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Evaluation and Evolution of NAOnto- A Profile Ontology of Native American Diabetes Patients
(North Dakota State University, 2020-05)Diabetes is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide. Its prevalence is highest amongst the American Indian (AI) community. The existing ontology-based self-management tools for native Americans lack comprehensiveness and ... -
The Dangers of Power: Government Control in the Worlds of Condie’s Matched and Lowry’s The Giver
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This paper considers the topic of government control through the context of young adult dystopian literature. The novels The Giver (1993) by Lois Lowry and Matched (2011) by Ally Condie are specifically considered in their ... -
Re-contextualizing Past Technology for Affordable Living
(North Dakota State University, 2020-05)Today we have the luxury of hindsight; this allows for the truth of past actions to reveal itself to us. We can look back on our shared human history and recognize the repercussions of certain actions, and it is with ... -
Hospital Gardens & Therapeutic Spaces
(North Dakota State University, 2020-05)The Great Plains Region in the United States has over 3,000 hospitals and clinics. Many lacking the outdoor amenities useful to individuals year-round. This study will focus on placing those amenities at the Sanford Medical ... -
Which Witch is Witch: The Appropriation of Women’s Pain in the Use of the Witch Hunt Metaphor in Modern Political Rhetoric
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The evolution of the term “witch hunt” from a physical act to a political metaphor is largely overlooked by modern audiences. As the hysteria of the witch trials fades into popular memory, certain associations live on. In ... -
Experimental Study of the Temperature Profile of a Gaussian Type Heat Distribution
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In research aimed at studying the laser microwelding of thermoplastic materials, two theoretical heat flow models were studied by Dr. Grewell. In the surface temperature profile based on the Gaussian type distributed heat ... -
Blessed Is She: Gender Critique Through Performativity and Portrayals of the Divine in Naomi Alderman’s The Power
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Naomi Alderman’s 2016 novel The Power details the events that occur after women develop the ability to produce an electrical current throughout their bodies. This new physical power allows a matriarchal power structure to ... -
Nongrievable Bodies: Sex Trafficking Subjects Embodied in Social Media Rhetoric
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Every year thousands of women, men, and children are trafficked for sexual exploitation (sex trafficking) around the world. Legal, social, scholarly, and theoretical discourses all discuss sex trafficking, yet often times ... -
Evaluation of a Spark-Enabled Genetic Algorithm Applied to the Travelling Salesman Problem
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Traveling salesman problem aims to find the shortest route. A salesman travels to each of the cities once. Genetic Algorithm is used for solving this problem, which returns the best solution found showing the distance that ... -
Gateway Centre - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Square Peg Thinking, Round Hole Problems: An Investigation of Student Thinking About and Mathematical Preparation for Vector Concepts in Cartesian and Non-Cartesian Coordinates Used in Upper-Division Physics
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
Square Peg Thinking, Round Hole Problems: An Investigation of Student Thinking About and Mathematical Preparation for Vector Concepts in Cartesian and Non-Cartesian Coordinates Used in Upper-Division Physics
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
Timed Refinement for Verification of Real-Time Object Code Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Real-time systems such as medical devices, surgical robots, and microprocessors are safety-critical applications that have hard timing constraint. The correctness of real-time systems is important as the failure may ... -
Effectiveness of Human Error Abstraction Assist Tool at Improving the Quality of Software Requirements
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The successful completion of any given software project is dependent on error-free Software Requirement Specification (SRS) documents. SRS documents are prone to human errors and faults because their creation involves a ... -
Brain Cancer Detection Using MRI Scans
(North Dakota State University, 2020)An estimate of about 700,000 Americans today live with a brain tumor. Of these, 70% are benign and 30% are malicious. The average survival rate of all the malicious brain tumor patients is 35%. Diagnosing these tumors early ... -
Device Design for In-Situ EIS Measurements of Organic Coatings Under Accelerated Degradation Via Impingement Flow
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This paper demonstrated a holistic approach to the study of corrosion degradation mechanism of organic coatings using impingement flows. A state-of-the-art impingement flow testing device was developed for the experimental ... -
Does Post-Secondary Coursework Predict Perceived Sales Success?
(North Dakota State University, 2019)A sales career is common for recent graduates of post-secondary institutions. Looking to see if post-secondary coursework completed predicts perceived sales success assists new and upcoming programs to determine the most ... -
Dissertation Calculator Tool for Tracking and Managing Dissertation Progress for Graduate Students
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Dissertation Calculator is a tool for graduate students who are working towards their graduate degree at North Dakota State University to manage and track their dissertation progress. It is also a communication and feedback ... -
Fertilizer Management Strategies of Soybean (Glycine Max, L. Merrill) in Northcentral and Northwestern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
A Nano-Sized Approach to Exploiting the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
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