Browsing NDSU Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Understanding Host Resistance and Pathogen Biology in the Wheat-Fusarium graminearum Pathosystem
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major challenge in global wheat production. In the United States, the disease is predominantly caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum. Utilization of FHB-resistant wheat cultivars integrated ... -
Understanding Human Errors to Improve Requirements Quality
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Requirements engineering is the first and perhaps the most important phase of software life cycle. Software faults committed during the requirements development, if left undetected can affect downstream activities. While ... -
Understanding Programmed Cell Death Pathways by Characterizing Barley Disease Lesion Mimic Mutants
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Programmed cell death (PCD) in plants refers to rapid and localized cell death that occurs as a result of regular biological processes, or in response to infection or injury. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of PCD ... -
Understanding Provider Knowledge and Awareness About Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Unplanned pregnancies have individual, familial, and societal consequences and continue to occur in the United States with over two million women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy each year (GI, 2016). Long-acting ... -
Understanding Rural Red Communities: Socialist History and Structural Causes of Contemporary Ideologies in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The rural-urban divide is discussed between scholars (Pew Research Center, 2018), politicians (Siegler, 2020), and everyday Americans (Badger, 2019). Those in urban blue states (majority voting Democrat) blame those in ... -
Understanding Students’ Perceptions of Difficulty and the Effect Difficulty Has on Mathematical Anxiety
(North Dakota State University, 2018)There exists a growing atmosphere surrounding mathematics that allows individuals to exclaim their belief they are deficient in math without any societal judgement. Compared to a state like being illiterate, we have reached ... -
Understanding the Availability of E-Books for NDSU English Classes and English/English Education Majors’ Perceptions of E-Books
(North Dakota State University, 2016)While research on college students and their use of e-books has emerged, there have not been studies done on the use of e-books by English and English majors specifically. This research aims to fill that gap. An analysis ... -
Understanding the Equine Distal Limb
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Studies examining health of the distal limb and lameness conditions are important for education and future research. It is hypothesized that changes to the external hoof would result in alterations to blood flow throughout ... -
Understanding the Interaction Between Enzymes and Nanomaterials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The rapid development of nanoparticles (NPs) has impacted many fields including energy efficiency, material science, biosensing, and medical therapeutics. Recently, NPs have been utilized to immobilize enzymes. The so-formed ... -
Understanding the Mode of Action of Essential Oil Nanoemulsions to Inhibit Fusarium Growth and Mycotoxin Production in Cereal
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a commonly occurred mycotoxin in cereal-based food, which is mainly produced by Fusarium spp. in the field. It is unfeasible to entirely avoid DON contamination in cereal grains with good agricultural ... -
Understanding the Patterns of Microservice Intercommunication From A Developer Perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Microservices Architecture is the modern paradigm for designing software. Based on the divide-and-conquer strategy, microservices architecture organizes the application by furnishing it with a fine-level granularity. Each ... -
Understanding the Relationship Between Weather Variables, Dry Matter Intake, and Average Daily Gain of Beef Cattle
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The current National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) dry matter intake (DMI) prediction models are inadequate for DMI prediction of beef cattle in the Northern Great Plains. Four studies were conducted ... -
Understanding the Relationships between Plant Communities, Fish Communities, and Sediment Chemistry in Pristine Shallow Lake Wetlands, Red Lake, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Over 90% wetland loss in many areas of the United States has triggered extreme concern for declining biodiversity and loss of ecosystem services. Studies assessing ecological characteristics of unaltered wetlands are ... -
Understanding the Role of Rage in Cell Adhesion
(North Dakota State University, 2022)The Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) is a mammalian specific cell surface receptor. RAGE consists of three extracellular domains (V, C1, and C2), a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular cytoplasmic ... -
Understanding the Role of Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) in Pancreatic Cancer and Melanoma
(North Dakota State University, 2021)In this project we study the role of RAGE in the melanoma and pancreatic cancer progression. Based on published studies, we hypothesized that RAGE localization in melanoma varies with different cellular architectures. To ... -
Understanding the Role of Soils in Decision Making: Urban Agriculture and Septic Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Rural and urban dwellers frequently face decisions relating to human health. Among these are issues pertaining to water quality, and the availability of safe and nutritious food. Rural septic systems treat household ... -
Understanding the Role of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products (Rage) in Pancreatic Cancer
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Expression of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) and is upregulated in a several cancers. Based on published studies, we hypothesized that RAGE, when overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells, will ... -
Understanding the Role of Uterine Blood Flow on Offspring Development and Meat Quality in Swine
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Piglets that are born with low viability have increased mortality during early life, result in increased labor by personnel and potential animal welfare concerns. Producers focused on improving ovulation rates with the ... -
Understanding the Rural Built Environment from the Perspectives of Parents of Preschool-Aged Children
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Obesity prevention interventions targeting the built environment are an emerging area of research, but few studies have been applied in rural communities or among preschool-aged children, despite being high-priority ... -
Understanding the Social Effects of Water Intervention Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study in Kitui, Kenya
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Global public health interventions focus on creating solutions to unaddressed humanitarian issues in developing countries; priority projects include providing communities with access to water, food, and healthcare. Nearby ...