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ETDS from 1965
The Effects of a Cold Sitz Bath on Various Measures of Circulorespiratory Recovery from Vigorous Exercise, William Charles Talich
Structural Relationships for National and Regional Production of Beef Calves, John E. Trierweiler
The Effects of Selected Football Drills on Agility, Douglas Lee Tschetter
Effects of Wind on Falling Drops, Charles Russell Umback
The Effect of Change in Moisture Content on the Load Carrying Capacity of Three Member Nailed Wood Joints, William Theodore Welchert
Phosphorous Uptake by Oat Seedlings from Phosphorus Fertilizer Applied to a Subsoil as Affected by Soil Moisture, Dean E. Wesley
Utilization of the Air Permeameter to Determine the Intrinsic Permeability of in Situ Soil, Robert A. Wiles
Genetic Components and Phenotypic Relationships of Blood Constituents and Production and Carcass Traits in Beef Cattle, Lowell Lewis Wilson
Effect of Amino Acids on the Nature of the Nitrogenase System in Aerobacker Aerogens, Duane C. Yoch
ETDS from 1964
Soil Particle Size by Time-weight Accumulation of Sedimentation, Yasin E. Ahmad
Characterization of Staphylococcus Species Isolated From Raw Milk with Special Reference to the Enterotoxigenic Coagulase-Positive Types, Adnan M. Ammouri
Evaporation reduction investigation Pactola Reservoir, South Dakota 1962-1963 /by Jon Francis Bartholic., John Francis Bartholic
Anatomy and Bud Formation of Subterranean Parts of Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia Esula L.), Charles A. Beasley
Underemployment and Labor Force Reserves on Southeastern South Dakota Farms, Donald J. Biggar
International Trade in Cattle and Beef Products with Emphasis on the Effects of the European Economic Community on the South Dakota Economy, Harold F. Bjarnason
Football Training Film for Offensive Line Blocking, Leland Mark Bondhus
The Effect of Environment on Heritability of Yield in Spring Wheat, Joseph J. Bonnemann
Studies on the Limiting Amino Acids in Laying Hen Diets, Darwin Gene Britzman
Cytohistological Studies on the Origin of Diploid Stem Apices in Colchicine-treated Tetraploid Sorghum Seedlings, Chen Ho Chen
Problems in the Freeze-drying of Foods, Minakshi Desai
A Plan of Trade and Job Analysis for Organizing Printing Instruction in School or Plant Situations, Ngo Dinh Duyen
The Development of a Football Training Film and Manual of the Five-four Defense at South Dakota State University, Roger Roman Eischens
Pork Carcass Quantity and Quality Components as Influenced by Live Weight, Robert Charles Fletcher
An Evaluation of the Developmental Reading Program at South Dakota State College, Ruth L. Foreman
The Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Predicted Academic Success Among Selected College Freshmen Male Students at South Dakota State University, Dwain S. Guelle
Processing Costs for Fluid Milk Packaging Operations, Hollis D. Hall
A Comparison of the Characteristics of the Ped Faces and Ped Interiors in the B Horizon of a Modal Chestnut Soil, Robert Dean Heil
Homeostatic Relationships of Single- and Double-crosses of Corn, Rodney Orlyn Hexem
A Study of the Scope of the Declamation Program in South Dakota and its Values as Measured by Presently Enrolled College Students, Jeanette U. Horn
Observations of the Locomotor Responses of Diabrotica Virgifera lec., D. Undecimpunctata Howardi Barber and D. Longicornis (SAY), as Induced by Various Odoriferous Plant Materials, Donald L. Hostetter
The Design of an Apparatus for Investigating Turbulent Mixing of Two Parallel Air Streams and an Analysis of the Half-jet Phenomenon, Roger Alden Iverson
A Study of the Effectiveness of Shrink-resistant and Antibacterial Finishes on Wool Blankets After Repeated Launderings, Coila M. Janecek
A Comparative Study of Selected Personality Traits of Varsity Athletes, Gordon Delancey Jeppson
The Effect of Span Length on Ultimate Moment in Rectangular Plain and Reinforced Concrete Beams, Abolgasem Kazemi
The comparison of two training programs, isometric ontractions and Calisthenics, on Strength and Selected Body Measurements of Female College Freshman, Willis R. Kelly
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program Upon Speed of Forearm Muscle Contractions, Roger Dale Kerns
Economic Comparison of Improved and Unimproved Pastures in Producing Beef in Eastern South Dakota, Duane D. Kluckman
The Effect of Wave Formation on Open Channel Flow in a Triangular Closed Conduit, Yung Kuan Lo
Growth Characteristics and Pathogenicities of Monospore Cultures of Septoria Glycines, Neil Everett Martin
Food Habits of Bigmouth and Smallmouth Buffalo in Lewis and Clark Lake and the Missouri River, Thomas S. McComish
Influence of Proportions of Concentrates to Roughage with Various Feed Additives on the Feedlot Performance of Growing and Finishing Steers, Wayne Bernard McGillick
Skill Evaluation of Majors in Physical Education, Michael Byrnes McKay
Antibiotic Accumulation in an Outdoor Anaerobic Poultry Manure Lagoon, Dennis A. Messmer
An Appraisal of the Use of Soil Survey Information as the Basis for Valuing Land for Tax Purposes in Spink County, South Dakota, Donald Dean Patterson
Stair-running as a Training Method, John D. Pearson
Rate of Advance and Infiltration on Furrow Irrigated Blencoe Soils in Southeastern South Dakota, Richard C. Pedersen
The Effect of an Isometric Training Program on the Speed of Selected Leg Movements, Larry Gene Rector
An Inquiry Concerning Health as a Status-role, Robert S. Redhead
The Influence of Carcass Maturity and Marbling on Beef Muscle Pigments and Color, John R. Romans
A Guide for the Performance Review of County Extension Agents, Cecil D. Sanderson
A Survey of the Girl Dropouts at the Port Angeles, Washington High School During 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1962-63 with Implications for Strengthening the Homemaking Program, Norma Swenson Sandison
A Study of the Basic Strength Components of Asphaltic Concrete, Jalal Sarsam
The Carbohydrate Composition and In Vitro Digestibility of Western Hheatgrass at Various Growth Stages as Determined by Leaf Number and Cutting Date, Dennis L. Schentzel
Application of Revised Flesch Reading Ease and Human Interest Formulas to Locally-written and Associated Press copy in three South Dakota Dailies, Helen Kakonis Schultz
The Effect of Frozen Storage on The Microflora of Raw Milk, Jaswant Singh
Weekly Newspaper Editors' Acceptance and Use of 1963 State 4-H Contest Pictures and Captions Supplied by State and Local Extension Service Sources, Leland L. Sudlow
A Selected Bibliography of Material on the College Basic Speech Course with Annotations of Material on Evaluation of Student Speeches, Patricia Ellwein Tanaka
Dietary Selenium and Arsenic Additions in the Life Cycle of Laying Hens, Nirwan Tilak Thapar
Molecular bonding in Rh6 (CO)16 Secular Determinants, Richard T. Thompson
Application of Group Theory to the Alpha Particle Model of the S32 Nucleus, Jerald Arden Tunheim
The Reactions of Selenium with Purines, Pyrimidines, and Certain Other Compounds, Sandor Laszlo Vander
An Eclectic Teaching Approach to William Faulkner's Requiem for a Nun for Use in an Introduction to Literature Class, Wayne John Viitanen
Comparative Study of Milk Quality Tests on Manufacturing Grade Raw Milk, Donald L. Wallace
A Sociometric Study of Social Process and Structure with a Selected Sample of Rural Youth, Wendell D. Wessman
Characteristics of Chicken Wastes and Disposal by Lagooning, Charles Roger Wieting
Comparison of the Scope and Effectiveness of Soviet and United States Foreign Economic Aid Programs, Levon Yeganiantz
ETDS from 1963
A Column Chromatographic Analysis of Organic Acids in Silage, Roger Everett Bawdon
Investigations of Inhibitors, Dormancy, and Photoperiod in Common Ragweed, Veryl E. Becker
A More Quantitative Approach to Soil Morphology, George Jule Buntley
The Effect of Erythromycin on Feed Consumption, Rate of Gain, Feed Efficiency and Fecal Bacteria of Growing Swine, Lawrence Eugene Carson
Bonding in Octahedral Structures and Symmetric Organic Structures with Attached Phenyl Groups, Leon Duane Crossman
Root-shoot Transition of Ranunculus Septentrionalis Poir, Ronald Maurice Duehr
A Study of Physical Fitness of Selected Students in South Dakota and Iowa, Floyd Dean Farrand
An Examination and Evaluation of the Internal Production Control Structure and Job-oriented Communication Methods Used in the Pinting Plant at South Dakota State College, Donald Murray Ferguson
Synchronization of Estrus in Swine, Robert D. Fritschen
Identification of Dimethyl Selenide as a Respiratory Product from Organisms Administered Selenium Compounds, James Donald Froom
The Effect of Cycling Moisture Content on the Lateral Load Carrying Capacity of Three Member Nailed Wood Joints, Conrad Brian Gilbertson
The Installation and Operation of a Creep Testing Machine to Determine its Operating Characteristics, Lawrence L. Hansen
Vitamin A and Carotene Requirements of Fattening Beef Cattle, Thomas M. Hansen
A Comparison of Motor Abilities of Normal and Mentally Retarded Children, Dwayne G. Head
The Effect of Immersion in a Heated Whirlpool Bath Upon Reaction Time, Arm and Shoulder Girdle Strength, and General Endurance, Dennis Leroy Hegle
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Selected Roller Settings on the Ink Transfer Capabilities of a Polyurethane Roller, Christian Christian Hein
Revegetating Native Grass Pastures with Tame Grasses and Alfalfa in the Northern James Valley Region of South Dakota, Laurel L. Howe
The Use of Electrocardiographic Radio Telemetry to Determine Heart Rate in Ruminants, John Russell Jahn
Dairy Product Demand Projections to 1975: Their Impact on South Dakota's Dairy Industry, Norman R. Kallemeyn
The Effect of Organic Trenching on Grain Yields, Soil Moisture and Root Penetration on Claypan Soils in South Dakota, Quentin S. Kingsley
The Relationship of Selected Characteristics of Farm Operators to Attitudes Toward Retirement, Wayne L. Larson
Economic Development in Taiwan, Chan Tung Li
Development of a Statistical Method of Determining "Bleed" for Offset Reproduction, Guang Shyon Liou
A Regional Comparison of Printing Management Salaries in the United States, Richard George Loken
The Social System of a Rural Yugoslav-American Community, Oysterville, Frank M. Lovrich
Earth-resistivity Measurements and Interpretations, Beverley Eugene Lundberg
A Study of a Legume Weevil, Sitona scissifrons say, in South Dakota, Gale B. Mast
A Study of 43 Public School Printing Departments Located in Seven Upper Midwest States, Clyde W. Miller
Preliminary Study of the Morphology, Genesis and Classification of Some Soils Developed from Pierre Shale, Earl Anthony Monnens