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Environmental and Economic Outlook of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Practices in a Mid-Sized City
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) left at landfill sites increases the burden on landfills, which are increasingly becoming scarce and costly to operate. In North Dakota, CDW generated is disposed of at the Fargo ...
Sex Differences in Response to a Large 200-Person Audience using the Trier Social Stress Test in Pre-Recorded Virtual Reality
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) induces stress in the lab by having participants complete challenging tasks in front of an audience. The TSST has been adapted to virtual reality (VR), eliminating in-person audience ...
Frequency of Misconceptions About Evolution in Grade 7-12 Biology Textbooks Over Time
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Evolution is the unifying idea of biology. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood ideas in biology. Misconceptions about evolution are common among students, teachers and the general public. However, because it is ...
Reservoir Recreation Analysis: The Effect of Reservoir Management Agency on Recreation Participation
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Dams and reservoirs are created to provide flood control, water storage for irrigation and water supply, recreation, and hydroelectric generation. Most US reservoirs provide recreation in some form. However, there are ...
Synergistic Bioactive Enhancement of Phytochemical-Linked Food Safety Relevant and Health Protective Benefits of Select Plant-Based Foods and By-Products
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Under-utilized, ethnic, or traditional plant-based foods, food ingredients, or processed plant by-products have dual functional food safety and health protective benefits due to their rich phytochemical profile. Pre- and ...
The Link Between Gut Microbiota Metabolism and Host Gluconeogenesis by Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
The gut microbiota (GM) plays a beneficial role in host metabolism. In mammals, the GM ferments dietary fiber into short chain fatty acids (SCFA), like propionate, that improves glucose metabolism. Rats fed a propionate ...
Evaluating the Performance of Emergency Medical System in the US
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
New and exciting opportunities are emerging for operational researchers to create and use models that provide managers with solutions to enhance the quality of their services as the importance of the service sector grows ...
Impact of Inverter-Based Resources on Grid Dynamics
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
The increasing integration of renewable energy resources such as wind and solar into the electric power grid through power electronic inverters has changed grid dynamics and posed challenges to grid planning, ...
Characterization of a Lab-Scale Polymethylmethacrylate and Gaseous Oxygen Hybrid Rocket
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Hybrid rockets are a type of chemical rocket propulsion where the reactants are in different phases. Historically, hybrid rockets have been underutilized in the aerospace industry. However, due to their simple nature, they ...
Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Housing Markets
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Efficient housing markets are critical for economic stability in the United States. Over one million people died in the United States from COVID-19. One method employed to halt the spread of the virus were stay-at-home ...