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ETDS from 1983
The Development of Palestinian Territoriality, Jan Charles Betholf
Optimum Irrigation Loading Rates of Highly Saline Wastewater on a Montmorillonitic Soil, John H. Bischoff
Birds on Modified Wetlands in Eastern South Dakota, E. Nell Brady
A Case Study in Establishing an In-House Polling Operation for a South Dakota Political Campaign, Jeff Brockelsby
Dispersal and Harvest of Sage Grouse Utilizing the Test Reactor Area of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Howard W. Browers, Jr.
A Study of the Self-esteem and Life Satisfaction of Twenty-six Institutionalized Elderly in Rural, North Central United States, Sandra J. Bunkers
Host Range, Pathogenicity and Effects of Soil Temperature on a Botswana Isolate of Meloidogyne Incognita, Baone Cynthia Busang
Physical Characteristics, Body Composition and Somatotype of Selected NCAA Division II Collegiate Baseball Players, Ronnie Carda
Market Structure and Conduct of the South Dakota Beef Industry, Annette Lorraine Clauson
Experimental Vertification of Armoring and Pressure Flow Calculations in the HEC-6 Mathematical Model, Bradley Mark Comes
Development of a Values Assessment Instrument for Nursing Students, Patricia DeGroot
An Exploration of the Relationship between Adolescent Adjustment to Diabetes Mellitus and Parent-Child Relationship Problems, Ann M. Demos
Neutron Activation Analysis for Trace Metal Content of Brookings Sludge for Land Application, Daniel George DeWall
Numbers and Activity of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Associated with Spring Wheat, Mark W. Dott
Perceptual Regions of Minnesota, John L. Faundeen
The Use of Whole-Rolled Sunflower Seeds with or without Additional Limestone in Lactating Dairy Cattle Rations, Anne M. Finn
Influence of Cultural Practices on the Sunflower Seed Weevil in South Dakota, Joe V. Gednalske
Waterfowl Pair and Brood Use of Dug brood Complexes in East-Central South Dakota, Beth A. Giron Pendleton
The Effect of Varying Dietary Selenium Levels, Selenium Source and Dietary Composition on Growing Swine, Terry B. Goehring
Selected Factors Associated with Age-specific Net Migration for South Dakota, 1970-1980, Sidney G. Goss
Ozonation of a Municipal Surface Water Supply to Reduce Trihalomethane Formation and the Use of Surrogate Parameters to Predict Trihalomethane Concentrations, Daniel John Graber
Economic Effects of Rural Water Systems on Agricultural Production and Productivity in Selected Counties in South Dakota, Robert Edward Green Jr.
The Adjustment of Foreign Students at SDSU, Mansour Haghighatian
Rhetorical Theory in Homiletics Training at the St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary, Laurie L. Haleta
Feeding Behavior, Food Consumption, Growth, and Survival of Hybrid Grass Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis x Ctenopharyngodon idella) In South Dakota, Marc C. Harberg
The Effect of Various Levels of Dietary Sunflower Seeds on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Growing-Finishing Pigs, Alan D. Hartman
Replication of Bovine Parainfluenza-3 Virus in Bovine Alveolar Macrophages : Effects on Phagocytosis and Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion, Richard Allen Hesse
Effects of Seed Weight on Seedling Establishment, Forage Yield, and Seed Production Characteristics of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Paul O. Johnson
An Evaluation of the use of Computers Within the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service, Jerry D. Jorgensen
Parasites of Three Species of South Dakota Lagomorphs, Glenn E. Kietzmann
Doodles on the Walls of the Cave : An Interpretation of Four Popular Novels, Carole Krysan
Soil Detection using Panchromatic and Infrared Films, Bruce O. Kunze
A Comparison of Herbicides for Postemergence Grass Control in Soybeans, Brian C. Laube
The Chinese Radio and Television Stations in the United States : A Historical Exploration, Lin Liang
Health Knowledge Assessment of College Freshmen Educated in South Dakota K-12, Nadeen E. Lunde
Climate and Agriculture of Jordan, Ali Ahman Mahmoud
The Phosphacylium Ion: Evidence for its Existence as an Intermediate in Reactions of Organophosphates, Thomas D. Matus
Characteristics and Success of South Dakota Archery Deer Hunters, Kelly Brian McPhillips
The Effects of Learning Assistance on a Selected Group of Nursing Students, Bernice R. Metcalf
Potential Biological Control of Nuisance Blue Green Algal Species by Najas Guadalupensis and Hydrodictyon Reticulatum, Mary Kathryn Norris
A Study of English Loanwords in Chinese through Chinese Newswriting, Wendy Yeun-wen Pao
Attitudes of South Dakota Home Economics Teachers Toward the use of Microcomputers, Mary J. Pickard
Soybean Root Growth and Water Uptake, V. Rasiah
Environmental Factors Influencing the Degradation of Carbofuran, Douglas E. Raynie
Design and Evaluation of a Solar Water Heating Package for a Solar Energy Intensifier-Thermal Energy Storage System, Charles Remund
Determination of Body Density of College-Age Women using Circumference Measurements, Melinda J. Robins
Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri) Cage Culture and Primary Production In Eastern South Dakota Dugout Ponds, Michael John Roell
The Sunflower Moth and its Impact on Cultivated Sunflowers in Eastern South Dakota, Tom A. Royer
Lactational and Chemical Evaluation of Soybean Meals Heat-treated by Two Methods, Tilahun Sahlu
Vitamin A and Carotene Supplementation on Feedlot Lambs, Donald F. Samuel
Ozonation of a Municipal Groundwater Supply to Reduce Iron and Manganese, Steven Lance Schjodt
Digestibility of Sunflower Hulls Treated with Sodium, Ammonium, and Potassium Hydroxides, Bal Krishna Sharma
An Examination of Prostaglandins as Causative Agents in Pine Needle (Pinus ponderosa) Abortion, Daniel P. Shue
Tissue Culture of the Forage Grass Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx) Nash), David D. Songstad
Recreational Use of Six Prairie Wetlands in Eastern South Dakota, Timothy Allen Thompson
Demographic Correlations with Exercise of Self-care Agency in Women, Susan Marie Hubka Todd
Suitability of Selected Organisms for Monitoring Leachate at a Refuse Disposal Site, John Nathan True
Fluorescence in Oats and its Value as a Varietal Purity Indicator, John Van de Crommert
Pilot Plant Production of Cellulase by Trichoderma Reesei QM9414 and the Effect of Dimethyl Sulfoxide on Cellulase Production by T. Reesei MCG77, Paul J. Whalen
Study of Senior Citizens in Fargo, North Dakota, and their Perception of Television Commercials and Television's Influence on Medication-taking Habits, Judith Lito Wilkinson
The Inventional Components of Emil Loriks' Agrarian Farmers Union Rhetoric, 1934-1938, Elizabeth Everson Williams
Rumen Microbial Protein Synthesis in Cows Fed Dried Whey, Paul M. Windschitl
An Analysis of Publication Trends in The Journal of Geography 1902-1982, Thomas Wai-kit Woo
The Subject Matter and Content Emphases of Secondary Home Economics Programs in South Dakota, Darlys Olson Zaske
ETDS from 1982
George Herbert : His Method, Salesian or Protestant, Bruce Aardsma
Performance and Evaluation of a Variable-Speed Darrieus Wind Turbine, Kasey W. Abbott
The Determination of Lead by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrocsopy : A Study of the Molecular Interferences, Ahmed Elsayed Abdelfattah
"Thy Lord Dwells" : Man, Society, and Nature in Selected English Country-House Poems, W. Andrew Alexander
The Literary Apprenticeship of Laura Ingalls Wilder, William T. Anderson
Educational, Occupational, and Residential Plans of Youth in South Dakota, Donald E. Arwood
Blood Ethoprop Retention and Interaction, Ebenezer Bonsu Asafu-Adjaye
Mammal Damage and Movements of Deer Mice in South Dakota Shelterbelts, Thomas G. Barnes
Certification Requirements for Secondary School Classroom Theatre Teachers, Dorothy Begalka
Changes and Adaptations in South Dakota School Lunch Programs Following Reduced Federal Funding, Verdell Evonne Beste
The Occurrence and Effects of Entomophaga grylli on Grasshopper Populations in South Dakota, Roger Allen Bohls
Repeatability of Cow Efficiency, Weaning Weight and Milk Production in Angus, Charolais and Reciprocal Cross Cows, Brent A. Buckley
Effect of Ammonia on Post-diapause Western Corn Rootworm Eggs and Larvae, Karen Cameron
The Development and Role of China's Revolutionary Press, 1899-1911, Yu-sheng Chen
Use of Ion-pairing for High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Alkaloids and Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Hsiao-Kuang Chiu
A Socio-demographic Description of South Dakota State University Undergraduate Physical Education Majors, Michael M. Christensen
Growth, Food Habits, and the Relative Effectiveness of Stocking Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) in South-Central South Dakota, Kenneth C. Clodfelter
An Evaluation of Technical Analysis as a Marketing Tool for Farmers, Thomas J. DeCock
Culture of Channel Catfish in East-Central South Dakota Dugout Ponds, Martin Nicholas DiLauro
Great Blue Heron Nesting Biology and Habitat Use On the James River in South Dakota, Eileen M. Dowd
Dye Marking of Antibiotics Used in Treatment of Mastitis in Dry and Lactating Cows, Richard A. Ellefson
Cutworm moths (Noctuidae : Noctuinae) of South Dakota, Gerald M. Fauske
Response of Five Corn Inbred Lines to Line Source Irrigation, Terry J. Foley
Evaluation of Pasture Systems and Grain Levels for Growing Beef Cattle with Prediction Equations for Estimating Animal Performance, Steven C. Fransen
South Dakota Burn Injuries : Description and Analysis, Sheila Kay Frederick
The Forgotten Realist, John Garvey
Emily Dickinson's Poetry : Abnormality Defined, Izzat Mohammed Ghazzawi
Farm-scale Production of Fuel Ethanol and Distillers' Wet Grains from Corn and Corn-whey Mixtures, William Ray Gibbons
Uses of Figures of Speech in Selected Speeches of Jerry Falwell, Mary M. Gill
Newspaper Ownership and the Weekly Editorial in Illinois, Mark Lee Goodman
The Effects of Excess Arginine on Lysine Utilization in Rats and Swine, David L. Hagemeier
Identification of Various Incest-associated Indicators within Families, Mary Kay Helling
The Changing Impact of Natural Disasters in Brookings County, South Dakota, Linda K. Hillestad
Canonical Analysis : The Use of Transformed Landsat Data for Crop Type Discrimination, Thomas Mark Holm
Adjusting Potential to Actual Evapotranspiration Rates Applicable over Large Spatial Regions, Leah Jane Horton
The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on Grain Protein Content and Yield of Spring Wheat in South Dakota, Syed Dara Tazul Islam