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 1973
Groundwater Quality Variation in the Vicinity of Dying Terraces Designed to Dispose of Runoff from a Cattle Feedlot, Thomas Burton Andersen
A Monetarist Model of Equity Valuation., James Clifford Barnes
Reflectance Measurements for the Detection and Mapping of soil Limitations, Lawrence A. Benson
The Eriophyoidea of South Dakota, Magdalena Lopez Briones
Processing Methods for Corn Grain Fed With Various Types, Sources and Levels of Roughage to Cattle, Jerry Burkhardt
Evaluation of Methods of Reducing Seed Dormancy in Switchgrass, Indiangrass, and Big Bluestem, Keith L. Byers
Biology and Ecology of False Wireworms in South Dakota (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Carrol Otto Calkins
Selected Physiological Changes in College Distance Runners as Affected by a Year-round Competitive, Lyle L. Claussen
South Dakota Counties Delineated into Economic Subregions by an Application of Cluster Analysis to Selected Variables for the Periods 1940-1950, 1950-1960, and 1960-1970, Robert Alan Coplan
Inheritance of Protein Content and Rust Resistance and Their Associations with Selected Agronomic Traits in Wheat Crosses Involving SD69103 (Hand, CI15921), a Hard Red Winter Wheat, Craig Richard Cowley
An Implantable Transmitter and a Complete Telemetry System for Body Temperature Measurement, Delbert D. Dais
Dried Whey as an Additive for Alfalfa Haylage and as a Grain Supplement for Dairy Cows, Sitakantha Dash
Pathogenicity, Synergism, and Control of Xanthomonas Translucens and Septoria Avenae f. sp. Triticea on Spring Wheat in South Dakota, Bruce Lloyd Davidson
The Effects of Livestock Waste on Some Soil Strength Characteristics and Selected Tillage Operations, Rodney Joseph Devine
Atherosclerosis in Rabbits as Affected by Varying Diet Treatments and D-thyroxine, Sharon Kay Dinkel
Application of 125I to the Detection and Assay of Viruses and Viral Antibody Adsorbed to Latex Particles, Charles Steven Duvall
The Vitamin E Status of Lactating Dairy Cows after Receiving Stored Feeds for 15 Months, Marc Dellhime Eckhart
Ritual Patterns in Shakespeare's Comedies, Margaret M. Eno
The Unsteady Circulation Distribution in Rotors and its Application to Noise Studies, Assem A. Fathy
Seasonal Movements and Habitat Selection of Pheasant Cocks in South Dakota, Robert A. Fedeler
Political Preference and Economic Rationality: An Interdisciplinary Study on the 1972 presidential, Roger A. Ferris
The Effects of Irrigation Application Depth on Corn Yield and Soil Moisture, Ronald L. Frankenstein
Ridge Vent Influence on Airflow Characteristics in a Model Open Front Beef Confinement Building, Donald P. Froehlich
The Creative Direction of Jean Anouilh's Becket, Bette J. Gerberding
Opinions of Graduated Majors in Physical Education Concerning the Professional Preparation Program at Western State College, Brent Ralph Getchel
Graphical Comparison of Theoretical and Actual Settlement for Axially Loaded Piles, William Howard Hagedorn
The Forms of Language in the Plays of Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter, Charles A. Haggerty
Evaluation of Cattle Use of A Deer Winter Range in the Black Hills, David C. Hamm
Quantification of Pollutants in Surface Runoff From Agricultural Lands in Brookings County, South Dakota, Leland Lester Harms
Chaucer and the Church, Michael Haug
Morphological Abnormalities of the t¹²/t¹² Preimplantation Mouse Lethal as Revealed by Electron Microscopy, Curtis J. Hesla Jr.
Mixing Characteristics of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, William J. Heyer
Changes in Physical Fitness of College Women as a Result of Selected Conditioning Programs, Kathryn Johanna Hoff
Nutrient Sources and Transport in the Central Region of the Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Marvin E. Hora
Attitudes of Women Toward Career Apparel Uniforms and the Relation to Personality Traits, Mary Ellen Hornstra
The Influence of Mixing on the Performance of an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, Gregory G. Huza
Effects of Mimosine on Various Reactions of Amino Acids, Liang-Rong Hwang
Histopathogenesis of a Granulosis Virus in the Army Cutworm, Euxoa Auxiliaris (Grote), Jan Jeffrey Jackson
Noise Pollution, Jacob John
Physiological Maturity of Grain Sorghum in South Dakota, Leroy E. Johnke
An Economic Analysis of Selected Beef Enterprise Systems for Southeast South Dakota, Darwin K. Johnson
Opinions of the Graduated Majors in Physical Education, 1950-1972, Concerning their Undergraduate Professional Preparation at Augustana College, Meta Louise Johnson
An Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Variation Per Capita Costs of South Dakota County Governments, Richard P. Johnson
Unsupervised Iterative Clustering in Pattern Recognition, G. K. Kaveriappa
The Determination of Salmonellae Transmission in Embryonated Chicken Eggs by the Use of Whole-body Sagittal Section and Fluorescent Antibody Techniques, Mark Michael Kieffer
Implications of Pathogenicity and Transplacental Passage of Listeria Monocytogenes L-forms in Experimentally Infected Mice, Pam R. Kieffer
Evaluation of Bi-level Drainage Theory with a Viscous-flow Analog, James Marfred Kienholz
Evaluation of Bi-Level Drainage Theory With a Viscous-Flow Analog, James Marfred Kienholz
An Evaluation on the Chlorine Contact Tank at the Sioux Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fred J. Klingbeil
On Acoustic Measurement of Soil Moisture, Douglas George Knabe
A New Method for the Rapid Isolation of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Jeffry F. Kohlhoff
Personality Survey of Senior ROTC Cadets at South Dakota State University Preferring Combat Arm Service as Compared to Non-combat Arm Service, Wayne P. Kubasko
Optimum Design of Multiple Source Pipeline Networks, Sheelendra S. Kulkarni
Development and Evaluation of a Learning Package for Teaching Home Economics Department Planning, La Vonne Dupraz Kurtz
Instrumentation for the Study of Animal Responses to Ultrasonic Sound, Philip Y. L. Kwan
Irradiation Damage of the Developing Chick Embryo, with Special Attention to Growth Reduction, Andrew Lee
Evaluation of Giant Canada Goose Restoration in Western South Dakota, Dennis L. Lengkeek
Selected Social Stratification Factors and the Self Concept as Contingencies in College Persistence and Persistence in College Program Choice, Arnold J. Menning
Amino Acid Supplementation of Opaque-2 Corn for Growing Pigs, Reid V. Merrill
A Survey of the Insect Fauna of Canada Thistle, Cirsium Arvense, in South Dakota; and Studies Relating to Biological Control by Ceutorhynchus Litura and Cassida Rubiginose, Lance Jerome Nearman
The Prevention of Blisters on the Hands of Horizontal Bar Gymnasts by the Use of Cryotherapy, Randall Ray Nelson
Some Effects of Dietary Fats or Copper on Growth and Lipid Composition of Turkeys and Rats, Richard A. Nelson
An Investigation of Behavior Change of Student Housing Staff at South Dakota State University for Academic Year 1971-72, Ronald J. Nielson
Comparison of Six Methods for the Quantitation of Salmonella Species from Surface Water, James George Nothnagel
Detection of Staphylococcus Aureus Enterotoxin B by Antibody Coated Latex Particles Using Coulter Counter Channel Shifts, Fred William Olsen
Time Dependant Fracture Under Cyclic and Impulsive Loading, Anil Kumar Pattanayak
The Competitive One-act Play Program in South Dakota High Schools, Raymond L. Peterson
Closed Confinement Beef Building Calorimetry and Influences of the Manure Storage Tank, Paul G. Remmele
The Effects of Various Training Programs on Selected Measurements of College Women, Jeanne Kathleen Riis
The Vascular Vegetation of Northeastern Day County in South Dakota, R. Evelyn Roberts
Growth, Development, and Plant Temperature Characteristics of Oats Under Water Stress, Bikkar S. Sandhu
Feminism and Louisa May Alcott's Stories for Girls, Vivian E. Sarsam
Biology of the Flea Beetle, Altica Carduorum Guer. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Canada Thistle, Cirsium Arvense (L.) Scop., in South Dakota, Burton Danis Schaber
Computerized Distribution System Protection Program, Rodney C. H. Scheel
A Study of Bisimines of Tetramethyl-1,3-Cyclobutanedione, Edward Albert Schmidt
The Reasons for Out-Migration of Selected Student-Athletes from South Dakota, Gregory Lee Schmidt
History of Rapid City Community Theatre from 1943 to 1973, Richard C. Sethney
Solodized Solonetz Soil Core Model Studies of Reclamation, Dennis G. Shannon
The Ashland Press: An Historical Overview, Paul Joseph Skamser Jr.
The Role of Nematodes in a South Dakota Grassland Ecosystem, James D. Smolik
The Role of Western Equine Encephalitis and Saint Louis Encephalitis in Mosquitoes and Animals of South Dakota, Mark Edward Steichen
A Study of Energy and Water Transfer in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Sorghum, Loyd Raymond Stone
Chemical Survey of Selected South Dakota Lake Sediments, Alan Ross Swanson
In Vitro Digestibility of Diallel and Polycross Progenies of Intermediate Wheatgrass, Ronald Theodore Thaden
Origin and Transport of Nutrients in the Upper Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Charles William Thompson
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Phosphorothioates, Yuh-Geng Tsay
Partial Characterization of Animal Growth Inhibitors from Soybeans, Joseph Richard Uckert
Design and Evaluation of Air Distribution Systems in Agricultural Tractor Cabs for Summer Environmental Control, MIchael Albert Vig
Applications of New Methods of Structure Determination, Richard Earl Wagner
The Influence of Mixing on Bacterial Activity, Viability, and Settling Characteristics in an Aerated Lagoon Treating Municipal and Industrial Wastes, Arden E. Wallum
Bacterial Quality of Segments of the Receiving Streams in the Vicinity of Lagoon Outlets in the Big Sioux River Basin, John H. Wellner
The Primary Structure of Nifungin, Marvin Lee Withrow
Analysis of the Seasonal Variations of Streamflow and Water Quality of the James River in South Dakota, Jeffery Bernard Young
ETDS from 1972
Sub-critical Growth of Cracks Under Longitudinal Shear, Bhubanesh K. Agarwal
An Arab Perspective on the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam, Elias Agel
A Study of Monolithic Circuit Components, Mahendra Pratap Agrawal
Analysis of Selected Knife Fertilizer Applicators for Grassland Improvement, Vincent James Alsaker