Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Development of an Anti-Corrosion Thermally Sprayed Coating System for Oil and Gas Transmission Pipeline
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Corrosion, a leading cause of failure in metallic transmission pipelines, significantly impacts the reliability and safety of metallic pipelines. To prevent and mitigate pipeline corrosion, various non-metallic coatings ... -
Development of an Instrument to Measure Collaborative Competencies in Interprofessional Health Care Education
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Despite the widespread endorsement of interprofessional education (IPE), health care education has not implemented the strategy to the extent expected. Decisions to adopt and implement IPE must be based on evidence ... -
Development of Bio-based Wood Adhesive by Using Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforcement and Crosslinking Agent for Improved Bonding Strength
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Engineered woods, plywood, particle board, and oriented strand board, are widely used as a low-cost wood replacement in many applications. Many of the currently used wood adhesives contain chemicals that are harmful to ... -
Development of Biobased Composites of Structural Quality
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Highly biobased composites with properties and costs rivaling those consisting of synthetic constituents are a goal of much current research. The obvious material choices, vegetable oil based resins and natural fibers, ... -
Development of Biobased Sandwich Structures for Mass Transit Application
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Efforts to increase the biobased content in sandwich composites are being investigated to reduce the dependence on synthetically produced or mined, energy-intensive materials for numerous composite applications. Vegetable ... -
Development of Ice Releasing Epoxy-Siloxane Marine Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2022)In this study, epoxy-siloxane coatings were prepared and modified using various polysiloxane oil additives with the goal of developing an ice releasing epoxy-siloxane coating. Contact angle, surface energy, and ice adhesion ... -
Development of Improved Methods for Watershed-Scale Topographic Analysis and Hydrologic Modeling
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Surface depressions are one of the significant topographic characteristics in depression-dominated areas and can retain runoff and break the hydrologic continuity in watersheds. In traditional semi-distributed models, the ... -
Development of Interprofessional Education Modules for Implementation into the Doctor of Nursing Practice Curriculum
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In today’s health care system, professionals must work together to achieve a common goal of improving patient care. Studies have shown that patients and families report lack of care coordination that result in repeat tests ... -
Development of Learning Objects For Teaching Software Testing Using a Cyber Learning Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This paper is an attempt to extend the database of learning objects on WReSTT (Web Repository of Software Testing Tools) that students enrolled in programming courses can use to improve their understanding of testing ... -
Development of Management Tools for Sunflower Downy Mildew (Plasmopara Halstedii) and Rust (Puccinia Helianthi)
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Downy mildew (Plasmopara halstedii) and rust (Puccinia helianthi) are two economically important diseases of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in North Dakota. Both diseases are capable of causing significant reductions in ... -
Development of Nano-Architecture Systems for High-Efficiency Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of death among women in the United States. The commonly used breast cancer treatment strategies include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal ... -
Development of New Antibody Based Theranostic Agents Targeting the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Product (Rage)
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products (RAGE) interacts with several classes of structurally unrelated ligands. The activation of RAGE by its ligands results in the cellular activation of several kinases and ... -
Development of Novel Kraft Lignin Resin for Use in Thermoset Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
Development of Operational Strategies to Minimize Bromate Formation in the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant
(North Dakota State University, 2014)A recent study at the Moorhead water treatment plant (MWTP) determined that bromate formed during ozone disinfection and, at times, exceeded the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) in the summer ... -
Development of Passenger Car Equivalency Values for Heavy Vehicles for Protected Left-Turn Movements at Signalized Intersections
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) provides methods to account for the impact of heavy vehicles in the operational assessment and design of signalized intersections. However, the overall impact of heavy vehicles on the ... -
Development of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)New graduate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) face multiple challenges when entering an autonomous practice, including challenges acquiring clinical competency, gaining clinical knowledge regarding their specialty ... -
Development of Performance Optimized Rotation Tolerant Viola-Jones Based Blackbird Detection, a Throughput Optimized Asynchronous Mac Implementation, and Automated Wheat Lodging Estimation
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The research described in this doctoral dissertation focuses on three main topics:1) performance optimization of the Viola-Jones Algorithm (VJA) for red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) detection, 2) further increasing ... -
Development of Prenatal Educational Library in the Somali Language for Family Healthcare
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the project was to develop a library of culturally sensitive, and language specific prenatal educational materials for Somali women at Family HealthCare (FHC). The educational materials were provided in both ... -
Development of Quantification and Diagnosis Methods for Cereal Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogens
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been a major disease on wheat and barley in the Northern Great Plains. It is caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa (Xtu) on wheat and X. translucens pv. translucens (Xtt) on barley. ... -
Development of Quantitative Lateral Flow Strip Biosensors for the Detection of Cancer Biomarkers
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The detection of cancer biomarkers is of great importance in oncology. Cancer biomarkers can provide diagnostic information which can aid disease screening and early diagnosis. Further, cancer biomarkers can help predict ...