Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title

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    • Kinetic Morphology of Performance Space 

      Dunham, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This is a study of how spaces change from one typology into a completely opposite one. The main typology is stage performance with immense requirements which demand the use of advanced technology and automation. The project ...

    • Kinetic Response 

      Lindmeier, Kathryn (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis examines how a shelter could serve as a vehicle for renewal and investigates the relationship of poverty and progress. The shelter could foster short-term relief as an aid for long-term recovery following natural ...

    • Kisspeptins: Airway Remodeling in Asthma 

      Borkar, Niyati (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder that affects people of all ages. Sex and gender disparity in asthma is recognized and suggests a modulatory role for sex steroids, particularly estrogen. However, there is a dichotomous ...

    • Knockdown of Delta-5 Desaturase to Elicit Anti-Cancer Effect of Dihomo-γ-Linolenic Acid: Development of an ω-6 Fatty Acid-Based Therapeutic Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer 

      Yang, Xiaoyu (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Pancreatic cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death in the United States. Unlike ω-3 fatty acids, which have been commonly used as complementary therapy to treat pancreatic cancer, ω-6s (more abundant fatty ...

    • Knot Groups and Bi-Orderable HNN Extensions of Free Groups 

      Martin, Cody Michael (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Suppose K is a fibered knot with bi-orderable knot group. We perform a topological winding operation to half-twist bands in a free incompressible Seifert surface Σ of K. This results in a Seifert surface Σ' with boundary ...

    • Knowledge Discovery and Management within Service Centers 

      Zaman, Nazia (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      These days, most enterprise service centers deploy Knowledge Discovery and Management (KDM) systems to address the challenge of timely delivery of a resourceful service request resolution while efficiently utilizing the ...

    • L1 Approximation in De Branges Spaces 

      Spanier, Mark Andrew (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      In this thesis we study bandlimited approximations to various functions. Bandlimited functions have compactly supported Fourier transforms, which is a desirable feature in many applications. In particular, we address the ...

    • Label Free Micro-RNA Biomarker Detection in Serum Samples for Potential Diagnosis Application at Point-of-Care Settings 

      Pokharel, Rounak (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      The number of new cancer cases is projected to rise to 23.6 million by 2030 according to the National Cancer Institute. Obesity & cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide according to recent ...

    • Label-Free CD8+ T-cell Purification and Electroporation in Relation to CAR T-cell Therapy 

      Ringwelski, Beth Anne (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Immunotherapy is becoming recognized as a superior treatment for cancer. In recent years, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy is among the immunotherapies that has had growing success rates. CAR T-cell therapy takes ...

    • Laboratory and Greenhouse Evaluation of FeEddha Fertilizers of Differing Quality 

      Lovas, Sarah (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      Commercial iron ethylene diamine di(hydroxyl phenyl acetic acid) (FeEDDHA) fertilizers containing the same Fe percent and applied at the same FeEDDHA rate control Fe deficiency chlorosis (IDC) differently due to differing ...

    • The Labyrinth Studies: Exhibiting Culture through Art & Architecture 

      Erickson, Philip (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      Our institutions are predicated on a stable and predictable ground on which to enact our daily affairs. Because architecture embodies our social, cultural, and political beliefs and values, when these beliefs become ...

    • Lake Benton Community Center 

      Larson, Eric (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Lake Benton, Minnesota is a small town with 700 people, located in the southwest corner of the state. I propose the design of a community center including public services of police and fire and a public library. The ...

    • Lake Bountiful Ecological Retreat: Transitions from Natural to Built 

      Rueter, Michael J. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Tastefully Simple is a food designer and distribution company with its headquarters in Alexandria, MN. Aaron Olsen did a landscape architecture thesis project last year for this corporation master planning a convention ...

    • Lake Street Teen Center 

      Mueller, Kelsi (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      The Lake Street Teen Center addresses the question how can design positively impact a place susceptible to delinquent behavior? The Typology for the investigation of this problem is a center for teens. The Theoretical ...

    • Lakeshore Design Intervention 

      Miller, Jacob (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      This study will quantify the Minnesota County's concerns with shoreline development and private landowner's concerns with the unauthorized use of purchased land due to regulations and wildlife preservation. This study ...

    • Land of 10,000 Dying Lakes: Designing for Sustainable Water Management Through Wetland Conservation and Public Recreation 

      Unruh, Zachary (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      In 2017, 169 harmful algal blooms were reported nation-wide. Existing in all water body types, saltwater or freshwater, this number is increasing every year, and Minnesota is no exception. In the land of 10,000 lakes, ...

    • Land Use and Climate Impact on Sediment and Nutrient Loads Into Lake Ashtabula, North Dakota, USA 

      Xiong, Mengqi (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      Lake Ashtabula continues to be listed as impaired water body by the USEPA due to excessive nutrients. A Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was developed for the Lake Ashtabula watershed to estimate the sediment ...

    • Land Use and the Human-Environment Interaction on Olosega Island, Manu'a, American Samoa 

      Quintus, Seth James (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      The human-environment relationship has often been characterized as one of human adaptation. This particular view has now come into questions as critiques have shown that the relationship is complex and dynamic. In archaeology, ...

    • Landfill re-morial : a postmodern reclamation of the City of Fargo landfill 

      Okigbo, Kene (2015)
      This thesis takes a quantitative look at closed landfills to determine a feasible and sustainable solution that can be used in the City of Fargo Landfill, which is expected to close between 2019 and 2023 without a post-closure ...

    • The Landing Park of the Mid-American Steel: Bridging the Past and Future Through Soundscape Analysis 

      Rahman, Muhammad Ashifur (North Dakota State University, 2024)
      Good soundscape quality in parks can only be provided with a thorough understanding of the complex relationships among sound, environment, and individuals. This study explores visitors' perceptions of the urban park ...