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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ETDS from 1987
Impacts of Stocking Herbivorous Fishes for Aquatic Macophyte Removal Upon South Dakota Ponds, John Christopher Young
The Development of China's Population, 1949-1984 : A Geographic Appraisal, Wu-Jian Zhu
ETDS from 1986
Enrichment, Isolation and Characterization of Alachlor, Carbofuran, and Dicamba-degrading Bacteria Obtained from Soil, Neal R. Adrian
Effect of Steel Fibers on Precast Dapped-end Beam Connections, Jamal M. Ajina
Tissue Culture of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, Kevin M. Alberts
The Relationship Between Leadership Style and Career Winning Percentage of NCAA Division II Football Coaches, Murray A. Anderson
Assessment and Improvement of the Modified Ackers and White Sediment Transport Procedure, Mohammed H. Bagherzadeh
Characterization of the Selenium Compounds in Rat Bile, James Terrence Baumberger
Growth, Survival, and Reproductive Success of Largemouth Bass Stocked with Selected Forage Fishes in South Dakota Ponds, R. Dean Beck
Growth and Development of Oat (Avena sativa L.) Cultivars in Response to Water Stress, Abdel-Fattah H. Belal
Recurrent Themes and Forms of Support in Selected Speeches by Russell H. Conwell and Robert H. Schuller, Marty J. Birkholt
Redemptive Strategies in the Novels of Bernard Malamud, Patrick B. Bjork
Moral Drama : The Rhetorical Style of Geraldine Ferraro, Patricia R. Boik
Emergency and Disaster Services in Brookings County, South Dakota, Lisa M. Brannan
Effects of Prairie Dogs on Mound Soils, Daniel C. Carlson
Use of Satellite Thermal Infrared Telemetry in Soil Moisture and Rainfall Mapping, Randall Lee Chilson
Response of South Dakota Adapted Sorghum Cultivars to Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus Strains A and B, Chang Won Choi
Dietary Alteration of the Energy Metabolism in the Sow During Late Gestation, Reid A. Christopherson
The Differences in Learning Styles between Generic and Adult Nursing Students, Dianne L. Clemens
A Twentieth-century Sense of "Election" : The Works of John Fowles, by Jerry Cooley. Cooley
Ring-necked Pheasant Cover Use in Eastern South Dakota, Karen Peterson Craft
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