Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title

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    • Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Based Power Converter Reliability and Topology Investigation 

      Ni, Ze (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Wide band-gap semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) have been widely investigated these years for their preferred operation at higher switching frequency, higher blocking voltage, ...

    • Wildland Fire Research Institute 

      Weaver, Cody (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      The project typology is a university institute for the study of prairie, woodland and forest fires located in Western Colorado. The thesis will examine the need for natural fire and the need to control fire in populated ...

    • Wildlife Wetland Park: Restoring Natural Habitat Through Stormwater Management & Public Recreation Along the FM Diversion 

      Delp, Sawyer (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Urban stormwater runoff is at an increasing rate due to climate change causing harmful chemicals and pollutants to drain into rivers and bodies of water. These pollutants are extremely harmful to the environment destroying ...

    • Willmar Junior High: Examining Education & Environment 

      McLane, Adam S. (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      A new junior high school for Willmar, Minnesota that will examine the meaning of “environment” and its effect on both interior and exterior spaces in relationship to education.

    • Winter Feeding Beef Cattle: A Review on Bale Grazing in the Northern Great Plains 

      Bachler, Jessalyn Juel (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      Bale grazing is a relatively unexplored winter feeding option for most beef cattle operations in the Northern Great Plains. Recently, several producers have been looking into using a bale grazing system for winter feeding ...

    • Winter Feeding Strategies: Implications of Corn Supplementation on Gestating Beef Cows 

      Tanner, Amelia R. (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Overwintered, gestating beef cows fed low-quality forage are at risk of nutrient restriction which can lead to compromised growth and poor carcass quality in their offspring. In many species, poor maternal nutrition also ...

    • Winter Landscapes 

      Slivnik, Kyle (2010)
      Winters in mid western climates create a challenging environment for outdoor activity. Exercise and outdoor interaction decrease with the temperatures, causing a variety of health implications. Conditions such as Seasonal ...

    • Winter Road Maintenance System Design for Snow Plowing 

      Kayabas, Poyraz (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Winter road maintenance is critical to ensuring safety and mobility of transportation systems in regions with heavy snowfall. Winter road maintenance system design involves several inter-related decision making problems ...

    • Winter Wheat Management for Improving Soil Quality and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

      Aher, Gabriel Garang (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      Carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) concentrations in the atmosphere have greatly increased in recent times. Intensive agricultural practices, combustion of fossil fuels, deforestation, and wetland drainage have ...

    • Wireless Health Monitor Design 

      Koziy, Kostyantyn V. (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      In this thesis, a Wireless Health Monitor system for novel spacesuit verification and tests is presented. This system monitors the operator's health-related vital parameters and incorporates data acquisition, collecting ...

    • Wireless Sensor Network Scheduling and Coverage Using an ABC Algorithm 

      Pachaiyappan, Sathya (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Limited sensor battery capacity is a major issue in wireless sensor networks. If all of the sensors in a network need not be in an awake state to provide adequate coverage at any given time, it is possible to strategically ...

    • Wireless Wearable Device for the Acquisition of Bioelectrical Signals for Applications in Sleep Monitoring and Lucid Dream Induction 

      Nawrot, Andrew Shannon (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recommends at minimum seven hours of sleep per night, which means you would expect to spend a quarter of your lifetime asleep. Acute or chronic sleep deprivation can greatly ...

    • Within and Without: St. Paul Museum of Architecture 

      Abrahamsen, Mitchell (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      This thesis project revolves around how museums influence our perception of objects and ideas. Through research on museum design and architectural theory, I have come to understand the idea of framing and its importance ...

    • Without Borders - Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities 

      Satterman, Kylie (2011)
      Title: Without Borders: Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities Summary: This thesis examines the question, how can American cities be designed or modifi ed to create a more unifi ed city, making it available to anyone who ...

    • The Woman’s Club of Moorhead 1868-1946 

      Eidem, Katie Ann (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      Far from upholding the domestic ideal of the Victorian Era, the Moorhead Woman’s Club helped establish the first public library in the city and strove for changes in education through active engagement in the public “sphere.” ...

    • Women and the Environment of the Global South: Toward a Postcolonial Ecofeminism 

      Jabeen, Neelam (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      In this study I claim that mainstream ecofeminism is inadequate to translate the experiences of the women of the Third World and propose postcolonial ecofeminism. The study focuses on the ecofeminist assumption of women’s ...

    • Women in Transition: Implications for Career Counseling 

      Weston, Amanda Jo (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis paper begins with an in-depth literature review that analyzes the career counseling process with two specific populations: women who are transitioning from welfare-reliance to self-sufficiency, and women who ...

    • Women's Power: A Cross-Generational Exploration of One German-Russian Farm Family 

      Dockter, Shona Ann (North Dakota State University, 1992)
      Exploration of the familial power women possess is growing as sociologists and anthropologists recognize the legitimacy of power internal to the family. The focus of this research was to uncover the forms of power ...

    • Women's Sexual Attitudes, Body Image, and Sexual Activity: A Mediation Analysis 

      Lerner, Jessica Lynne (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Currently, an increasing number of women report sexual difficulties, and previous research has shown that both sexual attitudes and body image have a significant impact on women's sexual activity. While previous studies ...

    • Words Matter: A Critical Discourse Analysis of MSBA / MASA Model School Discipline Policy 

      Uselman, Tamara (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      This dissertation in practice was a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Model School Policy 506, Student Discipline (MSBA, 2019), as it relates to the school-to-prison pipeline across the nation as well as in Minnesota. ...