Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title

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    • Vision to Completion 

      Meyer, Sean (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      How can architects and designers build a healthier relationship with construction workers? To answer this question I will design a mixed use condominium prototype. My design will focus on creating a respectful and ...

    • Visitors' values of natural resources and cultural resources on Dakota Prairie National Grasslands 

      Steele, Bruce Richard (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Managing Dakota Prairie National Grasslands requires an understanding of visitor relationships to nature and culture. As national grasslands continue to draw visitors for recreation, relaxation, and wildlife observation ...

    • Vista Rehabilitation 

      Smith, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      Vista Rehabilitation is a thesis project that explores the possibilities and affects that design, and its relation to nature, has on healing and the overall health of the inhabitants of a structure. In times of sickness ...

    • Visual Detection of Cancer Biomarkers with Aptamer-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles 

      Gurung, Anant Singh (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Cancer biomarkers may hold the key for the early detection of cancer, distinguishing between benign and malignant cells, and differentiating tumor types. The detection of cancer biomarkers can be used for cancer diagnosis, ...

    • Visual Merchandising Strategies for Small Businesses 

      Henry, Karen (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      The sole purpose of this research was to focus specifically on visual merchandising strategies for small apparel stores since little research had been done on these types of stores. Visual merchandising literature to-date ...

    • A Visualization Technique for Course Evaluations and Other Likert Scale Data 

      Saho, Muhammed (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      Course evaluation is one of the primary ways of collecting feedback from students at NDSU. Since almost every student in every course submits one at the end of the semester, it generates a lot of data. The data is summarized ...

    • Visuospatial Attention and Autism Spectrum Trait Expression 

      Stettler, Benjamin Andrew (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      Pseudoneglect (PN: Bowers & Heilman, 1980) references neurotypical leftward attentional bias reflective of right hemisphere (RH) specialization for spatial attention. Phasic visual cues can alter PN magnitude (McCourt et ...

    • Volumetric Degenerative Routing for 3D Network-On-Chip 

      Bala, Druhin (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      As we reach the limits of scaling down of circuits, Three Dimensional Integrated Circuits (3D ICs) offer a very promising opportunity to keep on increasing the processing capacities and speed. In a Multi-Processor ...

    • Voter Disenfranchisement 

      Peterson, Timothy Walter (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      This paper examines the policy of voter disenfranchisement and how it disproportionately affects minorities. Voter disenfranchisement is the denial of voting rights to the criminally convicted. The research indicates ...

    • Voting Technology, Democracy, and Propaganda: Ontological Considerations for the 2020 Presidential Election 

      Gustafson, Erik (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      The 2020 United States Presidential election was considered one of the most tumultuous political contests in the 21st century. During an international pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing requirements created ...

    • Vth Floor display boards 

      Mork, Jarrett (North Dakota State University, 2016)

    • Vulnerability Assessment of Interdependent Power and Communications Networks under Varying Level of Interdependency 

      Banothu, Rahul (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Maintaining a continuous and robust supply of power could be challenging task, because power networks depend on proper communication to coordinate and schedule supply, as well as recognize and mitigate failures; communication ...

    • Waiting for Ruin 

      Conway, Joseph (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This Thesis, Waiting for Ruin, is an examination of how adaptive reuse projects can become an intermediary for overlapping contemporary and historic architecture. Adaptive reuse can be used to revitalize historic but ...

    • Walker Community Library: Through Interaction Comes the Spread of Knowledge 

      Holmgren, Andrew C. (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      This thesis study will explore how the redevelopment of a branch library in a vibrant area of a city can not only strengthen the urban fabric but also breed interaction and facilitate the spread of knowledge though ...

    • Walker Reimagined 

      Reller, McKenna (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Tourism has the unique opportunity to support and create a thriving community in locations across the world that would otherwise be small and sleepy. But what are the impacts of tourism on the local communities of ...

    • Warm Mix Asphalt Processes Applicable to North Dakota 

      Saboori, Arash (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      Warm mix asphalt (WMA) represents a group of technologies that allows production of asphalt mixtures at lower temperatures compared to traditional hot mix asphalt (HMA). This results in less fuel consumption and reduction ...

    • Warrior's Ranch: Combating the Invisible Enemy 

      Hyatt, Brandon (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Warrior’s Ranch is a domiciliary mental health rehabilitation facility that is designed to help treat veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological and physical disorders. The ...

    • Washington Avenue Bridge : a technocentric approach to celebrating the Mississippi River through rhythm and space 

      Boole, Adam (2014)
      There is a measurable, scientifically proven link between space and memory (Hoelscher, 2004). This means that education is highly sensitive towards the quality of the study environment, especially when it is a space that ...

    • Wasted Space: Reimagining and Repurposing Spaces 

      Hermanson, Alixandra (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Cities throughout the world have developed urban landscapes sprawling with buildings of various uses, green spaces linking neighborhoods and networks of transportation systems. Some areas within these types of cities have ...

    • Water : the spirit of life 

      Briggs, Ward (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis will investigate the correct balance between water and architecture that creates a serene environment for the public. Water is seen in today's day and age as a raw material that we humans always have at our ...