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ETDS from 1986
Characteristics and Use of Wild Turkey Roost Sites in Southcentral South Dakota, Randall Allen Craft
Role Expectations of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Michele Jans Crissman
The Effects of Three Rodenticides on Nontarget Small Mammals and Invertebrates, Michele S. Deisch
Role-taking and Power in Health Care, Dana Charles De Witt
Nutrient Intake of Extension Homemakers, Bernadine L. Enevoldsen
Enzyme Effect and Pesticide Use History in the Degradation of Pesticides, Duane D. Flemmer
Technology and Economics of Commercial Scale Ethanol Production From Fodder Beets, William Ray Gibbons
The Effects of Erosion and Desurfacing on Soil Properties and Productivity of a Typic Haplustoll, Hero T. M. Gollany
Implanting Effects on Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Reproductive Parameters in Intact Beef Males, Shirley J. Gordon
The Impact of Flooding in Brookings County, South Dakota 1936-1985, Jan M. Griesenbrock
Edward Hofer of The Lennox Independent, Mary Beth Haan
Hopelessness in the Institutionalized Elderly, Joanne Hansen
Liquid Crystal Display Interface Method, Seth Thomas Hansen
A Cross Sectional Study of Farmland Prices in South Dakota 1976-1984, Mohammad Z. Haque
The Application of a Falls Risk Index, Marcelline R. Harris
The Attitudes of Judges, State's Attorneys, and Bar Attorneys Toward Allowing Television Cameras into South Dakota Courtrooms, Terry L. Harris
Effects of Prostaglandin F2a [alpha] Dose on Synchronizing Ovine Estrus Using a Single Injection Regimen, Karl F. Hoppe
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children : Attitudes of South Dakota participants, Jane Wilson Howard
An Ecological Study of Mourning Doves in a Cold Desert Ecosystem on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Frank P. Howe
Lactational and Systemic Responses to the Supplementation of Protected Methionine in Soybean Meal Diets, Daniel J. Illg
The Effect of Nutritional Education Programs on Serum Cholesterol Values, Josephine A. Kahler
Pheasant Nesting and Vegetation Development in Dense Nesting Cover Established Under the South Dakota Pheasant Restoration Program, Emmett J. Keyser III
Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Chicken Fats, Myung Chul Kim
Postmergence Grass Control in Soybean Using Diclofop-methyl, Difenopenten and Sethoxydim, Jim Klauzer
Measurement of Sprinkler Evaporation Loss, Kris Daniel Kohl
Differential Responses of Oat Varieties to 2, 4-D Amine and MCPA Amine, James William Lammers. Lammers
Effects of EPTC and Acifluorfen on Sunflower, Mark E. Law
Influence of Geomorphological Origin Upon Macroinvertebrate Community Structure in Black Hills Streams, Matthew Lechner
Selenoamino Acids in Wheat and High-selenium Yeast, Jinq lih Lee. Lee
Ozonation of a Municipal Surface Water Supply to Reduce Trihalomethanes, Odor, Chlorine Demand, and Organics, Pen-Shi Peter Lee
Seal Development and Infiltration as Affected by Rainfall Kinetic Energy, Deah Abed Mahamad
The Vector Processor, Ramachandra K. Manja
Environmental Influences on Root Morphology and Development of Desi and Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), Gasenone Seja Ma Maphanyane
Parallel Plate Viscous Dampers, Mohammd Mawid
A Comparison of Leadership Styles Between College Physical Education Instructors and College Football Coaches, Randy R. Megard
Predicted Response to S1 Selection for Agronomic and Disease Resistance Traits in Two Sunflower Populations, Syed Sadaqat Mehdi
Censorship and Control of the University Student Newspaper :17 Case Studies, Elizabeth A. Minden
Effect of Sprinkler Type and Tillage Practice on a Soil Infiltration Parameter Under a Moving Sprinkler Irrigation Machine, Asghar Moshref-Javadi
Impact of European Corn Borer on Grain and Silage Corn in South Dakota, Brian R. Mueller
Feeding Value of Acid Hydrolyzed Wood Pulp for Ruminants, Aboubacar S. N'diaye
Quantitation and Identification of Free Sugars from Vascular Plants by Gas-liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry, Darnell A. Nehlich
Use of an Intact Soil Core - acetylene Reduction Assay to Estimate In Situ Nitrogen Fixation Rates, Christi Ann Nordstrom
A Cross-cultural Study of the Response of Japanese and American Students to Christian Concepts, Misako Ohkuma
The Relationship Between Reciprocal Spring by Winter Wheat Crosses and the Contribution of Their Parents to Hybrid Performance, George Warren Partelow
Effect of Level of Exercise of Self-care Agency and Selected Pain Treatment Modalities in Surgical Patients, Candice Pederson
Impacts of Large-scale Gravel Excavations, Precipitation, and Runoff on Groundwater Movement and Quality, Mark L. Perry
Nutritional Factors Modifying Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome in Caged Laying Hens, Chandi C. Rakshit
Modeling of Soil Water Flow and Root Uptake, V. Rasiah
Support Group Effects on Perceived Ease of Transition of the LPN to AD Student, Illa H. Reeve
The Black Hills Aspen : Management Implications from Treatment Results, Steven Peter Riley
Inhibition of Psychrotrophic Bacterial Growth in Refrigerated Milk by Addition of Carbon Dioxide, Robert Francis Roberts
The Effect of Soil Storage Methods and Soil Microbes on Carbofuran and Terbufos Degradation, Muriel Monteleone Runholt
The Effect of Music on Treadmill Running, Eddy S. Salata
Genetics of Flower Abortion and Pod Type in Soybean, Krishna P. Sharma
SDSU Assembler Generator, Stephen John Stalzer. Stalzer
Price Relationships Between South Dakota Wheat Markets, Destination and Futures Markets, Tyler J. Stowater
Reactions of Trans-trichlorooxobis(triphenylphosphine)Rhenium(V), Sujit Kumar Swar
The Relationship Between Exercise Activities and Self-esteem in Elderly Populations, Marcia Taylor
Free Sugars in Plant Tissues as Determined by Peracetylated Aldononitrile and Ketooxime Derivatives, Stacy L. Unruh
Irrigation Requirements and Crop Yields for East-Central South Dakota, Randell J. Van Zee
A Comparison of High-Performance Short-Duration and Repeated-Seasonal Grazing Systems, Jerry David Volesky
Egyptian Fractions, James L. Wakeman
The Effect of Nocturnal Noise Levels in Upper Midwestern Longterm Care Facilities on Sleep Interference in Selected Residents' Well-being, Jane C. Walgenbach
Dynamics and distribution of Fishes Occupying a South Dakota Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Timothy R. Walters
A Turkey Nesting Study in Gregory County, South Dakota, Tara L. Wertz
Flow Mechanics Through Stenosis Models, Chung Chin Wha
Atrazine and Cyanazine Interception and Retention on Crop Residue, Mark A. Wrucke
Disease Progress and Yield Loss Regressions for Several Spring Wheat Cultivars Infected with Fusarium graminearum at Various Times After Anthesis, Marvin D. Yahnke
ETDS from 1985
Comparison of Two Phosphorus Tests on Calcareous Soils of Eastern South Dakota, Mohamed Ali
Efficiency of Two Black-tailed Prairie Dog Rodenticides and Their Impacts on Non-target Bird Species, Anthony Dean Apa
Determination of the Spatial Relationship of Available Phosphorus for Seven Sites in South Dakota, Roger Jacob Assmus
Relationships of Food Faddism to Critical Thinking, Nutrition Knowledge and Some Demographic Characteristics, Mary Angelyn Auch
Construction of Shuttle lac Plasmid pbw314 and Transformation of Escherichia coli and High Ethanol Yielding Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strains with this Plasmid, Safiollah Bagherpour
Evaluation of Yield and Quality of Cheddar Cheese Manufactured from Milk with Added Whey Protein Concentrate, Kirk Alan Baldwin
Professional Role Attitudes and Decision-making in Medication Administration, Susan E. Bassett
Identification of Volatile Compounds Produced by Brevibacterium Linens that Inhibit Molds, Samuel E. Beattie
A Quarterly Econometric Model of the U. S. Livestock Sector, Mary Ann Bennett
Measurement of Denitrification Rates in Agricultural Soils, Pamela A. Bonrud
Tryptophan and Threonine Requirements of Pigs Fed a Low-protein, Corn-sunflower Meal Diet, Barton S. Borg
Utilization of Selected Characteristics in the Labeling of Elderly Nursing Home Patients as Confused, Patriciann F. Brady
Lungworm Infections, Reproduction and Summer Habitat Use of Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Gary C. Brundige
Ribonuclease II :A Glycoprotein with Differential Distribution in Tissues of two Nonacclimated Cultivars of Winter Barley, Gregory James Bunkers
Effects of Breed of Ewe and Management System on the Lifetime Production of Lamb and Wool, Wayne Joseph Busch
Evaluation of Urea and Dried Whey in Diets of Cows During Early Lactation, David Paul Casper
Chemical, Sensory and Microbiological Properties of Water-added Ham Containing Pork and Turkey Blends, Chiao-min Chen
Common Work Space of Two Robot Arms, Byung Oh Choi
A Comparison of Leadership Styles Between College and University Administrators of Physical Education in the United States and Korea, Kwang Min Cho
The Effects of Selected Aspects of a Directed Studies Experience on Nursing Performance, Trudy M. Crawford
Dialect Geography in South Dakota : The Eureka Dialect, Christie Steiger Delfanian
Extruded Blend of Soybean Meal and Sunflower Seeds for Dairy Cattle in Early Lactation, James K. Drackley
A Comparison of Continuous and Discontinuous Treadmill Tests for Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Prepubescent Females, Kathleen A. Ferrar
Modification of Toffaleti's Procedure for Sediment Transport, Janice Froehlich
Historical Cropping Practices in Eastern South Dakota and their Effect on Sediment and Nutrient Transport, Paul Edward Gaspar
An Analysis of the Exchange Relationships in a Voluntary Organization Network Undergoing Structural Change, Gary A. Goreham
Studies on Perennial Weed Control in South Dakota, Steven Robert Gylling
Economic Feasibility of Producing Fuel Alcohol from Fodder Beets in a Small-scale Plant, Mohamed K. Habash
An Ecological Study of the Vegetation of the Grand River/Cedar River, Sioux, and Ashland Districts of the Custer National Forest, Paul Luther Hansen
Snout Ventilation and Cooling Effects on Swine, Leslie R. Heard
Debonding Phenomenon of the Sioux Quartzite, Najim A. Heidari