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Optimization of Coverage Ratios for Basis and Freight Trading Portfolios
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Changing commodity prices create opportunities for traders to profit or experience substantial losses if risk is not managed. Extensive research has been presented regarding optimal hedging strategies using futures markets ...
Identifying Beneficial Attributes of Water Management Organizations
(North Dakota State University, 2007)
Water Management Organizations (WMOs) have evolved from their inception in the early 1900s and continue to evolve today. Recently, WMOs have increased their awareness of water-quality and environmental issues. WMOs evolve ...
On the Profitability of UAS-Based NDVI Imagery for Variable Rate Nitrogen Prescriptions in Corn and Wheat in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
This study examines the grower’s decision to invest in precision agriculture technologies especially in-season variable rate nitrogen applications based on NDVI data collected from UAVs. NDVI, yield, soil, and other field ...
Modeling the Impacts of Changing Agricultural Patterns on Rainfall and Temperature in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Global climate change has been an issue of much concern for many years now with human activity being the main contributor to this phenomenon. However, some evidence in the United States Midwest suggests that there has been ...
Globalization and Obesity
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Obesity has been growing around the world during the last few decades leading the World Health Organization to announce the global obesity epidemic. This study focuses on identifying the impacts of different economic and ...
The Impacts of Cost-Reducing Technology in the Gold and Oil Industries
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
This thesis explores the question of what drives the development of cost-reducing technology. It will also explore this question in the gold and oil industries. It will integrate Paul Romer’s idea that investment in ...
Determining the Optimal Commodity and Hedge Ratio for Cross-Hedging Jet Fuel
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Airlines are exposed to risks in swings in the price of jet fuel. While there are many different options that they can use to hedge this risk, airlines often underutilize them. This study establishes the minimum variance ...
Concussion Awareness & Recognition: Youth Sport Parent's Perceptions
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Youth sport concussion has recently become a topic of concern for health care professionals. Young athletes are at greater risk of sustaining a concussion because children have a greater head-to-body ratio and their cervical ...
DuSable Tricademy for Artistic Expression: An Application of Kinetic Architectural Design for a Performing Arts Community
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
The building typology for the thesis
will be a campus for education
in the performing arts. The site
is located at the mouth of the
Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois.
The thesis will examine kinetic
architecture as ...
Impact of Agricultural Productivity Changes on Agricultural Exports
(North Dakota State University, 2008)
This study uses linear programming and econometric tools to determine the impact of agricultural productivity (technology) on agricultural exports. The study determines total factor productivity (TFP) using the Malmquist ...