Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Optimum Path Tracking of an Independently Steered Four Wheeled Mobile Robot
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This thesis studies the navigational control problem for an independently steered and driven four-wheeled ground robotic vehicle, a subset of the larger problem of controlling self-reconfigurable robotic vehicles. A ... -
Orchestra Hall Addition, Minneapolis, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The thesis will examine a current urban context, which requires the reinvention of an existing space in order to preserve memory. The project will comprise of an addition to the already existing Orchestra hall in ... -
Ore Dock No:1
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This project explores how society values its industrial infrastructure and how industrial architecture is valuable and credible not only to the profession of architecture, but also to society as a whole. Industry has been ... -
Organic Branding: Promoting & Enhancing Organic Processes Through Design
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis, Organic Branding, provides answers to the question, “Can interactive and organic product’s processes be promoted or enhanced by architecture?” The typology is an 81,000 square foot innovative urban, mixed-use ... -
Organic Coatings to Protect Ferrous Structures
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Corrosion induces damages that can result in enormous costs and safety issues. Steels are the most commonly used metallic structural materials but they can corrode rapidly when exposed to corrosive environments and need ... -
An Organizational Assessment for the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Park using Community Capital Frameworks
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Park (BGCSP) is a youth service 501(c)3 serving Park County, Colorado. With over 60% of Park County’s workforce commuting to another county for employment the need for affordable out-of-school ... -
Organizational Characteristics of A Disaster Call Center ;\ Study of Information Management
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This study examines how information was managed in a call center during the response to a major flood event on the Red River in the upper Midwest. The event affected the cities of Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, ... -
Organizational Dynamics Leading to the Implementation of Sustainable Design in Building Construction
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This study focused on construction project organizational dynamics, leading to implementation of sustainable construction. Data were derived from a questionnaire responded by construction industry practitioners. Results ... -
Organizing Transit in Small Urban and Rural Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The justification of government support of rural transit on the basis of the presence of increasing returns to scale and the most efficient regional organization of transit is investigated. Returns to density, size, and ... -
Orphereal: Orphic Journey to Healing: A Therapeutic Design for the Anxious and Depressed
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Mental health has been rising for years, although since the pandemic that swept the world in 2020, it only seems to have been getting worse. When we hear somebody has broken their leg, has been diagnosed with a cancer ... -
OSL Dating of High-Elevation Alluvial Sediments: McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
(North Dakota State University, 2015)High-elevation alluvial fans in the McMurdo Dry Valleys are a record of short-term, occasional melting events along the margins of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Sediment samples were dated from five fans using Optically ... -
Osmotic Swelling Behavior of Ionic Microgels
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This dissertation studies the thermodynamic and structural properties of aqueous dispersions of ionic microgels – soft colloidal particles composed of cross-linked polymer gels that swell in a good solvent. Starting from ... -
Osteoporosis Treatment Based on Fracture Risk: A Quality of Care Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Osteoporosis is a condition that decreases bone density and is more commonly found in elderly women due to estrogen depletion. The decrease in bone density puts patients at risk for fragility fractures, or fractures with ... -
The Other Side of Paradise: How Architectural Design Can Impact the Recovery of Suicidal Individuals, Survivors, and Bereaved Families
(North Dakota State University, 2022)This thesis explores how architectural design can impact the recovery process in individuals with suicidal thoughts, survivors of suicide, and the bereaved. Research on precedents, writings, and studies on psychological ... -
Our Sister Republic: Creating Mexico in the Minds of the American Public and the Role of the Press
(North Dakota State University, 2012)During the Mexican War, Americans radically transformed their ideas about Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. The Mexican War offered itself up as the first of such interactions between the neighboring republics. The Mexican ... -
Outbreak File: Sibley County
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This thesis, Outbreak File: Sibley County, researches and examines the ecological footprint in order to describe an efficient way to design and protect communities from the threat of a zombie apocalypse. Discovering how ... -
An Outcome Evaluation of Centre Incorporated’s Responsive Risk Reduction for Women Program
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Research on gender-responsive correctional programming has yielded mixed results. Contemporary literature proposes practices aimed at increasing the efficacy of gender-responsive programming. Prior research has highlighted ... -
Outlier Identification in Sensor Network Clock Synchronization
(North Dakota State University, 2010)We first present a survey of clock synchronization research that describes the problem and various challenges to implementing an efficient protocol for clock synchronization in sensor networks. We then present several ... -
Outpatient Appointment Scheduling Study: Utilization Projection, No-Show Prediction, and Capacity Allocation
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Long waiting times could result in many negative effects, such as low capacity utilization, high patient no-show rates, and loss of social benefits, which will also lead to a waste of public resources. Therefore, to better ... -
Over a Decade Later: A Quasi-Experimental Study of North Dakota’s Juvenile Drug Courts
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Little is known about the long-term impact of juvenile drug court on recidivism. This study compares the adult recidivism rates among prior juvenile drug court participants against a comparison group of probated, but not ...