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 1992
Bioenergetics and Life History of Rainbow Smelt in Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Chris Edward Freiburger
Perception of Life Expectancy and Patterns of Health-Promoting Lifestyles of Young Adults, Bette J. Gustafson
The Relationship between Affirmatory and Disaffirmatory Communication and Self-satisfaction among Pregnant Women, Lori J. Hanson
Effects of Rodeo Herbicide on Aquatic Invertebrates and Fathead Minnows, Catherine J. Henry
Feasibility of Indexing Largemouth Bass Population Density Using Electrofishing Catch Rate and Water Conductivity Measurement, Tracy D. Hill
Fathead Minnows, Aquatic Invertebrates, and Mallard Duckling Interactions in Man-Made Ponds, Todd A. Hoernmann
Food Habits of Walleyes in Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Jeffrey J. Jackson
No Code and the Role of the Nurse: The Perception of the Older Adult, Rhonda Jensen
What Nursing Students Perceive as the Caring Ethic, Elizabeth A. Johnson
Influence of Rainbow Smelt Predation on Zooplankton Community Composition in Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Kim S. Karnitz
Habitat Selection By Female White-Tailed Deer in the Northern Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, John F. Kennedy
Physicians' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward a Hospice Program of Care and their Referral of Patients to that Program, Kathleen A. Knutson
Factors Limiting Overwinter Survival of Young-Of-The-Year Largemouth Bass in South Dakota, Todd D. Kolander
Population Characteristics and Habitat Selection of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in the Lower James River, South Dakota, Stephen J. Kubeny
Food Plot and Habitat Characteristics Associated With Ring-Necked Pheasants Use of Winter Food Plots in East-Central South Dakota, Donald T. Larsen
Composition and Flavor of Milk and Cheddar Cheese from Cows Fed Unsaturated Dietary Fat, Kenneth D. Lightfield
The Relationship Between Practice Setting Characteristics and Health Promotion Activities of Family Nurse Practitioners, Paulette Maassen
Effect of an Educational Presentation on Neonatal Nurses' Knowledge of Bedside Blood Glucose Screening Using Chemstrip BG Reagent Strips, Sharon M. Martin
The Relationship of Hardiness to Student Appraisal of Stress in a First and Final Clinical Nursing Situation, Lucinda K. Mehl
Food Habits of Walleye and Sauger in Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Steven W. Mero
Differences in Health-Promoting Actions Among Young Adults Who Highly Value Health and Those Who Do Not, Doreen Miller
Childhood Chronic Illness: Impact on Well Siblings, Diane L. Murray
Application of Lewin's Change Process to Nurses in Employment Transition, Nancy Nelson
Maternal Descriptions of their Unborn Children During Pregnancy, Peggy F. Schuelke
The Relationship of Registered Nurses' Demographic Characteristics to their Perceived Level of Autonomy, Renee G. Schulz