Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Estimating the Impacts of Litter Size and Non-Additive Genetic Effects on Ewe Longevity and Stayability in a U.S. Western Extensive Range Production System
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Non-additive genetic effects are usually ignored in animal breeding programs due to data structure, computational limitations, and over-parameterization of the models. Non-additive genetic effects play an important role ... -
Estimating the Number of Genes That Are Differentially Expressed in Two Dependent Experiments or Analyses
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Many researchers have used the intersection method to compare the results of differential expression analysis between two or more gene expression experiments. Some methods have been proposed to estimate the number of genes ... -
Estimating U.S. Residential Demand for Fuelwood in the Presence of Selectivity
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Residential energy consumers have options for home heating. With many applications, appliances, and fuel types, fuelwood used for heating faces stiff competition in modern society from other fuels. This study estimates ... -
Estimation of Increased Traffic on Highways in Montana and North Dakota due to Oil Development and Production
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Advances in oil extraction technology such as hydraulic fracturing have improved capabilities to extract and produce oil in the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations located in North Dakota, Montana, Manitoba, and ... -
Estimation of the Capacity of a Basic Freeway and Weaving Segment Under Traditional, Autonomous, and Connected Autonomous Vehicles, Using Oversaturated Traffic Condition Data
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) and connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will be the standard in transportation in the future. The use of such vehicles could minimize traffic oscillation and travel time and boost safety and ... -
Estrogen Receptors Signaling in Airway Smooth Muscles: Role in Intracellular Calcium Regulation and Contractility
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Epidemiological evidence suggests higher incidence and severity of asthma in pre-menopausal women and aging men, suggesting a role of sex steroids, especially estrogen. In this regard, it is not clear whether specific ... -
eTablaTutor - The Electronic Tabla Leaming Game
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Tabla is a percussion instrument widely used in Indian classical music both as a solo instrument and as an accompaniment to vocal or instrumental music. Learning Tabla, like learning any musical instrument, is very much ... -
Ethanol Policy, Commodity Revenue, and Import Quantity Demand: The United States and Brazil
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Brazil and the United States have been major players in the ethanol industry for over a decade. Both countries have a strong policy backing to push the production and use of the renewable fuel while other parts of the world ... -
Ethical Landscapes of the Human Terrain System
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis addresses current controversy over ethical practices in the Human Terrain System. In the past decade the Department of Defense has adopted a cultural approach in the science of military control consequently ... -
Ethofumesate 4SC Applied Postemergence in Sugarbeet
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Experiments evaluated sugarbeet tolerance, herbicide efficacy on common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.), redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus (moq.) J.D. Sauer), and ... -
ethos-mores architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This thesis provides some answers to the question, how, as an outsider, do we begin to understand cultural values that are not ours and how does one measure the degree of threat to a minority culture when cultural values ... -
eVACuATION
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Globally, natural disasters are responsible for displacing thousands of families every year. With the unpredictable aspect and lack of predictability the displacements can last anywhere from a few days to a year. Though ... -
Evacuation Trees with Contraflow and Divergence Considerations
(North Dakota State University, 2018)In this thesis, we investigate how to evacuate people using the available road transportation network efficiently. To successfully do that, we need to design evacuation model that is fast, safe, and seamless. We enable the ... -
Evaluating an Evidence-Based Prevention Program Delivered by Primary-Care Providers and In-Home Nurse Visits: The Period of Purple Crying, an Abusive Head-Trauma Prevention Program
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is an abusive head injury where an infant is submitted to severe, repetitive acceleration-deceleration forces with or without blunt impact to the head (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... -
Evaluating Carbon Sequestration in CRP and Restored Grasslands in the North Central U.S.
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The issue of global climate change raises a need for information on the management and mitigation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The knowledge of carbon (C) characteristics within land resources can be useful for ... -
Evaluating Chemical Seed Treatments for Fusarium Root Rot Control in Dry Beans and Field Peas
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This study evaluated commercially available seed treatment products for their ability to control Fusarium solani and F. avenaceum, causal agents of root rot in dry edible bean and field peas, respectively, through in-vitro, ... -
Evaluating Different Mobile Web Navigation Styles
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Web browsing is suffering from the problem of not showing information effectively and efficiently on a small screen. The main aim of this paper is to come up with a solution that will help to minimize this issue. We have ... -
Evaluating Dynamic Soil Change in the Barnes Soil Series Across Eastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Quantifying long-term, global soil change is of the utmost importance as the human population continues growing and food security needs intensify. North Dakota presents a unique opportunity to study dynamic soil change ... -
Evaluating Effectiveness of an Undergraduate Dietetics Curriculum
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Assessment is necessary in many programs to be certain that expected outcomes are being met. Without curriculum evaluation, higher education faculty would be unaware if students are competent in the skills and knowledge ... -
Evaluating Financial, Social, and Waterbird Implications of Farming Within Wetlands Imbedded in Agricultural Fields
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) provide many ecosystem services to the region such as floodwater attenuation, maintenance of water quality, carbon sequestration, and wildlife habitat. The biophysical process ...