Voelzke
In Vitro Rescue of Helianthus Annuus Embryos by Ovule Culture, John C. Volin
Electrophoretic, Morphometric, and Meristic Comparisons of Walleye Broodstock in South Dakota, Chantel M. Waltner
From the American Lutheran Church to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America : Rhetoric of Merger, David L. Warne
Reproductive Performance of Anestrous Crossbred Ewes Subjected to Artificial Photoperiod or Melatonin, Kelly Ann Weiskircher
Growth, survival, and vulnerability to predation of stocked walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) fingerlings, James D. Wolters
Hard Water : Occurrence, Health Effects, and Consumer Drinking Practices in Brookings and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Hock Chin Wong
Operations Control Manual for Star Circuits Inc., Steven Wynia
Parallel Processing of the Fast Fourier Transform, Ke Zhou
ETDS from 1987
Sump Pump Survey and Loading Analysis of Sewers in the East Acres Subdivision of the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Ronald Gene Abraham
The Effects of Increasing Hamstring Flexibility on Peak Quadriceps Torque in College-age Females, Mark Loren Amundson
Phosphoramidates : Metal Ion Catalyzed Ligand Exchange, Paula R. Andenas
Abscisic Acid and Tissue Desiccation Alters Ribonuclease I Activity in Winter Barley without Cold Acclimation, James Valentine Anderson
Talcott Parsons' Economic Sub-systems Model and County-to-County Net Migration Patterns in South Dakota 1975-1980, Richard E. Barnes
South Dakota Beef Industry, David Bruce Bau
Impact of Ponderosa Pine Thinning and Slash Management on the Herbage Production of Selected Soils in Custer State Park, Kelly John Bopray
The Original Survey Notes of Beadle County as a Geographical Reference, Ralph Jay Borkowski
Factors Influencing Grey Seed Weevil Smicronyx Sordidus (LeC.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infestation and Survival, Matthew E. Byers
Studies on the Sterile-Insect Technique as a Means of Controlling the Stable Fly, Stomoxys Calcitrans (L.), in a Beef Cattle Feedlot in Brookings, South Dakota, Michael Aguilar Catangui
A Contrastive Study of the Phonological System of English and Korean, Yeon-Ki Chae
Bodybuilders' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Use of Anabolic Steroids, James P. Combs
Reciprocal Ovary Transplantation as a Means to Study Reproductive Function in Female Lethal Yellow Mice (A̲y̲/a̲: C57BL/6J), Gerald Alan Dickens
Production and Environmental Simulations for Livestock Housing, Mark Allen Diesch
Habitat Use by Beaver Along the Big Sioux River, Charles D. Dieter
Anaerobic Codigestion of Whey in Municipal Sludge Digesters, Allan Dean Erickson
A Comparative Study of Traditional Nursing Schedules vs. Extended Nursing Schedules on Patient Satisfaction, Cheryl J. Erler
First Year Growth and Survival of Walleyes in Power Plant Evaporation and Holding Reservoirs, Michael P. Faler
In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of Hydralazine on Cellular Growth, Differentiation and Chromatin Structure, Allen John Fasbender
Development of an in Vivo Model to Determine the Biological Value of Microbial Protein, Thomas A. Fritz
A Comparison of Osmotic Adjustment and Activity of Cell Wall Associated Enzymes During Short-term Drought in Winter Wheat, Russell William Gesch
Evaluation of Largemouth Bass and Bluegill Stocking Strategies in South Dakota Ponds, David M. Gilbraith
Soil Degradation Comparisons of Corn Rootworm Insecticides in the Field and Laboratory, Michael J. Haas
Chickpeas as a protein and energy supplement for high producing dairy cows, Darryl Lynn Hadsell
Effect of Residue and Tillage on Hard Red Spring Wheat Cultivars, Elaine M. Hall
Test Procedures and Results for Skidtric, Gregg A. Hanson
Food Habits of Charadriiform Birds During Peak Migration Through Eastern South Dakota, James Brian Hauge
Ozonation Pilot Treatment of a Surface Water Supply: Ancillary Studies, Fairmont, Minnesota, Brian Lee Hoellein
Field Evaluation of an Electrically Powered Spiral Mechanization System, Daniel Sherman Humburg
Factors Affecting the Use of Herbicides in Conservation Tillage, Pamela J. Hutchinson
Differentiation of Pigment Granules and Tyrosinase Analyses in the Hair Follicle Pigment Cells of Lethal Yellow and Nonagouti Mice, Robert A. Japs
Variability in Rhizoctonia Solani Kühn Pathogenic on Flax, Nallathamby Kangatharalingam
Ozonation of a Municipal Groundwater Supply and Water Purification Plant Treatment Process Modifications to Prevent Trihalomethane Formation, Warren William Kersten
Water Balance and Economic Analyses of Reduced Pressure/Conservation Tillage Systems for Irrigated Corn Production, Brian Ketelhut
A General Procedure to Calculate Fall Velocity Over the Full Range of Sediment Sizes, Saher Shukri Khilfeh
Effect of Transistor Selection on Feedback VCO Performance : ʻAnalytical - Numerical Studyʾ, Ravinder Kumar
HF Wide-Band Omnidirectional Antenna System, Han-Tak Kwak
Validation of the Defining Characteristics of Disturbance in Self-esteem in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa, June C. Peterson Larson
Habitat Selection and Sexual Suggestion of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Larry J. Layne
An Economic Analysis of Alternative Farming Systems in Northeastern South Dakota, Mark Gene Leddy
Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to the Nebraska Strain of Bovine Coronavirus, Jeanie Marie Lembke
Electronic Voting System Using an EIA RS-485 Network, Thomas Alan Liebsch
Studies of the Prevention of Silica Urolithiasis, Dong-Hao Lu
Rainbow Trout Cage Culture Utilizing Different Strains, Stocking Densities, and Feeding Methods in Eastern South Dakota Dugout Ponds, Jay Patrick Maher
The Effects of Gender on Isokinetic Peak Torque and Torque/Time Relationship, Bryan K. Minnich
Thomas Mann's Joseph Tetralogy : Echoes Across the Coulisses, Molly Miron
Effects of Body Condition on Reproductive Performance of Range Beef Cows, Patrick A. Momont
Custer State Park : An Area Study, Craig L. Morgan
Ozonation Pilot Treatment of a Surface Water Supply for Odor Control, Fairmont, Minnesota, Lyle Duane Munce
Effects of Bull Exposure on Postpartum Interval and Reproductive Performance in Beef Cows, Corinne D. Naasz
Impact of Grazing Systems on Rodent and Cottontail Rabbit Populations in South Texas, Meenakshi Nagendran
Influence of Early Season Temperatures on the Relative Leaf Expansion Rate of Corn, Jody L. Ohmacht
The Effects of Nonmetropolitan Net Migration Rate on Selected Demographic and Employment Characteristics in the Agricultural Western Plains Division of the West North Central Region, 1970-1980, Abidemi Olumide Oyinlade
Detection and Description of Sulfonylurea Herbicide Breakdown in Soil, Mark A. Peterson
Analysis of Farmland Rental Markets in South Dakota, Scott Robert Peterson
The Effect of Steel Fibers and Compressive Reinforcement on the Plastic Rotation Capacity and Properties of Reinforced Concrete Continuous Beams, Nizam A. Qassem
Population Trends in South Dakota Counties, 1880-1980 : A Geographical Analysis, Abdur Rahim