Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Fundamental Urban Features Utilized by Small-Town America
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This project focuses on an entire city or town and how it must be designed to revitalize its center. Due to the fact that I will be looking at the entire cities, there is no specific site to be aware of. Two towns are the ... -
Funding the Technology of a Research University
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Using the central information technology unit (CITU) on the North Dakota State University (NDSU) campus, this project triangulated two independent studies in an effort to converge data findings. The studies were conducted ... -
Further Characterization of Pathogen Virulence and Genetic Mapping of New Virulence Genes in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, the Causal Agent of Tan Spot of Wheat
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The ascomycete Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr) causes tan spot of wheat, a devastating foliar disease on both common wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n=6x=42, AABBDD) and durum (T. turgidum ssp. durum L., 2n=4x=28, AABB). ... -
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in F1 Hybrid Hard Red Spring Wheat
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Due to scientific advancement, hybrid wheat may be the future of wheat breeding, but many questions about the hybrid system remain. How hybrids will perform in terms of Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance is one of the ... -
The Fusion of Ultrasonic and Spatially Aware System in Mobile - Interaction Device
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Over the past four decades, the prophecy from computer pundits and prognosticators pointed that looming arrival of the paperless office era was coming. However, forty years later, physical paper documents are still playing ... -
Future Forum: Fostering Important Conversations
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As a species we are approaching a convergence of a confluence of factors that will determine the fate of all future conscious experience as we know it. How we use technology in the near future will determine this playing ... -
The Future of Education: Combining Libraries and Museums
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Archives and their specializations have existed within our societies for hundreds of years, adapting alongside their communities until the advent of the digital age where their physical presence was thrown into question. ... -
The Future of Our Future: Designing Early Education for All
(North Dakota State University, 2024)“Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society” (“About IDEA,” n.d.). Starting from a young age, children strive to be ... -
Fuzzy Decision Model for a Smart Grid
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Electricity is vital for U.S. economy. Over the years, the demand and the usage of electricity have skyrocketed, but the electric transmission and distribution processes have been manual. The current work formulates an ... -
Fuzzy Reasoning Based Evolutionary Algorithms Applied to Data Mining
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Data mining and information retrieval are two difficult tasks for various reasons. First, as the volume of data increases tremendously, most of the data are complex, large, imprecise, uncertain or incomplete. Furthermore, ... -
The Game of Nim on Graphs
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The ordinary game of Nim has a long history and is well-known in the area of combinatorial game theory. The solution to the ordinary game of Nim has been known for many years and lends itself to numerous other solutions ... -
Game Play: Promoting Park Retention, Physical Activity, and Social Interaction in Central Minneapolis through Pokemon GO
(North Dakota State University, 2018)It’s become increasing obvious how technology has impacted and influenced our everyday lives. People are constantly on their phones, laptops, tablets, or gaming consoles for entertainment and staying connected with their ... -
A Game Theory Analysis of Firm Reaction to External Organizational Demands: The Case of Animal Welfare Standards
(North Dakota State University, 2007)There has been increasing public concern about farm animal welfare regarding transportation, slaughter, and some management practices, especially in systems where animals are confined for most of their existence. Animal ... -
Game Theory Approach to the Vertical Relationships for U.S. Containerized Imports
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Multi-player interactions and vertical relationships in the U.S. containerized-import shipment market are investigated using game theory approaches. Bi-level programming problems (BLPP) are built to capture the hierarchy ... -
Gamebird Management in Southwestern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Grassland biodiversity is threatened by habitat loss associated with human expansion. In response, land managers need to collect wildlife data more efficiently and implement management practices that promote wildlife ... -
gAstronomic Innovation : a new methodology for nutrition education
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The title of the thesis is gAstronomic Innovation: A New Methodology for Nutrition Education. The question being investigated is, how can architecture be used as a tool to ultimately improve society’s overall health and ... -
Gateway Centre - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The Gathering Garden: Bringing Warmth to Fargo's Frigid Winters
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Fargo’s rapidly improving downtown community life has one large, seven-month-long problem: winter. During the frigid winter, the public life of Fargo’s downtown comes to a halt. Thus, this research began with the goal of ... -
Gauging Categories of Municipal Water Use Spatially Across North Dakota in Different Size Municipalities
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Little is known about municipal water use in the state of North Dakota. Typically, the only water use information reported to the North Dakota State Water Commission is the amount of water withdrawn as part of a municipal ... -
Gauging the Perceptions of High School Students in Different Demographics on Environmental Education Topics
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Environmental education is a topic that has been promoted by advocates and researchers for more than three decades; however, a majority of public schools still fail to cover the fundamental basics of environmental education ...