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ETDS from 2019
Static Load Bolted Joint Elastic Resilience Testing Methodology, Paul Melino
Quality Evaluations of Hard Red Spring Wheat Grown in South Dakota, Lance Merrick
Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Heidi M. Meyer
Characterizing Spatiotemporal Patterns of White Mold in Soybean across South Dakota Using Remote Sensing, Confiance L. Mfuka
Changes in Vertical Jump Components Utilizing the Myvert Device in Female Collegiate D-1 Volleyball Players, Samantha Modrick
Effect of Water Velocity and Temperature on Energy Use, Behavior, and Mortality of Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Larvae, Joseph Thomas Mrnak
A Seed Dormancy Gene-mediated Biotechnology to Mitigate Transgene Flow into Weedy Rice, Luai Nahar Muhammad
Consumer Perceptions and Demand for Locally-Grown Vegetables in South Dakota, Richard Mulder
Coordinated Smart Home Thermal and Energy Management System Using a Co-simulation Framework, Prateek Munankarmi
Effects of Resistant Starch Type 4 on Gut Microbiota Derived Medium and Long Chain Fatty Acids and Bile Acids, Elizabeth Nagel
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of GUNW-3 as a Brain Targeting Agent, Asim Najmi
Understanding the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Health: Mediational Effects Drug Use, Sarah Nelsen
Identification and Characterization of Stress Responsive Genes in Soybean and Sunflower, Surendra Neupane
Pilot Scale Evaluation of E. Coli Filtration Removal From Stormwater Using Recycled Steel, Jason Neville
The Influence of Preovulatory Estradiol on Uterine Transcriptomics and Proteomics Around Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in Beef Cattle, Emmalee J. Northrop
Spirituality, Religiosity, and Perceived Ability to Provide Spiritual Care in Nursing Students, Shannon O'Connell-Persaud
Using Maximum Power as a Variable for 1RM Prediction in the Squat and Bench Press, Sean O'Connor
Species of Fusarium Causing Root Rot of Soybean in South Dakota: Characterization, Pathogenicity, and Interaction with Heterodera Glycines, Paul Nyawanda Okello
Evaluation of Effects of Methods Used for Forage Analysis and Dietary Inclusion of Buffer on Fiber Digestibility and Rumen Fermentation in Diets High in Distillers Grains, Lydia Kehinde Olagunju
Parents in Urbanized Areas and Their Perception of 4-H Youth Development Programs, Matthew Ryan Olson
A Bioinfomatic Analysis of Luminal and Mucosal Ileal Bacteria Colonizing Nursery Pigs Fed Different Protein Sources, Jamie L. Ortman
Application of Analytical Techniques in Food Product Development, Sonali R. Pandey
Greater Sage-Grouse Survival, Breeding Ecology, Resource Selection, and West Nile Virus Prevalence on the Eastern Fringe of their Range, Lindsey Anne Parsons
Energy Optimization and Coordination Frameworks for Smart Homes Considering Incentives From Discomfort and Market Analysis, Priti Paudyal
Reinforcement Learning and Game Theory for Smart Grid Security, Shuva Paul
Quantifying the Performance of the Protodune Single Phase Neutrino Detector Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dillon Pedersen
Repairable Moment-Resisting Steel Buildings, Heath William Pederson
The Effects of 3D Printing Parameters and Surface Treatments on Convective Heat Transfer Performance, Lucas N. Pereira
Effects of Commercial Feed Additives on the Gut Microbiota of Food Animals, Prakash Poudel
Menstrual Cycle and the Vascular Properties of Remote Preconditioning, Shelby Rachel
Validation of Candidate Loci for Maize Regrowability and Selection of Near Isogenic Lines for the Loci, Tajbir Raihan
Efficiency of Standardized ILEAL Digestible Lysine Utilization for Whole Body Protein Deposition in Pregnant Gilts and Sows during Early, Mid and Late Gestation, Christian Daniel Ramirez-Camba
Isolation and Identification of Potential Bioinoculants based on Phosphate Solubilizing and Plant Growth Promoting Benefits, Rachel Raths
Empirical Absolute Calibration Model for Multiple Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites, Bipin Raut
Flexure Properties of 3D Printed Nylon Carbon Fiber Composite and Stiffness of 3D Printed Modified Cuttlefish Bone Structure, Shashikanth Reddy
Wellness Policy Awareness Among School Leaders and the Impact on Written Policy Scores, Mariah Reil
Winter Snow Depth in Arctic Alaska Results in Complex Changes in Caribou Forage Quality, Jessica C. Richert
Our Stigmatized American Heroes: Examining How Veterans with PTSD Communicatively Manage Stigma, Rikki A. Roscoe
Stream Flow Analysis of the Big Sioux River Just South of Brookings, South Dakota, Samuel Ruppert
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