Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Variation, Energy Consumption, Latency, and Failure Aware Design for Memristive ANNs
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As a novel non-volatile device, the memristive crossbar array has delivered many promises in giving low computation complexity, high energy efficiency, and high density for neuromorphic computing. However, the intrinsic ... -
Variational Methods for Polycrystal Plasticity and Related Topics in Partial Differential Equations
(North Dakota State University, 2013)In the first part of the thesis the effective yield set of ionic polycrystals is characterized by means of variational principles in L∞ that are associated to supremal functionals acting on matrix-valued divergence-free ... -
Vector-Item Pattern Mining Algorithms and their Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Advances in storage technology have long been driving the need for new data mining techniques. Not only are typical data sets becoming larger, but the diversity of available attributes is increasing in many problem domains. ... -
Vector-Vector Patterns for Agricultural Data
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Agriculture is increasingly driven by massive data, and some challenges are not covered by existing statistics, machine learning, or data mining techniques. Many crops are characterized not only by yield but also by quality ... -
Vegetation and Fertilization Effects on Water Soluble Organic Carbon at Three North Dakota Sites
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This study was initiated to better understand the role of WSOC in the process of sequestering carbon in mixed species grassland as compared to cropland systems. Previously established mixed-species grassland plot sites ... -
Vegetative Filter Strip: A Best Management Practice (Bmp) for Feedlot Runoff Pollution Control in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Runoff from animal feeding operations is a major source of water pollution. Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are effective ways to reduce nonpoint source pollution. In this study, vegetative filter strips with different ... -
The Veracity of Self-Reported Criminal Records among NDSU Students
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Campus safety and security are important concerns for colleges and universities. One way security is addressed is through utilization of self-report questions about criminal backgrounds during the admissions process. The ... -
Verification of Synchronous Elastic Pipelined Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The constant shrinking of technology has lead to several design challenges that the synchronous design paradigm is unable to cope with. Elastic design is a novel and promising design paradigm that overcomes many of these ... -
Versatile Venue: How Can the Acoustics of a Space Be Optimized for Varied Performances?
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Live music and performance have been an integral part of the entertainment industry for decades. This research focuses on how the live experience can be enhanced, to benefit both the performer and audience. Utilizing ... -
Vertical Data Structures and Computation of Sliding Window Averages in Two-Dimensional Data
(North Dakota State University, 2020)A vertical-style data structure and operations on data in that structure are explored and tested in the domain of sliding window average algorithms for geographical information systems (GIS) data. The approach allows working ... -
Viewer-Aware Intelligent Mobile Video System for Prolonged Battery Life
(North Dakota State University, 2017)In the modern society, mobile is gradually going to become all about video streaming. The main reasons of video growth are mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets which enable people to have access to videos they ... -
Vigilance versus Complacency: Communication Strategies Used During Fargo’s Recent Major Floods to Confront Risk Fatigue
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This study explored and evaluated the communication strategies used by Fargo city leaders to persuade residents to work together as a community to withstand the repetitive flood hazards that threatened the city on a yearly ... -
Violence towards Aboriginal People: Consulting with Aboriginal Community Members to Develop Culturally Safe Victim Service
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal people when they accessed victim services in order to determine if the services were culturally safe for them. Several themes emerged which included: ... -
VIP Induces Snail1, A Master EMT Regulator: Upregulation in A375 Cancer Cells
(North Dakota State University, 2021)VIP is neurotransmitter with pleiotropic functions in mammals. It is expressed by a large number of tissues, including the CNS, PNS, innate and adaptive immune systems. VIP has two endogenous G-protein coupled receptors, ... -
Virtual Space in a Physical World
(North Dakota State University, 2013)A small exposition center for St. Paul, MN. This project explores various design strategies with glass, steel, and suspension. Through the study of video game design techniques architecture can be developed in an entirely ... -
Virtual Space | Creating A Digital Sense of Place
(2013)The recent advancements in computer technology in the 21st century have changed the way many designers work in offices today. New computer software has allowed us to actualize works of landscape architecture that could ... -
Virtual World of Information
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Currently, there is a disconnect between the digitization of the world and modern building design. This project attempts to answer the question, “how does ever-changing technology, and the culture that follows it influence ... -
Virtual-Experiment-Driven Process Model (VEDPM)
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Computer simulations are the last resort for many complex problems such as swarm applications. However, to the best of the author's knowledge, there is no convincing work in proving ''What You Simulate ls What You See'' ... -
Viscera(l): Catharsis and the Treatment of Chronic Illness
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Chronic disease represents the most extreme case of illness simply because it cannot be taken away. Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) has remained primarily invisible from society, forcing its 5 million patients to fluctuate ... -
Visible Light Photocatalysis of N-N Bond Based Compounds
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The well-established principles of organic photochemistry, offer chemists the fundamental understanding and tools for studying light induced chemical transformations. Employing visible light for photocatalysis, one can ...