Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Navigating the Turbulent Dual Roles of Parent/Coach
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This study explores the nature of the communication between parent and child as the context changes to place them into the roles of coach and member of the team. Previous studies of parents coaching their own children are ... -
NDSU Faculty Turnover Study
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the reasons behind faculty turnover from North Dakota State University (NDSU). A list of 45 faculty members who left NDSU between May of 2008 and March of2010 was ... -
NDSU Hockey Arena: A Gateway to Community and Athletics
(North Dakota State University, 2005)NDSU Club Hockey was established in 1983. The success of the program was seen at a national level as NDSU teams won national championships in seven of their first eight seasons. With the help of faculty and students, ... -
NDSU Scholar: Application to Search Articles Relevant to a Research Problem
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Because of recent development in the field of computers, there has been substantial growth in the field of online education that varies from online tutors to electronic research papers. Now days, a student can find almost ... -
NDSU's Back on TRAC Program: Policy Recommendations
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Alcohol and other drug use by college students has been considered by college administrators to be problematic for many years, but strategies in place were not effective or were being under-utilized. Data taken from both ... -
The Need to Move: Exploring Landscape Connectivity through the Eyes of the Northern Leopard Frog
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) is a species that depends on landscape connectivity to complete its lifecycle. However, due to historic and present anthropogenic landscape changes, this species encounters a variety ... -
A Negative Dielectrophoresis Based Method of Detecting Pancreatic Cancer Antigen CA 242 in Serum
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Patients with pancreatic cancer in metastasis rarely survive, thus the need for diagnostic tools for early stage detection. Current techniques such as ELISA and SPR are complex and expensive and cannot detect cancer in its ... -
Neonicotinoids: Assessing their Distribution and Biological Effects to Prairie Pothole Wetlands
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The use of neonicotinoid pesticides is widespread throughout agricultural regions, including the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America. Recently, there have been growing concerns regarding the use of these pesticides ... -
Nesting Cavity Temperature Impacts Nesting Choice and Development of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile rotundata)
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Megachile rotundata is an agriculturally important pollinator of alfalfa and is not doing well in the U.S due to a 50% return rate (Pitts-Singer and Bosch, 2011). Nesting boxes can reach temperatures between 35˚C-48˚C (see ... -
Nesting: Dwelling through Surrealistic Spaces within the Urban Fabric of Minneapolis
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The next generation requires humble dwelling spaces within cities hosting problematic urban complexities. While the city attempts to establish order, issues of functionality, density, and economics, take precedent. ... -
Network Convergence in Multicarrier Hybrid Cellular Network
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In a multicarrier communication system with known channel state information at transmitter (CSIT), it is well-known that the water-filling power allocation scheme is optimal in achieving the Shannon capacity. However, in ... -
A Network Optimization Solver for Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Many wireless sensor network applications require energy efficient communication between nodes in the network. Sensor networks are of limited resources. Due to this limitation, the routing between the nodes is one of the ... -
Neural Networks and Sensitivity Analysis for Detection and Interpretation of Structural Damage
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Computer vision (CV)-based approaches have gained a lot of attention in recent years for objective identification of damages both at structural and material scales. In this dissertation, the metallurgical phases and the ... -
Neural redoubt
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Increased numbers of returning service members from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) coincide with budgetary sequestration measures which directly impact the Department of Defense, jeopardizing ... -
Neural Synchrony and Asynchrony as Mechanisms for Perceptual Grouping and Segmentation
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The question of whether neural synchrony has functional significance for cortical processing has been an issue of contention in the recent scientific literature. Although the balance of evidence now seems to be favoring ... -
Neuro Therapy: Supporting the Healing of OCD Through Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2021)There is a common misconception that Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, most commonly referred to as OCD, affect anyone and everyone that may experience a “need” for perfection or order in detail. In reality, less than ... -
Neuromuscular Activation during Balance Testing in Young, Middle-aged, and Older Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Aging results in structural changes that inhibit functional balance with daily activities. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of neuromuscular activation of the upper leg to balance and fall ... -
Neurotic: Mind, Body, Soul, Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This project is meant to embrace and design for our different minds. The idea is to create a place where we can be ourselves and retreat to a state of mind that puts our emotions or neuroses at ease. People seek places ... -
Neutralization of Conflict Areas Using an Ant Colony Heuristic Approach
(North Dakota State University, 2010)In this paper, we present a unique approach to solve the Neutralization of Conflict Areas problem using an Ant Colony Optimization technique. The Neutralization of Conflict Areas is a known problem, and over the years, ... -
Never Just a Game: How the Interplay of Video Games and the "Real" World Complicates Boundaries in Rushdie's Luka and the Fire of Life
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to examine the interplay of games and reality as depicted in Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life. The convergence of several realities is a recurrent trope in Rushdie’s novels. The trope ...