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    ETDS from 1970

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    Studies on Factors Affecting Stored Energy Characteristics of Baby Pigs at Birth and Subsequent Changes During Early Neonatal Life, R. Harry Anderson

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    The Quality of Surface Runoff from a Farmland Area in South Dakota During 1969, Rick D. Benson

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    Physical Conditioning and Ammonium Carbonate Affecting Blood Ammonium and Swimming Performance of Dogs, Larry Alan Bjurstrom

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    Lungworms of Mountain Goats in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Dale W. Block

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    The Preparation of Some Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes, Linda Fay Bowden

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    Differential Reaction of Larvae of the Western Corn Rootworm to Certain Species of Gramineae, Terry Fred Branson

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    An Experiment on the Effects of Humidity on Screen-Process Stencils, Thomas R. Bresadola

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    The Primary Structure of Selected Peptides from Chymotryptic Digests of Nifungin, Burton D. Cardwell

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    A Survey of Alumni of South Dakota State University, Charles Fredrick Cecil

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    Ochratoxin in Poultry Feeds : Toxic Effects on Hens, Harlal Choudhury

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    An Adaptive Redundancy Reduction Technique, Seon J. Chung

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    An Eye-movement Analysis of Five Ink Colors Printed on Yellow Stock, Robert Charles Clappsy

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    A History of the Speech Association of South Dakota, Illona M. Clark

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    Studies of High Level Copper Supplementation to Rations for Growing-Finishing Swine, Larry Wayne De Goey

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    Student Instruction Manual for Black and White Film Processing and Printing, Stephen Michael Delay

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    The Effect of Fertilization of a Native Lowland Pasture on Forage Intake and Nutritional Value of Diet Selected by Grazing Sheep, John Joseph Doyle

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    A Chromosome Study of Chlorophytum Elatum, Dennis E. Driscoll

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    Infiltration Lagoons as a Tertiary Treatment Device, Terry L. Druyvestein

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    Rigidity of four-bolt and six-bolt end plate connections, Roger William Eastman

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    Pheasant Use and Waterfowl Production on State and Private Lands, Charles R. Elliott

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    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

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    The Effect of Harvesting and Storage Methods on Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of First Cutting Alfalfa Hay, Perry A. Fales

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    Three Methods of Cryotherapy and Their Effects Upon the Recovery Process, Byron Edward Foreman

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    Attitudes of Farm Operators in Four South Dakota Counties Toward the Conservation of a Natural Resource, Charles Thomas Fortney

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    South Dakota 4-H Members' and Leaders' Use of Two Types of 4-H Manuals, Barbara Kaye Froke

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    An Urban Comprehensive Planning Model for Resource Allocation, Thomas Francis Galligan

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    Predicting the Yield of Fat, Bone and Edible Portion from Pork Carcasses, Daniel H. Gee

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    The Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on the Palatability of the Freeze-Dried Chicken, Ngoc Hoa Giang

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    Flannery O'Connor and the Development of the Grotesque in American Literature, Joan Rae Griffin

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    An Infrared Investigation of Triphenylphosphine, Triphenylphosphine Oxide, and some of their Complexes, Lynne L. Haas

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    Effects of Aldrin on Young Pen-Reared Pheasants, Joseph Edward Hall

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    Automatic Irrigation : Sensors and System, Herman G. Hamre

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    An Evaluation of speech Education Offered in the High Schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod During the 1968-1969 School Year, Mary L. Heins

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    Effect of Rhythmical Disturbances on Repetitive Assembly Work, Ranganatha Hemmige

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    Feeding of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) in Experimental Cages, Kay R. Hill

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    Erosion Protection for the Outlets of Small and Medium Culverts, Robert A. Hipschman

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    I. Low Temperature Deoxygenation Reactions Involving Dihalophosphites. II. The Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Evidence for an SNl(P) Mechanism, Henry Liland Horten

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    Effect of ductility on initiation and spread of fracture in solids, Tien Yu Hsieh

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    The Military Image in the Poetry of A. E. Housman, Richard Alan Hudson

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    Acceptable Regions for Approximations in Quality Control, Du Hung-Ching

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    Root Pulls and Root Ratings as an Analysis of Insecticide Performance in the Control of Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), James I. Jessen

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    The Influence of an Unusually High Water Table on Ground Water Quality at a Refuse Disposal Site, Charles Strock Johnson

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    A Differential pH Requirement for Extraction of Stable Polyribosomes from Winter Barley in Relation to RNase Activity of the Tissue, Clay G. Johnson

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    The Identification of Changing Sex Roles Within a Family Unit as Perceived by First Graders, Janelle Fridley Jones

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    American Indian Attitudes Toward Education in Select Areas of South Dakota, Glen Arthur Just

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    Elastic Stress Distribution in Square Plates Weakened by a Large Central Elliptical or Circular Notch, Sameh M. Kanan

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    Cost Evaluation of Municipal Water Hardness Reduction and Private Softening for the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Keith Allen Kelton

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    An Economic Analysis of the Brookings Study Area, Donald L. Kettering

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    A Rhetorical Criticism of the Defense in the People v. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, Suzanne Kiesby

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    Scattering Parameters of VHF Semiconductor Devices, Young Dae Kim

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    Supplementation with Vitamins A and D of Beef Cattle Finishing Rations Containing Various Levels of Carotene from Corn Silage and Corn Grain, Harold Richard King

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    The Effect of 2,4-D and Atrazine on the Growth Rate of a Mixed Algae Culture, John P. King

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    A Proposed Model for the Implementation of Play Therapy in Elementary Schools, Nancy King

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    Characteristics and Distribution of Staphylococci and Micrococci Isolated from Bovine Udders, Clyde Arnold Kirkbride

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    Abnormal Milk Evaluations in Eastern South Dakota Milk Plants and Dairy Herds, Edwin J. Kleen

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    Methods for Rapid Identification and Enumeration of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Lawrence Robert Koupal

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    The comparison of using the backboard versus the basket rim as a point of aim in basketball shooting, Ronald L. Kouri

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    Parametric Programming on an Analog Computer, Vinod B. Kumar

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    Factor Analysis as a Tool in Identifying Some Factors Affecting the Structure of the Fluid Milk Processing Industry in South Dakota, Chong H. Lee

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    A Comparison of Management Systems for the Ewe Flock, Roger Allen Lind

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    Relationships of Homologous Erythropoietin, L-ascorbic Acid, and Iron Dextran to the Hemogram of Newborn and Doe Rabbits, Lloud Edward Lippert

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    Isolation an Characterization of the Virus of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) of Deer, Hsing Kuei Liu

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    Optimization of a One-story Two-bay Steel Frame with Haunches by Linear Programming, Kenneth L. Loeschke

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    A Novel FM/AM Telemetry Transmitter, Robert L. Lounsbery

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    Spread of Plasticity from the Tip of a Penny-Shaped Crack, Zong Shyong Luo

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    The Effect of Group Counseling on the Self Concept, Richard Noel Manley

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    A Comparison of the Effect of Overt and Covert Responses on the Retention of Programed Material, Gary Merriam

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    The Influence of Sodium Phenobarbital on the Hepatic Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity and the Development of this Enzyme in the Rat, Gerald H. Mettler

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    Light and Color Responses of Apterous Cereal Aphids, Eugene Leslie Miller

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    Flavor Preference and Stability of a Low-Fat Dairy Spread, James Robert Miller

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    Effects of Off-Season Weight Training Programs on Development of Strength and Explosive Power of Football Players, Anthony Bartley Mitchell

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    The Effects of Selected Training Intensities and Durations on Blood Cholesterol and Selected Anthropometric Measurements, Alan Ingmar Molde

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    Mathematical Modelling of a First Order Transducer, Vijaykumar S. Monie

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    The Effects of Interval Training in Ambient Temperature Variations as Measured by Cardiovascular Endurance, Bernard Alexander Moore

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    A Comparison of a Low Protein Diet Plus Added Methionine with a Normal Diet for Three Strains of Laying Hens in Various Environments, Roger Dale Muller

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    The Origin and Development of Sunday Competition Between The Hartford Courant and The Hartford Times, James M. Neal Jr.

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    Physical and Chemical Properties of Unconjugated Thiones, Patrick Nicols

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    Replacement of Protein with Amino Acids in Diets for Laying Hens and Turkey Poults, Edwin J. Novacek

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    The American Negro in Selected Writings of Robert Penn Warren, H. Lynette Olson

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    Enhancement of Foliar Penetration and Herbicide Activity by Oils, James F. Peacock

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    A History of the Theatrical and Community Activities in the Early Dell Rapids, South Dakota, Opera House, Gerry A. Perrin

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    An Investigation of Eye-Movements When x-height and Line Length are Held Constant and Alphabet Length is Prismatically Varied, Harold D. Perry

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    The Effects of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid on Bud The Effects of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid on Bud Vascularization in Sorghum Halapense, L.ascularization in Sorghum Halapense, L., Robert Allen Peterson

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    Seasonal Thermal Expansion and Contraction Characteristics of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Composite Pavement on U.S. Highway 14 - Bypass, Richard A. Phillips

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    The Detection of Salmonellae from the Big Sioux River Using Fluorescent Antibody Technique and Improved Cultural Methods, Ralph Lamar Pierce Jr.

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    Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in the Big Sioux River Downstream from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, During Winter Conditions, Bernard Emerson Poppenga

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    Bridge Girder Webs Subjected to Horizontal Loads, Randall Felix Preheim

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    The "Republic of the Spirit" : Marital Love in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, The Custom of the Country, and The Age of Innocence, Nancy Lee Preszler

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    Some Factors Affecting the Growth of Grain Elevators in South Dakota, Albert E. Raeder

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    Analysis of the Flow Variation of the Big Sioux River, Kerwin Luther Rakness

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    Flexural Analysis of Two-way Slabs by Yield-line Theory, D. Bapu Rao

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    A History of Speech Education at Watertown Senior High School, Watertown, South Dakota, Richard James Reddy

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    Effect of Days Open on Lactation Production, Roger L. Ripley

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    Voltage (60 Hz) Breakdown Strength vs. Temperature of Octafluoropropane (C₃F₈) Gas Exposed to Uniform and Non-uniform Electric Fields, Edward J. Roman

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    Soluble Proteins and Lipoproteins of Legumes in Relation to Bloat, Loren M. Rommann

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    Factors Influencing Asexual Spore Formation by Ceratocystis ULMI, Richard J. Roster

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    Characteristics of Low Income Families in Eastern South Dakota : An Examination of the Culture of Poverty Concept, James Lee Satterlee

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    Signal Attenuation in V.H.F. Biotelemetry, John Schmelzer

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    Flavor Factors Involved in Acceptability of Carp for Human Consumption, Clarice E. Shank

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    Ecology of the Black-Footed Ferret and the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Robert G. Sheets