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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Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Metabolic and Biophysical Parameters Affecting the Lymphocyte Plasma Membrane: A Whole Cell Study, Brian K. Walker
An Examination of the Spiritual Conflicts Faced by Louise Erdrich's Chippewa Characters, Jennifer Leigh Widman
Evaluation of the Larval Fish Community in the Missouri River Below Garrison Dam, North Dakota, Alan E. Wolf
Improving the Body, Texture, and Overall Quality of Low Fat Ice Cream with Emulsifiers, Mathew D. Wolkow
Measuring Image Quality of Stereo Image Pairs After Lossy Compression, Kun Yang
Differences Between Case Managed and Non-Case Managed Length of Stay, Cost Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction, Pamela S. Yockey
The Damping of Vibration With a Particle Impact Damper, Wen Zhang
Expression of Cold-Regulated Genes in Two Wheat Cultivars as Influenced by Temperature Change, Yong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Effect of Pollen Source on The Grain Yield of Maize (Zea mays, L.), Imtiaz Ahmad
Health-promoting Behaviors of Adults Who Attend Nurse-managed Cardiac Risk Screening Clinics in the Rural Midwest, Diana L. Berkland
Tillage Effects on Soil Properties Following Conditions That Simulated the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)., Marcia L. Blecha
Placing a Parent in the Nursing Home: the Decision-making Experience, Taphne L. Blue
A Comparative Study of Soil Opal Phytolith Content as an Indicator of Plant Community Stability, Mary A. Bradford
Net Energy for Lactation and Ruminal Degradability of Wet Corn Distillers Grains, Michael J. Brouk
An Exploration of the Relationships between Adolescent Pregnancy, Perception of Body Image, and Self-esteem, Leann W. Buell
Differences in Knowledge Levels About Pain Management Among Advanced Practice Nurses and Non-advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Patricia J. Bultsma
The Influence of Employer-sponsored On-site Child Care on Employment of Nurses Who Work in Hospitals, Denise L. Burggraff
Role of Tryptophan in Amino Acid Imbalanced Diets Fed to Growing Swine, Marcia S. Carlson
Printed Circuit Board Process Wastewater Characterization and Treatment, Chin Fei Chew
Determination of Nurses Awareness of Battered Women, Barbara A. Condon
Effect of Backfill Type on Horizontal Heat Exchanger Performance for Ground Source Heat Pump Systems, Kathleen R. Coyle
An Identification of Hope Level and Frequency of Coping Response Among Hospitalized Post-myocardial Infarction Patients, Vonna R. Cranston
Determinants of Receptivity to Innovative Change: "Focus on Educational Improvement", Carol J. Cumber
Inheritance and Diallel Analysis of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat, Isabel Alicia Del Blanco
Eliminating the Stripping Potential of the Sioux Quartzite by Means Other Than Hydrated Lime, Murshed Delwar
Methods for Detecting Data Corruption in AVHRR Imagery, James D. Dewald
Acorn Caching and Consumption of Weevil-infested Nuts: Possible Means of Tannin Circumvention for the Blue Jay, Mark Douglas Dixon
Growth Characteristics of Bifidobacteria in Infant Formulas, Umesh K. Dubey
The Effects of Permeameter Size and Wet-Dry Cycling on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Clay, Donald Joseph Duncan II
Perception of Control Over Daily Activities and Hopelessness in Elderly Rural Nursing Home Residents, Melanie Dunlap
Relationship of Water Intake and Cognitive Function, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Pattern Among Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Erickson
Relationship of Water Intake and Cognitive Function, Communication/Hearing, and Vision Pattern Among Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Erickson
Escapeland: South Dakota as a Destination for Migration Based Primarily on Quality of Life, Jonathan Kyle Ezell
Impact of the Growing Healthy Curriculum on Health Promotion Behaviors of South Dakota Children, Lisa M. Feller
Evaluation of Walleye X Sauger Hybrid Introductions in South Dakota Waters, Mark K. Flammang
The Effect of Physical Disabilities on Child and Adolescent Self-Concept, Marie Grace Friederichs
Analysis of Conservation Reserve Program Contracts, CRP Contract Holders' Characteristics, and Post-CRP Land Use Intentions in South Dakota, Tecleberhan Hagos Ghebremicael
The Relationship Between Job Stress and the Smoking Behavior of Nurses, Sandra Goehring
The Association of Nutritional Intake and Functional Ability Among Long-Term Care Residents, Joyce E. Graves
Sustainable Production Practices Adopted by Beef-Cattle Producers in South Dakota, Ming Guan
The Non-Medical Expenses Associated with Childhood Cancer, Mary Haight
Raptor Use of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Richard Wayne Hansen
The Differences in Role Conception among Students upon Exit from an Associate Degree Nursing Program, Julie Hanson
Economics of Livestock Waste Management Systems, Kelly Ray Harty
A Burkean Analysis of Allegorical Representation in Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz, April A. Heeren
The Effects of Norgestomet or Norgestomet and GNRH on Attainment of Puberty in Beef Heifers, Christine L. Henderson
Protein Concentrates From Corn Distillers' Grain, Yuqing He
Eldercare Benefits : A Comparison of Employee and Employer Attitudes, Michelle R. Hilton
Coping Humor and Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Women Living in the Community, Jeanette L. Hoffman
Lifetime Lamb and Wool Production of Targhee or Finn-Dorset-Targhee Ewes Managed as a Farm or Range Flock, Nasir Y. Iman
"The Dignity of Man is Inviolable": A Rhetorical Analysis of the German Government's Responses to Nationalist Agitation 1992-1993, Alan Christopher Jalowitz
Damping of Vibration in Sandwich Cylinder, Yanfei Jiang
An Evaluation of Social Control Theory as a Means of Explaining Participation in Project DARE, Joann H. Jorgensen
Contrastive Analysis of Communicative Styles Between Koreans and Americans, Young-Ah Kang
Effects of Intergenerational Programs on Youths' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of the Elderly, Coleen C. Keffeler
Effects of Grazing on Nongame Breeding brids, Insects, and Vegetation in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands in North Dakota, Carmen L. Kennedy
Winter/Spring Population Characteristics of White-Tailed Deer in an Agricultural/Wetland Complex in Northeastern South Dakota, Brian J. Kernohan
Harmonic Vibrations of Damped Cylindrical Panels, Amjad Ali Khan
Association of Nutritional Intake with Psychosocial Well-being, and Mood and Behavior Among Nursing Home Residents, Maxine E. Kilstrom
Determining Relationships Among Perceived Health Status and Health Promoting Lifestyles of Frontier Elderly, September Kirby
Through the Eyes of Children: The Danzig Trilogy of Gunter Grass, Marsha Katherine Klein
A Preliminary Examination of Perceived Food Buying Practices and Food Buying Knowledge of WIC Recipients, Marjorie C. Kolb
The Perimenopausal Phenomenon in Catholic Nuns, Debra A. Kolecka
RF Development for a Wireless Data Link, Darrel Roger Koupal
Effects of Herbicide, Application Rate and Growth Stage on Spring Wheat Yield and Kernel Quality, Charles L. Langner
Family Day Care: Training and Educational Assessment, Loretta Kay Leloux
Characteristics of Milk and Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese from Cows Fed Extruded Soybeans and Niacin, Matthew Ryan Lentsch
The Ghost of Guy de Maupassant in the Early Work of Willa Cather, Diane M. Leslie
Water Intake and Physical Functioning of Residents in One Rural Intermediate Care Facility, Cynthia Sue Lewin
Pyrimidine Biosynthesis in Burkholderia Cepacia, Ke Li
Atrazine Adsorption-Desorption Characteristics and Movement in Soil as Influenced by Ammonia Fertilizer, Zhuojing Liu
Field Evaluation of an Aquifer Recharge Model, Yiming Li
The Relationship of Beef Sire Birth Weight and Weaning Weight Expected Progeny Differences to Actual Performance of Crossbred Offspring, M. Breck Long
Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Family Needs in Transitioning Home With an Infant or Toddler Having a Chronic Health Condition, Shirley M. Lund
The Dark Knight From Dawn to Knightfall: The Dynamic American Myth of Batman, Spencer Joray Madsen
Evaluation of Diets Containing Supplemental Fat With Different Sources of Carbohydrates for Lactating Dairy Cows, Harouna Abdoulaye Maiga
Changes in Waterfowl, Wetlands, Demographics, and Land Use on the Waubay Study Area, Day County, South Dakota: 1950-53 vs. 1992-93, Scott J. McLeod
Free Vibration of Thin Discontinuously Damped Viscoelastic Cylinder, Aazer Adi Medhora
King James I's Influence on the Role of the Weird Sisters in Macbeth, Ronda K. Mehrer
Tutorial for Process Capability of Toner Sizing Process, Kathleen Mensch
Application of Cream Homogenization in the Manufacture of Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, Lloyd E. Metzger
Pioneer Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" Native American, Melissa Marie Miller
The Effects of Omega-3 Enriched Pork Products on the Blood Lipid Parameters of Healthy, Young Adults, Michelle Lynn Miller
The Effects of Forest Management on Birds in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Todd R. Mills
Self-esteem and Body Image Changes in Adolescents After Scarring Surgery, Kristi L.M. Mitchell
Self-Esteem and Body Image Changes in Adolescents After Scarring Surgery, Kristi Lynn Mitchell Miller
Zooplankton, Macroinvertebrate, Herpetile, and Ichthyofaunal Biodiversity of Riverine Habitat on the Upper Missouri River, Janet E. Mizzi
A Comparison of Two Wetlands Inventories on the Hayti Quadrangle, South Dakota Using a Geographic Information System, Tara M. Montgomery
Health Beliefs & Health Practices of Selected Native American Women, Evalina M. Murphy
Role Expectations of the In-patient Nurse Practitioner, Karen K. Murphy
Image Analysis Study of Oleoresin Canals in Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, Jennifer K. Muser
Density, Movements, and Habitat Use of White-Tailed Deer at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, David E. Naugle
Ecological Regionalization Utilizing an Integrated Data Set for Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, Jesse J. Nelson
Prediction of Air Flow Through Porous Media by Finite Element Method, Balakrishna Mohan Nemani
Growth, Distribution, and Movement of Northern Pike in a South Dakota Natural Lake, With Sampling Considerations, Robert M. Neumann
Vertebrated Richness of Waterfowl Production Areas in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota, Sherry L. Niesar
Determination of Tocols in Corn by HPLC With Fluorescence Detection, Jing Ning
Winter Diet and Nutritional Condition of White-Tailed Deer in the Northern Black Hills, South Dakota, Robert G. Osborn