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ETDS from 1991
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
Determination of Factors Useful For Identifying Sexually Abused Children by Means of Group Testing, Mary Lou Derksen
Surveys of Citizens Attitudes Towards Hunting, Hunters and Wildlife in South Dakota, Nancy J. Dietz
Distribution and Productivity of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Along the Missouri and Cheyenne Rivers in South Dakota, Brian J. Dirks
Condition Analysis and Network Strategies for Rural Roads in South Dakota, Anthony Dorn
The Needs of Family Members of Critically Ill Patients and those the Family Members Identify as Persons who Help Them Meet Those Needs, Beverly Duffel
Characterization of Virulence Properties of Shiga-Like Toxin I, Stephanie Ann Dykstra
Development and Design of a Steering System for a Rear Wheel Steer Electric Vehicle, Steven R. Eliason
The Dialectic of Contrarieties: Parallels in Chesterton and Milton, Kyle Winston Friedow
Feminist Themes in the Novels of Edith Wharton: The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, The Reef, Summer, and The Custom of the Country, Mary Lee Gabel
The Development of the City of Volga, South Dakota, Jianling Gao
Fatigue Experiences in Cancer Patients: Etiology and its Impact on Self-care Activities and Quality of Life, Kristine Gaster
Curriculum Monitoring: Identification of the Methods Used to Ensure Effective Delivery of Adopted Curriculum, Natalie J. Geffre
Images of Women in Lillian Hellman's Eight Original Plays, Susan Gigstad
The Concept of the Individual in Five American War Novels, Sheila Goeken
Effect of Tillage and Nitrogen Rate on Soil No3 -N Levels, Plant N Uptake and Yield of Corn, Walter Gordan
Travel Accounts by Victorian Women Travelers in China and Tibet, Sue Grant
Population Dynamics of Largemouth Bass and Panfish in South Dakota Ponds, Christopher S. Guy
Effects of Herbicides on Oats, Lon A. Hall
The Impact of a Sexuality Education Program on Decision-Making and Sexuality Practices of Adolescent Native American Females, Michelle Fryer Hanson
Effects of Depth Jumping and Maximal Vertical Jumping on Vertical Jump Flight Time and Leg Strength of College Females, Julie M. Heinz
Informational and Support Needs of Hysterectomy Patients: Patient Perceptions, Susan F. Hohm
Effect of Protein Source on Amino Acid Nutrition in Ruminants Using a Semipurified Diet, Karl F. Hoppe
Effect of Postweaning Diets on Weaned Pig Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Intestinal Morphology and Function, Mary K. Hoppe
Effects of Nonnutritive Sucking on Bowel Elimination Among Nursing Home Residents, Marcella Lester Hughes
The Use of Video in Marketing Colleges: A Study of Video Marketing at Southwest State University, Meg Hunter-Naylor
Environmental Factors That Contribute to at-Risk Behavior in Junior High Students in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Lorie Johnson
Impact of Presurgical Learning on Anxiety and Knowledge, Valerie A. Jones
Application of Image Data Compression Using Vector Quantization, Walid Philip Karam
Growth and Production of Shiitake Mushrooms on Lignocellulosic Waste Materials, Dennis A. Kaubisch
Significance of the Class Resource Management, Kathleen Allburn Kayl
Who is Managing South Dakota's News? A Study of the Status of Women as Managing Editors in South Dakota, Jaciel Keltgen-Pierson
Women's Perception of Treatment Choices and Counseling for Early Breast Cancer, Phyllis Kertzman
A Case Study Analysis of Farm Program Impacts on an Eastern South Dakota Producer's Decision to Buy Multiple Peril Crop Insurance, Hee Seong Kim
A Continuum Model for the Potential Shielding in a Plasma About Ellipsoidal Electrodes Compared With More Conventional Ones, Seungjin Kim
Lactational Response of Dairy Cows to Diets Containing Added Fat and Added Protein, Yong Kook Kim
Relationship of Forest Characteristics and Landscape Patterns To Wild Turkey Populations in Eastern and Central South Dakota, Patricia M. Knupp
Effects of Common Carp and Black Bullheads on Sago Pondweed, Bret F. Kolterman
Deferred-Rotation Grazing on Prairie Pothole Rangeland, Lawrence Joseph Krcil
Mixed Convection in Continuously or Intermittently Heated/Cooled Vertical Tubes, Yeoung Dae Kwon
The Low Temperature Homolytic Dissociation of Acyl (Aroyl) Phosphates, Wenkui Lan
Waterfowl Breeding Pair and Brood Usage of Oxbows and Riverine Habitats on the James River, Scott V. Larson
Effects of Iron on Manganese Removal by Coal/Greensand Filtration in Conjunction With Aeration and Ozonation, Seng-Fong Lee
Status of Child Care in South Dakota: Current and Future Needs, Donna Lehmkuhl
Electronic Gatekeeping, an Evaluation of Electronic Dissemination of News Releases From a Land-Grant University: Multiple Content Analyses and Case Studies, Jerome R. Leslie
Leaf Culture and Colchicine Induction of Tetraploidy in Cultured Bulbscales of Hybrid Lilies, Gui-Hua Liu
Evaluation of Ion-Exchange Columns Used for HPLC Analysis of Selected Acid Herbicides, Tsentao Liu
Isolation and Partial Purification Nitrate Reductase From Campylobacter Fetus SSP. Fetus and Campylobacter Sputorum SSP. Bubulus, Derek Lo Man-Ki
Effective Industry Writing: The Power of Cohesive Language, Jeanne Jones Manzer
The Impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on a Selected South Dakota Farm, Michael Stuart McDaniel
The Relationship of Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Osteoporosis Prevention of College-Age Women, Joanne Mehlhaff
Evaluation of Smallmouth Bass Introductions in South Dakota Lakes, Craig L. Milewski
The Water Quality and Soil Genesis Around Native Prairie Potholes in Deuel County, South Dakota, James B. Millar
Effect of Methionine Addition to a Urea-grain Supplement on Intake and Digestibility of Mature Dormant Grasses and Performance of Cows Grazing Winter Range, Patrick A. Momont
Evaluation of the Nutritive Value of the Whole Plant Faba Bean Silage as Component of Growing Steer Diets, Hamidou Nantoume
The Regeneration of Manganese Greensand With Permanganate Produced Using Ozone, Sim Aun Ong
Composition and Consumer Acceptance of Frozen Yogurts Utilizing Whey Protein Concentrates, Licole Jennifer Opdahl