Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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North Dakota Banking Efficiency: A DEA Application to Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Banks Pre- and Post-Financial Crisis 2002-2012
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The Great Recession of the late 2000s had negative impacts across the United States economies with unemployment rates rising, bank failures, and other numerous economic problems. However, North Dakota was able to fend off ... -
North Dakota Beef Cow Operators: Identifying Current Management Practices and Factors that Influence Adoption Rates of Best Management Practices Relating to Surface Water Pollution
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Best management practices are methods that have been determined to be the most effective and practical means of preventing or reducing pollution. Best Management Practices (BMPs) relating to surface water pollution abatement ... -
North Dakota College Students' Perceptions of GM and Organic
(North Dakota State University, 2004)This research evaluates perceptions of genetically modified (GM) and organic food among North Dakota college students. Students responded to one of two survey instruments containing identical wording except for reference ... -
North Dakota State University Bison Sports Arena: Moving the University Forward
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The Bison Sports Arena for North Dakota State University will be a multiuse recreational facility not only for the athletes of NDSU but for any student, faculty member or visitor to the campus. This facility will enhance ... -
North Dakota Wetlands: Changes over Five Years in Prairie Pothole Wetlands and a Description of Vegetative and Soil Properties in a North Dakota Fen
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Wetlands provide ecosystem services such as water quality, flood attenuation, primary productivity, biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. Land use conversions from natural to agricultural and urban landscapes ... -
North Dakota Youth Correctional Center: An Exploration of a Multi-Faceted Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The campus of the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center (NDYCC) lies nestled between the Heart River to the east and the scenic buttes to the south. Just outside the city center of Mandan, North Dakota. Due to a ... -
North Dakota's Nurturing Parenting Programs: An Exploratory Evaluation Using Multilevel Modeling
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Parent education is a common form of tertiary prevention of child maltreatment. The Nurturing Parenting Programs (NPP) include tertiary prevention programs, and general support exists for their effectiveness. However, the ... -
North Woods: Promoting Phytoremediation Design Techniques and Public Educational Opportunities for the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
(2017)As the human population increases and expands from growing urban environments, many pressures are imposed on the undeveloped natural wetlands. Traditional practices of land development produce high amounts of risk for ... -
Northern Leopard Frogs in North Dakota: Assessing the Conservation Status of a Widespread Amphibian Species
(North Dakota State University, 2015)North Dakota’s midcontinent location within the Prairie Pothole Region is widely known for the dense wetlands. These highly productive wetlands are mixed within an agricultural mosaic which places increased pressure on ... -
Northern Pacific Railroad Shops of Brainerd, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2006)An adaptive reuse of the old Northern Pacific Railroad yard in Brainerd, Minnesota. This project will aim to restore the once bustling character of a site at the heart of the city. Comprising of 47 acres, the site ... -
Northstar Rail Terminus
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the ways that a commuter rail development in Downtown St. Cloud can create a scene of identity and purpose that it currently lacks. [Throughout] this thesis I will explore how train ... -
Nos1-Adaptor Protein Dysfunction in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii Contributes to the Neurogenic Heart Damage and Qt Interval Prolongation
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Variants of the Nitric Oxide Synthase 1 Adaptor Protein (NOS1AP) locus are strongly related to QT interval prolongation and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in human. Neurogenic cardiac damage due to subarachnoid hemorrhage, ... -
Nostalgia for the 24th Century: How Nerd Billionaires Use Star Trek for Self-Promotion
(North Dakota State University, 2022)This paper examines how tech industry leaders, who I dub “nerd billionaires,” use references to Star Trek (ST) as a way to connect with the positive impression fans have of its utopian world. I show how they use ST to imply ... -
Not Even Jail: A Center for the Achievement of Greater Understanding
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This thesis is an experiment, addressing the fundamental relationship that exists between people and the built environment. More specifically, this thesis seeks to understand the power of architecture as a means of social ... -
The Not-So-Universal Experience: A Content Analysis of Regional and National Secondary and Postsecondary Standards for Writing
(North Dakota State University, 2022)In this paper, I analyze six sets of high school and college standards and outcome statements on students writing to identify how expectations of students writing vary in their respective educational levels. I include local ... -
Novel Asymmetric Approaches for Construction of Small Molecules by Cyclization and Cycloaddition
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Development of novel asymmetric and catalytic methods for synthesizing small organic molecules containing hindered quaternary and tertiary centers is a major challenge and a dynamic area of investigation in synthetic organic ... -
A Novel Batteryless Pacemaker: Design, Development, and In Vivo Study in an Ovine Model
(North Dakota State University, 2017)A standard pacemaker can improve a patient's quality of life and may even prolong it, but conventional pacemakers contain leads and batteries, which have their own complications. Hence, the need for a pacemaker with leadless ... -
Novel Biobased Resins using Sucrose Esters of Plant Oils
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Interest in using renewable raw materials to prepare biobased monomers, polymers, and materials is rapidly increasing. The goal of the research described is to develop branched polyesters of plant oil fatty acids, using ... -
Novel Conducting Polymer Containing Composite Coatings for the Corrosion Protection of Metal Alloys
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Corrosion is a persistent problem faced by manmade structures made up of metal alloys. Aluminum 2024-T3 is high strength, light weight alloy used in aerospace applications. It suffers from the problem of corrosion due to ... -
Novel Ecosystem Management: Evidence for Alternative Strategies in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis, hereafter bluegrass) invasion in the northern Great Plains is reducing biodiversity and altering ecosystem properties. We cannot remove bluegrass from this system due to the extent of its ...