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 2012.
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ETDS from 2019
Development of Enhanced Weed Detection System with Adaptive Thresholding, K-Means and Support Vector Machine, Dheeman Saha
Variability of E. coli in Streambed Sediments and its Implication for Water Quality, Sadia Salam
Discovery and Characterization of Novel Substrate Selective Inhibitors of Human MRP1 (ABCC1), Angelina Sampson
Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Multiple Hip Pathologies in a Division I Football Player: A Case Study, Kelsey E. Sanders
Rigid Equilibriums of a Rotating String, Teddrick Schaffer
Evaluation of Flax Oil Supplementation on Performance of Growing Dairy Heifer Calves and Lactating Cows, Chelsea Rose Schossow
Modeling and Study of Thermal Effects on Battery Pack Using Phase Change Materials, Umang Selokar
Development and Evaluation of Vaccine Candidates for Senecavirus A, Bishwas Sharma
The Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Water Quality in the Big Sioux River: 2007-2016, Dinesh Shrestha
Effect of Mineral Ions on the Functional Properties of Starch Films, Aliza Sigdel
Development and Characterization of Wheat-Thinopyrum Junceiforme Chromosome Addition Lines, Dilkaran Singh
Assessing Listeria Risk during Different Stages of Ice Cream Manufacturing and Storage, Neha Singh
Modeling Runoff from Small Agricultural Watersheds in Eastern South Dakota, Bryce Siverling
Model School Wellness Policies: Opportunities for Improvement, Maty Skinner
Organizational Forms for Community Collaboration to Confront Homelessness, Suzanne Smith
Assessing the Impact of Interprofessional Education on the Attitudes and Interprofessional Competencies of Health Care Professionals: A Mixed methods Study, Jessica L. Stadick
A Study of Several Applications of Parallel Computing in the Sciences Using PETSC, Nicholas Stegmeier
Maximizing Ecosystem Services provided to the New Oil Crop Brassica carinata Through Landscape and Arthropod Diversity, Shane Stiles
Perceptions of Wyoming Agriculture Teachers about the Importance of SAE’s, Casey Styvar
The Economic and Social Values Associated with Small South Dakota Lakes, Aaron Patrick Sundmark
Differences in Running Mechanics and Tibial Plateau Dimensions between Overweight/Obese and Healthy Weight Children, Claire Sylvestre
Political Connectedness, Firm Performance and Corporate Risk Taking: Are Emerging Markets Different?, Augustine Tarkom
A Study of the Effect of Heat Treatment on 3D Printed PLA Impact Strength, Suresh Thota
How are Interannual Variations of Land Surface Phenology in the Highland Pastures of Kyrgyzstan Modulated by Terrain, Snow Cover Seasonality, and Climate Oscillations? An Investigation Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data, Monika Anna Tomaszewska
Novel Approaches to Evaluate and Enhance Neonatal Calf Gastrointestinal Health and Development, Fernanda Trindade da Rosa
Preservice Agricultural Education Majors’ Perceptions of Integrating Science into Agriculture, Kasey Trocke
Relationship of Weight-Related Eating Behaviors and Weight-Loss of Participants in a Proprietary Weight-Loss Program, Megan Tschakert
New Approach for Temporal Stability Evaluation of Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites (PICS), Fatima Tuz Zafrin Tuli
Reducing the Large Class Code Smell by Applying Design Patterns, Bayan Turkistani
The Role of a Community Coach in Rural Food Councils in Six Midwestern States, Kaitlyn Tusha
Direct and Indirect Effects of Recent Gizzard Shad Introductions in Four South Dakota Small Impoundments, Brandon Vanderbush
Development of Computational Techniques for Identification of Regulatory DNA Motif, Cankun Wang
Comparing Gut Microbiome and Virome in the Breast Milk- and Formula-fed Late Preterm Infants, Zyi Wang
Identifying Critical Genes for Cholesterol Metabolism in Macrophages Using CRISPR-Cas9 Whole-Genome Screens, Kevin Wanniarachchi
Assessing Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Assemblages and Effects of Eutrophication on Pyganodon grandis in Lakes of Eastern South Dakota, Katherine M. Wollman
Increasing Accumulation of Glyceollins in Soybeans via Optimization of the Fungal Incubation Process, Stephanie Wootton
Effects of a Low Allergenic Soybean Variety on Gut Permeability, Digestibility and Growth Performance in Pigs, Katelyn M. Zeamer
The Tortoise (Wildfire) and the Hare (Heavy Winter Grazing) for Promoting Heterogeneity and Improving Ecosystem Services, Lucas W. Zilverberg
Improvement of Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles Utilizing Pretreatments and Fungal Fermentation, Burgandy Zschetzsche
ETDS from 2018
Urea and rGO Additives to Iodine/Triiodide Electrolyte for Higher Efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Salem Abdulkarim
Evaluation of the Moisture-Induced Damage Potential of Asphalt Mixes and Asphalt Binder-Aggregate Systems, Rajan Acharya
Development of an Odor Management Plan for South Dakota, Suraiya Akter
Development of Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Nanocomposite Films for Smart Food Packaging Applications, Zeyad Albahr
Nutritional and Health Benefits Enhancement of Wheat-Based Food Products Using Chickpea and Distiller’s Dried Grains, Waleed H.M. Alrayyes
A Comprehensive Analysis of Aromatic-Proton Mediated Hydrogen Bonds, Mona S. Alshamrani
Diversity of Free – Living Nitrogen – Fixing Bacteria in Soil of Sioux Prairie of South Dakota, Nabilah Ali Alshibli
Evaluating E. Coli Particle Attachment and the Impact on Transport During High Flows, Louis Amegbletor
Optimization of Heat Sinks in a Range of Configurations., Archibald Allswell Amoako
Synthesis, Characterization and Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Aqueous Choline Chloride Deep Eutectic Solvents, Sampson Asare
A Study of African Savanna Vegetation Structure, Patterning, and Change, Christoffer R. Axelsson
Evaluation of Alternative Weed Hosts and Management Strategies for Soybean Cyst Nematode in South Dakota, Pawan Basnet
Assessment and Development of Cold Temperature Germination Tolerance in Oat and Hard Red Spring Wheat, Jacob Baustian
Variable Selection Techniques for Clustering on the Unit Hypersphere, Damon Bayer
Volumetric Three-component Velocimetry Two-phase Flow Measurements of Sediment Suspension under Regular Plunging Waves, Deryn Ann Beck
Aspects of White-tailed Deer Ecology and Management: Effects of Imidacloprid and an Evaluation of Management at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Elise Hughes Berheim
Repairable Precast Buildings and Bridges, Abdullah Boudaqa
Urban Gardens and Nutrition in Sioux Falls, SD, Austin Brynjulson
Efficacy of Seed Treatments, Microbial and Biochemical Pesticides for Managing Early Tan Spot and Stripe Rust Diseases of Wheat, Collins Bugingo
Identification of QTL Modifying the Activity of the Tcb1-s Locus and Characterization and Sequencing of Two Plutonium-Beryllium Induced Reduced Gametophyte Transmission Mutants in Maize, Merritt Bryer Burch
Analysis of 3D Printed Cylindrical Members, Salvador Caballero
Air-Propelled Organic Fertilizer Grits Can be Used to Control Weeds and Provide Nitrogen, Michael Carlson
Transcriptome Analysis of Root Development in Wheat Triticum Aestivum Using High Throughtput Sequencing Technologies, Ghana Challa
Soybean Iron Deficiency Chlorosis: Quantitative Trait Locus Validation and Grain Yield Evaluation, Ahmed Charif
Mechanisms by which Mechanotransduction Promotes Proliferation in Keratinocytes, Chhavi Chaudhary
Wi-Fi Finger-Printing Based Indoor Localization Using Nano-Scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Appala Narasimha Raju Chekuri
Simulation of Non-premixed Ethylene-air Crossflow Jet Flame, Jennifer Onyinye Chikelu
Life Sucks: Classifying Transgressive Fiction, Jena Christianson
Soybean Aphid Biotype 4 Resistance in Soja and Soybean Plant Introductions, Sophia R. Conzemius
A Longitudinal Examination of Eating Disorders and Associated Risk Factors in Division I Student-Athletes, Nicole Court-Menendez
Mechanical Bar Splices for Accelerated Construction of Bridge Columns, Puskar Kumar Dahal
Regulation of Local Auxin Metabolism during Soybean Nodule Development, Suresh Damodaran
Nonlinear Stochastic Filtering for Online State of Charge and Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Lithium-ion Battery, Suresh Daravath
LCD 3D Printing of a Photocurable Elastomer for Tissue Engineering, Beatriz Luiza De Souza
Adoption of Conservation Practices and Precision Technologies in South Dakota: An Empirical Analysis, Allen P. Deutz
Evaluation of the Effect of Tack Coat Type, Application Rate, and Surface Type on Interlayer Shear Strength, Chamika Prashan Dharmarathna
Vulnerability of Protected Areas to Human Encroachment, Climate Change and Fire in the Fragmented Tropical Forests of West Africa, Francis Kwabena Dwomoh
Study of Anti-proliferative Activity of Cucurbitacins Inspired Estrone Analogs on Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Sara Elgazwi
Cross Calibration and Validation of Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel 2A MSI, M. M. Farhad
Walleye Fishery Ecology in Lake Oahe of the Dakotas, Eli Felts
A Quantitative Environmental Assessment of Incorporating Torrefaction into Farming Enterprises in Eastern South Dakota, Dinesh Fuyal
Topology Optimization of Lightweight Structural Composites Inspired by Cuttlefish Bone, Varun Kumar Gadipudi
A Development of Travel Time Equation for Overland Flow as Affected by Vegetation, Naga Vara Prasad Ganti
Evaluating Bighorn Sheep Herd Response After Selective Removal of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Chronic Shedders, Tyler J. Garwood
Acculturation and Belongingness: The Keys to International Student Satisfaction, Semehar Ghebrekidan
Novel Technique of Fabrication of Porous Copper and Copper Oxide to Improve the Lithium Ion Battery Performance, Raju Prasad Ghimire
Simulation of an Ethylene Flame with Turbulence, Soot and Radiation Modeling, Santu Golder
Modeling the In-state Geographic Market Changes of South Dakota Public University Enrollments, 2006 to 2015, John Green
Molecular Level Encapsulation of Chromophores Using Pillar[5]arenes for Enhanced Photostability, Manik Gudimani
Role of Non-muscle Myosin II In Hs578T/Hs578Ts(i)8 Triple Negative Breast Cancer Progression, Shimara Gunawardana
Extending the Utility of Public Use Microdata, Eric A. Guthrie
Development of an Indoor Multirotor Testbed for Experimentation on Autonomous Guidance Strategies, Kidus Guye
"I Don't Want to Hear About Your Dick": Communicatively Managing Stigma Surrounding Foreskin Restoration, Joshua Hartelt
Insecticidal Seed and In-Furrow Treatment Recommendations for Soybean and Sunflower, Brady Hauswedell
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) State-and-Transition Model for Loamy Ecological Sites in MLRA 62 in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Mark R. Hendrix