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.
Open PRAIRIE strives to confirm that all open access items are clear of any copyright restrictions. Works in Open PRAIRIE are made available exclusively for educational purposes such as research or instruction. Literary rights, including copyright for published works held by the creator(s) or their heirs, or other third parties may apply. All rights are reserved unless otherwise indicated by the copyright owner(s).
Please contact the Electronic Resources and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Michael Biondo, with any issues, or questions concerning copyright infringement in this collection.
Finally, the development of this collection is ongoing. If you are a former South Dakota State University graduate student and wish to include your work in Open PRAIRIE, please contact us.
ETDS from 1993
Fish and Amphibian Occurrence in Waterfowl Production Area Wetlands in Minnesota During 1992, Kevin L. Mixon
Knowledge Deficits of Radation Therapy Patients in a Rural Setting: A Pilot Study, Kim H. Nearhood
Alaskan Native Suicide, Karl T. Pfeiffer
Annual Food Habits of Northern Pike in an Eastern South Dakota Natural Lake, Steven M. Sammons
Relationship between Critical Thinking and Grade Point Averages of Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Students, Diane W. Sandhoff
Wood Duck Use and Nesting Success in Artificial Nesting Structures in Eastern South Dakota, Lisa Peskin Sausville
Predictability of the Burns' Wean Assessment Program Tool: A Replication Study, Constance K. Schmidt
Relationship between Adult Patient's Reading Levels and Comprehension of Consent Form, Gwendolyn K. Schroeder
Ethiopian Refugees' Perspectives on Health Care, Lois D.J. Schuller
Food Habits and Distribution of the Emeral Shiner, Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, and the Spottail Shiner, Notropis hudsonius (Clinton), in Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Deborah C. Sewell
Nurse Caring Behaviors Perceived as Most Important and Least Important by Adult Patients with Cancer, Pamila L. VanMeeteren
Control of Common Carp in the Heron Lake Watershed, Minnesota, Donovan D. Verrill
ETDS from 1992
Reduced-fat Cheddar Cheese from Condensed Milk, Debra L. Anderson
Reduced-Fat Cheddar Cheese from Condensed Milk, Debra L. Anderson
Movements, Survival, and Habitat Use of Mallard Broods Hatched from Predator Reduced Nesting Habitats in Eastern South Dakota, Peter J. Bergmann
An Evaluation of Corn and Sorghum as a Winter Food Source for Ring-necked Pheasants, Todd R. Bogenschutz
Accelerated Ripening of Reduced-Fat Cheddar Cheese from Condensed Milk, Randall L. Brandsma
The Influence of Agricultural Chemicals on Aquatic Invertebrate Biodiversity and Genetic Diversity in Northern Prairie Wetlands, Mark A. Brinkman
The Relationship of a Hospital Merger to Elicited Moods and Feelings of the Merging and Merged Professional Nursing Staff, Goldie Burnham
The Relationship Between Practice Setting Characteristics and Health Promotion Activities of Family Nurse Practitioners, Jill J. Christie
An Assessment of Wood Duck Distribution, Abundance and Riparian Breeding Pair Habitats in South Dakota, Paul F. Coughlin
Growth and Viability of Bifidobacterium Bifidum in Cheddar Cheese, Panyam Dinakar
Needs of the Primary Family Caregiver of Cancer Clients During the Intermediate Phase of Illness, Lori L. Doeschot
Habitat Selection and Movement of Pallid Sturgeon in Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, Jonathan D. Erickson
Influence of Oilseeds on Ruminal Microbial Populations and Fermentation Patterns in Vivo and in Rumen-simulating Fermenters, Russ J. Fisher