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 1971
A Survey of the Relationship Among Occupational Information and Career Choices of General College Students and Printing Management Students at South Dakota State University and Employees of Fetter Printing Company, Dennis Robert Lundgren
Synthesis and Room Temperature NMR Analysis of Dimethylpiperazines, David L. Lyle
The Tension Between Mysticism and Erotic Sensibility in Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market", Linda H. Marquardt
Quality and Quanity of Surface Runoff from a Cropland Area in South Dakota During 1970, Terry Allen McCarl
Effects of Selected Music Environments on Performance of an Endurance Event, Carol Evonne McCormick
Responses of Rumen Microflora to Whey Products Added to High-Grain Low-Roughage Rations, Virgil L. Metzger
The Effect of Age, Preparation Method, Storage Time, and Storage Temperature on the Palatability and Fatty Acids of Freeze-dried Pheasant, Shirley J. Mittan
Study of a 41.6 KV Distribution System, Rene Meka Monneyang
Motivating Factors in the Purchase of Specific Clothing Items by Selected Groups of Men in South Dakota, Sandra Schroder Moore
Study of an Automatic Sphygmomanometer System, James B. Morgan
A Conceptual Analysis of Alienation in Current Theory and Research, Lanny Aron Neider
A Study of Printing Management Graduates of South Dakota State University 1956 to 1970, Bruce Otto Oberlander
Field Population and Flight Activity of Three Hippodamia Species in Eastern South Dakota, Gene Allen Olson
An Evaluation of Variation in Soil Test Results Caused by Sampling Methods and Individual Samplers, Terensio Kokorom Opio
Bipedal Locomotion Structure with Passive Members, Roger D. Pavlis
The Lipid Composition of Milk as Affected by High Grain-Limited Roughage Rations Containing Whey Products, Roger Charles Peper
Plant Analysis of Spring Small Grains at Different Stages of Growth, James Henry Pfeifer
The Chemistry of Some Unusual Carbodiimides, Donald Melvin Plautz
S. I. Hayakawa's Expressed Positions Regarding Campus Government and Control from November 26, 1968 to March 20, 1969, Richard E. Pletcher
An Investigation of the Effects of Instantaneous Jockeying in Queues by Simulation, B. Radindranath
Population Dynamics of the Mourning Dove in South Dakota, Leslie A. Rice
Computer Simulation of Unsteady Flow in an Alluvial Channel by the Method of Characteristics, Dennis Lynn Richards
An Investigation of the Extended Three-dimensional Transportation Model, James Ronald Roskens
An Econometric Model of the South Dakota Economy, Kirk Wray Rubida
Sinusoidal ECL Gate Oscillators, Richard W. Sawrey
A Survey of the Professional Preparation of Women for Coaching Interscholastic Athletics for Girls in North Dakota, Julie Ann Schauer
Food Habits of Deer In The Southern Black Hills As Determined By The Point Technique, Theron E. Schenck
The Historical Development of Intercollegiate Track and Field Athletics at South Dakota State University, Russel Lee Schmeichel
A Feasibility Model for Farm Supply Firm Mergers, Donald R. Schwartz
Screening Electrocardiograms Using Hotelling's Method of Principle Components, Edward G. Schwartz
A Clinico-Pathologic Study of Botulism in Ring-Necked Pheasants, Hazel J. Shave
An Evaluation of an Aerated Lagoon System Treating Combined Dairy and Domestic Wastes During Summer Operation, Douglas M. Skie
Nutrient Transport in the Lake Poinsett System, Jack M. Skille
Herbicide Residue and Weed Control in Switchgrass, Charles Nicholas Smith Jr.
The Relationship of Porcine Muscle Fiber Size and Number to Management, Meatiness and Quality, Ronald J. Smith
Macroscopic Benthos Populations and Taxonomy of the Family Chironomidae in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Stephen B. Smith
Design of the Distribution Portion for an Automated Closed Conduit Cut-back Furrow Irrigation System, Robert S. Snoozy
Evaluation of Basketball Player Combinations by Use of the Offensive and Defensive Efficiency Rating System, Dennis Duane Squibb
Rapeseed, Sunflower and Soybean Meals as Protein Supplements in Dairy Calf Starters, Paul E. Stake
Characteristics of Irregularly Shaped Compaction Curves of Soils, Richard John Suedkamp
A Separator for Fine Sediments, Jung-Chiun Sun
Evaluation of Orally Administered Sodium D-Thyroxine as a Teratogen in New Zealand White Rabbits, Gary A. Thibodeau
The Wooded Soils of Southeast South Dakota : Their Morphology and Genesis, Ronald A. Torkelson
Test of Various Insecticides as Systemics in Wheat Upon the Army Cutworm, Lavarre Delancy Uhlken
Food Habits of Black Crappies, White Crappies, Yellow Perch and White Suckers in a Small Impoundment in Northeastern South Dakota, Dennis Unkenholz
The History of Intercollegiate Athletics at Northwestern College, Richard Wayne Vander Berg
Aeration for Carbon Dioxide Removal from Water Supply of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Kenneth Douglas Vaughan
The Relationship of Forward Pass Catching Ability in Football and Selected Anatomical Measurements and Motor Responses, Marlin Peter Vis
Metabolism of Urea Nitrogen by Rumen Ciliate Protozoa, Alan Lewis Vogel
Buckling Loads for Partially Embedded Piles, David Allen Wahlstrom
The Influence of Phenobarbital, Diphenylhydantoin, Trimethadione and Ethosuximide on Rat Liver Demethylase Activity, Gerald L. Wannarka
Finite-Difference Solution for Flow Over a Rough Porous Plate with Mass Transfer, Hwai-way Wen
Application of Remote Sensing Techniques to Monitoring Soil Moisture, Hal D. Werner
Horizontal Resistance to Leaf Rust in Spring Wheat, Mayo E. Wetterberg Jr.
Synthesis and Pyrolysis of Dichlorocyclopropanol Lactones, Avon J. Whitehead
A Two Year Study of Potential Resistance in the Adult Western Corn Rootworm in South Dakota, John M. Wirtz
A Comparison of an Individualized English Program with a Traditional English Program in DeSmet High School, Beverly Jean Wolkow
The Influence of Various Stress Conditions on Cholinesterase Levels of Cattle Treated with an Organophosphorus Insecticide, Mitchell J. Wrich
A Study of the Endogenous Electron Donors for Nitrogen Fixation by Cell-Free Extracts of Klebsiella Pneumoniae M5al (Aerobacter Aerogenes M5al), Elisabeth Yi-Jan Wu
Speech Training and Speech Activities in Institutions of Higher Education in Taiwan, Chang Yuh-Sheng
Experimental Investigation of Shock Boundary Layer Interaction for Two-Dimensional and Axisymmetric Flow, A. Shawki Zahran
ETDS from 1970
Studies on Factors Affecting Stored Energy Characteristics of Baby Pigs at Birth and Subsequent Changes During Early Neonatal Life, R. Harry Anderson
The Quality of Surface Runoff from a Farmland Area in South Dakota During 1969, Rick D. Benson
Physical Conditioning and Ammonium Carbonate Affecting Blood Ammonium and Swimming Performance of Dogs, Larry Alan Bjurstrom
Lungworms of Mountain Goats in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Dale W. Block
The Preparation of Some Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes, Linda Fay Bowden
Differential Reaction of Larvae of the Western Corn Rootworm to Certain Species of Gramineae, Terry Fred Branson
An Experiment on the Effects of Humidity on Screen-Process Stencils, Thomas R. Bresadola
The Primary Structure of Selected Peptides from Chymotryptic Digests of Nifungin, Burton D. Cardwell
A Survey of Alumni of South Dakota State University, Charles Fredrick Cecil
Ochratoxin in Poultry Feeds : Toxic Effects on Hens, Harlal Choudhury
An Adaptive Redundancy Reduction Technique, Seon J. Chung
An Eye-movement Analysis of Five Ink Colors Printed on Yellow Stock, Robert Charles Clappsy
A History of the Speech Association of South Dakota, Illona M. Clark
Studies of High Level Copper Supplementation to Rations for Growing-Finishing Swine, Larry Wayne De Goey
Student Instruction Manual for Black and White Film Processing and Printing, Stephen Michael Delay
The Effect of Fertilization of a Native Lowland Pasture on Forage Intake and Nutritional Value of Diet Selected by Grazing Sheep, John Joseph Doyle
A Chromosome Study of Chlorophytum Elatum, Dennis E. Driscoll
Infiltration Lagoons as a Tertiary Treatment Device, Terry L. Druyvestein
Rigidity of four-bolt and six-bolt end plate connections, Roger William Eastman
Pheasant Use and Waterfowl Production on State and Private Lands, Charles R. Elliott
A Study of Selected Factors Associated with Participation in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Employment Assistance Program on a Dakota Indian Reservation in the Northern Great Plains, Daniel Gregory Faas
The Effect of Harvesting and Storage Methods on Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of First Cutting Alfalfa Hay, Perry A. Fales
Three Methods of Cryotherapy and Their Effects Upon the Recovery Process, Byron Edward Foreman
Attitudes of Farm Operators in Four South Dakota Counties Toward the Conservation of a Natural Resource, Charles Thomas Fortney
South Dakota 4-H Members' and Leaders' Use of Two Types of 4-H Manuals, Barbara Kaye Froke
An Urban Comprehensive Planning Model for Resource Allocation, Thomas Francis Galligan
Predicting the Yield of Fat, Bone and Edible Portion from Pork Carcasses, Daniel H. Gee
The Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on the Palatability of the Freeze-Dried Chicken, Ngoc Hoa Giang
Flannery O'Connor and the Development of the Grotesque in American Literature, Joan Rae Griffin
An Infrared Investigation of Triphenylphosphine, Triphenylphosphine Oxide, and some of their Complexes, Lynne L. Haas
Effects of Aldrin on Young Pen-Reared Pheasants, Joseph Edward Hall
Automatic Irrigation : Sensors and System, Herman G. Hamre
Effect of Rhythmical Disturbances on Repetitive Assembly Work, Ranganatha Hemmige
Feeding of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) in Experimental Cages, Kay R. Hill
Erosion Protection for the Outlets of Small and Medium Culverts, Robert A. Hipschman
I. Low Temperature Deoxygenation Reactions Involving Dihalophosphites. II. The Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Evidence for an SNl(P) Mechanism, Henry Liland Horten
Effect of ductility on initiation and spread of fracture in solids, Tien Yu Hsieh