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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Conservation Practices and Payment for Ecosystems Services: An Inquiry into South Dakota Farmers' Preferences and Decision-Making, Damilola T. Adereti

Role of Interferon Induced Transmembrane Protein 3 (IFITM3) and Neural Precursor Cell Expressed Developmentally Down Regulated Protein 4 (NEDD4) in Seneca Virus A (SVA) Replication, Shamiq Aftab

The Effect of Social Determinants of Health on End-Stage Kidney Disease Mortality Across Diverse Adult Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Prince Agyapong

Functional Biobased Materials from Lignocellulosic Biomass, Shafet Ahmed

Effects Of Isoacids Supplementation in Lactating Cows’ Diet Varying in Forage Fiber Level on Performances, Feed Efficiency, and Milk Fatty Acids Profile, Sumon Ahmed

Nanobubble Technology: Properties in Water, Model Milk Protein Solutions, and Dairy Processing Wastewater Streams, FNU Akshit

2,3,4 Trihydroxybenzoic Acid, A Plant Secondary Metabolite Inhibits Cancer Cell Growth, Mina Akter

Physiochemical and Functional Properties of Sweet Potato Bread and Dietary Fiber Enriched Wheat Bread, Raed Alayouni

Identification and Characterization of Three Novel Rumen Bacterial Species in Sheep Fed a Concentrate Diet, Reid Frederick Anema

Assessing the Performance and Cost Effectiveness of Rainwater Harvesting for High Tunnel Production Across Climates in the Continental United States, Mustafa Aydogdu

Developing Machine Learning Models for Selection of Management Zones, Sravanthi Bachina

Development and Characterization of Transparent Soil Using Biodegradable Polysaccharides, Said Badshah

Delivery of Gemcitabine, Stearoyl Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel Through PLGA Nanoparticles and Its Effect on the Desmoplasia of Pancreatic Cancer Spheroids, Rishabh Bahl

Integrating Early Season Clover Cover Crops as a Living Mulch in Broccoli and Transitional Organic Winter Squash Production in Eastern South Dakota, Alexis Rose Barnes

Genetic and Ecologic Effects of Seed Dormancy Genes on Seed Aging, Soil Seedbank Longevity, and Microbiome in an Isogenic Background of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.), Bhupinder Singh Batth

Estimating South Dakota’s Capacity to Meet K-12 School Meal Fruit and Vegetable Requirements With State-Grown Produce, Bridgette Bienias

Effects of Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tools for Riparian Restoration on Prairie Streams in Western South Dakota, James Andrew Joseph Bolyard

Longevity in Afrikaner Cattle: A Survival Analysis, Allison M. Bot Steffl

Advancing Karl Jaspers: The Connection Between the Theory of Existential Communication and Mentoring Satisfaction, Nolan Patrick Bowers

Beef Hot Carcass Weight Influences Proteolysis, Clay J. Carlson

Overwhelmed and Unsupported: The Experiences of Long-Term Care Certified Nursing Assistants with Traumatic Events, Nicole L. Carlson

Evaluation of a Novel Corn Fermented Protein Ingredient, Probiotics, and Postbiotics on Nursery Pig Growth Performance and Gut Health, Juan F. Castillo Zuniga

Nutrient Intake, Performance, and Body Composition in Preseason Wrestlers, Gregory Coapstick

Improving Stream Connectivity In South Dakota, Colton Rainier Curtis

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) Oviposition Preferences And A Survey Of Fungal Pathogens On Native Milkweeds (Asclepias) Of The Northern Great Plains, Grace Damiano

Elucidating The Role of Sialic Acid in Tumorigenic Pathways, Kakali Das

Field Scale Evaluation of a Flow-through Filtration System with Mixed Media to Remove E. Coli from Stormwater, Ankur Debnath

The Influence of By-O-Reg+ Beef, an Oregano-based Essential Oil Supplement, on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Finishing Beef Steers, Bergin Mackenzie DeBruin

Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for Sensing Salinity and Sodicity in Glacial Northern Great Plains Soils with Machine Learning Models, Adam Devlin

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Different Varieties of Spring and Winter Peas of South Dakota, Prakriti Dhakal

Organizational Culture's Impact on Job Satisfaction: A Reconceptualization of the Competing Values Framework, Isaac Thor Erickson

The Relationship of Macronutrient Intake with Growth in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Jessica L. Freeling

Climate Change Adaptation for Embankment Through Biogeotechnics, Debayan Ghosh

Rado Numbers for Two Systems of Linear Equations, Anthony Glackin

The Role of Gender and Age in Shaping Attitudes Towards Childcare and Financial Roles in American Families, Spoorthi Golla Vasantha Narender

Evaluation of AASHTO Seismic Design for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns, Andrew LeRoy Grismer

Evaluating Deterministic Approaches to Forecast Population by Educational Attainment in the United States, Wei Gu

Development of Innovative Flocculation Technologies for Agricultural Water Treatment, Noor Haleem

The Hutton Project: Long-Term Agricultural Impacts on Soil Loss and Carbon Dynamics in Eastern South Dakota, Eli Halverson

Scaffold Hopping for the Lead Optimization of the Orally Active Antileishmanial Pyrrolo-Quinazoline Alkaloid Natural Product Peganine, Sunitha Jada

Optimizing Large Language Models and Multimodal Approaches for Biomedical Publication and Satellite Imagery, Youngsun Jang

Computational Characterization of Extracellular Electro-Osmotic Flow During Tissue Repair, Ashley Jorgensen-Blocker

Impact of Varying Molecular Weights of Hyaluronic Acid on the Functional Properties of Process Cheese Product, Rutvi Joshi

Effects of Storage Regimes on Chemistry, Functional Properties, and Vitamin Profile of Different Varieties of Chickpea, Shirin Kazemzadeh Pournaki

The Effects of Degradation on PLA when Combined with Additives in a Single Screw Extruder, Jack Koester

Impact of Solar Radiation on Perchlorate Formation in the Atmosphere: Evidence from Ice Core Measurements, Bishnu Kunwar

Structural Construction and Surface Modification of Copper Current Collectors for Lithium Metal Batteries, Yaohua Liang

An Integrated Hybrid P2P-DR Networks for a Transactive Energy Market Platform Considering Electricity Network Constraints, Sheroze Liaquat

Do Agricultural Commodity Price Spikes Always Stem From News?, Zhouxin Li

Removal of Phosphorous, Copper and Zinc from Stormwater Using Powdered Activated Carbon (Pac) Based Water Treatment Residuals, Foysol Mahmud

Computational and Experimental Modeling of Particle Transport Inside Respiratory Pathways and Indoor Environments, Abir Malakar

Anemia in Highly Prolific Sows: Implications on Piglet Outcomes, Farrowing Complications, and Longevity Considerations, Katlyn A. McClellan

Role of Production Systems on Carcass and Palatability Attributes of Bison, Lydia Margaret Hite O'Sullivan

An Investigation of Bidder Behaviour in WIC Infant Formula Rebate Auctions, Ashma Pandey

Utilizing Soil Sensors to Assess Soil Health and Investigating Cover Crops Impact on Methane Emission, Shailesh Pandit

Contrastive Learning, with Application to Forensic Identification of Source, Cole Ryan Patten

Primary Cilia and Intraflagellar Transport are Essential Regulators of Lymphangiogenesis and Modulate Cellular Trafficking of Ve-Cadherin, Delayna Paulson

I Can't Look Away: Parasocial Relationships with Dance Mom Characters Across TV and Social Media, Kennedy Kay Pirlet

Access to Banking : A South Asian Perspective, Aditi Poudel

Species Distribution Modeling of Aquilegia brevistyla (Ranunculaceae): A Critically Imperiled Black Hills Disjunct Species, Eric Daniel Puetz

Advancing Biological Applications Through Microfluidic-Based Tool Development, K.M. Taufiqur Rahman

Refining the Inverse Lipschitz Constant for Injective ReLU Networks, Cole Rausch

Nitrogen Application Timing and Cereal Rye (Secale Cereale L.) Cover Crop Influence Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Graig Reicks

Feasibility Study of Managing Peak Cooling Loads to Achieve Energy Cost Reduction in a Northern Climate Campus, Mark Rizkalla

Evaluation of Soybean Meal Versus Distillers Co-Products as a Protein Supplement for Finishing Beef Cattle: Effects on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Efficiency Of Dietary Net Energy Utilization, Cassidy R. Ross

The Effects of Temperature, Flooding, and Goose Feces Addition on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ammonification in Four High-Latitude Soils from Western Alaska, Jenna M. Ross

Ecophysiology of Bradyrhizobium Diazoefficiens USDA 110, Armaan Kaur Sandhu

Plant Pathways Associated with Competition for Soybean Root Colonization by Bradyrhizobium Strains, Athira Sethu Madhavan

Artificial Intelligence and Image-Based Phenotyping for Monitoring Morpho-Physiological Dynamics in Grapevines, Prakriti Sharma

Breast Tissue as a Local Drug Reservoir for Anticancer Therapy in Breast Cancer, Saniia Shchinar

Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Crop Progress at Field Scales by Fusing Observations from Both Polar-Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites, Yu Shen

Influence of Reduced Salt in Fully Cooked Ham and Sausage Cured with Natural Celery Powder on the Growth of Listeria Monocytogenes At 4⁰C, Anne Sherod

Evaluation of Dietary Fiber Technologies in Sow Diets, Garrin Shipman

Investigating the Role and Mechanism of Host Cell Death in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus Infection, Michelle Steyn

Comprehending the Impacts of Mutations Using Various Protein Model Systems, Ujwal Subedi

Various Surfactant Soil Conditioner Effect on Plant Nutrient Concentration, Soil Nutrient Depletion, Soil Volumetric Water Content, Plant Biomass and Yield in Corn, Timothy Veldkamp

The Spatial Ecology of Plains Spotted Skunks in South Dakota: Insights from Species Distribution, Resource Selection, and Co-Occurrence Models, Kara M. White

The Relationship Between Soil Test Phosphorus and Soil Biology - A Natural Management of Soil Phosphorus Through Conservation Practices, Clarence Frederick Winter

Mechanical Testing of Novel Biopolymers for the Replacement of Petroleum-Based Plastic Hay Bale Net Wrapping, Logan Wolf

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Computer Vision/AI to Better Understand the Performance of Agricultural Sprayer Nozzles, Praneel Acharya

Performance and Durability Assessment of Concrete Bridge Deck Sealants, Bipin Adhikari

Methods for Improving Potassium Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn in South Dakota, Andrew J. Ahlersmeyer

NiO Nanoparticles-Decorated Carbon Fiber Cloth as Lithiophilic Host Material for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries, Sarwar Ahmed

Modeling of Transport in Anatomic Respiratory Airways: Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery and Airborne Pathogenic Transmissions, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Akash

Extraction, Characterization, And Utilization of Yellow Pea Starch, Abdulmalik Albu Tuwaybah

Comprehensive Analysis and Forensic Investigation of Cyanide, Thiocyanate, and 2-Amino-2-Thiazoline-4-Carboxylic Acid In-Ante- and Postmortem Blood Utilizing Advanced Analytical Techniques, Abdullah Hamad Alluhayb

Evaluation of Welded and Polished Stainless-Steel Surfaces in Supporting Sporeformer Biofilms In Dairy Plants, Taghreed Almalki

Understanding Human Gut Bacterial Interactions and Their Role in Colonization Resistance Against Clostridioides Difficile Using Mini-Bioreactor Array And Caenorhabditis Elegans as Model Systems, Achuthan Ambat

Fighting for What is Right: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Fan Campaign to Save Anne with an E from Cancellation, Marie E. Anderson

Modulatory Effects of Deacetylated Sialic Acids (a Sugar Residue) in NK-Mediated Cytotoxicity and Targeted Therapy by Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Mathias Tawiah Anim

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Advanced Genomic Selection Strategies: Towards the Optimization of Oat (Avena Sativa L) Breeding, Girma Ayana

Enhancing Nitrogen Use Efficiency Through Ai-Powered Image Analysis and Innovative N-Rich Spot Method, Bobby Azad

Impact Of Covid-19 Relief Packages on U.S. Household Food Security and Food Expenditure, Bridget Yeboah Bafowaa

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) Change and Professional Development for Educators: An Assessment of a Master’s in Chemistry Program for High School Science Teachers, Mary Charlotte Bautista

Development of Corn Kernel-based Biocomposite Films for Food Packaging Applications, Swastika Bera

Some 2-Color Rado Numbers For A Linear Equation With A Negative Constant, Rachel Bergjord

Building No-Tillage Maize Nitrogen Recommendation Algorithm that Considers Improvements in Soil Health, Dwarika Bhattarai

Mechanical Properties Evaluation of 3D Printed PETG and PCTG Polymers, Kalpesh Krishnarao Bhosale

Firm-level Political Risk and Corporate R&D Investment, Emmanuel Boah

Effects of Agricultural Chemicals on Native Plants of the Northern Great Plains, Gabrielle Bolwerk