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Influence of Soil Type, Fertilizer, and Mulch Amendment in Containerized Polyculture
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
There are many avenues to address global food supply and global food production increasing food security for individuals and communities. Though corporate agriculture provides the largest percentage of global sustenance ...
Exploratory Analysis of Mass Shooting Offenders in U.S. Journalism
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Mass shootings are commonplace in media. The media reports as to why the events happened, often within days or hours. These reasons attributed often lead to political debates on how to deter future mass casualty events. ...
Recovery of Physical and Biological Soil Properties and Vegetation on Reclaimed Oil Well Pads in Western North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Since 2000, the oil industry in North Dakota has grown to become the fifth largest oil producing and the second largest oil production and reserve state in the country. This increase in growth and activity has contributed ...
Examining Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine Through a Multifaceted Lens: From Extended Ring Functionalization to Ambipolar-Acceptor Copolymers
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
A class of materials known as conjugated polymers (CPs) has been shown to integrate the physical properties of organic plastics such as low-weight, flexibility, and synthetic modularity with electronic semiconducting ...
Enhanced Bone Tissue Regeneration Enabled with Tissue-Engineered Interlocking Nanoclay Scaffolds and Bone Morphogenic Proteins
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
About 6 million bone fractures occur annually in the US; 30% require bone grafting transplants to aid bone healing. Well-established clinical therapy techniques for bone regeneration suffer from limited availability, higher ...
The Use of Rhetorical Frames to Create Hope During Wars and Genocides: The Case of the Yezidi Women
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Scholars referred to the importance of hope communication during natural disasters. However, we rarely applied hope to the case of wars and genocides. This study investigates how women talk to their captors during wars, ...
Characterization and Detection of Bacterial Pathogens of Common Bean
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Common bacterial blight (CBB) (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Xap) and X. fuscans pv. fuscans (Xff), halo blight (Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola (Psp)), and bacterial brown spot (P. syringae pv. syringae ...
A Narrative Review and Longitudinal Data Analysis Method to Evaluate the Association Between Head and Neck Cancer and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
The pathophysiological mechanisms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and head and neck cancers (HNCs) have not been fully investigated. Currently, investigating the relationship between HNCs and OSA is incomplete due to the ...
Using Electronic Handgrip Dynamometry to Determine Human Performance in Master's Aged Cyclists and Triathletes
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Purpose: This dissertation study sought to examine the correlations of maximal handgrip strength (HGS), rate of HGS force development, and HGS fatigability on lean body mass, peak power, functional threshold power, and ...
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Size, Feeding Behavior, and Feed Efficency in Beef Cattle
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Feed efficiency in cow-calf operations can be influenced by multiple environmental and physiological factors. The current study examined the association between body size (weight, frame score, and volume), linear body ...