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Winter Road Maintenance System Design for Snow Plowing
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Winter road maintenance is critical to ensuring safety and mobility of transportation
systems in regions with heavy snowfall. Winter road maintenance system design involves
several inter-related decision making problems ...
The Effects of Cultural Dispositions on Behavior in Social Dilemmas: Examining the Impact of Expectations on Cooperation and Competition
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Many groups require cooperation in order to efficiently complete tasks in a manner that
benefits all group members. The antecedents of cooperative and competitive behavior have
been well studied using a particular class ...
Rapid Evaluation of Canola Lines for Cold Soak Filterability in Biodiesel
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Worldwide concerns about fossil fuel depletion and energy security have recently
triggered a research interest in biodiesel, which is renewable, biodegradable, and has
several other advantages as an alternative to petro ...
An In-vitro Co-Culture Model to Study the Disruption of the Blood Brain Barrier by Cronobacter sakazakii. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii)
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) is an opportunistic pathogen
associated with contaminated powdered infant formula. It causes necrotizing enterocolitis
(NEC) and sepsis, which can develop into severe ...
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Roadmap for Georgia
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Today, more than ever, business companies are held accountable and judged for
their business practices. They are expected to work in ways that make a positive impact
on the environment and the society. Corporate social ...
The Effects of 'Crucial Conversations' Training on Roommate Satisfaction and Roommate Friendship
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This study examined the impact of a communication skills workshop called
'Crucial Conversations' on the satisfaction and friendship levels of first-year roommate
dyads. Roommate satisfaction and roommate friendship were ...
Post-Deployment Key Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Many wireless sensor network applications require secure communication between nodes
in the network. However, establishing pair-wise keys between nodes to provide security is
challenging due to the limited resources in ...
Parents' Relationship, Differing Parenting Styles and the Effects on their Children
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of parenting practices, the impact of
differing parenting practices, and how gender of the parent and child impact child
outcomes. The sample for this study was taken ...
Stretching: Type and Timing for Optimal Benefits
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
It is known that stretching is able to increase the compliance of human tendons and as a
result increase the capacity of the tendon to absorb energy. Sports involving "explosive"
type skills, with many maximal ...
Fire Safety Skills Training for Individuals with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The statistics surrounding fire injury and death in the United States are staggering.
Literature concerning fire safety has focused largely on children, but persons with mental
retardation also are in need of fire safety ...