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.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
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ETDS from 2020
Investigating the Feasibility, Procedures, Benefits, and Challenges of Using Mixed Reality in Construction Projects: An Electrical Layout Case Study, Samjhana Shakya
Use of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for High Throughput Evaluation of Forage Yield in Oat Breeding Nurseries, Prakriti Sharma
A Series-Elastic Robot for Back-Pain Rehabilitation, Elhussein Shata
Predicting Farinograph Stability of Wheat Flour with Mixograph and Glutomatic Tests, Brooke Shumate
Applications of Hydrodynamic Cavitation in Dairy Manufacturing: Process Development and Standardization, Jae Young Sim
Crop Rotations, Tillage and Cover Crops Influences on Soil Health, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Farm Profitability, Jasdeep Singh
Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions under Integrated Crop-Livestock Agroecosystems, Navdeep Singh
Development of Cellulose Acetate-Based Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Ruhit Sinha
Development and Validation of Advanced Analytical Methods for Pesticides, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, and Opioids in Soil and Drinking Water, Christopher Skaggs
The Effect of Neonicotinoid Clothianidin on Ring-Necked Pheasant Survival and Reproduction, Michael Sundall
Development of Methods to Improve Lactose Recovery from Permeate and Drying Characteristics of Greek Acid Whey, Venkateswarlu Sunkesula
Semantic Segmentation Using Modified U-Net Architecture for Crack Detection, Michael Sun
Understanding the Effect of Single- and Twin-Screw Extrusion Processing Parameters on Physical and Physico-Chemical Properties of Sprouted Quinoa and Sprouted Proso Millets, Gabriela John Swamy
Optimization-based Fast-frequency Support in Low Inertia Power Systems, Ujjwol Tamrakar
Working Capital Management and Economic Policy Uncertainty, Jacob Kplorla Tandoh
Plant Microbial Interactions in Wheat: Fusarium Head Blight and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Yaqoob Rashid Thurston
Assessing the Relationship Between Principal Priorities, Written Wellness Policies, and School Wellness Policy Implementation, Courtney Trapp
Factors Influencing Adoption and Adoption Intensity of Precision Agriculture Technologies in South Dakota, Md Mahi Uddin
Giving Voice to Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis: A Phenomenological Study, Brandon M. Varilek
The Relationship Between Food Rules and Childhood Obesity in Rural and Non-Rural Families, Anna Venjohn
A Natural Antimicrobial from Bacillus Subtilis as a Biosanitizer for Resilient Membrane Biofilms, Pratishtha Verma
Single Droplet Drying Technology for the Optimization of the Dairy Ingredients with Best Quality and Functionality, Hiral Narendrabhai Vora
Responses of Land Surface Phenology to Wildfire Disturbances in the Western United States Forests, Jianmin Wang