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 1992
Differences in Fish Abundance Among Habitat Types in a Warmwater Stream; The James River, South Dakota, Richard J. Walsh
Electrophoretic and Morphological Evaluation of Stizostedion Species Collected form Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Neil E. Ward III
Population Status and Characteristics of Machybopsis Gelida, Platygobio gracilis and Rhinicythys cataractae in the Missouri River Basin, Selena J. Werdon
ETDS from 1991
Difference between Nurses' Role Conception and Perceived Image, Judy A. Anderson
Habitat Characteristics Associated with Ring-necked Pheasant Use of Winter Food Plots in Eastern South Dakota, Peter L. Crookston
Seasonal Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields By White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota, Jeffrey Hallet Gould
Pronghorn Use of Agriculture Land in Northwestern South Dakota, Steven L. Griffin
The Effects of Removing Physical Restraints from the Elderly in a Nursing Home, Mina Hall
Informational Needs and Preferred Time to Receive Information for Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Patrice Hanisch
Violence : An Attempt at Control, Debra Hunking
Perceptions about Benefits of and Barriers to Breast Self-examination, Ruth H. Kenefick
Evaluation of Largemouth Bass Harvest Regulations For South Dakota Waters, John P. Lindgren
Food Habits of Yellow Perch in Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, John Patrick Lott
Effects of Two Haying Provisions on Duck Nesting in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields in South Dakota, Kent A. Luttschwager
Caring: The Essence of Nursing a Study of Patients' Perceptions of Caring Behaviors of the Nurse, Becky Nelson
Breast Self-Examination Performance Proficiency Among Rural Women, Linda Pudenz
Cultural Comparison: Nurse Selected Pain Management Actions, Verna J. Schad
Composition and Flavor of Milk and Butter from Cows Fed Unsaturated Dietary Fat and Receiving Bovine Somatotropin, Gene Alan Stegeman
Prevention of Silica Urolithiasis, Sam R. Stewart
The Veterans' Degree of Satisfaction with Selected aspects of Hospital Nursing Care Behaviors, Linda S. Tom
Growth Characteristics of Bifidobacteria in Ultrafiltered Milk, Bobbi L. Ventling
A Study of the Characteristics of Chemically Dependent Nurses Disciplined by a State Board of Nursing in the Upper Midwest, Diana V. Woude
ETDS from 1990
Interactions of Bovine Somatotropin and Nutrition on Milk Production and Composition of Dairy Cows, Christopher Lee Austin
Health Beliefs and Compliance Among Adults with Cardiac Disease, Elizabeth S. Bauer