Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Improving Soybean Performance in the Northern Great Plains Through the Use of Cover Crops, Kurt J. Dagel
An Assessment of Horizontal Displacement of Topographic Features in Generalized Digital Elevation Models, Devendra Dahal
Iron Status in Physically Active Females: The Effect of Adequate Iron Intake Through Beef Consumption, Heidi M. Demuth
Sediment Effects on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in a Prairie Pothole, Oak Lake, In Eastern South Dakota, Kristopher Glenn Dozark
Knowledge and Opinion of Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Policy: Do Sources of Information Matter?, Katie L. Dreiling
Development of a Field Inspection Vehicle for Nondestructive Evaluation of The Interior Surface of Cylindrical Structures, John D. Duffy
Evaluation of Two Native Grass Germplasm Collections for Their Biomass Potential, Sam Dwire
American Indian College Success at a Mainstream University : Facilitators and Barriers to Academic Attainment, Scott D. Fleming
Integrating Lakota Culture and Biological Science into a Holistic Research Methodology : Lakol wico un na wico han wopasi, Dawn Tobacco Frank
Inverting the Hierarchy: Richard the Redeless, Mum and the Sothsegger, and the Literary Legacy of Richard II, Nicholass Giedt
Evaluation of Teen-taught KidQuest: A School Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for 5th and 6th Graders in Rural South Dakota, Jessica Graumann
Songs of Heaven and Stuff of Earth: Geoffrey Chaucer's Prioress and the Medieval Body-Soul Debate, Kathleen M. Grode
Wind Generator & Biomass No-draft Gasification Hybrid, Matthew R. Hein
Factors Influencing Runoff and Sediment Losses from the Belle Fourche River Watershed in South Dakota, Matthew James Hubers
Effects of Berberine and its Combinations on Adipogenesis, Yueshan Hu
The Assessment of Agricultural Land in South Dakota, Nabil Jarachi
Interface Characterization of Explosively Bonded Gun Tubes, Christopher C. Jerred
Insecticide Usage - An Assessment of Application and Crop Selection: South Dakota Agriculture Case Studies, Ariel Ruth Keating
Measuring Students' Personal and Professional Growth in the Nine STudents Emerging as ProfessionalS (STEPS) Characteristics, Michael A. Keegan
Essential Oil Use in Canine Veterinary Medicine, Elizabeth Rowan Keith
Theoretical Study of Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Organic [pi]-Conjugated Materials for Photovoltaic Devices, Vedbar Singh Khadka
Deciding to Come to the U.S.: International Students and Sociocultural Adaptation, Saileza Khatiwada
Young Adult Volunteerism: Motivation and Satisfaction, Jessica J. Kirkham
Discovery of Sulfur Mass-Independent Fractionation (MIF) Anomaly of Stratospheric Volcanic Eruptions in Greenland Ice Cores, Alyson Leigh Lanciki
Two-Dimensional Flow Modeling of the Big Sioux River at the Highway 13 Bridge Near Flandreau, South Dakota, Ryan Jon Larsen
Making a Difference at Sisseton Middle School, Tracey Lehrke
Regionalization of Unit Discharge and Head Loss Stream Flow Equations at Bridge Constrictions in South Dakota, Richard Liggett
A Tumor Cell Growth Model in a Nutrient Limited Environment, Bradley R. Lowery
Colonialism, Conflict, and the Religious Response, Nicholas T. Luetzow
Reject Inference in Sub-Prime Credit, Nathaniel Lutz
The Impact of Community Cultural Wealth on Health, Tracey R. McMahon
Biodiesel Synthesis via Heterogeneous Catalysis And Development of Product Assessment Method By Quantitative Glycerol Analysis, Erin Jo Mercer
Amino Acid Utilization from Corn Distillers Grains-Based Diets for Dairy Cows, Kamal Mjoun
In Vitro Degradation of Bovine Myofibrils is Caused by u-calpain, not Caspase-3, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser
Comparison of Imputation Methods for Longitudinal Data with Missing Values, Michikazu Nakai
Blending Chlorinated and Chloraminated Water in a Regional Water Supply System, Abby Drews Nelson
Mitochondria-Targeting for Improved Photodynamic Therapy, Ethel J. Ngen
Saving the Sorceresses, Shrews and Side-notes: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Feminist Arthurian Redaction, Bridget R. Nordquist
Fat and Rumen Undegradable Protein for Grazing Cows: Effect on Composition of Milk and Quality of Cheese, Rosemary Nyoka
IRIS-A New Plagiarized Code Detection System, Sangjun Park
Effects of Short Term Administration of Genistein on the IGF-I System in Ovariectomized Gilts, Carolyn Nicole Paulson
Longitudinal Data Analysis of Bone Health During Lactation and Weaning, Larissa Peterson
An Approach for Adding Type-Safe Static-Context Duck Typing to an Object-Oriented Programming Language, Kevin Pond
Design and Development of a Reversible Fiber Optic Hydrazine Gas Sensor at NIR Spectral Range, Barun Ranjitkar
A New 2000 Year Volcanic Record from a South Pole Ice Core, Angelica Rebeca Reyes
Life Skills & Benefits from South Dakota 4-H, Audrey Jo Rider
Experimental Evaluation of Cold Formed Steel Walls Using Hot Rolled Steel Load Distribution Members Supporting Nucor-Vulcraft Joists, Adam F. Roark
Family-Based Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Umesh Raj Rosyara
Relationship Between Dry-land Strength and Tethered Swim Force Pre and Post Taper in Collegiate Swimmers, Bradley J. Schmidt
Estimating Probabilities of Extreme Market Returns, Adam Bilyeu Schmitz
Gravel Road Condition Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology, Sabina Shahnaz
Correlation Study of MRI and Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection, Woo-Shik Shin
Relative Gain Characterization and Correction for Pushbroom Sensors Based on Lifetime Image Statistics and Wavelet Filtering, Alok Kumar Shrestha
Jointed Plain Concrete Mix Design for Pavement Application in South Dakota, Jason David Stripling
Evaluating Women in Agriculture Training Programs in South Dakota, Barnabas Sugutt
The Effects of Genistein on Cytokine Response to LPS in Equine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Anna Rose Taylor
Measuring Students' Personal and Professional Growth in the Nine Students Emerging as Professionals {STEPS) Characteristics after Participating in the STEPS Program: A Qualitative Study, Lillian J. Van Vlack Bruckner
Community Embeddedness and Residential Plans of Latino Dairy Farm Workers in Rural South Dakota Counties, Joel Javier Vargas
Dendrimer Based Nanocarriers for Transcutaneous Drug Delivery, Venkata Vamsi Krishna Venuganti
Customer Segmentation using Cluster Analysis on Student Loan Applications, Josie Wallin
A Study of Restaurateurs' Attitudes and Practices in Relation to Obesity, Chanda Lynn Walter
The Effect of an Education Program Encouraging Beef Consumption on Iron Status in Physically Active Females, Mariah Weber
Imaging Optical Diffuse Reflectance in Beef Muscles to Predict Myofibrillar Protein Degradation and Tenderness, Sarah Jo Wells
Connecting to Generation.com - The Challenge Facing University Student Unions, Nicholas W. Wendell
Distribution of Selected Physical and Chemical Properties on Reclaimed Mine and Native Soils, Carrie E. Werkmeister-Karki
Novel Detection Methods for Markers of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Stephanie L. Youso
An Enhanced Malicious Web Crawler Detection and Classification System, Tianying Zhong
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The SDSU Preschool Laboratory's Philosophy : A Study of Parental Understanding and Involvement, Natalie Abbey
Attitudes and Behaviors of Consumers Toward Local and Urban Markets in the Badia Region of Jordan, Shaheen Alsirhan
Vitis Riparia Phytochrome E Expression Differs with Tissue Type and Age, Drew Louis Anderson
Changing Fire Return Intervals in Southern California, Sarah E. Arnold
Influence of Pedagogical Documentation on Children's Use of Meta-cognition, Carrie Lynn Benson
The Silenced Women in Jean Stafford's Western Fiction, Gina Benz
Structured Versus Unstructured Activities and Stress in Rural South Dakota Youth, Karen J. Beranek
T-color Selectivity Rado numbers, Mike Bergwell
Consistent Radiometric Calibration of Landsat-1 Through -5 MSS Sensors Using Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites, Rajendra Bhatt
Changing Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards of South Dakota Census Tracts in 1990 and 2000, Hana J. Bloomberg
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota : Drainage Patterns, Assessment Techniques, and Predicting Future Risks, Michelle A. Bouchard
Perspectives on the Role of "Parent" : A Case Study of a Mother with an Intellectual Disability, Pamela Boyer
Modeling Fire Disturbance and Forest Structure Change in The Black Hills, Stephem Perry Boyte
A Markov Multinomial Regression Model for Predicting Consumer Credit Risk, Thomas Brandenburger
Locating Wind Energy Habitat Disturbance Zones with GIS-based Modeling : A Study of Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus Urophasianus in the Northwestern Great Plains, Lindsay Bressler
U.S. Fathers' Time Spent Caring for Their Children's Health-Related Needs and its Impact on Children's Health, William Trevor Brooks
A Q-study of Display Type's Visual Impact in College Textbooks, Tara M. Buehner
A Feminist Analysis of Hillary Clinton's 2008 Democratic National Committee Primary Debate Discourse, Andrea Carlile
Investigations Into Chemical Analysis : Assessing Greenness, Quantifying Isomers, and Modeling Diffusion, Julee L. Driver
Reintroduction of Bison (Bison bison) on Reservations in South Dakota: Four Case Studies, Trudy M. Ecoffey
Non-Conformist Fiction in 1950s America : Social Criticism in Invisible Man, The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit, and On the Road, Shirley Renee Even
A Combination Survival and Time Series Model for Predicting Time to Default, Alfed Furth
Effects of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) and Cattle on Vegetation Composition and Disappearance in the Mixed-Grass Prairie, Melissa L. Gabrielson
An Evaluation of Habitat Use and Requirements for Grassland Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Central and Western South Dakota, Mitchell J. Greer
Feminist Rhetorical Criticism of VH-1's Rock of Love and Participant Blogs, Brandy Lee Gruis
Continuous Composite Beams Utilizing Stand-off Screws to Support Offset Load Bearing Cold-formed Steel Stud Framing, Nickolas Michael Haltvick
Cold Water Immersion Has No Effect on Measures of Recovery between High-Intensity Exercise Bouts Occurring Within the Same Day, Emily A. Hansen