Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Evaluating Fitness of Patch-Based Terrains in the Use of Video Games
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This paper deals with current an existing evolutionary algorithm used in procedural terrain generation content for video games which is gaining interest to lessen the development costs and meet desired user requirements ... -
Evaluating Mechanisms of Metastasis of Prostate Cancer to Bone Using 3D Bone-Mimetic Tissue Engineered Scaffolds
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The complex nature of cancer metastasis necessitates the development of a cancer model based on specific metastatic stages. In this dissertation, we report a polymer-nanoclay based in vitro tumor model which recapitulates ... -
Evaluating Ornamental Grasses for the Challenging Rain Garden Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Four experiments were conducted to determine the growth and survival of seven species of perennial ornamental grasses, tufted hairgrass [Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.], switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), big bluestem ... -
Evaluating Sliding Window Multi-Scalar Analysis Importance on Land Use Classification from Satellite Remote Sensing Data
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Implications of artificial intelligence around the intersection of agricultural technology and satellite remote sensing are only beginning to emerge. One of the application areas in the agriculture sector that can leverage ... -
Evaluating Standard Wet Chemistry Techniques and NIR Spectroscopic Models for Determining Composition and Potential Ethanol Yields of Multi-Species Herbaceous Bioenergy Crops
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Herbaceous perennials represent a considerable portion of potential biomass feedstocks available for the growing bioenergy industry. Their chemical composition and biomass yields, which are important in determining ethanol ... -
Evaluating Students' Perceptions of Instructional Practices Employed in Adult Education Program at King Saud University
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The purpose of this quantitative study was to describe the perceptions of students pursuing an Adult Education graduate degree at King Saud University; the students’ perception was examined regarding the teaching practices ... -
Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Canola Biodiesel Production in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2006)Numerous factors have pushed energy from biomass to the forefront of policy and industry discussions. Large harvests of traditional crops, low farm prices, dependence on foreign energy sources, and environmental problems ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kinesio® Tape as an Intervention for Recreational Runners who Pronate
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Kinesio® Tape could potentially be an intervention to improve excessive pronation of the foot. This research project investigated the effect Kinesio® Tape has on the navicular drop test and joint kinematics through 3D ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Music Recommendations Using Cosine Similarities of Various Combined Feature Sets Consisting of Metadata and User Generated Tags
(North Dakota State University, 2022)This paper aims to compare and evaluate the methods for recommending songs using metadata, user generated tags, metadata and tags, and metadata and top five tags. Recommendations are calculated using cosine similarities ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Rail Preemption Strategies on Highway Safety and Operations
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Previous research related to signal preemption near highway-rail grade crossings has emphasized safety considerations, which are paramount due to the severity of potential train-vehicle collisions. The purpose of this ... -
Evaluating the Gap Between the Skills and Abilities of Senior Undergraduate Computer Science Students and the Expectations of Industry
(North Dakota State University, 2012)A large emphasis is placed on improving student education. Every year researchers propose new teaching methods and suggest improvements to existing methods. However, recent computer science and software engineering graduates ... -
Evaluating the Performance of Emergency Medical System in the US
(North Dakota State University, 2022)New and exciting opportunities are emerging for operational researchers to create and use models that provide managers with solutions to enhance the quality of their services as the importance of the service sector grows ... -
Evaluating the Potential Utility of Drones to Deter Birds from Areas of Human-Wildlife Conflict
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Predator-prey dynamics shaped the evolution of morphological and behavioral adaptations that foraging animals use to detect and avoid predators. Wildlife managers can potentially exploit antipredator behavior when attempting ... -
Evaluating the Role of Trade Openness and Trade Openness Risk on Agricultural Production Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Countries
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The impacts of trade openness and trade openness risk on the technical efficiency of agricultural production were examined using an extended stochastic frontier analysis econometric model. This model simultaneously estimates ... -
Evaluating the Safety and Mobility of the Cumulative-Anticipative Car-Following Model for Connected Autonomous Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The advancements of vehicle automation are progressively improving resulting in safer driving environments in addition to more efficient mobility and fuel cost savings. However, autonomous and connected autonomous vehicles ... -
Evaluating the Usability of Collaboration Tool for Software Inspection Process
(North Dakota State University, 2019)To develop a good software product, the first and foremost step to master is creating complete and accurate software requirements specification document. Requirements documents are created from through research and are ... -
Evaluating the Usefulness of Requirement Error Taxonomy as a Defect Prevention Technique: An Empirical Investigation
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Defect prevention techniques can be used during the creation of software artifacts to help developers create high-quality artifacts. The Requirement Error Taxonomy developed by Walia et al. [22, 23] helps focus developer’s ... -
Evaluation and Evolution of NAOnto- A Profile Ontology of Native American Diabetes Patients
(North Dakota State University, 2020)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 ... -
Evaluation and Propagation of Carex Species for Use in Rain Gardens
(North Dakota State University, 2017)A study was conducted to evaluate cyclical flood and drought on the growth of seven sedge species. A second study was conducted to determine if perigynia removal would accelerate germination for four sedge species. Results ... -
An Evaluation Framework for Business Intelligence Visualization
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Nowadays, data visualization is becoming an essential part of data analysis. Business Intelligence Visualization (BIV) is a powerful tool that helps modern business flows faster and smoother than ever before. However, ...