Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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O'Donnell Park: Enhancing Downtown Milwaukee’s Economic, Environmental and Social Networks through Sustainable Design
(2017)This thesis begins to address, how does a city provide essential resources for a city in a public urban space? A question designers have asked themselves since the beginning of urban design. In this day and age currently, ... -
Oak Hospital : a holistic approach to healthcare
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Biophilic design has the ability to influence lives physically and mentally. Unbalanced health issues, lack of assistance at home, and lengthy distances to medical facilities, create life and death scenarios. Due to these ... -
Object Classification Using Stacked Autoencoder and Convolutional Neural Network
(North Dakota State University, 2016)In the recent years, deep learning has shown to have a formidable impact on object classification and has bolstered the advances in machine learning research. Many image datasets such as MNIST, CIFAR-10, SVHN, Imagenet, ... -
Occurrence of Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Meats in the United States: 2000-2010
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of this review is to characterize the occurrence of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat (RTE) meats in the United States between the years 2000-2010. Data were obtained from the CDC foodborne ... -
The Occurrence of Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) and Salmonella Species in Cattle Feedlot Runoff
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Zoonotic foodborne pathogens such as shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella on farm environments can potentially contaminate organic manure or agricultural watersheds and subsequently fresh produce ... -
Ochratoxin A and Ochratoxigenic Fungi in Freshly Harvested and Stored Barley and Wheat
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxin produced both prior to harvest and during storage by Penicillium and Aspergillus species in a variety of commodities. Although several studies have been conducted in Europe and Canada examining ... -
Of Inclusion, Belonging, and Missed Connection in Higher Education
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Inclusion research in higher education affords opportunities to measure how, and to what extent, institutions create academic environments that are equitably accessible. While inclusion encompasses many facets, underscored ... -
Of Land, Earth + Sea: A Re-Mastered Beach Resort
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Beaches, resorts, and recreational activities serve as a main source of attraction for some cities across the world that reside next to large bodies of water. This often leads to cities becoming dependent on tourism for ... -
Off The Beaten Warpath: Native Representation and Themes in Chris Claremont’s X-Men
(North Dakota State University, 2023)“Off the Beaten Warpath”: Native Representation and Themes in Chris Claremont’s X-Men Chris Claremont, the long-time writer on several X-Men titles, used the opportunity to develop his own cast of original and highly diverse ... -
Officers on Patrol: A Qualitative Examination of Patrol Officer Behavior and Decision Making
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The understanding of what patrol officers do, and why, suffers from a lack of perspective presented from the officers themselves. To develop this understanding, a qualitative methodology was employed in the current study ... -
Offsetting Behavior and the Benefits of Food Safety Policies in Vegetable Preparation and Consumption
(North Dakota State University, 2007)Foodbome disease outbreaks have a tremendous impact on society, including foodbome illnesses, hospitalizations, lost work time, and deaths. These food-safety events have a significant influence in shaping consumers' ... -
Oil Rush Urbanism: Planning For When the Landscape Is Quiet Again
(2013)Williston, ND and surrounding counties are experiencing a tremendous influx of people from all over the United States. Throughout the Williston basin the consequences of over production of infrastructure and housing ... -
Oil-Based Food Extracts from Distillers Dried Grains
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The goal of this project was to examine benefits of developing a DDGS-based extract for human food consumption. The antioxidant activity of extracts derived from corn and distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was ... -
Oil-Field Brine Impacts on Seed Germination and a Contemporary Remediation Technique for Contaminated Soils
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The growth of fossil fuel production in North Dakota has resulted in numerous releases of brine. Brine releases cause vegetation mortality as well as the deterioration of soil structural and edaphic properties. Little ... -
OKITSUKAZE: Enhancing San Diego’s Urban Coastal Development through the Exploration of Wind Patterning and Adaptation
(2017)This project deals with the wind, one of the most familiar phenomenon that affects our outside activity. When in the summer, the breath under the tree will give to your comfortable break time. However, the wind suddenly ... -
Old + New
(North Dakota State University, 2013)In this thesis the question, how can buildings that no longer serve their original purpose be reused for a new typology in a sustainable way, is worked out and given answers. It will be explored through the typology of a ... -
The Old Soul of Design
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Can the critique of modern dwelling be resolved through the restoration and integration of old architecture and the stories it carries? And can these pieces of historic architecture be reshaped to bridge time and ... -
Older Adults Fighting Obesity with Bariatric Surgery: Benefits, Side Effects and Outcomes
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The prevalence of obesity has increased at a rapid rate indicating that it is one of the fastest growing diseases in the older adult population. Since life expectancy has increased, some obese older adults are living longer; ... -
Olympic Breath: Keep the Flame Going
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Today’s Olympic Complexes have been left abandoned since they started in 1896. This due to lack of planning for the life of the complex after the games. They were to believe that they could run on the occasional professional ... -
Olympic Stadium for New York City, 2012
(North Dakota State University, 2005)New York City offers the Olympic movement the chance to tell a very powerful story. It has eight million of the most culturally diverse people in the world. This diversity can only be strengthened by the influence the ...