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Freshwater Cyanotoxin Mixtures in Recurring Cyanobacterial Blooms in Voyageurs National Park
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Algal and cyanobacterial blooms can foul water systems, inhibit recreation, and produce cyanotoxins, which can be toxic to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Blooms that recur yearly present a special challenge, in ...
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 ...
An Agent-Based Model for the Water Allocation and Management of Hydraulic Fracturing
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
An agent-based model (ABM) is developed to simulate the impacts on streamflow and groundwater levels by the dramatic increase of hydraulic fracturing (HF) water use. To develop the agent-based model, institution theory is ...
Investigation of Organic Nitrogen Activity in Biological Processes of Water Resource Recovery Facilities
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
The decrease in effluent inorganic nitrogen concentration in water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) has been effectively achieved by including or finetuning the biological nutrient removal process. However, soluble ...
Biophysical Characterization of Living Cells and Membrane Receptors by Atomic Force Spectroscopy
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Cellular biomechanics and cellular communication via receptor-ligand interactions play an important role in controlling cell development and maintaining cellular functions. Atomic force spectroscopy (AFM) technique has ...
Implementation of Parallel Programming to Improve Transaction Speed and Scalability in Blockchain Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This thesis presents a parallel mining architecture model intended to be used in blockchain systems to improve transaction speed and network scalability while maintaining decentralization. Typical blockchain validation ...
Development and Characterization of Reactive Extrusion Additive Manufacturing System and Polymer
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Additive manufacturing with polymers can rapidly produce complex geometry and prototypes but does not usually utilize thermoset polymers aside from photocurable polymers. In this study two-part reactive thermoset resin ...
Optimizing Selection and Implementation Protocols of Lean Construction Tools and Techniques for Rapid Initial Successes
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Lean construction (LC) has been considered as one of the most promising project management philosophies to overcome low productivity and excessive waste issues impacting the construction industry. Despite strong philosophies ...
Genetic Predictions Using Subjective Methods of Beef Cattle Temperament Evaluation, Genetic Association Between Beef Cattle Temperament and Production Traits, and Influence of Sire and Dam Temperament on Calf Performance
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Beef cattle temperament is not only important to handler safety and animal welfare but also found to be related to productivity and thereby, considered an economically important trait. Constraints to improve cattle temperament ...
Identification, Categorization, and Prediction of Drought in Cold Climate Regions
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
To mitigate drought losses, identification, categorization, and prediction of droughts are essential. The objectives of this dissertation research are (1) to improve drought identification in cold climate regions by ...