Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Sensitization to Near-infrared Light and Improvement of Titanium Dioxide Compact Layers for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Curtiss S. Kovash
Analysis of Hidden Links among Published Gene Lists from Arabidopsis, Liming Lai
A Land Cover and Land Use Change Assessment of the Philippines' Mangrove Forests: 1990 to 2010, Jordan Long
Immobilization of Cellulase and Hemicellulases on Porous Glass Beads with Subsequent Application in Saccharification of Biomass, Pavani Mandali
What Women Want : Marketing to Midwest College Women to Increase Online Purchasing, Jenna Marston
Inquiry in the Chemistry Classroom : An Age Comparative Study, Bethany M. Melroe Lehrman
Extracting Breast Cancer Feature and Generating its Parametric Pattern in Medical Images, Ju Cheol Moon
Unraveling the Biology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Persistent Infections : Integrating Field and Laboratory Studies, Susan Evon Morarie
Composing Genre and Self through Creative Nonfiction Travel Writing, Katie Munk
The Influence of International Travel on Midwestern High School Students' Cultural Perceptions and Geographic Understanding, Brady Jay Olson
Social/physical Impacts and Water Consumption Characteristics of South Dakota's Rural Water Systems, Matthew J. Pajl
Sources and Fate of Nitrate in the Big Sioux River, Ujwal D. Pandey
Effect of Genetic, Environment, and Management on Wheat Grain Yield, Protein and Amino Acid Composition, and Quality, Hyejin Park
Physico-chemical and Rheological Properties of Soy-DDG Blends in Wheat Flour Based Food Formulations, Kalpesh Parmer
Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Construction Review, Brooke B. Postma-Edger
Advanced Statistical Methods for Analyzing Heart Disease Risk Based on Blood Fatty Acids, James V. Pottala
Two-dimensional Flow Modeling of the James River at the Highway 37 Bridge Crossing North of Mitchell, South Dakota, Ryan Patrick Rossell
Development of a Tripartite Subunit Vaccine and a Modified Live Vaccine Against Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Xiaosai Ruan
Transcutaneous Vaccine Delivery Systems, Preety Sahdev
Role of Brain Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Acute and Chronic Effects of Ethanol in Mice, Ravi Kiran Sajja
Native American Sex Offenders: Residing in Disorganization?, Stacy Sanders
Effects of Genistein on Cytokine Response to Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation in Porcine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Lyssa S. Seefeldt
Aerospace Battery Management : From Manufacturing to Recyclin, Bernard Kwabena Sefogah
Photovoltaic & Photophysical Study of Dye and TiOrNanoparticle Interactions in Porphyrin-sensitized Solar Cells (M.S.), Maheshwar Shrestha
An Updated Radiometric Calibration of the Hyperion Sensor, Sandrip K. Shrestha
Women and Water: Meeting Nepalese Women's Practical and Strategic Gender Needs, Umit Shrestha
Prairie Wedgegrass: Life History and Potential for Wetland Restoration, Bryan D. Simon
Innate Immune Responses of Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Bacteria-associated Molecular Patterns and Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Chithra Sreenivasan
Impacts of DBP Precursor Removal and Disinfection Modifications on DBP Formation at Missouri River Water Treatment Facilities, Brittni A.S. Stephens-Yates
Longitudinal Data Analysis, Ramu Goud Sudhagoni
Incorporating Culture into Ethics Education for Scientists, Julie A. Thorstenson
A Cross-Sectional View of Energy Balances in Crop Production Systems of Eastern South Dakota, Seth Urbanowitz
Parents Perceptions of the Advantage of Nature for Growing Children (0-5) Years in the Midwest, Uma Devi Vadamalai
Satellite Driven Hydrologic Modeling of Ungauged Lakes and Reservoirs : Applications in East Africa, Naga Manohar Velpuri
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A View Into the Colonial Abyss, Tamara Joelle Voight
Rado Numbers for some Non-Homogenous Inequalities, Corey Vorland
Cost-effective Photovoltaics Utilizing Hybrid Amorphous/Crystalline Silicon, Jun Wang
Entry and Exit Behaviors of Farmers in South Dakota, Andrew W. Waugh
The Effect of Participation in Different Types of Physical Activity and Age on Bone Mass, Density, and Geometric Properties, Lee Andrew Weidauer
Bob Dylan: A Rhetorical Criticism of Dylan's Metaphor and Music, Allison L. Weiland
Image Semantic Search System (ISSS) : A Semantic-based Image Retrieving System, Peiyi Xiao
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Mediated via Morphology Engineering, Yu Xie
Optimal Resource Allocation to Support Quality of Service in Multi-hop Wireless Multimedia Networks, Lin Xing
Novel Strategies to Prepare Polymer-inorganic Hybrid N anostructure Systems for Cost-effective Energy Conversion, Tingting Xu
Fourier Irregularity Index: A New Approach to Measure Irregularity of Breast Masses in Mammograms, Gensheng Zhang
Use of Piglet Model for Development of Vaccines for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Swine influenza, Mojun Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency, and Malnutrition and Associations with Breastfeeding Status in Honduran Infants Ages 6-36 Months, Khaleal Almusaylim
Development of Climate Scenarios Using Climate Data from Specific Stations in Eastern South Dakota, Sadichya Amatya
Incorporation of Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles in Wheat Flat Breads (Chapathi and Naan), Sowmya Arra
Parent-child Internal Working Model and The Peer Relationship, Amybeth Ballou
Understanding My Image of the Child : My Journey as a Preschool Teacher, Kamara L. Bartels
Development of Climatic Scenarios Using Precipitation Data for Aberdeen, South Dakota, Nabin Basnet
Managing Manure Application to Limit Nutrient Runoff from Agricultural Field, Ammar B. Bhandari
Atomic Layer Deposited HfO2 Interface Treatments for Improved Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance, Braden Bills
Diet-based Fitness in Coccinella Novemnotata Herbst (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Danielle Marie Brandt
The 'ex' Factor ... Will They Be Friends? : A Qualitative Analysis of Post-dissolutional Communication Among Former Premarital Cohabitating Couples, Brittany Bunkers
Social Factors Associated with Disadvantaged First Year College Students' Retention and Academic Success, James L. Burnett
Theoretical and Applied Radiometric Cross-calibration of Satellite Optical Sensors, Gyanesh Chander
Validity of the 30-s Chair Stand Test, Get-Up-and-Go Test, and Grip Strength Test in Older Adults, Amber M. Chevalier
Effects of Honokiol and Magnolol on Skin Tumor Development, Chandeshwari Chilampalli
Family Functioning : Considering Family Leisure and Parental Behaviors, Kyleigh J. Cramer
Subcellular Localization, Trafficking and Secretion of Influenza B Virus NB Protein, Andrew James Demers
AlSb Compound Semiconductor as Absorber Layers in Thin Film Solar Cells, Rabin Dhakal
The Attitude of Judges, State's Attorneys, and Bar Attorneys Towards Allowing Cameras into Courtrooms in South Dakota, Eniforme Uyoyou Eto
Effect of a Book Club Intervention on Physical Activity in Women with Coronary Artery Disease, Lindsau C. Exley
Effect of Streamflow Variation on Water Quality of the James River in South Dakota, Hanaa Fayyadh
An Analysis of Ontological Succession in Icelandic Saga Literature, Richard H. Ganci
The Improvement and Characterization of Candida Molischiana through Mutagenesis for Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Melanie R. Geiger
Quantifying Gross Forest Cover Loss in Malaysia Between 1990 and 2005: Comparisons with Contemporaneous Change in Indonesia, Namita Giree
Regulation of Uterine pH Throughout the Bovine Estrous Cycle, Jennifer Kay Grant
New Data Processing Approach for Vegetation Classification using Multiwavelength Airborne Polarimetric Lidar, Ali Haider Md.
Evaluation of the Impact of Corn Residue Removal on Soil Quality, Amber L. Hammerbeck
Comparisons of Soil within a Till Plain Across Contrasting Land Uses, Kyle R. Heimerl
Differences in Virtues between Male and Female Engineering Students in Relation to Gender-Related Patterns of Intellectual Development, Alycia A. Jensen
The Effects of Lean Beef Supplementation on the Iron Status of Collegiate Athletes, Jocelyn Johnson
Nitrogen and Water Rate Effect on Winter Wheat Dough Quality, Tulsi P. Kharel
Mitigation of Corrosion in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement, Stephanie L. Klay
The Development of Multiple Assays to Detect Influenza B in Swine, Elizabeth Kolb
An Event Driven Phenology Model : Development and Validation, Valeriy Kovalskyy
The Core of Family Structure: Intergenerational Transmission of Rituals, Emily B. Kuecker
Multivariate Time Series Analysis on Bioethanol Marketing Margins, Interest Rate, and Corn Acreage in South Dakota, Ilunga K. Kyahese
Forecasting of Pheasant Harvests and An Assessment of the Economic Viability of Simultaneous Biomass and Wildlife Production in South Dakota, Fordjour K. Kyei
Evaluating Geospatial Visualization Methods for West Nile Virus Risk Mapping, Aashis Lamsal
Communicating Consent: An Analysis of Online Collegiate Career Counseling Informed Consent Documents, Jessica Lewis
Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Applications of Mesoscopic Phthalocyanine Structures, Yong Li
Mechanism of Action of HIV- I Maturation Inhibitor, Wuxun Lu
Evaluation of Mechanical Behaviors of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Finite Element Analysis, Xiaoxing Lu
Power Management Optimization for Stand-Alone Microgrids, Seth M. McGill
Wildfires and Amazonian Birds : A Broad-Scale and Long-Term Study on the Effects of Fire on Amazonian Bird Communities and Populations, Luiz Augusto Macedo Mestre
Evaluation of Yellow-flowered Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. Falcata (L.) Arcang.) for Grazing in the Northern Great Plains, Christopher G. Misar
Use of EO-1 Hyperion to Perform Spectral Band Adjustment of Landsat-7 ETM+ and Terra Modis Sensors for Accurate Cross Calibration, Nischal Mishra