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 1975
Results and Evaluation of An Aerial Creel Survey Technique On Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, Bruce R. Schmidt
Nitrogen Fixation and Other Microbial Activities in Soil on Antelope Range Station, Thomas J. Schneeweis
Computer Simulation of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission to Horses in South Dakota by the Culex Tarsalis Mosquito, Richard Frank Schryer
Effects of Selected Physical Traits on the Layout and Vertical Vaults of Women Intercollegiate Gymnasts, Karen Lee Schwan
Nitrogen Fixation by Selected Native Legumes of South Dakota, Ronald S. Shave
The Infiltration of a Lagoon Effluent for Final Waste Treatment, William B. Sherman
Nitrogen Fixation by and Isolation of Rhizobium Species from Native Legumes from a Tall Grass Prairie in South Dakota, Richard S. Steece
The Relationship of Freestyle Sprinting Ability in Swimming to Selected Measurable Traits, Keith Charles Sutton
The Role of Commercial Banks in Industrial Development in South Dakota, Loren W. Tauer
Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Prairie Lakes, Brian D. Thoreson
Selected Traits for Predicting Success in Football as Determined by College Football Coaches, Dennis Waldon Van Berkum
The Role of Cooperatives in Improving the Quality of Life in the First Planning and Development District of South Dakota, Gordon D. Vande Voorde
Supplementation of Opaque-2 and Normal Corn with Lysine and Tryptophan for Finishing Swine, John G. Volz
Food Habits, Growth, and Production of Young-of-the-Year Walleyes, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchell), in a South Dakota Pond, Ronne E. Walker
A Current Appraisal of the Influence of Price Expectations on Interest Rates, Michael Lee Walsh
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus: Phosphate Thioesters, Ronnie L. Wilde
Characteristics of Children's Educational and Recreational Program Personnel in Children's Hospitals and Pediatric Departments of Large General Hospitals in the United States, Harriet Darling Willoughby
A Comparative Study of Ribonuclease From Two Winter Barley Cultivars Based Upon Separation, Purification and Partial Characterization of RNA-Degrading Enzymes, Raymond Sze-Chung Wong
ETDS from 1974
Corixidae (Water Boatmen) Abundance and Contribution to Littoral Zone Fish Forage in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Richard Lee Applegate
Initiation of Parturition in Dairy Cows with Dexamethasone and Dexamethasone Plus Estradiol Benzoate, Gary Lee Beardsley
Volatility, Drift and Phytotoxicity of Dicamba to Corn When Applied with Additives, Bart A. Brinkman
Development of a Simulation Game in the Area of Housing, Beverlee Olson Buenning
Effects of Fungus-Fermented Soybeans on Broiler Growth and Life Cycle Performance of Coturnix Quail, Cheong Choo Chah
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the Upper Mississippi-Minnesota Rivers Basin in South Dakota, Billy Cheng-Chye Chen
Income Expectations Among ADC Recipients in Rapid City, South Dakota : An Application of Discriminant Analysis, Craig Edwards Clark
The Abundance and Seasonal Distribution of Tabanidae (diptera) in Spink County, South Dakota, with a Study of Geographic Variation in Chrysops Aestuans Wulp, Philippe Earl Cobb
Pine Needle (Pinus ponderosa) Abortive Factor and its Biological Determination, Carolyn A. Cogswell
A Study of Oxomolybdenum Chelate Compounds of Oxidation States (V) and (IV) When Prepared by Photochemical Reduction of Oxomolybdenum (VI) Complexes in Ethanol Under Inert Atmosphere and by Chemical Reduction, Richard Donald Dendinger
Color and Light Intensity Preferences of Four Species of Alate Cereal Aphids, Donald A. Dickmann
A Study of Selected Objective Factors in College Basketball and their Relationship to Team Success, Richard M. Dohrer
An Economic Analysis of the Impacts of Weather Modification on Crop and Livestock Production in Southeastern South Dakota, James W. Dunn
Sulfur Supplementation with Soybean Meal or Urea for Feedlot Lambs, Joseph Cletus Ebert
Consumer Installment Loan Risk: A Discriminant Analysis, Ronald Edward Fisher
Status of Para-Professionals Employed in the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program in South Dakota, Mary J. Fleming
Accuracy of College Women Shooting Set Shots as Affected by Selected Training Programs, Cindy Jane Fliss
Permeability and Consolidation Characteristics of Soils Producing Irregular-Shaped Compaction Curves, Terry L. Forest
The Economic Feasibility of Confinement Feedlots and the Analysis of Seasonal Marketing Variations for Feeder Cattle in South Dakota, Daniel W. Francke
Pheasant Reproduction and Survival as Related to Agricultural Fertilizer Use, Lawrence Francis Fredrickson
A Survey of the Attitudes of School Board Members in South Dakota Toward School Guidance Programs, Alice Marie Gehrke
Factors Associated with Population Changes in Rural South Dakota Communities, Sidney G. Goss
A Model Environmental Guide for the Huron Independent School District, Huron, South Dakota, Trudie Anne Greene
Inversion in Chlorophytum Elatum, Carolyn A. Gregory
Improving Water Use Efficiency of Smooth Bromegrass by Selecting for Regrowth, Delmer F. Gross
The Norwegian Heritage in America: Rølvaag's Concern for a Pluralistic Society, Hazel L. Halvorson
The Effect of Simulated Hail Damage on Oats, David Gaylord Hanson
The Application of ERTS-1 Multispectral Imagery for Crop Resource Evaluation and Inventory, James Lester Heilman
Evaluation of Duck Production On Waterfowl Production Areas in Northeast North Dakota, Gerald L. Heismeyer
Molecular Orbital Calculations for [Mo(CN)₈]⁴⁻ an Investigation of Eight Coordination Geometries, Patty S. Herman
The Effects of Two adhesive Ankle Taping Techniques Upon Selected Motor Abilities and Ankle Flexibility, Robert Carl Hoeg
Development of a Control System for Positioning the Centerbody in a Choked Inlet, John Jacob Jibben
American Labor Unions: Structure, Conduct, Performance, Lyle Adrian Johnson
Infiltration Basins for the Final Treatment of Lagoon Effluent in South Dakota, Peter S. Johnson
The Public Relations Efforts of South Dakota Colleges and Universities as Reflected by the Attitudes of South Dakota High School Seniors, Daniel F. Jorgensen
Status and Reflections of South Dakota State University Athletic Lettermen, James P. Koch
Field Comparisons of Hydraulic Conductivity Methods and Drainage Envelope Hydraulic Characteristics, David E. Kramer
Relationship Between Pre-meet Anxiety Level and Gymnastic Meet Performance in Women's Intercollegiate Gymnastics, Barbara Kae Langemo
The Relationship of Selected Objective Factors to Team Success in College Football, Lawrence Edward Langemo
Characterization of a Bovine Parvovirus, Thomas J. Langpap
A Study of the Charge Distribution in Unconjugated Thiocarbonyl Compounds: a Comparison with Carbonyl and Imine Chromophores, John Yuchu Lee
The Decompostion of Organic Matter in Two Midgrass Prairies in Western South Dakota, Venance H. Lengkeek
The Effects of Gestation Metabolizable Energy Levels On Sow Productivity and Hematology, George W. Libal
Influence of Growth Stage, Stubble Height, and Cutting Frequency on the Carbohydrate Reserves and Yield of Switchgrass, Richard A. Lockert
Themes Expressed in the Rhetoric of Two Women's Rights Movements, Ann Holt Logan
A Study of Selected Demographic Factors Associated with the Number and Characteristics of Marriages Solemnized in South Dakota: 1960-1972, Jon Gregory Lundeen
In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Protecting Whey Protein Concentrate for Ruminants, David Rodriguez Maltos
The Effect of Cooperatives and Other Market Structure Variables on Ammonium Nitrate and Anhydrous Ammonia Pricing, 1951-1972, James Alan Mankin
Feeding of Hatchery-reared Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.) In Relation To The Diet In A South Dakota Stream, Richard W. McCoy
Studies of the White Pelican in South Dakota: Reproductive Biology of Wild Populations and Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and DDT on the Behavior of Penned Birds, Vernon Pat McCrow
Computerized Construction of a Seasonal Flow-Duration Table, Gregory C. Meyer
Habitat Preferences and Food Habits of Striped Skunks in Eastern South Dakota, Melvin S. Moe
A Study of Disadvantagement and Migration for Counties in South Dakota: 1960-1970, Marco Montoya
Biological Control of Musk Thistle, Carduus Nutans, in South Dakota, Dennis Morihara
Opportunity Costs of Diverting Water from Agriculture to Industry in Portions of Northeastern Wyoming, Woodrow Elbert Murray
RNA and Cell Volume Distribution Analysis of VEE Virus Infected Mosquito Cell Cultures, Clayton Werner Naeve
A study of engineering services for South Dakota hospitals, Duane Robert Nelson
A System to Measure Thermal Resistivity of Soils, Steven F. Oakland
Groundwater Quality in Water Supply Wells Surrounding the Sanitary Landfill at Brookings, South Dakota, David C. Odens
Population Change in West Africa : 1954-1972, Ndidi Odashionu Okwumaba
Comparison of Methods for the Rapid Detection of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Edwin D. Oliver
Synthesis of S-(1-diazo-2,2,2-Trifluorethyl) Cysteine Dioxide : A Potential Gutamine Antagonist, Robert M. Olson
The Effect of Subsurface Layered Trifluralin and Dicamba on Field Bindweed, Winter Wheat, and Corn, William Ben O'Neal
Gonadal Hormone Levels Prior to and Following Puberty in Straightbred and Crossbred Beef Heifers, Walter Ronald Parker
South Dakota Gubernatorial Inaugural Addresses, 1889-1931, Terry L. Peterson
Energy Sources in Starter Diets for Early Weaned Pigs, Leon Jon Reiner
Parasites of Salmonid Fishes from Southcentral Alaska, James Carl Riis
The Erythropoietic Effects of Dibenzyline, Atropine and Iron Dextran on Doe and Fetal Rabbits, Rex Edwin Riis
Peroxyacetic Acid Delignification of Wood and Bark from Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa), Danny C. Ronning
A Study of Attitudes of South Dakota Residents Toward Selected Aspects of Hunting, Hunters, and Game Officials, Jerome R. Rosonke
Physiological Responses of Holstein Steer Calves to Winter Climatic Conditions, Jay A. Runestad
A Quantitative Analysis Covering 60 Years of Changing Patterns of Land Use Along a Major Traffic Arterial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Virgil Clayton Sandvig
A Multi-Variate Analysis of Selected Socio-Demographic Factors Associated With the Attitudes of Big Stone Lake Area Residents Toward Community Services, Oscar J. Schinkel
The Big Stone Lake Chautauqua and Summer School Institute, Michael R. Schliessmann
Storage Quality Measurements of Two Large Hay Packages, Ronald Eugene Schrempp
Pathos and its Paradox : The Vision of J. M. Synge, William K. Schultz
Automated Recognition of Human Speech : A System Survey, a Problem Analysis, and a Frequency Shift Experiment, David Robin Scott
Influence of Vegetation On The Distribution of Small Mammals On A Waterfowl Production Area, Douglas A. Searls
The Effect of Market Weight and Ration Concentrate Level on Carcass Traits of Bulls, Heifers and Steers, Peter B. Smith
Effects of Crossbreeding on Growth Rate of Steers and Heifers, Feed Efficiency of Heifers and Carcass Characteristics of Steers, William Lynn Smith