Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Racing Towards a Sustainable Future
(North Dakota State University, 2023)The premier series for dirt track racing (World of Outlaws) has 174 races in 31 states across the country each year. With each race comes different fans, drivers, and crew members to these individual communities. While ... -
Radiant Future: Dwelling, Pruitt Igoe, and the Imprint of Communist Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This project seeks to solve the issue of public housing that America is facing in the present day. This housing sector is in crisis, and needs a renewed emphasis on quality and regard for human dignity, as well as an ... -
Radiation Hybrid Fine Mapping of Two Fertility-Related Genes: Marking the Path to Wheat Hybrids
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Over one billion people, more than 1/9th of the global population, are undernourished. Feeding the ever increasing population has to be the most important goal of plant sciences. Since cultivated areas are not likely to ... -
Radiation Hybrid Mapping of Barley Chromosome 3H
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Assembly of the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genome requires high resolution maps for aligning contig-based physical maps along chromosomes. Genetic maps lack accurate information on the physical position of almost half of ... -
Rage (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) in Melanoma Progression
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) and its ligands are expressed in multiple cancer types and are implicated in cancer progression. Our lab has previously reported higher transcript levels of RAGE and ... -
Rail Car Trip Transit Time and the Effects on Grain Trading Company Profits
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This examines the logistic process of a grain trading company, and how logistics affect profits. Trip transit time is the amount of times a shuttle train moves back and forth from an elevator and a destination. In the years ... -
Raised Beds, Tile Drainage, and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management on Corn Yield in Eastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Surface drainage, tillage, and different nitrogen fertilizer rates and management practices can influence corn (Zea mays L.) grain yield. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of subsurface drainage, ... -
Ramification and Infinite Extensions of Dedekind Domains
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This dissertation presents methods for determining the behavior of prime ideals m an integral extension of a Dedekind domain. One tool used to determine this behavior is an algorithm that computes which prime ideals ... -
Rangeland and Pasture Improvements for Southeastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Degraded pasture and rangelands are becoming increasingly present in southeastern North Dakota and throughout the Northern Great Plains. Problems associated with degraded pasture and rangelands include loss of biodiversity, ... -
Rangeland Forage Growth Prediction, Logistics, Energy, and Economics Analysis and Tool Development Using Open-Source Software
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Forage availability was crucial for livestock production across the United States. Rangelands occupied vast areas 31 % of land and were the primary source of forage for livestock. However, extreme climatic conditions such ... -
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2005)For some women and children, life is lived in constant fear of abuse. The reality is that many of them are unable to leave their unfortunate situations because they are dependent on the abuser in many ways, including ... -
Rapid Evaluation of Canola Lines for Cold Soak Filterability in Biodiesel
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Worldwide concerns about fossil fuel depletion and energy security have recently triggered a research interest in biodiesel, which is renewable, biodegradable, and has several other advantages as an alternative to petro ... -
Rapid Revival: Re-imagining the Former Blandin Paper Mill through Sustainable Design Practices and Public Amenity Planning in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As technology progresses, more companies are choosing paperless practices. As this trend continues, numerous paper mills are beginning to shut down leaving behind first rate spaces to be redeveloped. Problems we face with ... -
Rare Molecule Biomarker Detection Using Dielectrophoresis Spectroscopy
(North Dakota State University, 2021)According to the American cancer society, 1.9 million new cancer cases and 608,570 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States. There is a fundamental technology gap that prevents the availability of tools ... -
The Rate of Intramuscular Tissue Temperature Reduction Between Wetted Ice with Elastic Wrap and Game Ready®
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In recent years, the Game Ready® unit has become a popular cryotherapy modality to treat musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine which cryotherapy method, wetted ice bag with elastic wrap or ... -
Rationally Reconstructed and Attenuated Vaccines for Epidemic Response
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Most of the recent viral outbreaks were caused by highly mutating RNA and single stranded DNA viruses. The availability of safe and effective rapid response vaccines early on in an epidemic situation, along with good vaccine ... -
Raven and the Russians: An Environmental History of Looking at Animals in Siberia, 1582-1867
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The history of Russia’s eastern empire was largely defined by disjointed disparities between a Russian-speaking culture and the numerous indigenous groups of Siberia. Among these disparities were differing conceptions of ... -
(Re)Writing Sexual Consent: Affirmative Consent Culture in Sexual Misconduct Policies of Higher Education Institutions
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study primarily seeks to determine what policy language best reflects affirmative consent culture in the sexual misconduct policies of higher education institutions. It considers such policies to be important and ... -
Re-Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Trichotillomania is characterized by recurrent hair pulling resulting in hair loss and has been shown to have a significant impact on the health and social functioning of individuals with the disorder. Despite a growing ... -
Re-imagining RFK: Using DC's Captive Audience as a Revenue-Driven Incentive for a Privately-Funded Stadium
(North Dakota State University, 2019)NFL stadiums are expensive, consume tremendous amounts of land and materials, and oftentimes require a significant amount of taxpayer funding. Additionally, outside of the ten to twelve football games held per year, ...