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    ETDS from 1979

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    Design and Performance of a Solar Energy Intensifier System for Drying Shelled Corn, Kenneth J. Hellevang

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    A Trade Area Study of Kadoka, South Dakota, Loren G. Hill

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    Matthew Arnold, the Development of a Social Critic, Annette Hoines

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    Egg Hatching Patterns for Individual Western Corn Rootworm Females, Robert Shelton Hooten

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    Breeding Waterfowl Use of Intermittent Streams, McHenry County, North Dakota, Daniel E. Hubbard

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    Enhancement of Flameless Atomic Absorption Determination of Tellurium in Botanical Materials by Means of Solvent Extraction, Jeffrey D. Jung

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    Design of a Vertical Axis and Turbine-variable Speed Heat Pump Alternate Energy System, John V. Karnitis

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    Utilization of Aspen Pellets as a Partial Roughage Replacement for Lactating Dairy Cows, Deborah Sharples Kipp

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    A Comparison of Cheddar Cheese Yields and Composition Using Conventional Bulk Set Cultures and Superstart Concentrated Cultures, William J. Kipp

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    Design and Evaluation of a Fisheries Information Storage and Retrieval System (FISARS) for the State of South Dakota, Richard P. Kramer

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    Demographic and Social Consequences of a Shift from a Growth to a Stationary Population Model for South Dakota Counties : 1960-1970, Sharon Kunkel

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    The Taxonomic Status of Coyotes From Western South Dakota, Susan E. Lauzon

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    An Ultrastructural Study of Fresh and Ensiled Alfalfa Using the Light and Transmission Electron Microscope, Janet Louise Lazo-Davis

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    Microprocessor Used in DC Motor Control, Kuie-Lin Lo

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    Tissue Culture of Forage Grasses, Ping-Fai Lo

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    Inbreeding in Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri): Analysis of Lethal Temperature Tolerence, Jospeh L. Mangiardi

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    An Investigation of the Validity of Selected Submaximal Field Tests to Estimate Aerobic Capacity in Untrained Females, Barbara A. Moran

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    Rhodium Complex Catalyzed Alcohol Carbonylation Reactions, Joseph Leo Nothnagel

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    A Geographic Investigation of Selected Historical Winter Weather Patterns in Eastern South Dakota, November 1959-April 1978, Douglas Edward O'Neill

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    Expectation of Genetic Alteration of Muscle Composition and Growth Traits in Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri), George W. Partelow

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    A Nutrition Knowledge Survey of Elementary Teachers in South Dakota, Karen E. Pearson

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    The Relationship of Root-pulling Resistance, Tassel Size, and Silk Delay with Yield in the F1 Hybrids of 12 Corn (Zea mays L.) Inbreds, David W. Peters

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    Habitat Preferences and Censusing of Waterfowl Broods On Stock Ponds In South Central South Dakota, Mark A. Rumble

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    Energy for Eastern South Dakota : Corn, Small Grains, Soybean and Hay Production, Terry L. Rydell

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    Pheasant Use of Wetlands During The Winter and Application of Landsat Imagery For Assessing Winter Habitat, Signe Sather-Blair

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    Feeding and Housing of Dairy Calves, Lester Vance Schaffer

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    Non-Game Bird habitat Associated With Haul Roads and Surface Mining for Bentonite Clay, Tim A. Schaid

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    The Effects of Varying Dietary Protein, Calcium and Phosphorus in Starter Diets for Early Weaned PIgs, Wayne Eldon Schiefelbein

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    An Econometric Analysis of the Cash Receipts from Crops in South Dakota, Dennis James Senger

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    An Investigation of Engineering Decision-making in a California Clean Water Grant Project, Lauren Elliot Silver

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    Response of Lactating Dairy Cows to Small and Large Amounts of Dried Whey in the Concentrate Mixture, Eugene Walter Skyberg

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    Evaluation of South Dakota Collegiate Proscenium Arch Theatres, Kenneth W. Stofferahn

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    Enrollment in the Basic Physical Education Instruction Program at Lock Haven State College and Post-graduate Selection of Leisure Time Activities, Terry Joe Szucs

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    Case Histories of Prominent Educators in Speech Communication with Origins in South Dakota, Marie Louise Tesch

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    Nesting Chronology of South Dakota Ducks, Stephen A. Tessmann

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    The Dramatic Theory of Maxwell Anderson and its Relationship to Review & Scholarly Criticism of the Tudor Trilogy, Andrew B. Trump

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    Nitrogent Removals by High-rate Infiltration of Wastewater, Richard J. Waples

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    Catfish Cage Culture in a South Dakota Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Gary P. Wheeler

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    Newspaper Coverage of the Woman's Suffrage Movement in South Dakota at the Time of Statehood, Cecelia M. Wittmayer

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    Effects of Prescribed Burning at Different Fuel Moisture Levels on Vegetation and Soils of Grasslands in Wind Cave National Park, Lynda Lou Worcester

    ETDS from 1978

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    Effect of Heat Treatment on Protein Quality and Utilization of Soybean and Sunflower Meals by Dairy Cattle, Mohammad Ahrar

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    Dietary Intake and Influence of Nutrition Education for Selected Elderly in the Congregate Meals Program, Grace E. Anderson

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    The Practicality of the Caldwell-Lawrence Diagrams for Predicting Lime-Softened Water Quality, James A. Arndt

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    Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus in Six-Membered Ring Phosphate Esters, Mike Bauman

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    Breeding Biology and Prey Selection of Ferruginous Hawks in Northwestern South Dakota, Charles L. Blair

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    Hydraulic Characteristics of a Rapid Infiltration Land Treatment System, Brian A. Borgstadt

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    Factors Affecting Oat Yields in East-Central South Dakota, Thomas M. Brandner

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    Fungal Control Methods, Diets and Water Temperatures Used to Culture Paddlefish, Polydon spathula, Ronald L. Brandt

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    Primary Productivity in Lake Cochrane, South Dakota, During and After Sediment-Control Dam Construction, Randall Francis Brich

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    Effects of Ay on Preimplantation Embryo Lethalities (Ay/Ay) and on Abnormal Mating Behavior (Ay/a) in Strain C57BL/6J Mice, Kevin Thomas Brock

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    The Vegetational Composition of the Samuel H. Ordway Memorial Prairie, Fred K. Carl

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    Methods of Analysis of Yield from Antecedent Winter Water, Charles Gregg Carlson

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    Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental Results Pertaining to R-Curves In Low and High Ductility Solids, Rabindra Nath Dash

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    Anatomical Studies During Floral Induction, Evocation and Initiation in Eucharis Grandiflora, Planch., The Amazon Lily, Raphael T. Deba

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    Nutritional Adequacy of the Diets of Pregnant Cheyenne River Sioux, Kathy M. Dirks

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    An Electron Microscopic Investigation of Bovine Abortion, Hans A. Draayer

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    Ground Water Quality Variation at a Rapid Infiltration Land Treatment System Used for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment, Thomas W. Drake

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    Partial Characterization and Comparison of Rhizobia from Astragalus Flexuosus Glycyrrhiza Lepidota, and Trifolium Spp., Elmer L. Eide

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    Status and Reflections of Augustana College Athletic Letterwinners, Mark O. Ekeland

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    Bird Utilization of Woodland Habitat in the Eastern Quarter of South Dakota, John M. Emmerich

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    The Effect of Potassium Permanganate on the Removal of Iron and Manganese from Ground Water, Mohammad Reza Farvardin

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    Midwestern Mosaic: A Study of the Homogeneity of Ethnic Populations in Omaha, Nebraska, 1880, Kathleen Louise Fimple

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    Monensin, Protein Supplementation and Tylosin for Feedlot Cattle, Roger N. Gates

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    A Study of the Macrobenthic Community in Lake Cochrane, South Dakota, David R. German

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    The Effect of Foliar Fertilization on Soybean Yield and Leaf Necrosis, Robert Jay Goos

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    Factors Affecting South Dakota Guidance Counselors' Perceptions of the Career Opportunities of Native American Students, Janet A. Gullickson

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    Effects of Gamma Radiation on the Southern Corn Rootworm, Denise Gayle Hanson

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    Specificity of Antisera Against Hordeum Vulgare Ribonuclease and Serological Quantitation of the Enzyme in Tissue Extracts, Steven Bryan Hawthorne

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    First Year Corn Damage - Northern Corn Rootworm Ovipositional Studies, Thomas W. Hedrick

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    News Photography by North Plains Daily Newspapers: A Study of Editors' Attitudes and Management Practices, Thomas Edward Hodges, Jr.

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    Cinematographic Analysis of Ball Trajectory During Free Throw Shooting Among Members of the South Dakota State University Varsity Basketball Team, Herbert Harold Hofer Jr.

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    C.S. Lewis's Interplanetary Trilogy: "An Imaginative Realization of Doctrine", Marcia K. Houtman

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    Nonsporing Anaerobic Bacteria in Foods, Sylvia M. Huppler

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    Discharge Measurement and Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Irrigation Pumping Plants, Bruce A. Jennings

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    A Polyperiod Analysis of Profit Maximizing Strategies With Beef Cow Herds Under Variable Weather Conditions in North Central South Dakota, David H. Jibben

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    Rotaviral Enteritis in Gnotobiotic Pigs: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study, Marcus W. Johnshoy

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    An Evaluation of Protein Quality of Kitt, Era and Rall Wheats by the Protein Efficiency Ratio Method, Lorna Jost

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    Deterioration of Eggshell Quality and Calcium Metabolism in Laying Hens, Chang Won Kang

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    Effects of Strain on Response of Laying Hens to Low Protein Diets and Amino Acid Supplements, Ali B. Kashani

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    The Cost of Transporting Grain by Truck in South Dakota with Special Reference to Proposed Rail Line Abandonment, Kenneth W. Keehn

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    Methodology Development for the Study of the Anaerobic Bacterial Flora of Bovine Feces, Donald G. Kirsch

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    Clothing of Pioneer Women of Dakota Territory, 1861-1889, Joyce Marie Larson

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    Western Corn Rootworm Sex Pheromone; Field Trapping Studies, Michael J. Lockwood

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    Diversity and Density of Shelterbelt Bird Communities, Thomas E. Martin

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    Effects of Grazing Systems on Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat, Samuel N. Mattise

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    Bearing Capacity of Eccentrically Loaded Surface Footings on a Sand Layer Resting on a Rough Rigid Base, Roland Dale Maynard

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    The Effectiveness of Two Types of Visual Feedback on Performance of Selected Uneven Parallel Bar Skills, Wesley David McCloskey

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    Diet and Nutrition of the Pronghorn Antelope, Norman C. Messenger

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    A Study of the Attitudes of University Faculty Academic Advisers Toward the Reserve Officers Training Corps on the Campus of South Dakota State University, Terry Michael Monrad

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    Torsional Vibrations of a Composite Elastic/Viscoelastic Cylindrical Shaft, Deepak Kumar Mullick

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    The Columnar Junipers of Western North Dakota (An Investigation into the Cause of their Columnarity), James M. Murphy

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    Listeria monocytogenes in the Environment of Livestock in South Dakota, James W. Neiles

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    Fatty Liver-Hemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS) in Caged Laying Hens, Richard A. Nelson

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    An Assessment of the Understanding of Human Sexuality Concepts Among Undergraduates at South Dakota State University, Les C. Odegaard

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    A Comparison Between Crossbred and Straightbred Production of Targhee Range Ewes, James M. Pajl

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    Water and Nitrogen Husbandry for Irrigated Corn in Central South Dakota, Stanley Eugene Papendick

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    Evaluation of Fish Stocking in Southeastern South Dakota Ponds, Paul J. Peeters

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    Molybdenum(V) Solutions in Hydrobromic Acid, Edwin Charles Perley

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    Bearing Capacity of Surface Footings on a Sand Layer Resting on a Rigid Rough Base, Tom Walter Pfeifle

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    A Study of Residential Water Demand in and Around the Big Sioux River Basin, Jeffrey Platek