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 1976
Crop Yield and Economic Analyses of Selected Multiple Pivot Irrigation Schemes, Michael A. Otterby
Social-Structural Effects on the Adoption of the Snowmobile as a Recreational Innovation, Sandra H. Ramynke
The Nutritive Value of High Protein Oats, Double Mutant, Waxy, Opaque-2 and Normal Corns in Pig Starter Diets, Steven L. Robbins
Effect of Manganous Toxicity on Certain Blood Parameters of Sheep, Farrokh Rohani
Intake and Digestibility of Brown-Midrib Corn Silage by Lactating Dairy Cows, James Allen Rook
Distribution, Age, and Growth, and Feeding Ecology of Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) In Unaltered Missouri River, South Dakota, Rudolph S. Rosen
Edge Detection and Adjacency Classification in Digital Data Via the Gradient Vector, Michael John Russell
Suitability of Lagoon Effluent for Irrigation in South Dakota, Allen F. Schmitt
Dormancy in the Seed of Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii, Rydb.), Quentin E. Schultz
Mathematical Models of Postweaning Growth, Feed Intake and Carcass Composition of Beef Cattle, Hoon Song
Cloning of Lilium Longiflorum and Andropogon Gerardii by Tissue Culture of Leaf and Floral Parts, Nancy E. Stenberg
Key To Microscopic Fragments of Plant Tissue in Prairie Dog Stomachs and Food Habits of Prairie Dogs in South Dakota, Carol A. Summers
Analysis of Aerial Surveys and Tolerance of Landowners for a Canada Goose Flock in Northeastern South Dakota, Thomas C. Tacha
Water Quality Management Study for the Big Sioux River Basin, Thomas L. Thelen
Leg Power as Affected by Selected Weight Training Exercises and Forced-Stretch Training, James P. Thorson
Factors Affecting Control of Downy Brome in Winter Wheat with PPG 135, Jeff Tichota
Purine-Thiamine Anabolism During Cellular Morphogenesis in Myxococcus Xanthus, Wen-Cherng Tsai
Population Status of Beaver on the Free-running Missouri River in Southeastern South Dakota, Robert J. Vanden Berge
Infiltration and Hydraulic Characteristics of a High-rate Land Application Wastewater System, Donald Jay Voogt
Correlates of Leadership Attractedness Among Instrumental and Expressive Voluntary Service Organizations in Fall River and Meade Counties of South Dakota, William Wakefield
The Program Preferences and Demographics of Subscribers to the South Dakota Public Television Network Program Guide, Vicki A. Welch
The Effect of an In-season Weight Training Program on the Muscular Strength of Intercollegiate Football Players, James E. Willet
A Study of Milk Composition in South Dakota, Jeng-Jung Yee
ETDS from 1975
A field study of the most common causes of broadband facsimile remakes., Nicholas Barbosa Jr.
Factors Affecting the Development of Lipase Flavor in Butter, Lawrence I. Bell
Reliability of Laboratory Germination and Tetrazolium Tests in Predicting Soil Emergence of Five Grasses Native to South Dakota, William H. Bohl
Study of the Availability of Funds to Finance Industrial Development in South Dakota, Timothy D. Bornitz
Prevalence of Listeria Monocytogenes in a Bovine Associated Environment, Verne D. Brakke
Breeding Waterfowl Populations in South Dakota, Wayne G. Brewster
An Analysis of the Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Changing Numbers of Farm Units in South Dakota, Keith A. Carter
Opinions and Sources of Information and Influence of South Dakota High School Guidance Counselors Concerning South Dakota Colleges and Universities, Roger A. Christianson
The Revolution and its Treatment of Women's Rights Themes, Dorothy J. Cline
Prices, Wages, and Causality, Marshall Ugo Constantino
Forecasting by Exponential Smoothing, Timothy Paul Cronan
A Study of Factors Associated With Outdoor Recreational Participation in South Dakota, James W. DeLong
The Relationship Between Sociological and Biographical Variables and Self-Concept Scores of Four- and Five-year Old Children, Linda E. Derscheid
A Philatelic Price Model, Terry Gene Doversberger
A Rotating Elliptical Cutting Device for a Forage Harvester, John Richard Durfee
Ridge Vent and Wind Direction Effects on Airflow Characteristics in a Model Open Front Beef Building, Robert K. Egan
Propagation of Selected Native Prairie Plants by Leaf Tissue Culture, Bernard Erlyn Ellis
Effects of Self-Hypnosis Training Sessions on Pre-Competition Anxiety Levels of Collegiate Wrestlers, Michael Ernest Engels
Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Vinelandiiinelandii, Stephen L.R. Erdody
Relationships of Scores Achieved on a Crawl Stroke Rating Form and Selected Measures of Stroke Efficiency in Swimming, Bradley Laverne Erickson
Soil Salinity, Sodium Levels, and Corn Production as Affected by Rates of Applied Beef Wastes, James L. Halbeisen
The Construction of a Racquetball Skills Test Battery for Beginning College Women, Barbara K. Halverson
Induction of Parturition in the Ovine, Ernest L. Harman
An Estimation of the Price Elasticity of Deman in the Gasoline Industry, Bennie Ray Hepfinger
The Development of Validated Metric Teaching Materials: Basics, Barbara Vanhove Hoff
Interactions of Rhenium(V) Chloride and Oxotrichlorobis(Triphenlyphosphine)Rhenium(V) With Selected Solvents, Paul Luther Holm
Integrated Numerical Simulation of Drip Irrigation With Subsurface Drainage, James Ray Hoover
Bentonite or Sodium Bicarbonate in High-Concentrate Lamb Diets, Gerald Bruce Huntington
An Evaluation of Remote Sensing Techniques for Water Resources Management of the James River, Robert E. Isakson
Human Problem Solving of Two Applied Tasks in Economic Allocation, Jerry Alan Kackley
An Analysis of the South Dakota Retail Sales Tax, Gordon V. Karels
Amino Acid Additions to a Low Protein Corn-Soy Diet for Egg Production, Ali Baghaye Kashani
Effects of Manganese Chloride on Blood Formation in Rabbits, Donald Wayne Kerr
Selected Flexibility Exercises and Baseball Hitting Proficiency, Kenneth Bernard Krogman
The Influence of Soils and Vegetation on LANDSAT Spectral Signatures, Gary Dean Lemme
Economic Analysis of the Management of Idle County Funds in South Dakota, Wanda M. Leonard
Biologic Properties of Midwestern Isolates of Pseudorabies, Pamela F. Leslie
A Research Study of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and its Implications on Graphic Arts Education on the Secondary Level, Raymond Eugene Maendele
Factors Affecting Efficiency to Weaning in Angus, Charolais, and Reciprocal Cross Cows, Douglas A. Marshall
Cytopathology of Barley and Corn Leaf Tissue Infected With the ND18 Strain of Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus, Charles R. McMullen
Effects of Atrazine on Penned Pheasants and the Occurrence of Stress Marks on Feathers, Thomas Orin Melius
Nesting Ecology of the Ring-necked Pheasant in Eastern South Dakota, Richard A. Olson
Salmonella Detection by Coulter Counter Volume Displacement Using Specific Antibody Coated Latex, Gita Chandulal Parikh
Free Will and Destiny in Chaucer, Irvine Lee Patten
Metabolic Studies of 2, 2', ³⁶4, ³⁶4', 5, 5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl in Guinea Pigs, Margaret Ann Pearson
Criteria for Determining Feasibility of Rural Water Supply Systems in Livestock Production Areas, Lynn L. Peterson
Pit Ventilation Systems Performance in a Model Swine Building, Stephen H. Pohl
Development of a Self-Instructional System to Teach Metric Temperature, Georgia K. Posey
Proposed Solid Waste System for Rural Areas of Brookings County, South Dakota, Arnold A. Putman
Food Habits of Young-of-the-Year Fishes in Abbey Pond, South Dakota, Randall D. Radant
Effectiveness of Selected Media for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide, Robert C. Renner
Tetrazoline Chemistry, Norman Wallace Rokke
Distribution and Importance of Stockdams, Dugouts, and Natural Wetlands To Breeding Waterfowl In South Dakota, James J. Ruwaldt
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